Monday, September 24th, 2007

ClarenvilleDragway.com
By Dave Anthony

Clarenville Dragway

Results & Final Points

After 8 Events

Gamblers – 6 Rounds Sept 22                                           

Win – Paul Power  – Dodge Avenger                       

R/U – Joe McNeil – Dodge Challenger                   

3^rd - Brian Tessier - Pontiac Firebird                       

         Mark Loveless            - Pontiac Firebird                             

Super Pro / Pro Sept 23

Win – Derek Martin – Mustang

R/U – Paul Power – Dodge Avenger

3^rd – Gerard Ronayne – Chev. Nova

-         Tim Whiffen – Mustang

Gamblers Sunday Sept 23^rd

Win –Joe McNeil

R/U – Doug Strickland

3^rd –Brian Tessier

BUY & SELL DRIVERS AWARDS FOR 2007

1^ST – MERRILL BAKER – Win Average - .700

2^ND – BOBBY MADDIGAN – Win Average - .650

3^rd – GERARD RONAYNE – Win Average - .500

GAMBLERS – Final Points – FAST FIVE

1^st – Paul Power – Dodge Avenger – 230 points

2^nd – Marl Loveless – Pontiac Firebird – 180

-         Brian Tessier – Pontiac Firebird – 180

3^rd – Joe McNeil – Dodge Challenger – 160

4^th – Doug Strickland - Mustang – 150

5^th – Dave Anthony – Page Dragster – 140

-         Derek Martin  - Mustang – 140

SUPER PRO FINAL POINTS

1^{st –} Merrill Baker – Camaro – 230 points

2^nd – Bobby Maddigan – Chevy II - 220

3^rd – Derek Martin – Mustang - 145

PRO FINAL POINTS

1^st – Gerard Ronayne – Nova – 180 points

2^nd – Brian Tessier – Pontiac Firebird – 140

3^rd – Mark Loveless – Pontiac Firebird – 130

NEXT RACING OCT 6 & 7. THIS WILL BE THE FINAL EVENT OF THE SEASON. TWO DAYS OF GAMBLERS RACING.

Friday September 14th, 2007

ClarenvilleDragway.com
By Dave Anthony

Saturday September 22

1. Regular Gamblers Race with Points awarded

Sunday Sep tember 23

1. Burn out Contest Free spectator admission to the first 10 who register. $200 for best burn out

2. Regular Class Racing with Points awarded

3. Ducks Race for the losers in the first 2 rounds. $10 to enter winner takes the pot.

Bonus Weekend Details!!!

Saturday October 6

1. High stakes gamblers race. $50 to enter & $25 to by a mulligan good up to the semi final round. NO POINTS AWARDED. If rain on Saturday we'll hold this on Sunday the 7th.

Sunday October 7

1. Gamblers race  - Format will be decided at a drivers meeting to be held just before lunch. NO POINTS AWARDED.

Folks we could really use a good turnout for these last 2 events, please make every effort to turn up and try to drag along a few buddies as well!  

Tuesday September 11th, 2007

ClarenvilleDragway.com
By Dave Anthony

Race event 7 for 2007 is in the books. Decision was made to have another mulligan gamblers race and everyone had a great time. This is turning into a popular event and putting some decent $$ up for grabs. The final race was a close as you can get with a win margin of .000! Keep in mind that delay boxes are not permitted when looking at the RT’s. While it didn’t show on the computer or time slip (see attached) the win margin was in the 10,000 of a second range! Unfortunately rain appeared on Sunday when we were about 2/3 through the first round and the remainder of the day was lost. Because of the number of rainouts this year we have decided to add another weekend to the schedule October 6/7 bringing back the Turkey Nationals after a 3 year absence. 

