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July 29, 2007
Langley Loafers results: (Photos posted Monday) Gallery #1 (FEATURE CARS) is here Gallery #2 (all others) is here The full AA/Supercharged story is here. Exhibition cars: (Best performances) AA/Gassers Howard Anderson: 6.805/202 mph Rich Chamberlin: 6.85/201 mph Mike Molea: 6.88/199 mph Gary Reinero: 6.960/197 mph Scott White 6.96/ 197 mph Ron Nahas: 7.05/195mph Injected A/Fuel: Claude Lavoie: 6.20/231 (second quickest ever and fastest in history by 5 mph) Lisa Lavoie: 6.88/213 mph 55 Chevy Shoot-out Duane Grosart: 6.77/206 mph Jeff Hill 8 / 196 mph Blown Altereds Duane Robertson 6.61/ 211 mph Brent Murray 6.75/198 mph Final round results: (courtesy MRP site)
Weekend gallery is here Outlaw (Below)
Street Rod A (Below)
Street Rod B (Below)
Street Classic A (Below)
Street Classic B (Below)
Street Machine B (Below)
Street Machine C (Below)
For immediate release PRO MOD CHALLENGE RETURNS TO MISSION Mission, B.C., June 22, 2007 – One of the most popular classes in all of drag racing hits the track at Mission Raceway Park next weekend, June 30 – July 1. That class is Pro Modified, and these wild-and-crazy cars, the fastest in the world with fully functioning doors as opposed to one-piece bodies, are the headliners in the Pro Mod Challenge, a West Coast Pro Mod Association series race. Some two dozen of these 230-mph monsters, which are either supercharged and alcohol-burning or carbureted with nitrous oxide, will attempt to qualify for the 16-car final field, the first-ever at Mission for these cars, which could lead to what many are predicting will be personal-best performances by most of the racers, especially if the weather stays cool. Last year in those conditions, near-world record times were run. At least ten of the entries consist of Canadians, and two B.C. drivers will uphold local honour. Trevor Lowe will represent Agassiz and the Fraser Valley with his '67 Chevy Camaro, and Glen May comes from Richmond with his Cranberry Connection Ford Ranger. The rest of the Canadians are the cream of the crop from Ontario and the Prairies, including Carl Spiering from Ontario, Kenny Lang from Winnipeg, and Glen Kerunsky and Joe Delehay from Calgary. In addition to the Pro Modified cars, a co-feature at Mission will be the Canadian Pro Street Association Street Car Series. The fastest street-legal cars in the West will all be at Mission, running 200 mph in under seven seconds. Not only that, the RJ Enterprises Canada West Doorslammer Association, featuring 7-second cars that could be called “baby” Pro Mods, will run its fifth event of the season at Mission, making for an event tailor-made for fans of fast “stock-looking” cars. This will be one of the most action-packed weekends of the racing season at Mission, a true racing happening. Qualifying will be held on Saturday with the first of three Pro Mod sessions at noon, while final eliminations will begin Sunday at 11:30 am. Admission is $15 each day, including pit pass. Accompanied children 12 or under are admitted free of charge. Mission Raceway Park is located on Highway 11 between the Mission Bridge
and the Lougheed Highway. The Web Page for this event is here.
