Enthusiastic spectators were treated to a great opening weekend of stock car racing at the Merritt Speedway on Saturday and Sunday.

The track and the cars were lightning quick, as evidenced by six new lap records for fastest times.

In the four-cylinder Bomber class, Pinantan Lake’s Tim Fowler set the standard on Saturday with a 20.767-second clocking, then destroyed it on Sunday, crossing the line in an eye-popping 18.566 seconds.

The six-and-eight-cylinder Bomber record fell on Sunday, as the Nicola Valley’s Alex Ruttan turned in a 19.211 clocking.

In the Hobby class, the Morris brothers from Victoria put on quite a show. Brent set a one-lap record on Saturday (17.163 seconds), only to see his bro, Geoff, eclipse the mark 24 hours later with a time of 17.074 seconds.

There were numerous repeat winners on the weekend, led by Merritt’s Bill Fader who went a near-perfect five-for-six in his races.

The next racing date at the Merritt Speedway will be on June 6. Time trials begin at 5 p.m., and racing begins officially at 6 p.m.