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2009 Racing Season Updates

September 13 (Friday, September 11 Race Date)

This race season has been awesome as far as weather is concerned. We had yet another day full of sunshine. All four cars made it to the track.  Nick V, who now goes to Yale Secondary, and his mom joined us for the day. Mom's baking is just too good. Plus, she helps out a great deal. Nick's sister is now part of Mouat's team, so it's wonderful to see former students stay involved with racing. Rae-Anne and Brittney also came back to finish off the race season. We had new drivers try out today and they all did a fantastic job. Nick V. drove Chilli for a while, but the car broke down. The rear jackshaft bearing block came out of alignment and caused the gear to move out of position. This resulted in the clutch to seize up. The bearings in the block then got damaged. We fixed it temporarily, but the damage was done. It's minor damage, so it will most likely be fixed in time for our next race date in two weeks. Let's hope the weather holds up.

The blue "Tonka Tuff" junior that Bateman Secondary bought was the slowest junior out there, but it ran very consistent and driver, Nick H., did a great job. Molly, our flagship car, as usual, didn't fail us. It went to the final round and eked out a win. The final round of elimination came down to two girls, our Rae-Anne M. and Mouat's Marissa M. Rae-Anne won the race by, get this, 0.0089 of a second. You can't even blink that fast. For those of you who are new to drag racing, the win is determined by the dial-in time and the reaction time. Take a look at the time slips below and see how close it was.

Time Lane School Car Driver R/T 60 330 1/8 MPH Dial Elimination
11:25 Left Mouat 451 Marissa 0.512 2.136 6.196 9.905 64.63

11:25 Right CDGMS 482C Brittney 0.169 1.859 5.536 8.885 71.51

11:27 Left CDGMS 482D Nick H -0.123 2.367 7.435 12.315 48.01

11:27 Right CDGMS 482A Ian 0.602 2.602 8.144 13.438 44.78

11:55 Left CDGMS 482B Nick V 0.291 2.267 6.883 11.352 53.96

11:55 Right Mouat 451 Marissa 0.139 2.143 6.17 9.83 65.65

11:56 Left CDGMS 482D Nick H 0.386 2.528 7.74 12.708 47.36

11:56 Right CDGMS 482C Brittney 0.26 1.904 5.593 8.942 71.55

12:15 Left Mouat 451 Devon 0.075 2.14 6.178 9.827 65.93

12:15 Right CDGMS 482C Rae-Anne 0.008 1.89 5.602 8.959 71.47

12:16 Left CDGMS 482D Nick H 0.171 2.556 7.91 12.951 46.77

12:16 Right CDGMS 482B Nick V 0.331 2.397 7.343 11.482 59.82

1:10 Left CDGMS 482B Nick V Broke





1:10 Right Mouat 451 Devon 0.643 2.171 6.235 9.899 65.7

1:11 Left CDGMS 482D Nick H 0.243 2.666 8.132 13.162 46.9

1:11 Right CDGMS 482C Rae-Anne 0.43 1.901 5.595 8.931 71.87

1:12 Left









1:12 Right CDGMS 482A Ian 0.626 2.191 6.632 10.711 58.54

1:41 Left Mouat 451 Marissa 0.564 2.137 6.223 9.912 65.15

1:41 Right CDGMS 482C Brittney 0.528 1.995 5.688 9.021 71.97

1:41 Left CDGMS 482D Nick H. 0.226 2.579 7.817 12.75 47.66

1:41 Right CDGMS 482A Ian 0.445 2.185 6.632 10.721 58.35

2:08 Left









2:08 Right CDGMS 482C Rae-Anne -0.209 2.227 5.937 9.275 71.85

2:08 Left CDGMS 482D Nick H 0.396 2.458 7.612 12.491 48.23

2:08 Right CDGMS 482A Ian 0.581 2.217 6.645 10.706 58.81

2:28 Left CDGMS 482D Nick H 0.498 2.495 7.619 12.466 48.63 12:40 Eliminated
2:28 Right Mouat 451 Marissa 0.093 2.141 6.195 9.86 64.9 9:80 Win (0.4115)
2:50 Left CDGMS 482A Ian 0.44 2.189 6.599 10.666 58.52 10.65 Eliminated
2:50 Right CDGMS 482C Rae-Anne 0.079 1.892 5.595 8.942 71.52 8.85 Win (0.2858)
2:51 Left CDGMS 482D Nick H 0.355 2.491 7.624 12.512 47.84

2:51 Right Mouat 451 Marissa 0.129 2.211 6.262 9.939 65.22

3:31 Left Mouat 451 Marissa 0.034 2.169 6.228 9.892 65.45 9.8 Eliminated
3:31 Right CDGMS 482C Rae-Anne 0.049 1.92 5.62 8.969 71.53 8.9 Win (0.0089)

The next race date will fall on a district-wide Prod-D day. Friday, September 25, 2009, so if any students would like to come and cheer us on, you're more than welcome to. Admission is free for children 12 and under if accompanied by an adult. We stress the accompanied part, because if they are not, they will not be allowed to enter the facilities. Adult entry fee is 5 dollars. We will be busy getting Chilli fixed and training more new drivers. We will continue to pray for great weather.

Results / Points for 2008/2009 race season.



September 9, 2009

Wolves Racing will be out again this Friday at MRP. We are ahead in points and want to keep it that way. Our team is down a few individuals, because they no longer go to our school. We are, however, going to steal two drivers, Brittney and Rae-Anne from Mouat. All the points these two girls have earned so far have been with our team and since it is still the same season that started out in April, it's only fair they finish off the season under our school name. The current season will finish with the last race date which is on the 9th of October. Any students who wish to try out for next season, we start recruiting in mid March. So, if you are in grade 6, keep your ears and eyes open for any announcements concerning our drag racing team.

June 27, 2009 (Friday, June 26th Race Date)

It was the last official day of the 2008/2009 School Year. While all the other students at Chief Dan George Middle School were on summer vacation, the drag racing team had one last thing to do, and that was to go to the track and earn some valuable points for the 2009 season. Although it rained throughout the week, the weather improved just in time for race day. It didn't look good at first, as it sprinkled early in the morning, but by mid afternoon, it was sunny and warm.

On Friday, we took four junior dragsters. No, we did not purchase another junior (principal would have a fit). The fourth junior actually belongs to Robert Bateman Secondary. They purchased the chassis from Frank Hurt Secondary of Surrey. RBSS had problems with the motor and the car was not operational. We sold RBSS one of our motors, installed and upgraded a few parts to meet NHRA rules, made it all work, and took it out on Friday to test it out. The car is, by far, the smallest we have ever run. This was pretty good news for a couple of our grade six drivers who fit right in with no problems.

Our day was filled with mishaps. The drive chain came off on "Chili" at the starting line and it also got kicked off the track for excessive fuel leak. The carburetor, which is a rebuild, is not performing well at all. Time to give JR Race Car a call.  The chain guard on "Jessie" came apart before the races, but we got that sorted out.

Overall, it was a great day. Two of the moms, Mrs. H. and Mrs. V. brought a BBQ and provided the crew and drivers with great food. A few of the new drivers got a taste of the track today. They still need to work on their starts, but they will be better prepared in September. This is the first time ever we have had grade sixes drive in their first year of being on the team.

In the elimination rounds, Mouat got the bye in the first round. "Chili", driven by Sam W., went up against "Jessie", driven by Nick V. Nick went on to the second round. "Molly", driven by Rae Anne M., went up against "Arbie" (we just come up with the weirdest nicknames for these cars - RB for Robert Bateman), driven by Nick H. Rae Anne won that match up. In the second round, "Molly" got a bye. Mouat's "Hawkmobile", driven by Rae-Anne's brother, Kyle, went up against "Jessie". Mouat won that battle. So, in the final round, it was brother vs sister in a classic race of the siblings. To keep the story short, sister won. Big brother broke out (went faster than posted dial-in time). For the final round, we decided to change the dial-in time on "Molly" as the "Hawkmobile" came within 0.2 seconds of their posted time. We felt we had to get a little closer and prayed Rae didn't red light. Time slips will be posted shortly......... c'mon. It's summer vacation! Give a guy a break, LOL.

Work done on "Arbie"

We were extremely happy when we got news that a junior dragster was bought by another school in our district. It was Frank Hurt Secondary's old junior that Carson, our old friend, used to drive when he was younger. We couldn't wait to see it at the track. We had forgotten how small the cockpit was on that vehicle and sure enough, it was too small for most of the students at Robert Bateman, the new owners of the junior. We got a call not long ago from the shop teacher over at RBSS that they needed some parts to make it run. This is our 8th year of operating and by this time, we have accumulated enough parts to just about build our own dragster. To make the dragster work, we had to put in a motor, a clutch, a bearing block, install an NHRA approved manual kill switch, install a chain and a few other minor adjustments to make it all work. We're not sure what the plans are for "Arbie", but it will be ready for September. There's rumours, that the junior might be driven by students from Clayburn Middle, a feeder school to RBSS. Ah........... good ol' Clayburn Middle, our cross town rivals. We beat them at chess, we beat them at track and field.................... not to worry. The principal at Clayburn and I are good friends (I think).

June 9, 2009 (Friday, June 5th Race Date)

Yours truly could not make it to the track on the 5th, so the following is from what was reported to me by others who were there. If a mistake is made, please let us know so the info can be corrected. Weather was dry with slight cloud cover. Temperatures were in the lower range, so the conditions were ideal for some excellent run times. Racing usually starts by 11:00 am at MRP, but this time around it did not get started until 2 pm or thereabouts due to the lights not being operational. In the 8 years of going to MRP, something like this has never happened. The Test & Tune people left the track and got their money back, but the secondary school drag racing association decided to stay and race without the lights or computer running to keep track of times. They used the good old fashion method of having a starter drop their arms to start the races. All the high school cars that stayed got a fair amount of runs in. It was one run after the next. Whoever got back and ready to run again, got to. Chilli, with the new motor, had some problems at the line but overall ran OK - slightly slower than Molly, which is pretty good considering the drivers in Chilli are the "big" boys. The car hops at the starting line. Too much torque for the old chassis perhaps? The other two juniors of ours ran as usual - consistent. Next race date for us is the 26th of June. It is officially the last day of school. What a great way of ending the school year. We are still ahead of Mouat in points, so it'll most likely come down to the last couple of race dates in September and October for the title. So far, we have not seen any of the other juniors we race against come out this season - Merritt, A. D. Rundle, and Williams Lake. Hopefully, Bateman will have their junior dragster operational by next school year. Our plans for going to Ashcroft this year for the big junior dragster meet came to a screeching stop. The out of region travel requirements set by the school district has made it next to impossible for us to go. Perhaps next season we will have enough Abbotsford teams wanting to go to make it possible to charter a bus for the team members.

Chilli's Motor Transplant.............. the saga continues.

Mr. McCarthy and the rest of the crew felt like surgeons in a battlefield. The motor transplant was not a smooth one. It was full of complications. First there was the brake hub that wasn't the right part. Then the new bearing cassette we received did not match the bolt configuration of the outdated chassis. We decided to abandon upgrading the axle setup to a larger diameter until a later date. The new motor plate arrived along with the clutch belt and alignment tool that was missing from our last shipment of parts. Everything that could have gone wrong, did. When we sat the motor onto the chassis, it became painfully obvious that the motor was way too big for the design of the chassis. Because the car will be into the 10's, the motor had to have a dual crankshaft support (NHRA rules). This meant the motor sat higher up on the mounting plate. With the dual crankshaft support, the crankshaft sat right at the height of the top tubing of the chassis. There was no way in the world we could get a starter on the crankshaft to start the motor. We couldn't lower the motor and by the looks of it, the top tubing of the chassis was bent by the previous owners so the crankshaft of the old motor would clear it (not a recommended thing to do). Did we say we had a month to do all this? We quickly asked our sponsors if they could straighten up the top tubing and weld a couple of supports at what was now a very weak point of the chassis. We also asked them to fabricate an extension for the engine mount so the motor would sit even higher to allow the crankshaft to clear the top tubing. With three days left to go, we had all the work done by our sponsors and the parts needed to slap everything together arrived. We spent a lot of time getting this motor in and we were not about to give up this time around. We thought we had everything lined up, but had issues with the chain. We decided to use the Regina Gold chain we were reserving for the new axle setup. After a few tweaks, we got the chain all lined up. Then the throttle cable we had, kept giving us trouble. We mickey-moused that together as well. The night before the race date, we fired her up and the motor sounded like a monster that hadn't eaten in a week. We had some carburetor issues and the motor hiccupped a few times, but after some minor adjustments, it ran as it should - kind of. We were a little concerned about the car hopping at the start. There was a lot of body twist/flex. Not too sure how it will behave at the track. One of the other things that took up a lot of our time was having to come up with ways of making the old chain and clutch guards work with the new motor sitting up so much higher. We managed to fabricate some nifty mounts that allowed it to happen. I tells ya, our install team would make MacGyver look pretty lame. There's a lot more we need to do to the car, but for now it runs and we did not let any of our drivers down this time around. Thanks Mr. McCarthy, our great sponsors, and the parents who came by to give us a hand during this very frustrating transplant.



