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RACE NEWS 2024 |
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COVER:
JAMIE CLARMO AND HIS ORGANCE DRAGSTER HAVE BEEN A FIXTURE AT LUSKVILLE DRAGWAY
FOR YEARS |
PIT
BITS APR 29/24 *Some dates to mark on you
calendar, we will have SFI Inspection available on June 29th rain date June
30th. this is the same weekend as the Super Tour event so mark it on your
calendar. And of course make sure you mark May 18-19 2024 as that is our
official points opening weekend for this season, many people committed to being
there so we could pay BIG BUCKS so lets hope all those that added thier name to
the list do just that.
*Speaking
of dates to mark on your Calendar, Chapleau, Ontario, 2nd Annual Gold Rush
Nationals
will return with vengeance in 2025. Yes August 15-16-17 next year will allow the
committee and the town to finish up the improvements to the airport and the drag
way which is part of the runway. The pavement that made up most of the starting
line was old and the stones where coming to the top which is what old pavement
does, but it makes it impossible to hook up a high powered race car no matter
how much glue you use. The Town of Chapleau and the drag racing committee is
committed to a new "Concrete Starting line" and other improvements which will
make this airport event the premier race in the North. Look for some larger than
life prize money as well as they work every ankle at getting EVERYONE back to
the North.
*The weather man
continues to make us pay for the mild winter, as cold temperatures and lots of
rain have not only affected Luskville Dragway and other Canadian Facilities that
have been trying to get things going. It has also affected race tracks down
south as another Big Dollar Race in Ohio has been cancelled, this was a race
that The Flying Frog Team was heading to, and have now had to change their
plans. And this past Saturday was no different for Luskville Dragway as try as
we did not a signal car got down the track as rain moved in the moment we where
ready to run. There was a few die hards in the pits who where ignoring the
forecast just like we where but to no avail. We will try again this coming
Saturday May 4th. With only two test and tune weekends to go before the official
kick off to the 2024 Points Championship its a must we get er going. |
CLARMO AUTO REPAIR CONTINUES STRONG
SUPPORT OF LUSKVILLE DRAGWAY: APR. 29.24
When it comes to drag
racers who own their own business's and who support our track Luskville Dragway, CLARMO AUT O
REPAIR is right up there with the best of them. Located in
Metcalfe, Ontario this is a full service auto repair shop that can fix
anything. Owners Jamie and Sherri Clarmo have been running their own
business for years now and have been racing and supporting Luskville Dragway
for many years as well. I think many will agree with me, there is something
about a person who drives a race car and works on race cars, working on your
personal vehicle, the methodical work that is performed is like no other.
Jamie and his staff are some of those and your satisfaction is guaranteed
when you visit this shop . So the long cold months are still ahead of us, so
make sure your car or truck is ready for the long winter months, visit
Clarmo Auto Repair you won’t be disappointed. This family owned business
is very much a family race team as well, as Jamie, Sherri and son Steven are
at the race track many a time together, racing and joining in with the rest
of the teams that are there. The Clarmo Family is also very much part of all
the extra activities that are part of the race track, such as pot lucks,
back to the bars, tree parties, and on an on, but you get the idea, they are
a big part of Luskville Dragway. |
INTERSTATE BATTERIES CHARGES INTO 2023 WITH LUSKVILLE DRAGWAY:
APR.29/24
I nterstate
Batteries is no stranger to Motorsports Marketing, and Interstate Batteries
is no stranger to marketing with Luskville Dragway, and we will continue the second decade of doing just that in
2023. Having Interstate Batteries on board once again this year is not just
a good thing, its a great thing, as being involved with a company that is so
involved in Motorsports makes one feel pretty good that they have chosen
Luskville Dragway as well. Interstate Batteries is with out question the
best known name in the Battery business, and that has come about because of
their HUGE involvement with all aspects of Motorsports. With the assistance of James Locke, the man in charge in this
part of the country, Luskville Dragway has had the pleasure to have
Interstate involved for over 2 decades now. Interstate Batteries is a lot
more than just car batteries, which is what many of us tend to believe, they
carry and sell anything that has anything to do with batteries, and any type
of batteries. Once again in 2024 Interstate Batteries and Interstate Battery
Center will be one of a number of Bracket Bonanza Class Presenters. And also
again this year look for the Interstate Batteries Pace Car to be on display
at the track on big weekends. This
support is greatly appreciated and with out this type of support an event
with the stature of the Bracket Bonanza would not see the success it has and
does. Support those that Support us, buy an Interstate Battery the next time
you require a battery. |
PIT
BITS APR 22/24 *Some dates to mark on you
calendar, we will have SFI
Inspection available on June 29th rain date June 30th. this is the same weekend
as the Super Tour event so mark it on your calendar. We also want to remind
everyone that we officially open on April 20th weather permitting. And of course
make sure you mark May 18-19 2024 as that is our official points opening weekend
for this season.
