 Clarenville Dragway Oct 15-16Report by Dave Anthony
Final Event of 2011
Once again the weather played havoc with our final event of the year. What else is new!! Heavy rain on Saturday but on Sunday the sun finally came out around mid day, things dried up and we got in a full event albeit abbreviated. For the record 5 of 10 Saturday events were cancelled due to weather and 4 of 10 of our Sunday events. A tough year weather indeed!
A special thanks to the entire track staff who worked long days and give up their weekends so we can race.
Results Sunday Super Pro/Pro Combo – After 5 rounds
Winner – Con Dunphy – Race Tech Dragster
R/U – Terry Littlejohn - Duster
3rd – Joe McNeil – Challenger
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Final Points for 2011
Buy & Sell Top Driver - Highest Winning Average for the Season Super Pro/Pro
1st – Dave Anthony – Page Dragster – Average .565
2nd – Gerry Rice – Trans Am – Average .391
3rd – Mark Loveless – ’68 Camaro – Average .370
Super Pro
1st – Dave Anthony – Page Dragster – 240 points
2nd – Mark Loveless – ’68 Camaro – 195 points
3rd – Jim Powell – Camaro – 190 points
Jerry Rice – Trans Am – 190 points
Pro
1st – Rob Dawe – Cuda – 100 points
Terry Littlejohn – 100 points
2nd – Derick Martin – Mustang – 80 points
3rd – Corvin Colbourne – 40 points
Gamblers Fast 5
1st – Paul Power – Avenger – 180 points
2nd – Mark Loveless – ’68 Camaro – 170 points
3rd – Jerry Rice – Trans Am – 160 points
4th – Dean Anthony – Trans Am – 155 points
5th – Derick Martin – Mustang – 140 points
Con Dunphy – Race Tech Dragster – 140 points
The next scheduled racing in Clarenville will be the SUMMER OF 201
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 September Race Report- Championship Trail Ends in GreenfieldWell that was fast!
Not a wheel turned at the dragway until after the lunch hour on Sunday; but seven hours later the event was completed, class champions decided and the curtain was closed on another season at Greenfield.
The facility was packed with racers from all four Atlantic provinces (Yes, Nfld was in the house as well) but wet weather rolled in as predicted Friday evening and stalled over the area right through Saturday evening. By then everyone had more than enough time to socialize and the game-faces went on for a whirl-wind afternoon of competition on Sunday. Shortly after 12 the sun was bright with temperatures climbing to 80F by mid-afternoon.
The place was crawling with spectators and they were treated to one terrific show. All classes were given a qualifying run to establish the ladders and then rolled right into eliminations which also included the Atlantic Stock/Superstock series in completion.
Although the final points standings are unofficial it appears that John Rankin (Super Pro), Ray Ingram (Pro), Glenn Frizzell (Bike/Sled), and Rebecca Lawrence (Jr Dragster) all secured top spot in the Greenfield points after each having stellar days on Sunday. In the Sportsman category, Tim Lawrence put out Rick Miller in the quarters which may have left them tied for the top spot. Congrats to you all on a terrific season!
The ADRA crowned their champions on Sunday as well. Again these are unofficial results but by all accounts Bruce Howatt and Travis Livingstone from Charlottetown each claimed top spot in Super Pro and Pro; while Glenn Frizzell (Bike / Sled), Richard Leger in Sportsman and Rylie Green in Jr Dragster all won titles in their respective classes. Finally, the Atlantic Stock / Super Stock Series wrapped-up on Sunday as well with Greg Nickerson from Sackville, NS finishing first by a wide margin on the strength of three wins in four outings.
Thank-you to all the racers, fans and especially the volunteers at NSDRA for making this event and the entire 2011 season a great one. Details will soon be available for the year end banquet and then we’ll begin to set the table for 2012 race season at Greenfield Dragway!
Stock / Superstock:
Semis:
W 1462 I/CM Ray Ingram, .027 RT, 12.916 on 11.65
L Bye
W 2003 B/FIA Don Lavoie, .035 RT, 11.493 on 11.47
L 1823 GT/AA Billy Ervin, Westfield, NB, .125 RT, 9.904 on 9.92
Final:
W 2003 B/FIA Don Lavoie, .010 RT, 11.515 on 11.47
L 1462 I/CM Ray Ingram, .122 RT, 11.638 on 11.63
MOV: 0.07518
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Here are the eliminator results:
Super Pro:
Semis:
W 336G Brian Mansfield, Liverpool, NS, .056 RT, 9.553 on 9.56
L Bye
W 69 Michael Whynot, Sackville, NS, .011 RT, 9.712 on 9.71
L 1830 George Estabrooks, Sackville, NB, .043 RT, 11.029 on 10.99
Final:
W 69 Micheal Whynot, Sackville, NS, .044 RT, 9.705 on 9.70
L 336G Brian Mansfield, Liverpool, NS, .045 RT, 9.565 on 9.55
MOV: 0.01053
Pro:
Semis:
W 103 Jeremy Keans, Liverpool, NS, .012 RT, 11.553 on 11.59
L 396 Sheldon Casavechia, Dartmouth, NS, .035 RT, 11.442 on 11.50
W 1462 Ray Ingram, Sackville, NS, .017 RT, 11.675 on 11.62
L 1043 Cory Sprague, Belleisle, NB, .269 RT, 11.396 on 11.50
Final:
W 103 Jeremy Keans, Liverpool, NS, .059 RT, 11.546 on 11.54
L 1462 Ray Ingram, Sackville, NS, .092 RT, 11.675 on 11.63
MOV: 0.07314
Bike / Sled:
Semis:
W B95 Joe McInnis, Mt. Stewart, PE, .025 RT, 8.090 on 8.15
L Bye
W B96 Nevin Scott, Clyde River, PE, .047 RT, 8.712 on 8.70
L B2135 Ron Dominix, Lunenburg, NS, .029 RT, 9.916 on 9.92
Final:
W B96 Nevin Scott, Clyde River, PE, .098 RT, 8.682 on 8.70
L B95 Joe McInnis, Mt. Stewart, PE, -.500 Foul, 8.348 on 8.15
MOV: -
Sportsman:
Semis:
W 505 Henk Niesten, Millville, NS, .175 RT, 13.611 on 13.60
L 496 Tim Lawrence, Lawrencetown, NS, .097 RT, 17.509 on 17.40
W 2195 Kirk Shupe, Charleston, NS, .074 RT, 14.516 on 14.42
L Bye
Final:
W 2195 Kirk Shupe, Charleston, NS, .047 RT, 14.501 on 14.42
L 505 Henk Nieston, Milleville, NS, .130 RT, 13.613 on 13.60
MOV: 0.01649
Junior Dragster:
Semis:
W JR1496 Rebecca Lawrence, Lawrencetown, NS, .052 RT, 9.975 on 9.94
L JR106 Rylie Green, Berwick, NB, .158 RT, 9.075 on 8.90
W JR3181 Logan Power, Sackville, NS, .005 RT, 8.705 on 8.67
L JR139 Breanna O’ Handley, Guysborough, NS, .298 RT, 8.124 on 8.13
Final:
W JR1496 Rebecca Lawrence, Lawrencetown, NS, .083 RT, 9.924 on 9.94
L JR3181 Logan Power, Sackville, NS, -.031 Foul, 8.689 on 8.69 dial
MOV: -0.10267
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 Sept 3-4, 2011 Report by Earl Proude
POINTS RACES DECIDED AT RACEWAY PARK
Dave Constable captures Super Pro
The 40 year old drag racing facility known as Raceway Park was a busy spot over the Labour Day weekend. Because it was the final event for the Fair Isle Ford drag racing points series as well as the second to last points race for the Atlantic Drag Racing Association, 188 racers registered for competition. With so many vehicles in attendance, parking was at a premium, but action and excitement certainly were not as racing continued until dusk both Saturday and Sunday evenings.
