July 24-25 Report by Earl Proude Third Points Event Raceway Park 2010 Abbreviated Weekend Well we tried! We got a short window of weather Sunday afternoon, gave everyone a time trial, a qualifying round and managed to bang of enough rounds to get to finals and semi-finals in all classes. Then it just got too wet. The remainder of the event will be finished on Saturday (Aug 7) at the next Raceway Park points event. In Super Pro Roy Matthews and the “War Wagon” will face the roadster of Mike Sargent, while John MacKinnon and Glenn MacLean are set to go in the other semi. One half of the Pro Bracket semi was run and saw Matt Clow oust Tony Lyons, while Travis Livingston and Ernie Newcombe have yet to decide who will face Clow in the final. Lyons and the loser will run for third.	In the Bike/Sled class Glenn Frizzell and Mike MacDonald will race to get the chance to face Steve Campbell in the final. Christine Leeman and Joan Livingstone are in the Sportsman final, while Richard Leger finished third in the class. Caleb Sargent and Brett Ramsay will run off in the Junior Dragster final while William Newcombe and Dawson Toombs will decide third place. On Saturday two gamblers’ races were run. In the Box class Glenn MacLean bested Mario VanWiechen in the final. Roy Matthews was third after losing to MacLean. In the No-Box division Travis Livingstone defeated Bruce Howatt in the final. Caleb Sargent defeated Brett Ramsay to take top honors in the Junior Division. The fourth event in the Raceway Park points series will be August 7/8, and the final will be on Labour Day Weekend. Labour Day event is also an ADRA event.
Cape Breton Dragway July 16-17-18 Report Winners Photos by Gerard Bryden www.indynut.com Cape Breton Dragway Race Results  July 18, 2010 Super Pro 1st Kandy Mitton 2nd Sheldon Brewer 3rd Bruce Howatt Pro 1st Travis Livingstone 2nd Conrad Niesten 3rd Vaughn Boone Street 1st Michael Ingraham 2nd Don Phillips 3rd Donnie Cosnick Bike/Sled 1st Stephen Campbell 2nd Chris Pozzebon 3rd Joe Patterson Junior Dragster 1st Breanna O'Handley 2nd Lisa Carroll 3rd Brandon Smith
July 3-4  Report by Earl Proude Excellent racing with minuscule margins of victory was the topic of discussion on everyone’s lips after the weekend of drag racing at Raceway Park. It was the second race in the points’ series at the local track, as well as an Atlantic Drag Racing Meet. The prospect of fine weather and great competition brought 147 race cars, plus 18 Junior Dragsters vying for top honors in the different divisions. On Sunday Hunter River’s Glenn MacLean drove his 1984 Trans Am to victory in the Super Pro Division with a long string of runs right on his dial-in and consistent reaction times in the low .500's. In the final he defeated the 1995 Firebird of Liverpool, Nova Scotia’s Gary Keans. Bruce Howatt from Charlottetown was third in the class and also garnered the ADRA’s "Best Reaction Time in Competition" award with a .5002. In the Pro Bracket Division, Wellington’s Chad Ramsay saved his best reaction time of the day, an excellent .502, to oust the always tough Bill Sheppard from Lakeview, Nova Scotia in the final. Sheppard had a fine .517 of his own. Malcolm London from Saint John completed a very good weekend by placing third in the 45 car field. Winsloe’s Glenn Frizzell again won top honors in the Bike/Sled Division on his Arctic Cat snowmobile when he beat the big Kawasaki of Kevin King in the final. King is from Reserve Mines, Nova Scotia. Mike MacDonald from Oyster Bed Bridge was third in the class.	In the Sportsman Division, Mike White from New Maryland, New Brunswick drove his 1978 Buick Skylark to a final round win over Carl Leeman from Letang, New Brunswick in his 1979 Camaro. Winsloe’s Irwin Mossman was third. Tyne Valley’s William Newcombe worked his way to victory in the Junior Dragster Division with a final round win over Chris Hobart from Grand Bay-Westview, New Brunswick. Third in the class was Wellington’s Brett Ramsay. After six rounds of stiff competition in the Consolation Race for first round losers, Peter Hobart from Grand Bay-Westview defeated Charlottetown’s Nevin Scott and his big 8 second Suzuki motorcycle. Saturday’s action was high-lighted by a visit from the Maritime’s Stock/Super Stock contingent. The final of the eleven-car field saw Sackville, Nova Scotia’s Jody Noble wheel his 1965 Chev Malibu to victory over the number one qualifier in the field, Saint John, New Brunswick’s Malcolm London. In the Electronic Gamblers’ Race, Mark Green’s big 1969 Road Runner defeated the 1995 Firebird of Liverpool’s Gary Keans. Vaughan Boone from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia defeated Glenn Frizzell’s Arctic Cat in the final of the Non-Electronic Gamblers’ Race. On Saturday Chris Hobart defeated Caleb Sargent from Quispamsis, New Brunswick in the Junior Dragster Division final. Next action at the drag strip is the weekend of July 24/25 when the third points’ event will be held. Meanwhile street drags continue every Tuesday night at 6:30.
