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HEARTS preparing for some great events coming up in the second half of 2018 – starting with a bracket event on the 13th of October ahead of RUSH Race Your Mates ( 3 November ), the November 2018 Street Machine Drag Challenge ( 13-15 November ) and a round of the Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Cars in March of 2019 .
“ It has been a great journey so far , no journey worth having ever went smoothly after all !” Swan Hill Drag Racing Club President , Gary Rovere , said .
“ It was brilliant to get racing underway in May with the Swan Hill Nostalgia Nationals event – with more than 100 cars here it was a big test for us and if that wind had been even two kilometres stronger , we would have had to shut down due to dust , but we were really pleased with how it all played out .
“ As a completely volunteer-run facility , I am immensely proud of what we have been able to achieve so far and of what is coming up .
“ Over the past few years thanks to the funding ($ 2 million State Government , $ 450,000 + $ 500,000 SHRCC and $ 220,000 SWDRC ) and a lot of hard work by a dedicated group of people we have built the track , undergone the repair and drainage works which are now being completed ; built the control tower ; installed some power upgrades as well as irrigation fencing , a shed , credentials office and water storage ; bought track equipment and the list goes on – it all takes time but we are very determined to succeed .
“ I have to thank our racers and our community for being patient with us – we have had a lot of questions from people who are understandably keen to race on this new circuit , as to why we aren ’ t running more meetings at this stage and in particular , big events like the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series .
“ This is a brand-new race track and we are really proud of how far we have come , but the reality is we are a bit behind where we