Carl Spiering gave the Pro Modified division a glimpse of the future as he became the second driver in as many years to win
an IHRA Pro Modified event with a torque converter-equipped Pro Modified. This weekend during the IHRA Mopar Canadian Nationals, he’s hoping to become the first two-time winner with the innovative unit.

Spiering defeated Thomas Patterson in the final round of the IHRA Rocky Mountain Nationals in Edmonton, Alb.

This was only the second event for Spiering and the new Bruno's Automotive BRT Converter Drive, coupled to a Lenco transmission with a torque converter supplied by Coan Engineering. Spiering was pleased with the combination, which shows great promise with varying track conditions. Further proof that torque converter Pro Modifieds are on their way?
 
Carl Spiering gave the Pro Modified division a glimpse of the future as he became the second driver in as many years to win
an IHRA Pro Modified event with a torque converter-equipped Pro Modified. This weekend during the IHRA Mopar Canadian Nationals, he’s hoping to become the first two-time winner with the innovative unit.

Spiering defeated Thomas Patterson in the final round of the IHRA Rocky Mountain Nationals in Edmonton, Alb.

This was only the second event for Spiering and the new Bruno's Automotive BRT Converter Drive, coupled to a Lenco transmission with a torque converter supplied by Coan Engineering. Spiering was pleased with the combination, which shows great promise with varying track conditions.

“This is just terrific,” said an elated Spiering after the race. “We tried to stay on our game plan for this deal, and it worked. We didn’t put down any big numbers, but neither did anyone else. We remained consistent throughout, and it paid off.
 
“Lots of guys were having traction problems,” he noted. “But here a light touch was necessary. You couldn’t try to rotate the earth and make any killer passes. Sometimes less is more.”

Prior to Spiering’s victory in Edmonton, Jason Hamstra has been the only Pro Modified driver to win with a torque converter attached to the traditional Lenco transmission.

Spiering has been racing since 1991, and been competing in the popular Pro Modified class for 10 years. Previous to his Edmonton win, he went to the final round at the Canadian Nationals at Cayuga Dragway last year. In the 2007 Grand Bend event a parts failure kept the team out of contention.