Dave Constable from Charlottetown was able to sneak in the back door to win the Super Pro
class points championship when he was runner-up to Saint John, New Brunswick’s wily old campaigner, Ray Roach, on Sunday evening. With the win Roach was able to move from eighth spot in the standings into a tie for second with Charlottetown’s Bruce Howatt who ended up third for the day after losing to Constable in the semi-final.
Even though Shawn Parker from Moncton upset Riverview, New Brunswick’s Mike Stone in the first round of the Pro Bracket division, no one was able to surmount the 31 point lead that Stone brought into the weekend. Wellington’s Chad Ramsay finished second in points and Charlottetown’s Travis Livingstone was third. On Sunday Malcolm London from Saint John, New Brunswick seemed to dominate the class as he defeated Livingstone in the final. Lewis MacDonald from New Glasgow, Nova Scotia edged Summerside’s Clayton Howatt for third.
The Bike/Sled class for the 2011 racing year belonged to Winsloe’s Glen Frizzell and he continued his winning ways on Sunday when he defeated Westville, Nova Scotia’s Wayne Morris in very close and exciting final pairing. Frizzell finished the year with 253 points, while Morris and Amherst, Nova Scotia’s Andy Embree tied for second place with 160. Springvale’s Joey McInnis was third for the day.
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After forty years of racing at the track one would think that nothing new could happen, but in the Sportsman class it did. On Sunday Christine Leeman from Letang, New Brunswick defeated young Josh Toombs from Mayfield, PEI in the class final. This moved her from fifth place in points to sole possession of second place, right behind her husband, Carl Leeman whom she had defeated in the semi-final, thus making them the first husband and wife combination to ever finish one-two in any division at the track. Gus Longaphie from Cornwall was third in class points.
Although there were twenty Junior Dragster racers entered on the weekend, everything boiled down to two racers, Wellington’s Brett Ramsay and Rylie Green from Berwick, New Brunswick. With both racers at or near the top of the points going into the weekend and both racers going rounds all day, the inevitable showdown had to happen, and it did. Green and Ramsay met in the division final, and although Green prevailed for the day Ramsay won the points race and Green had to settle for second. Brendon Smith from Windsor, Nova Scotia was third for the day and Hunter River’s Daniel Collister finished third in the year’s points.
On Saturday Jason MacNeil from Stellarton, Nova Scotia defeated the S&W Dragster of Fredericton’s Doug Forbes in the final of the Quick 32 class and Summerside’s Josh Goodwin edged last year’s Super Pro champion, Jim Green, for third place money.
In the Electronic Gamblers’ race, Wayne Delaney from Stephenville, NL defeated Charlottetown’s Mario VanWiechen in the class final. Doug Decker from Brooklyn, Nova Scotia captured third when he defeated King Richard Boyd from Belle Isle Creek, New Brunswick.
Seventy-eight racers vied for top honours in the Non-electronic division of the Gamblers’ race and shortly before dark, Kevin Gallant from Miscouche, PEI defeated New Waterford, Nova Scotia’s Sheldon Pastuck in the final pairing. Brad Conrad from Trenton, Nova Scotia took home third place money.
Two divisions were contested in the Junior ranks. Daniel Colloister won the A division by defeating Rylie Green in the final and Hannah Ranni from Stellarton, Nova Scotia defeated Cornwall’s Jocelyne Campbell for top honours in the B division.
Two more Tuesday night Street Drag dates, a September 18th afternoon for street racers, and the Turkey Trot Nations on Thanksgiving weekend are the only events left on the Raceway Park calendar for the year.
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 Cape Breton Dragway August 26-28
Results
Super Pro
Jason MacNeil 1st
Doug Wrathall 2nd
Bruce Howatt 3rd
Pro
Kent MacLeod 1st
Justin Jewer 2nd
Greg Gillis 3rd
Street
Jack MacDonald 1st
Rosalie Niesten 2nd
John Evans 3rd
Bike/Sled
Glen Frizzell 1st
Bruce Courtney 2nd
Gordon Ferguson 3rd
Junior Dragster
Brianna O'Handley 1st
Briann Toombs 2nd
Dawson Toombs 3rd
Quick 8 ET Event Winner
Dave Anthony
Closest to the Dial Quick 8
Doug Wrathall
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 Clarenville Dragway Aug 20-21Report by Dave Anthony
Wow what a weekend. Great weather both days and in the mid 80’s Sunday, on top of that
we had one of our largest single day turnouts ever. As it was in part a fund raiser for Ronald
MacDonald House it was extra special. The annual NSMA Street car Shootout always brings out
a crowd and added to this was the Browne’s Auto Supplies 10.5 tire shootout; with the great
weather we had a much needed extra boost. Also the fact that there was strong competition for
bragging rights as to who has the fastest street car piqued everyone’s interest as well. Let’s just
say the quickest car ran 8.7 @ 158. Not bad for a car with power windows & 100% street legal!!
