Agassiz Speedway, September 5,6,7 2019, Part One

Welcome to Agassiz Speedway for the Third Annual Fred Rannard Sr. Open Wheel Classic. Great crowds and great racing. It was the first time in the 49 year history of the track to have a race for open wheel cars only and it was the first race ever held there on a Friday. Many thanks to all the volunteers who work to provide services to support this local track….great hosts and we look forward to returning next year. 18 beautiful vintage cars made the trip to this beautiful spot in British Columbia. Friday night we had 2 Dashes (#8 Glen Walker and #76 Dixon Helgeson), 3 Heats (#7 Billy Bartley, #82 Ray Jones, #92 Dean Warmerdam), 2 Mains (#82 Ray Jones and #83 Tyson Cross) and due to pending thunderstorms, we were on the hurry schedule Saturday with 1 Main (Winner, Tyson Cross) with the remaining 14 cars…. Hard luck cars included #65 frozen engine, #33 broken rear end, #16 bent front axle and 4j stuck throttle in practice. All drivers OK and cars can be repaired. Other highlights: #76 Dixon Helgeson won the Fan Favorite vote; #88 Ron Brewer set a new track record and won for the highest finishing offset overall for the weekend; #33 Ralph Monhay won for furthest traveled. If there were others, I am not aware of them, so please share.