Results:

Gamblers - 8 Rounds

Winner – Dave Anthony - Dragster

R/U – Bobby Madigan – Chevy II

3^rd place  - Derek Martin - Mustang

Points as of September 9^th

Super Pro:

1^st –     Merrill Baker – 230 points

2^nd –     Bobby Maddigan – 180 points

3^rd –     Terry Walsh – 120 points

4^th -      6 drivers tied @ 110 points

5^th –     3 drivers tied @ 100 points

 Pro

1^st –     Brian Tessier – 130 points

            Gerard Ronayne

            Mark Loveless

2^nd –     Tony Lannon – 115 points

3^rd –     Paul Evoy – 90 points

Gamblers  - Fast 5

1^st –     Paul Power – 145 points

2^nd –     Mark Loveless – 140 points

            Brian Tessier

3^rd -      Dave Anthony – 130 points

            Doug Strickland

4^th -      Derek Martin – 120 points

5^th -      Merrill Baker – 115 points

  The next racing will be in 2 weeks, September 22/23.  For additional Information contact Clarenvilledragway.com or call 758-RACE.

Monday August 27th, 2007

ClarenvilleDragway.com
By Dave Anthony

Racing August 18^th cancelled due to rain. Results for Sunday August 19^th as follows as well as points and win averages to date. Track record was reset this weekend by Kevin Trites in his Widowmaker  alcohol dragster with an ET of 6.941 (First 6 second run in track history) and a speed record on the same run of 199.82!  

Results:

Gamblers – Not Contested - Rainout

 Super Pro /  Pro Combo – 5 Rounds

Winner – Bobby Maddigan - Nova

R/U – Dave Powell Jr. - Thunderbird

Super Pro Points

1^st – Merrill Baker – 230

2^nd – Bobby Maddigan – 180

3^rd – Terry Walsh – 120

Pro Points

1^st –     Brian Tessier - 130

            Gerard Ronayne - 130

            Mark Loveless – 130

2^nd – Tony Lannon

3^rd – Paul Evoy

 Super Pro / Pro – Win Averages

1^st – Bobby Maddigan - .733

2^nd – Merrill Baker - .700

3^rd – Gerard Ronayne - .4667

Gamblers Points

1^st –     Paul Power - 125

2^nd –     Mark Loveless - 120

3^rd –     Dave Anthony - 100

            Doug Strickland - 100

            Brian Tessier - 100

Next event is September 8^th and 9^th.

For additional Information contact Clarenvilledragway.com or call 758-RACE.

Monday August 6th, 2007

ClarenvilleDragway.com
By Dave Anthony

Another weekend in the books and the weather finally cooperated. Racer and spectator turnout was strong with the high $$ gambler race on Saturday, pot was $1,875 and the annual street car shootout on Sunday. There was a lot of very close racing both days

Results:

Gamblers - 8 Rounds

Winner – Mark Loveless - Firebird

R/U – Dave Anthony – Dragster

Super Pro /  Pro Combo – 5 Rounds

Winner – Merrill Baker - Camaro

R/U – Brian Tessier - Firebird

Street Car Shootout

Outlaw:

1^st – Paul Power – Avenger

2^nd – Joe McNeil – Challenger

3^rd – Dean Anthony

Eliminator:

1^st – Paul Evoy – Scamp

2^nd – Mark Loveless – Firebird

3^rd – Don Stevens – Mustang

Cruiser:

1^st – Bill Dicks

2^nd – Ken Powell

3^rd – Tony Lannon

Next racing will be in 2 weeks, August 18^th & 19^th.  For additional Information contact Clarenvilledragway.com or call 758-RACE or call Dave Anthony 682-5817.

Monday June 25th, 2007

ClarenvilleDragway.com
By Dave Anthony

Monday June 11th, 2007

ClarenvilleDragway.com
By Dave Anthony

Well our first  weekend of racing for 2007 in the books and we could not of asked for better weather. Racer and spectator turnout was strong for the first weekend of the year. Our new dial in boards worked great.  A number of racers had their fair share of troubles but fortunately nothing catastrophic and all should be back for the next event.  Merrill Baker carried the hot hand winning events on Saturday & Sunday.

Results:

Gamblers - 5 Rounds

Winner - Merrill Baker - Camaro

R/U - Paul Evoy – Scamp

Semi Loser - David Powell Jr – Thunderbird

Semi Loser- David Powell Sr - Fairlane

Super Pro /  Pro Combo – 5 Rounds

Winner – Merrill Baker - Camaro

R/U – Jerry Rice – Trans Am

Third – Doug Strickland - Mustang

Street – 2 Rounds

Winner  -  Tony Lannon - Plymouth

R/U – Doug Martin - Nissan

Next racing will be in 2 weeks, June 23^rd & 24^th.  For additional Information contact Clarenvilledragway.com or call 758-RACE.

