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BITS FROM THE PITS: JAN 30/10 *We are pleased to announce that the 2010 Drivers Meeting will take place at Benson Auto Parts in Bells Corners as in past years. Meeting will start at 1:00 pm. Its really important that anyone who wants to have the NHRA SFI inspections done too let us know so we can figure out if we have enough cars this season to justify bringing them in. * |
CAN-AM STOCK/SUPER STOCK SERIES
JOINS THE GRAND BEND PARTY: JAN 30/10 We
often brag about the success of the Benson Auto Parts Tour, but we are not
the only drag racing success story that has happened in Canada over the last
little while. Fred Smith's Can-Am Stock-Super Stock Series is also another
one of those very successful series that has seen considerable involvement
and success since its conception. Stock and Super Stock cars have long been a main stay of national event, and divisional races  within NHRA and IHRA, back in the days of the Molson Grand
Nationals it was nothing to see over 100 of these cars competing on Canadian
soil, and many of them Canadians. And Canadians did their fare share of
winning also and one of those drivers who did some of that winning as well
as building many of the cars that did win was Fred Smith. Along with other
stand out Canadian Super Stock drivers like Ollie Stephan and Wally Clark
who today compete in the Can Am Series. However with the
demise of National and Divisional events in Eastern Canada, Maple Leaf
racers who where Stock and Super Stock drivers had to travel south of the
border to do any of that type of racing. So the birth of Can Am Stock Super
Stock Series was only a natural thing, thanks to the organization of Fred
Smith and a few of his fellow class racers. Today the series boasts close to
40 members and runs series events mostly in Southern Ontario with a number
of US based teams also playing a part in the success of this type of racing.
Many of us racers who grew up watching Stock and Super Stock drivers in the
early days, may have just gone that route had enough events
 of that type
continued in this country, so the birth of this series is not only good for
drag racing but also good for choice for today's drivers. Of course the big
attraction for the Stock and Super Stock Cars besides they look very much
like
what we can and do drive on the street, but also the huge wheel stands these
cars typically make every time they leave the starting line. So with that
introduction as a back drop we are extremely pleased to announce that the Cam-Am Stock Super Stock Series will be part of the Benson Auto Parts Tour
event that will be held at Grand Bend Motorplex on June 11-12-13. The
addition of this series with what was already a huge success story in 2009
should make for just that much more assurance that this years Endeavour will
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FAST EDDIE RACE WEAR THE
OFFICIAL CLOTHING SUPPLIER FOR LUSKVILLE DR AGWAY: JAN 30/10 For
more years than I can remember now, Fast Eddie Race Wear has been supplying
Luskville Dragway and ADM Motorsports with the finest clothing and apparel
that you can imagine. Now don't get me wrong we are not the only race track
or race team in Canada or the US that counts on this company for all their
clothing stuff, and in particular race related stuff. Tony Paton the brother
of Canadian Top Fuel driver Todd Paton has a pretty good handle on what
sells as far as t-shirts and hats at race tracks and because of that have
the majority of the race tracks in the country buying from them. But its not
just race track stuff, as Fast Eddie sells race team apparel as well as
Simpson Safety equipment products. Fast Eddie has an in house design artist
who can walk you through the design work behind your new race team t-shirt
or race track t-shirt. Because of Tony's extensive drag racing back ground
he too can assist greatly in the purchase of safety equipment for your drag
racing needs. The Paton Family have a long history with Luskville Dragway
which began in the early days of our operations when they lived in Nova
Scotia and quite often would make our track their first alcohol Funny Car
Match race every spring. The Paton Family too this day are very active in
Drag Racing and are at race tracks almost every weekend which also gives
Tony the asset of seeing what is selling and what is not when it comes to