Lastly Powell Racing had an excellent weekend with Jr. running off a string of 7.2 et’s to take the
win in Super Pro
Safe Racing Everyone - Dave Anthony
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Results Saturday – Gamblers Race – After 6 rounds
Winner – Dave Powell Sr. – Ford Thunderbird
R/U – Terry Walsh – Chev Beretta
Results Sunday Super Pro/Pro Combo – After 4 rounds
Winner – David Powell Jr. – Mercury Cougar
R/U – Jim Powell - Camaro
3rd - Dave Powell – Ford Thunderbird
NSMA STREET CAR SHOOTOUT RESULTS:
Constantine’s Engine & Performance Sport Compact
1st – Michael Green - Talon
2nd – Greg Kelly - Eclipse
3rd – Stephen Parrot - Evolution
A&W Cruiser Class
1st – Mike Rideout – Trans Am
2nd – Paul Evoy – Dodge Scamp
3rd – Tony Noel – Corvette
Constantine’s Engine & Performance Outlaw Class
1st - Paul Power – 95 Avenger 8.7 @ 158 mph
2nd – Doug Strickland – 68 Camaro 9.3 @ 149 mph
3rd – Joe McNeil – 75 Challenger 9.9 @ 135
Browne’s Auto Supplies 10.5 Tire Shootout
1st – Tony Lannon – 65 Dodge Valiant
2nd – Jerry Rice – Trans Am
3rd – Curtis Pennell – 280 Z
The next scheduled racing in Clarenville will be Labor Day weekend September 3rd and 4th with a
full slate of racing action.
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| Greenfield Dragway Aug 19-21
Report
Well, what a weekend at the dragway! “The good, the bad, the ugly” would certainly be an accurate
slogan for the event, (details below). With a terrific forecast and some serious cash on the line we hit
our highest racer count of the season with 174 entries. Just over 120 went through tech Friday evening
with time shots from 6pm until dusk.
Saturday morning, with bright sunny skies, we rolled through three complete time trial sessions without
issue. It was during the second round of the bracket bash that things started to go sideways. There was
a significant amount of lightening in surrounding areas as a weather system was drifting through. Well,
the timing system was certainly affected as the bogus runs started piling-up. Eventually, hours later
actually, we diagnosed increased voltage readings coming from the local area power grid as the root
cause.
In the meantime, we did manage to get the odd pair down the track. One in particular was Reg Conrad
in his stretched VW. Reg had some brake failure at the top end and took a ride in the gravel trap. Driver
was unhurt and the VW only experienced minor damage (THE BAD). So, back at the ranch, the system
was switched to generator power supply and “voila” problem solved! Oh but wait, how about some
liquid sunshine to finally but us out of our misery and end a frustrating afternoon for all (THE UGLY). So
we paid-out to all the winners at that point and headed to the pits for a great racer BBQ. All the sponsor
money was held over for Sunday purses and made for some nice paydays to the top finishers in all
categories.
(THE GOOD) Under clear skies on Sunday we reeled off two time sessions and a qualifier without issue;
the fields were set for round one at 1:30pm. 41 Super Pro, 41 Pro, 37 Sportsman, 12 Bike / Sled and 8
Junior Dragsters made the call. The eliminators went like clockwork and the final pass was made shortly
before 5pm. We even squeezed in an exhibition run where two lucky people were co-pilots for a side
by side run with Bruce Howatt and Brian Mansfield. Just a terrific promotion with Q-104 that brought a
couple of huge smiles in the passenger seats!
Other Notes:
$100 for best reaction time in No Box, sponsored by Pineo Performance, B2197, Rick Nauss Jr, .004 RT
Custom Design Cycles, Tony Roy and Amber MacLeod donated two helmets for best reaction time
during time trials for Bike / Sled and Junior Dragster. The winners were David Coombs and Rebecca
Lawrence.
The final event of the season goes September 23-25 as Greenfield Dragway hosts their final points race,
the ADRA Series finals and the Atlantic Stock/Super Stock Series finals. It will be a great weekend of
racing & we look forward to seeing you there!
