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PIT BITS APR 8/24
*Some dates to mark on you calendar, we will have SFI Inspection available on June 29th rain date June 30th. this is the same weekend as the Super Tour event so mark it on your calendar. We also want to remind everyone that we officially open on April 20th weather permitting. And of course make sure you mark May 18-19 2024 as that is our official points opening weekend for this season.

*We have been talking about Brock Godmaire and his great season in 2024, he signing of more sponsors than any other driver in recent memory, and now he is introducing a team t-shirt for sale this season. Yes the "Flying Frog" race team out of Kirkland Lake, Ontario and the 2023 Super Tour Champion has been very busy and that will continue as they are heading south to kick start the new season and hopefully get a head start on the competition locally.

*Although Godmaire and his early racing endeavors are still on track, another former Super Tour Super Pro Champion Brandon Barker had to cancel his trip south to Keystone Dragway in Pennsylvania do to RAIN, and instead headed off to Edgewater Park in Ohio. Yes the entire area in PA where the track is located had been hit with so much rain there was no chance

it would have dried up enough for this past weekend of racing. Two more racers along with the Angers are down in Galot Motorsports Park this week, as Russ Adams and Lewis Gagne are tuning up for the Spring Fling this coming weekend. Word just in as we go to press that Galot Rained out, Lewis and Russ will now wait for the Spring Flinig next weekend.

*We have documented many times the travels of Luskville Dragway Drag Racer Pam Rennie, with hiking trips to Peru, Mountain Climbing on Mount Kilimanjaro. Well Pam was at it again this past week as the Girls Hockey Team she plays for was in Vegas for a Ladies Tournament, so you know what they say, when in Vegas "go too the drag races at the strip. And that is just what Pam and a few of the other ladies did, some who had never been to a drag race before. Pam "hung out with John Force" while at the strip as this picture shows. Mrs. Rennie has her fall trip planned as well right after Banquet she will headed off to Argentina and on another mountain climbing journey.

*As we have talked about numerous times on here, the Wayne Young Memorial Car Show is once again going to be part of the Luskville Dragway Schedule June 2/24, but it is only one of a number of Larry Way promoted shows again this season. Larry who is a icon when it come to car shows in this area has released the schedule for the Derand Motorsports Shows presented by Ottawa Driveshaft and Steering this summer. Larry does a number of shows at the Boston Pizza in Rockland as well as the Campbell Ford Car Show in July.

*Finally this week we want to give a BIG SHOUT OUT to Bob Langlois the owner of BDL Equipment for supplying the track with a new Club Cadet Zero Turn. Originally we where going to use it for the new Scraper but just might put that on the older Zero we have and put the track blower on the Club Cadet. Once again the Luskville Dragway supporters showed how much they support our local NHRA track, we are very very lucky.

DSE CONTINUES THEIR SUPPORT OF THE LUSKVILLE DRAGWAY ADVERTISING FAMILY: APR 22/24
Dave Strick Enterprises has been a well known name in the world of Canadian Drag Racing, and especially in Southern

Ontario where this performance oriented shop is located. Dave was also a very well known and successful drag racer who for many years competed at local race tracks as well as venturing out to NHRA National events at other tracks. Fact is I had the pleasure of competing in Super Gas Eliminator back in the day with Dave Stirk, at tracks like Sanair and Cayuga. These Days the driving duties are left to second generation Andrew Stirk who has picked up right where his Dad left off with the winning ways. Andrew is considered one of the best racers when it comes to the Super Pro and Semi Pro racing with his two car team. DSE has had many a race car over the days from Camaro's, to the famous Cavalier Super Gas Car, to the Corvette Roadster and Mustang that Andrew competes in today. Andrew made his first trip to Luskville Dragway

in 2022 for Drag Week and the Bracket Bonanza and quite frankly like the place very much, so made a return trip for the Fall Super Tour Race. At that time he made it clear he would like to get more involved, and would like to take a personal parking spot along with some advertising dollars to help the track, that support will continue in 2024. This is very exciting for Luskville Dragway and very much welcomed, as will the Stirk Family this season, it also makes for some great bench racing of old times as Dave Stirk is always along side his son when he travels.
DSE Automotive Ltd is an independently owned & operated automotive repair facility founded in 1979 by owner David Stirk. DSE Automotive is located at 473034 County Road 11 in Orangeville and provides complete automotive service and scheduled maintenance to passenger cars & light trucks. I know that everyone along with myself welcomes the Stirk Family to the Luskville Dragway Family.

