Area 53 Raceway held bracket racing on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 24 and 25, at their track west of Forestburg, attracting plenty of drivers and spectators.
The eighth-mile track is run completely by volunteers, and attracts racers from all over the province, and even some out-of-province drivers.
Bracket racing has drivers compete against each other and their own estimates of their times, and features a number of classes.
With a variety of eye-popping vehicles, including a motorcycle, the races make for a great afternoon’s entertainment, especially for car enthusiasts.
Area 53 is right in the middle of their 2024 season, their next race is the biggest of the season, it’s the fourth annual Steven Chapman Memorial.
Chapman was the son of Wayne and Janice Chapman, and was an Area 53 racing enthusiast until his life was taken in a motorcycle accident around five years ago.
The year after his accident, his parents approached Area 53 with the idea of holding a memorial race for Steven, and since then it’s grown exponentially.
Racers from all over come to celebrate what Chapman loved, and his uncle Andrew runs a vehicle owned by Wayne and Janice.
This year there will also be a Jet Car featured that weekend, something well worth coming out for.
Over each season the Area 53 crew finds something to work on, and since opening have turned the track into a preferred destination for many in the eighth-mile racing scene.
Leslie Cholowsky
Editor