Old Time reunion Saturday
Racers from years past will once again gather this Saturday to remember the old days when another edition of the Old Time Racer’s Reunion takes place Saturday at Nine Mile Resort.
Organizer Sally Gorder reports the event begins at 10 a.m. and goes until “whenever.” Gorder asks that those wishing to attend bring an entrée or desert, utensils and their own drink.
Knowing how racers love to talk about the past and still try to reverse a close decision by the flagman at the finish-line, don’t just bring lunch, but dinner, a sleeping bag and tent.
“Now is the time to pull out all your old pictures and racing memorabilia to reminisce about the good old days,” Gorder said in a news release on the event.
Gorder has said in the past the picnic has attracted racers from as far away as Alaska. Her late husband, Bud Gorder, was a longtime racer in the area.
Info: (509) 467-4615.
Supercross Under Lights In Airway Heights
Round six of the eight race Extreme Motorsports Supercross series takes place Saturday night at the Motorsports Complex in Airway Heights.
The evening will feature 26 classes of motocross competitors and begins with racing at 6:30. Gates open at 1 p.m. with practice at 2:30.
With temperatures soaring during the day, evening racing has been a popular attraction for both racers and fans, reports spokesman Dave Howard.
Info: (509) 218-2014.
Pit stops
Eagle Track in Republic will have a special visit from a touring Sprint Car group in their Saturday racing program that begins at 3 p.m. Info: Buck Strauch at 509-775-3508 or cjstrauch@hotmail.com.
•The Spokane Pro Gas Association will compete in their next-to-last race on Saturday at Spokane Raceway Park. The oval track will feature the Northwest Late Model Superstocks. Gates open at 3 p.m.
•Stateline Speedway hosts the next-to-last race in the Inland Northwest Superstock Series on Saturday. Following Dan Garber’s win two weeks ago that stopped Kevin Richards’ streak at four, Garber has closed to within nine points of Richards in INSSA points. Also on the schedule are Winged Sprints and Hobby Cars. Time trials begin at 6 p.m.
•The Spokane Kart Racing Association will run its sixth points race of the season this Sunday. Racing begins at noon at the Motorsports Complex in Airway Heights.
Streaks and stats
Brett Santarosa of Spokane won his first main event in the Northwest Late Model 4’s last Saturday at Stateline Speedway. … John Bender collected his second win of the season in the NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division, Northwest Series, while Spokane’s Matt Hall (10th) scored his highest finish in a couple of years last Saturday at Evergreen Speedway in Monroe. … Add another Road Runner win for Rich Hatton in Stateline’s Wednesday Night Fever program. Mel Aukerman has won two of his last three races in Fever Fours.