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Quick 8 Vol.14

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

Check out the meats ..how wide are the axles ?

Sandy Menzies photo

He didn’t suspect a thing,  great presentation

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Former Auto Club member Dan Desautels racing in Port Alberni

submitted photo

Uhhh…….. now what ?

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They have Toilets for Antifreeze in Ashcroft… Classy

Photo Sandy Menzies

Douggie twistin’ one up

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Lloyd thrilling the crowd at the 150 foot challenge in 2005

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Winner of the Pr auto club N.W. Challenge during the 1999 Bracket Nationals

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More Quick 8 photos next weekend

Annual General Meeting Re-Scheduled !!!

Sunday, February 28th, 2010
Annual General Meeting Re-Scheduled !!!

Due to the Canadian Gold Medal Hockey Game
It will now be at 4pm Sunday Feb28
Bear Country Banquet Room

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

TDRA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

SUNDAY FEB 28TH 2010

BEAR COUNTRY INN CONFERENCE ROOM

1 PM SHARP

Hi everyone,
Please make a point of penciling in
Sunday Feb 28th 2010
1pm at Bear Country Inn’s conference room
in your agenda’s.
This will be the only meeting we plan on having this
season for everyone to get their two bits in. We’ll be voting on finalized race dates, points info, etc… & apparently a surprise NHRA drag racing star plans on stopping in for some autographs, etc…. You’ll have to wait and see.
Pass the word….
TDRA

Meeting usually is 1-2 hours in length.

Hope to have as many people attend as possible.

If you know of anyone interested in being a part of the club, please bring them along.

Hope to see you all there, please pass the word on.

Quick 8 Vol. 13

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

Is there a car in there ?

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Kham Cruisin’ the ‘Dub

Submitted photo

The Gang in Prince George at at the Cruizin’ Classics Fun Run

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A nice quiet place to sit in the sun and read….???

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Anybody got a beer ?

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Kitimat El Camino (Petley’s car) in Quesnel in ’77

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How fast was that Pickup ?

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Happy Volunteers

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More Quick 8 photo’s next weekend

Quick 8 vol. 12

Sunday, February 14th, 2010

“People’s Choice” – Seafest 2004

Fresh from the Barrett- Jackson Auction

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I don’t care if your car is faster this way, the race is uphill !

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It’s showtime Sleeping  Beauty !

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Like a well oiled machine…

Cleanin’ up after Paul Soares in Houston

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I know it’s his first run Tony, but I think he knows its a tire !

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Former Auto Club member Jim Marshall running his drag bike,

formerly owned by John Giesmar, in Port Alberni in 2006

Submitted photo

I know I dropped my keys around here somewhere…

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You have to get it up to 20 before the jet will fire up

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Bonus twofer

Pick up this side

Yah,  just like that !

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More Quick 8 photo’s next weekend

Driving in the rain

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Subject:: Driving in the rain . .This may save your life

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GOOD VISION IN
A
DOWNPOUR

How to achieve good vision while driving during a heavy
downpour.

We are not sure why it
is so effective; just
try this method when it rains
heavily.
This method was told by a Police
friend who had experienced and confirmed it.

It is useful…even
driving at night.
Most of the motorists would turn on HIGH or FASTEST SPEED
of the wipers during heavy downpour, yet the visibility in
front of the
windshield is still bad……

In the event you face such a situation,
just try your SUN GLASSES (any model will do), and miracle!
All of a sudden,
your visibility in front of your
windshield is perfectly clear, as if
there is no rain.

Make sure you always
have a pair of SUN GLASSES
in your car, as you are not only helping yourself to drive
safely with good
vision, but also might save your friend’s life by
giving him this
idea..

Try it yourself and share it with your friends!???
Amazing,
you still see
the drops on the windshield, but not the sheet of rain
falling.?

You can see where the rain bounces off the road.? It
works to eliminate the “blindness” from passing
semi’s spraying you
too.?

Or the “kickup” if you are following a semi or
car in the rain.?
They ought to teach that little tip in driver’s
training.. It really does work.

This warning is a good one!

I wonder how many people know about this
~

A 36 year old female had an accident several weeks ago and
totaled her car.

