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FROM THE PITS: MAR 27/09 *Well folks welcome to the end of March, a month when everyone starts to get excited about drag racing as the end of winter in most peoples eyes can been seen, (the light at the end of the tunnel so to speak). And for the Malcolm Family things just got a whole lot more exciting as Derek and Taz informed us that they are expecting their first baby in the month of October. Of course Derek immediately pointed out that he had planned that this would happen after the racing season was over (sure he did). But once again ADM Motorsports will be expanding and we are so happy and proud of Derek and T, now it means two Jr. Dragsters. *Once again we want to remind everyone about the upcoming drivers meeting and SFI at Benson's Auto Parts Bells Corners, get your name on the list if you need your car done, and plan now to make this the biggest meeting fund raiser ever. |
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BRUNO'S AUTOMOTIVE CONTINUES A HISTORY THEIR PARENTS STARTED IN 1970:
MAR. 27/09 This story
is more fitting heading into this year than at any other time, this being
the 40th anniversary year for Luskville Dragway. Back in 1969 Drag Racing
came alive in Ottawa as Luskville Dragway was opened for the first time and
a number of Speed & Performance Shops opened up shortly after. Two Brothers
from Nepean Bruno and Gino Bottiglia who where very much into drag racing,
fast cars and any type of performance, opened what back then was called
Bruno & Gino's Performance. After Gino retired the speed shop which had
become to be a fixture in the Ottawa Performance market would then be called
Bruno's Performance. Today the business that has been family owned and
operated continues its way under the name of Bruno's Automotive, and is run
by second generation Bottiglia's, Steve and Joe with the same passion for
performance that their father and uncle did. Yes not many companies can brag
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being successful for as many years as Bruno's Performance has, and that
success continues to this day. Another thing that also has been long and
continuous has been Bruno's Automotive support for local Motorsports and
that continues again in 2008 as it has for since the beginning of Bruno &
Gino's Performance back in 1970. Their love for Motorsports as always been
front and for most, from the days when the first generation Bottiglia's drag
raced until the current time where both Steve and Joe are very much
performance oriented. In fact quite often in the middle of the summer if you
are driving by the shop (of course stop in and look around) you will in all
likely hood see the original 1955 Chevy that their elders drag raced or even
the 1970 GTO that Bruno drove on the street in his last days. This is a
company that continues its heritage to this day, and continues to support
Luskville Dragway, a place that many, many happy times where had by both
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W.O. STINSON & SON'S WILL ONCE AGAIN BE THE OFFICIAL FUEL SUPPLIER OF
LUSKVILLE :MAR 27/09 W.O.
Stinson & Son Fuels have been supporting motorsports in the Ottawa area for
decades now, and that tradition will continue in 2009 with their renewal of
advertising support for Luskville Dragway. W.O. Stinson will once again be
the official Fuel Supplier for the Dragway and all Benson Auto Parts Tour
events held through out the country. John Armstrong head of Motorsports
Marketing has been our mainstay when it comes to the Stinson support, an
avid motorsports enthusiast has lead the charge for Luskville Dragway for
years now. John who drives a Harley Davidson for pleasure when he gets time
to do so, can be seen at many of the tracks through out this area taking in
the racing. W.O Stinson has also through out the years been a big supporter
of individual race teams as well, and that will also continue through 2009,
with the list being larger than at any time in the past. Stinson who is the
distributor for Pro Racing Fuels as made sure that adequate supplies will be
on hand prior to the racing season starting, to insure the race teams have
no trouble in getting fuel. We are very fortunate to have a company like
W.O. Stinson and Son Ltd supporting us the way we do and we have the large
ability to show that support back, please make an effort to purchase your
fuel from those that support us. W.O Stinson supplies the racing community
with much more than just racing fuel as many racing lubricants can be
