While he has been around fast machines most of his life, Ike Maier has only raced for a handful of years.

 

“I guess you could say I’m a bit of a thrill-seeker,” said Maier, who finished fourth in the Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA) in 2007, his rookie year. “About four years ago I went to the track, saw the Pro Modifieds, and said ‘that’s what I want to do’.”

 

So after running in the OSCA Outlaw Street class in 2006, Maier stepped up his racing endeavors, and now owns and drives the Maier Motorsports 1969 Chevy Camaro-bodied Pro Modified. His competition background includes motocross motorcycles and powerboat racing, but he said driving one of the world’s fastest door slammers has taken him to a new level of speed and acceleration.

 

Powered by an Atchison-prepared Alan Johnson 526-cubic inch blown engine in a G-Force Race Cars chassis, Maier continues to get more comfortable and quicker passes each time he goes down the track.

While he has been around fast machines most of his life, Ike Maier has only raced for a handful of years.

 

“I guess you could say I’m a bit of a thrill-seeker,” said Maier, who finished fourth in the Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA) in 2007, his rookie year. “About four years ago I went to the track, saw the Pro Modifieds, and said ‘that’s what I want to do’.”

 

So after running in the OSCA Outlaw Street class in 2006, Maier stepped up his racing endeavors, and now owns and drives the Maier Motorsports 1969 Chevy Camaro-bodied Pro Modified. His competition background includes motocross motorcycles and powerboat racing, but he said driving one of the world’s fastest door slammers has taken him to a new level of speed and acceleration.

 

Powered by an Atchison-prepared Alan Johnson 526-cubic inch blown engine in a G-Force Race Cars chassis, Maier continues to get more comfortable and quicker passes each time he goes down the track.

 

He said he has some new items for the car for 2008, but would not allude to specifics. “Let’s just say there will be some new go fast stuff from Atchison this year,” he added.

 

Maier also said he enjoys the group associated with the PMRA, and the racers he competes with. He said he was pleased with his performance in 2007, and plans to improve for 2008, especially at one of the PMRA venues.

 

“I thought Sanair would have been easier than it was,” he admitted. “I’d like to get some practice runs down that track. I’m really looking forward to going back to Quebec.”

 

Sponsored by Maier Trucking, Atchison Machine Service Inc., Straight Line Racing, RMF Canada, Hutches Transmissions, The Hitch House, and King Tool & Die, Maier’s crew consists of Joe Roy and Blair Archer, along with Debbie Doucet.

“I guess Debbie is the team’s general manager,” said Maier. “Along with her starting line duties, she gets the groceries and feeds us, along with a lot of other things that help make a race team operate.”

 

PMRA tour stops in 2008 include two dates at Toronto Motorsports Park in Cayuga, Ontario, Lancaster Raceway Park in New York State, Sanair in Quebec and the Southwestern Ontario track of Grand Bend Motorplex.