Canadian TV Host Goes To Grand Bend
 

Rick Mercer is a very popular TV personality in Canada who hosts "The Mercer Report" each week. This segment just aired; in which he went to Grand Bend Motorplex to be introduced to drag racing. The ridealong in the A/SA '69 Camaro of Doug Box should give you a few laughs. Stuff like this is a great way to get the word out to the general public and hopefully get a few more butts in the bleachers or new racers in the lanes. Congrats to whoever it was in Grand Bend that came up with this idea!

http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/Shows/The_.../ID=1638147853

Re: Canadian TV Host Goes To Grand Bend
 

Nice reporting.He was a funny guy.I liked the cow comment.

Re: Canadian TV Host Goes To Grand Bend
 

I watched "The Mercer Report" this past Tuesday, he has done demolition derbies, and oval track racing segments before, the drag racing bit was nice to see. I liked Ricks comments about the snowmobiles. For anybody who gets the CBC television station, The Mercer Report airs again on Friday, 8.30 PM, West Coast time.

Re: Canadian TV Host Goes To Grand Bend
 

i've never seen a growen man "IN" a jr. dagster...

Re: Canadian TV Host Goes To Grand Bend
 

He is a funny guy liked the report.

Re: Canadian TV Host Goes To Grand Bend
 

I enjoyed that segment better than anything Paul Page has done...

Re: Canadian TV Host Goes To Grand Bend
 

That was almosty as funny as James Schaechters ride along video. We dont have speakers at work where I watched it but I just about wet my pants.Gotta love ole Ricky, super funny guy!

Re: Canadian TV Host Goes To Grand Bend
 

That was fun to watch, maybe a few more "news reporters" should be
given rides in stock eliminator drag cars in the future.

Re: Canadian TV Host Goes To Grand Bend
 

I've had numerous non-racing friends call me to say how much they enjoyed watching Mercer's day at the drags. Getting this kind of mainstream media exposure for our sport is really worth it's weight in gold. Having a Stocker as the choice for the ride-along vehicle is icing on the cake!

Seeing him squeezed into that Jr. Dragster was definitely an odd sight though! LOL

Re: Canadian TV Host Goes To Grand Bend
 

That was great! There should be more reporters like him. "Oh look! Cows!". Jim