purchased from this supporter also. |
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PRO RACING FUEL, THE FUEL OF CHOICE FOR LUSKVILLE DRAGWAY AND BENSON TOUR:
MAR 27/09 Pro
Racing Fuels a Canadian Based Fuel distributor will once again be the
official Fuel of Luskville Dragway and the Benson Auto Parts Tour. Pro which
has been around this part of the woods for many, many years now has been a
great supporter of racing at Luskville Dragway and places the tour travels
too. Pro which is a division of Ontario Competition Fuels is located in
Mississauga, Ontario and deliver's its products in this area through
W.O.Stinson and Sons of Ottawa. Pro carries a wide variety of Unleaded
Racing Fuel as well as Methanol Racing Fuel a product used by many of this
area's drag racers. Look for Pro to also have an active role in the Benson
Tour Event that will take place at Grand Bend Motorplex on June 13-14-15,
this is a track that is close to Pro Fuels home base and is a natural place
to do some extra promotions. Pro Fuels is used by Most of this area's drag
racers and street car enthusiasts and can be purchased at Stinson's on Bank
street, and racers can have it delivered right to Luskville Dragway. |
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BITS FROM THE PITS: MAR 20/09 *Whoa , got to tell you Denis Black and the Panic Racing Team just keep the good news coming as this week they announced they have a brand new web site for the team. panicattackracing.com is the new deal and its really a great job, this type of thing is good for the sport and very good for the track. We also hope that this will lead to many more of you drivers putting out your own web site, and there is no better way to promote your advertisers, congrats on Panic Attack Racing. *Here is another picture that was sent in this week for our blast's from the Past page and in conjunction 
with our anniversary year. Scott Paine who still comes to the races was one
of the Super Stock Teams that called Luskville Dragway home in the early
80's, him along with partner Ron Benger raced quite often at Luskville
Dragway and took their Camaro to the winners circle at the NHRA Division One
Points Meet back in 1982. Scott credits the stiff competition at Luskville
Dragway for making him a better driver and helping him win the biggest race
of his career. Scott has a sister and brother in law who campaign a
nostalgia Willy's Gasser out of New York State, and Scott says he has
convinced them to be part of this years anniversary festivities on Aug 30th
for Luskville Dragway. |
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BILL OSBORNE CHEVROLET
THE OFFICIAL GM DEALERSHIP OF LUSKVILLE DRAGWAY : APRIL 25/08 We
are still extremely humbled at the tremendous amount of support that
continues to come to Luskville Dragway as we head into the 2009 racing
season. Coming off what was a retched summer of racing in 2008 none of us
knew what the year of 2009 would bring, and with all the doom and gloom that
we have to listen too each and every day things where even more insecure.
However to say that we are fortunate enough to have the advertisers we have
would be putting it much, much to mildly, and that support continued this
week as Bill Osborne Chevrolet brings his Kemptville Based Chevrolet
Dealership back for 2009. Bill Osborne will continue as the official
Dealership of Luskville Dragway as well as other aspects of the track. They
hold presenters rights to the Fall Bracket Finals to be held the long
weekend in Sept. and now becomes an even more important event as it will now
close out both the Luskville Dragway Points Series as well as the Benson
Tour Points Series.
Bill Osborne will also continue to support the annual cruise night that is
held each year on the Long weekend in Sept, as part of the Fall Bracket
Finals, with that cruise being presented on Saturday Sept 4/2009. Bill has
continued to make many of the drivers happy with great deals on new and used
cars and trucks, including all of ADM Motorsports, Carl Jessup, Randy Urslak
and Charlie Price just to name a few. Bill Osborne will also be one of the
first Canadian Dealerships to have one of the new 2010 Camaro's on display
(this one is sold folks) the moment it comes off the assembly line this
summer. The continued support of this advertiser and any of the advertisers
is crucial on the support we show them, so the next time your thinking about
a new or used car or truck give the folks at Bill Osborne Chevrolet a call,
you wont be disappointed.
