West End Thunder another success under sunny skies

Area Sports by Michael Dashiell

West End Thunder another success under sunny skies

Published on Mon, Jul 26, 2010
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West End Thunder's second weekend of drag racing this year was held July 24-25. The eighth-mile drag races and Show-and-Shine take place one weekend each month of summer. The next races are scheduled for Aug. 21-22 at the Forks Municipal Airport at the south end of Forks on Highway 101. For more information, visit www.westendthunder.com or e-mail the club at westendthunder@yahoo.com.
(Sequim Gazette photos by Melanie Reed)

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