May 11, 2009 (Friday, May 8th Race Date)

Another great day of racing, as the race gods chased the rain away. Today, we only took two dragsters along. Our plans to install a stage 6 motor into "Chilli" did not pan out as we had hoped. Although the engine arrived in good time, a couple of key components were missing from the box......oops! The carburetor and the exhaust header were nowhere to be found. We quickly got that taken care of, but the shipment was delayed due to a mix up on the other end (how many is that?). If that wasn't bad, we realized that "Chilli's" old setup had a smaller jackshaft, so a new bearing block and jackshaft had to be ordered. By the time we got the pieces, it was getting too late. Combined with the fact the motor mount plate was too short to accommodate the new engine/clutch setup, and the clutch and bearing block not lining up quite right, we had to put up the white flag. The students were quite disappointed by the turn of the events, but that's what racing is all about. Good news is, we have another month before the next track date. We should have "Chilli" up and running by then.

As for the racing itself, we had another successful day. Michael P., driving "Jessie", won first place today, while RaeAnne M., driving "Molly", came in second. During eliminations, "Molly" went up against Mouat's "Screamin' Eagle". After the dust had settled, it looked like Mouat won the race. They were closer to their dial in time than we were by the hair of someone's chinny chin chin. As it turned out, we won the race because of a better reaction time. We won the round by 0.1425 of a second! "Molly" then went up against "Jessie" in the final round. "Jessie" won when "Molly" jumped the green light.

Our support vehicle, the green golf cart, looks like it is in poor shape. During our last outing, the golf cart died after picking up the dragsters on the second run. We thought it was due to the charger not being plugged into the cart correctly. We had the cart plugged in for two weeks and it looked like it was working just fine. Today, the cart died just as we picked up the cars after the first round. Fortunately, our good friends at Mouat brought two quads with them. They let us use one for the rest of the day. Thanks, guys, for helping us out. We will try and have that problem solved by June's race date, as well. Race teams' "fact of life" - if it ain't broke, it will.

Results:

Time Lane School Car Driver R/T 60' 330' 1/8 MPH Dial
 Elimination
10:33 Left W. J. Mouat
 451 ???.
 0.452
 2.225 6.511
 10.219 65.32

10:33 Right
 CDGMS (Jessie) 482A Michael P.
 0.311 2.201 6.557 10.555 58.59

10:34
 Left









10:34
 Right CDGMS (Molly) 482C Brittney H.
 0.398 1.943 5.622 8.974 70.21

11:07
 Left W. J. Mouat 451 ??? 0.271 2.169 6.321 9.985 65.94
11:07
 Right CDGMS (Molly) 482C Brittney H.
 0.134 1.950 5.629 8.957 71.87

11:08 Left CDGMS (Jessie) 482A Michael P. 0.139
 2.146
 6.416
 10.350
 60.52

11:08 Right









11:52 Left CDGMS (Jessie)
 482A Nick V.
 0.090 2.191 6.564 10.584 59.24

11:52 Right CDGMS (Molly) 482A RaeAnne M.
 0.671 2.004 5.707 9.050 71.54

11:52 Left W. J. Mouat
 451 ???
 ??? ??? ??? ??? ???

11:52
 Right









12:57 Left CDGMS (Jessie)
 482A Nick V.
 0.322 2.175 6.546 10.543 59.81

12:57 Right W. J. Mouat
 451 ???
 0.247 2.187 6.327 10.023 65.21

12:57
 Left









12:57 Right
 CDGMS (Molly) 482C Rae-Anne M.
 0.035
 1.925
 5.592
 8.914
 71.97
LB3A (stalled)
2:00
 Left
 W. J. Mouat 451 ??? 0.238
 2.201
 6.296
 9.967
 65.69

2:00 Right
 CDGMS (Molly) 482C
 Brittney H. 0.135
 1.942
 5.629
 8.973
 71.59

2:01 Left









2:01
 Right
 CDGMS (Jessie) 482A Michael P.
 0.174
 2.162
 6.429
 10.394
 59.91

2:59
 Left
 W. J. Mouat 451 Marissa M.
 0.292
 2.095
 6.175
 9.828
 66.03
 9.70
 R1 Eliminated
2:59
 Right
 CDGMS (Molly) 482C Brittney H.
 0.132
 2.017
 5.700
 9.046
 71.55
 8.90
 R1 WIn by 0.1425
3:21
 Left
 CDGMS (Jessie) 482A Michael P.
 0.122
 2.105
 6.408
 10.370
 60.23
 10.28
 R2 Win
3:21 Right
 CDGMS (Molly) 482C Rae-Anne M.
 LB3A
 2.308
 6.037
 9.467
 65.58
 8.90
 R2 Eliminated



April 27, 2009 (Friday, April 24th Race Date)

After the first race date of the season was canceled due to repaving of the track, we were itching to rip it down the track. Weather on Friday was perfect. Earlier on in the week, we were worried a bit about the condition of the cars. They were in storage for over six months in our outdoor storage area during a winter that was way too long and extremely cold. Surprisingly, the cars fired up the afternoon before the race date and all was well. As for the drivers themselves, all of them, with the exception of one, had driven the year before and were prepared for a day of intense competition.

On the very first run, it was Mouat's Screamin' Eagle vs our flagship car, "Molly." Half way down the track, Mouat's car stalled and had to be towed the rest of the way by the MRP tow truck. Apparently, the car turned itself off. Most likely, the emergency switch was not fully engaged in the "on" position. The vibration of the car pulled the switch into the "off" position.

During the elimination round, Molly, driven by Brittney H., came within 0.014 seconds of the dial in time. Pretty darn good. In the other matchup, Chilli, driven by first time driver, Jaymin S., won due to break out. In the second round, Jaymin took first place as Brittney left before the green light. Overall, it was a fantastic day. Our pit crew, including a few of the new members, did a wonderful job behind the scenes.

Up next is the 8th of May race date. Hopefully, our new stage six motor will arrive soon. It, along with a new Shockwave clutch, will go into Chilli. Chilli is, by far, the slowest car out there. We had to do something with it, as it is the only car with a cockpit large enough to fit our older (and larger) drivers. Thanks to the good folks over at JR Race Car, we got a great deal on a refreshened motor and clutch setup. Time permitting, we will get the new motor into Chilli. The motor should make Chilli our fastest car yet. Even though speed is not what wins races, it's definitely going to give the older drivers an adrenaline rush.

Check out the links below to a couple of movie clips we took with our on-board camcorder - the "Dragcam."



Results:

Time Lane School Car Driver R/T 60' 330' 1/8 MPH Dial
 Elimination
11:04 Left W. J. Mouat
 451 Kyle M.
 -0.108 2.218 9.230
 25.312 25.11

11:04 Right
 CDGMS (Molly) 482C Rae-Anne M.
 0.588 1.912 5.600 8.923 72.34

11:08 Left CDGMS (Jessie)
 482A Nick V.
 0.281 2.353 6.750 10.719 60.43

11:08 Right CDGMS (Chilli)
 482B Sam W.
 0.348 2.672 8.035 13.045 47.45

12:05 Left W. J. Mouat 451 Kyle M.
 0.503 2.215 6.337 9.985 66.09

12:05
 Right CDGMS (Molly) 482C Rae-Anne M. 0.139 1.942 5.757 9.366 64.96

12:05 Left CDGMS (Chilli) 482B Sam W. 0.537
 2.677
 8.099
 13.158
 47.06

12:05 Right CDGMS (Jessie) 482A Nick V.
 0.406 2.222 6.567 10.570 59.71

12:57 Left CDGMS (Chilli)
 482B Jaymin S.
 0.085 2.957 8.601 13.816 45.63

12:57 Right CDGMS (Jessie) 482A Michael P.
 0.485 2.127 --- 10.255 61.14

12:59 Left W. J. Mouat
 451 Devin D.
 ??? ??? ??? ??? ???

12:59 Right CDGMS (Molly) 482C Brittney H. 0.281 1.957 5.632 8.959 72.03

1:43 Left CDGMS (Jessie)
 482A Michael P.
 0.558 2.139 6.377 10.253 61.29

1:43 Right W. J. Mouat
 451 Devin M.
 0.175 2.164 6.208 9.806 66.90

1:44 Left CDGMS (Chilli) 482B Jaymin S. 0.115 2.894 8.709 14.076 44.48

1:44 Right
 CDGMS (Molly) 482C Brittney H.
 0.341
 1.933
 5.603
 8.934
 71.74
LB3A (stalled)
2:35
 Left
 W. J. Mouat 451 Marissa M. 0.630
 2.218
 6.360
 10.036
 65.49

2:35 Right
 CDGMS (Molly) 482C
 Rae-Anne M. 0.586
 1.979
 5.669
 9.017
 71.40

2:35 Left
 CDGMS (Chilli) 482B Sam W.
 0.336
 2.753
 8.217
 13.318
 46.61

2:35
 Right
 CDGMS (Jessie) 482A Nick V.
 0.371
 2.221
 6.572
 10.585
 59.46

3:07
 Left
 W. J. Mouat 451 Marissa M.
 0.515
 2.194
 6.285
 9.918
 66.46
 9.95
 R1 Eliminated
3:07
 Right
 CDGMS (Molly) 482C Brittney H.
 0.193
 1.931
 5.596
 8.914
 72.35
 8.90
 R1 WIn
3:09
 Left
 CDGMS (Chilli) 482B Jaymin S.
 0.065
 3.049
 8.733
 13.946
 45.75
 13.70
 R1 Win
3:09 Right
 CDGMS (Jessie) 482A Nick V.
 0.334
 2.225
 6.511
 10.449
 60.69
 10.55
 R1 Eliminated
3:37
 Left
 CDGMS (Chilli) 482B Jaymin S.
 0.439
 2.867
 8.526
 13.763
 45.43
 13.89
 R2 Win
3:37 Right
 CDGMS (Molly)
 482C Brittney H.
 -0.012
 1.918
 5.593
 8.934
 71.69
 8.89
 R2 Eliminated
3:37
 Left
 CDGMS (Jessie)
 482A
 Michael P.
 0.266 2.070
 6.286
 10.197
 60.34
Practice Run
3:37
 Right
 W. J. Mouat
 451
 Kyle M.
 0.504
 2.174
 6.293
 9.967
 65.49
Practice Run

April 24, 2009 Movie Clips

Jessie's First Run || small size || medium size || about the "dragcam" ||

Molly's Third Run || small size || medium size || nitrous version ||


2008 Racing Season Updates

September 27, 2008 (Friday, September 26th Race Date) Video of Michael's Second Run || small size || medium size || about the set up ||

It was the final race day of the season and the race gods once again came through for us. It rained for most of the week and there was a 30% chance it would rain again on Friday. Not a single drop of rain hit the track and by mid day, the sun broke through. For the entire season, our cars and drivers have been ahead in points. We were poised to win yet another BCSSMA Provincial title. All of our drivers were pumped up and looked forward to having great runs. At the end of the day, however, we did not win any of our races against Mouat, our competitor. We thought we played it pretty safe with our dial in times, but Molly, our flagship dragster broke out and got eliminated in round one. Chilli, our slowest car beat out our third car, Jessie. It all came down to Chilli vs Mouat's Screamin' Hawk car. We did our best, but Mouat's car was so consistent it was no contest. They won the eliminations on the final race day of the season. All of us were pretty disappointed. It was not the fault of the drivers, as they did really well. The cars were not running consistent. For nearly three months, our cars sat in our garage at the school with alcohol sitting in the carburetors. Usually a two month period would not be so bad, but not running on the 5th of September came back to haunt us. Alcohol crystallizes over time and sure enough, it made a difference in our cars. Another contributing factor may have been the increase in temperature as the day wore on, but as you can see from the results, it was more than that. In any case, winning throughout the season did pay off for us and we eked out a win over Mouat in overall points. Chilli, won the title for top junior dragster this year. Rae-Anne M. won the title of top driver in the junior dragster division. Congratulations to everyone on our team. Some big sacrifices were made by our team members on Friday. With certain drivers ahead in points for the season, some of the other drivers waived their chance to run in the elimination rounds so the points leaders could go for all the marbles on the last day of the season.

We had a special guest at the track on Friday. Mr. Dean Murdock of Speedzone Magazine introduced his eight year old daughter, Shelby, to our team. She stayed with us for most of the day learning the ins and outs of driving a junior dragster and being part of the pit crew. After the elimination rounds were over, Mission Raceway allowed her to take a junior dragster, Chilli in this case, down the track for the first time ever. She was unbelievable. She staged well at the lights and made it through the turn off and into the rest area with absolutely no issues. Awesome job, Shelby. Hopefully, we will be seeing you again next season.

In preparation for next season, all three dragsters will go through a complete tear down and overhaul. To meet new NHRA rules, the dragsters will have an extra bar welded to the driver's cage to ensure no part of the helmet will protrude from any point of the cage. This job will be done at our sponsor's shop, New World Technologies / Rad Torque Systems. We are also going to make sure everything rolls straight and the engine/clutch is in perfect working order. With such a close call on the last day of this season, we will not leave anything to chance. Our dragster will be consistent! Our drivers are top notch and they deserve to be in cars that will not disappoint.

Next year, we are hoping for more competition. A. D. Rundle still has a junior dragster and rumours are other secondary schools are planning on running junior dragsters in the near future.