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Super Pro:
#1 qualifier- 999 Blair Power, 1971 Chev Nova, 8.401 on 8.40
Semi:
W 148 Dave Constable, Charlottetown, PE, .001 RT, 9.796 on 9.76
L 69 Michael Whynot, Sackville, NS, .032 RT, 9.866 on 9.85
W 1158 Greg Nickerson, Sackville, NS, .012 RT, 10.907 on 10.90
L Bye
Final:
W 148 Dave Constable, Charlottetown, PE, .038 RT, 9.821 on 9.76
L 1158 Greg Nickerson, Sackville, NS, -.031 foul, 10.870 on 10.89
Pro:
#1 qualifier- 1981 David Polson, 1981 GMC, 13.060 on 13.06
Semi:
W 390 Vaughn Boone, Dartmouth, NS, .010 RT, 11.627 on 11.55
L 103 Jeremy Keans, Liverpool, NS, .065 RT, 11.586 on 11..56
W 396 Sheldon Casavechia, Dartmouth, NS, .033 RT, 11.620 on 11.59
Bye
Final:
W 390 Vaughn Boone, Dartmouth, NS, .032 RT, 11.545 on 11.60
L 396 Sheldon Casavechia, Dartmouth, NS, .085, 11.479 on 11.59
Sportsman:
#1 qualifier- 2053 R. Crooks, 1991 Ford, 14.263 on 14.25
Semi:
W 2287 Ricky Miller, Charleston, NS, .118 RT, 14.043 on 13.58
L 496 Tim Lawrence, Lawrencetown, NS, -.013 RT, 17.734 on 17.73
W 2395 Bud Murphy, Yarmouth, NS, .004 RT, 17.079 on 17.03
L Bye
Final:
W 2287 Ricky Miller, Charleston, NS, .025 RT, 13.890 on 13.88
L 2395 Bud Murphy, Yarmouth, NS, .151 RT, 16.897 on 17.05
Bike / Sled:
#1 qualifier- B2410, David Coombs, 1989 Yamaha, 11.706 on 11.70
Semi:
W S12 Glenn Frizzell, Charlottetown, PE, .048 RT, 10.328 on 10.26
L S3X Kyle Stevens, Porter’s Lake, NS, .073 RT, 10.319 on 10.25
W B2043 Mark Chipman, Yarmouth, NS, .201 RT, 10.273 on 10.20
L Bye
Final:
W B2043 Mark Chipman, Yarmouth, NS, .078 RT, 10.220 on 10.23
L
S12 Glenn Frizzell, Charlottetown, PE, .066 RT, 10.249 on 10.28
Junior Dragster:
#1 qualifier- JR3181, Logan Power, Sackville, NS, 8.81 on 8.74
Semi:
W 3181 Logan Power, Sackville, NS, .070 RT, 8.891 on 8.86
L 1161 Brenden Smith, Scott Village, NS, .067 RT, 11.480 on 11.33
W 112A Nick Stewart, Bridgewater, NS, .240 RT, 11.993 on 11.90
L 2799 Brady Patterson, Truro, NS, -.018 foul, 11.936 on 11.67
Final:
W 112A Nick Stewart, Bridgewater, NS, .085 RT, 12.001 on 11.98
L 3181 Logan Power, Sackville, NS, -.060 foul, 8.831 on 8.87
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Aug 6-7, 2011 Report by Earl Proude
The fourth points event in the Fair Isle Ford Drag Racing Series was highlighted by four of the fastest motorcycles in Atlantic Canada in the Bike/Sled Class at Raceway Park over the weekend.
Steve Campbell, Joey MacInnis, and Nevin Scott from the Charlottetown area and Trenton, Nova Scotia’s Justin Horton continually made impressive runs in the low 8 second range at over 150 miles per hour.
One of them, Nevin Scott, managed to defeat the class points leader, Glen Frizzell, in the final pairing. In that race Scott had a .533 reaction time and ran an 8.67 on a 8.60 dial-in while Frizzell’s Arctic Cat snowmobile was close behind with a .591 reaction time and a 10.21 elapsed time on a 10.17 dial. Darren Creamer from Mount Stewart was third in the class.
In the Super Pro Division Mike Sargent from Quispamsis, NB got his first class win at the local track with a narrow victory over Glen MacLean from Hunter River. Sargent ran right on his 9.56 dial-in and had a .546 reaction time, but only got the win when MacLean broke out by .005 seconds. Todd Myers from Miscouche finished third in the class with a win over Charlottetown’s Brian McQuaid.
The Pro Bracket Division turned into an all Western PEI event in the quarter-finals. Wellington’s Michael Poirier defeated Mike Stone from Riverview, NB; Chad Ramsay also of Wellington put Charlottetown’s Travis Livingstone on the trailer and Tyne Valley’s Ernest Newcombe drew a bye. After Poirier relegated Newcombe to third in the semi-final, Ramsay ended Poirier’s fine run with a .032 second margin of victory in the final.
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Brett Ramsay managed to keep winning in the family when he captured Junior Dragster honours by defeating Caleb Sargent from Quispamsis, NB in their final. Benjamin Gallant from Miscouche finished third.
“Keeping it in the family” seemed to be a common theme as the husband and wife team of Carl and Christine Leeman from Letang, NB faced off in the Sportsman final. Christine tried a little too hard to get a starting-line advantage and put the red bulb on with a .479 reaction time giving Carl the class win. Richard Leger from Shediac was third in the class.
Memramcook, New Brunswick’s Ray Bourque became a three-time winner of this year’s Duck Race, a rather dubious honour since it means you have worked your way through a large field of cars, but also means that you were eliminated from the “points-side” of the event in the first round on three occasions. Nevertheless Bourque took the prize money in good humour after he defeated Summerside’s Clayton Howatt in the final round.
Jensen Green from Berwick, NB won the Junior Duck race with a win over North Rustico’s Briann Toombs.
On Saturday, Charlottetown’s Mario VanWiechen defeated Summerside’s Josh Goodwin in the Electronic Gamblers’s race and Hunter River’s Luke MacKay edged Wellington’s Rene Coughlin for the Non-Electronic Division honours.
In Saturday’s Junior Division racing Wellington’s Brett Ramsay once again dominated as he defeated Dawson Toombs in the “A” Final. The “B” Division final saw an elated Jensen Green squeak out a narrow victory over his older brother Rylie.
Next action at the local track will be the final points event of the year which takes place on Labour Day Weekend.
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| Once again the weather or threat of weather had an affect on car counts and spectators. Forecast was for sun on Saturday and persistent showers/drizzle Sunday. Good new is that it was very nice both days although we did not get the fist run down the track Sunday until 12:30 due to heavy rain early in the morning. Saturdays racing was very competitive and after 6 hard rounds of racing Dean Anthony in his Trans Am come away with the win over mark Loveless in his Camaro. Super Pro/Pro Combo was contested on Sunday afternoon with Dave Anthony taking the win over Jim Powell who broke out with his career best ET. Ironically Dave coasted to the win when his transmission let go at about half track.
Powell racing finally got their Top Sportsman Cougar sorted out and ran their best run to date in Clarenville with Dave Powell Jr. hitting 7.084 at 194.55 mph. They have hit a best ET of 6.93 in the US a 6 second run in Clarenville is a certainty this season.
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Clarenville Dragway July 23-24
Report by Dave Anthony
Complete Results:
Gamblers
Winner – Dean Anthony – Trans Am
Runner Up – Mark Loveless – Camaro
Semi – Jim Powell Camaro, Paul Power Avenger
Super Pro/Pro Combo
Winner - Dave Anthony – Page Dragster
Runner Up – Jim Powell – Camaro
Semi – Bruno Bradley Dragster, Bobby Maddigan Chevy II
The next scheduled racing in Clarenville will be August 6th & 7th when we will be hosting the Annual NSMA Street Car Shoot Out, our biggest event of the year.
