Drag Illustrated Issue 128, December 2017 | Page 85
PRO EXTREME, PRO NITROUS
AND PRO BOOST WILL PAY
$10,000 TO WIN IN 2018
By Lisa Collier
A
t the Perf ormance Racing In-
dustry (PRI) Show in early December,
the Professional Drag Racers Associa-
tion announced that the payout in their
top three classes will increase in 2018.
PDRA Pro Extreme, Switzer Dynamics Pro Ni-
trous presented by MoTeC and Andy McCoy Race
Cars Pro Boost will now all pay $10,000 to win.
That’s an increase of $3,000 for Pro Extreme and
Pro Nitrous and $4,000 for Pro Boost.
“We’re entering into year five,” stated Bob
Harris of the PDRA. “We have put down strong
roots and we recognize that the cost of racing
will always continue to rise. We felt the timing
was right to increase the payout for these classes.
This organization has always been ‘by racers, for
racers’ and one of our main goals is to give back
to the racers as much as possible. We hope our
racers will continue to see our commitment to
them through moves like this. Our series consists
of an elite group of racers and we want to treat
them as such.”
The PDRA just recognized its 2018 World
Champions at the PDRA Awards Banquet in
Indianapolis on Saturday, Dec. 9. Recording artist
PJ North performed at the banquet, which was a
celebration enjoyed by all in attendance.
After a short off season, the series will begin
season five with the East Coast Spring Nationals
at GALOT Motorsports Park, April 5-7, 2018.
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