APRIL PACKED WITH FUN EVENTS!
Excitement is beginning to brew as the 2009 NHRA Championship Drag Racing Season
has nearly arrived.
The month of April is loaded up with terrific events. First up will be the
Pre-Season Open Test Day on Sunday, April 5th. Gates will swing open at 9 am,
followed by unlimited testing from 10 am until 4 pm.
Saturday, April 11th, marks the date for the 15th edition of the Oil Can Henry’s
Spring Warm-Up & Swap Meet. Presented by American Classifieds, the event has
become the biggest automotive swap meet in the entire state of Idaho. Of course
the day will be filled with test `n tune opportunities, but better yet the upper
and a big section of the lower pit area will be packed with all kinds of parts,
cars, collectibles and more. Now is the time to clean our your shop or garage
and plan to secure a spot in the Swap starting at 2 pm on Friday, April 10th.
Seller check-in also takes place at 8 am on Saturday, the 11th, with buyer gates
opening at 9 am.
One week later, the Boise Muffler Gold Cup Point’s Championship kicks off with
the Stinker Stores Season Opener. The two-day event will take place on April
18th and 19th, with every category on deck. Racing will take place in Super Pro,
Pro, Sportsman, Snow/Bike, Junior Thunder & Lightning, Street Bike, Nostalgia,
Street Truck, and Outlaw Street. The event will feature two separate days of
racing and Saturday night offers free camping for everyone who secures a two-day
credential.
The last weekend of month will see the Fairly Reliable Bob’s Club Challenge
Series get underway on Friday, April 24th, followed by the United Dairymen
Spring High School & Alumni Nationals presented by the U.S. Army on Sunday,
April 26th.
It’s time to start getting motivated for Firebird’s forty-second season of Drag
Racing. All of us in the New Crew can’t wait to open the turnstiles for the
first-time since closing the facility last October following Classic XV. The
grass is green and the track is more than ready to start a whole new chapter in
Idaho racing in the greater Treasure Valley. See you there!
ARMDROP LIVE PRE-ENTRIES NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE
The Firebird Raceway
booth at the Roadster Show was a beehive of activity, especially when you factor
in the big volume of racers (including Kent Wilson-pictured above) who
registered for the inaugural ArmDrop Live event coming up over Memorial weekend.
For those who were unable to attend the show, you now have an opportunity to
pre-register for the event. You can print the entry form (.pdf
file) and mail it to: Firebird ArmDrop Live,
It was great getting an opportunity to visit with all the racers and families
who stopped by the booth to pick up schedules and a copy of the “hot off the
press” 2009 Motorsports Annual.