‘Grateful and blessed’: Island driver claims third straight win at B.C. race

Victoria race car driver Bill Okell stood atop the podium at the British Columbia Historic Motor Races on Aug. 9, winning the MG Midget race at Mission Raceway Park for the third consecutive year.
On race day, behind the wheel of his trusty MG Midget roadster, Okell qualified third for the 15-minute race. However, he got off to a rough start, dropping to seventh place early in the race.
Adopting a Le Mans-style start, where racers run across the track to enter and start their parked cars, Okell