Boyne Machine Company Becomes Major Sponsor of CRA

Salem, IN (February 21, 2012) – Champion Racing Association officials have announced that Boyne Machine Company has agreed to become a major sponsor of CRA and its ARCA/CRA Super Series and JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Presented by GM Performance Parts for the upcoming 2012 and the 2013 race season. Boyne Machine Company will be the sponsor of the Rookie Award Program with the ARCA/CRA Super Series and will sponsor the Fast Qualifier Award for the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Presented by GM Performance Parts.  

“We couldn’t be any more excited to be back involved directly with the best short track racing series in the nation. Everyone at CRA does an outstanding job promoting their events, taking care of the racers, and putting on a competitive show for the fans no matter where they happen to be,” stated Michael Blackmer, Co-owner of Boyne Machine.

“We are proud to support the Boyne Machine Company Rookie Award Program for the ARCA/CRA Super Series and the Boyne Machine Company Fast Qualifier Award for the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour. The involvement between these two premier racing programs truly steps up our brand participation to the level that we’re after, and look forward to presenting all the drivers, teams and crews with a little extra incentive this racing season!”

The Boyne Machine Company Rookie Award Program will award a $100 cash bonus to the highest finishing registered rookie at each ARCA/CRA Super Series event. The highest finishing driver in Boyne Machine Company Rookie of the Year points for the 2012 and 2013 season will receive a $1000 cash bonus from Boyne Machine Company.

The Boyne Machine Company Fast Qualifier Award will award a $100 cash bonus to the fast qualifier at each JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Presented by GM Performance Parts event. The driver receiving the most fast qualifiers during the season will receive the Boyne Machine Company Season Fast Qualifier Award which will include a $500 cash bonus from Boyne Machine Company.

“We are very happy to have Boyne Machine Company as a major sponsor with CRA in 2012 and 2013”, remarked Glenn Luckett, Managing Partner with CRA. “We appreciate Mike Blackmer and his partners stepping up to support our racers. Mike has been on all sides of racing and understands what it takes to compete at this level throughout each season. The bonuses Boyne Machine Company will pay out will reward racers for doing a good job and help them with their expenses to compete.”

Boyne Machine Company’s 36,000 square foot climate controlled facility is located in Jenison, Michigan. Serving a variety of CNC Milling and Turning projects, they specialize in automotive production parts for various large automotive suppliers, as well as a large supplier of parts within the motorsports world for companies such as Keyser’s Port City Racing and Lane Automotive. With over 30 CNC machines and robotics, Boyne Machine has the capacity and capabilities to handle any job, large or small.

Led by owners Michael Blackmer and Rusty and Randy Parker, Boyne Machine has had a hand at just about every level of the auto-­‐racing world. Successfully fielding countless race cars at various levels including Brian Campbell in the CRA Super Series and Fred Campbell at Kalamazoo Speedway, sponsoring drivers such as Jason Hoogerhyde at Winston Speedway and promoting the expansive Boyne at Berlin for two years, just to name a few. And finally the operation and ownership of the Berlin Raceway for the past three seasons, which included countless capital improvements, double file restarts, weekly Modified division racing and the formation of the Boyne Machine Super Late Model Series.

Boyne Machine Company has strong engineering and manufacturing capabilities and the technical know-how to overcome any obstacles you may face in the production and engineering of complex parts. With more than 40 full time employees on hand and over 19 years of experience, Boyne Machine is ready to tackle your next project. They can be reached at 616.669.7178 or online at www.boynemachine.com.