A resident of Kilgore , Texas she was traveling
between
Gladewater & Kilgore. It was raining, though not
excessively, when her car
suddenly began to hydro-plane and literally flew through
the air. She was
not seriously injured but very stunned at the sudden
occurrence!

When she explained to the highway patrolman what had happened he
told her something that every driver should know – NEVER DRIVE IN THE RAIN WITH
YOUR CRUISE CONTROL ON. She thought she was being cautious by
setting the cruise control and maintaining a safe consistent speed in the rain..

But the highway patrolman told her that if the cruise control is on when
your car begins to hydro-plane and your tires lose contact with the pavement,
your car will accelerate to a higher rate of speed making you take off
like an airplane. She told the patrolman that was exactly what had occurred.

The patrolman said this warning should be listed, on the driver’s seat
sun-visor – NEVER USETHE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN

THE PAVEMENT IS WET OR ICY, along
with the airbag
warning. We tell our teenagers to set the cruise control
and drive a safe speed – but we don’t tell them to use the cruise
control only when the pavement is dry.

The only person the accident victim found, who knew this
(besides the patrolman), was a man who had a similar accident, totaled
his car and sustained severe injuries.

NOTE: Some vehicles (like the Toyota Sienna
Limited XLE) will not allow you to set the cruise control
when the windshield wipers are on. If you send this to 15 people and only one
of them doesn’t know about this, then it was all worth it.

You might have saved a life.

AHRA on to Ashcroft

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

February 5, 2010

It’s official…..and it’s huge news!!!!

The American Hot Rod Association is extremely pleased to announce that an agreement has been reached to utilize the Eagle Motorplex facility to host an AHRA Reunion Tour event in Western Canada on August 14-15. Eagle Motorplex is a ¼ mile dragstrip that is located in Ashcroft, British Columbia and has been in operation for 23 years.

“ We’re very excited to have the opportunity to include Eagle Motorplex in the Tour for 2010. With major improvements being completed at the facility at this time, it has become an attractive opportunity for us to capture this market and bring Nitro Fuel cars to the area. The track is adding 6000 seats as well as resurfacing the dragstrip,” stated Troy Moe AHRA CEO.

“On behalf of our racers and spectators, we are honored to have our track chosen to host one of the most exciting races in British Columbia for years. The Reunion Tour Event featuring the nitro funny cars has the making to be one of the best events ever to be held at Eagle,” stated Joe Sye Track Manager.

My early misgivings about the AHRA are perhaps put to rest with this announcement. The big question is how will the NHRA react to this announcement. At this point the talk of the cars that will be at this event include, all the sportsman classes, as well as Jet Cars, Pro Mods, Possibly Top Alcohol Dragster and Nostalgia Nitro Funny Cars. Maybe even Nitro Harleys. Whatever the decision is on the Pro Cars this WILL be THE biggest event to ever hit the Eagle Motorplex. The divisionals back in the 80′s and Early 90′s were very good, but this has the potential to blown them out of the water. Make plans to be there!!!!!!

They also have plans to host two or three other AHRA events, one in July, the August race and one in September, called Sportsman Nationals essentially National Open type events.

Here is that info:

AHRA is pleased to announce the first ever organized Sportsmen series in Canada by a sanctioning body. This six race series will be held on an alternate basis between Eagle Motorplex , located in Ashcroft BC and Race City located in Calgary, Alberta. This will be a designated national point series with a “Big Buck” Sportsmen payout, at each race. The following dates will be run at Eagle Motorplex, Ashcroft BC, July 10-11, August 14-15 and September 25-26. The remaining three races will be held at Race City, Calgary, Alberta on June 19-20, August 28-29 and September 11-12.

www.speedzonemagazine.com/

Quick 8 vol.11

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

Is it really possible to have too much motor?

Quick 8 photo’s copyright Ed Evans

Hey, where did that camera come from?

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Playin’  craps on the hill, another hill climb event

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Grudge match in PG

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Tequila Sunrise -  P.G. track record holder for 13 years!

This PG altered was powered by Prince Rupert’s Hans Andreeson ‘s  Blown Nitrous Alcohol Small block

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The Purple Pig at a July 1st Hill Climb Car Show

Nice white pants Larry!

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Funny car lineup at Drag Wars 2003 in Grande Prairie

Dig the little Ford tow car

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Lineup for the Annual Old Time Drags in Ashcroft

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