The "Big One Is Almost Here" Here are the expected (some are a bit hopeful) TA entries for MRP. TAD
TAFC 1. Sean O'Bannon (Unconfirmed) If most of these car do show up it will be a battle royal for sure. The biggest missing link is Bucky Austin who is between cars. The new one will be ready soon, but not in time. Comp will be great with three true tough local in the hunt. Bob Marshall (B/AA), Bruce Perkin (E/SM) and Rob Harrison (K/A). It is possible that Craig Donaldson will be out with the ex Bob Marshall car (B/A) as well, Maybe even Trevor Lowe in AA/PM Top Sportsman will see the best field in the NW as the CWDS teams will fill much of the field. Top Dragster will be tough as well. Unfortunately, the "West Coast Hemi Shootout" will have a
year off, as 4-6 of the cars will not be in attendance this season,
Look for 2008 to be the biggest Shootout ever! May 7, 2007 This past weekend's double header got just over half of the festivities completed, as Saturday's event was completed, but Sunday only got just over one round cmplete as the rains came and went at least eight times throughout the day before the event was finally shut down at 3:45pm. What a frustrating day forsure. Saturday winners include: Martin Rachel in Super Pro Ted Miller in Pro Phil Marvetz in Sportsman Kelly Vos in Motorcycle Holly Clark in Jr. Dragster Don Tonsaker in Hot Rod Gerry Epp in Super COmbo Adam Suderman in High School In Vancouver Community College Stock Super Stock Combo qualifying after Saturday looked like this: Jim Mantle V/SA 14.412 -1.388 April 23, 2007 Sunday elims (from the MRP web site) Super Pro (20 cars round 1) Pro (46 cars round 1)
Bike (6 bikes round 1) Junior Dragster (13 cars round 1) NHRDA Pro I Diesel (9 trucks round 1) NHRDA Pro II Diesel (12 entries round 1) NHRDA TDI Diesel VW (7 entries round 1)
April 21, 2007 A great day at MRP Saturday will cool condition in the morning but warmer weather in the afternoon. Great air made for solid runs all day long. Jim Crawford made a statement for the second week in a row as he went to his second final in a row and takes a big lead in Pro Bracket. Here are all the winners. Winners at the second bracket race of the year. In Super Pro Martin Rachel Mike Lucas, In Pro Josh Schaper def. Jim Crawford, Sportsman saw Ron Clark def. Floyd Baker Bikewinner was Doug Rathburn. He took out Anita Cunningham Junior Dragster champ was Kayla Allen. Her victim was Hope Allen, In Super Shifters, Terry Hoogstins def. Gene Kirner. Full results #'s and photos are posted at the MRP site. We will have weekend photos up Sunday evening or Monday. April 17, 2007 I what could only be deemed the quickest run in MRP's histrory on an opening day, Shawn Cowie got his license in the ex-Hillary Will TAD by turning in a very respectible 5.71/239 on his first full pass in the 270 mph dragster. Bucky Austin will be the tuner for the car and Bill Moore will be the crew chief in what has the potential to be the quickest car in Western Canada and possibly even North America (both are the same). To achieve that feat, Bucky, Shawn and dad Ron will have to have all their ducks in a row as the quickest BAD in the world is Ken Perry's ride from Ontario. Perry has the mark with a 5.255. But Cowie's car is one of only 4 to ever run in excess of 270 mph. Can Bucky and Bill tune the car to the 5.30's or 5.20's, I think so!
2007 Season has begun at Mission Raceway. The Friday Test n Tune was a great start to the season and Satruday's bracket time trials and the Team on a Mission gold card races for 2005 and 2006 were completed. In all the two days were awesome. As for Easter Sunday, by some sort of intervention, the rain held off long enough for the first Summit bracket race of the year to be completed. Due to it being Easter weekend, less than 100 bracket cars ran in eliminations, but the guys and gals who ere there were the toughest of the bunch. In Super Pro Vicki Strell had luck on her side in the semis when her opponent (Ken Woelke) broke out under his NHRA chassis cert. Her red light which under almost all NHRA rulings did not count against her. She went on to face Steve Lowe in the final and won the double break out final by .003.
In Pro Bracket, Jim Crawford made the first statement in what will likely be THE toughest class again at MRP. Just over 30 cars competed, and Crawford took out 06 track champ Chris Stone. In Sportsman, Surrey's Carlo Briglio defeated Mission's Lorne Ridley. Bike saw only a couple bikes on Sunday (a half dozen others were there on Saturday), and 06 track champ Kevin Brennan was on the losing end of the win win as Al Omond took the win on his Kawasaki. MRP track exec. Bill Clifford driving his '27 Ford T defeated Martin Dykstra driving his 1914 T-Bucket. It was a special win for Clifford, after suffering a war wounds courtesy of an unruly racer/spectator at the Friday's Street legal race. To all the fans and spectators out there on Friday Street Legal events, don't bring booze into the track and respect the rules at MRP. You are idiots if you don't. And to the "enforcer", you finally made the good books at MRP. Good on ya buddy! In the Jr. class, around a dozen competitors were on hand, and the 2006 champ Holly Clark came out on top defeating one of the Bollinger girls, Kaelyn in the final.
Here are a few photos from the weekend.
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