Thunder in the Valley
Drayton Valley - August 30-31, 2008
This past weekend had 10 of our members in Drayton Valley for
their annual "Thunder in the Valley" drag race. This event was a huge
success for the town as their attendance was up by 25%. Our show was well
received and the fans enjoyed the big burnouts as usual. Although the weather
was not as hot as we would have liked it, the track staff did their best
to get the traction we required to put on the best show possible and still
maintain the runs needed to move up in the points. (See the results page for
more detail on positions). The tension was heavy between Jason Bussey and Eddy
Plaizier with them being only two points apart going into this event. Both these
guys were taken out in the semi's by their opponents leaving Rod Elloitt and
Joey Steckler going to the final round. With almost identical reaction times
leaving the light, Rod Elloitt pulled away from Joey and did some fancy racing
to keep from going under the 7.50 index and got the win with a 7. against Joeys
7. . This win put Rod into the lead by one point and moving both Jason and Eddy
into the second and third spots respectively.
Only one more race to go and it is still anyone's game. Darrell Webb is on the
outside looking in at fourth place but only thirty points behind Eddy. Join us
in Edmonton at the CMDRA "All Bike Drags" on September 13-14 at
Castrol Raceway and see what happens.
Qualifying positions
1. Cal Tebb
2. Cory Kincaid
3. Eddy Plaizier
4. Rod Elloitt
5. Kato Yamada
6. Jason Bussey
7. Joey Steckler
8. Darrell Webb
9. Corey Sekura
10. Mattias Hane