Yes this is a
dealership that really does support Motorsports Locally, and really does
deserve our support, the racers, the crew members, and the fans, remember
how much Bill Osborne does for the racing community and this alone should
make you decide to make your next car or truck purchase a purchase from Bill
Osborne Chevrolet. |
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ALL STOPS BEING PULLED OUT TO MAKE THE
09 SHANNONVILLE EVENT THE BEST EVER: With
the new Shannonville Dates (Aug 14-15-16), making everyone believe that this
year will be the biggest in the events short 4 year history, all stops are
being pulled out to make that happen. So with that as a back drop we are
happy to announce that a brand new Radio Station has been brought on board
to help make that happen. Rock 94.9 is a radio station that spreads its
wings along the 401 corridor from Oshawa to Belleville and has a huge
demographical following that fits NHRA Drag Racing. The Rock is very much
along the lines of K-Rock in Kingston which will also play a major part in
making the Shannonville Benson Tour the biggest ever. The Rock will be
concentrating a large part of its air time on getting street cars out for
the Friday Night Pinks Race, and spectators for the whole weekend. We
believe that this is going to be the year, and with the Larger Super Pro
Purse on Sunday we expect even more race cars that at any time in the events
history. So mark Aug 14-15-16 on your calendar as a must thing to do,
Shannonville Motorsports Park just east of Belleville, Ontario. |
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 106.9 VIRGIN
RADIO (the bear) HOLDS PRESENTERS RIGHTS TO BRACKET BONANZA: MAR 20/09Some things change, some things stay the same, its sort of the way the world works even in the race track business. And one of those things that changed this past winter was the renaming of The Bear Radio Station in Ottawa, a radio station that has played a big part in the success of Luskville Dragway over the years. And no change will happen with that, as the New Virgin Radio will continue to support Luskville Dragway as the Bear did it the past and with even more involvement. Darryl Macarthur the sales manager for Virgin Radio says things will not change from any point other than the name, and our involvement with Motorsports and in particular Luskville Dragway will continue to be strong. The Bear has been a main stay when it came to promoting Luskville Dragway, to this day Wendy Daniels very seldom goes through a day once the season has started that she doesn't mention Luskville Dragway or Capital City Speedway. Of course we have done many, many interviews with Wendy and that too will continue. So don't change that dial, just keep it tuned to 106.9 Virgin Radio. |
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BITS FROM THE PITS: MAR 13/09 *They say that drag racing is a disease, and for many of us that are involved 
with it, we don't have a hard time agreeing to that. Bill Mallougny is
another person who would very much agree with this saying as after over 35
years of not racing, Bill will return too the wars this summer in a brand
new M&M Dragster. Bill has not been completely absent from the sport for all
those years, as after putting his Chevelle Drag Car out to pasture he did
return for a while with his son and daughter in Jr. Dragsters, but not for
many years. However he has never been far from the track as many times he
could be seen spectating and visiting with good friend and drag racer Tom
Orr. So once again the theory that once a drag racer always a drag racer
proves to be correct, and Luskville Dragway gets another new Super Pro racer
to add to the already strong class. The car was purchased turn key and other
than lettering is ready to go racing, congratulations to Bill. |
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OTTAWA GREENBELT CONSTRUCTION MAKES ANOTHER YEAR OF SUPPORT FOR
LUSKVILLE: One of the things that
made it possible for Luskville Dragway to survive what was probably the
worst year ever in 2008, was the tremendous support we had from advertisers.
Yes lets me make no bones about it, last year was a disaster and with out
the very generous support we have been fortunate to have for years from our
advertisers, well who knows we may not be writing this story. And one of
those very generous advertisers is Paulo Guist and his Ottawa Greenbelt
Construction Company, one of eastern Ontario's largest construction
business's. Yes you have in all likely hood read about Paulo's drag racing
endeavors on this web site, as he is one of this area's best drag racers.
And it would be very easy for him to do that with out any advertising
support for Luskville Dragway. His support racing his car at Luskville
Dragway is more than one could ask for, but Paulo makes sure that he does
much more than that, as he has for years now promoted and finically
supported the Ottawa Greenbelt Construction Day at Lusk ville
Dragway. Ottawa Greenbelt Construction day is also a good day for the super
pro racers as it guarantee's them a $1500. to win purse with out any extra
price on admission thanks to OGC. And that will be the case this year, but
as Paulo pointed out and what exactly happened last year what started out at
$1500 to win ended up at $2500 to win so stay tuned again this year. And to
add to this this Sunday is even more important to those that participate as
it is also the Aerospace King of the Track Weekend with even more good stuff
to pass out. Yes again how do we emphasize with out repeating our selves
time and time again, WE ARE VERY LUCKY to have the advertising support we
have and we can not thank these companies enough. Ottawa Greenbelt
Construction Day will take place on Aug 23rd. but will actually start on
August 21st. as this weekend stared a new trend in 2008 with one of two
Friday Night Under the Lights Shootouts, which it will do again this year.
