Quartermasters Racing Team

Stan Proctor has maintained and raced automobile with great satisfaction and enjoyment for more than forty years. Many awards accolades have been received over that period of time, one, being voted "Quartermaster of the Year". Currently, Stan along with his three sons campaign an '81 Camaro, capable of running in the low 9 seconds zone in the quarter mile. Highest on his list of priorities, is sharing his good forture with others, by way of displays, seminars, conferences and one-to-one interaction whenever he is given the opportunity to do so. He believes that automobiles and drag racing can bridge many barriers created by society.

Ivan has had a love of drag racing since he was ten years old. It all started when his father who had a 1966 Chevy Super Sport use to take him and his brother Larry to street drag racing in his hometown of Leesburg, VA while on family vacation. Ivan got his drivers license at 16 and would take his moms 1968 VW Beetle and Dad’s Buick LeSabre to Cecil County Dragway on Friday nights. Ivan brought his first car a 1971 Chevy Nova with a 350 LT1, four speed manual with 513 gears. Occasionally, Ivan would drive this car to school and take frequent trips to Philadelphia on Saturday nights to street racing. After graduating from high school, he went into the Army where he was stationed in Korea for one year in a country that knew nothing about drag racing. After a year of duty, he was transferred to Fort Sill, Lawton, OK. The first thing he did was ask “where is the drag strip.” He took a taxi to LA Dragway about eight miles outside the base to spend the day. When he couldn’t get a taxi back to the base he would have to run, walk and jog back to the base.. Upon completion of service in 1981, he was honorably discharged and started life in Los Angeles, CA. He got a job as a Sears driving instructor in Heywood, CA where he met a very good friend Walter “Flash” Gordon. Walter owned several race cars and had been involved in drag racing for some time. He and Ivan were a perfect match as friends and drag racing partners. They would frequent races a the Sears Point Raceway in Sonoma, CA and Sacramento Raceway Park in Sacramento, CA and the now defunct Fremont Dragway. Fremont, CA. Ivan decided to move back East to his hometown in New Castle, DE to get back involved in drag racing. He drove from CA in his 1983 Dodge Aspen that he used as a Sears driving school instructor. He entered his vehicle at Cecil County Dragway in Maryland where he finish in the top five points race in street eliminator, representing Cecil County in the bracket finals at maple grove raceway. During a division one meet in 1987, Ivan met Vonnie and Eddie Mills of Show and Tell Racing Team. Ivan begin to follow every race that they attended and became a crew member of Show and Tell, he gain the knowledge, mechanics, hard work, driving skills and determination to be the best driver and race car owner that he could be. In 1995 Ivan friend Walter “Flash” Gordon decided to sell one of his many race cars, a 1971 Ford Pinto. At the time Ivan had no tools, no town vehicle and no trailer. He would pay a towing service $100 to take him and the race car to Cecil County Dragway in Maryland to race. After five years of bringing the car up to speed, a large part of that was help from his brother Larry Newman his racing partner, Newman Brothers Racing was formed. Ivan had one of many dreams come true when IHRA allowed E T Bracket Racing at a national event level. In his first national event he was runner up in the no / electronic class “footbrake” with the support of the Quartermasters at Richmond Dragway in Richmond, VA. Ivan would like to say many thanks to Walter, Vonnie and Eddie, Larry and his wife Minerva.

PINKNEY, KEITH WALLS, PAUL PICKERAL, MICHAEL, ALL OF CLINTON, MARYLAND, CHILDHOOD FRIENDS WHO HAD A NEED FOR SPEED FORMED A PARTNERSHIP AND PURCHASED A 1992 CAMARO. WE HAD THE CAR CUSTOMED BUILT AT TONY WRIGHT'S RACE CAR SHOP. IN 1995 THE CAR WAS COMPLETED WITH ALL TUBE CHASSIS, FOUR LINK SUSPENSION AND ALL FIBER GLASS PARTS. ALL PAINT AND BODY WORK WAS COMPLETED BY TERRY HAMN’S CUSTOM PAINT AND BODY SHOP OF WOODBRIDGE VA.. WE BEGAN USING A 427 BIG BLOCK, IT RAN 9.40, LATER WE CHANGED THE ENGINE TO A 454 AND THE BEST TIME HAS BEEN 9.05, THE MACHINE WORK WAS BY MAXIE PERFORMANCE AND SAMAKOW RACING ENGINES. WE HAVE BEEN PARTNERS AS WELL AS VERY GOOD FRIENDS FOR THESE 10 YEARS AND ENJOY RACING WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

Paul Christian, better known as “Pop” was born April 2, 1954. Pop began racing at the early age of 16. He became interested while watching some older friends race their cars. He chose the ¼ mile because it was closer to where he lived and all the other guys he knew had drag cars. Pop owns a 1973 Dodge Colt. He tries to make 4 or 5 National events and a lot of smaller events in other states each year. Pop was one of the first 3 guys to make-up the QUARTERMASTERS. He was interested in racing and they were interested in him racing his car, so he joined.

Gordon has owned his 1968 Chevy pick-up since 1983. He has done numerous alterations and modifications and made it to fit the “pro street” category. It is lowered 4 inches in the front and 3 inches in rear and has a 12 bolt-narrow Chevy rear. It has 14 ½ inches wide rodlite weld wheels in rear with 185031 by 15” street-wide tires on the rear. P225 by 15” tires on draglite wheels on front. Has 22 inches wheel tubes. Has a small block 406 Chevy engine. Between wheel tubes is a 20-gallon aluminum fuel cell. Gas is supplied to engine by a Barry Grant mechanical fuel pump. Engine has a victory-two aluminum in-take with a 850 double pumper Carburetor. Transmission is a 400 turbo with shift kit. Has a turbo action cheetah shifter. Have hooker competition headers with 2 ½ inches tubing. It a “3 inch” exhaust system with 40 series flow master mufflers. Has Chevy van high back rolling-pleated seats. Has homemade console with cup holders. Truck has run 13 seconds in a quarter mile. In addition the truck has won numerous trophies in various car/truck shows. Gordon enjoys cursing around and driving to and from the race track in the truck.