Weather forecast looks good with temperatures in the 70′s. This is a great opportunity to sharpen your skills for the upcoming D6 race in Spokane. We are hopeful that the turnout will be similar to the recent Pacific event that had 27 and 28 cars.

NHRA S/C Technical Note: New roll-cage padding rule now in effect
As a reminder to all racers, a new roll-cage padding rule goes into effect June 1, 2011. In the 2011 NHRA Rulebook on page 5 of the E.T. Section 4A and in the General Regulations Section 20, page 20 it states “ Beginning June 1, 2011, roll-cage padding meeting SFI Spec 45.1 mandatory on any vehicle running 9.99 (6.39 1/8-mile) and quicker. Padding must be used anywhere driver’s helmet may come in contact with roll-cage components.” (From www.nhradiv6.com)

PNSCA Racers can enter into the National Dragster Challenge on Saturday and the ET Bracket Race on Sunday if they choose or they can choose only to enter the PNSCA events those days. FOUR RACES in TWO DAYS!! For racers only wishing to enter the PNSCA events it is $50 for the weekend, if they would like to run the National Dragster Challenge event and/or ET Race they would have to pay another $30 a day to run super pro. Yes we do have a TNT scheduled for the Friday night before and you will be able to come in and park that night also. As for start times, I want to start time trials/qualifying at 9:15 to 9:30 each morning. Everybody will get 2 hits and then go into Eliminations that should put start time for eliminations around 12 to 12:30 I would assume.

If you have any other questions let me know.

Jason Murray – jjmurray@pacificraceways.com

Additional Information: Friday Test and Tune gates open at 4:30 pm. Recent TNT’s have drawn large turn outs, so get there early. Saturday and Sunday gates open at 7:30 am. Saturday’s  race is sponsored by “PAUL”! Sunday’s race is sponsored by “STACI”! PNSCA thanks both of them for their support!!!

Woodburn Dragstrip is considering hosting a Private Test & Tune on Friday, May 20th from 10 am – 4 pm. They must have a minimum of 15 cars at a cost of $100 per car in order to host the event. The track will be sprayed and medics will be on site. You must notify the Woodburn Dragstrip office (503) 982-4461 by Wednesday, May 18th at 5 pm to reserve your spot.

Ed Hauter Eyes the Skies

The second day of the PNSCA opening weekend had a better turnout, but less luck with the weather.  When the day was done, Ed Hauter and Don Sefton split the prize (and the trophy?) finally giving into the rain.

A better forecast brought out three more racers, doubling the Saturday field.  But with all the emphasis on the fun of racing the 1/8th mile, it was still a light turnout.  Where were all you forum denizens who insisted that the change would make for crowds at the gate?

Nonetheless, it was a fun weekend, and Don Sefton certainly put his mark on the new PNSCA season with two final round appearances.  The PNSCA title chance will resume on May 21&22 at Woodburn Dragstrip.  Hope to see everyone there!

Don Sefton and Crew

On-again-off-again rain didn’t seem to harm Don Sefton’s concentration on his way to the winner’s circle in the first race of the PNSCA 2011 season.  Don missed the first qualifying session due to work, but still managed to qualify #1 at the first 1/8th mile contest in the PNSCA’s recent history.  Notching a clean 5.75, he grabbed the top spot in just one pass and earned his way into the final.  There he defeated Greg Pessemier to take the trophy.

After a lot of rain overnight that chased many participants away, the day turned out to be beautiful and a great opener to the season.  With all the input from racers far and wide to run 1/8th mile, we need a much stronger turnout to make it a success.  Please take advantage of the much better forecast for Sunday to join us at the track!

Ready to Race?

Following a great deal of discussion with input from across the Pacific Northwest, the PNSCA has decided to make the season opening weekend at Bremerton a race to the 1/8th mile.  Ed Hauter, PNSCA President, put it this way: “We had a number of people who enjoy 1/8th mile racing, for example at Portland, and asked if we would consider it for a PNSCA race.  We hope that this change will get more people off the couch and out to race with us!”

This is just a change for the first race weekend at Bremerton in May.  A decision on other races, such as the August race in Bremerton, will depend on how successful this opener is.

So dust off those cobwebs, get that car off the jackstands and get out to Bremerton for some great PNSCA racing.  See you there!

Racing Season is Coming

The 2011 PNSCA event calendar has been posted on our calendar page.  We’re pleased to have added a doubleheader race at Pacific Raceways in Kent, WA to the schedule, and added a third doubleheader at Woodburn Dragstrip.

