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Remembering Campbell River’s 1970’s drag racing scene

They took it to the streets (well, the Island Highway)
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With the effort to create a professional drag racing track underway in Campbell River, it’s worth pointing out that drag racing culture in Campbell River is nothing new.

The website Vancouver Island Hot Rods (www.vihr.ca) posted a gallery of pictures from drag racing in the late 1970’s at Menzies Bay.