Flintstone races get underway
FIRST PHOTO: Randy Stopnik burns rubber before taking a run in his 1970 Chevelle on Friday as competition gets underway in the 21st annual George “Flintstone” Andrade Memorial Day Races at Maui Raceway Park in Puunene. Stopnik clocked a time of 9.562 seconds in the quarter-mile race. The event runs through Sunday, with qualifying starting at 4 p.m. each day. A classic car parade begins at 3 p.m. Sunday.
SECOND PHOTO: Frank Higa pops a wheelie off the starting line in his car, “Pig Pen III.”
THIRD PHOTO: Bryan Gomes blasts off the line in his 1969 Camaro.
FOURTH PHOTO: Scott Ehlert (foreground) and Ed Suzuki compete in the dragster division.