The BC DragIT Challenge brought about 70 race cars, and over 120 people to McBride for a weekend packed with speed and smoke. Teams are composed of father/son, father/daughter, friends, spouses, brothers, and just about every other combination of people possible. The participants travel to five different communities around the province and race against the clock to accumulate the fastest overall race times over the five days. The Charlie Leake Airport in McBride hosted the racers on Sunday June 22nd. Organizers said they started with 100 vehicles on the circuit, but due to a variety of reasons – mostly mechanical, approximately 30 have been unable to complete the competition. The conditions are extreme for the vehicles and at least one more truck and one car that raced briefly in McBride were unable to continue on to compete at the final track in Cache Creek. /Photos by Andrea Arnold
