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Canadian Track Joins IHRA Sanctions
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Northern Motorsports and Neighbourhood Event Park in Bonfield, Ontario, Canada has signed a multi-year sanctioning agreement with the International Hot Rod Association.
The 170-acre facility, under the leadership of Carl Lewis, Matt Leeman and Bill Kirkman, features an eighth-mile drag strip. There are plans to make the facility a year-round event park with snowmobile racing in the winter and other events like ATV and truck mud drags.
Locally, there is a big emphasis to get drag racing off the street and on the track. The IHRA fits into those plans by attracting a younger generation, while also appealing to the Sportsman racers through the Summit SuperSeries.
“Although the management teams have shifted throughout recent years, the goals have remained the same. Those goals align well with those of the IHRA in promoting a safe and fair environment in drag racing to those of Northern Ontario as part of the Summit Super Series,” said Division Director Jon O’Neal.
Matt Leeman, the track’s race director and general manager, likes the support offered by the IHRA and its focus on the grassroots, Sportsman racer.
“The IHRA’s Division Directors are a big selling point,” Leeman said. “They offer great guidance with track prep, how to structure the races. Following the IHRA rules, it makes the track more reputable as far running a proper drag strip. We are a track with mainly the grassroots racers and that works well with the IHRA programs.”
The 170-acre facility, under the leadership of Carl Lewis, Matt Leeman and Bill Kirkman, features an eighth-mile drag strip. There are plans to make the facility a year-round event park with snowmobile racing in the winter and other events like ATV and truck mud drags.
Locally, there is a big emphasis to get drag racing off the street and on the track. The IHRA fits into those plans by attracting a younger generation, while also appealing to the Sportsman racers through the Summit SuperSeries.
“Although the management teams have shifted throughout recent years, the goals have remained the same. Those goals align well with those of the IHRA in promoting a safe and fair environment in drag racing to those of Northern Ontario as part of the Summit Super Series,” said Division Director Jon O’Neal.
Matt Leeman, the track’s race director and general manager, likes the support offered by the IHRA and its focus on the grassroots, Sportsman racer.
“The IHRA’s Division Directors are a big selling point,” Leeman said. “They offer great guidance with track prep, how to structure the races. Following the IHRA rules, it makes the track more reputable as far running a proper drag strip. We are a track with mainly the grassroots racers and that works well with the IHRA programs.”