Time Lane School Car Driver R/T 60' 330' 1/8 MPH Dial
 Elimination
11:21 Left W. J. Mouat
 451 Kyle M.
 -0.079 2.208 6.263
 9.898 66.10

11:21 Right
 CDGMS (Molly) 482C Rae-Anne M.
 0.400 2.224 5.955 9.298 71.67

11:21 Left CDGMS (Chilli)
 482B Simon T.
 0.172 2.875 8.588 13.885 44.87

11:21 Right CDGMS (Jessie)
 482A Ben P.
 0.508 2.263 6.667 10.739 58.57

11:44 Left W. J. Mouat 451 Devin D. 0.178 2.147 6.105 9.676 67.03

11:44 Right CDGMS (Molly) 482C Rae-Anne M. 0.562 2.003 5.705 9.039 71.78

11:45 Left CDGMS (Chilli) 482B Sam W. 0.792
 2.792
 8.341
 13.450
 46.60

11:45 Right CDGMS (Jessie) 482A Ben P. 0.166 2.282 6.684 10.753 58.53

12:13 Left W. J. Mouat 451 Marissa M.
 0.434 2.113 6.114 9.728 66.35

12:13 Right CDGMS (Molly) 482C Michael P.
 0.258 1.978 5.636 8.939 72.42

12:13 Left CDGMS (Chilli) 482B Sam W. 0.518 2.759 8.333 13.477 46.36

12:13 Right CDGMS (Jessie) 482A Brittney H. 0.700 2.277 6.640 10.685 58.91

12:34 Left W. J. Mouat 451 Kyle M.
 0.422 2.263 6.324 9.936 66.50

12:34 Right CDGMS (Molly) 482C Michael P. 0.353 1.954 5.602 8.894 72.66

12:34 Left CDGMS (Chilli) 482B Simon T. 0.064 2.782 8.478 13.731 45.48

12:34 Right
 CDGMS (Jessie) 482A Brittney H.
 0.086
 2.315
 6.649
 10.680
 59.17

1:41
 Left
 W. J. Mouat 451 Marissa M. 0.121
 2.096
 6.064
 9.652
 66.76

1:41 Right
 CDGMS (Molly) 482C
 Rae-Anne M. 0.309
 1.965
 5.667
 9.053
 69.49

1:42 Left
 CDGMS (Chilli) 482B Simon T. 0.181
 2.832
 8.570
 13.811
 45.68

1:42 Right
 CDGMS (Jessie) 482A Nick V.
 0.616
 2.232
 6.618
 10.666
 58.99

2:48
 Left
 W. J. Mouat 451 Kyle M. 0.558
 2.166
 6.228
 9.912
 65.08
 9.80
 R1 Win
2:48 Right
 CDGMS (Molly) 482C Rae-Anne M. 0.605
 1.885
 5.584
 8.941
 71.37
 9.02
 R1 Eliminated
2:48 Left
 CDGMS (Chilli) 482B Simon T.
 0.075
 2.784
 8.638
 13.944
 45.10
 13.70
 R1 Win
2:48 Right
 CDGMS (Jessie) 482A Nick V.
 0.796
 2.253
 6.814
 11.475
 51.32
 10.55
 R1 Eliminated
4:09
 Left
 CDGMS (Chilli) 482B Simon T. 0.299
 2.988
 8.721
 13.996
 45.27
 13.80
 R2 Eliminated
4:09 Right
 W. J. Mouat 451 Kyle M. 0.383
 2.187
 6.225
 9.862
 65.95
 9.80
 R2 Win

In the first round, Molly, driven by Rae-Anne M., lost to her brother, Kyle M., in Mouat's car due to a break out. A break out occurs when you go faster than your dial-in time.

In round two, Chilli, driven by Simon T., lost to Kyle M. in Mouat's car by 0.134 seconds. Mouat's car went within 0.062 seconds of their dial-in time (without going under it), while our car went within 0.196 seconds of our dial-in time.

Overall, it was a good day. Nobody on our team got a red light. Simon T. did an excellent job driving Chilli, our most difficult car to launch. His reaction times were excellent on all of his runs................ 0.172, 0.064, 0.181, 0.075, and 0.299.



September 04, 2008

For the first time in the history of Wolves Racing, the drag racing team will not be going to Mission Raceway Park on a scheduled track day (September 5th). Administration felt that taking students to the track on the first week of school would not a good idea. Because we are in the lead with the most points in the junior dragster division, we were a little concerned about losing the title this season. However, our competitors from Mouat agreed not to make an issue of the awarding of points (what good sportsmanship). Our next track date will be the 26th of September. Hopefully, the day will be dry and we can finish the season up on a high note.

June 27, 2008

School's out for summer, but our team was out at the track doing what we do best. Sit and bake in the sun, while taking in the smell of VHT and burnt rubber. Today was the last race for our two grade eight drivers, so it was decided by the majority of the other drivers and pit crew that they could automatically drive our two fastest cars, "Jessie" and "Molly", in the elimination rounds. As with all races, the driver with the fastest reaction time got their choice of car. Graeme had the fastest R/T, so he drove "Molly", while Rick drove "Jessie". As for the rest of our drivers, they all got to drive at least twice today. Not bad considering the number of drivers we had at the track today.

In the elimination rounds, Graeme M. in Molly, went up against Devin D. from Mouat. Devin was eliminated due to a close red light, allowing Graeme to go on to the next round. In the other pairing, Rick C. driving "Jessie", went up against Rae-Anne M. in "Chilli". Rick C. eked out a win and went on to face Graeme in the final round. Two grade 8 students on their last day at the track under our school's banner, going head to head for first place - couldn't have written a better script! There were no losers in this one, as both drivers did a fantastic job. Both boys will be sorely missed on our team, as they were an inspiration to the younger drivers. Both of them took the time to show the younger team members "the ropes". They join a list of great drivers that have gone through our drag race programme. Former students like Samantha Pain, Dan Chalmers, Levi Tremblay, and Kyle McCarthy.

In the final elimination round, the drivers got to choose their own dial in times. It certainly takes the pressure off of us adults, that's for sure. If you look at the results of that last elimination round, their dial in times were pretty darn close.

With the final two race dates of the season being in September, the dragsters will now be stored for two months As of now, our school is ahead in team points. For more info on how our drivers and cars are doing so far this season, please visit the BCSSMA (British Columbia Secondary School Motorsports Association) web site.


Time Lane School Car Driver R/T 60' 330' 1/8 MPH Dial
 Elimination
10:37 Left W. J. Mouat
 451 Kyle M.
 0.232 2.184 6.276
 9.925 65.97

10:37 Right
 CDGMS (Molly) 482C Rick C.
 0.289 1.839 5.434 8.680 73.76

10:38 Left CDGMS (Chilli)
 482B Simon T.
 0.313 2.806 8.485 13.771 44.93

10:38 Right CDGMS (Jessie)
 482A Michael P.
 0.269 2.167 6.454 10.455 59.21

11:03 Left W. J. Mouat 451 Kyle M.
 0.013 2.151 6.207 9.840 66.21

11:03 Right CDGMS (Molly) 482C Rick C. 0.153 1.826 5.405 8.647 73.83

11:05 Left CDGMS (Jessie) 482A Michael P.
 0.407
 2.134
 6.255
 10.091
 62.07

11:05 Right CDGMS (Chilli) 482B Simon T.
 0.928 2.916 8.488 13.673 45.85

11:46 Left CDGMS (Jessie) 482A Rae-Anne M.
 0.229 2.149 6.361 10.270 60.90

11:46 Right W. J. Mouat 451 Devin D.
 0.305 2.090 6.071 9.663 66.58

11:47 Left CDGMS (Chilli) 482B Ben P. 0.340 2.742 8.371 13.548 46.18

11:47 Right CDGMS (Molly) 482C Graeme M. 0.275 1.940 5.685 9.058 71.22

1:27 Left CDGMS (Jessie) 482A Nick V.
 9.025 N/A N/A N/A N/A

1:27 Right CDGMS (Chilli) 482B Sam W. 0.290 2.787 8.393 13.518 46.55

1:29 Left CDGMS (Molly) 482C Graeme M.
 0.224 1.838 5.414 8.653 74.09

1:29 Right
 W. J. Mouat 451 Kyle M.
 0.078
 2.158
 6.177
 9.809
 66.11

1:56
 Left
 No Data*
 -
 Devin D. 0.056
 2.111
 6.062
 -
 -

1:56 Right
 CDGMS (Molly) 482C
 Graeme M.
 -0.427
 2.621
 6.369
 9.742
 71.30

1:58
 Left
 CDGMS (Chilli) 482B Sam W.
 1.129
 2.692
 8.138
 13.157
 47.39

1:58 Right
 CDGMS (Jessie) 482A Nick V.
 1.094
 2.249
 6.478
 10.418
 60.43

2:40
 Left
 W. J. Mouat 451 Devin D.
 -0.039
 2.237
 7.053
 11.371
 58.83
 9.60
 R1 Eliminated
2:40 Right
 CDGMS (Molly) 482C Graeme M.
 0.045
 1.961
 5.727
 9.123
 70.78
 9.03
 R1Win
2:41
 Left
 CDGMS (Chilli) 482B Rae-Anne M.
 0.627
 2.747
 8.255
 13.336
 46.63
 13.00
 R1 Eliminated
2:41 Right
 CDGMS (Jessie) 482A Rick C. 0.210
 2.116
 6.255
 10.133
 61.09
 9.75
 R1 Win
4:09
 Left
 CDGMS (Jessie) 482A Rick C.
 0.165
 2.115
 6.272
 10.173
 60.79
 10.10
 R2 Win
4:09 Right
 CDGMS (Molly) 482C Graeme M.
 -0.077
 1.946
 5.723
 9.127
 70.50
 9.06
 R2 Eliminated

* no data for car number, ET, and MPH on time slip (reason unknown).

June 13, 2008

After four weeks of no racing, our students were itching to drive. A light drizzle in the morning and forecast of possible rain in the afternoon had most of us worried, but as it turned out, it stayed dry with the sun breaking through in late afternoon. For the first time this season, we took along all three dragsters. Our friends from Mouat had their new junior dragster fixed and ready to run. To our surprise, their dragster ran in the high 9's. Well, at least it was a surprise to us. We were led to believe their car was to run in the 12's.  In any case,  Molly, our flagship car, performed well again. We ran into some problems with the roller chain stretching, but after a quick removal of a few links, we were ready for the elimination rounds. In the first round of eliminations, we had Chilli go up against Jessie, while Molly went up against Mouat's dragster. Jessie, our sponsor's car was eliminated and Chilli went onto the next round. In the other pairing, Mouat's dragster got eliminated by Molly, which led to the final pairings where Molly went up against Chili. Chili, driven by Ben P. went on to win first place. Congratulations, Ben - nice trophy, BTW.

Mr. Glum and the MMH class joined us at the track today. We fired up the BBQ and had burgers and smokies. It's always great when the MMH class comes out to MRP to cheer us on. Food always tastes great with good company. Thanks, Mr. Glum for getting the BBQ up and running!


Alternating colours are used in the table below to make it easier to keep track of pairings.
Time Lane School Car Driver R/T 60' 330' 1/8 MPH Dial
 Elimination
11:11 Left W. J. Mouat
 451 Kyle M. 0.109 2.253 6.378
 10.056 65.46

11:11 Right
 CDGMS (Molly) 482C Rae-Anne M.
 0.203 1.976 5.658 8.978 72.17

11:11 Left CDGMS (Jessie)
 482A Michael P.
 0.184 2.245 6.422 10.295 48.01

11:11 Right CDGMS (Chilli)
 482B Ben P. 0.495 2.707 8.123 13.178 46.90

12:25 Left CDGMS (Chilli) 482B Simon T.
 0.606 3.051 8.849 14.210 44.32

12:25 Right CDGMS (Molly) 482C Rick C. 0.414 1.890 5.493 8.751 73.32

12:27 Left W. J. Mouat 451 Kyle M.
 autostart overridden due to starting problems - no results

12:27 Right CDGMS (Jessie) 482A Nick V. 0.114 2.317 6.585 10.563 59.60

1:29 Left W. J. Mouat 451 Devin D. 0.477 2.246 6.360 10.010 65.96

1:29 Right CDGMS (Molly) 482A Graeme M.
 0.352 1.972 5.752 9.154 70.65

1:30 Left CDGMS (Chilli) 482B Rick C. 0.922 2.621 7.937 12.946 47.35

1:30 Right CDGMS (Jessie) 482A Sam W.
 0.205 2.214 6.507 10.463 60.24

2:19 Left CDGMS (Chilli) 482B Brittney H.
 1.030 2.679 8.036 13.021 47.65

2:19 Right CDGMS (Jessie) 482A Michael P. 0.144 2.142 6.313 10.185 61.41

2:20 Left W. J. Mouat 451 Devin D.
 0.664 2.137 6.137 9.724 67.04

2:20 Right
 CDGMS (Molly) 482C
 Rae-Anne M.
 0.075
 1.921
 5.598
 8.913
 72.32

3:00
 Left
 W. J. Mouat 451
 Kyle M. 0.275
 2.207
 6.239
 9.858
 66.36

3:00 Right
 CDGMS (Molly) 482C
 Rae-Anne M. 0.082
 1.900
 5.560
 8.871
 72.28

3:01
 Left
 CDGMS (Chilli) 482B Ben P.
 1.293
 2.729
 8.128
 13.147
 47.09

3:01 Right
 CDGMS (Jessie) 482A Nick V.
 0.450
 2.191
 6.455
 10.421
 59.66

3:28
 Left
 W. J. Mouat 451 Kyle M.
 -0.264
 2.180
 6.211
 9.848
 65.84
 9.80
 R1 Eliminated
3:28 Right
 CDGMS (Molly) 482C Rae-Anne M. LB3A
 2.404
 6.124
 9.445
 72.51
 8.85
 R1Win
3:29
 Left
 CDGMS (Chilli) 482B Ben P. 0.106
 2.731
 8.125
 13.600
 39.35
 13.14
 R1 Win
3:29 Right
 CDGMS (Jessie) 482A Nick V. 0.636
 2.180
 6.841
 11.750
 45.87
 10.40
 R1 Eliminated
4:17
 Left
 CDGMS (Chilli) 482B Ben P.
 0.406
 2.702
 8.100
 13.556
 41.31
 13.14
 R2 Win
4:17 Right
 CDGMS (Molly) 482C Rae-Anne M. LB3A
 7.129
 10.801
 14.122
 72.02
 8.85
 R2 Eliminated
4:17
 Left
 CDGMS (Jessie) 482A Michael P.
 0.311
 2.101
 6.240
 10.113
 61.24

4:17 Right
 W. J. Mouat 451
 Devin D. 0.405
 2.099
 6.045
 9.626
 66.71





May 16, 2008

It has been quite some time since we updated this web page. Weather has been terrible this season. Our first two race dates for the season, April 4th and 18th, were rained out. The weather on May 2nd, our third race date, was also predicted to be bad. So certain was the bad weather that the BCSSMA executive canceled racing the day before. Despite the cancelation, we decide to take our chances and headed out to Mission Raceway Park. The race gods kept the dark clouds in check and we had a full day of racing without a drop of rain. It started to rain as soon as we got back to school at the end of the day. Thank you, race gods. Results from that day to be posted later when we find them....... ooops.

