Today, Heart of a Champion proudly salutes New Brunswick’s ‘King’ of Drag Racing, Richard Boyd, as this week’s ‘Saturday Salute’. ????Richard started drag racing in 1968 with a Plymouth Road Runner and began to ‘hone’ his reaction time and ET...
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2020
Today, Heart of a Champion’s ‘Saturday Salute’ is Cape Breton’s Gary Pozzebon! Gary is truly a valuable asset to drag racing in Atlantic Canada. Since the early 1990’s he has been the president of the Cape Breton Drag Racing Association (CBDRA)....
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2020
Today, Heart of a Champion’s ‘Saturday Salute’ is Maritime motorsports builder, promoter and sponsor, Doug Lively! In the late ’60s, Doug and his partners built the Maritime’s first multi-use racing complex, in Upper Sackville Nova Scotia, called Drag City! The...
Year
2020
Today’s Heart of a Champion’s ‘Saturday Salute’ is Nova Scotia’s Borden Hanley! Borden’s love of racing and anything fast on 2 or 4 wheels started at an early age and a love shared by other family members such as his...
Year
2020
Today, Heart of a Champions ‘Saturday Salute’ is Maritime drag racing stand-out, Jim Morrison! Born in Truro, Nova Scotia on May 21, 1948, Jim showed an interest in cars from a young age. His first car was a 1957 Chevy...
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2020
Today, Heart of a Champions ‘Saturday Salute’ is Dieppe, New Brunswick’s, Don Lavoie! Don’s love of the quarter-mile started very early in life. At the age of 15, Don had already bought his first car and was doing some street...
Year
2020
Today, Heart of a Champions ‘Saturday Salute’ is Moncton, New Brunswick’s Gerard Clow. At a young age, he spent his money on rod magazines and Wheelspin News! At 15 he fell in love with NHRA Stock/Super Stock Eliminator racing, at...
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2020
Today, Heart of a Champions ‘Saturday Salute’ is ‘Stormin Norman’ Keirstead, from New Brunswick! As a member of the NHRA, Norman’s love for the quarter-mile was passionate. 🙂 As a mechanic, Norman worked tirelessly on drag cars and stock cars...
Year
2019
Today, Heart of a Champions ‘Saturday Salute’ is Prince Edward Island’s, Raymond Birt! Ray was involved in motorsports for over 40 years! 🙂 From the early ’60s, Ray was not only a tough competitor but also a passionate promoter of...
Year
2019
Today, Heart of a Champion’s ‘Saturday Salute’ is Maritime drag racing legend, Greg Nickerson. This week, Greg lost his battle with cancer but we are comforted to know that he’s now pulling into the staging lanes with other drag racing legends...