– Record Number Participates Drags In Jamestown

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Jamestown (CSi) On Saturday and Sunday the 14th annual Jamestown Drag Races were held at Jamestown Regional Airport.

A record number of participants, were on hand with 159 cars Saturday and 144 cars on Sunday.

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Drag Racing Association’s Annual Drag Races are being held this weekend, July 26 & 27, at Jamestown Regional Airport’s runways.

The association gets special permission from the Federal Aviation Administration to use the facility each time.

Both days the time trials start at 9 a.m. with eliminators starting at 1 p.m.

Gate and pit admission is $8 for adults with children 6 and under admitted for free.

On hand will be food and ice cream vendors, with R.M. Stoudt providing a large canopy with tables and chairsto allow those in attendance to eat in the shade.

JDRA president, Leon Westerhausen, said about 150 racers are expected for Saturday and about 120 for Sunday.

Also, spectators have the opportunity to a ride in a drag racing car, after spectators fill out a slip and put it in a box that will be under the R.M. Stoudt canopy.