Spring drag race starts season in fourth gear - Coast Reporter
The Jim Oshvalda Memorial Drag Race opened the racing season at Sechelt airport in Wilson Creek on Sunday, May 24. The Sunshine Coast Drag Racing Association (SCDRA) has been spreading the love of fast cars and loud engines for the last 20 years. “We’ve got several two generation racers here, dad racers and son racers,” Marshall said. Rebecca Stanley-Clarke was on the track in her ’79 Camaro. “Give me a choice between a new shiny car and an old rusty car that’s loud and goes fast, that’s the one I’m picking. On the track a car count of 55 gave racers lots of seat time to prepare for the mid-afternoon eliminations. Once again in Street Machine, Levi Stanley-Clarke continued to dominate this large class as he advanced to the final against Pamela Messner. Stanley-Clarke had a quicker 60’ and Messner slowly reeled him in. At the finish Messner wanted the win a bit too much and ran too fast at 10. 571, giving the win to Stanley-Clarke. This was his third win in a row, dating back to the spring race of 2014. The Super Street final had Grant Gunn from Roberts Creek in his 1973 5. 0 powered F100 and Sechelt’s Tom Leech driving a 1968 Camaro with a 407 under the hood. Gunn dialed in 8. 460 and Leech 8. 350. With a better reaction time and 60’ result, Leech pulled away from Gunn and finished with a 8. 550@79. 56mph. Source: www.coastreporter.net
