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BITS FROM THE PITS: FEB 28/10 *Kris Parker has been hard at work this off season updating his 
Semi Pro race car, Ed Crilly did some marvelous work on the Monte,
installing some additional roll cage (8point to 10 point), some aluminum
buckets, proper racing seat belts, and some new front strut bars to
tie it all together. Kris is going to pull the motor, and rebuild it along
with the help of a local NHRA legend. says it's going to be a bit of a
thrash to get it done by May but he think he should get it completed in time
for the kick off of the 2010 racing season. Kris was one of the number of
new Semi Pro racers too hit the track last year which was one of the best
years ever for the semi pro class. Kris in his rookie season managed to
finish in the top 10 which is an accomplishment in its self. Look for this
young driver too not only get better as the years roll along, but don't be
surprised if he doesn't challenge for the championship sooner than later,
Kris takes his racing pretty seriously and is a great competitor.*Rumors of another new Jr. Dragster where confirmed this week as this class gets a lot of new blood in the area, with the hopes of the biggest Jr. Dragster season for a long time looming on the horizon. We have also signed on another cash supporter of the Jrs. and invite anyone who wants to join in making this the biggest Jr. Program ever at Luskville Dragway too contact us, we will also be making the Bracket Bonanza portion of this years Jr. Program the richest payout ever for this class, as we celebrate our 30th anniversary of this event in the season of 2010. *We are up too four cars for SFI so where getting close too the number we need in order to have the inspector come in from NHRA, remember this is a chassis inspection, your motor and tranny do not have too be in the car too have it certified. *Title rights have been sold for the Benson Tour Race at Grand Bend Motorplex, look for that announcement next week along with some more presenters rights for the race, things are shaping up big. |
OTTAWA
GREENBELT CONSTRUCTION DAY HAPPENING FOR FIFTH YEAR: FEB 28/08 Every
summer for the past five years, one of the most fun events at Luskville
Dragway has been the Ottawa Greenbelt Construction Day. It has always been
one of the best Super Pro pay days also, like the Precision Concrete
mulligan weekend, the Ottawa Greenbelt day features large bonus money for
the Super Pro drivers. Paulo Guist the owner of Ottawa Greenbelt
Construction is one of Top Dragster Competitors has always been one of the
biggest supporters of Luskville Dragway and all of its programs since he
began racing at the NHRA Drag Strip. The day is also a great day for Paulo,
his family and employee's as they put on a big lunch for all of those
involved as they watch some fine drag racing. For some it is a once a year
opportunity too see the boss doing what he does very well ,
competing in his very quick West Carleton Automotive powered Top Dragster,
one of the fastest cars we have at the track. Paulo and his wife Shannon are
regulars at the track every weekend, and Paulo is quick too open his large
trailer of equipment and parts to any racer in need, which happens quite
often, even when we are on the road at other tracks. First place prize money
for the Super Pro Cars at this time will be $1500 to win, but as we all know
very seldom does it ever stay that low as Paulo tends to add too it through
out the summer with more than often the total being well over $2000 before
Aug 22nd rolls along. Another item that has always made Ottawa Greenbelt
Construction Day bigger and better is the fact that it is also King of the
Track day where the Super Winner and the Semi Pro Winner run off for this
title which has some nice items to go along with winning it, including a
NHRA Wally, a leather jacket, just ask last years winner Billy Smith. Yes
once again events like this show just how lucky Luskville Dragway is when it
comes too advertiser's support and in particular from the racing community
that have successful business's. |
PEPSI
CONTINUES AS THE OFFICIAL SOFT DRINK OF LUSKVILLE DRAGWAY: FEB 28/08 One
of the things that has made our track a little over the years has been the
relationship we have had with our marketing partners. As we have pointed out
many times we have had years of involvement with many of those partners and
that has made for some success at our track. Some of those advertisers have
been involved with us for the 30 years we have ran Luskville Dragway. And
although Pepsi has not been for 30 years they certainly have for a very long
time, making them one of our very important marketing partners. And with
that as a lead in we are very pleased to announce that once again Pepsi will
be the official Soft Drink of Luskville Dragway, and the only brand of
product available at the track. Pepsi has a long standing involvement with
Motorsports and this is not an unusual involvement by no means as the Pepsi
