Media Alert: Mike "The Pirate" Pruitt Wins IMCA's Northern SportMods at Super Nationals With EQR Cylinder Heads
News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 23, 2009 Mike "The Pirate" Pruitt Wins IMCA's Northern SportMods at Super Nationals With EQ(r) Cylinder Heads (BOONE, IA) - Mike Pruitt led the distance in winning the 25 lap Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod main event at Boone Speedway during the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals. Pruitt, nicknamed The Pirate, changed to the EngineQuest(r) (EQ(r)) spec Chevy 350 cylinder heads in his SportMod and has produced multiple wins this year. EQ is an exclusive supplier of spec Chevy cylinder heads for IMCAs Northern and Southern SportMod, and Hobby Stock classes, and the title sponsor of the EQ Cylinder Heads Wild West Modified Tour. "Mike is a great racer and an even better person. We're very pleased that he changed to our Spec Chevy 350 cylinder heads (CH350I) this year. The dramatic increase in wins and top 5's is proof he made a good choice." says Mark Moore, EQ's director of sales. "As the only cylinder head manufactured in Australia by a tier 1 supplier, our heads provide numerous benefits that translates to wins on the track. Utilizing proprietary Flow Cast Technology, these high performance cylinder heads have a thicker deck for added strength, Dura-Bond exhaust seats for greater resistance to cracking, and a redesigned water flow system for improved thermal conductivity. With CNC machined guides and seats, a superior port finish for increased flow, and a three angle valve finish, EQ's cylinder heads offer the best of both worlds - OE fit and improved performance. For more information about EngineQuest, visit www.enginequest.com <http://www.enginequest.com/> . For more information about IMCA, visit www.imca.com <http://www.imca.com/> . ### Photo Caption: Mike Pruitt takes the checkers, winning IMCA's Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods Championship at Boone, Iowa About EngineQuest (EQ) EngineQuest (EQ) is the engine parts division of AAEQ Manufacturers and Recyclers. EQ's product line includes new, remanufactured and reclaimed engine parts. EQ sources its cores from its sister company, AA Midwest, which maintains a huge inventory of over 150,000 engines, transmissions and internal parts cores. EQ specializes in manufacturing parts that either make one automotive core work in another application or replace a hard to find or hard to salvage part. EQ continues to offer new products to help the engine builder solve their manufacturing challenges, including: exhaust manifolds (new and reclaimed), timing covers (largest single line available), harmonic balancers, head bolt sets, crankshafts, stock replacement and performance cylinder heads. EQ parts are available from three national warehouses located in Chicago, Ill., Las Vegas, Nev., and Dallas, Texas. About IMCA The International Motor Contest Association (IMCA) was organized in 1915 and is the oldest active automobile racing sanctioning body in the United States. In 1990, Kathy Root was named president of IMCA and in 1996 purchased IMCA from innovator and visionary, Keith Knaack and family. IMCA now has nine classes including: Modified, Late Model, Stock Car, Sprint Car, Northern SportMod, Southern SportMod, Crate Models, Hobby Stock and Sport Compact. Through the promotion of grassroots weekly racing, IMCA has enjoyed tremendous growth in the last decade. For Further Product Information, Contact: For Further PR Information, Contact: Mark Moore Leslie Allen National Sales Director Public Relations Manager AAEQ The Marx Group 702.649.7776, ext. 209 615.378.1198 mvm@aaeq.net lallen@themarxgrp.com Kerri Petersen Vice President Marketing and Creative Services The Marx Group/Marx Group Advisors 2175 E. Francisco Blvd., Suite F San Rafael, CA 94901 Telephone: 415-453-0844, ext. 118 Cellular: 707-338-3724 Fax: 415-451-0166