Today, May 16th, the weather reports called for sunny skies with temperatures in the Valley to hit well over the 30 degrees Celsius mark. Sure enough, it was sunny and hot, hot, hot! The track was pretty full today with all kinds of test and tune cars along with a full compliment of high school cars and even a few juniors. Today, we faced off against Mouat Secondary's new junior as well as a junior that represented A. D. Rundle Middle School of Chilliwack.

We had a great day at the track. "Molly", our black dragster with the newly purchased JR Racing, stage 5 motor and new Shockwave clutch, did very, very well. On one of the runs, it ran through the 1/8 mile in 8.702 seconds with a trap speed of 73.72 miles per hour! Two weeks ago, the dragster went a surprising 8.98 seconds in the eighth. We were told by JR Racing, the place where we purchased our refurbished motor from, that the motor would take our car with its combined weight of vehicle and driver into the mid 9's. Well, it's always a big bonus when the car goes half a second faster than it's supposed to. On that day, our last run resulted in the sprocket hub breaking off from the axle. It actually split open and warped to the point it spun and caused all kinds of damage to the axle and sprocket. It was a case of too much power for an old and tired vehicle. We immediately ordered a new axle, an upgraded heavy duty hub, and a new set of sprockets. This, of course, led to the improved times we saw today. Too good are the times, in fact, that we will have to investigate to see if the gear ratio is wrong for the motor. If so, we may have to change the gear ratio and slow the car down to ensure the motor is not being overworked. After all, we are a public school with little funding. Longevity of the equipment is so important. You break stuff when you go too fast.

So far this year, we have had five new drivers trained. All have done very well on their first runs at the track. A very promising group of drivers, indeed. At this time, we would like to take the opportunity to thank all the parents who come out and support the team. Mr. McCarthy, our mechanic, Mr. Wilson for building us the tow dolly and getting us a second support vehicle, Mr. Cartwright, who comes out each time to help set up at the track, Grandpa Dugdale, our counselor, who's there each time to help stage the cars. It's always the people behind the scenes who make a difference. We get compliments at the track for how organized we are and how professional looking we are and it's all because of the help these guys give. Everything from loading and unloading equipment, and fixing up the cars, to helping out at practices in the school's parking lot. To Rad Torque Systems / New World Technologies, our main sponsors, thanks for all the help you have provided us. It's amazing how much work and sweat goes into the end result which, ironically, lasts for only a few short seconds.

Our next track date is June 13th. Hopefully, we will have our third dragster, Chilli, up and running by then.

May 16, 2008 Race Results.

At 11:25, Jessie, our sponsor's car, lined up with Mouat's brand new dragster.
At 2:03, Molly, our dragster with the new motor went up against Mouat.
At 2:06, Jessie went up against the dragster from R. D. Rundle.
At 10:59, Molly broke the all time CDGMS record with a pass of 8.702 seconds in the eighth mile with a trap speed of 73.72 Miles Per Hour.

In all fairness, the Mouat car had clutch problems today and was not running right. In three weeks time, it'll all be fixed and we will look forward to a rematch.
R. D. Rundle Middle School had problems on their inaugural run and were finished for the day. We hope to see them again in three weeks.


Please note that on some runs, the cars were not paired up. Alternating colours are used in the table below to make it easier to keep track of pairings.
Time Lane School Car Driver R/T 60' 330' 1/8 MPH
10:42 Left CDGMS (Molly)
 482C Kevin Y. 0.027 1.869
8.745 73.46
10:59 Left CDGMS (Molly) 482C Kevin Y. -0.256 1.851 5.448 8.702 73.72
11:25 Left W. J. Mouat 451 Kyle M. 1.091 3.985 10.036 15.123 48.01
11:25 Right CDGMS (Jessie)
 482A Ben P. 0.222 2.170 6.578 10.684 57.99
12:20 Left CDGMS (Jessie) 482A Ben P. 0.358 2.228 6.597 10.679 58.15
12:20 Right CDGMS (Molly) 482C Kevin Y. 0.134 1.839 5.464 8.753 72.86
1:05 Right CDGMS (Molly) 482C Kevin Y. 0.166 1.854 5.492 8.793 72.59
2:03 Left W. J. Mouat 451 Kyle M. 0.723 5.117 12.345 18.301 40.89
2:03 Right CDGMS (Molly) 482C Kevin Y. 0.176 1.879 5.575 8.967 70.1
2:06 Left A. D. Rundle 483 ??? -0.038 8.290 17.144 26.149 24.23
2:06 Right CDGMS (Jessie) 482A Rick C. 0.713 2.180 6.583 10.738 56.76
2:56 Left CDGMS (Jessie) 482A Kevin Y. 0.888 2.249 6.670 10.848 56.89
2:56 Right CDGMS (Molly) 482C Rick C. 0.39 1.853 5.465 8.735 73.13
3:35 Left CDGMS (Jessie)* 482A Ben P. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
3:35 Right CDGMS (Molly) 482C Rick C. 0.310 1.825 5.44 8.724 73.00




February 18, 2008

Our PAC (Parent Advisory Council) approved the spending of funds to purchase a motor and clutch for one of our dragsters. We are looking forward to working on the dragsters and breaking our speed records from previous seasons. By April 4th, our first race date, we are hoping to field three junior dragsters.

New 2008 race schedule is up on our web site.
 

2007 Racing Season Updates


September 30, 2007 (September 28th race day)

The last event of the season and it looked like the weather was not going to cooperate. Forecast called for rain all day long. The BCSSMA executive were so convinced of the forecast that they canceled the event. Mission Raceway Park was still open, so we went as usual. The morning was cold and miserable, but dry. Dark clouds gathered overhead and it looked really bad at times. However, the skies did clear up after a few drips and toward the end of the day, it was bright and sunny. The track surface wasn't in the greatest of condition, but we did get a few runs in. Although there were less cars at Mission than usual, we didn't get as many runs as we normally would due to numerous break downs, a late start, and a large number of drivers licensing. We usually get to Mission at around 10 am, but this time, we were early by almost an hour. We were itching to run, but didn't get started till after 11 am! We usually call it quits at around 3:30, but we stayed a little longer to get in our 6th run. No complaints, though. It could have rained on the last event of the season.

We took along two dragsters this time around. Chili could not be resurrected in time. The brake problem Molly experienced last race day was due to the brake bleeders coming loose on their own. Something we thought we had fixed, but on run three, they came loose again which almost caused a problem at the turn off lane. All three dragsters will be thoroughly checked over in the off season and they will be back faster and better than ever in April. Rumour has it that we will have some tough competition next season as Robert Bateman Secondary is looking to get into junior dragsters. Mouat Secondary has shown some interest in juniors, as well.

Congratulations to our two new drivers, Rae Anne M. and Graeme M. First time driving down the track and they did an outstanding job. Having to wait for over a year to be able to drive is tough at times, but it paid off. Great runs, guys. The team is very proud of you.


11:13
Car Lane Driver R/T 60 ft 330 ft 1/8 ET 1/8 MPH
Jessie right
 Julie S.
 0.578
 2.186
 6.472
 10.398
 60.66

11:14
Car Lane Driver R/T 60 ft 330 ft 1/8 ET 1/8 MPH
Moly left
 Graeme M.
 0.111
 2.430
 7.426
 12.253
 46.03

11:38
Car Lane Driver R/T 60 ft 330 ft 1/8 ET 1/8 MPH
Moly left
 Graeme M. -0.033 2.415
 7.426
 12.098
 51.46
Jessie right
 Julie S.
 0.225
 2.179
 6.475
 10.402
 60.81

12:31
Car Lane Driver R/T 60 ft 330 ft 1/8 ET 1/8 MPH
Moly left
 Rae Anne M.
 0.912
 2.616
 7.559
 12.250
 50.59
Jessie right
 Jessica L.
 0.222
 2.175
 6.433
 10.352
 60.47

1:50
Car Lane Driver R/T 60 ft 330 ft 1/8 ET 1/8 MPH
Moly left
 Graeme M.
 0.509
 2.485
 7.553
 12.281
 50.42
Jessie right
 Jessica L. 0.281
 2.178
 6.433
 10.349
 60.65

2:26
Car Lane Driver R/T 60 ft 330 ft 1/8 ET 1/8 MPH
Moly left
 Rae Anne M. 0.575
 2.333
 7.334
 12.292
 47.62
Jessie right
 Rick C.
 0.175 2.051
 6.160
 9.991
 61.80

4;15
Car Lane Driver R/T 60 ft 330 ft 1/8 ET 1/8 MPH
Moly left
 Rae Anne M. 0.572
 2.413
 7.365
 12.034
 51.05
Jessie left
 Rick C.
 0.334
 2.096
 6.215
 10.050
 61.77




September 17, 2007 (September 14th race day)

We finally did it! One of our dragsters finally got into the 9's. We took two dragsters to the track on Friday, but only ran one. Molly's brakes were not working well, so it was decided that we stay safe and not run it at all. We got 9 runs in and overall it was a very successful day. One of the other highlights of the day was watching Mr. Lilly, our mild-mannered librarian, drive our sponsor's 7 second dragster down the track. Because it was Mr. Lilly's first time ever on the track, he had to go through a certification process. His first three runs had to be slower than 10 seconds in the 1/4 mile. It was unbelievable to see him do a perfect burnout on his first attempt. Mr. Lilly got two runs in and will have to do one more before he is allowed to do a few medium speed runs. After that, he will be able to go full tilt. Mr. Lilly was so excited after the two successful runs that it was hard to tell if the wrinkles on his face were from being so happy or if they were from pulling over 3 G's at the starting line. For those of you who have not been in a dragster capable of going well over 200 miles an hour, the inertia is unbelievable. Another highlight of the day was watching our good friend Leo (one of the employees and head mechanic of our sponsor) recorded a personal best ET in his amazingly fast dragster. Can you believe it? 5.7 seconds in the quarter mile. Enough to make your head spin for quite some time. Both of his runs on Friday were in the 5 second range. Needless to say, the track was in excellent shape. Our next race date is September 28th. We are hoping to have all three of our dragsters operational by then. Our friends from Mouat did very well and won first place in the high school division. A couple of our former racers are now on Team Mouat.

Time Slips

You will notice by the reaction times in the second and third runs that we had a difficult time staging the dragster. Since we were the only junior dragster team at the race track we decided to change lanes. Sure enough, moving over to the right lane solved the problem. For next race day we will make adjustments to ensure the dragster interupts the laser beams properly.

Car Lane Time
 Driver R/T 60 ft 330 ft 1/8 ET 1/8 MPH
Jessie left
 10:44
 Rick C.
 0.165
 2.417
 6.593
 10.396
 62.99
Jessie left
 11:12
 Rick C. -0.037
 1.865 5.986 9.749 63.40
Jessie left
 11:58
 Jessica L. LB3A
 9.345
 13.584
 17.465
 61.55
Jessie right
 12:09
 Jessica L. 0.122 2.152 6.369 10.249 61.42
Jessie right
 12:35
 Jessica L.
 0.127
 2.145
 6.390
 10.327
 60.37
Jessie right 1:13
 Julie S.
 0.519
 2.172
 6.471
 10.439
 59.96
Jessie right 1:53
 Julie S. 0.461
 2.189
 6.505
 10.497
 59.60
Jessie right 2:36
 Julie S. 0.511
 2.194
 6.455
 10.403
 60.16
Jessie right 3:37
 Rick C. 0.464
 2.047
 6.123
 9.922
 62.46
 
Pics


All suited up!                     Remember what I said.......                                  At one with the machine...... 


Where's the parachute button again?                     Who let the genie out of the green bottle?                              Leo's 5 second monster.

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June 29, 2007

The best way to deal with misfortune is to get back up and come back better and stronger than ever. As of one week ago, our race program came to, what seemed to be, an abrupt end. With no funds left, we had zero cars that were in any running shape for the final race date of the school year at Mission Raceway Park. A die hard racer at the track in Ashcroft came up to us after seeing the blown motor on "Jessie" and said something to us that gave us great inspiration. He said, "Something good will come out of this. It always does." He was right. One of our parents at the school, Mr. McGuire, generously donated enough money to the team so we could get back up and running - unbelievable, and at the time we most need it. On top of this, the competitor we faced during the second round of eliminations at Ashcroft happened to have a spare motor that was in great shape. We jumped all over it (and through about a thousand hoops - red tape) and by the night before the races, we got 'er done. The motor we acquired was a 9.8 second motor that came with a Shockwave clutch. For those who have no idea what that is, let's just say it is a way better clutch than anything we have ever had in any of our cars. When the car and trailer showed up at school Friday morning, we just couldn't wait. We pulled her off the trailer and took her for a spin in the school's parking lot. The students couldn't believe how well the clutch engaged. We were even able to spin the tires on dry pavement. Oops, we kind of took the paint off the basketball court (hopefully the principal won't find out, lol).