Yes the Ottawa Greenbelt Day over the last couple of years as turned into
the Ottawa Greenbelt weekend and it will be like that again this year. Paulo
will also have to make a decision this year as to which car he will run on
Ottawa Greenbelt Day Weekend as he has a brand new Top Dragster Race Tech
car, or does he run the car that he has one some big dollar races with
(pictured above) some how I think you might see both. |
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GEORGE
"HOLLYWOOD" LEBLANC WAS A FIXTURE IN THE EIGHTIES: MARCH 013/09 George
Hollywood Leblanc got his nickname very early in his drag racing career as
he was well known for his light hearted show boating. Whether is was being
the last one through the gate, and making no time trials or just his
showmanship on the track, "Hollywood" was a pleasure to have at the track.
He started his racing with a 67 Chevy II Wagon, but when the trend switched
to lighter and faster Super Pro Cars he too went that route and was one of
the first too run a short wheelbase, open wheel car. The little 23 T was one
of the first to grace Luskville Dragway and George did very well with it
before retiring from the sport. Leblanc is one of the few racers too retire
and never return as it was his belief that if he came back he would once
again be hooked and have to get right back into it. What is really nice
about the picture to the left is it shows the signage of three of the
original six advertisers who where involved with us from the very
beginning's and are to this day. You can see the small signs of West
Carleton Automotive, Corriveau Welding, Fireball Transmissions they along
with Bruno's Performance, D&D Performance and Young's Speed Shop make up the
Super Six so to speak, who still to this day support Luskville Dragway. |
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BITS FROM THE PITS: MAR 13/09 *Attention all you nostalgia buff's, we are really in need of some pictures from the past, and we are certain some one out there as them, if so please email them to us so we can use them in our celebration write ups about Luskville Dragway. Here is a list of pictures we are looking for. Larry Aslagsen's Anglia, Dave Benn's Gentle Ben Mustang, Leftly Auto Camaro, George Petric's Dodges, Ken Gaffney's Anglia, Pete St.Aubin's Powerful Pierre Dodge, or any other of the big name cars from the 70's. *Well if you have not got your name on the list for the SFI Inspection at Benson Auto Parts on April 18th, which just happens to be our drivers meeting and kick off party for Luskville Dragway, then you better do so. Eight drivers have already done so which is great news as we head into the 2009 racing season, keep in mind that last year saw more drivers than ever get this done, and we had more drivers competing last year in Super Pro than any previous year. *Well we did not get anymore info on the new dragster that will hit Luskville Dragway this season, but we do know it will be based in the Pontiac and that it is a former drag racer who has sat out the last couple of decades. The car is the former Richard Arnold M&M car out of Montreal, and we know one thing for sure this new owner will be "Drilling" the pedal more than once this season. |
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WINTER IS STILL UPON US, BUT UPGRADES UNDER WAY AT LUSKVILLE DRAGWAY:
MARCH 06/09 Yes we all know
that winter has not given up on us just yet, and the racing season is still
a couple of months away, but don't think for one moment that things are
standing still with Luskville Dragway. Tom Orr Construction has been
spending a great deal of time re doing all of the ditches at Luskville
Dragway in order that better drainage will take place. This is the first
step in what we hope to be the biggest major improvement in the tracks
history. It was made very clear that long before any repaving could take
place, the drainage had to be made much better to keep water draining from
under the track. We all know what we want to see, and we all know what has
to be done sooner or later, but please under stand that this is the first
step. We have made it very clear that improvements must be done in a manner
and a timing that they are paid for and that we don't end up like many have
over the years, not being able to pay for what they do. WE WONT DO THAT, We
want very much to repave Luskville Dragway, Tom Orr Construction is doing
everything he can to make that happen, but if you happen to be someone who
has had anything to do with paving you know it is very, very expensive.
