Checkered Flag Waves for Chapleau's 1st Gold Rush Nationals Drag Race

The checkered flag has been waved for Chapleau's first ever Gold Rush Nationals Drag Race.

Chair Richard Bignucolo - vice president of the CRDC, which organized the event - says the event went well with "beautiful" weather and "a couple hundred" cars participating.

Gold Rush Nationals Chair Richard Bignucolo on 1st Ever Event
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Bignucolo says organizers are hoping to continue the drag races in future years, adding they've been "writing notes and taking comments" to help improve the event.