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FAIRLY RELIABLE BOB’S CLUB CHALLENGE SERIES #2 THIS FRIDAY NIGHT
The opening stop in the Fairly
Reliable Bob’s Club Challenge Series in late-April
featured tons of good racing and plenty of team spirit.
Racers are now getting ready for the second stop in the
popular Friday night team championship.
The second race in the six-race series will take place
this Friday night, May 18th. Gates open at 2 pm,
followed by time trials `n practice runs from 3 pm –
6:20 pm. First round of eliminations will get underway
at 6:30 pm. Adult admission is $11, kids 6-12 are $3,
and toddlers 5 & under are free.
Trying to repeat on their success at the first event
will be Melissa Jarboe (Naughty Girls) in Bracket #1;
Nick Marsala (Hot T & C) in Bkt. #2; Dave Tweedy (Mopars
Unlimited) in Bkt. #3; Tom Ash (Mopars Unlimited) in Bkt.
#4; and Robert Lundbohm (Sons of Speed) in Bkt. #5.
The Melba Outlaws currently lead the Naughty Girls by 45
points (and PSI Racing by 50). The Kuna Knuckle Draggers
hold a 23 points lead in the Bronze Cup over Hot T & C.
And with 12 clubs challenging for the Copper Cup crown,
Venom Racing presently maintains a 50 point lead over
the number two-ranked Modern Rodders club.
BOISE MUFFLER GOLD CUP SERIES RETURNS SUNDAY, MAY 20TH DURING HOT TRUCK RACE `N SHOW
A brief break in the Boise Muffler
Gold Cup Series will return in full force on Sunday, May
20th. All the Gold Cup classes will return in full
force, along with the Bronco Motors Hot Truck Nationals.
Racing will be offered in Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman,
Sled/Bike and Junior Dragster, along with the
novice-level Trophy division. Additionally, a Pro Truck
class (13.99 or quicker) and Street Truck (14.00 &
slower) will be contested during the day, along with a
multitude of cool Truck show classes and awards. Gates
open at 9 am, time trials from 9:30 – 1:45 pm and first
round of racing at 2 pm.
SNAP ON OLDIES DRAG RETURNS JUNE 2ND-3RD
The 32nd edition of the Snap On Oldies
But Goodies Drags returns Saturday and Sunday, June 2nd
and 3rd. Presented by Project Filter, the event is
expected to attract racers from six states and Canada.
A multitude of racing classes will be featured at the
two-day event. Cash classes, along with Gold Cup points
will be offered in: Super Pro, Pro and Sportsman. In
addition, optional Saturday Bonus race action will be
offered in Box, No Box and Nostalgia classes. Gold Cup
classes are open to any year of entry. Trophy
eliminators will be offered in four nostalgia
eliminators, along with the popular Dragster/Roadster
division. All Trophy Nostalgia classes are open to any
car 1982 or older. Best of all, you can run two
categories if you wish during Sunday’s eliminations with
the purchase of two entry tech cards.
Host clubs include the: Vintage Gems, Heap Herders,
Melba Outlaws and Barons.
This year’s featured attraction will be the wild `n
wooly AA/Supercharged coupes and sedans headed up by
defending Oldies champion Howard Anderson. The 200 mph
Gasser Association is expecting the likes of all the top
runners from the AA/Supercharged Association that’ll be
taking a shot at the Oldies championship.
One of the very cool things about the Oldies race is
that every racer or show entry will receive a free
Oldies 2012 t-shirt featuring artwork created by
Holland’s Ger Peters. Some have you may have already
seen the collectible event poster honoring the `38 Chevy
coupe of John Wood, but in case you haven’t—it’s hands
down one of the best to date.
A separate show `n shine will be offered each day, so
all pre-`82 rides are welcome to come either one or both
days of the Oldies weekend. Show parking will be staged
in Firebird’s expansive paved upper pro pit area.
If you own a hot rod, custom, truck, street machine,
roadster, dragster, restored or anything else nostalgic
or cool, then you’d better start making your plans to
join us at Firebird on the first weekend of June. See
you there!
