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2 weeks ago |
thespec.com | Tim Miller
They were one of the most popular classes in drag racing in the 1960s before the advent of the Funny Car. They were quick, small and colourful, and could provide unpredictable passes blasting down the quarter mile. The class, known as Gassers, has made a comeback in the past few years, and a part of that comeback is an Ontario-based group known as the True North Gassers.
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1 month ago |
thespec.com | Tim Miller
Whether you’re a fan of road racing, drag racing or oval track racing, there’s an event coming up in or around the Hamilton area next weekend. Let’s start with the return of the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars, which will take to the Ohsweken Speedway dirt for shows May 14 and 15. This top-tier series has not been to Ohsweken since 2017, and the stars of the WoO will race in two events.
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1 month ago |
flamboroughreview.com | Tim Miller
Whether you’re a fan of road racing, drag racing or oval track racing, there’s an event coming up in or around the Hamilton area next weekend. Let’s start with the return of the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars, which will take to the Ohsweken Speedway dirt for shows May 14 and 15. This top-tier series has not been to Ohsweken since 2017, and the stars of the WoO will race in two events.
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1 month ago |
thespec.com | Tim Miller
Local drag racing fans will be able to experience a bevy of quarter-mile exhibits Sunday, including 60 race cars, during Dragstrip Memories at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum. Now in its 12th year, Dragstrip Memories has been a large and popular show presented by Rob Potter and Tony Hayes. But this year’s event will be the last, with the two organizers moving on.
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2 months ago |
thespec.com | Tim Miller
Most of us have accumulated materials over the years that end up in boxes or piled up in unused corners of our basements. “I’ll get around to sorting it all,” we say to ourselves. But life goes on and the pile gets larger. Then comes the day when we must take steps to deal with all this dated and mostly unwanted material. Since the early 1980s, I have amassed a great deal of auto racing material. Before the digital age, news, upcoming events and schedules were distributed in hard copy.
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