There’s no question Marty Robertson will have his racing plate full in 2023.

Robertson has competed in everything from Radial vs. the World to Pro Stock to No Prep Kings. Now he has built three Pro Mods to race this year, all designed for different sanctioning bodies.

“We have a very big season planned,” Robertson said in a press release. “I’ve got a Pro Boost car built for PDRA, and we’re running a full schedule to win a championship. I’ve got an NHRA-legal car built to run a full season of NHRA to win a championship. And I’ve got an ultra-lightweight outlaw car to run at any event where they have lighter rules on weights and power.”

Robertson will make his season debut driving his Type A Motorsports 2022 RJ Race Cars Camaro, powered by a Noonan Hemi with a screw blower, at the Drag Illustrated World Series of Pro Mod March 3-5 at Bradenton (Fla.) Motorsports Park. The race winner will claim $100,000.

“I was kind of floored that he would put me in a class to be with some of the world’s best Pro Mod drivers,” Robertson said. “To be in a field of such distinguished, accomplished racers was a huge honor for me.”

Robertson’s Camaro he will be competing at in Bradenton already has some laps on it. At the recent Snowbird Outlaw Nationals, Lyle Barnett consistently ran some of the quickest passes all weekend.
 
“At this level of racing, everything’s about the competitive nature of it,” Robertson said. “Every single one of the 50 people that are invited to run this race intend to go and win. Steel sharpens steel. You sharpen yourself by running against the best people that are out there. It’s an opportunity to grow as a driver because you’re racing against the best.
 
“It puts a little extra something in the back of your mind, that there’s something more than just the prestige of winning,” said Robertson. “This is a very expensive sport to be involved in, especially at the level we’re gonna run this year. My crew knows if I win money, they get a part of it. So, they’re incentivized to work a little harder. Life and success are about risk/reward. You’re not going to win the big goal if you don’t take a little risk to get there.”
 
The format for the WSOPM will differ from other Pro Mod events, with the drivers drawing chips for pairings each round instead of the traditional qualifying ladder.

The race also will offer great media exposure as it will be broadcast in early April on CBS Sports.

“For those of you who haven’t experienced the chip draw or the TV portion of this – embrace it,” Robertson said. “Pro Mod needs this type of attention. To have the exposure, and be seen out there on TV, is a huge advantage to all of us. Those that don’t view it that way, they’re missing the boat, because it is a great opportunity. It’s only going to help us grow and get better. I think it will bolster what Pro Mod is. Pro mods are fun, they’re fast, they’re exciting. To me, they’re the most exciting car on the racetrack.”

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