This year brings a new high water mark of 13 races scheduled.  The race series remains at a “best of 8″ format, so this allows racers to chase the championship and still miss 5 races throughout the year.  We at the PNSCA are happy to provide all these options for racers to race in the series.

Thanks for your support, see you out there this year!

We’ve added a new section of this site, with a photo gallery.  Feel free to check them out by going to http://pnsca/photos or clicking the “Photos” tab above.

If you have pictures, we’d love to post them.  Send them to photos@pnsca.com and we’ll get them up there.  Be sure to include any info about who, what, when, where and so on.

Thanks!

The PNSCA Annual Awards Banquet was held on Saturday, November 13th.  It was held at the home of Howard and Diane Johnson, and co-hosted by Steve and Gail Iverson.  It was a wonderful time, a great chance to get together with our racing friends, at a great venue (we all wish we had that much room to work), and the food was wonderful.  Thanks to everyone who put in all the hard work to make it happen.

Beautiful Custom Trophies

Special thanks go out to Ed Hauter and Jeff Yoder who made the gorgeous custom trophies.  This year, Jeff used his amazing metal working skills to create the top three trophies in the form of scoops.  They are quite simply stunning.  And Ed worked many hours to fashion the many individual race trophies as well as the awards for the rest of the PNSCA top 10.  It’s so great that we have such talented members who can create these keepsakes.

Bob Woodruff, 2010 Champion and Ed Hauter, PNSCA President

Our season champion, in another nail-biting contest that came down to the last weekend of the year, is Bob Woodruff.  Bob sealed his third consecutive PNSCA championship and his fourth in the last five years.  And as usual, Bob gave a wonderful heartfelt acceptance speech punctuated by the presentation of his beautiful champion’s jacket, a gift from his fiance Connie.  Congrats to Bob and Connie on another incredible year.

Finishing in second was PNSCA President, Ed Hauter.  Ed was in contention for the series championship up to the last weekend of the year, and despite a valiant effort in the last two races, couldn’t just quite take the stripe.  This is Ed’s second consecutive top three finish.

Rick Dearinger Collects for Third from Ed Hauter, with Connie Schmoll in the Background

Rick Dearinger also collected another top three finish and a beautiful third place trophy for his mantel.  Perhaps most amazing was the fact that Rick missed the first four races of the year and still managed to finish the year in third.  This performance shows what a formidable competitor Rick always is.

Dale Hrenko Checks Out the Hardware

This year’s Rookie of the Year was also named, and it was no contest.  Dale Hrenko had a wonderful first year in a long, skinny car finishing in sixth place in the PNSCA championship.  Dale won in Bremerton in August and made the semi-finals two other times during the year.  Dale is a tough competitor and this is surely just the beginning for his PNSCA career.

Thanks again to everyone who made the banquet such a success.  And special thanks to Pete and the folks at Power Punch for their continuing series support.  Look forward to another great year of racing in 2011.

The PNSCA Power Punch Series year-end awards banquet is fast approaching.  The banquet will be held on Saturday, November 13th and all racers, families, and friends of the PNSCA are encouraged to attend.

The event will be generously co-hosted by Howard and Diane Johnson and Steve and Gail Iverson, and will take place at the Johnson home.

The cost is $10.00 per person, which will be collected at the door.  Included in this price will be a choice of steak or baked chicken along with choice of baked potato or rice pilaf.  RSVPs, including choice of meat and side dish for each person, are required.  RSVPs should go to Steve Iverson via email at sc646n@msn.com or phone at 360-921-1042.  The address and directions to the event will be sent to those RSVPing.  Be sure to RSVP before November 1st to allow time for the hosts to prepare.

Soft drinks and coffee will be supplied but BYOB is certainly welcome.  Attendees are asked to bring an appetizer, side dish, and/or dessert to share. People are also encouraged to bring raffle/door prizes solicited from businesses or anyone that would like to donate.  We’ve had some great door prizes in the past, let’s see how creative you all can get!

The schedule for the meeting is as posted below:

• 3 to 5 – PNSCA Business Meeting, open to all
• 5 to 6 – Social Hour
• 6 on – Dinner and Awards

For questions regarding the banquet, feel free to contact Steve Iverson.

We look forward to seeing everyone there.  Special thanks to all the hosts for stepping up to host this event!