Rain gives racing a green light - Coast Reporter
With the driest summer on record, event organizers were concerned the dry weather might actually lead to cancellation of the event. Numerous showers early in the month and several days before the event provided enough moisture to give the SCDRA the green light. George Morice of Gibsons and 2015 Chatelech Secondary grad Bailey Gibson survived five rounds of eliminations, and were the combatants in the Street Machine final. Morice had his 93 GMC short box running just right and dialed in a 10. 3. Gibson, with his fuel-efficient 3. 8L 94 Mustang, was shooting for an 11. 98. Morice jumped at the start and got the red light. The 18-year-old Gibson’s time of 12. 21 was good for the win on his first-ever day of drag racing. Earlier in the day, Gibson ran a personal best 11. 95. Super Street was a solid class with 14 cars competing. Grant Gunn from Roberts Creek in his 5. 0 powered 1973 Ford F-100 and another local favourite, Tom Sealy from Pender Harbour, were the finalists. Sealy had his 1969 Grand Prix dialed in for a 9. 8 and Gunn an 8. 55. Sealy knew he was in trouble when Gunn had a. 603 reaction time at the start. Both cars were side by side all the way down the track and Gunn finished with an impressive 8. 598 for the win. Source: www.coastreporter.net
