Fort St. John Car Culture president talks season opener

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Fort St. John Car Culture will be hosting its season opener on May 30th.

Ozzy Cumming, president of Fort St. John Car Culture (FSJCC) and the Peace River Motorsports Association, joined 100.1 Moose FM to discuss what people can expect for opening weekend. 

“The season opener is our opener into the season, it’s got our first autocross event,” he said. 

“Then we have a little car show just to bring everybody out, show off what they’ve done over the wintertime, you know, gets everybody out together and socializing, enjoying the nice weather.”

According to its Facebook page, FSJCC is a group of local enthusiasts dedicated to providing local members with safe, positive locations to meet, network, exchange recommendations and share experiences while bonding with like-minded people. 

FSJCC said in a Facebook post on May 21st, the season opener will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on May 30th at the Caffeination Station in Taylor.

The post mentions that trucks, cars and motorcycles of all makes and models are welcome at the event. Cumming said there are several different trophies available to win at the car show.

“I believe it’s 17 different trophies to hand out, so lots of different categories, you know, bikes, trucks, cars, imports, muscles, all sorts of things because [we] try to branch out to everybody, you know, all sorts of varieties of cars.” 

Cumming also said they will be hosting an additional event on the weekend.

“Autocross will be on Sunday, [May 31st], and if you don’t know what autocross is, it’s kind of like a mini racetrack that we build out of cones in a parking lot,” he said. 

“It’s kind of like your entry level into racing, it also teaches great car control, so if a person is learning how to [drive], you know, a new driver, it’s highly recommended because it teaches you great car control.”

According to Cumming, the autocross race setup will take place on Saturday, following the car show. 

The Peace River Motorsports Association and FSJCC also host Ice-X events on Charlie Lake. 

The most recent event was hosted on February 21st. 

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