For the third day in a row the drag racing was hopping at Pacific Raceways. The weather could not have been better. Track prep by Rick and his crew comes a little easier when mother nature stays the same.

ET racers thrive when conditions stay the same between rounds. With the Sunday curfew in play, round after round went off smoothly to crown these winners:

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Super Pro winner: Steve Radunovich beat Chris Ormsby
Pro winner: Zach Craig beat Barry Hobson
Sportsman winner: Sean McCarty beat Don Elgin
Motorcycle winner: Jake Havens beat John Plaster after Jake beat his dad Jeff in the semi’s.

It is nice to see cars racing down the drag strip and not have mother nature interject her will. Seems like she has been doing her rainy deed’s on race day too many times this season. The car count in all the ET classes let mother nature know they felt the same way. Thank You !

Daylong racing under the sun led to some surprises as the track worker’s had laid down ideal surface prep. Quicker 60 foot time’s and better ET’s were popping up for the racers that had prepped their cars for the conditions.

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WINNERS

Super Pro: Marc Heritage over Tim Schmidt
PRO: Dustin Martin over Rett Bertellotti
Sportsman: Ken Ward over Dave Kranz
Motorcycle: Jake Havens over Mark Sires
Jr. Thunder: Cameron Calhaun over Josh Schmanke
Jr. Lightning: Yeshua Wilcox over Paige Castagno

If you enjoy watching cars that hike up the front end up when they launch then this is the event you need to see. The Stock and Super Stock classes in NHRA bring together cars that fit the category. Not much can be done to the car to change the appearance from the way it came off the assembly line. Under those guidelines what you can do to them is your own discretion, but most all will launch the front end off the ground at the starting line.

Combine another class with race cars that take extremely good conditions to get the front tire up, but go to the 60′ mark just as quick? The Jr. Dragster Lightning class has some pretty quick cars that will put you back in the seat for that distance. The next generation of future tire hikers starts here. By the number of entries in Jr. Dragster Lightning the upcoming driver’s prepairing for the next step could be very interesting.

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WINNERS

S/SS Combo: longtime local racer Pete Kost could not run the number to a slower R/T start of Mark Faul who did come closer to hid D/I

In Jr. Thunder Cameron Calhaun stopped Selena Lenihan’s bid for the win

The JR. Lightning winner had Yeshua Wilcox beat last year’s champ Amber Arthur

CC had exactly 50 cars entered with Don Berry winning over Shaun Lyons

Motorcycle racing among the PRDC members is quite intense. They are always helpful to lend a hand when needed, they laugh and joke around. But when it comes to action on the starting line, it’s time to crush and win no matter the other lane occupant. This is Wednesday drag bike racing.

In-between the motorcycle rounds the highschool class was also enjoying the thrill of downing the other lane’s contestand. For such young racers their skill on the drag strip goes beyond their years.  Included in the mix were a number of test and tunes, and liscensing drivers provided pretty much nonstop racing.

In the HS class first time winner and #1 Qfy. Jessica Biscay got the win when Jacob Hjorten ran too quick.

Jor Lind used a better reaction time plus being closer to his D/I bested Jim Zevenbergen in the MC class.

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Somehow this race day fell in line with a movie line I heard years ago. “Endeavor to persevere”. Those words fit everyone involved with this race day from the racer’s who could not race, to the track crew who repeatedly had to dry the track. With just enough time to dry the track, and to get cars to the line, then run a pair or two, it would rain again on the track. Mother nature’s spring weather at its best, doing what it does to ensure the beauty that the northwest has, and for it to stay that way, though her timing does not mix well when traction is your goal. When Mother Nature realized that today no one was giving in she let up and let the racing begin, and continue to the end with no interruptions. At the end of racing the winners were:
JR. Thunder saw Selena Leninhan outlasted the field and Josh Schmanke.
In JR. Lightning Sierra Rohr beat Bianna Lindsey.
Former track champ Jake Havens running a better package edged Jim Funderburg in the motorcycle class.
Adding another statue to his many others Don “the worm” Elgin earned when Nick Douglas broke out in the sportsman final.
In a battle of wheel standing Pro class cars, Jeff Warnke’s Nova when world champ Brad Burton went to fast.
Another breakout in SuperPro by Steve Beggerly gave Jess Dale the win.

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