The weekend belonged to Mark Loveless who won gamblers on Saturday with a win over Paul Power, knocked out in the semis were Dave Anthony and Corvin Colbourne. On Sunday Mark did the job again in the super pro/pro combo by again taking out Paul Power in the final. Paul has a very good weekend as well in getting to the finals both days. Brian Waddleton took home 3rd. In the consolation race Dave Anthony took out Doug Strickland for the win.The weekend was not without drama and there was more then one wounded car trailered home for needed repairs. Hopefully the repairs will not be too serious. As many will probably by now be aware Willie Brewer had a very serious accident with his dragster on Saturday. Worst one I have ever witnessed in 30+ years of racing when his throttle stuck after crossing the finish line. The car X Dave Anthony Chandler dragster was absolutely destroyed in the incident HOWEVER the driver area was 100% intact! No other vehicle was involved. Very pleased to report that all the safety features did their job as designed and after being checked out at the track and then again at the Clarenville hospital he was released and was back at the track in the evening sipping on a cold one. Willie was certainly knocked around and will have a few bruises, singed an eyebrow and will be a little stiff for a few days but luckily nothing long lasting.	June 26-27 Report by Dave Anthony If this wasn’t enough one of the drivers wives who escorted Willie to the hospital on Saturday was herself admitted for a medical emergency (nothing race related and fortunately not life threatening in any way) on Sunday morning and is having surgery Monday morning! Hopefully we got all our excitement out of the way in one 24 hour period!! Next racing will be July 10th and 11th. We will be having our 1st big $$ gamblers race of the season on Saturday. On Sunday we will be hosting our 1st All Ford Mustang Show/Shine and Shootout in addition to our regular Sunday race program. Should be a great weekend at the track. Safe Racing Everyone Dave
Cape Breton Dragway June 27 Report Photos by Gerard Bryden www.indynut.com Cape Breton Dragway Race Results  June 27, 2010 Super Pro Class 1-Jason MacNeil 2-James Lyons 3-Faber Mackie Pro Class 1-Joey King 2-Conrad Niesten 3-Noel peach Street Class 1-Robert Burke Jr. 2-Henk Niesten 3-Benny Niesten Bike & Sled Class 1-Kevin King 2-Gordon Ferguson 3-Paul Metcalf Junior Dragster Class 1-Lisa Carroll 2-Hannah Ranni 3-Kyle Kenny Next Event - July 16th, 17th, 18th Quick 8 ET Event + ADRA Points
Greenfield Dragway May 29-30 Report by Mitch Bonnar It was a warm one. 30+ degrees. There were 144 through Tec Friday evening. Time trials were from 6 til 9 PM. There were 225 entries for the weekend. That is 40 more than the same race last year. We can't thank all the volunteers, racers, sponsors and fans enough for our success. Saturday saw the first S/SS event as well as the firsrt 10.90 event. The S/SS, from all accounts, was a huge success. It was attended by some 18 entries. The master himself, Mr John Armstrong was one of the entries in attendance and expressed his pleasure with the track prep being A1. He was requiring more front end weight because of the traction but still obtained 1.18 60' times. The 10.90 class was great however more participation will be required to sustain the class. There were 8 entries, quite a few less than expressed their interest. Saturday winners were as follows: S/SS 1st  Fred Thibault Middleton NS 2nd  Chris Howes Rothsey NB 10.90 1st  Jim Morrison Enfield NS 2nd  Jason MacNeil Stellerton NS Jr. Dragsters 1st  Brandon Smith 2nd  Chris Hobart Grand bay NB No Box 1st  Tim Penney Clarks Harbour NS 2nd  Bill Sheppard Lakeview NS 3rd  Dale Walker Bridgetown NS Box 1st  Jason MacNeil Stellarton NS 2nd Glenn MacNeil Dartmouth NS	Sunday morning looked a little iffy on the weather side. We dislike modifying the program but we have an ultimate goal to get the race finished so we steppped  it up by asking the racers to pay close attention and boy, they were great. We called a class and presto they were in the lanes. We did the ADRA battle, the Greenfield battle as well as I did the annual verbal battle with Mario Saturday evening over a hot dog and all went well. I believe everybody had a good time. The Sunday winners were as follows: Jr. Dragster 1st  JR1496 Rebecca lawrence Laurencetown NS 2nd  JR2119 Gabrielle Bruhm Barss Corner NS 3rd  Tyler Pickerm Mt Uniacke NS Bike/Sled 1st  B91 Steve Campbell Cornwall PEI 2nd  Glenn Frizzel Charlottetown PEI 3rd  Shawn Weaver Middleton NS Sportsman 1st  2120 Cindy Pettipas Deep Brook NS 2nd  Chris Chapman Belmont NS 3rd  Mike Ingram Lower Sackville NS Pro 1st  1933 Mike Stone Moncton NB 2nd  396 Sheldon cassavechia Dartmouth NS 3rd  2084 David Joudrey Milton NS S/Pro 1st  Glenn Maclean Hunter River PEI - That's one great weekend! 