There is also no question that if it could happen this year it would be even
more special as we celebrate 40 years of existence. We have even had some
advertisers who have indicated that they would do what every they could to
make this happen we hope that is the case. We have had lots of verbal
support from the racing community, racers, crew members and spectators we
can not point out how important that is also. But we also all know what last
year was like, and if you don't then let me tell you it was very, very bad
and season like 2008 will not get us to a position where we can do the
paving. So we now have the price it will cost, we have now set about the
first steps of what has to be done, and all we can say is we hope very much
that we can go forward with the end result. If you have any comments on this
please don't hesitate to call us or email us at
arnie.malcolm@sympatico.ca
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613-224-1162. |
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COORS LIGHT
RETURNS AS THE OFFICIAL BEER COMPANY OF LUSKVILLE DRAGWAY: Not eve  ry
race track is lucky enough to have a beer company that supports them, and
for certain very few tracks can brag that they have a beer company that has
supported them for , 40 YEARS. Well that is almost the case as we head into
our 40th. year of being around, Coors Light a division of Molson Breweries
will once again be the official beer of Luskville Dragway. Yes if you visit
the Blast from the Past gallery yo u
will see a picture of the then Molson Rep (1969) and the presentation to the
winners of the beginning of the drag racing at Luskville Dragway. And as we
head into 2009 and our 40th year of existence Coors Light will once again be
the official beer company of the NHRA Track located between the picturesque
Gatineau Mountains and the Beautiful Ottawa River. Molson's was the first
beer company to get involved with Luskville Dragway way back in 1969 so it
is really quite unique that for 40 years they have stayed intact with the
promotion of Motorsports and drag racing in particular at Luskville Dragway.
The Coors Light banner will once again grace the top of the control tower at
the track and the very popular Coors Light Night of Fire, which is part of
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RENNIE WOULD
LEAD THE WAY WHEN SUPER GAS BECAME THE IN CLASS IN THE MID 80'S: |
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2009
TO BE A VE RY
SPECIAL YEAR FOR THIS RACING TEAM: MARCH 06/09Denis Black is back from Frank Hawley's Driving School in Florida with his license in hand and ready to go racing. Denis and his partner are pawing at the ground hoping the snow leaves early and racing gets going on time. Here is another pic of what will be a very interesting car for this upcoming season. The following is an email we received just this past week: "Jim Barry and Dennis Black from Arnprior, Ontario, Canada are returning to the Dragstrip after a 35 year absence after buying an upgraded Nostalgia Front Engine Dragster powered by an alcohol injected SBC. Black and Barry will compete in Nostalgia and ET events at the NHRA sanctioned Luskville Dragway which is celebrating it's 40th anniversary this year. This return season is dedicated to the late Wes Barry who took them to their first race in 1969. " Contact for the new team Panic Attack Racing dnsblck@hotmail.com |
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Back in the mid 80's
Super Gas racing was at the height of popularity and Luskville Dragway had a
number of teams that where very much part of that growth. Having a super gas
car not only meant that you could run Super Pro when and where ever you
wanted to, including Luskville Dragway. But it also meant you could compete
at the biggest race in Canada at the time, The NHRA National Event held at
Saniar Dragway, The Molson Grand Nationals. So yes many went that route, and
Luskville Dragway tried very hard to produce as many super gas race's as
possible in order to give these drivers even more of a reason to run this
class. Bob & Josse Mongeon, Jim Barkley, Mike Pedo, Danny Pantuso,
Gary Rusaw, Arnie Malcolm and this weeks feature Blast from the Past Car
Dave & Pam Rennie where just a few of the local racers who ran Super Gas.
Dave Rennie had one of the more unique cars as it was build totally by him,
everything from the chassis to the drive train. Rennie who was a very low
key type of racer was also someone who would go out of his way to help
anyone who needed it also. Dave and his family continued to race into the
90's as their son's Danny and Steve began a career in Jr. Dragsters. The
Rennie's stopped racing as the end of the century approached and Danny and
Steve got more involved with hockey and music. To this day though Dave and
Pam still run a very successful service centre on Richmond Rd. in fact Steve
the younger of the boys works there. Now prior to Dave and the family
quitting racing they purchased a brand new race car chassis and most of the
parts that where required to put it together, it still sits in his garage
and one never knows, as we have always said that this stuff always stays in
your blood. Also shown below is three other Super Gas Racers who would
frequent Luskville Dragway during those hay days of Super Gas Racing. Even
though the class of Super Gas is still very popular on a National Event
level, locally at most tracks these days the big dollar bracket racing for
super pro cars put an end to super gas racing. But during the growth of
Luskville Dragway this class, the cars and the drivers played a big part in
the growth of the track.