logo has and is too this day very visible at many race tracks as well as
some race cars. The one race car that everyone associates with Pepsi from
the past was the Nitro Funny Car of Don Prudomme, and of course to day the
NASCAR of Jeff Gordon. |
BITS FROM THE PITS: FEB 20/10 *Well now the boys of summer who where down in the cold south got warmed up a little last Saturday as they got to see some great NHRA Drag racing at Bradenton Motorsports Park. What made this trip even more great was the fact that Benson Tour Regular and fellow Canadian Drag Racer Joe Passero was competing at this event. Joe was one of many Canadians who where competing at this race which is a tradition of some what for the far north racers. Joe was his happy self and after the first round of Eliminations had all of us over to his race trailer for a Cold one. *Hey guys have not heard from anyone about the sfi at the drivers meetings, if you need it done you need to be on a list and you need to make sure your going to be there. We need a certain number before we can have the inspector come in so call or email now if you want it too happen. *Just a reminder for everyone to utilize the 99 RACE or the new format for companies when purchasing your products from Benson Auto Parts, this is the best way to make your points fund money even better at the end of the year. |
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TOP DRAGSTER AND
TOP SPORTSMAN TO BE PART OF GRAND BEND BENSON TOUR: FEB 20/20 The International Hot Rod Association can take credit for the introduction of a number of good thi  ngs
for Drag Racing, even though I may not personally agree with
their current direction. Top Dragster and Top Sportsman being two of those
such ideas that were met with great racer acceptance as well as spectator
approval. So with that in mind we are really excited about the addition of
these two class's too the Benson Auto Parts Tour event to be held at Grand
Bend Motorplex on June 11-12-13 of 2010. The class's where part of
the 2009 version of this event and even though the number of
entries was
less than what we had hoped for we really believe they added a great deal of
entertainment to the fans that were present. The entire program for the Top
Sportsman and Top Dragster cars will be run on
Saturday afternoon and evening with the finals going under the lights on
Saturday Night. This will allow anyone who wishes too compete in the
$10,000. to win super pro program too do just that, with qualifying and
elimi nations being worked around and after the 10 grander. The event will
also give some of the Benson tour regulars who have very quick dragsters and door
cars an opportunity to compete against some of the very best Top Dragster
and Top Sportsman cars in the US and Canada. Southern Ontario is a has
always been a hot bed for fast drag cars and even more so these days thanks
to the Quick 32 Program that is run under Bruce Mehlenbacher's guidance. Top Dragster-Sportsman pilots
Paulo Guist, Bill Maloughney, Tom Orr, Denis Souliere, Derek Tapp and others
will be hoping too upset any and all the top guns they can at this race in June. The class is a
hit no matter were or when it is run and like Pro Mod it is so popular that
NHRA has introduced it as a class at many of their events, and have many
believing it will become a full part of National Events in a short time with
NHRA. We are hoping to have Low Qualifier Money like 2009 and will announce
that once we have secured advertisers to make it possible for that too
happen. The event will however pay a hefty $2000. to win in each division of
competition paying back too the quarter finals The class will qualify the fastest 16 cars in each class, For more information of the payouts and the entree's for this class,
follow the link.
TOP DRAGSTER/TOP SPORTSMAN |
FM96 TO HOLD PRESENTERS
RIGHTS TO GRAND BEND TOUR RACE: FEB 20/10For the second year in a row, London, Ontario's best rock station FM96 will hold presenters rights to the very popular Grand Bend Motorplex, Benson Auto Parts event June 11-12-13 2010. With our partnership with FM96 we believe we can better promote what is quickly becoming one of the most popular stops on the Benson Auto Parts Tour, Canada's richest Bracket Racing Series. FM 96 will be used very extensively to promote this event in the weeks leading up too the race as well as at the track once the weekend arrives. FM96 is the strongest radio station in this market area and we certainly hope and expect this marketing partnership to play a major part in making this event even bigger than it was last year. |
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BITS FROM THE PITS: FEB 13/10 |
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AUT0VATION
INC. CONTINUES SUPPORT OF LUSKVILLE DRAGWAY: FEB. 13/2010 |
PRO RACING FUELS, THE
OFFICIAL RACING FUEL OF LUSKVILLE DRAGWAY: FEB 06/10 We
are very pleased to announce that once again Pro Racing Fuels will be the
official racing fuel of Luskville Dragway and the Benson Auto Parts Tour.