J&S COLLISION, CONTINUES SUPPORT OF LUSKVILLE DRAGWAY IN 2024: APRIL 22/24

To say that Jamie & Shelia Tupper have been leaders in our sport for a long time now, would be putting it mildly. From their very first big dollar bracket win in Elliot Lake, which seems like a long time ago (1999), they have lead the way in local drag racing. Whether it be with there success in getting too the winners circle, their success of making more friends than Santa Clause or their desire to help as many racers as they can along the way. And in the case of Luskville Dragway and the Napa Tour, Jamie and Shelia have always gone above and beyond to help out in one way or another, including by bringing new drivers to the table as well as advertising dollars. The success that we talk about at the race tracks that they travel too, is just a

n extension of their success in business as their J&S Collision would be the envy of many in that type of work. Located in Tilsonburg, Ontario it makes for many long drives to get too races in the US, Eastern and Northern Ontario, but that has never stopped this team from going and taking part in what they love too do.
Tupper who is a former Napa Tour Super Pro Champion, Driver of the Year recipient, and $50,000. Winner in Michigan, has been a leader for the expansion and improvement of drag racing with Luskville Dragway and the Tours. You would be very hard pressed to find anyone who is more popular at any race track than this couple, and you would be hard pressed to find anyone who is more supportive than Jamie and Shelia. Because of this very successful and busy business Jamie does not get out as much as he would like but always manages to make the Bracket Bonanza at Luskville Dragway. Their support is continues in 2024 and for that we cant thank them enough.

*Heaven Dragway got another great one last week, as Claire Thompson passed away on Wednesday April 10th. Claire had been a big part of Luskville Dragway from the days it was built in 1969, and will be missed by everyone. The 1970 Dodge Super Bee that he raced in the early years and that his Son Mark raced these days, was purchased brand new to do just that. I told that story many times over the public address system at the track, the track that Claire called home. Claire was a fighter and had been fighting his health the last few years, he will be remembered and will certainly be inducted onto the Luskville Dragway wall of fame. Its been a rough off season as Claire joins Brian Ackers, Rolly Doucet and Chris Collins as the latest to head to the race track in the skies.

*Well its finally here, yes we open this weekend weather permitting for our first street car race and cruise night of 2024. Weather is always iffy at this time of year, you can have summer like weather or just the opposite. We will keep everyone informed as we get close to the weekend, and will do so on our Facebook page. We will have a full spray test weekend for race cars on May 11th.

JR. DRAGSTER CHAMPIONSHIP TO GET THE BACKING OF SPEEDY AUTO SERVICE IN 2024: APRIL 15/24
Mike Chenier the owner of Speedy Auto Service has established himself as one of the top Super Pro Racers at

Luskville Dragway and the number of tours he competes in. And Mike has also been a mover and a shaker on many other aspects of what goes on at Luskville Dragway and that continues this season. Since coming on the scene, The Chenier race team and family have become a Huge part of the every weekend racing event at Luskville Dragway, as this is a team that more often than not has a large cheering section at the track. Luskville Dragway is very fortunate to have Mike Chenier as a member of the racing family, and also fortunate to have Speedy Auto Service as major advertising supporter of Luskville Dragway once again in 2024. When the wheels started spinning in the fall of 2020 to rebuild the track, Mike Chenier was a major player in making that happen, for that we will forever be grateful, and as Mike has said we "aint" done yet. And done yet he wasn't as he worked diligently to make the new safety wall come together, yes Mike has play

ed a big part in the track. Speedy will once again carry the title rights to the Jr. Dragster class, a class that Mike has done so much for over the years. Everything from sponsoring the entire class to paying for all their buy backs and more. Speedy Auto Service is also the backer of a weekend in June (14,15,16) Spring Spectacular. Speedy will also carry the Super Tour Title Rights at Luskville Dragway for the Fall Bracket Nationals August 30,31 Sept 1.
What is called Speedy Auto Service started out with a different name many years ago. Speedy Muffler King opened its' first store in 1956 and was one of the first muffler replacement specialists in North America. Speedy Muffler King understood the importance of building strong customer relationships and was one of the first automotive repair se

