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THE OLD airstrip in Thornhill
will again reverberate to the roar
of engines this Sunday.

But it will be snowmobiles, not
aircraft hurtling down the runway
as Grass Blast 794 takes off.

Iv’s the third year the event has
been held and organizers expect it
to continue the growth seen last
year.

Co-sponsored. by. the...Skeena
Valley Snowmobile Association
and its racing division, No-Fear
Racing, the Blast is a BCSF sanc-
tioned points meet and part of the
1994 Super Series of Grass
Drags.

‘We're expecting a big

turnoul,’’ said Ron Niesner, one
of the event’s organizing (eam.
Although the full entry won't be
known until the night before, he
expected to see racers from
Prince Rupert to Tumbler Ridge
and Dawson Creek io 100 Mile
House,

There will also be a large local
presence at the event including
Ken Gibson, runner-up as. last
year’s King of the Grass.

Gibson will be racing four sleds
including his nitrous oxide
powered speed machine.

With some modifieds already
confirmed as entries, Niesner said
there will be fast times sel over

figure if ihe weather holds.

the 5CQft. straightaway course,

And with a $1,000 purse for the
King of the Grass, the competi-
tion is sure to be stiff.

The anticipated large entry and
double kngckout system which
allows losers of their first run to
take another crack at it, he said

spectators would get good value

for the price of their admission.

He also noted there is a change ---

on those prices. It’s now a flat fee
of $3. with children under 7 years
being admitted for free.

Last year more than S00 fans
tumed out for the Blast and Nies-
her expected to at least match that

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move up at this year’s Grass Blast is local sledder
Ken Gibson. He was King of the Grass runner up in '93 but is

However, he emphasized, the
event goes ahead rain or shine.
For those who attended last
year, Grass Blast '94 is’ being
held in the same location as last
year. Newcomers can just watch
for the large direction’ sign ‘on '.
Hwy 16 East.” _
Registration closes at 11 am, —
lhis Sunday, Aug. 28 with racing
getting-under way at noon... |
The local snowmobile associa-
tion will be running a refreshment
concession there and. souvenir
hats and T-shirts will also be —
available.: Contact Ron Niesner

(635-9270) or Trevor Gibson

(635-2909) for more information.

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