Garden Isle Racing Association The Garden Isle Racing Association presents the 2002 season opening race of NHRA drag racing Sunday, March 10, at Kaua’i Raceway Park in Mana. Racing will include classes for street cars, supper street, pro ET, and
Garden Isle
Racing Association
The Garden Isle Racing Association presents the 2002 season opening race of NHRA drag racing Sunday, March 10, at Kaua’i Raceway Park in Mana.
Racing will include classes for street cars, supper street, pro ET, and Jr. dragsters.
GIRA welcomes all street legal cars and licensed drivers. Racer’s gate opens at 8 AM, qualifications begin at 9 AM, and elimination racing starts at 1 PM.
Additional races for the 2002 season will be held Sat. Night, April 13th; Sunday, May 5th; Sunday, June 9th; Friday Night, July 5th; Saturday, July 6th; Sunday, August 11th; Sat. Night, Sept.14th; Sunday, October 6th; Sat. Night, Nov.9th
For more information about GIRA and drag racing on Kauai call 808.823.6246.
16-Under Boys coaches meeting
The Parks and Recreation Division will be conducting a meeting for all coaches entering a team in the County’s 16-Under Boys Basketball Division. This will be held at the Kalaheo Neighborhood Center Wednesday, March 13, at 6:30 p.m. (Kitchen Room #107),
Rosters and League format will be discussed and finalized. Tentative starting date will be March 28. All interested coaches or team representatives should attend.
For more information, contact Jerry at 332-9770 or Aaron at 822-0511.
Williams offers condolences to dead driver’s family
FLEMINGTON, N.J. (AP) – Former NBA star Jayson Williams offered “heartfelt condolences” Monday to the family of a limousine driver who he is accused of killing with a shotgun blast at his rural estate.
The former New Jersey Net spoke briefly before leaving the Hunterdon County courthouse, where he appeared for a five-minute hearing on the case. Williams is charged with second-degree manslaughter in the Feb. 14 shooting death of Costas Christofi.
“Me and my wife would like to send out our heartfelt condolences to Mr. Christofi’s family,” Williams said. He declined to comment on the case, saying his lawyer advised him not to.
Williams, 34, did not enter a plea. He is not required to do so until a grand jury hands down an indictment.
Christofi’s neighbor and longtime friend, Joseph Armstrong, attended the hearing, saying afterward he was pleased to hear Williams address the family.
“It’s just the right thing to do,” Armstrong said. “I just want to make sure it stays focused on who the victim was and what happened. It’s a tragedy for everyone.”
Christofi, 55, of Washington Borough, was hired to drive Williams’ friends from a Harlem Globetrotters show in Bethlehem, Pa., to a restaurant, and then to Williams’ estate 30 miles northwest of Trenton.
The limousine driver, described by many as a sports fan, was apparently invited inside for a tour of the 40-room mansion, Acting Hunterdon County Prosecutor Steven C. Lember said.
Lember has said the shooting occurred less than an hour after the group arrived at Williams’ home. The 911 call came in at 2:54 a.m.
