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'Outlaw Street Drags' racing in Pocatello this weekend – East Idaho News
POCATELLO — The sounds of roaring car engines will rumble across the tarmac of a Pocatello airport this weekend.
Outlaw Street Drags, a drag race for local car enthusiasts, will take place at the Pocatello Regional Airport all day Saturday and Sunday. Brad Andres, event organizer, said that many drivers prepare their engine for months on end, all for six seconds of racing.
“I’m a fan of competition. I just love to see somebody giving it their all,” Andres said. “It’s football, it’s hockey, it’s basketball, it’s competition. We like watching people give it their all and compete against each other.”
Andres is the administrator of the Pocatello Car Club, which has over 2,000 members on Facebook. The group was started only in spring last year, and he attributes that success to the inclusivity of all vehicle lovers.
“It’s just car enthusiasts. It’s not classic cars, it’s not import cars, it’s not race cars, it’s everybody. All car enthusiasts are welcome,” Andres said.
While members of the public can show up to watch the races, the group asks for a $5 to $10 donation. Drivers who would like to enter the race still have time to do so.
Drivers who would like to enter are expected to show up before races start at around noon to 1 p.m. with a helmet, racing clothes and a car that’s ready to go. Andres created a google document with all of the race rules listed.
It costs $25 to enter for existing club members, $50 to become a new member and race or $65 for non-members.
Andres aimed to make this drag race friendly for first time racers. On Saturday, drivers can register for bracket racing, where they’ll do time trials and be sorted by speed.
“(This race was) set up for the new guy,” Andres said. “He was curious, he went out there and spent a little extra money and got a performance vehicle, but he’s never really raced it.”
Drivers will also be able to throw money into a pot, and the final two racers in that category can decide whether they’ll split the money between the two of them or they can race one last time for all of it.
Racers can begin showing up at 8 a.m. and the racers will go continue late into the night on Saturday and “as long as it takes” on Sunday.
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BLACKFOOT — A large contingent of Blackfoot Police officers has cordoned off an area near the Taco Bell on Parkway Drive in Blackfoot.
Police responded around 5 p.m., according to multiple witnesses who contacted EastIdahoNews.com.
EastIdahoNews.com has reached out to Blackfoot Police for details.
We will update this story as we learn more.
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MISSOULA, Mont. — An Idaho Falls angler is back in the Idaho record books after landing a record-setting lake trout at Payette Lake.
Idaho Fish and Game said Dylan Smith caught and released a 43.25-inch lake trout on May 2, setting a new state catch-and-release record for the species. The fish surpassed the previous record of 42 inches.
The catch marks Smith’s second appearance in Idaho’s record books. He previously held the state catch-and-release lake trout record after landing a trophy fish in 2018 before that mark was later broken.
According to Fish and Game, Payette Lake has become one of Idaho’s premier lake trout fisheries thanks to years of management efforts aimed at improving both lake trout and kokanee populations.
Pride Month looks different this June along Boise’s Harrison Boulevard, where a long-standing tradition of hanging Pride flags on lamp posts has been put on hold after a new state law restricted which flags can be flown on government property.
For several years, Pride flags lined lamp posts along Harrison Boulevard in Boise’s North End neighborhood. But Idaho House Bill 561, signed by Gov. Brad Little in March, restricts which flags can be flown on government property, including the City of Boise’s Harrison lamp posts.
In response, a group of neighbors formed Pride North End and launched a distribution effort to help residents show support from their own front yards. The group has been making Pride flags and yard signs available to people who want to display them at home.
“I thought that I would…be a personal example of ‘yes, this is what I do.’ This is what I believe in,” said Edna Schochat, a North End resident.
Pride North End has already distributed more than 900-yard signs and 250 flags. The group’s original donation goal was around $2,000 to order 100 flags and 200 yard signs, but it has exceeded that GoFundMe goal, reaching $10,000 worth of donations.
The group plans to continue holding public flag and sign distributions through the end of the month.
“We cannot just say something without doing something that proves that we mean what we say,” Schochat said.
Pride North End said any leftover funds after materials are distributed will go to local LGBTQ+ nonprofits. A link to the group’s GoFundMe can be found here.
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