rvice chains to establish standards of performance to assure its' valued customers consistently high levels of service at each and every one of its' locations across Canada. Over the years Speedy Muffler King expanded its' products and services and in 1993 changed its' operating name to Speedy Auto Service In December 2007, Speedy Corporation acquired Speedy Auto Service. The Speedy Auto Service Gatineau auto repair shop specializes in offering the very best while-you-wait service for all makes and models of cars, light trucks and SUV's. Although muffler replacement is still a primary service, Speedy also specializes in brakes, shock absorbers, struts and front end repairs as well as the sale of tires, road safety inspections and vehicle maintenance services that include oil, lube and filter replacement. Our Gatineau auto repair shop which is located on 372, boul. Maloney west, takes pride in being able to help keep the citizens of Gatineau safely on the road, because at Speedy you're a somebody.

LENTECH AUTOMATICS CONTINUES TO RIDE HIGH WITH LUSKVILLE DRAGWAY: APRIL 15/24
Lentech

Automatics is no stranger to Luskville Dragway, and their scoreboard signage has been riding high for many years now. Chris Nugteren the owner of this well know performance transmission shop is also no stranger to the NHRA Facility in Luskville Quebec, and we will have the pleasure of seeing him even more this upcoming season. As we head into another year of marketing partnership with Luskville Dragway. Chris would like everyone to know that even though the shop is famous for its Ford Performance Trans, they work on, and build any make

or brand with the same qualifications and results.
Lentech takes pride in providing you with the most innovative AOD/4R70 transmission technology available. Every product is fully tested and backed by an unprecedented warranty. They are also committed to continual development of new products and refinement of existing products. Their technical staff is trained to recommend only components appropriate to your equipment combination. They specialize in the high

performance modification of Ford automatic overdrive transmissions for street or strip. But not just for Fords. They also supply adapter solutions that allow fitment of your LENTECH modified Ford Overdrive to a GM or Chrysler, with equally good results! You won’t find a more complete selection of AOD/4R70 products anywhere. So if you need a high performance edge, you need a LENTECH…
We welcome Lentech back to Luskville Dragway and hope everyone will come out and join in on their cruise nights. Lentech will return as the official title rights holder to the Left lane score board at Luskville Dragway as well a signage space they have had for many years now.

colors as a major backer and a list of supporting companies which includes Napa Auto Parts, Napa Autopro, Ogilvie Auto and Fleet and W.O. Stinson and Sons. Mike who is a major supporter of Luskville Dragway is one of the nicest and most competitive individuals you will ever meet and ANY race track. The "Kendall Warrior" Dragster is one of the fans big favorites with its long Smokey burnouts and wheels in the air launches. Mike was one of the first to run blown super charged engine in competition locally and does it very, very well. We congratulate Mike on the resigning of Kendall and others but are in now way surprised.

*Drivers meeting official kick off to the 2024 season, and there seems to be lots of excitement about the upcoming summer. Busters Bar and Grill was the hot spot to say the least as close to 100 racers and families attended the annual drivers meeting for Luskville Dragway. Discussions took place surrounding the new summer and what plans where in store for this upcoming season. The sale of Money Tree Tickets was outstanding as over 1200.00 was raised for the Jr. Dragster Program and once again thank you to all who supported this fund raiser and congrats to Jr. Dragster Racer Cole Krottner for winning the money tree. We would also like to congratulate Super Pro Racer Mike Chenier for wining the practice tree competition over Larry Lepine Jr. Many stayed and enjoyed the band and the cold beer for the rest of the evening, thank you to Busters Bar and Grill for once again doing an outstanding job.