The weatherman had been calling for rain and sure enough there were plenty of black clouds in the sky. We were determined to let our grade eights, who would be leaving our school, get one last kick at the can. Two of them were not at Ashcroft, so they were praying that things would go well for the last racing event of the school year. Today was not a school day for our team as the last day of school was yeasterday. The students knew that only the grade eights would be allowed to race, yet most of the team came out to help and watch the grade eights drive for the last time. The sponsor teachers were very impressed by this - we must be doing something right.

Did all our hard work and effort pay off? Oh yeah, says the grade eights. How good is the new clutch? How about a 0.002 second reaction time by Robert? That is about as close as it gets to perfection. He nailed it! He won a trophy for best reaction time in the high school division. Not a bad way to end his driving days with Wolves Racing. The new clutch is pretty responsive and allows us to do some nasty burnouts. Before this, we would be too embarrassed to even try a burn out. Now we can do 15 foot burnouts. Wow, something good did come out of this...........

Car Time Driver Lane Dial R/T 60 330 1/8 MPH
Jessie 10:35 Kevin Y. Left
N/A 3.059 7.282 11.257 59.29
Jessie 10:48 Kevin Y. Left
0.700
 2.226 6.419 10.399 59.77
Jessie 11:21 Kyle M. Left
0.190 2.183 6.462 10.409 60.47
Jessie 11:34 Kyle M. Right
0.282 2.179 6.459 10.412 60.24
Competitor
 11:34 Unknown Left
-0.274 2.377 6.965 11.319 49.24
Jessie 12:00 Robert S. Left
0.206
 2.141
 6.363 10.282
 60.66
Jessie 1:04 Robert S. Left
0.002 2.172 6.427 10.349 60.97

The first two runs, with Kevin behind the wheel, were with a 14 tooth gear on the clutch side. The person who we had bought the motor from told us that it didn't sound like the motor was revving high enough on the two runs he saw and heard. He suggested we use an 11 tooth gear, which he happened to have with him. After the two runs Kevin made, the car came into the pit area where the pit crew changed the oil and adjusted the gas and brake pedals to fit the taller drivers. At that time, Mr. McCarthy promptly exchanged the 14 tooth gear for the 11 tooth and this definitely improved our ET and MPH. The chart doesn't reflect this as much, but one has to remember that Kyle and Robert are much taller and heavier than Kevin - somewhere in the neighbourhood of 50 or so pounds of difference. With Kevin in the car, we should easily be in the 9's and be going 63 to 65 miles per hour. In fact, Kevin was in the car suited up and at the staging lanes for our seventh run when it started to pour. Our hopes of getting a car into the 9's will just have to wait.

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June 28, 2007

Our little trip to Eagle Motorplex in Ashcroft was quite interesting. We've been trying to go to Ashcroft for nearly five years. It finally came together for us and it was one trip most of us will not forget any time soon. Going to a different track and seeing so many junior dragsters at the event was a real treat. There were, by our estimate, close to twenty "junior diggers" there, but only sixteen or so were racing. On Saturday, our cars ran well with Jessie making it past the first round of eliminations. During the second round of eliminations, "Jessie", driven by Robert, had a terrible start. It was sputtering and cutting out as if the motor was running out of fuel. We were facing a faster car at the time, so we got the green light first. Because of the poor start, we "rattled" the competitor and the driver did not have a great run. We were told, right after the race, by the other team that we had won the race and that we would move on to the next round. The other team knows how consistent our cars are, so it was assumed that we had won. As it turned out, our ET (Elapsed Time) was way off our dial-in time - much worse than our competitor. Once we got "Jessie" back, we started to look for the problem. We later found out that the wire to the shut off switch on the steering wheel was grounding out. What a way to lose in the elimination rounds. On Sunday, we switched drivers and were looking forward to another great day of racing. It sprinkled a bit in the morning, but the rain drops basically dried up as soon as it hit the track. Everybody was excited. "Jessie", our fastest car was going to be driven by our lightest driver, Rick, so we were excited about getting faster times - perhaps into the 9's? It all came to an abrupt end when we blew both motors. The engine block on Jessie's motor had a huge hole in it. We were done for the rest of the day and most likely, the rest of the season. "Moly", our other car was also not running well and it had to be brought back limping. Overall, we had a great two (three days for some of us) days of racing and camping in Ashcroft/Cache Creek. Most of us stayed in the same campgrounds and the best part of this trip was the "getting to know each other." It was a great experience for the parents to see what sort of things the students do at the track.






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June 10, 2007

Predicting weather in Southwest BC is always a challenge. You can check with three different sources and each one will have a different take on what will happen the next day. Because the forecast from two of the three sources called for chances of showers on Friday, the BCSSMA Drag Races for Friday were called off. MRP, however, did not cancel the Test and Tune for Friday, so we decided to go to MRP anyway and take our chances. If our gamble paid off, we would get plenty of runs in. As it turned out, weather was incredibly good on Friday with sunny skies for most of the day. Our luck, however, basically ended with the weather cooperating. By the end of the day, two of our dragsters bit the dust. Chili experienced all kinds of carburetor problems. We ran her twice and decided to shut her down when the throttle cable got stuck at the end of the second run - a potentially hazardous condition. Once we got the throttle cable repaired, we noticed that the motor was overheating meaning it was running extremely lean. Rather than risk permanent damage by trying to adjust the carburetor, we called it a day for poor Chili. Chili started having the carburetor problems the last time we were at the track. We were planning on converting Chili's Tillitson carburetor to a 28 mm Mikuni Flatside so all of our cars would have the same type of carburetor. The parts we needed for the conversion never arrived in time.

As for the amount of runs we got in on Friday, we couldn't complain one bit. It was one of those get back to the staging lanes and go again right away kind of day. Because of prior commitments, we had to leave the track a couple of hours earlier than usual, but we did get a decent amount of runs in. We even had a cheering section at the track this time around, as the special needs students from our school attended the event. It was a great day for them as they got to go around the pit area to see all the highly modified cars and drag bikes that were at the test and tune. Toward the end of the day, Moly ran into some problems. It was a little eerie watching a junior dragster going down the track slower than a toddler riding a tricycle. The drive shaft was spinning at the chain sprocket. Either the key wore out or it came loose. The dragster was just struggling to get to the end of the 1/8 mile. One of the givens in drag racing is that things break all the time. We have been so fortunate with this aspect in the past. Well, the law of averages finally caught up with us. The good news is, our main sponsor, Rad Torque Systems, has the facilities and know how to fix most, if not all, of our problems. Which brings me to one of the success stories of the day. Our sponsor, Mr. Dan Provost of Rad Torque Systems, is a drag racer himself. He recently purchased a new full sized dragster (rail car). Friday was the first time he was going to be in it. He set his goals for 7 second runs. The track was not ideal as the temperatures were pretty low, but by the end of the day, he got into the low 7's (7.12) at 190 plus MPH. The car could have gone faster, but it was losing traction from start to finish. If conditions were right, he would have easily been in the 6's. It was simply amazing to see something that fast go down the track from the vantage point we had - the staging lanes.

Next up for us is a two day event at Ashcroft. For three years we have been trying to go up to Eagle Motorplex Park in Ashcroft to race. Unlike MRP, where we might compete with two or three junior dragsters, we will be facing a dozen or more competitors. The students will be going up on Friday afternoon and camp overnight. We will be at Ashcroft with Mr. Johnson and Team Mouat of Mouat Secondary, the school where most of our grade eight students will go to next year. Because of the traveling restrictions we are faced with, we will only be taking six of our team members. Three of them are drivers, so they will be assigned a car each and go head to head with other junior dragsters from schools in the Interior. We are looking forward to seeing our friends from Merritt again, who we met once or twice at MRP over the years. As soon as we get back from Ashcroft, we will race at MRP again on the last day of school. Plans for attending the events during the summer months are still being discussed, but the season will come to a close with two events left in September.

Car Time Driver Lane Dial R/T 60 330 1/8 MPH
Jessie 10:50 Julie S. Left
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Moly 10:50 Rick C. Right
-0.469 2.807 7.927 12.656 50.26
Chili 10:52 Kyle M. Left
0.442 4.589 12.783 20.658 29.65
Moly 11:20 Rick C. Left
0.382 2.478 7.471 12.046 52.32
Jessie 11:20 Julie S. Right
0.568 2.45 6.892 10.898 59.69
Chili 11:21 Kyle M. Left
-0.274 3.887 9.689 15.029 43.66
Moly 12:29 Kevin Y. Left
0.241 2.83 8.318 13.212 48.94
Jessie 12:29 Julie S. Right
0.306 2.38 6.837 10.878 59
Moly 1:05 Kevin Y. Left
0.655 2.691 7.858 12.668 49.64
Jessie 1:05 Jessica L. Right
0.415 2.355 6.745 10.733 60.08
Moly 1:25 Rick C. Left
0.402 2.733 7.525 12.544 50.5
Jessie 1:25 Jessica L. Right
0.208 2.311 6.667 10.62 60.36
Moly 1:55 Kyle M. Left
0.163 3.816 17.365 23.556 42.93
Jessie 1:55 Jessica L. Right
0.201 2.364 6.791 10.801 59.78
Jessie 2:15 Kevin Y. Left
0.782 2.287 6.605 10.623 58.68

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May 18, 2007

Wow, did we ever have one heck of a day! The forecast for the last week and a half called for this day to be cursed, wet and miserable. As it turned out, the weather couldn't have been any better. On top of this, not many cars showed up at the track, which meant opportunity for more runs. Two of our cars got in ten runs each, while the third, which experienced mechanical problems early on, got in eight runs. Congratulations, Rick C. for a great debut as a driver. We are so proud of you for ridding your demons and training so hard. Rick's reaction times were great for a first timer and driving 'Moly' to its fastest speed ever was a definite bonus. Because Kevin Y's partner, Kyle was not able to be at the track this week, Kevin got to drive 'Jessie' all day long. Getting to go over 60 miles an hour in the eighth mile all day long, while sitting two inches off the ground  - priceless.

Our next race date is three weeks away. This will give us some time to clean up the "garage" and make it like our second home. The "garage", which is the chain link fenced area right outside the tech ed shop, used to be the dumping grounds of the school. After years of eyeing the area, we finally moved all the items out of there and took over. We have turned it into quite the facility. With cupboards and shelving units, we have all the tools and equipment organized and safely locked away. On race days, we will be able to just grab the items we need and be on our way. Once the "garage" is finished, we will post pics of our hard work. Even now, the area looks so professional. Tie down hooks and straps hanging neatly on the wall, safety gear locked up in luggage cases, tools in portable rolling carts and chests, etc. We are also in the midst of drafting up a list of duties and responsibilities for each member - trainer of trainers model. Organization is the key to success.

Results for May 18th race day at Mission Raceway Park

1st run 10:09 am

Car Lane Driver R/T 60 ft 330 ft 1/8 ET 1/8 MPH
Moly left
 Rick C.
 0.620
 2.471
 7.497
 12.116
 51.83
Chili Not Staged
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A N/A N/A No Slip
Jessie right
 Kevin Y.
 -0.001
 2.265
 6.493
 10.349
 61.85

2nd run 10:42 am

Car Lane Driver R/T 60 ft 330 ft 1/8 ET 1/8 MPH
Moly left
 Rick C.
 0.529
 2.518
 7.547
 12.160
 51.89
Chili Not Staged
 N/A N/A
 N/A N/A N/A No Slip
Jessie right
 Kevin Y.
 0.162
 2.289
 6.566
 10.465
 61.20

3rd run 11:17 am

Car Lane Driver R/T 60 ft 330 ft 1/8 ET 1/8 MPH
Moly left
 Rick C.
 0.490
 2.419
 7.411
 12.010
 52.14
Chili left (solo) 
Jessica L.
 0.534
 2.796 8.363 13.562 45.92
Jessie right
 Kevin Y.
 0.149
 2.261
 6.517
 10.420
 61.04

4th run 11:59 am

Car Lane Driver R/T 60 ft 330 ft 1/8 ET 1/8 MPH
Moly left (solo)
 Robert S.
 0.481
 2.564
 7.725
 12.472
 50.39
Chili left (solo)
 Jessica L.
 0.457
 2.048 8.175 13.052 49.05
Jessie right (solo)
 Kevin Y.
 0.070
 2.307
 6.598
 10.512
 60.92

5th run 12:23 pm

Car Lane Driver R/T 60 ft 330 ft 1/8 ET 1/8 MPH
Moly left (solo) Robert S.
 0.232
 2.544
 7.724
 12.523
 49.79
Chili left
 Julie S.
 0.535
 2.845 8.271 13.521 44.25
Jessie right
 Kevin Y.
 0.200
 2.286
 6.552
 10.475
 60.42

6th run 1:04 pm

Car Lane Driver R/T 60 ft 330 ft 1/8 ET 1/8 MPH
Moly left Robert S.
 0.395
 2.594
 7.781
 12.565
 50.10
Chili left (solo)
 Julie S. 0.359
 2.700 7.889 12.756 48.70
Jessie right
 Kevin Y.
 0.162
 2.283
 6.587
 10.617
 58.73

