亚洲天堂 Lake snowmobile enthusiasts were dealt some disappointing news when it was announced in early January that the Cold Smoke Drag Races have been cancelled.
It鈥檚 the second year in a row that the plug had to be pulled on the event, which was supposed to take place on Feb. 20.
Lakes District 亚洲天堂 asked 亚洲天堂 Lake Snowmobile Club President Dennis Firomski if COVID-19 was the reason for the cancellation. 鈥淎s far as the races being cancelled due to COVID-19, that would be partially true. Due to the time it takes to prepare for the races for things like contacting and getting sponsors, volunteers, track prep etc., it is a lot of work that would all have to be cancelled due to the government changing rules again on gatherings,鈥� Firomski replied.
鈥淚t is disappointing because it is an event that people enjoy coming to and it does raise money for the club and other organizations in town,鈥� he continued.
Firomski warned in December that this was a possibility, telling Lakes District 亚洲天堂 that the races were tentatively being scheduled with a 鈥榳ait and see鈥� type of approach to combat against possible COVID-19 provincial policy changes.
Though the drag races won鈥檛 be taking place, Firomski says the 亚洲天堂 Lake Snowmobile Club will try to put on some smaller events to make up for it.
鈥淲e are planning a Poker Ride for Mar. 5. The hope is that there will be less restrictions by then and it will also be easier to follow guidelines pertaining to social distancing. We usually do a guided ride through the Telkwa pass as well but we have not set a date on that yet,鈥� he said.
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