Safe Racing Everyone - Dave
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July 22-24, 2011 Report by Earl Proude
Raceway Park Celebrates 40 th Anniversary
In 1971 Island Dragway opened its gates and forty years later the same facility, known as Raceway Park for the last 31 years, remembered and celebrated in fine style. Nostalgic photos, beautiful race cars and many stories were in abundance as young and old racers shared the weekend. Plaques, awards and pictures commemorating the event were given out during a short ceremony at the starting line after Sunday’s qualifying.
The racing itself was “Old Style”, hot and furious. Forty-eight Super Pro cars qualified for eliminations and after six rounds of competition John Aten’s 1968 Camaro from Springvale, PEI emerged victorious over the 1972 Dodge Demon of Guy LeBlanc from Moncton. NB. The Chevy powered rear-engined dragster of Michelle Smith from Falmouth, NS was third in the class.
In the Pro Bracket division, Mike Stone from Riverview, NB drove his 1988 Chevy S-10 to a final round victory over Moncton’s Mike Batog in his 1973 Pontiac Grand Am. Third in the class was Chad Ramsay from Wellington, PEI in a 1983 Monte Carlo.
In the Bike/Sled class, a well known name from the past re-emerged. Charlottetown’s Shane Bolger, who had been absent from the class for several years, made an impressive return. He defeated such heavy-hitters along the way as Chris Pozzebon and both of Glen Frizzell’s snowmobiles, before ousting Amherst, Nova Scotia’s Andy Embree in the class final. Joey McInnis who ran consistent low 8 second passes all weekend and toyed with the 7's, finished third in the class.
Carl Leeman from Letang, NB won the Sportsman Class in his 1979 Camaro. The big 1973 Plymouth Satellite of Ray “Pug” Smith from Charlottetown was runner-up in the class and Cornwall, PEI’s Gus Longaphie was third in his 1995 Toyota Tercel.
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In Junior Dragster action, Wellington, PEI’s Brett Ramsay defeated Caleb Sargent from Saint John in the class final. North Rustico’s Dawson Toombs edged out J.C Creamer from Mount Stewart in the Junior Dragster Duck Race for first round losers.
It has always been very difficult for motorcycles or snowmobiles to consistently compete favorably against cars, trucks, and dragsters on the drag strip; however, on Saturday two local Bike/Sled class racers dominated the Gamblers’ races at the park.
In the Electronic division, the 1989 Suzuki Katana of Cornwall’s Steve Campbell worked his way through the field of 52 vehicles before defeating Michelle Smith’s dragster in the final pairing. Charlottetown’s Roy Matthews defeated John Rankin from Mt. Uniake, NS for third.
In the other Gamblers’ Race for Non-Electronic vehicles, Winsloe’s Glen Frizzell, on his Arctic Cat snowmobile, defeated the 1969 Ford Fairlane of Moncton’s Bill Campbell in the final. Wellington’s Chad Ramsay captured third by edging out Don Lavoie from Moncton.
In Saturday’s Junior Dragster action William Newcombe from Tyne Valley defeated North Rustico’s Dawson Toombs in the final and Wellington’s Chad Ramsay was third. The Junior Duck division was won by Hannah Ranni from Stellerton, NS. Cornwall’s Jocelyne Campbell was second and Caleb Sargent was third.
The much anticipated attempt at breaking the track record of Aggie Hendricks (5.80 at 265 mph) by David Douthit’s jet car from San Diego, California ended up being “much to do about nothing” as the car was impressive in the areas of smoke, flames, and noise but not manage to make it past the 1/8 mile mark before “getting loose” and shutting down. On his first pass he did run 4.05 at 150 mph in the 1/8 mile.
The next action at the track will be the fourth points event on August 6 and 7. Meanwhile regular Tuesday night Street Drags take place from 6:30 to 8:30 until September 13.
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| Cape Breton Dragway July 16-17th Report by Gerard Bryden
Well it was a cold and wet Friday and Saturday at Cape Breton Dragway. The high temps for Saturday was in the 11 degree range, so the 26 degrees under clear skies was very welcome by all drag-racers today. A few highlights would show Riley and Jenson Green squaring off in Junior Dragster class, with Riley claiming the upper hand. Or then there was the '67 Cuda... the Leudy's pushed the Cuda right into the Super Pro final against Jason MacNeil in the JNB Monza. Tough day on Mark Green, as he lost an engine in the Road-Runner. Benny Niesten's day was done early with a few broken things as well. Then Dennis Harrietha made what I think was a 7.20 pass in his Bad Dog dragster.
Gerard Bryden
Results from round 2 of the CBDRA Points and Round 3 ADRA Points chase at Cape Breton Dragway
Super Pro Class
Jason MacNeil
Shaun Leudy
James Lyons
  Bike/Sled Class
Steve Campbell
Brian MacNamara
Gordon Ferguson
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Pro Class
Greg Gillis
Trevor MacKinnon
Lewis MacDonald
   Street Class
Mitchell Jarvis
Jack MacDonald
Richard Leger
   Junior Dragster
Rylie Green
Breanna O'Handley
Michala MacKenzie
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| Greenfield Dragway July 9-10
Report by Mitch Bonnar
Well it was an exciting weekend.........at least Sunday was...Lol. Friday night time trial went great and everyone there got plenty of action to tune those puppies for the weekend. Good thing because Saturday it rained and it rained but eventually it stopped in the afternoon and we got in a super Gamblers Race.
Sunday was a beautiful day and we got started at 9:00AM sharp as advertised. With the exception of pushing a couple vehicles back off the start line there was no carnage and no messes to clean up. Hardly believe it and to top it off we had no issues with the timing system. I better be quiet, there is another race coming...Lol
This race was the first race where we added a Sport Compact division. They were run as a separate class. I believe they all had fun and I would expect to see them and many more back again.
For Best Reaction times in Eliminations Custom Design Cycles of Liverpool gave away a very nice Full Face Helmet to: JR1161 Brendan Smith Scotch Village NS and another to: Kyle Stevens from B/S
See you all on Aug 20th - 21st when we will be having a Points Meet & SUPER BRACKET BASH. That is always a hoot !!