*We have
been talking about Brock Godmaire and his great season in 2024, he signing of
more sponsors than any other driver in recent memory, and now he is introducing
a team t-shirt for sale this season. Yes the "Flying Frog" race team out of
Kirkland Lake, Ontario and the 2023 Super Tour Champion has been very busy and
that will continue as they are heading south to kick start the new season and
hopefully get a head start on the competition locally.
*Although
Godmaire and his early racing endeavors are still on track, another former Super
Tour Super Pro Champion Brandon Barker had to cancel his trip south to Keystone
Dragway in Pennsylvania do to RAIN, and instead headed off to Edgewater Park in
Ohio. Yes the entire area in PA where the track is
located had been hit with so much rain there was no chance
it would have dried up enough for this past weekend of racing. Two more racers
along with the Angers are down in Galot Motorsports Park this week, as Russ
Adams and Lewis Gagne are tuning up for the Spring Fling this coming weekend.
Word just in as we go to press that Galot Rained out, Lewis and Russ will now
wait for the Spring Flinig next weekend.
*We
have documented many times the travels of Luskville Dragway Drag Racer Pam
Rennie, with hiking trips to Peru, Mountain Climbing on Mount Kilimanjaro. Well
Pam was at it again this past week as the Girls Hockey Team she plays for was in
Vegas for a Ladies Tournament, so you know what they say, when in Vegas "go too
the drag races at the strip. And that is just what Pam and a few of the other
ladies did, some who had never been to a drag race before. Pam "hung out with
John Force" while at the strip as this picture shows. Mrs. Rennie has her fall
trip planned as well right after Banquet she will headed off to Argentina and on
another mountain climbing journey.
*As
we have talked about numerous times on here, the Wayne Young Memorial Car Show
is once again going to be part of the Luskville Dragway Schedule June 2/24, but
it is only one of a number of Larry Way promoted shows again this season. Larry
who is a icon when it come to car shows in this area has released the schedule
for the Derand Motorsports Shows presented by Ottawa Driveshaft and Steering
this summer. Larry does a number of shows at the Boston Pizza in Rockland as
well as the Campbell Ford Car Show in July.