7th run 1:33 pm

Car Lane Driver R/T 60 ft 330 ft 1/8 ET 1/8 MPH
Moly left Robert S.
 0.291
 2.578
 7.822
 12.670
 49.63
Chili left (solo) Jessica L. 0.377
 2.700 7.871 12.673 49.71
Jessie right
 Kevin Y.
 0.154
 2.288
 6.599
 10.603
 59.11

8th run 2:08 pm

Car Lane Driver R/T 60 ft 330 ft 1/8 ET 1/8 MPH
Moly left (solo) Robert S.
 0.358
 2.612
 7.893
 12.803
 48.76
Chili left
 Jessica L. 0.434
 2.720 7.927 12.893 47.48
Jessie right
 Kevin Y.
 0.477
 2.295
 6.646
 10.745
 57.49

9th run 2:27 pm

Car Lane Driver R/T 60 ft 330 ft 1/8 ET 1/8 MPH
Moly left (solo) Robert S.
 0.095
 2.561
 7.775
 12.573
 50.01
Chili left
 Julie S. 0.330
 2.665 7.777 12.564 49.53
Jessie right
 Kevin Y.
 0.213
 2.294
 6.579
 10.626
 57.94

10th run 2:44 pm

Car Lane Driver R/T 60 ft 330 ft 1/8 ET 1/8 MPH
Moly left
 Robert S.
 0.146
 2.641
 7.859
 12.640
 50.22
Chili left (solo) Julie S. 0.302
 2.685 7.835 12.646 49.33
Jessie right
 Kevin Y.
 0.433
 2.279
 6.549
 10.555
 58.62

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May 12, 2007

Our drag racing team went to Mission Raceway Park on May 4th only to have the event cancelled. The day looked somewhat promising early in the morning, but the weather did not improve as forecasted. As soon as the track dried up, it started to rain again. This cycle continued for three and a half hours. The students did a sundance, but to no avail. With over half of the day spent waiting for the weather to get better, the track officials called it off. Hopefully, our next track date, this coming Friday, May 18th will be dry. Last year, only one track date got cancelled due to poor weather. Two years ago, every track date except one was rained out. Word has it that if the Mighty Fraser keeps rising as predicted, we won't be racing at MRP for a long time. Plan B would be to try and make it over to Eagle Motorplex in Ashcroft for a few events late in June and in the summer.

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April 21, 2007
It is hard to believe that we have not mentioned this on the web site before, but we acquired the use of a third junior dragster. Our sponsor and good friends over at Rad Torque Systems purchased a junior dragster and has given us full use of it for the season. The new dragster is very nice and is a step above our other two. For the last month or so we have worked on all three dragsters to get them ready for the race season. The first scheduled event on March 30th was cancelled due to poor track conditions. Good thing, too, as the cars were not ready. Although the weather was not ideal, the team headed over to Mission Raceway Park to give our 6 new team members a better idea of what to expect when we do get a chance to race at the track. Getting to walk down the track and see how the equipment worked was very useful.

The students worked very hard this past week as the needed parts to get the new dragster up to NHRA standards arrived three days before the next track date, which was yesterday, April 20th. After upgrading the brake rotors, fixing the steering, adding a manual shut off switch, fixing the electrical switches, fixing a broken chain guard, adding a new carburetor, we barely had enough time Thursday after school to run the dragster up and down our parking lot a few times to get used to the new dragster - definitely faster.

The weather cooperated yesterday as there were no clouds overhead at all. We didn't leave the school as early as we usually do as hauling three dragsters and a golf cart on one trailer wasn't as easy as we thought. Our trailer from last year is no longer big enough to haul everything. Once again, our sponsors at Rad Torque Systems came through for us by letting us use their trailer for the day. It took a while to figure out how best to transport everything securely, so when we did arive at MPR, the line ups were long. The day went very well for two of our dragsters, but our original dragster, 'Moly' ran into a bit of a problem. At the staging lanes, we heard a very weird clanging sound. Upon closer inspection, we discovered tiny bits of metal raining out from under the chain guard. It turned out that one of the bolts on the crankcase cover had worked its way loose and was hitting up against the flywheel. Mr. McCarthy and the pit crew quickly took the chain guard off and tightened up the bolt and three others that were also working its way loose. 'Moly' was ready in time for the second round.

'Chili', the dragster we bought two years ago from Chilliwack Secondary, ran somewhat consistently and had no problems. 'Jessie', our newest dragster was not as consistent, but did well considering we had just added a new carb one day before with little or no opportunity for proper adjustment.

Our drivers did very well on Friday. We red-lighted only once, and this was due to the driver being in a car they had never driven in before. Again, we were proud of the fact that our students' reaction times were better than most of the high school students'. Junior dragsters, by nature, are difficult to stage. Our pit crew also did an admirable job considering it was the first time out for some of them. We still need to iron out some issues when it comes to loading and unloading equipment, but those are the kinds of things we can work on. For the next little while, we will be working on preparing the new members of this year's team to become drivers.


Here are the results of the six or so runs we got in on Friday. Note: Moly is our original dragster, Chili is our second dragster and Jessie is our new dragster.

10:26

Car Lane Driver R/T 60 ft 330 ft 1/8 ET 1/8 MPH
Moly right
 Broke Down




Chili left
 Kyle M.
 N/A
 N/A N/A N/A No Timeslip
Jessie left
 Jessica L. 0.673
 2.406
 6.902
 10.919
 60.02

11:32

Car Lane Driver R/T 60 ft 330 ft 1/8 ET 1/8 MPH
Moly right
 Robert S.
 0.717
 2.841
 8.181
 13.218
 46.82
Chili left
 Kyle M. 0.296
 2.618
 8.116
 13.660
 41.96
Jessie left
 Jessica L. 0.391
 2.413
 6.920
 10.972
 59.42

12:17

Car Lane Driver R/T 60 ft 330 ft 1/8 ET 1/8 MPH
Moly left
 Robert S. 0.345
 2.751
 7.922
 12.739
 49.26
Chili left
 Kevin Y.
 0.242
 2.662
 8.051
 12.978
 48.65
Jessie right
 Julie S.
 -0.005
 2.443 6.936 10.980 59.11

12:56

Car Lane Driver R/T 60 ft 330 ft 1/8 ET 1/8 MPH
Moly left
 Robert S. 0.269
 2.674
 7.847
 12.707
 48.75
Chili left
 Kevin Y. 0.304
 2.570
 7.802
 12.644
 49.38
Jessie right
 Julie S. 0.037
 2.694
 7.230
 11.322
 58.33

1:25

Car Lane Driver R/T 60 ft 330 ft 1/8 ET 1/8 MPH
Moly left
 Robert S. 0.579
 2.882
 8.239
 13.277
 47.10
Chili left
 Kyle M. 0.340
 2.701
 8.105
 13.057
 48.54
Jessie right
 Jessica L. 0.428
 2.335
 6.730
 10.734
 59.62

2:52

Car Lane Driver R/T 60 ft 330 ft 1/8 ET 1/8 MPH
Moly right
 Julie S.
 0.416
 2.790
 8.167
 13.254
 46.34
Chili left
 Kyle M. 0.190
 2.695
 8.135
 13.152
 47.78
Jessie left
 Kevin Y. 0.190
 2.279
 6.683
 10.727
 58.84

Videos were taken at the track and footage will be uploaded here as soon as we can find some spare time.

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January 18, 2007

Lordco has become our latest sponsor and has donated funds that will be used for supplies such as the synthetic oil we will be using this season. Thank you Lordco for their continued support not only for us, but for the whole racing programme at Mission Raceway Park.  Thanks to a donation from Rapid Tire Repair we have ordered and will soon receive a new set of tires for our dragster.  Rad Torque Systems, our major sponsor, will be working on our two dragsters over the next few months. They will ensure the dragsters are up-to-date and follow all NHRA requirements. The amount of support they offer us in the way of funds and expertise is incredible. Great partnerships. As a team, we will endeavour to stay on top of our division.

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November 23, 2006

Wolf Racing would like to welcome our newest sponsor, Rapid Tire Repair. They have generously donated funds for us to purchase much needed tires and wheels. The rear wheels of our first dragster were worn down to just above the steel belts and needed replacing immediately. We will also be upgrading the front tires to much lighter ones that all our competitors already use. The students were very excited that they were given the opportunity to pick their favorite wheel design. Thanks also goes out to Mrs. Webber who arranged our new partnership with Rapid Tire Repair.

Rapid Tire Repair is based out of Surrey and specializes in mobile tire repair on industrial vehicles. Rapid Tire Repair can be reached at 604-302-6278.

As with all of our sponsors, we encourage everybody to support the businesses that support us. Again, welcome Rapid Tire Repair - a proud partner of a winning team.

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October 26, 2006

The students and teachers of Wolf Racing would like to proudly announce our latest sponsor, New World Technologies, makers of the RAD Torque System. Owner and President, Dan Provost, is himself an NHRA drag racer. His full size dragster, which runs in the Top Comp category, is an amazing piece of machinery. At our last track event, we had the opportunity to sit in the RAD dragster. A 1150+ HP monster that dials in at 7.3 seconds in the quarter mile. Unbelievable is all one can say.

Mr. Provost has agreed to have his race team/pit crew look after our cars and get them in top working condition for next season. Because of his personal involvement in the racing scene, Mr. Provost is fully aware of the challenges involved and we are truly fortunate to find such a perfect sponsor to form a partnership with. Not only that, Mr. Provost is a local resident and has a child enrolled in our school. As with all of our sponsors, we encourage you to support them. Their website can be found at: http://www.radtorque.com/index.html

At present, the students from our own race team are working on taking the dragsters apart so that we can have the RAD Torque Systems Race Team work on them over the winter. Competition for next year will definitely get tougher and with the added support from our new sponsor, we have full confidence in remaining undefeated in the secondary school junior dragster division.

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2006 Racing Season Updates

October 26, 2006

The students and teachers of Wolf Racing would like to proudly announce our latest sponsor, New World Technologies, makers of the RAD Torque System. Owner and President, Dan Provost, is himself an NHRA drag racer. His full size dragster, which runs in the Top Comp category, is an amazing piece of machinery. At our last track event, we had the opportunity to sit in the RAD dragster. A 1150+ HP monster that dials in at 7.3 seconds in the quarter mile. Unbelievable is all one can say.

Mr. Provost has agreed to have his race team/pit crew look after our cars and get them in top working condition for next season. Because of his personal involvement in the racing scene, Mr. Provost is fully aware of the challenges involved and we are truly fortunate to find such a perfect sponsor to form a partnership with. Not only that, Mr. Provost is a local resident and has a child enrolled in our school. As with all of our sponsors, we encourage you to support them. Their website can be found at: http://www.radtorque.com/index.html

At present, the students from our own race team are working on taking the dragsters apart so that we can have the RAD Torque Systems Race Team work on them over the winter. Competition for next year will definitely get tougher and with the added support from our new sponsor, we have full confidence in remaining undefeated in the secondary school junior dragster division.

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October 1, 2006

Another highly successful season at Mission Raceway Park has come to an end. We are officially BCSSMA junior dragster class champions for the 2006 race season. We are also undefeated in the two full seasons that we have competed at MRP. Our plans for the next few months is to take the two junior dragsters completely apart and work on them in preparation for next season which will begin again in early to mid April. In early March, when the weather warms up, we will start recruiting for new members and start practices out in our school parking lot. We are looking for drivers as well as pit crew members. Spots are limited and we will have a selection process in place. We are looking for individuals who are committed - students who are not involved in other after school activities and can make it to all practices and events. In the past, we have had to let go of some members due to lack of commitment.

Hats go off to this year's team. If you have read all the previous updates, you would see that teamwork in the pit area is very important. Drivers really came through this season, as well. We had very few red lights go on at the starting lanes and reaction times were consistently quick.

What we will be doing over the next few months:

Get our original car's chrome moly chassis rewelded and reinforced (see July 2nd update).
Repair the clutch and possibly the rear driven clutch
Repair oil leaks (replace crankcase gaskets and oil seal)
Flush fuel system of all alcohol on both dragsters
Replace all hoses and clamps on both dragsters
Repair / upgrade body fasteners on new dragster
Repair cracks and tears on the old dragster's fiberglass body
Replace broken windshield on old dragster
Replace drive chain on old dragster
Replace steering bolts on new dragster (worn down - too much play)
Update brake rotor to 3/4 inch to meet new NHRA rules
Replace all electrical connectors on both dragsters
Check brake components and bleed brakes on both dragsters
Install Digitron computer back on both dragsters (we're gonna get serious with tuning next season)

As you can see, a lot of work goes on behind the scenes. The successful runs at the track are the result of countless hours put in at the pit area and back at the "garage". Parts are not cheap and disappointments and frustration are all part of the total learning experience the students go through. When students join our team for the first time, skills like tightening nuts and bolts are a challenge. By the end of the season, they are able to change the oil in a very short time and remove and replace (re and re) equipment under great time pressures. Drag racing is hands on learning. Problem solving and creativity are critical.


Sponsor Letter - if you are interested in supporting our team, please download this file.

Contact info: Chief Dan George Middle School (604) 852-9616. Donna Hollanti (school secretary).

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September 29, 2006

 High School Drags/Test and Tune · September 29, 2006 · Mission Raceway Park

Weather on race dates at MRP have been incredibly good this season. Today, the forecast called for mainly sunny skies with cloudy periods. At 8 am, fog blanketed the entire Lower Fraser Valley and it looked like it was not going to lift at all. By 10:00 am, however, the fog finally lifted and the track dried up immediately under clear sunny skies. Our original dragster will not be running today. The plastic splines inside the clutch were completely melted onto the moveable face. It was assumed two weeks ago that the problems with the clutch were due only to a worn belt (see September 15 update). The new belt along with a pair of new jackshaft bearings arrived a few days ago. After the install of the jackshaft bearings and the new belt, it became painfully apparent that our clutch problems went deeper than just a worn belt. With less than two days to go, we could not find a source for the parts.