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BITS FROM THE PITS: JAN 23/10 * Hey guys and gals, dong something with your race car or team this year let us know so we can let everyone else know. If you have signed a new advertiser there is no better time or place to get them some coverage than right here, right now. |
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TOP ET, TO
BE A PART OF LUSKVILLE DRAGWAY'S 2010 EVERY WEEK PROGRAM: JAN 23/10 |
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BITS FROM THE PITS: JAN 16/10 |
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D&D PERFORMANCE TOO BE A MAJOR ADVERTISER ONCE AGAIN IN 2010: JAN 16/10 |
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"AMP" NOW THE
OFFICIAL ENERGY DRINK OF LUSKVILLE DRAGWAY: JAN 16/09 |
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BITS FROM THE PITS JAN 09/10 |
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APPLE AUTO
GLASS GLADSTONE BACK ON BOARD FOR 2010: JAN 9/10 |
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BITS FROM THE PITS JAN 01/10 |
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RUSS ADAMS HAS CHRISTMAS COME
TWICE: JAN 01/08 |
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2009 BENSON SEMI PRO CHAMP PREPARING TO DEFEND TITLE: JAN 01/10 |
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SOME NEW JET
CARS MAKING THEIR WAY TO LUSKVILLE DRAGWAY IN 2010: JAN 01/10 |
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PAST NEWS |
NSON
AND SONS INCREASES SUPPORT AT LUSKVILLE DRAGWAY: JAN 23/2010
hrough
W.O. Stinson which will include pure racing methanol, a product that many of
the teams use, and should be using only the pure racing methanol and
not some of cheaper dry cleaning stuff that is around. Pro Racing Fuels will
also once again be available through W.O Stinson's and for years now has
been the fuel of almost every drag racer in this area as well as others. We
will have more say on the involvement of Pro in the weeks ahead, but teams
can be assured that this product will also be available. Just a quick note
to all race teams, W.O.Stinson delivers to Luskville Dragway each and every
week, and you can have what ever product you require delivered right too the
track and pick it up there, you don't even have to drive out too W.O.
Stinson's to pick it up. A number of Super Pro drivers, Carl Jessup, Kyle
Jessup, Steve Way and Rock Beaudion currently take advantage of this racer
friendly program. Once again we want to point out the importance of
supporting those that support us, and we encourage everyone to do just that
when it comes to your fuel and oil needs. John Armstrong also pointed out
that they will continue to support a number of regular competitors at
Luskville Dragway as well as the tremendous support they have shown for
Luskville Dragway as a whole.
y
to announce that it will be part of every race day in 2010, and possibly
some of the Benson Tour Events. The program which is for door cars only, was
instituted in an effort to give racers another reason for running a door
car, in wake of the large movement of drivers too dragsters over the last
number of years. The program works pretty simple, drivers with door cars pay
an extra amount (insurance) when they come through the gate and if they are
beat in the first, second or third round of regular eliminations they
automatically move too the Top ET class for first round. Only those drivers
that have paid the insurance on the entree and only those that have gone out
of the regular program by the third round qualify. All of the money
collected by the insurance add-
on
goes into the pot with all of it going back too the racers. The track will
also put a amount into each purse as a base amount, to be determined on
event and advertisers support. But with the program being run two times only
in 2009 and the purse being over $500 and over $1000. each time I think it
is safe to say that it will most times be a significant amount each time. We
believe and hope that this is beneficial to the door car contingent of
drivers and hope it shows those teams that we do think the success of door
cars and the continued growth of door cars is in everyone's best interest.
We are also hoping that we may even be able to come up with a advertiser who
would be interested in putting up a points championship purse as well and
will work hard on that through out the winter.
