Nl'akapxm Eagle Motorplex
Encyclopedia
Nl'akapxm Eagle Motorplex is a ¼ mile IHRA
-sanctioned dragstrip
located near Ashcroft and Cache Creek
, British Columbia
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The motorplex was begun in 1980 on the Ashcroft/Cache Creek Aero Club's old airstrip by Les Edmonds, the leader of the Ashcroft Indian Band. Racing began in 1987 and the track has been under NHRA sanctioning throughout until the 2010 season an AHRA through the 2010 season. It is now IHRA (2011-). The name of the track, Nl'akapxm, is pronounced IN-clap-cappum; this is the local dialect variant of the native name for the Thompson nation
whose territory extends from Cache Creek south to just north of Seattle.
The motorplex won the NHRA Division 6 Track Of The Year Award in 1990, 1991, and 2003.
International Hot Rod Association
The International Hot Rod Association, also known as IHRA, is the 2nd largest drag racing sanctioning body after the NHRA.-The Carrier Era:The IHRA was formed in November 1970 by businessman Larry Carrier. Throughout this period the organization was operated primarily in the south-eastern United...
-sanctioned dragstrip
Dragstrip
A dragstrip is a facility for conducting automobile and motorcycle acceleration events such as drag racing. Although a quarter mile is the best known measure for a drag track, many tracks are eighth mile tracks...
located near Ashcroft and Cache Creek
Cache Creek, British Columbia
Cache Creek is a junction community northeast of Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada. It is on the Trans-Canada Highway in the province of British Columbia at its junction with northbound Highway 97...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
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The motorplex was begun in 1980 on the Ashcroft/Cache Creek Aero Club's old airstrip by Les Edmonds, the leader of the Ashcroft Indian Band. Racing began in 1987 and the track has been under NHRA sanctioning throughout until the 2010 season an AHRA through the 2010 season. It is now IHRA (2011-). The name of the track, Nl'akapxm, is pronounced IN-clap-cappum; this is the local dialect variant of the native name for the Thompson nation
Nlaka'pamux
The Nlaka'pamux , commonly called "the Thompson", and also Thompson River Salish, Thompson Salish, Thompson River Indians or Thompson River people) are an indigenous First Nations/Native American people of the Interior Salish language group in southern British Columbia...
whose territory extends from Cache Creek south to just north of Seattle.
The motorplex won the NHRA Division 6 Track Of The Year Award in 1990, 1991, and 2003.
Track Information
Dragstrip:- 1700' elevation, dry climate
- Roll-down staging area
- 330' concrete launch pad
- 60' track width
- Uphill shutdown
- Paved Return Roads
- Compulink timing with auto-start
- Wireless public address at 99.3 FM and 530 AM