Sechelt Airport

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Volunteer-run airport drags held a few weekends each summer on the Sechelt Airport runway by the Sunshine Coast Drag Racing Association. Each weekend pairs a members' test and tune day with a public race day.

Raced: 2008-present
Province: British Columbia
Raced on: An airport runway
First race: 2008
Track: 1/8 mile
Surface: Airport runway
Address: Sechelt Airport, top of Field Road
Sechelt, BC V0N 3A1
People: Sunshine Coast Drag Racing Association, race organizer (2008-)
Elevation: 370 ft (113 m)
Coordinates: 49.45987, -123.71339
Contact: sunshinecoastdragracing.ca

Big races

Spring Meltdown

Late May (May 23-24, 2026) · Bracket racing

Season opener at the airport with a members' test day followed by a public race day.

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July drags

Early July (July 4-5, 2026) · Bracket racing

Mid-summer race weekend on the runway.

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August drags (August Assault / Lockdown Showdown)

Early August (Aug 8-9, 2026) · Bracket racing

Final weekend of the three-event season, with a members-only test and tune day and a public race day.

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History

The Sunshine Coast Drag Racing Association started holding eighth-mile drag races at the Sechelt Airport in 2008. It was a once-a-year event through 2013, then grew to several races a year from 2014, with six race days in 2017. Racing went ahead in 2020 but without spectators because of COVID-19.

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