Quad engines roared and mud flew as No Shot Racing hosted its second Oak Point Mud and Grass Drags Sept. 5 and 6, drawing racers, families and fans to the lakeside community for two days of head-to-head action.
The event featured grass drags on Friday and mud races on Saturday, with competitors ranging from youth riders to seasoned open-class veterans. Jayden Allary, who co-hosted the event with his brother Bryce, said the team’s goal was simple: to share the sport they love while building a tradition in Oak Point.
“Our main goal hosting the event is to have our friends and family come and enjoy the sport we love as well as add to the list of events we already attend and give an opportunity for other race teams to compete,” Allary said.
Preparation for the weekend began long before the first quad hit the oval track. Allary credited volunteers and sponsors, particularly Waasa Indigenous Services, for supplying equipment and operators to shape a competitive course.
“Without the track we wouldn’t be able to race, so the volunteers and sponsors definitely helped us get the track in the right condition,” he said.
Unlike most race weekends, Oak Point’s event included both grass and mud racing — something Allary hopes will help attract newcomers.
“We are one of the few events that do grass drags, so I feel like that’s a unique way that will get more people involved, because not everyone wants to race on the mud track,” he said.
Racing was organized in brackets, with riders matched head-to-head in single-knockout heats across about a dozen classes, divided by engine size from youth quads to the high-powered open class. The oval track required two laps to decide each winner, usually with two or three quads running side-by-side. Speeds reached up to 110 km/h on the grass and 75 km/h in the mud, with water depths ranging from eight inches to 2.5 feet. Trophies were handed out to the top three in each class — about 36 in total — and entry fees were paid back out as prize money.
“The open class is the biggest and most sought after to compete in and watch,” Allary said. “It has the fastest and most expensive quads, so that makes it the most interesting.”
Attendance was smaller than at some other races across the province, but organizers see that as room to grow. Free camping and a live band rounded out the weekend as No Shot Racing worked to make the Oak Point event as much a community gathering as a competition.
“Our races in Oak Point are a little smaller compared to others that we have been to, but this is why we are putting it out there that we want to grow our event into more than just races,” Allary said. “Hopefully in the coming years we can grow it into an event that people look forward to every year.”
Youth classes, he added, remain the heart of the sport.
“The most loyal group of racers that we have are the youth classes, which in my opinion are the future of our sport,” Allary said.
Looking ahead, No Shot Racing plans to expand to two events in 2026 — one in early summer and another in the fall.
“We have already started planning for next year,” Allary said. “We hope to see everyone there.”
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