Friday night is “Test and Tune” night, said Kerri Villa of the Garden Isle Racing Association. That means spectators get special pricing of $6 per person for the night of test runs and tuning which runs from 6 to 10
Friday night is “Test and Tune” night, said Kerri Villa of the Garden Isle Racing Association.
That means spectators get special pricing of $6 per person for the night of test runs and tuning which runs from 6 to 10 p.m., a prelude to Saturday’s Street Shootout races.
Children 12 years and under are admitted free to the Kaua‘i Raceway Park in Mana.
Gates to the Friday event open at 3 p.m. for both racers and spectators.
Saturday races will feature the Street Shootout and bracket racing for all classes with gates opening at 11 a.m.
Tech inspections take place until 2 p.m., followed by timed trials running until 6 p.m., when there will be a dinner break.
Bracket racing starts at 7 p.m. until completion.
“Come see door slammers, blown fuel cars, dragsters, muscle cars, imports, and Junior Dragsters driven by children 8 to 18 years old,” Villa said in an e-mail.
Admission for the Saturday event is $12 per person with children 12 and under admitted free.
This weekend’s races marks the opening of the 2011 race calender for GIRA at the Kaua‘i Raceway Park in Mana.
On April 2, GIRA will host the Sport Compact event followed on May 7 with the Diesel Truck races.
June 4 is the Muscle V8 event, followed by the two-day July 2-3 Junior Dragster and King of the Track event, coinciding with the July 4 weekend.
Aug. 6 is the Top Gun event, followed by the Labor Day event Sept. 3-4 with the Bike Shootout and the National Dragster Challenge.
Oct. 1 is the Pro ET, a day race due to the fledging season for the endangered Newell Shearwater.
Nov. 5 is also a day race for the Diesel Truck event to close the calendar.
The Kaua‘i Raceway Park is located on Kaumuali‘i Highway about 28 miles west of Lihu‘e, past Kekaha town. Racing banners and a sign will mark the road where motorists turn left to get to the park.
Garden Isle Racing Association, headed by president Bobby Barros, promotes safe racing at the strip, not the street.
Visit www.dragrace-kauai.com or call Barros at 635-6034.
