Booming engines, spinning tires and sky high dirt streams are part of the scenery just north of 100 Mile House this weekend.
Trucks are rolling in Friday for the 10th Annual Scotty's Mud Drags, which go Saturday (Aug. 31) at 2 p.m. and Sept. 1 at noon. The mud drags are the second to last event on this year’s the North West Mud Racing Association's circuit.
General admission to the event is $15 and children 12 years and under get in free. Two-day family passes are $50.
A total of $6,000 is up for grabs in prize money. The racing grounds – located off Lilypad Lake Road about 10-kilometres north of 100 Mile House – will have a concession stand, live entertainment, and three racing strips for the drag racers.
Organizer Liesbeth Lang says they expect close to 50 trucks at the event, which has been known to attract hundreds of visitors.
“They open their hoods and the guys all drool. These things are so flipping noisy ... follow the dust. It can be heard all the way to the 108 [Mile Ranch].”
Racers will compete in eight classes, “from big and expensive to street class,” Lang explains.
Street Class is her favourite.
“These are the guys who actually plan to drive their trucks to work the next day. They're licensed trucks trying to go through the same mud these enormous trucks just did.”
It's a big family event, Lang adds.
