PGARA NEWS

Big Invitational Weekend

Big Richmond Steel Street Stock invitational in Prince George Aug 14th and 15th, 2010. $200 tow dough for Abotsford, Vernon, and Penticton and $300 for the island cars. We have a big sponsor for this event. Our goal is to give the weekend point invitational winner $2,000 cash and then have another $2,000 to be split up for points for everyone else. We also have our big PGX (Prince George Exhibition) in town that weekend. Camping is available at the track, and hot lapping friday night. Out of town cars must bring thier home town rule book and membership. May run new American racers, or used goodyears only, max 5/32 tread depth, All cars must weigh 3300lbs with driver, all day.
MST Carriers Mini Stocks Invitational also this weekend, max 2.3 liter, 120 factory hp rating. This is also our 25th anniversary at the new track, and we will be celabrating Saturday night with a big Bar-b-que. Please let your guys know for us.
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Class Sponsors for 2010 season

PGARA is proud to announce two main class sponsors back once again for the 2010 race season at the track. MST Carriers is class sponsor for our Mini Stock class. Richmond Steel is class sponsor for our Street Stock class.

Terrace Speedway Invitational

Terrace speedway will be holding an invitational on May 9, 2010. The tow doe is $200 if interested cal 250-635-2598 or email @ sj_devo@hotmail.com

Message from the President

    I hope everyone had an awesome new years eve, all the best to you and your family in 2010. The 2009 race season has been a very exciting and successful year for PGARA speedway. We finally got rid of the notorious bump in the middle of turn 3 when we did a paving project of 60 feet by 260 feet with the help of Twin Rivers and members of our club. We hosted the Northland Dodge 100, ARCA west OK Tire series with great success as we had a good crowd that got to see a very exciting top notch series put on a show with drivers from all over B.C.  We had a great invitational with good prize money up for grabs for the MST Carriers Mini stocks and the A Star Auto Recyclers Thunder Stocks   with Cars coming from Quesnel, Williams Lake, and Ft St John.  We also added a Halloween Havoc Hit to Pass in October which was a huge success with 15 cars and trucks and the grandstands and hills full of screaming fans. We also had fireworks and the giant exploding pumpkin which really livened up the show. We also brought back the fun stuff for the kids at intermission, like bubbles and chalk drawing on the front straight away and costume contests. All race day shows were complete by 10pm and the hit to pass shows were finished by 11pm.  We have an excellent team of officials and volunteers that provide a professional show for the fans that starts on time and is finished in 2 ½ to 3 hours. This year we brought out a bare bones stock 4 cyl class called the hornets that is for new drivers only. These cars are very easy and cheap to build and race, and I personally think it will be the biggest class at PGARA by 2012.

     For 2010 we have a lot on our plate as we are going to try new ideas to help keep the fans and drivers excited about coming to PGARA. For a back up show during hit to pass we are having skid races where front wheel drive cars have skis welded to the back rims so that it makes the cars skid sideways through the turns as well as put on a great spark show under the lights. For the truck guys in town we are going to have a couple of tug ‘o’ war contests for 4 by 4 trucks to show off in. We are revamping our Thunders and Hobby stock rules to match the rules with the Street Stocks in the rest of British Columbia. This is the closest all the tracks in B.C. have been with rules for 1 class ever. The rule changes for all classes are now on the website as well as a tentative schedule for 2010. We hope to see you at the races this summer, and promise to do our best to give you your moneys worth and with something to talk about.

Chris Arronge.

Proposed Thunder /Street Stock changes 2010

- 104” min wheel base for Fords which is 1984 to 1988 T-birds and Cougars only.
- 6” ride height, measured at frame rails.
- Stock aftermarket steel bodies allowed.
- Late model aftermarket noses and tail pieces allowed.
- Gutting allowed must retain stock sills, floors, firewall, cowlings and door posts.
- Passenger floor and behind driver may be removed, but must be replaced with min 20 gauge steel.
- Inner bracing may be removed from hood and trunk panels.
- Spoilers must have radius corners and max 6” high.
- Rub Rails are allowed, must be within 1” of body panel, ends angle cut and capped, 1” by 2” 3/16 wall, bumper height.
- 1982 or newer Camaro or Firebird not allowed.
- 1970 to 1981 Camaros or Firebirds allowed with stock front clip, unibody, rear suspension and body complete.
- Min 3200 lbs including driver all day.
- Left side 55%    Rear 47%.
- Weight ballast allowed, painted white with car number on it, with min 2,   ½ “ bolts.
- No QA1 shocks allowed.
- No Hiem joints, no jacking bolts, no adjustable spring spacers or shackles, no tall balljoints, or steering joints on suspension.
- 2 barrel intake manifolds only, with 1” carb spacer max and two 1/4 “ carb gaskets.
Total height 1 1/2".
- 0 deck height allowed.
- One  4” air duct from front of car to carb allowed.
- Screw in studs allowed, no guide plates.
- Bigger oil pans allowed, no crank scrapers.
- H pipes allowed, no x pipes.
- Aftermarket aluminum rad allowed.
- Aftermarket steering columns allowed.

Safety Rules

-Must have driveshaft safety hoop.
-Min 2 windshiels safety bars.
-Must have scatter shields on manual transmissions.
-No transmission coolers, transmission lines, or fuel lines in the drivers compartment.
-Holes in floor and firewall must be sealed with min 20 gauge steel.
-Cages must have ankle bar.
-Roll cage door bars on drivers side must have 20 gauge metal plated on outside.
-Fuel cells must be in a metal case and have a minimum 8” ground clearance. Mounted between frame rails and as far forward as possible and practical. If tank hangs below frame rails, it must have a nerf bar to protect it. Min 18” from inside of rear bumper.
Tires?

Ministock rule changes.

- No wheel base rules.
- Single Overhead Cam (SOHC) only.
- No year limit.
- 2 valves per cylinder, no 3rd valve allowed for any reason.
- 120 hp maximum.
- 4 wheel camber allowed, no other suspension point modifications of any kind.
- 15 inch rims allowed.
- 50 and 55 series tires added to allowable tires.
- Reusable (washable) air filters allowed, provided they fit in the stock location of the car.

Hornet's rule changes.

- No wheel base rules.
- Horsepower increased to 96 hp max.
- Numbers must be on roof.
- Skid plate must be secured between fuel tank and track.
- All suspension components, including bolts, must remain factory size, in factory location.

Our Pgara 2010 Board of Directors

President : Chris Arronge
Vice President : Jamie Crawford
Treasurer : Corrine Turgeon
Secretary : Guy Lefevre

Board of Directors

Aaron Conn
Brad Wallin
Darrel Horwath
Gerry Gascon
Shane Murphy

New drivers with no circle track experience will be needing the mandatory 3 practice sessions and 3 Board of directors signatures. Any persons wanting lessons or any information on getting involved with PGARA should call 552-2350 or email here for more details

 A Rules Committee has been formed to clarify and build a better rulebook so that all is fair for everyone at the track. All are encouraged to attend our general meetings to have there say in what they feel should be going on.

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