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Here is the results for the weekend:
Saturday's Gamblers Race
1. 103 Jeremy Keans Liverpool NS
2. 2680 Jessie Murphy Yarmouth NS
3. 112 Darrell Stuart Bridgewater NS
JR Dragster
1. Nick Stewart Bridgewater NS
2. Rebecca Lawrence Lawrencetown NS
Sunday Race Winners
JR Dragster
1. JR1496 Rebecca Lawrence Lawrencetown NS
2. JR1161 Brendan Smith Scotch Village NS
3. JR112A Nick Stewart Bridgewater NS
Bike/Sled
1. B2097 Aaron Joudrey Maitland NS
2. B2288 Devin Mansfield Liverpool NS
3. S12 Glenn Frizzell
Sport Compact - New event was sponsored by Wendell's Collision and Paint in Liverpool and Raven Autosports in Halifax.
1. 2202 Tyler VanKippersluis Windsor NS
2. 2365 Blake Pitts Bridgewater NS
3. 2148 Robert Tanner Chester NS
Sportsman
1. 2262 Kevin Brown Windsor NS
2. 2268 Devan Longmire Ellerhouse NS
3. 1090 Chris Chapman Belmont NS
Pro
1. 2011 John Croft Blockhouse NS
2. 2733 Anthony Emin Deep Brrook NS
3. 396 Sheldon Cassavechia Dartmouth NS
Super Pro
1. 112 Darrell Stewart Bridgewater NS
2. 429 John Rankin Mt. Uniacke NS
3. 2239 Scott Gates Kingston NS
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Weather once again played havoc with our race schedule on Sunday. We did get in a full race on Saturday running the popular Atlantic Grocery Gamblers Series and Paul Power in his Avenger came away with the win over local favourite Derek Martin after 6 hard fought rounds of racing. Semi Finalists were Con Dunphy and Dave Anthony both driving dragsters.
Sunday’s event had to be cancelled due to weather due to extreme wind and persistent showers. The next event will be July 23rd and 24th.
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Clarenville Dragway July 9-10
Report by Dave Anthony
After 3 weekends the top points earners are
Super Pro
Bruno Bradley
Dave Anthony
Mark Loveless
Curtis Pennell
Pro
Derek Martin
Corvin Colbourn
Gamblers Series
Willie Brewer
Paul Power
Derek Martin
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July 1-2-3, 2011 Report by Earl Proude
Island Racers Sweep ADRA Drag Event
On the weekend, the combined Atlantic Drag Racing Association and Raceway Park Points event was completely dominated by Prince Edward Island racers who took home top honors in all five classes. The event which was run over three days, Friday, Saturday and Sunday saw a huge turnout of fine race cars from all over the Maritime provinces..
The beautiful "Sox and Martin" and "Dick Landy" replica cars owned by Bruce Howatt and Travis Livingstone, both of Charlottetown, won the Super Pro and Pro Bracket divisions respectively.
Howatt drove the big 1968 Plymouth Road Runner to a final round victory over the 1993 Mustang of Kevin Lively Jr. from Sackville, Nova Scotia. Ricky Beal from Midgic, New Brunswick won a run-off for third against Tim Lawrence from Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia.
Meanwhile Livingstone was wheeling his Dodge Coronet through the competitive Pro Bracket class defeating Riverview, New Brunswick’s Mike Stone in the final pairing of that class. Charlottetown’s Matt Clow finished third when he lost to Livingstone in the quarter-finals.
The Bike/Sled class continues to grow this year as eighteen racers entered Sunday’s eliminations.
Glen Frizzell of Winsloe, PEI drove his two Arctic Cat snowmobiles to the number one and two qualifying spots and then proceeded to work both sleds through the field until his #2 sled was matched against his #12 entry in the quarter finals. At that point he decided to take the #12 snowmobile and go to the finals against Wellington, PEI’s Charles "Chick" Coughlin and his 2002 and Mx7 Ski-Doo. In the final, Frizzell’s .537 reaction time enabled him to narrowly defeat Coughlin who had a little slower .566.
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In the Sportsman Division, Gus Longaphie from Cornwall, PEI worked his way through such notables as Rosa and Henk Niesten from Cape Breton and Shawn Livingstone from Summerside, PEI to face Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia’s Mike Ingram and his 1993 Camaro in the final. In that race Longaphie’s .561 reaction time to Ingram’s .642, forced Ingram to push too hard and break out giving Longaphie the victory in a very close run. Russell Nauffts Sr. from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia was third in the class
Dawson Toombs from North Rustico, PEI finished off the Island sweep when he defeated Guysborough, Nova Scotia’s Breanna O’Handley in the Junior Dragster final run. Rylie Green from Berwick, New Brunswick was third in the class.
The always popular Duck Race for first round losers was won by Devan Longmire from Ellershouse, Nova Scotia in his 1988 Mustang. Rick Middleton from Mineville, Nova Scotia.was runner-up in the class.
On Saturday two Gamblers’ races, a Stock/Super Stock elimination, and a Junior Division Race were run after time trials. The Electronic Division was won by Kerry Oikle from Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia with Benny Niesten from Millville, Nova Scotia being runner-up.
The Non-Electronic Division was captured by Charlottetown’s Ray Smith and his 1973 Plymouth when he edged out the motorcycle of Nova Scotia racer David Coombs
The Maritime Stock/Super Stock Series had a good thirteen car turnout, which saw Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia’s Greg Nickerson defeat Jeremy Keans from Liverpool, Nova Scotia in their final.
Rylie Green’s Junior Dragster from Berwick, New Brunswick defeated the Sunday winner, Dawson Toombs, in the Junior Division.
After Friday’s time trial session, a perfect 64 car field assembled for a Gambler’s race. The strong-running s,tocker of Malcolm London from Saint John, New Brunswick defeated the dragster of Mary Roach also of Saint John to take home the winner’s share of the prize money.
The next event at the local track will be the 40th Anniversary celebration and points event scheduled for July 23 and 24. Meanwhile Tuesday Night Street Drags continue weekly at 6:30 PM.