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*Finally this week we want to give a BIG
SHOUT OUT to Bob Langlois the owner of BDL Equipment for supplying the track
with a new Club Cadet Zero Turn. Originally we where going to use it for the new
Scraper but just might put that on the older Zero we have and put the track
blower on the Club Cadet. Once again the Luskville Dragway supporters showed how
much they support our local NHRA track, we are very very lucky. |
DSE CONTINUES THEIR SUPPORT OF THE LUSKVILLE DRAGWAY ADVERTISING FAMILY:
APR 22/24
Dave Strick Enterprises has been a well known name in the
world of Canadian Drag Racing, and especially in Southern Ontario where this
performance oriented shop is located. Dave was also a very well known and
successful drag racer who for many years competed at local race tracks as well
as venturing out to NHRA National events at other tracks. Fact is I had the
pleasure of competing in Super Gas Eliminator back in the day with Dave Stirk,
at tracks like Sanair and Cayuga. These Days the driving duties are left to
second generation Andrew Stirk who has picked up right where his Dad left off
with the winning ways. Andrew is considered one of the best racers when it comes
to the Super Pro and Semi Pro racing with his two car team. DSE has had many a
race car over the days from Camaro's, to the famous Cavalier Super Gas Car, to
the Corvette Roadster and Mustang that Andrew competes in today. Andrew made his
first trip to Luskville Dragway in 2022 for Drag Week and the Bracket Bonanza
and quite frankly like the place very much, so made a return trip for the Fall
Super Tour Race. At that time he made it clear he would like to get more
involved, and would like to take a personal parking spot along with some
advertising dollars to help the track, that support will continue in 2024. This is very exciting for Luskville
Dragway and very much welcomed, as will the Stirk Family this season, it also
makes for some great bench racing
of old times as Dave Stirk is always along side his son when he travels.
DSE Automotive Ltd is an independently owned &
operated automotive repair facility founded in 1979 by owner David Stirk. DSE
Automotive is located at 473034 County Road 11 in Orangeville and provides
complete automotive service and scheduled maintenance to passenger cars & light
trucks. I know that everyone along with myself welcomes the Stirk
Family to the Luskville Dragway Family. |
J&S COLLISION, CONTINUES SUPPORT OF LUSKVILLE DRAGWAY IN
2024: APRIL 22/24
To
say that Jamie & Shelia Tupper have been leaders in our sport for a long
time now, would be putting it mildly. From their very first big dollar
bracket win in Elliot Lake, which seems like a long time ago (1999), they have lead
the way in local drag racing. Whether it be with there success in getting
too the winners circle, their success of making more friends than Santa
Clause or their desire to help as many racers as they can along the way. And
in the case of Luskville Dragway and the Napa Tour, Jamie and Shelia have
always gone above and beyond to help out in one way or another, including by
bringing new drivers to the table as well as advertising dollars. The
success that we talk about at the race tracks that they travel too, is just
a n extension of their success in business as their J&S Collision would be
the envy of many in that type of work. Located in Tilsonburg, Ontario it
makes for many long drives to get too races in the US, Eastern and Northern
Ontario, but
that has never stopped this team from going and taking part in
what they love too do.
Tupper who is a former Napa Tour Super Pro Champion, Driver of the Year
recipient, and $50,000. Winner in Michigan, has been a leader for the expansion and improvement of drag racing
with Luskville Dragway and the Tours. You would be very hard pressed to find
anyone who is more popular at any race track than this couple, and you would be
hard pressed to find anyone who is more supportive than Jamie and Shelia.
Because of this very successful and busy business Jamie does not get out as
much as he would like but always manages to make the Bracket Bonanza at
Luskville Dragway. Their support is continues in 2024 and for that we cant
thank them enough. |
PIT
BITS APR 8/24 *Some dates to mark on you
calendar, we will have SFI
Inspection available on June 29th rain date June 30th. this is the same weekend
as the Super Tour event so mark it on your calendar. We also want to remind
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*Heaven Dragway got another great one last
week, as Claire Thompson passed away on Wednesday April 10th. Claire had been a
big part of Luskville Dragway from the days it was built in 1969, and will be
missed by everyone. The 1970 Dodge Super Bee that he raced in the early years
and that his Son Mark raced these days, was purchased brand new to do just that.
I told that story many times over the public address system at the track, the
track that Claire called home. Claire was a fighter and had been fighting his
health the last few years, he will be remembered and will certainly be inducted
onto the Luskville Dragway wall of fame. Its been a rough off season as Claire
joins Brian Ackers, Rolly Doucet and Chris Collins as the latest to head to the
race track in the skies.
