Clearwater’s Brett Turcotte goes upside down during a back flip as part of a freestyle demonstration at drag races held Saturday, March 3 in the field next to Raft River Elementary School. Gusty winds limited his performance at his noon-time show but he came back to do more during a show at the end of the day’s races. As of press-time, with pledges still coming in, the event had raised over $19,000 to send youngsters to the Lions Club’s Easter Seal camps for disabled children. There were over 600 spectators plus 64 racers with 118 entries. Turcotte took the lead role in organizing and promoting the event.Photo by Callan Senyk– Throttle Ops Photography, Fernie, B.C.

Clearwater’s Brett Turcotte goes upside down during a back flip as part of a freestyle demonstration at drag races held Saturday, March 3 in the field next to Raft River Elementary School. Gusty winds limited his performance at his noon-time show but he came back to do more during a show at the end of the day’s races. As of press-time, with pledges still coming in, the event had raised over $19,000 to send youngsters to the Lions Club’s Easter Seal camps for disabled children. There were over 600 spectators plus 64 racers with 118 entries. Turcotte took the lead role in organizing and promoting the event.Photo by Callan Senyk– Throttle Ops Photography, Fernie, B.C.

SLIDESHOW: Snowarma drag race event raises over $19,000

There are going to be a lot of happy campers going to the Lions Club's Easter Seal camps this summer

As of press-time, with pledges still coming in, a Snowarama drag race event held Saturday, March 3, had raised over $19,000 to send youngsters to the Lions Club’s Easter Seal camps for disabled children.

There were over 600 spectators plus 64 racers with 118 entries in the drag races. The event was held in the field next to Raft River Elementary School. Clearwater’s Brett Turcotte, a double gold medallist at the X Games, took a lead role in organizing and promoting the event.

newsroom@clearwatertimes.comLike us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter

Clearwater Times

Previous story
UPDATE: Woman arrested following suspicious blaze in West Kelowna
Next story
Alleged hockey fraudster Loren Reagan back in the penalty box

Just Posted

Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during the closing press conference of the Ukraine peace summit in Obbürgen, Switzerland, Sunday, June 16, 2024. Switzerland is hosting scores of world leaders this weekend to try to map out the first steps toward peace in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
Trudeau says Russia must be accountable for ‘genocide’ of taking Ukrainian kids