W.O. STINSON & SON FUELS THE EXCITEMENT AROUND LUSKVILLE DRAGWAY FOR 2024: APRIL 8/24
Luskville Dragway has been very fortunate over the years to have the backing of some of this area's most successful compan

ies and one of those is W.O. Stinson & Sons. And once again in 2024 Stinson's will be back with the local NHRA Drag Strip and bigger than ever. As we head into 2024 there are a few changes at Stinsons, as John Armstrong who headed the marketing department for Stinson, as well as much more, including total control of their Motorsports involvement has made it official and has retired. John was instrumental for all the good things that has happened with Luskville Dragway and many other car related things in this area and w

ill be missed greatly. The good news is Derek May who has been groomed by John will be taking over and keeping things moving forward each and every year as John did. So with that as a back drop, we are extremely excited to announce that this year Stinson's will once again be back and back BIG TIME with Luskville Dragway. 2024 will mark the 8th year in a row that W.O. Stinson & Son will hold the official Co- Title Rights to Canada's Oldest, Richest, and Best Big Dollar Bracket Race, The Stinson & Son Bracket Bonanza. This is a HUGE accomplishment for Luskville Dragway which over the years has had a number of different title rights holders, like the very first one, Reddi Chef Chicken, The Ottawa Sun and Napa. With the support of Stinson's & Sons we hope to make this years Bonanza the BIGGEST EVER.
Obviously race fuels and lubricants are not their mainstay, as this company is the largest fuel supplier both for cars and trucks,

homes and business's across our area. W.O Stinson's & Sons gas stations can be seen almost everywhere and are one way that you the motorsports personal can certainly support those that support us, just by purchasing your gasoline needs at a Stinson Gas stations including the brand new state of art station in Kemptville. W.O. Stinson's also can take care of your personal home or business fuel needs whether it be furnace oil or propane for your house or business. W.O. Stinson will continue to be the official race fuel supplier for Luskville Dragway and will continue to make deliveries each and every week directly too the track to make it easier for racers to get their fuel. Along with VP Racing Fuel race teams will also be able to purchase Kendall Race Oil and Brad Penn performance products as well. W.O. Stinson is the official Sunoco Fuel Distributor for Eastern Ontario and in being so can supply you with the best price and the best product. Please support those that support us and purchase your fuel and lubricant needs from Stinson's. I would also like to point out that Derek and the team over at Stinson's has always made sure we had JP1 Traction compound even when there was a so called shortage, we never went with out. This is a perfect time to point out once again the importance of supporting those that support us, with out them we would not survive. Again I remind EVERYONE, you can have your products delivered right to the track, call Derek May at Stinson's. I would also remind everyone that Stinson's deliver to the track every Friday during race season, and we will have a mid week delivery the week of the Bonanza.

TUNER SOCIETY TUNED INTO LUSKVILLE DRAGWAY FOR 2024: APRIL 8/24

Back in the 80's we would sign new advertisers every season, speed shops where opening on every corner, and they all wanted to be involved with Luskville Dragway. That trend latest for quite some time, but "spring" forward to 2020's and things are much different, the trend of new motorsports companies has changed greatly, and only those that where successful are still around and they are all involved with Luskville Dragway. So you can fully understand how excited one gets when someone new comes along, and in particular when they hunt you down to sign up. We where very lucky in 2023 and all during the years after covid as we have traditionally signed some new marketing partners every year, last year Mid Mountain Performance and BDL Equipment where two new advertisers and for them we are grateful. Well we are extremely pleased to announce that we have a new one for 2024 as well as Tuner Society and very diverse motorsports company will take over the space on the control tower that Speedy Auto Glass, Rockland has held for over a decade, as Dan Courtier has decided to close the doors on his current business.
Valter Botelho-Resendes and Kyle Mathew are the owners of this new operation and the exciting part of it is it will open its brand new location at the corner of Du Montagne and Hwy 148 right on the way to Luskville Dragway. Yes the new shop is right on top of the hill as you approach the drag strip in the new building right across from the shed sales.

PIT BITS APR 1/24
*Some dates to mark on you calendar is obviously the Drivers Meeting, Practice Tree Party with live band April 6th at Busters. We can also tell you that we will have SFI Inspection available on June 29th rain date June 30th. this is the same weekend as the Super Tour event so mark it on your calendar.

*Continuing along with the great news that has been happening to some of the local dra

g racers, Johnny Golka called to let us know he will carry a new advertiser on the side of his Super Pro Camaro in 2024. John who owns KD Transmissions in Belleville is one of the main backbones in the sport in our area, building racing transmissions for many drag racers and supporting race tracks with his hard earned cash. So when someone like this lands a new sponsor we all feel good for him. Johnny will carry the May Race Cars logo along side the KD Transmission logo for 2024. Wes May the owner of this business is well known in the drag racing arena and is proud to be part of the Golka Camaro.

