By Ed Evans

Prince Rupert Daily News

The 2010 Northwest Drag Racing schedule has been finalized, With six races in three different venues.

The season will start a little earlier this year, with the first race scheduled to run at the Terrace Regional Airport May 15^th & 16^th. Other races booked for Terrace Airport are: June 19^th and 20^th. The ever popular “Hot August Nights race”,part of The Terrace Riverboat Days celebration, will run August 1^st and 2^nd. Wrapping up the season in Terrace will be August 28 and 29^th. However September 4^th and 5^th has been set aside for “rain out days”.

Another racing weekend will be The Kitimat Hill Climb, yes that’s right it wasn’t a one time thing. Organizers will be running the annual classic up Haisla hill Saturday July 3^rd.

The 14^th Annual Houston Drags will be running, with both 1/8 and ¼ mile racing, August 20^th, 21^st and 22^nd .

For more information check out the websites: www.prautoclub.com, www.terracedrags.ca or www.houstondrags.ca.

Kitimat does not have a website yet , but you can find them on Facebook. Just type in Kitimat hillclimb. Prince Rupert Auto club and TDRA Terrace Drags are on Facebook also.

So mark those calenders and get ready for a smoking drag racing season. See ya there!

Photo:

Doug Ribero twists one up at the Terrace Airport last Year

Ed Evans Photo