For those of you that are familiar with Gimli Motorsports Park

[Longram330]

Hi Just thought I'd mention that the Interlake dragstrip that is part of the Gimli Motorsports park is closing up , I'm most certainly disapointed as I now have my car finished and will have no place to go!!! For more info
here is the link InterlakeDragway.org

 

[RemCharger]

That's the shits. I got to race there once, nice community. You know Rich Bedford? He does some of our photography at SIR.

 

[Dave6T4]

Has anyone heard of the "Gimli Glider" event. An out-of-fuel jetliner landed there during a drag race. The pilot knew of the disused former airstrip, and knew it was the only place in the area where he could "dead-stick" his airliner. The fuel shortage was caused by early conversion mistake of litres vs. gallons. I read about the incident in Readers Digest.

 

[440 4 speed]

Hi Just thought I'd mention that the Interlake dragstrip that is part of the Gimli Motorsports park is closing up , I'm most certainly disapointed as I now have my car finished and will have no place to go!!! For more info
here is the link InterlakeDragway.org

SDRA has a recently re paved track. Ask some of the Manitoba racers about it. Saskatchewan racers had competed in Gimli, our son being one.

 

[Longram330]

Thanks....I'll have to do some tree shaking and see if DRAM (Drag racing association of Manitoba) has more news etc. I haven't done any of that yet!
It's just that over the years the Gimli Dragstrip was like a bouncing ball when it came to owners ... For the last number of years it was stable and
was kept in good repair and all that.

 

[440 4 speed]

Thanks....I'll have to do some tree shaking and see if DRAM (Drag racing association of Manitoba) has more news etc. I haven't done any of that yet!
It's just that over the years the Gimli Dragstrip was like a bouncing ball when it came to owners ... For the last number of years it was stable and
was kept in good repair and all that.

Don’t know how old you are. My relative Doug Doucette did a lot of racing at that track a long time ago.