2nd  Roddie Simpson Dartmouth NS 3rd  Scott Sprague Hammonds Plains NS
Well I finally get to make my first report of the year and I am pleased to report that we had sunny skies and great racing all weekend. No oil downs any only a couple of minor breakage issues to report. For the first weekend we had an excellent turnout of cars and it looks like we’re going to have a great season based on the interest shown. Several new cars were at the track, with several drivers hitting personal bests, most notable being Jim Powell and Terry Walsh.   Dave Powell Jr. was back with the repaired Cougar and made the quickest pass of the weekend with a 7.25 with a soft clutch and about 3/4 throttle! It’s a definite 6 second car on a national calibre track! Not to be outdone the old man Dave Powell Sr. has stepped up the performance of the T Bird as well	On Saturday after 5 rounds Bobby Maddigan with his ’65 Chevy II took the win over Doug Strickland in his ’67 Camaro. Both were running with new engine combinations so needless to say they were both pleased with a final appearance. Derek Martin & Con Dunphy were knocked out in the semis. On Sunday we ran a Super Pro/Pro combo. After 5 rounds of racing Dave Anthony running his new dragster came out on top with a win over Gerry Rice’s Trans Am, taking the win by a .005 package. Con Dunphy picked up 3rd place in his dragster. Doug Strickland in his Camaro took out Bobby Madigan in his Chevy II to win the consolation race in a reversal of the Gamblers final on Saturday.  That’s it for now next racing in 2 weeks June 26/27. Dave Anthony
June 12-13  Report by Earl Proude The first event of the year in the Points Series of Drag Racing at Raceway Park was held over the weekend. Jim Green from Sussex, New Brunswick drove his Chrysler powered dragster to victory in the prestigious Super Pro Class. In the final pairing, he defeated Mike Sargent’s 1927 small- block, Chevy-powered, Ford Roadster from Quispamsis, New Brunswick. Charlottetown’s Bruce Howatt defeated Janet Axworthy, from Oyster Bed Bridge, PEI for third place in the division. Local racers dominated the Pro Bracket Class. Wellington’s Chad Ramsay wheeled his 1983 Monte Carlo to victory over Charlottetown’s Matt Clow in his 1985 Camaro. Jody Gallant from Oyster Bed Bridge was third with his 1980 Camaro. The Bike/Sled final came down to two racers who have met many times over the years. The snowmobile from Winsloe, PEI of Glenn Frizzell sat at the starting line across from the big Suzuki of Cornwall’s Steve Campbell. This time around Frizzell’s snowmobile prevailed. Luke MacKay from Charlottetown was third on his Suzuki.	In the Sportsman Class, Richard Leger from Shediac, NB driving his 1980 Trans Am, defeated last year’s points champion, Ray Smith from Charlottetown, PEI. Third place in the class went to the 1995 Toyota Tercel of Gus Longaphie from Cornwall when he edged out the 1969 Chevy Nova of Charlottetown’s Ivan Noonan. The Junior Division winner was Daniel Collister from Toronto Road, PEI when he defeated Kyle Kenny from Hopewell, Nova Scotia. This made Collister a double winner on the weekend. He had won the class on Saturday with a final round victory over North Rustico"s Dawson Toombs. Third on Sunday was Wellington’s Brett Ramsay. On Saturday two Gamblers’ Races were held. In the Electronic Division, Ray Bourque from Memramcook, New Brunswick defeated Charlottetown’s Dave Constable. Jody Gallant won the Non-electronic Division by beating Glenn Frizzell in that final. Visit the track web-site: www.racewaypark.biz for a schedule of upcoming events and all the latest drag racing news.