Overall, the day was very productive. We met up with one of our potential sponsors and also made contact with a few people who could help us with getting parts and tweaking the cars.

Results for today...

Driver R/T 60 ft 330 ft 1/8 ET 1/8 MPH
Kyle M. 0.654 2.802 8.116 13.022 48.40
Robert S. 0.364 2.594 7.714 12.503 49.55
Jessica L.
 0.453 2.630 7.743 12.511 49.73
Julie S.
 0.214 2.648 7.855 12.732 48.56
Kevin Y.
 -0.304 2.648 7.680 12.567 48.33
Kyle M. 0.082 2.734 7.991 12.839 49.03
Robert S. 0.544 2.618 7.902 12.793 48.80
Jessica L. 0.297
 2.995
 8.191 13.108
 48.36

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September 15, 2006

High School Drags/Test and Tune · September 15, 2006 · Mission Raceway Park

The weather cooperated today, even though the forecast called for rain. This was the first time we had the opportunity to take both dragsters to the track. As it has been the case for the last two or three race dates, we were the only school out there with a junior dragster. It became somewhat of a joke that we had to race ourselves because of the lack of competition this season. In total, we ran 9 times between the two dragsters. We could have had up to 16, but unfortunately, our old dragster had to be brought in to the pit area due to mechanical problems. We worked on her for over an hour, but the clutch belt had worn down to the point it started to bind inside the pulleys causing the dragster to vibrate and seize up. To complicate things further, the idle screw on the carburetor fell off during the first run (from the heavy vibration). This made it nearly impossible to stage the dragster properly. We are hoping to get the old dragster working again by next race date, which is the 29th of September. The good news for the day was that our new dragster ran very well. It was consistently in the mid to low 12's and for the first time, we broke the 50 miles an hour mark. On one run we nearly made it into the 11's.

As for other Wolf Racing news, Chief Dan George Middle School had its open house last night. We made it a point to display our two dragsters and racing paraphernalia in the MPR (Multi-Purpose Room). We advertised for sponsors at the open house, as our usual sponsor, Husky, no longer sponsors our team. As it turned out, it was an excellent idea to display our dragsters that night as we were approached with some offers of sponsorship. Sponsors, of course, will have their company logos proudly displayed on our equipment. We plan on being at trade shows and school events throughout the year, so if you or anyone else you know is looking for an opportunity to support a school team, we welcome the chance to form a corporate partnership. Our dragsters can also be made available for both corporate and public events for advertising purposes.

As a side note, our new dragster was purchased from Chilliwack Secondary that had sponsorship with the local Lordco dealership. The Lordco decal some of you saw at the open house and in our pictures on the web site will be removed after the end of this racing season. We are seeking local Lordco sponsorship as well.

Below is a list of items we use on a consistent basis at both the track and at the practices we hold in our school parking lot.

Synthetic Oil (any brand and grades such as 5W/20, 5W/30, 5W/50, 10W/30, 10W/40 will do just fine)
Bottled Water (it gets very hot at the track)
Tires (hard to find sizes, but if you know of a wholesaler, it would help)
Fuel (Pure Alcohol or Racing Blend Alcohol)
Portable Air Tank (5 or 10 gallon)
Compressor Tools (air inflator, wrench, impact gun, etc.)
Welding Services (both TIG and MIG - this is what we need the most at this time)
Cash Donations (we need money for maintaining the dragsters and to pay for substitute teachers and drag strip entry fees)

For more detailed info on any of the above items, please contact any of the following people. Mr. Lilly, Mr. Sakai, Mr. McCarthy, or Mr. Klim.


11:37 am

Car
 Lane
 Driver
 R/T
 60 ft
 330 ft
 1/8 ET
 1/8 MPH
Old
 Left
 Robert S.
 2.845
 2.714
 8.033
 12.977
 48.37
New
 Right
 Jessica L.
 0.713
 2.594
 7.697
 12.496
 49.28

12:07 pm

Car
 Lane
 Driver
 R/T
 60 ft
 330 ft
 1/8 ET
 1/8 MPH
Old
 Left
 Robert S.
 -0.006
 2.981
 8.667
 13.723
 47.24
New
 Right
 Jessica L.
 0.496
 2.574
 7.647
 12.437
 49.15

1:47 pm (last run for old dragster - due to seized up clutch)

Car
 Lane
 Driver
 R/T
 60 ft
 330 ft
 1/8 ET
 1/8 MPH
Old
 Left
 Kyle M.
 LB3A
 3.424
 9.021
 14.092
 47.49
New
 Right
 Julie S.
 0.044
 2.485
 7.425
 12.065
 51.08

2:14 pm

Car
 Lane
 Driver
 R/T
 60 ft
 330 ft
 1/8 ET
 1/8 MPH
New
 Left
 Kevin Y.
 0.213
 2.494
 7.417
 12.003
 51.91

Right






2:45 pm

Car
 Lane
 Driver
 R/T
 60 ft
 330 ft
 1/8 ET
 1/8 MPH
New
 Left
 Kevin Y.
 0.676
 2.687
 7.808
 12.595
 49.24

Right






3:23 pm

Car
 Lane
 Driver
 R/T
 60 ft
 330 ft
 1/8 ET
 1/8 MPH
New
 Left
 Kevin Y.
 0.245
 2.676
 7.902
 12.790
 48.45

Right






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August 13, 2006

High School Drags/Test and Tune · August 11, 2006 · Mission Raceway Park

Our new junior dragster took some getting used to, being a bit longer than our first one. The clutch is definitely better and the brake and gas pedals are set up differently - in the middle. Anyhow, the numbers posted below speak for themselves. Kevin, our lightest driver posted some pretty good runs. We didn't have the Digitron hooked up, so adjusting the carburetor was a hit and miss. As for the weather, it was fairly cold with overcast skies. It was threatening to rain all day with the exception of the last hour when it cleared up a bit to let the sun peek through. We took along three drivers and two pit crew members. With 13 runs, we had a very productive day at the track. There weren't too many sub 10 second cars in the test and tune section, but we witnessed an accident at the track today. One of the high school cars, a Dodge Duster, ran into the concrete barriers due to mechanical (suspension) problems. The driver escaped injury, but the car was pretty much a loss. It just goes to prove that anything can go wrong and at any time. Thank goodness for safety equipment.

Driver R/T 60 ft 330 ft 1/8 ET 1/8 MPH
Kyle M. 0.291 3.041 8.475 13.509 47.34
Kyle M. 0.088 2.787 8.314 13.485 46.19
Julie S.
 0.614 2.690 8.097 13.173 46.93
Julie S.
 0.614 2.690 8.097 13.173 46.93
Kevin Y.
 0.158 2.570 7.799 12.856 46.67
Kevin Y. 0.123 2.588 7.927 13.002 46.96
Kyle M. 0.079 2.795 8.751 14.183 44.79
Kyle M. n/a n/a n/a n/a no time slip
Julie S. 0.177 2.753 8.748 14.186 44.32
Julie S. 0.413 2.694 8.166 13.270 46.71
Kevin Y. 0.034 2.522 7.694 12.549 48.96
Kevin Y. 0.116 2.507 7.587 12.369 49.61
Kevin Y. 0.121 2.583 8.414 13.659 47.05

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August 1, 2006

A lot has happened with Wolf Racing since the last update. We bought ourselves another junior dragster! This one is faster than our first one by a fair margin. How fast? Well, we will find out on the 11th of August, our next track date. Here are some pics of the new dragster along with the custom made trailer we put together for towing two junior dragsters from the end of the track to the staging area. We tested the dragster as the previous owner had not had it running for almost a year. A few parts were needed, but we are ready for the track come Friday.


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Also, check out the two pics we added to the June 30th update. There's a pic of the broken frame.

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July 2, 2006

High School Drags/Test and Tune · June 30, 2006 · Mission Raceway Park

A day at the track never goes as planned. More so today than any other.

It looked like it was going to be another good day at the track. When we arrived, there didn't seem to be that many cars at all. We set up quickly, got the car teched, and signed everybody up. We were one of the first cars to get onto the staging area. We were at the tree and left on the green light with a very good reaction time. That's when it all came crashing down. The dragster just stopped. It had only gone about 50 feet. WT heck? The chain had come off the sprocket! Upon closer inspection, we realized that the sprocket had shifted over by a good inch and a half causing the chain to jump the teeth. No problem, we will just loosen the hex key that holds the sprocket to the axle and shift it back. After a few grunts and the help of Mr. Klim's (ex-BC Lions football player) brute strength, we got the stuck hex screw off. Once we got the sprocket lined up and the chain adjusted, we started to push the dragster down the pit area. Something sounded very wrong. There was a reason why the sprocket had shifted over by so much. The frame that holds the motor to the dragster had broken. We're not talking a little loose or hanging by a nose hair. It was completely snapped in two on both rails!! Not good. Not good at all. This kind of damage is catastrophic. Our day was done. The look on the students' face said it all. A big disappointment, indeed. We were ready to pack it in when one of the students' mother mentioned that her brother, who happened to be at MRP with his drag bike, knew a person who may have a TIG welder on hand. He wasn't at MRP yet, but was expected to show up within the hour. A hope and a prayer was all we needed. Our pit crew brought out the tools and we took the motor, the carb, the fuel pump, seat, seat belts, shut off switches, and the fuel tank off the frame. The team buzzed all around the dragster and we had everything off in less than 20 minutes. It was just amazing - onlookers were awestruck by the well orchestrated pit crew made up of a bunch of grade 6 and 7 students. After we had everything removed, we had to scrape off all the paint from the areas that needed to be welded. Any dirt or grease would result in a poor weld. Mr. Lilly got down and dirty and scraped and sanded and filed and got her all prepped for the welder dude, who was waiting in the wings to do his thing. After the welding was completed, we quickly cooled the tubing down and started to put everything back together again. By the time the last piece was put back on, we came to realize that we hadn't missed that much racing at all. The starting lights and time board were down and not working. We may have missed two or three runs at the most.

The welds should hold up for whatever runs we had left for the day. We were planning on two drivers, so if we got two runs in, we were going to go home happy. As it turned out, we got in six runs. Wow, it turned out to be a good day after all. We made the right decision by not giving up. Hats off to the welder (never got his full name) who came to our rescue. Students learned a valuable lesson today. That racers really do stick together. This happens so often in the pit area. Everybody relies on each other and nobody lets a fellow racer down. And, of course, never, ever give up no matter how bad it looks or gets.

As for the six runs we got in today, the car ran ever so consistent. The carb, which just got back from a major cleaning job and sporting new jets, really made a big difference. The dragster ran within two tenths of a second on all six runs. We are back into the low 13's again. Time slips were not given out because of printing problems, but the reaction times of both drivers were also very good. There were no other junior dragsters at MRP today, but if they had shown up, we would have been next to impossible to beat.

If, for some reason (like poor weather), this turns out to be the last and final track date of the season, we would like to thank our good friends over at Mouat Secondary. Our students, when they graduate, go to Mouat Secondary and it's wonderful to know that there will be something for our drag race team members to look forward to. Mr. Johnson, who runs the racing programme there, is also one of the key founding members of the BCSSMA (BC Secondary School Motorsport Association). He has supported our team in so many ways over the years. Always there with the answers.


Look at the crack in the tubing - not much left holding the motor onto the rest of the dragster.

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June 16, 2006

Today, things didn't look good at all. Weather reports indicated rain and the clouds overhead confirmed the inevitable. Even Environment Canada's, hourly weather report didn't look very promising. We've been through many disappointments in the past, so this was nothing new for us. As usual, we took a chance, loaded up, and left nice and early. Well, for the first time ever, our gamble paid off. When we showed up at MRP, very few high school teams were present. In fact, not very many people were there at all. It was perfect. The gloomy weather report kept many away. Another contributing factor for the low turnout might have been the fact that it is exam time for many of the local secondary schools. In any case, we managed to get in eight runs! That's more than we got from the last two times we attended High Schools Drags at MRP combined. Most of the day was mixed sun and cloud with a very small moment of sprinkles, which delayed the races by only about ten minutes.

The students were treated to a great show at MRP, as usual. Some of the fastest top fuel pro mod cars were at the test and tune today. Talk about ear-splitting, chest pounding rumble. I think the students are starting to like the smell of VHT and burnt rubber. Watching 5 - 6 second cars run down the track at over 160 MPH from the vantage point of the staging area is priceless. The experience the students gain from being at the track beats anything that would occur in a classroom. Hats off to MRP and BCSSMA for making all this a possibility. Especially to the track guys who let us watch from such a great vantage point.

As for competition today, there were only two other junior dragsters at MRP. One was a privately owned jd that ran consistently at an insane 7.5 second ET and one that belonged to our friends from Merritt Secondary.


Driver R/T 60 ft 330 ft 1/8 ET 1/8 MPH
Levi T.
 0.068 3.076 9.857 15.412 44.22
Julie S.
 0.979 3.077 9.307 14.606 45.84
Kyle M.
 0.720 3.038 9.210 14.525 45.72
Breanna L.
 0.473
 2.990 8.911 14.020 47.19
Levi T. 0.257 3.662 10.294 16.202 40.65
Julie S. 0.386 2.932 9.005 14.262 45.89
Kyle M. 0.834 2.993 9.095 14.466 44.91
Breanna L. 0.382 2.857 8.530 13.728 43.20

As you can see from the time slips, our car was not running that well. The slowest it has run all year, in fact. Cleaning the carburetor and fuel pump has definitely improved the idle, but we now have to tune it properly to improve ET and trap speed. If there is anybody in the Abbotsford area that is well versed in Mikuni carbs and fuel pumps, please call the school @ 604.852.9616. We have a 28mm Flat Slide Mikuni carburetor with a Mikuni impulse pump. The good news is, we ran more consistent than our competitors from Merritt. Consistent wins races and not speed. We dialed in at 13.5 and our last run did the trick.