Pro Racing F uels,
who have long been the leader in the Motorsports industry in Canada have
been the official fuel of Luskville Dragway for more years than we can
remember. Mitch and all the good folks and Pro have been involved with us
from way back in the 90's when unleaded fuel was just being introduced and
has been ever since. This is a company that has supported drag racing at
many different levels and have been very good too the racing community as
well supporting a number of individual racers as well as supporting the
sport at the track level. Pro Racing Fuels can supply racers with many
different levels of unleaded racing fuel as well as real racing methanol. We
encourage all of the racers who support Luskville Dragway and the Benson
Auto Parts Tour to support Pro Racing Fuels a huge supporter of us. |
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DUCKS OUT OF
WATER, SO TOO SPEAK: FEB 13/10 Well now, what racer  s
won't do too get there racing fix in the middle of the winter, as the
picture to the left shows. These three drag racers may look like ducks out
of water as they are standing beside the show car at the entrance to the
Daytona Speedway, prior to taking in the Gatorade Twin 150's. However they
where quick to point out that it was a very interesting day as two of the
three had never been before , and with out question your fist trip too the
super speedway is quite exciting even if you are a straight liner. Derek
Malcolm, Russ Adams and Carl Jessup are spending a week in the cool sunny
south and taking in some racing while doing so. The Twin 150's on Thursday
the 11th. where the first stop on the winter escape, with the second one
being this Saturday in Bradenton for some NHRA Drag Racing. The Lucas Oil
race is usually a full park of many of the best of sportsman drag racers in
the US and Canada. Top Sportsman, Top Dragster, Top/Dragster and Top Funny
car will be some of the highlights of this trip. |
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BITS FROM THE PITS: FEB 06/10 *Some bad news for a North Bay drag racer Rick Orton was in Ottawa last weeken  d at a kick boxing tournament for his son when he received
a call from his father saying his garage had totally burnt down.... In the
garage was his mint 1981 Z28 Camaro that he raced in the street class, as
well as a mint 1967 ss350 Camaro valued at over $40,000. There is some
suspicion that arson is involved and if there is, you know we all hope they
catch the creep or creeps that did it. *Been gettin  g
some emails from a former Luskville Dragway regular who says he plans on
returning to full competition at the Dragway this upcoming season. Home town
for this guy is Aylmer so he doesn't have far to travel every weekend to be
there, apparently looking at a couple of different rides right now.*Look for another Jr. Dragster driver to be pretty excited about the upcoming season as his Dad just went and picked up a brand new car for him. Look for a announcement sometime soon on the full Jr. Program this season which will be the best one ever thanks to the support of the advertiser's we have, and the hopes to add more. Our goal is too make this summer the best the Jr's have had and we are working to find as many advertisers to support this as possible. |
ELLIOT LAKE
TO CELEBRATE 11 YEARS OF DRAG RACING IN 2010: FEB. 6/2010 We
are extremely excited about the return to Elliot Lake for the 11th year in a
row, for a Benson Auto Parts Tour Event. The longest running out of town
race that exists on the tour, Elliot Lake always has something special to
entice the drivers back to the great north for, is one of the most fun
events each and every year. When I made the visit to Elliot Lake back in
1998 little did any of us realize how big this event would be even in the first
year, and it has grown each and every year since. Drawing car counts that
are now well over 400 and spectator counts that many race weekly race tracks
would die to have, yes there is something special about Elliot Lake Race. Many of
us that have been to national events on the NHRA or IHRA tour are quick to
point out that this is as about as close as your going to get to a National
Event type Bracket Race anywhere. The excitement that is all over town, and the
excitement that takes place at the race itself is like nothing else and
something you will not feel at a
 regular race track. The event which will
take place July 16-17-18 will once again be a must stop for many of the
regular tour racers, and will once again feature some of the richest bracket
racing on Canadian Soil. The race which will kick off on Friday Night with
the famous all run Gamblers race, will also feature a Friday night , night
of fire show by the jet cars which also have been a main stay for this
event. A full day of racing and many other activities will take place on
Saturday, with a band and a huge party on Saturday night. Everything comes
to a climax on Sunday when the Super Pro Drivers run for a whopping $10,000.