Greenfield Dragway May 29-30 Report by Mitch Bonnar It has been a long winter and everybody has been chomping at the bit to get racing. It turned out to be quite a weekend. We wound up with 19 more entries this year than last with 175. I believe everybody had a great time and got some runs in. There were a few breakages including a couple engines, transmission, couple rear ends, a battery tray and battery skidding down the track, the normal assortment of nuts and bolts and yes a full liter of transmission fluid, still in the bottle. If I have to pick up fluid off the track thats the best way, in a bottle. There were a few small glitches with the equipment but nothing serious. Someone got a little close to the center reflector at the finish blowing it out of the box, now that makes the operators screen turn red with warnings. We did a couple of reruns due to a top led bulb failure; you know those never fail ones. Friday night showed us 103 vehicles through tech. Time trials were had by all until the staging lanes were literally empty and even a call on the PA could not entice anyone more. Saturday was a great day, sunburns included. There was a slight breeze so there were very few winged animals to be seen all weekend.	The winners of Saturdays Gamblers Races were: No- Box 1. 2054 Warren Cottreau Yarmouth 2. 1318 Bill Sheppard Lakeview 3. 1158 Greg Nickerson Lower Sackville Box 1. 1632 Jim Rankin Mount Uniacke 2. 503 Roddy Simpson Dartmouth 3. 304G Chris Naugler New Elm Sunday AM it rained a touch, you know, enough to bugger the track, but by 1:30 PM we were at full song with bright sun and 20 +weather. Unfortunately 30 or so entries decided not to wait and left earlier in the morning. We were completed by 5:45PM which included one dilly of a cleanup by not less than 30 volunteers. Keith will likely post a picture of that one. All in all it was a great weekend and thanks to all those volunteers another one is in the records books. The winners of Sunday's Races were: Jr. Dragster- oops forgot to write the car numbers down, sorry ladies. 1. Mariah Smith Scotch Village 2. Gabrielle Bruhm Barss Corner 3. Courtney Munroe Sackville Bike/Sled 1. B2135 Ron Dominix Fauxburg 2. B 2097 Aaron Joudrey Maitland 3. B2410 David Coombs Milton Sportsman 1. 1090 Chris Chapman Belmont 2. 2195 Kirk Shupe Charleston 3. 36 Daryl Bishop Greenfield Pro 1. 396 Sheldon Casavechia Dartmouth 2. 2218 Diana Hirtle Liverpool 3. 1462 Ray Ingram Middle Sackville Super Pro 1. 1632 Jin Rankin Mt Uniacke 2. Bob Morse Mahone Bay 3. 105 Gary Keens Liverpool
May 22-23  Report by Earl Proude DRAG RACING SEASON BEGINS Raceway Park kicked off a new season of drag racing over the long weekend under sunny skies. Although it was not a Points Race event, over eighty cars participated from all around the Maritimes. Four classes were run on Sunday: a Box Class, a No-Box Class (depending upon whether the car was equipped with an electronic delay box), a Junior division, and a Duck Race for first round losers. In the Box Class, Glenn MacLean from Hunter River, PEI drove his Trans Am to victory over Dartmouth, Nova Scotia’s Vaughan Boone in his AMX . Third place went to Sackville, New Brunswick’s Bob Partridge in his 1965 Chevy II. The No-Box category worked its way down to a final between the replica cars of two best friends. Bruce Howatt with his "Sox and Martin Plymouth" and Travis Livingstone’s "Dick Landy Dodge" faced off for the first time in seven years for a class final. It was a highly anticipated race, but it was over almost before it started as Livingstone "red lit" at the starting line, giving the win to Howatt’s Dodge. Terry Short’s 1974 Ford Capri from Moncton, New Brunswick was third in the class.	The same Bruce Howatt was second in the Duck Race when he was defeated by Trevor Johnston from Truro, Nova Scotia in his Plymouth Valiant. Howatt actually got into this class when he had suspension problems and had to drop out of the first round of the Box Class. Glen Frizzell from Winsloe, PEI was third on his Arctic Cat snowmobile. In the Junior division, Dawson Toombs from Hunter River defeated Wellington’s Brett Ramsay in Sunday’s final. Daniel Collister from Rustico finished third. On Saturday the same names were near the top in the Junior Class. This time Collister was first, Ramsay again was runner-up and Tyne Valley’s William Newcombe was third. On Saturday two Gamblers’ Races were run. In the Box Class, Vaughan Boone emerged victorious over the Dragster of Tea Hill, PEI’s Shane MacEachern. The No-Box Class was captured by Travis Livingstone when he defeated Jason Coulson from Kensington. The next drag race at the local track will be the first points event of the year, June 12 and 13 and the first Tuesday night Street Drags are scheduled for June 8, beginning at 6:30 PM.