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May 19, 2006

The day looked very promising in the beginning, but as we approached noon, the clouds rolled in. After two runs, it started to sprinkle. The sprinkles turned into rain and the track closed down at around 1:20 pm. All in all it was a great day. The students got to see some amazing drag bikes at MRP.

Our racing team has evolved over the years. No longer do we haul the dragster in the bed of Mr. Lilly's truck with half of it sticking out the back. No longer do we have to rely on others to tow our dragster back to the starting line, either. Check out the new equipment we now have. The trailer was an old abandoned trailer that we bought for 50 dollars. With a bit of paint and some plywood, we got her lookin' pretty good. The Club Car (golf cart) in the picture is one we bought just this past Thursday from our friends at McLean Golf. Thanks, John Dunn, for putting it all together for us. The club car runs like a charm and is perfect for our needs. You ROCK!!!

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Loaded up and ready to head out! 


It's stuck!                                    5 Minute Oil Change


Where are the keys?


We can pretend...                     Tougher than doing taxes!


Race Results

Driver R/T 60 ft 330 ft 1/8 ET 1/8 MPH
Kyle M. 1.827 2.836 8.505 13.588 47.14
Julie S. 0.567 2.699 8.127 13.069 48.53

The motor on our dragster is not doing so well right now. The carburetor is spewing alcohol all over the place and the motor hardly idles. It's pretty hard to stage properly and get good reaction times when the motor does not cooperate. With the next track date being 4 weeks away (June 16), it may be time to overhaul the carburetor and clean out the fuel pump.

Here's a short movie of Kyle M.'s first ever run.

More Pics...


All alone......                             All hooked up!              Brute power....


Pit crew busy at work...            "Sleepy"                       Just hangin'

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May 8, 2006

On April 21st, Mission Raceway Park closed down due to poor weather. We prayed for good weather for the 5th of May track date. It worked. I think we got the sun dance routine down pat. We were so pumped and ready for a great day of racing. This time around we were going to have the pit crew, who didn't get to race the last time, race. As usual, nothing goes as planned. The track shut down for an hour due to a starting tree malfunction. We got in a total of three runs. A little disappointing for us teachers, but for the students, it was three runs more than not being able to go at all. Sporting a new master cylinder and a new mechanical shut off switch, a new NHRA requirement for this year, our dragster ran consistently again. The only variation in the numbers being due to the weight of the driver. Hopefully, all will go well on the 19th of May, our next scheduled track date.

Race Results

Driver R/T 60 ft 330 ft 1/8 ET 1/8 MPH
Levi T. 1.155 2.748 8.257 13.239 48.20
Robert S. 1.121 2.667 8.035 12.956 48.34
Breanna L. 0.362
 2.662 8.019 12.891 49.17


April 8, 2006

Friday the 7th of April was our first day at the track for this season. It didn't rain and we got 11 runs in. Our dragster had been sitting mothballed for over 2 years and we didn't really have the car prepped. Two weeks prior, we were crossing our fingers that the motor would actually start. Alcohol sitting in the fuel lines for two years can't be a good thing. When it did start, it ran poorly. As of Thursday, the day before track date, we had the engine and clutch completely apart. We had to replace the side cover gasket and seals due to a bad oil leak. By Thursday afternoon we had everything back together. We were all praying that the motor would not blow up because things were not put back together properly. We tested the car in the school parking lot a dozen or so times and it ran smoothly.

For the last week or so, our drivers were out in our school parking lot practicing their starts and it paid off this Friday. One of our four designated drivers recorded a reaction time of 0.007 seconds. Pretty impressive for a new driver on his first time out. He then followed it with a 0.215 and a 0.077 reaction time. We only red lighted once -- that's when the students learned about the dangers of "deep" staging the hard way. Of our 11 runs, only once did we have a reaction time of over 1 second. Not bad for a bunch of grade 6, 7, and 8 students.

The pit crew, drivers, and sponsor teachers had a great time at the track. Mr. Lilly had the BBQ going and we were able to watch the pro cars do their thing at the test and tune. Our next track date is April 21st. We will be working on our dragster to improve its consistency. We will also be training the pit crew so they can also drive the dragster on the 21st. Hopefully, another dry day.

Race Results.

Driver R/T 60 ft 330 ft 1/8 ET 1/8 MPH
Troy G. 0.227 2.719 8.222 13.223 48.15
Arthur P. 0.007 2.914 8.428 13.429 48.04
Jessica L. - 0.121 2.846 8.305 13.272 48.39
Kevin Y. 0.456 2.573 7.857 12.681 49.65
Troy G. 0.387 2.639 8.034 12.923 49.21
Arthur P. 0.215 2.745 8.239 13.195 48.63
Jessica L. 0.405 2.65 8.087 13.015 48.75
Kevin Y. 1.035 2.591 7.892 12.703 49.76
Troy G. 0.415 2.729 8.155 13.037 49.35
Arthur P. 0.077 2.833 8.345 13.295 48.69
Jessica L. 0.804 2.677 8.117 13.034 48.91

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2003 Racing Season Updates


September 12, 2003

After countless disappointments last school year, we finally got the car up and running yesterday. And for a change, we have a race day without rain. We didn't get off to a good start today, however. First, we could not get to the race track until 12:30. When we got to the track, the races were well under way. When junior dragsters were called up, we scrambled and got Samantha suited up and belted in. We started the motor and waited to find out which lane we were to run in. The crew spotted fuel spewing all over the engine. We quickly shut the motor off. First thoughts were, the Gremlins are back -- we would have to come back yet another day. As it turned out, the alcohol fuel we use had made the fuel lines brittle causing the fuel to leak at the barb on the carburetor. We didn't come all this way to let some lame fuel line spoil our day. Our crew went into ER mode and performed a double bypass procedure. No leak is good leak -- fixed! Not bad, as we got her fixed by the next time trial run. Meanwhile, Mac and I had to submit a dial-in time. We weren't sure what to submit, as the dragster had never gone down the track since we bought it. Mac knew that the dragster ran in the mid to low 12's with the previous owners. Being an eternal pessimist, I predicted mid 13's. We compromised and decided on a 13 second flat, dial-in time. Wow, we should have bought lottery tickets today, because on the first time trial run , Samantha ran a 13.10. The next run produced another 13.10! How often does that happen? She then ran times of 13.01, 13.06, and 13.36. Well, we newbies from some unknown middle school who came out on the second last day of the season with a rookie driver (a girl, of all things) just takes it all. Yep, we took first place. Those Gremlins are out of there! During the elimination rounds, Samantha kept focused and her reaction times improved with each run. Check out the time slips and pics.

Congratulations, Samantha, you've got nerves of steel. Pit crew, you were awesome! Your teamwork was as good, if not better, than those of the pro racers who were at the test and tune. Mr. Mac and Mr. Sakai are really proud of the way you guys represented our school. If all goes well, we have one more race day left. October 10th. Let's hope for another dry day.

GREMLINS at WORK!

Carburetor seized up -- leaks from the gaskets -- had to replace whole carburetor -- none available in BC.

Fuel supply line split -- replaced with SS braided Teflon hose.

Alternate driver crashes into bushes on a practice run. Driver is OK, but the dragster body needs repair.

Car is ready to run, but the track closes for the next three consecutive race days due to rain resulting in no runs in the 2002/2003 school year.

On September 12, 2003, the Race Gods take pity on us and chase the Gremlins away........ we take first place! Good things come to those who wait.

Update! March 30, 2003

Mr. McAvoy and Mr. Sakai weren't able to get the junior dragster ready for Friday's High School Drags at Mission Raceway Park. We had a little carburetor problem and the parts we needed to fix the problem were not readily available. However, the team did manage to get to the track to see how things operated. It was awesome to see all the different vehicles at the track. Being a test and tune day, we got to see a few really quick cars that were into the 9's and 10's. There was only one other junior dragster there, so I guess we weren't the only middle school not ready for day one. There were quite a few high school teams there, including our friends from Mouat Racing. Robert Bateman, Abbotsford Senior, and Yale from our school district were also at the track. We have two weeks to get ready for the next high school drags. The team just can't wait to get their feet wet. SPONSORS, we need to get more sponsors! We need desperately to get us a trailer built, so we don't have to carry the dragster in the back of a pickup truck. We've got lots of room on our dragster for advertisement. If you or anyone you know would like to sponsor our team, drop us a line.

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The 2009 Team

The 2008 Team



The 2007 Team

The 2006 Team

The 2003 Team

The 2004 Team

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Links

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Schedule (High School Drags)

2009 Season

April 10  (Test'n Tune)
April 24
May 8
June 5
June 26 - 27  (Provincials)

September 11  (Trophy Day)
September 25  (Trophy Day)
October 9  (Trophy Day)

2008 Season

Mission Raceway Park

April 4th
April 18th
May 2nd and 3rd
May 16th

June 13th
June 27th and 28th (Provincial)
September 5th (Trophy Day)
September 26th (Trophy Day)
Ashcroft

April 26th and 27th
May 10th and 11th
May 24th and 25th (Junior Weekend)
May 30th and June 1st (National Open - extra $)
June 21st and 22nd (Provincial)
July 12th and 13th (Night Drags)
August 16th and 17th (Night Drags)
Sept 13th and 14th
Oct 4th

2007 Season

Mission Raceway Park

March 30 (Test & Tune)   
April 20
May 4 – 5
May 18
June 8 – 9 (Provincial)
June 29 (Last event for 2006 points)
September 14 (Trophy Day)
September 28 (Trophy Day)
Ashcroft

April 28 - 29
May 12 - 13
June 1 - 3 (National Open - extra $)
June 23 - 24 (Provincial)
July 7 - 8 (Aurora Electronics Night Drags)
August 18 - 19 (Night Drags)
Sept 22 - 23
Oct 6


2006

Mission Raceway Park
April 7      April 21*      May 5*      May 19*      June 16      June 30      August 11      September 15      September 29

* denotes double header dates (Friday/Saturday) our team may or may not go on both days.

NL,AKAPXM Eagle Motorplex Park (Ashcroft)
April 15-16      May 27-28      June 24-25      July 22-23      August 5-6      September 23-24      October 7

CDGMS will most likely go to Ashcroft on the June 24-25 date, as this will be the Provincials.

2003
March 28          April 4          April 18           May 16          June 20          July 11          September 12          October 10

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Pictures -- Click on the thumbnail to see larger image

2006 Race Season Pics


She's So Serious               So Cute                           Happy as can be

Just Won The Indy            Look Out, Mario!            I'm comfy!

Our Personal Chef            Contemplating               Happy Camper

It pays to be light!            Push Me!                        Good Start!

Nice Paint Job!

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Pre 2005 season pics

keepin it straight, keepin it straight.............

honestly, I saw a Gremlin pop its head

stayin ahead is lots of fun

a mentor and a friend

the eyes have it................. (I can take him!)

Time slips..........

|| Time Trial || Time Trial || Semi-final Elimination Round || Final elimination Round || Practice Run ||

 

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2002/2003 Pictures

First day at the track. Out in the school parking lot.

another rained out session...

our star driver......Samantha P.

 

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Our Sponsors

Rad Torque Systems

New World Technologies Inc


RAD Pneumatic Torque Wrenches


http://www.radtorque.com/index.html

Lordco

Abbotsford Fire Department


RJ Enterprises - VP Fuels


Triumph Steel Detailing Services         

Phoenix Drafting Services Inc.

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About the video camera setup.

The camera mount is a Manfrotto Super Clamp. The clamp can be used on any tubing up to 2 inches in diameter. All we needed to make it work was a ring adapter to make it accept a standard 1/4 inch thread and a thread adapter. Instead of spending more money on a fancy adapter, we just took a bolt with a 1/4 inch thread and hacked of the head. It worked like a charm.

We mounted the camcorder to the cockpit and faced it towards the road. The camcorder did not do well. The vibration caused the video to shake and the signal to constantly drop out. When we mounted the camera on the axle of the front wheel and pointed it at the driver, it worked much better (less vibration). The only problem we encountered with that setup was the flip out monitor kept opening up during the run. Solution? Good ol' Band-Aid from the first aid kit. Ghetto, but it worked in a pinch.

We are looking into getting a better camcorder. One that can take the vibration. It could be that the transport mechanism on the camcorder is not designed for high amounts of vibration. Either the recording heads lose contact with the digital tape or the battery comes loose. In any case, we will fix it for next season.

2009 Update!

We purchased a camcorder that uses an SD card to record footage. Much better performance, and......... no monitor problems. Quality, "Built in Japan" product.

Panasonic SDR-S7S (very affordable and solid)
Manfrotto Super Clamp (best out there)



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Maintenance Records

February 2008

Installed new motor (Stage 5) and shockwave clutch for Molly (purchased by PAC)

May 2008

New axle, upgraded hub, new sprocket hub, new chain on Molly

June 26, 2008

Install terminal blocks on Jessie and Molly
New throttle cables for Molly and Chilli
Adjusted brake pads and calipers on Chilli
Bled the brakes on Chilli - very bad (perhaps wrong brake fluid from previous owners)