MOPAR DAY AT KAWARTHA
For those of you with Facebook accounts, Jim Clarke of Kawartha Speedway has posted some shots from yesterday's MOPAR Day (NASCAR Canadian Tire Series) at the Peterborough (ON)-area speedway. The track will host the season-ending event, in September. Jim's gallery is located here...
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GRAND BEND MOTORPLEX: JUNIOR RACERS ADDED TO THE SHOW!
Grand Bend Motorplex and the IHRA are pleased to announce the inclusion of select Junior Dragster classes at the Mopar Canadian Nationals and the inaugural IHRA Summit Pro-Am event this summer at the Grand Bend Motorplex.
Grand Bend’s wildly popular 7.90 Heads-Up Junior class will be featured during the Mopar Canadian Nationals, July 18-20. Of particular note, is the unique Saturday “Night of Fire” elimination rounds for the super quick Junior racers. You know, they’ve got an incredible Junior program at GBM and we want to recognize that when we bring the Torco Nitro Jam to town.”
Said Skooter Peaco of IHRA. “Having these tiny terrors on the racetrack at the same time the Top Fuelers are in the burnout box will not only be an amazing visual, but also showcase the truth of our claim that IHRA drag racing is for everybody.”
Torco Race Fuels of Ontario came forward enthusiastically to offer their support for the Junior class. Each entrant will receive $20 towards purchases at the onsite ‘Torco’ trailer, with fuel awards going to the winner, runner-up and semi-finalists.
The Junior Dragsters will also have the opportunity to ‘strut their stuff’ at the Summit Pro-Am event at Grand Bend Motorplex on the Weekend of August 22-24. The classes in competition at the Pro-Am will include the 8-9 year old Beginners category as well as Advanced and Master level competition.
Paul Spriet of Grand Bend Motorplex; “We’ve been fortunate that the folks at IHRA have always listened to our ideas and even adopted several of them. That’s one of the things that make it such a great partnership. When we tried to sell them on the idea of adding Juniors to these big shows, they gave us an enthusiastic “YES” before we even got to our sales pitch.”
Aaron Polburn, President of IHRA also added; “We’ve already seen what happens when you ignore the future. These kids are the future of IHRA Drag Racing and they’re a lot of fun to watch. We’re giving them the ‘full meal deal’. Winners Circle, Ironman Trophies, Drag Review coverage. They’re gonna love it!”
-IHRA Mopar Canadian Nationals: July 18-20, 2008-IHRA Summit Pro-Am Event: August 22-24, 2008
Grand Bend Motorplex, located just outside of the resort town of Grand Bend, Ontario, is Canada’s largest Drag Racing facility and home of the Mopar Canadian Nationals. Their weekly Junior Dragster program is one of the largest in North America, with forty to fifty entrants in competition each week.
More details on the action at the ‘Plex’ can be found at www.grandbendmotorplex.com.
From Ron Biekx - General Manager // Grand Bend Motorplex
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