Based on available weather information the NSDRA executive feels that the probability of completing any race activities this weekend is very unlikely.
Therefore, this weekend’s (Aug. 18-20) race is CANCELED.
Plans for the Bracket Bash race are being worked on and there will be an announcement in the near future.
Race number three of the Greenfield drag race series was contested over the weekend with a total of 110 entries for the event. Friday evening time trials were rain-shortened and persistent showers delayed the start time until 1pm on Saturday.
Saturday’s action included a No Box gamblers, Box gamblers, junior gamblers and open time trials later in the afternoon. Here are the gambler results:
It was a pretty short weekend of action at the dragway with only one day of competition complete. An unfavorable forecast brought out a lower than normal vehicle count for a typical June race. Unfortunately the opening round of the Atlantic Pro Tree Series could not be contested on Saturday but round one of the ADRA series and the second NSDRA point’s race were run on Sunday.
Sunday’s program featured 42 Super Pro, 19 Pro, 14 Sportsman, 9 Bike /Sled and 5 Junior Dragster entries. Here are Sunday’s eliminator results:
It was an overcast and cool weekend at the dragway but the first race is in the books! A total of 114 entries were out for the first event of the season, presented by Pro-Tech Roofing & Construction and Pettipas Family Automotive. Although Friday and early Saturday were a wash, time trials did get underway just after 1pm.
In Saturday gambler’s race action Benny Nieston from Millville picked-up the win in the Box category by defeating Windsor’s Vaughn Boone in the final. No Box saw Scott Underhill from Bedford take out Dan Nickerson from Lower Sackville in a battle of the Stock eliminator cars; while Wyatt Rankin from Mount Uniacke beat Lacey Weir of Kentville in Junior Dragster action.
Sunday’s program featured 32 Super Pro, 42 Pro, 17 Sportsman, 6 Bike /Sled and 3 Junior Dragster entries. Here are Sunday’s eliminator results:
Cory Whynot Carpentry has stepped up to sponsor a new bonus program for the Junior Dragster Class. It is called the Double-Up prize, if a driver can win the Gamblers race on Saturday and the points meet on Sunday, then that driver will receive a $100 bonus award.
Some rules;
1) Only for the Junior Dragster class.
2) Must be at least 3 vehicles in competition each day for the bonus to be awarded.
3) If the Bonus is not won, then it rolls over until the next race weekend.
4) Any bonus monies not given out by the September race weekend will be awarded to the winning driver of the Junior Dragster class participating in the ADRA Team Race.
The Nova Scotia Drag Racers Association (NSDRA) is a registered non-profit organization. Membership is for anyone in Nova Scotia as well as New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. Approximately half of our members have 20 years or more of drag racing experience and are from a diverse background of work experiences.