D6 at Mission

[Charlene Gullett]

I think between Acton Montana (Yellowstone ) and Mission BC (Mission Raceway) they should be seriously be asking NHRA for a refund on the fees to hold these divisionals. I am assuming there are fees to hold these events. They have left the track personnel and the racers to organize themselves. Thank goodness there isn't a tech inspection anymore..the last time I was in Mission a gentleman at tech said "I'm sorry my dear, I don't know what a superstock car requires. I'll just take your word that you have all the required safety equipment.". The owner of Acton's track (and his family) handled the race surface, safety, staging lanes etc. I remember when all the people from D6 office would arrive, take over the facility and help their member track have a successful event. Kinda makes me wonder what direction racing is headed.

[fordteacherguy]

I will say that the track seemed to be out of step with our NHRA program..track prep was sub par with the a few early runs of super street guys getting loose and shutting off mid track..the track guys re-prepped the surface multiple times to get it safe..unfortunately with the small class car counts the divisional race felt more of a "filler" for their regular brackets. But what was NOT lacking was the appreciation of all my Canadian friends and racers that expressed their appreciation for making the trip up and participating. Missed coming up there the last 3 years..saw lots of good friends again. I'm hoping the low count isn't the new normal for Mission divisional attendance. Hopefully in the future.. border restrictions will relax and more can come. If we don't support NHRA racing it will go away...and the concern of mine and our friends up north that Mission could be one more track on the chopping block.