Racin’ for the weekend

Ed Evans

The Daily News
July 1st is a special day for Northwest drag racers. Back in the 70′s, the Kitimat Hill Climb on July 1st, was the only drag race for over a thousand miles. Racers built their rides for a one shot deal. One race, one day, maybe three time trials and at least one round of elimination was all she wrote for a winter of hard work. Four runs for bragging rights for the remainder of the year. Most of us never made a run up the hill, but it was a right of passage to work on and watch as the cars make runs up the paved Haisla hill. It was said “ I wish there were more races”.

Fast forward to the present. We now have five races in the region, Terrace has four and Houston has one weekend. This weekend, on the anniversary of the now defunct Kitimat hill climb, is your next opportunity to see how far the racing has come in the Northwest. Drag racing will be on Saturday June 30th and Sunday July 1st. Time Trials will begin at 10 a.m. daily. The Street Series will roll off Saturday at 6 p.m.

Kitimat also will be the location this weekend for the latest in the Show & Shine circuit with a Show & Shine July 1st at the Tamatik arena 2p.m. to 8 p.m.

For more information check out the websites: www.princerupertautoclub.com, www.terracedrags.ca or www.skeenavalleycruizers.com.
Photo:

Tom Huminik from Hazelton gets airtime in his maverick

Photo: Kelly Evans

Column courtesy the Prince Rupert Daily News

By Ed Evans

The Daily News

With the highway closed, no cars from Terrace coming down and the threatening skies, turnout for the Seafest Show & Shine was expected to be light. Saturday did dawn to a slight drizzle that continued throughout the day. The turnout, with the road closed, was just as large as any sunny Seafest. Thousands of people braved the elements to look at the assembled collection of Iron. With nobody to claim the “Long Distance” award this year, Prince Rupert cars filled the spots with 27 entrants. Several cars were making their first appearance, including John Brigleo and his 1964 Corvette, winning “ Best Engine”.