Big Day of Parking Kicks Off Classic XV

The first day of parking saw hundreds of racers roll into the facility from ten states and Canada for the NAPA Auto Parts Halloween Classic. It was really wonderful to see so many smiling faces, many of which had traveled significant distances to roll into Firebird's season closing event. Early arrivers included the Low family with two race cars all the way from Edmonton, Alberta, Butch Warner from Phoenix, Arizona, David Beedy from northern California, and a trio of fast race cars campaigned by the Whiteley family out of Grand Junction, Colorado. Conditions are absolutely postcard perfect, as temperatures climbed comfortably into the 60's with partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies prevailing over the majority of the day. The forecast also looks very good, so if you've not made your plans to attend Classic XV presented by Peterson Toyota - then you'd better not miss the last blast of Drag Racing at Firebird this season. Just think, after this weekend, you'll have five months to rest up before the 2009 Racing Calendar kicks back into gear. So drop all your previous honey do's - that last lawn mowing can wait a few days, so can that tree trimming and make your way out to Firebird for many days of fun and festivities. Anniversaries only come around every five years - so there's another reason not to miss this weekend.

 

Remember - this event is open to anyone that would like to come race. You can run just the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) or you can add in Friday, Thursday or Wednesday. There's no need to previously qualify at any event to run the Classic. Better yet, it is the most family friendly event on the entire event at Firebird.

 

We snapped a couple of early images to help get your imagination working. Trust us, there will be many more after the race concludes nightly, so check back and see what transpires. Do remember, those of us who operate this website are either running the event or running a car in the event - so be patient.

 

See you there!