Monthly Archives: July 2016

Super Saturday Event at Pacific Raceways

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Super Saturday 7-9-16 (440)09 July 2016 Kent, WA – Going into the third of the super Saturday’s on the race schedule was on hold. The Jr. Race the night before was stopped due to Mother Nature; rain continued thru the night soaking everything not covered.

This put the drag crew to early work drying the track with no help the aforementioned Mother Nature. Nearing the end of the drying process she decided one more time to start the drying all over again. Not deterred the drag crew went back at it now with a little help from the weather as the skies broke up just enough to speed up the drying.

Super Saturday 7-9-16 (448)Over 450 images are now available – click here…

Now ready to go and late of the normal start time the drag crew was tested with over 200 entries and 15 classes to run and finish to the winner’s circle.  After running thru the classes like the well-oiled group that they are this Super Saturday goes into the books with these winners:

Super Pro- Emmett McKillop
Pro- Greg Steen
Sportsman- Derrick Schumsky
Motorcycle- Chris Benda

Jr. Storm- Raylee Higgins
Jr. Lightning- Josh Schmanke
Jr. Thunder- Luke Cavar

High School- Lane Cavar
Super Gas- Glenn Paine Jr.
Super Comp- Dale Green
Super Street- Dustin Ward
Stock- Brian Seaberg
Turbo Two- Rob Stariha
Turbo Thunder- Gene Fleury

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Jr Dragsters #7 & Car Club #4 at Pacific Raceways

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Jr.#7 7-8-16 (41)08 July 2016 Kent, WA – We are passing the halfway point in the race season, and the Jr. Racers all in the routine now and always ready to run.  Knowing the run order these Jr’s were in the lanes and ready to go.

Jr.#7 7-8-16 (74)Any other time they are the kids they are having fun doing what they feel, tossing the football and running around then there are those that spend the time keeping the dragster clean and ready for the next round. No matter what they are doing in between rounds when time they all run to get their rides and head for the lanes.

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This dedication I commend as sitting in their cars Mother Nature started messing ever so slightly with the ability to race.  All that eagerness – and now wrapped in safety gear and strapped in the dragster, but going nowhere.

Sadly there was no choice but to pull the plug and finish the races the next day, Mother Nature won.

Got some great images as the lighting was excellent – click here to go to the photo album.

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ProFormance Racing School Had Busy Day

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AM Only Skills-Novice HP-PM Lapping 7-7-16 (206)07 July 2016 Kent, WA – With summer now in full swing, students fresh from classes at their college are now in class again, going thru the driving class at ProFormance Racing School.

AM Only Skills-Novice HP-PM Lapping 7-7-16 (73)What you learn will be of great benefit your entire life, as driving in general can be dangerous and the school will point out how avoid the potential danger. What you learn here is not taught in driver’s training.

If think you know how to drive, think again. All of us pick up habits that are not conducive to safe driving. With an instructor by your side as you lap the track your habits will pop up and be pointed out and driving away after school you will find yourself following what you have been taught.

Check for the next date at the ProFormance web site.

There were a lot of really cool cars and drivers today – 300 images to choose from –  Click here to go to the photo album.

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Bremerton Double Header – John Kilgor Footbrake Race

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Bremerton Sat. 7-2-16 (473)03 July 2016 Kent, WA – It was back-to-back events in an E.T. Series with points to be had in close competition this weekend at Bremerton Raceway.  Weekends like this can change your standings overnight. Big moves can be had to move up in the standings with the closeness of the points.

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An early out by those ahead of you will get you up on the wheel to take advantage of it, but don’t get too eager – the “red” light is still there to take you out. By the end of racing on Sunday there were a number of new number one’s in the classes setting up for the remaining races to be quite contested.

The big prize for the weekend was the John Kilgor Footbrake Race. Old school foot on the “brake” and mash the gas is the “rule”. Turn off your race car’s electronics and remember how you raced in the past. It came with a winner payout that totaled “30” one hundred dollar bills and payouts many places down.

Win a few rounds and you were playing with “house” money that packed the lanes with racers looking to win some money. Put together and overseen by the Sears Family Racing and Gary Howe and his construction company.   It has been growing each year since its inception shows how popular it has become.

Great job by all and bigger and better next year. We’ll begin the winners list with the footbrake winner Rob Boardway who got the pile of cash yet I think the “big” winner of the weekend was Dustin Ward, who first picked up the “Pro” class then pocketed the runner up cash in the footbrake race on Saturday then repeat in the “Pro” class on Sunday. Talk about in a “zone”-  he was in it this weekend and it showed. Congrats to all the weekends winners all 25 of them.

Bremerton Sat. 7-2-16 (470)Images are broken out in two albums, one for Saturday, and one for Sunday.  Over 700 images to choose from.  Thanks for your support and image purchases!

Bremerton Double Header – Two Albums – Click here

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SOVREN at Pacific Raceways

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DSC_057501 July 2016 Kent, WA – It was Vintage Race Cars a plenty at Pacific Raceways today. The paddock is filled to the edges with all kinds of vintage and American muscle.

DSC_0331Just about if you can think it you can find it for this year’s Pacific Northwest Historics race that benefits Seattle Children’s Hospital.

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Today started with practice/qualifying for all eight race groups.  There was a break for lunch and then the racing began running thru the groups. For those that enjoy this type of racing this is the place to be over the weekend.  See you out there.

Images from all the sessions today are now available – click here to go to the photo album.

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The Sports Page Is Closing

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sports-page-logo-52001 July 2016 Auburn, WA – Word has come that The Sports Page, which has hosted many drag racing related events at their location in Auburn has been sold, and the new owners will be changing the name and format.  Look for information soon of a reopening of the Sports Page in a new location at a later date.

Practice-Tree-Series-3-12-16-004The Sports Page has hosted the March Practice Tree Nationals, our thanks for many great events, and fingers crossed they reopen in a new location soon.