Wanted:
Motorists who want to take their car out for a spin at PGARA Speedway.
Any make or model of vehicle accepted.
No race car driving experience necessary.
The reward: earning the King of the Hill title and a unique racing experience.
The annual King of the Hill race returns to the Prince George Auto Racing Association Saturday in conjunction with the Inland Kenworth Hornets, Chieftain Auto Parts Mini Stocks and Richmond Steel Street Stocks.
"It's an opportunity for people to take their daily driving cars and do a lap as fast as they'd like to go," said PGARA director Shane Murphy. "We've had motors blow up, Corvettes wrecked. We've had everything."
That includes Shane Lodin from the Prince George Corvette Club and Denny Andrews with his Lotus car.
A '68 motor coach, an ice cream truck and a mid-model '70s Chevy station wagon driven by Len Olson have all hit the blacktop in the past.
The basic rules are motorists pay $10 at the back gate, sign a waiver, don a helmet and neck brace, buckle up and go.
"They only race one at a time and make a fast lap," said Murphy. "The flag man stays up there [at the start and finish line], and the drivers get a green, white and checkered flag. In the end, the person with the fastest time gets half of the pot of what was paid into at the back gate.
"We've had as few as seven cars and as many as 15 in the past. It all depends how many fans we have out there and if they have their wives' permission."
The King of the Hill race will occur during intermission between qualifying heats and the main events.
Qualifying begins at 6 p.m. The main follows at 7 p.m.
Saturday night will see the debut of a new driver in an old car in the street stocks.
Fort St. John driver Jarrett Bonn, who led the 2013 Street Stock Invitational Points, has now moved up to the ASA Race Series.
Prince George driver Chad McComber will now race Bonn's old street stock car.
Murphy will also be among the field in the street stocks.
He competed in Williams Lake at the Stampede Invitational, the first stop of the Tri-City Race Series on the weekend which featured 20 cars, the biggest field of street stocks in the province.
The series is a joint effort between Prince George, Quesnel and Williams Lake.
"Historically it was a big race series with the idea to get the three tracks together for street stock racing," said Murphy. "In Williams Lake, there were cars from Victoria, Penticton, Fort St. John and five of from Prince George."
The Prince George drivers include Murphy, Steve Jefferson, Jerry Gascon, Dave Adrian and Brent Falkowsky.
Saturday's 50-lap main event was rained out Saturday, but the heats and dashes still occurred.
Jefferson won the B heat Saturday. Sunday's main event featured 15 cars, with 15 of them taking the green flag (starting.)
Jefferson was the top Prince George driver, finishing 10th. Murphy was right behind him in 11th place.
The series stops at PGARA Aug. 9 and wraps up Sept. 28 at Goldpan Speedway.
