Introducing: West Coast Gambler
Courtesy of West Coast Gambler
Bakersfield, CA – A brand new 2-race series is starting on the West Coast by Pro Mod/Street racer Scott Oksas with 
help from Tim Rigby and the West Coast Hot Rod Association.
It will be like nothing else seen in the Pro Mod world! A gambler/street race series with 6-second, 1/4-mile, outlaw, “run what you brung” racecars. A guaranteed $5000 to win at each event will be awarded to the winner. It is a $500 “buy in” with all money going back to the purse to pay the runner up and 2 “semi finalist”.
The events will be held at the newly resurfaced Famoso Raceway (www.famosoraceway.com) in Bakersfield, California. An entire 1320 feet of fresh concrete has been laid at the historic racetrack. The first date is May 14-15 during the WCHRA event (day race) and the second event will be held August 5-6 also during a WCHRA event (night race).
Of course none of this would be possible without the support of the following sponsors who are backing this exciting new series: Brandt Racing Enterprises (www.brandtracing.com), Mikes Transmission (www.mikestransmission.com), Holders Air Conditioning & Heating, MMR Modular Mustang Racing (www.modularmustangracing.com), Hickok Race Cars and Payless Water Heaters & Plumbing (www.paylesswaterheaters.com).
How the “West Coast Gambler” works:
There will be two scheduled test passes on the first day. After the first pass we will award a cash prize for the quickest ET car and each racer who completed the first test run will receive 3 poker cards that you will need to keep for the drivers meeting on day 2.
The second test pass we will award the quickest “side by side” pass. We will add the 2 ET’s and the drivers with the lowest combined ET will receive a cash prize. All drivers who completed the 2nd test pass will receive two additional poker cards to keep until the drivers meeting.
On day 2 we will have a drivers meeting where the best poker hand (with the cards awarded during the 2 test passes) will win a FREE “West Coast Gambler” CLASS ENTRY into the next “West Coast Gambler” race. All you will have to do is pay the gate fees!
When the cars arrive on Saturday and register for the class they will be assigned a number in the order they sign up. We will put those numbers into a hat and draw on Sunday morning as to who will race each other. The car with the quickest test pass and/or previous round ET will get to call the coin flip for “Lane Choice”.
The winner of the coin toss will have lane choice and we will do this until the final round. At that point the car that had the quicker ET of the two in the semis will get lane choice for the final round.
If you have any question please contact Scott Oksas at (661) 212-6216 or sopayless@yahoo.com. Also you can call Tim Rigby at (661) 816-9838.
The purse is $5000 guaranteed to win! The entrance fee is $500 per car and all the money is going back into the pot to award runner up and 3rd and 4th place.