*Since the

conception of cruise nights the success of the Saturday Night deal has been hard to improve on, but we are going to try and do that this season. 5 of our many cruise nights will see us run a Street car Shootout for TWO different Class's of cars to start with. Once a month as part of our cruise nights we will run a Pure Street Class, "Daily Driver, DOT TIRES and no quicker than 11:50 must be driven to the track. Hot Street will be for quicker Cars any tire allowed must be driven to the track and any ET. These class's will be based on a dial in and we will have seasoned drag racers in the pits to assist with that. We hope to add a ALL out heads up anything goes class as the season progress's. All winners will receive "The Need for Speed" awards. First event will be May 18th followed by June 15, July 20, August 17, Sept. 14th. The August 17 date will be extra special as Nostalgia Funny Cars will also be there for a pass on Saturday Night. We are looking at August 17 as the official ALL OUT Street Car Shootout, and record runs as well.

*NEW Advertiser announcement next week, stay tuned.

HINTON AUTOMOTIVE/WEST CARLETON AUTOMOTIVE CONTINUE STRONG SUPPORT OF LUSKVILLE DRAGWAY: APRIL 1/24
We are extremely plea

sed to announce that the title right holder of the Big Bill Board at Luskville Dragway will be back with the NHRA Track in 2024 and beyond. Vern & Cathy Hinton the owner of both of these companies which operate out of a very new and very big shop on 126 Walgreen Road in Stittsville, Ontario have been big supporters of Motorsports in our area for a long time. Vern who has owned Hinton Automotive for many years, and a few years back purchased the West Carleton Automotive Machine Shop and Engine building business from Larry Aslagsen who has been a fixture in the drag racing world for decades in this area. This company is as close as you can get too a big box automotive and performance shop, with the ability to supply you with what ever you need from general maintenance to full tilt performance. 2024 will mark 43 years that West Carleton Automotive has been

supporting Luskville Dragway and the Drag Racers of this area. The shop which is state of the art includes a Dyno to test the race engines long before they see the race track. And whether it is a big block Dodge, a small block Chevy or any other type West Carleton not only has the ability but also has the history and the record to build what ever you need. Just ask Drivers like Ralph Coe who relies on Dodge Power from Hinton/West Carleton to make his Polara a very strong contender. Yes in the drag racing community this shop can handle what ever make or brand you have when it comes to making horse power, work done by seasoned veterans of the machine shop and engine building business's. Now after that you would think that only drag motors come out of this shop and that is very far from the truth as Stock Car Racing, High Performance Boat Engines, Truck and Tractor Pulling and just plane old street car performance engines are a regular occurrence out of this shop.

The Hinton Automotive side of the building is where the general automotive repair goes on, but besides this work there is a great deal of performance minded stuff as well. Many of the street scene and hot rods locally depend on Vern and the Team for any type of work they require and not just from the engine point of view which they obviously have all wrapped up with the West Carleton Division. But this shop can also do Chassis work, performance installation, I have even been in when fiberglass work was being done on a hood scoop for a race car, so yes when we say anything you need, you can get when it comes to Automotive, general or performance. We would like too thank Vern and Cathy Hinton for their continue support of Luskville Dragway and their support of the Motorsports World in our area.

SRT RACING TRANSMISSIONS & THERMO LOGISTICS BACK IN 2024: APRIL 1/24
Brian Swayne has been around drag racing all of his life, in fact he and his brother Ross were some of the original Northern Racers who would venture out of North Bay and head to

Luskville Dragway. Brian and his Brother where also very quick to support the airport races when we started them back in 1995, in Earlton, Ontario. Brian who now does it with racing partner Tom Cline, lost his racing brother a number of years back but did not loose is love of drag racing. Brain not only races but builds Racing Transmissions for many other drag racers as well including 2023 Super Tour, Super Pro Champion Brock Godmaire. Brian moved from North Bay to the Ottawa area, but missed his home town so a year or so back moved back to his Northern Roots, but still calls Luskville Dragway his home track and races there most weekends with Tom. Tom owns and operates his own business as well, Thermo Logistics, so both are kept pretty busy during the week but love to get away on the weekends and go racing.

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