*Well its finally
here, yes we open this weekend weather permitting for our first street car race
and cruise night of 2024. Weather is always iffy at this time of year, you can
have summer like weather or just the opposite. We will keep everyone informed as
we get close to the weekend, and will do so on our Facebook page. We will have a
full spray test weekend for race cars on May 11th. |
JR. DRAGSTER CHAMPIONSHIP TO
GET THE BACKING OF SPEEDY AUTO SERVICE IN 2024:
APRIL 15/24
Mike Chenier the owner of Speedy Auto Service has established
himself as one of the top Super Pro Racers at
Luskville Dragway and the
number of tours he competes in. And Mike has
also been a mover and a shaker on many other aspects of what goes on at
Luskville Dragway and that continues this season.
Since coming on the scene,
The
Chenier race team and family have become a Huge part of the every
weekend racing event
at Luskville Dragway, as this is a team that more often than
not has a large cheering section at the track. Luskville Dragway is very fortunate to have Mike Chenier as a
member of the racing family, and also fortunate to have Speedy Auto Service
as major advertising supporter of Luskville
Dragway once again in 2024. When the wheels started spinning in the fall of
2020 to
rebuild the track, Mike Chenier was a major player in making that happen,
for that we will forever be grateful, and as Mike has said we "aint" done
yet. And done yet he wasn't as he worked diligently to make the new safety
wall come together, yes Mike has play ed a big part in the track. Speedy will once again carry the title rights to
the Jr. Dragster class, a class that Mike has done so much for over the years.
Everything from sponsoring the entire class to paying for all their buy backs
and more. Speedy Auto Service is also the backer of a weekend in June
(14,15,16) Spring Spectacular. Speedy will also carry the Super Tour Title
Rights at Luskville Dragway for the Fall Bracket Nationals August 30,31 Sept 1.
What is called Speedy
Auto Service started out with a different name many years ago.
Speedy Muffler King opened its' first store in 1956 and was
one of the first muffler replacement specialists in North America.
Speedy Muffler King understood the importance of building strong customer
relationships and was one of the first automotive repair se rvice chains to
establish standards of performance to assure its' valued customers
consistently
high levels of service at each and every one of its' locations
across Canada. Over the years Speedy Muffler King expanded its' products and services
and in 1993 changed its' operating name to Speedy Auto Service In December
2007, Speedy Corporation acquired Speedy Auto Service. The Speedy Auto Service Gatineau auto repair shop specializes in offering
the very best while-you-wait service for all makes and models of cars, light
trucks and SUV's. Although muffler replacement is still a primary service,
Speedy also specializes in brakes, shock absorbers, struts and front end
repairs as well as the sale of tires, road safety inspections and vehicle
maintenance services that include oil, lube and filter replacement. Our Gatineau auto repair shop which is located on 372, boul. Maloney
west, takes pride in being able to help keep the citizens of Gatineau
safely on the road, because at Speedy you're a somebody. |
LENTECH AUTOMATICS CONTINUES TO RIDE HIGH WITH LUSKVILLE DRAGWAY:
APRIL 15/24
Lentech
Automatics is no stranger to Luskville Dragway, and their scoreboard signage
has been riding high for many years now. Chris Nugteren the owner of this
well know performance transmission shop is also no stranger to the NHRA
Facility in Luskville Quebec, and we will have the pleasure of seeing him
even more this upcoming season. As we head into another year of
marketing partnership with Luskville Dragway. Chris would like everyone to
know that even though the shop is famous for its Ford Performance Trans,
they work on, and build any make or brand with the same qualifications and
results.
