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Good Old Days @ Mission This Weekend
Gerry Frechette - July 23, 2007
 There are few sports that make remembering the “old days” as easy to do as drag racing, with its rich tradition and reverence
for old cars, and this weekend is the chance for fans to relive the glory days then the Langley Loafers present the 16th Annual Re/Max B.C. Oldtime Drags at
Mission Raceway Park.
This is the only event at Mission this season for cars of pre-1971 design
only, although for reasons of safety and reliability, they have all been brought up
to current equipment standards.
Highlighting the Re/Max B.C. Oldtime Drags is the return appearance of
the famous AA/Supercharged Gassers Association. These ‘30’s and ‘40’s era
cars such as Willys and Austin feature huge supercharged engines which, when
combined with the short and tall designs of them, result in crowd-pleasing
displays as their drivers wrestle them to the end of the quarter mile at speeds
approaching 200 mph.
About a dozen of these cool old cars will be launching down the strip at
Mission this weekend, along with hundreds of other hot rods, dragsters, and
muscle cars racing in several different classes. A special match race will see
the two fastest '55 Chevies in B.C. square off, with Jeff Hill's 706-cubic inch nitrous-powered
car taking on the supercharged version of friend and rival Duane Grosart.
There will be plenty to see and do off the track, too, at the Re/Max B.C.
Oldtime Drags, as one of the area’s largest Show and Shines will fill the Mission
pits to overflowing with customs, street rods and muscle cars all weekend long.
With the sunny weather forecast, there could be no better way for an old car
enthusiast to spend a beautiful summer weekend.
It’ll be an action-packed two days, with something for every fan of old race
cars. Gates open Saturday and Sunday at 8:00 am. Qualifying for the Gassers
goes at noon, 2:00 and 4:00 pm Saturday, and their first round of eliminations
begins Sunday at noon followed by all the other classes of racing.
Admission on either Saturday or Sunday is only $15.00, including pit pass.
Children 12 and under are free.
Mission Raceway Park is located on Highway 11 between the Mission
Bridge and the Lougheed Highway.
For further information, call Richardt Scholz at 604-671-7227
or leave a message at the track at 604-826-6315
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