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| Here are the results from this past weekend. This was our first successful event for the year as the first weekend was rained out. Winner Saturdays Gamblers Series was Willie Brewer who was out with his
new dragster for the first time since his car destroying crash last year. Runner Up was Paul Power in his Dodge Avenger.
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Clarenville Dragway June 25-26th
Report by Dave Anthony
Winner Sunday in the Super Pro/Pro Combo was local favourite Derek Martin with his Mustang with runner up Bruno Bradley. As much as Derek was a seasoned veteran this was Bruno's first ever experience drag
racing, he had a very exciting day. Bruno drivers a dragster. Consolation Round was won by Terry Walsh with his Chev Beretta, the runner up was Paul Power.
Next racing in Clarenville will be July 9th and 10th
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| Under cloudy skies this weekend, the Cape Breton Drag Racing Association hosted it's first drag race of the 2011 racing season. The event was billed as the "Schools Out Down Homers Bracket Bash" which would hi-lite 4 classes of gamblers racing and some large cash prizes. Although the pending forecast was showing some wet weather around the island, those racers who ignored the forecast and brought their machines track-side, were really glad they did. When the event ended on Saturday evening, the "Box Class" race was won by George Estabrooks from Sackville, NB. Estabrooks showed his ageless driving skills, as he and his 1967 Camaro defeated a hard charging Jason MacNeil from Stellarton, NS in the final.
In the "No Box Class", Tony MacNeil from Gardiner Mines claimed the top spot as he defeated Conrad Niesten from Millville, NS. Finishing in 3rd place was the wheel-standing Chevy Nova of Benny Niesten, from Millville, NS.
The Junior Dragster class, which displays races of scaled down versions of full size dragsters, was won by Hannah Ranni of Stellarton. Ranni defeated Makayla MacKenzie of Sydney in the finals.
The "Regular Gamblers" class handed the 1st place prize money to Faber Mackie from New Glasgow, NS. Second place was claimed by Rosa Niesten from Millville, NS. Third place belonged to Chris Pozzebon from Gardiner Mines.
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Cape Breton Dragway June 25-26th
Report by Gerard Bryden
Then the rains came on Sunday which meant the end of the drag racing for the weekend. The Cape Breton Drag Racing Association will host it's next event on July 15, 16, 17 as Cape Breton Dragway plays host to both the ADRA and CBDRA points championships.
Box Class
1st George Estabrooks
2nd Jason MacNeil
Benny Niesten
James Lyons
No Box Class
1st Tony MacNeil
2nd Conrad Niesten
Benny Niesten
Rob Baxter
Rosa Niesten
Justin Shaw
Gamblers
1st Faber Mackie
2nd Rosa Niesten
3rd Chris Pozzebon
Jr. Dragster
1st Hannah Ranni
2nd Makayla MacKenzie
3rd Kyle Kenny
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 Well we certainly endured our share of challenges this past weekend at Greenfield. Sketchy weather forecasts eventually lead to rain delays which, in turn, lead to a few sensor issues with the timiing system on Sunday.Inspite of it all, we had a full evening of time trials on Friday and on Saturday we completed three full sessions of time shots for all classes and two rounds of eliminations of the stock/superstock challenge before the damp weather ended the day around 1:30pm.
Sunday morning was a little on the moist side once again with a major downpour around 10am just before the weather finally broke. A few hours of dry time followed by track prep and first call to the lanes came around 1:30pm. We pounded out a round of time trails, finished-up the stock/super stock challenge followed by the qualifying session for all classes and had pro in the lanes for first round shortly after 3pm...a decent recovery. Then, during the third round of pro eliminations, an incorrect yet valid (confusing) car # was inputted that basically buggered-up (I.T. terminology) the ladders.
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So for the balance of the day pairings and lane choices were called down to the lanes via radio...we were doin it old school! Thanks to the patience of the racers and the dedication of our volunteers we got this event in the books. Here are your results:
Super Pro:
Winner- Lawrence Sherman, Windsor, NS
R/U- Michael Whynot, Middle Sackville, NS
Semi- Doug Decker, Brooklyn, NS
Pro:
Winner- Clayton Howatt, Summerside, PE
R/U- Ray Ingram, Middle Sackville, NS
Semi- Bill Sheppard, Lakeview, NS
Sportsman:
Winner- Mike Ingram, Lower Sackville, NS
R/U- Rick Miller, Charleston, NS
Semi- Devon Longmire, Ellershouse, NS
Bike / Sled:
Winner- Steve Campbell, Cornwall, PE
R/U- Joe Patterson, Truro, NS
Semi- Glenn Frizzell, Charlottetown, PE
Jr Dragster:
Winner- Rylie Green, Berwick, NB
R/U- Rebecca Lawrence, Lawrencetown, NS
Semi- Courtney Munroe, Sackville, NS
Results from the Stock/Super Stock Challenge appear in a thread on the Message Board - CLICK HERE.
Thanks to all ADRA and ACSSA members for attending despite the questionable forecasts and thanks to our Greenfield regulars for helping make this a great weekend of competition. We look forward to seeing you in July!
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 June 11-12, 2011 Report by Earl Proude
New Brunswick Drag Racers Dominate Points Event.
The first event in the Raceway Park Drag Racing points series was held on the weekend. With completely refurbished scoreboards, great traction, and sunny weather, the racing was excellent.
On Sunday, the cold north wind that had been in the racers’ faces on Saturday disappeared and the times improved just as the racers’ spirits did.
In the largest field, the Super Pro Class, all three Maritime provinces were represented in the top three positions. The Chevy powered 1993 Ford Mustang of Kandy Mitton from Sussex, New Brunswick ousted the strong running1971 Dodge Dart of Mt. Uniacke, Nova Scotia’s Jim Rankin in the class final. In that race Mitton ran a fine10.116 on a 10.11 dial-in coupled with a .548 light while Rankin had a better .516 light but broke out “peddling” through the traps with a 9.603 on a 9.61 dial to give the victory to Mitton. Charlottetown’s Dave Constable, who was edged by Mitton in the semi-final, was third in his 1969 Camaro.