Lentech takes pride in providing you with the most innovative AOD/4R70
transmission technology available. Every product is fully tested and backed
by an unprecedented warranty. They are also committed to continual
development of new products and refinement of existing products. Their
technical staff is trained to recommend only components appropriate to your
equipment combination. They specialize in the high
performance modification
of Ford automatic overdrive transmissions for street or strip. But not just
for Fords. They also supply adapter solutions that allow fitment of
your LENTECH modified Ford Overdrive to a GM or Chrysler, with equally good
results! You won’t find a more complete selection of AOD/4R70 products
anywhere. So if you need a high performance edge, you need a LENTECH…
We welcome Lentech back to Luskville Dragway and hope everyone will come out
and join in on their cruise nights. Lentech will return as the official title rights holder to the
Left lane
score board at Luskville Dragway as well a signage space they have had for
many years now. |
PIT
BITS APR 8/24 *Some dates to mark on you
calendar, we will have SFI
Inspection available on June 29th rain date June 30th. this is the same weekend
as the Super Tour event so mark it on your calendar. We also want to remind
everyone that we officially open on April 20th weather premitting.
*It seems like every week this
off season we have had something good to say about our local racers signing
advertisers for the 2024 season and beyond. Well that trend continues this week
as we are very happy to announce that Mike Ogilvie will continue to fly the
Kendall Oil
colors
as a major backer and a list of supporting companies which includes Napa Auto
Parts, Napa Autopro, Ogilvie Auto and Fleet and W.O. Stinson
and Sons. Mike who is a major supporter of Luskville Dragway is one of the
nicest and most competitive individuals you will ever meet and ANY race
track. The "Kendall Warrior" Dragster is one of the fans big favorites with
its long Smokey burnouts and wheels in the air launches. Mike was one of the
first to run blown super charged engine in competition locally and does it
very, very well. We congratulate Mike on the resigning of Kendall and others
but are in now way surprised.
*Drivers
meeting official kick off to the 2024 season, and there seems to be lots of
excitement about the upcoming summer. Busters Bar and Grill was the hot spot to
say the least as close to 100 racers and families attended the annual drivers
meeting for Luskville Dragway. Discussions took place surrounding the new summer
and what plans where in store for this upcoming season. The sale of Money Tree
Tickets was outstanding as over 1200.00 was raised for the Jr. Dragster Program
and once again thank you to all who supported this fund raiser and congrats to
Jr. Dragster Racer Cole Krottner for winning the money tree. We would also like
to congratulate Super Pro Racer Mike Chenier for wining the practice tree
competition over Larry Lepine Jr. Many stayed and enjoyed the band and the cold
beer for the rest of the evening, thank you to Busters Bar and Grill for once
again doing an outstanding job. |
W.O. STINSON & SON FUELS THE EXCITEMENT AROUND LUSKVILLE DRAGWAY
FOR 2024:
APRIL 8/24
Luskville Dragway has been very fortunate over the
years to have the backing of some of this area's most successful compan ies
and one of those is W.O. Stinson & Sons. And once again in 2024 Stinson's will
be back with the local NHRA Drag Strip and bigger than ever. As we head into
2024 there are a few changes at Stinsons, as John Armstrong who headed the marketing department for
Stinson, as well as much more, including total control of their Motorsports
involvement has made it official and has retired. John was instrumental for
all the good things that has happened with Luskville Dragway and many other car
related things in this area and w ill
be missed greatly. The good news is Derek May who has been groomed by John will
be taking over and keeping things moving forward each and every year as John
did. So with that as a back drop, we are extremely
excited to announce that this year Stinson's will once again be back and
back BIG TIME with Luskville Dragway. 2024 will mark the 8th year in a row
that W.O. Stinson & Son will hold the official Co- Title Rights to Canada's
Oldest, Richest, and Best Big Dollar Bracket Race, The Stinson & Son Bracket
Bonanza. This is a HUGE accomplishment for Luskville Dragway which over the
years has had a number of different title rights holders, like the very
first one, Reddi Chef Chicken, The Ottawa Sun and Napa. With the support of
Stinson's & Sons we hope to make this years Bonanza the BIGGEST EVER. Obviously race fuels and lubricants are not their mainstay, as
