{"id":577379,"date":"2026-04-02T12:41:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T12:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/577379\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T12:41:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T12:41:12","slug":"young-racer-earns-top-honour-at-calgary-show-set-for-flatlanders-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/577379\/","title":{"rendered":"Young racer earns top honour at Calgary show, set for Flatlanders return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A young racer with Flatlanders Speedway is already celebrating success ahead of the 2026 season.<\/p>\n<p>Leland Gale captured first place in the Track Competition division at the Calgary World of Wheels show over the weekend, earning top honours for his No. 99x KidMod race car.<\/p>\n<p>The award recognizes the quality and presentation of race vehicles on display, with Gale\u2019s entry standing out among a field of competitive cars at the high-profile event.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lelnad Car\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"746b3253-3a2e-4752-b3fa-f92fb31d7bad\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Media (9)_1.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Gale, who has been racing for about six years after starting at a young age, said the recognition was an exciting moment as he continues to grow in the sport.<\/p>\n<p>His family, who were also in attendance, helped showcase the car while promoting Flatlanders Speedway, engaging with fans and highlighting grassroots racing in Saskatchewan.<\/p>\n<p>Organizers praised Gale and his team for representing the sport and contributing to its continued growth.<\/p>\n<p>The young driver is expected to return to the track when the Flatlanders Speedway season opens with the CAN\/AM Clash on June 6 and 7, where fans will get a chance to see the award-winning car in action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A young racer with Flatlanders Speedway is already celebrating success ahead of the 2026 season. Leland Gale captured&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":577380,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194293],"tags":[49,2798,48],"class_list":{"0":"post-577379","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-calgary","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-calgary","10":"tag-canada"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/577379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=577379"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/577379\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/577380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=577379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=577379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=577379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}