to win which has everyone on the edge of their seat all day long. The event
is also more than just drag race, as a car show, kids things, and stunt
bikes are the norm for the spectators entertainment. Yes the Elliot Lake
race which is held at the Elliot Lake airport is more than just a drag race,
its a "Happening" that you don't want to miss. The event has long been
strongly supported by the City of Elliot Lake, and the North Shore Cruisers
Car Club, and with out this support would never happen, and as we earlier
said, it is a Happening" |
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1st. RACING FOR 2010, A LITTLE
DIFFERENT, BUT ANY DRAG RACING IS GOOD RACING; FEB 06/10 Well fo  lks my first drag racing experience of
2010 was a little different than anything I have ever watched before, as we
took in the USA Street Car Nationals at Bradenton Motorsports Park. We
earlier had planned to go to PBIR for the first nitro jam event of the year
but with the weather forecast rotten, we decided to stay on the west coast
and closer too home. When I say we, Carl & Karen Jessup, John and Bev
Adams, Al and Linda Ray and us took the races in together which made it even
more enjoyable. First of all there was not one single dragster there unlike
the Lucas Oil event that we will be taking in with Derek and Russ Adams in
about two weeks. Yes this was a street car (door slammer) race for sure, and
I saw more wheel stands in one day than i have seen in a long, long time at
drag races. Two names and individuals that I am very familiar with (both x
NHRA pro stock drivers) where there however,
 as Tony Christian and Pat Musi
where both part of the weekend and made quite a stir with everyone where
ever they went. For me it was great as I had met these two drag racing
icons back in the days of the Molson Grand Nationals. Christian had run 4:00 (everything was 1/8 mile for this
event) and was expected to dip well into the 3:90's on Sunday, but a broke
motor put him out of contention for the extra $7000. for winning the Pro
Street Class. One driver who did very well had traveled all the way from
Sweden to run his 1969 Pat Musi powered 1969 Camaro Pro Street car and did
so by making his way all the way to the finals. Watching Turbo Cars get down
the track in some cases with one or both front wheels never touching brought
back memories of the old days of drag racing when modified cars would wheel
stand in all four gears going down the track. Yes Turbo's and Nitrous was
the way to go, as all had one or the other or both and it made for a very,
very entertaining day for someone who has not witnessed this type of racing
ever, I certainly have a whole new understanding and appreciation for these
cars. |
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mething
like I have never seen before. Turn on too most stock car web sites and all
you will see is stories about her, and this includes the NASCAR site where
she has probably been on the front page more in six months than most would
be in a life time. Her souvenir trailer at Daytona was bombarded with
customers like nothing I have ever seen. That continued to the grand stands
where applause would take place every time her name was mentioned. Yes
NASCAR has hit a home run with the signing of Danica, if she is too make,
and this writer believes she will after watching her, and she stays with
NASCAR full time, it will be a huge loss for the Indy Cars.
One
of this area's leading performance shops, AUTOVATION Inc located at 507-11
Sweetnam Driver, Stittsville, Ont. just off Hazeldean Rd in Ottawa's west
end has singed back on as a leading advertiser with Luskville Dragway for
2010. Derek Lamoureux the owner operator of this very successful business is
with out question one of premier car guys in this city, and
a
specialist when it comes to import performance.
AUTOVATION Inc. has been providing great service and exceptional value since
October 2nd, 2002. Word of mouth about their tremendous service has brought
them up to 8 bays and 5,000 square feet of shop to take care of your needs.
Their team includes 8 motivated people: two technicians,