this company is the largest fuel supplier both for cars and trucks,
homes and business's across our area. W.O Stinson's & Sons gas
stations can be seen almost everywhere and are one way that you the
motorsports personal can certainly support those that support us, just by
purchasing your gasoline needs at a Stinson Gas stations including the brand
new state of art station in Kemptville. W.O. Stinson's
also can take care of your personal home or business fuel needs whether it
be furnace oil or propane for your house or business. W.O. Stinson will
continue to be the official race fuel supplier for Luskville Dragway and
will continue to make deliveries each and every week directly too the track
to make it easier for racers to get their fuel. Along with VP Racing Fuel
race teams will also be able to purchase Kendall Race Oil and Brad Penn
performance products as well. W.O. Stinson is the official Sunoco Fuel Distributor for Eastern Ontario
and in being so can supply you with the best price and the best product. Please
support those that support us and purchase your fuel and lubricant needs
from Stinson's. I would also like to point out that Derek and the team
over at Stinson's has always made sure we had JP1 Traction compound even when
there was a so called shortage, we never went with out. This is a perfect time to point out once again the
importance of supporting those that support us, with out them we would not
survive. Again I remind EVERYONE, you can have your products delivered right
to the track, call Derek May at Stinson's. I would also remind everyone that
Stinson's deliver to the track every Friday during race season, and we will
have a mid week delivery the week of the Bonanza. |
TUNER SOCIETY
TUNED INTO LUSKVILLE DRAGWAY FOR 2024: APRIL 8/24
Back
in the 80's we would sign new advertisers every season, speed shops where
opening on every corner, and they all wanted to be involved with Luskville
Dragway. That trend latest for quite some time, but "spring" forward to 2020's
and things are much different, the trend of new motorsports companies has
changed greatly, and only those that where successful are still around and they
are all involved with Luskville Dragway. So you can fully understand how excited
one gets when someone new comes along, and in particular when they hunt you down
to sign up. We where very lucky in 2023 and all during the years after covid as
we have traditionally signed some new marketing partners every year, last year
Mid Mountain Performance and BDL Equipment where two new advertisers and for
them we are grateful. Well we are extremely pleased to announce that we have a
new one for 2024 as well as Tuner Society and very diverse motorsports company
will take over the space on the control tower that Speedy Auto Glass, Rockland
has held for over a decade, as Dan Courtier has decided to close the doors on
his current business. Valter Botelho-Resendes and Kyle Mathew are the owners
of this new operation and the exciting part of it is it will open its brand new
location at the corner of Du Montagne and Hwy 148 right on the way to Luskville
Dragway. Yes the new shop is right on top of the hill as you approach the drag
strip in the new building right across from the shed sales. |
PIT
BITS APR 1/24![](images/SFI%202016.jpg) *Some dates to mark on you
calendar is obviously the Drivers Meeting, Practice Tree Party
with
live band April 6th at Busters. We can also tell you that we will have SFI
Inspection available on June 29th rain date June 30th. this is the same weekend
as the Super Tour event so mark it on your calendar.
*Continuing
along with the great news that has been happening to some of the local dra g
racers, Johnny Golka called to let us know he will carry a new advertiser on the
side of his Super Pro Camaro in 2024. John who owns KD Transmissions in
Belleville is one of the main backbones in the sport in our area, building
racing transmissions for many drag racers and supporting race tracks with his
hard earned cash. So when someone like this lands a new sponsor we all feel good
for him. Johnny will carry the May Race Cars logo along side the KD
Transmission logo for 2024. Wes May the owner of this business is well known in
the drag racing arena and is proud to be part of the Golka Camaro.
*Since the
conception
of cruise nights the success of the Saturday Night deal has been hard to improve
on, but we are going to try and do that this season. 5 of our many cruise nights
will see us run a Street car Shootout for TWO different Class's of cars to start
with. Once a month as part of our cruise nights we will run a Pure Street Class,
"Daily Driver, DOT TIRES and no quicker than 11:50 must be driven to the track.