When I
think back to the first days of running Luskville Dragway I obviously think
very large of those business's that signed on back in 1980 when rea
lly
nobody had a clue who we where, or where we had come from. Advertising
support back in the early days was crucial in what we believed was necessary
to move Luskville Dragway forward and one of those companies was D&D
Performance of Chesterville, Ontario. Rolly Doucet and Eddy DeCooman had
long been involved with Luskville Dragway as competitors, as they among a
number of people still involved with us where some of the first racers to
ever go down the quarter mile back in 1969
-1970. Then based out of a
Gatineau gas station and service centre, even back then many racers where
coming to this couple for work and information for their drag racing and
street performance. As drag racing began to be even more popular and the
numbers of customers even larger the boys moved to Chesterville, Ontario
just outside of Ottawa and started doing even more business with the drag
racing community. Through all these years Rolly and Eddy also continued to
race competitively with any thing they could get their hands on including a
record holding Buick Stocker. Rolly actually was driving right up until few
years ago, last
stint behind the wheel of Rick and Derek Atwill Top
Sportsman Camaro, and has indicated he would like very much to get back
behind the wheel once again (who knows). 
You have heard us
mention natural fits over the years if you have been reading these news
pages, well this one is as natural a fit as you can get. Amp Energy Drink is
now the official Energy Drink of Luskville Dragway. Replacing Monster will be a monster
job for sure but there is no questions that AMP will certainly do what it
takes to that and more. Amp is of course the Main Advertiser on the side of
Dale Earnhardt's race car and has made a significant impact in the Energy
Drink market by doing so. Dale Earnhardt is with out question one of the
most popular Nascar drivers of all time and has a following like no one
else. This alone gives us the upper hand in turning the page and moving to
Amp as the official energy drink of Luskville Dragway. Look for special
promotions through the year surrounding Amp as we do our best to get
everyone to try it, which is all we believe it will take to make them
supporters. We are extremely excited about the new addition of Amp as a
advertiser with us and we hope that you the supporter of Luskville Dragway will
become a supporter of AMP energy drink also, See you at the races.
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plans for this spring and the new car. Russ is having a number of trick
items added to the car that did not come with it, and will have it painted
down there also so when it comes back in late March early April he will just
add his motor and trans and go racing. Russ hopes to paint the car very much
like the one posted too the right here, with maybe a little more yellow on
it, and of course the ADAMS PLUMBING logo. By the way he will have to
take his motor and trans out of the old S&W car as it was freshened by D&D
and already put in to go racing, oh well.
Dan
Couturier is the owner of Apple Auto Glass on 
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when someone sends a picture from the past, and even nicer for me when it is
a picture from my drag racing days back in the late 70's. Tim Hughes son of
"Big Daddy Rat" Ed Hughes and someone who still too this day is out at the
races taking pictures of drag cars. This is a picture from the former Mohawk
Dragway just outside of Desoronto, Ontario. Tim caught our 67 Chevy II going
up against Jim Barkley and his 1969 Road Runner called the "Outlaw". The
little Chevy II we campaigned back then was powered by a small block West
Carleton Automotive prepared Chevy (big blocks were not in style yet back
then. Yes things where certainly different back then but we all enjoyed drag
racing just as much as today's racers, even though we didn't have the high
tech cars they do tod
ay.
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come on the scene would be a understatement for sure, and that's just what
has happened this off season. Two new cars have become available and
Luskville Dragway has been fortunate enough to get both of these cars booked
in for the upcoming 2010 racing season. One of the cars the Space Machine
has actually been too Luskville Dragway a few times when it was owned by
Ernie Bogue (Blast from the Past car). The other jet car is really kind of
unique as it is a 1970 Ford Mustang bodied car called the Cobra, a
reflection of the high performance Cobra Jet Mustang that was so popular
back in the early days of high performance cars. Both of these cars will
bring a new look to the cars that will invade Luskville Dragway and some of
the events on the Benson Tour. We are also very pleased to announce that one
of favorite and most popular cars and driver will return for a number of
visits with us in 2010 as Diamond Jim has signed on as the house car for
Luskville Dragway in 2010. Our first jet car show in June 26-27 as Luskville
Dragway presents the Benson Auto Parts Spring Jet Car Nationals.