By Ed Evans
Spring is in the air as 2011 drag racing schedule has been released.
The season will kick off with 1/8 mile drag racing Saturday and Sunday, May 28 and 29 at the Terrace/Kitimat Regional Airport. Terrace is up next again with a June 18 and 19
race.
The next race on the 2011 Drag racing schedule is the Kitimat Hill Climb. The 2011, 400 foot race up Haisla hill is scheduled for Saturday July 2.
The second annual Vanderhoof Drags will kick off at the Vanderhoof Airport July 8, 9 and 10.
The ever popular Hot August Nights drag race, part of the Terrace Riverboat days celebration, will run Sunday and Monday, July 31 and Augustw 1. This race will have a “Feature Vehicle” that will be announced at a later date.
The Houston Drags will run August 19th, 20th and 21st At the Houston Airport with 1/8 mile and ¼ mile racing fun for all.
The fourth race at the Terrace /Kitimat airport is the “Bike wars” feature race August 27 and 28. This race will have bike racing as the Feature event.
A rain-out weekend has been set aside for September 3 and 4 if needed in Terrace.
For more information check out the websites: www.prautoclub.com, www.terracedrags.ca or www.houstondrags.ca .
Some of you may have noticed a Red altered drag car on the back of a trailer headed for Prince Rupert last week. This was Ketchikan’s Gene Owens bringing his small block altered back, after trying it out on a few drag strips in the “Lower 48”. Gene managed to pull out a fast run 10:14 seconds at a ¼ mile track. Way to go Gene!
We hope to see a few of you guys at one of the Terrace races this year.