Hot Street will be for quicker Cars any tire allowed must be driven to the track
and any ET. These class's will be based on a dial in and we will have seasoned
drag racers in the pits to assist with that. We hope to add a ALL out heads up
anything goes class as the season progress's. All winners will receive "The Need
for Speed" awards. First event will be May 18th followed by June 15, July 20,
August 17, Sept. 14th. The August 17 date will be extra special as Nostalgia
Funny Cars will also be there for a pass on Saturday Night. We are looking at
August 17 as the official ALL OUT Street Car Shootout, and record runs as well.
*NEW Advertiser announcement next week, stay tuned. |
HINTON AUTOMOTIVE/WEST CARLETON AUTOMOTIVE
CONTINUE STRONG SUPPORT OF LUSKVILLE DRAGWAY: APRIL 1/24
We are extremely plea sed
to announce that the title right holder of the Big Bill Board at Luskville
Dragway will be back with the NHRA Track in 2024 and beyond. Vern & Cathy
Hinton the owner of both of these companies which operate out of a very new and
very big shop on 126 Walgreen Road in Stittsville, Ontario have been big
supporters of Motorsports in our area for a long time. Vern who has owned
Hinton Automotive for many years, and a few years back purchased the West Carleton Automotive
Machine Shop and Engine building business from Larry Aslagsen who has been a
fixture in the drag racing world for decades in this area. This company is
as close as you can get too a big box automotive and performance shop, with
the ability to supply you with what ever you need from general maintenance
to full tilt performance. 2024 will mark 43 years that West Carleton Automotive has been supporting Luskville
Dragway and the Drag Racers of this area. The shop which is state of the art
includes a Dyno to test the race engines long before they see the race
track. And whether it is a big block Dodge, a small block Chevy or any other
type West Carleton not only has the ability but also has the history and the
record to build what ever you need. Just ask Drivers like Ralph Coe who relies on Dodge
Power from Hinton/West Carleton to make his Polara a very strong contender. Yes
in the drag racing community this shop can handle what ever make or brand
you have when it comes to making horse power, work done by seasoned veterans
of the machine shop and engine building business's. Now after that you would
think that only drag motors come out of this shop and that is very far from
the truth as Stock Car Racing, High Performance Boat Engines, Truck and
Tractor Pulling and just plane old street car performance engines are a
regular occurrence out of this shop.
The Hinton Automotive side of the building is where the general automotive
repair goes on, but besides this work there is a great deal of performance
minded stuff as well. Many of the street scene and hot rods locally depend on
Vern and the Team for any type of work they require and not just from the engine
point of view which they obviously have all wrapped up with the West Carleton
Division. But this shop can also do Chassis work, performance installation, I have even been in when
fiberglass work
was being done on a hood scoop for a race car, so yes when we say anything you
need, you can get when it comes to Automotive, general or performance. We would
like too thank Vern and Cathy Hinton for their continue support of Luskville
Dragway and their support of the Motorsports World in our area. |
SRT
RACING TRANSMISSIONS & THERMO LOGISTICS BACK IN 2024: APRIL 1/24
Brian Swayne has been around drag racing all of his life, in fact he and his
brother Ross were some of the original Northern Racers who would venture out
of North Bay and head to
Luskville Dragway.
Brian and his Brother where also very quick to support the airport races when we
started them back in 1995, in Earlton, Ontario. Brian who now does it with
racing partner Tom Cline, lost his racing brother a number of years back but
did not loose is love of drag racing.
Brain not only races but builds Racing Transmissions for many other drag
racers as well including 2023 Super Tour, Super Pro Champion Brock Godmaire. Brian moved from North Bay to the Ottawa area, but missed
his home town so a year or so back moved back to his Northern Roots, but
still calls Luskville Dragway his home track and races there most weekends
with Tom. Tom owns and operates his own business as well, Thermo Logistics,
so both are kept pretty busy during the week but love to get away on the
weekends and go racing. |
2024 |