In the Pro Bracket Division, the three provinces were again represented and the results were the same. Riverview, New Brunswick’s Mike Stone defeated Margaree Harbour, Nova Scotia’s Greg Gillis in the final. Wellington, PEI’s Chad Ramsay defeated Tyne Valley’s Ernest Newcombe for third place honors.
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The Bike/Sled Class saw a resurgence in numbers with several new faces and some returning older ones in the field. However, once again a familiar racer emerged as the winner. Winsloe, PEI’s Glenn Frizzell on his Arctic Cat snowmobile defeated the motorcycle of Westville, Nova Scotia’s Wayne Morris in the final pairing. Kimberley Arbeau from Wellington, PEI placed third as she lost in the semi-final to Frizzell.
New Brunswick racers also dominated the Sportsman Class as the 1979 Camaro of Letang’s Carl Leeman defeated last year’s points champion, Richard Leger from Shediac in the final. Christine Leeman, Carl’s wife, drove her 1998 Camaro to third place in the class.
In the Duck Race for first round losers, Charlottetown’s Travis Livingstone defeated another Charlottetown racer, Colin Newman in the class final while another Charlottetown racer, Bruce Howatt was third.
Daniel Collister from Rustico, PEI won the Junior Dragster class on Sunday with Rylie Green from Berwick, New Brunswick second. Briann Toombs of North Rustico was third in the class.
The Junior Duck Race was won by J.C. Creamer from Mount Stewart, PEI. And Dawson Toombs was runner-up.
The Electronic Division of Saturday’s Gamblers’ Race was won by Memramcook, New Brunswick’s Ray Bourque when he defeated Charlottetown’s Mario VanWiechen. The Non-Electronic Division was captured by Miscouche, PEI racer, Marie Myers when she defeated Greg Gillis in their final.
The Junior Dragster Division was won by Briann Toombs when she edged out Wellington’s Brett Ramsay.
The next points race at the park will be a combined ADRA and PEI points race held on Canada Day weekend. Meanwhile Tuesday Night Street Drags continue weekly at 6:30.
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| Drag Racing Season Underway at Greenfield After a long and wet spring in the Maritimes, Greenfield Dragway scored three decent weather
days for its season opening point’s race May 27-29. Officials and volunteers had the track set-up
and ready to rock at 6pm on Friday as advertised. 84 entries rolled through tech and time trials
ran until 8pm when a light shower ended the day.
Saturday morning brought heavy fog and mist but it was all systems go by noon. Racer entries
were up to about 140 when time trials got underway, with plenty of new hardware on-site like
Vince and Michelle Hazel’s new dragster laying down some nice passes in the 8.90 range.
Condolences to Borden and Scott Underhill who lost a new motor in their F/SA T-37 Pontiac
Tempest on Sunday morning after running low 11’s on Saturday.
Sunday’s program ran flawlessly with all classes running two rounds of time trials and the fields
were qualified before the noon hour bell. Eliminations were just as smooth with the final pair
shipped by 3:30pm. Special thanks to Bob Morse and Jim Rankin for giving our Q-104 ride along
contest winners a big thrill which included side-by-side 300ft burnouts and a brisk 9 second pass
down the quarter mile…all smiles after!
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Here are the weekend results:
Saturday’s gamblers race:
1st 236 Lawrence Sherman Windsor, NS 1969 Camaro
2nd 2084 David Joudrey Milton, NS 1978 Chev Nova
3rd 2258 J. Brooks Mt. Uniacke, NS
JR Dragster
1st 1161 Brendon Smith Scotch Village, NS
2nd 1496 Rebecca Lawrence Lawrencetown, NS
Sunday – Greenfield points series
Super Pro
1st 406 John Croft Blockhouse, NS 1981 Mercury Capri
2nd 304G Chris Naugler New Elm, NS 1981 Chev Camaro
3rd 1158 Greg Nickerson Lower Sackville, 1997 Firebird
Pro
1st 1231 Kelly MacKay Mineville, NS 1972 Dodge Demon
2nd 1462 Ray Ingram Middle Sackvile, NS 1969 Chevelle
3rd 2733 Anthony Emin Deep Brook, NS 1972 GTO
Sportsman
1st 496 Tim Lawrence Lawrencetown, NS 2001 GMC
2nd 36 Daryl Bishop Greenfield, NS 1966 Chev
3rd 5678 Caroline Hebb Greenfield, NS 1973 Olds Cutlass
Bike / Sled
1st S12 Glenn Frizzell Charlottetown, PE 1997 Arctic Cat
2nd 2289 Tony Roy Milton, NS Custom
3rd 2097 Aaron Joudrey Maitland, NS 1997 Kawasaki ZX7-R
JR Dragster
1st 1044 Courtney Munroe Sackville, NS
2nd 1496 Rebecca Lawrence Lawrencetown, NS
3rd 1161 Brendon Smith Scotch Village, NS
For events photos of the weekend action go to www.nsdra.ca and click on the NSDRA Forum tab.
The next event at Greenfield Dragway is June 17-19 with the ADRA drag racing series as part of
the Sunday program. As well, The Atlantic Canada Stock/Superstock Association presents race
number one of their series on Saturday.
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May 22, 2011 Report by Earl Proude
May Weekend Drag Results
Well it was Victoria Day Weekend, but the weather felt more like Christmas, at least on Saturday and Sunday was not much warmer. Saturday's races were postponed until Monday because of the threat of rain, high winds, and cold temperatures. On Sunday about 65 cars plus 8 Junior Dragsters braved the elements to enjoy a great day of racing.
In the Box Division Saint John's Ray Roach defeated Charlottetown's Dave Constable in the final.
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In the No-Box Division and the Junior Dragster class the father and son duo of Chad and Brett Ramsay from Wellington, PEI emerged victorious for what I believe is a first at Raceway Park. Chad beat J.R. Lawson of Millvale Road, Nova Scotia in the No-Box final while Brett edged Jocelyn Campbell from Cornwall in the Junior final.
In the Duck Race for first round losers, Glenn Frizzell from Winsloe, PEI drove his Arctic Cat snowmobile to victory over the big Camaro of Hunter River's Glenn MacLean.
Saturday's Gamblers' Races will be held on Monday with Time Trials beginning at 9:30 am and the racing starting about two hours later.
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