Oct. 3, 2011
The Wine Country Racing Association (WCRA) hosted 77 race cars on the final event of their 2011 season. Viewers were treated to 224 races as the participants fought their way to the top. Winners are as follows:
Sportsman Warrior:
Emanuel Mantua of Oliver driving his Red 85 GMC PU
Defeated
Ken Holmes of Grand Forks driving his Red 1978 Pontiac trans Am
Sportsman Bracket:
Walter Pearce of Twisp driving his Blue 1932 Chev Coupe
Defeated
Owen Fairweather of Penticton driving his Blue 1979 Chev Caprice
Pro Bracket:
Darin Venne of Kaleden driving his Purple 1964 Fargo PU
Defeated
Paul Fode of Kelowna driving his Blue 1971 Plymouth Duster
Pro Bracket Fast:
Ralph Pool of Kelowna driving his Green 1978 Barracuda
Defeated by .01 of a second
Neil Ericson of Osoyoos driving his Yellow 1969 Camero
Bike/Sled:
Chris Pottie of Vernon Driving his Green 1979 Skidoo Sled
Defeated
Duane Hamm of Oliver driving his Red 1997 Suzuki
Fastest Reaction Time:
Yanny Tsigonias of Osoyoos driving his Red 1999 Ford Mustang cut a .505 Light
(.500 is a perfect light)
Okanagan Car Club Challenge
Three Car Clubs – Okanagan Rodtiques, Kelowna Kustoms & Oliver Coachmasters – took up the Challenge for bragging rights at the final WCRA event of the season.
In the end, Jim Mckelvey (the old Smoothy) of Summerland, driving his somewhat green 1947 Ford Coupe for the Okanagan Rodtiques defeated
Tim Heibert of osoyoos driving his Black 1990 Ford Mustang for the Coachmasters
All Out Fast Car Show Down
Neil Ericson of Osoyoos driving his Yellow 1969 Camaro blasted down the 1/8 mile in 6.223 Seconds
Ron Tasker
The Ron Tasker Memorial Sportsmanship Trophy for the 2011 racing year
was awarded to Bruce Mackereth of Summerland who drives a White 1955 Chev.
Race Results – Sept. 18, 2011
Fifty-three vehicles lined up on Sunday, September 18 at the Richter Pass Motorplex in Osoyoos, BC to find who was fastest.
The Wine Country Racing Association awarded the following winners the Plaques for their efforts:
Sportsman Warrior:
Matt Phillips of Westbank drove his blue 2008 Subaru to victory
defeating
Elvis Glenn of Osoyoos in his white 1984 Camaro
Sportsman Bracket:
Tim Heibert of Osoyoos in his black 1990 Mustang
defeated
John Johnson of Oliver in his blue 1989 Mustang
Sportsman Bracket Fast:
Yanny Tsigonias of Osoyoos in his red 1999 Mustang
defeated
Dean Kallstrom of Kelowna in his green 1970 Charger
Pro Bracket:
Lee DeShaw of Tonasket, WA in his yellow 1929 Plymouth Coupe
defeated
Heath Anthony of Osoyoos driving black 1983 Mustang
Pro Bracket Fast:
Phil Walter of Peachland zoomed to victory in his black and white 1985 Nissan truck
over
Ralph Pool of Kelowna in his green 1978 Baracuda
Bike/Sled:
Chris Pottie of Vernon drove his 1979 Skidoo to victory
over
Steve Clement of Penticton on his 2006 Yamaha Sled
Fastest Reaction Time:
Steve Clement of Penticton cut a perfect .500 light on his Yamaha sled
and
Ralph Pool of Kelowna landed a nearly perfect .501 light in his 1978 Baracuda
Race Results – June 12, 2011
A total of 47 race cars attended event on June 12, 2011, and a total of 203 drag races were staged to entertain the Spectators!
The winners:
Sportsman Warrior:
Vince Bonanno of Summerland, driving his yellow ’71 Dodge Challenger, defeated Shawn Reems of Penticton driving his red ’91 Nissan 240.
Sportsman Bracket:
Westbank’s Keith Fosbery, driving his black ‘n’ blue ’50 Ford pickup, defeated
Oliver’s John Johnson, driving his blue ’89 Mustang.
Sportsman Bracket Fast:
Yanny Tsigonias of Osoyoos, driving his red ’99 Mustang, defeated Walter Pearce of Twisp driving his blue ’32 Chev Coupe.
Pro Bracket:
Kayle Shaw of Penticton driving his white ’80 Chev pickup, defeated Lee Deshaw of Tonasket driving his yellow ’29 Plymouth Coupe.
Bike/Sled:
Osoyoos’s Steve Macor, driving his purple ’02 Kawaski, defeated
David lee Madsen of Summerland in his black ’03 Actic Cat.
Cactus Jalopies, Show Car Show Down:
Marc Case of Spokane, driving his red ’34 Ford Coupe, defeated (his buddy) Robert Steusloff of Spokane, driving his red ‘n’ white 1957 Chev.
Fastest Reaction Time:
Neil Ericson from Osoyoos, driving his yellow ’69 Camero cut a .504 light (.500 is a perfect light).
Race results – May 29, 2011
The Wine Country Racing Association (WCRA) held their second event of the 2011 racing season on Sunday May 29, 2011. Forty-one racecars converged upon the Richter Pass Motorplex in Osoyoos to burn their tires, rev their engines and fight it out for first place.
Bragging rights now belong to the following winners:
Sportsman Bracket:
Baillie Ericson of Osoyoos took first place in the Sportsman’s Bracket in her ’03 Infinity by knocking out Shane Harris of Osoyoos.
Pro Bracket:
Ernie Bartelson from Oroville, WA drove his “Glory Daze” 1951 Chevrolet to victory over Osoyoos’ Neil Ericson for the Pro Bracket final.
Bike/Sled:
David Lee Madsen of Summerland led the Bike/Sled group on his Arctic Cat snowmobile, with a win in the final over Steve Macor from Osoyoos.
Fastest Reaction Time:
Larry Jamieson from Grand Forks won the fastest reaction with a very nearly perfect time of .501 seconds. Only 1/1000 of a second off of the sought after .500 perfect light.
Race results – May 15, 2011
The inaugural race of the 2011 season for the Wine Country Racing Association was a success. The event had 46 cars register to race. The weather co-operated perfectly for the day to go off without a hitch.
Sportsman Warrior:
Ken Holmes of Grand Forks driving his Red ’78 Trans Am
defeated Don Anderson of Summerland driving his Yellow ’71 Porsche
Sportsman Bracket:
Walt Pearce of Twisp, WA driving his blue ’32 Chev Coupe
defeated Tom Hansum of Penticon driving his red ’04 Chevy Silverado
Pro Bracket:
Vic Kienas of Grand Forks driving his red ’70 Pinto
defeated Kayle Shaw of Penticton driving his white ’80 Chevy PU
Bike/Sled:
Steve Clement of Penticton Driving his black ’97 Skidoo defeated Warren Brown of Oliver driving his green ’02 Kawasaki MC
Fastest Reaction Time:
Steve Clement of Penticton driving his black ’97 Skidoo cut a .500 light
(A perfect light!)
