A new season of auto racing is underway at Saratoga Speedway.
The Black Creek oval held its traditional opening night fireworks show on May 5, and the action resumes this Saturday, May 12 with the IMCA Modifieds, Dwarf cars, Bomber cars and motorcycles scheduled to hit the track.
The 2012 season has 22 race nights on the calendar, with another fireworks show wrapping things up on Sept. 8.
The monster trucks will make four appearances (May 19-20 and Aug. 4-5) and the Canadian-American Demolition Derby is set to go on Sept. 1-2.
Other highlights include a Car Tossing Competition on June 16, Crash to Pass Boat Race on June 30, Thrifty Foods 150 and BC Late Model Tour on July 14 and the fourth annual Bikini Contest and Crash to Pass Boat Race on Aug. 18.
The speedway also hosts autocross events (April 1, April 22, May 6, May 27, June 10, July 15, Aug. 12, Sept. 9) where everyone is welcome to bring their street car to the track and test their driving talents. For more information contact Aaron at dubbaye@shaw.ca.
Fans are invited to ride in the monster truck Pegasus on race nights and go-cart rentals are available. On race nights, gates open at 5:30 p.m. with racing underway at 7 p.m. precisely.
For more information on the track and upcoming events, visit www.saratogaspeedway.bc.ca.