ClarenvilleDragway.com
By Dave Anthony

A little bit of news so far Auto Parts has committed to being our major sponsor this year as well as Buy & Sell who have upped the prize money to a minimum of $3,000 for the top driver(s).

December 28th, 2006

Drag racing’s dark horse

Baker comes from behind
 
KIRK SQUIRES
The Packet

Always ready to lend a helping hand Merrill Baker helps Derick Martin with some fine-tuning on Martin’s Mustang. Contributed photo

December 28th, 2006

Motorsports central

Clarenville home dragway for another five years
 
KIRK SQUIRES
The Packet

Clarenville will be home to the province’s only drag racing series for another five years.

Dragway organizers recently renewed their lease with the province to use the Clarenville airstrip for racing events through the summer.

"Our lease was up the end of October; we have signed a new five year deal," says Dragway organizer Dave Anthony.

"We are going to be staying for the foreseeable future. Personally, I love racing in Clarenville. As odd as it sounds, I think if it was in St. John’s I would probably race less.

"The weather is good, the nice thing is we are made to feel welcome and it makes everything much more enjoyable when you are not fighting city hall."

Even though the weather dealt the dragway a bad hand this year Anthony says the spectator count was on par with previous years.

"The biggest challenge was the car count because a lot of the weekends started with rain. A lot of the drivers have travel expenses . . . so if the forecast was bad they tended to shy away from it a little.

"We battled that a lot this summer," he says.    

Monday, September 25th, 2006

Weekend Update
ClarenvilleDragway.com
By Dave Anthony

CLARENVILLE DRAGWAY

2006 SEASON RESULTS AFTER 8 EVENTS

 Super Pro:

Pro:

Street:

Gamblers Fast 5:

$2,000 BUY & SELL TOP DRIVER AWARDS:

SUPER PRO / PRO

STREET

Monday, September 25th, 2006

Weekend Update
ClarenvilleDragway.com
By Dave Anthony

This past weekend was a very busy one but we had what turned out to be out best weather of the year. Helped to end the season on a very positive note.

RACE REPORTS FOR SEPT 9/10 AND 23/24 (Concluded on Sept 23^rd)

Gamblers Sept 9^th

1^st - Curtis Pennell – 280Z

2^nd – Paul Power – Dodge Avenger

Sept 10^th

S/Pro / Pro Combo:

1^st – Joe McNeil – Dodge Challenger

2^nd – Mark Loveless – Firebird

Street:

1^st - Doug Martin – Nissan 240sx

2^nd – Tim Whiffen – Mustang

Manufacturers Shootout

1^st – Eddie Murphy – Mustang

2^nd – Cory Tucker

 Gamblers Sept 23^rd

 1^st – Joe McNeil – Dodge Challenger

2^nd – Tony Lannon – Plymouth Belvedere

3^rd – Brian Waddleton – AMC Hornet

 Sept 24^th

 S/Pro / Pro Combo

1^st – Merrill Baker - Camaro

2^nd – Mark Loveless – Firebird

3^rd – Jerry Rice – Firebird

 Street

1^st  - Tony Lannon – Plymouth Belvedere

2^nd – Doug Martin – Nissan 240sx

 Consolation

1^st – Gordon Anthony – AMC Javelin

2^nd – Derek Martin - Mustang

Wednesday, September 6th, 2006

Playoff Time
Dragway points race down to the wire

The Packet
By KIRK SQUIRES

With two events left in the 2007 season competitors at the Clarenville Dragway are gearing up for a final run at the new Top Driver title.

Heading into the three week hiatus around the Labour Day weekend defending champ Derick Martin is still in the hunt for the new award. He’s also tied for first place in Pro Class and is in a three-way tie for third place in Gamblers competition.

Martin finished last season with three titles; Pro class, Gamblers and Top Eliminator. The Dragway replaced the Top Eliminator series this year with the Top Driver award.

Even though he is at or near the top in three categories Martin is not getting overconfident. With a handful of drivers, in each category, still in striking distance of the leader Martin says it’s anyone game.