Better late than never! July Race Results!
Typically we are sweating and fighting dust for July race weekends, not this year! The racers got their trucks dirty inside and out as they fought for their place in the mud! Luckily Saturday wasn’t quite as wet so they didn’t have cold wet suits to put back on on Sunday.
Before we all got to the track for the weekend Kent from Coastal Group of Companies came out and graded the track for us, thanks Keith!
Saturday morning started out with the Kids Obstacle event sponsored by Sutton Ridge Family Farm and Todd & Alicia Nyhuus, where the junior drivers made their way around the course, then it was time for the big kids to have their fun in the adult Obstacle events sponsored by North Coast Mill Instillations LTD
2wd class
1st- Corey Alexander
2nd- Jeremy Brennan
Buggy’s
1st- Maxx Bodaly
2nd- Thorin Mcmillan
Ladies Short
1st- Kyla Harknett
Ladies Long
1st- Shannon Hamilton
2nd- Nicolette Deederly
3rd- Erika Micone
Men’s Short
1st- Eric Harknett
2nd- Jake Van Vliet
3rd- Ryan Gobin Cooper
Men’s Long
1st- Dave Hamilton
2nd- Trent Tilley
3rd- Kyle Sanders
After the cones got cleaned up and a quick drivers meeting was had we got on to our Team Relay events.
Ladies Team Relay sponsored by Foxy Box Laser & Wax Bar - Port Alberni
1st- Nicolette Deederly, Leanne K Jamieson & Shannon Hamilton
2nd- Kyla Harknett, Meg McLennan & Haley Anderson
3rd- Deb Lulham, Laura Lockhart & Erika Micone
Men’s Team Relay sponsored by Port Boat House Ltd
1st- Craig Mitchell, Dave Hamilton & Corey Alexander
2nd- Kyle Sanders & Steve Kurath
3rd- Eric Harknett, Brad Harknett & Jim Harknett
Once we got the course cleared it was time for Hot Laps where the racers get a chance to do a fast lap of the track and try to earn some cash!
Ladies Hot Laps sponsored by Toms Trees
1st- Kyla Harknett
2nd- Leanne Jamieson
3rd- Nicolette Deederly
Men’s Hot Laps sponsored by Dee-Jay Johnson Septic and Excavating
1st- Brad Harknett
2nd- Jake Van Vliet
3rd- Derrick Edward
Sunday morning the track workers were out getting things ready, the racers that could fix their rigs over night did, the registration closed and our team from Elite Dance Academy showed up to help keep our facilities clean and work the gates, thanks to them for coming out!
Once we had our drivers meeting it was time to get the show on the road (or dirt).
We started with our 2nd Annual Banshee Shootout where 15 Banshee riders drag raced for cash sponsored by Fast Eddy Trucking
1st- Joel Kriwokon
2nd- Craig Mitchell
3rd- Dave Hamilton
Then on to our regular Sand Drag events sponsored by North Coast Mill Instillations LTD
Quads/Bikes
1st- Joel Kriwokon
2nd- Craig Mitchell
3rd- Trent Tilly (on the only bike in the class)
Buggy’s
1st- Thorin McMillan
2nd- Maxx Bodaly
Ladies Street&Trail
1st- Kayla Hickey
2nd- Deb Lulham
Ladies Comp Mod D
1st- Erin Phillips
2nd- Leanne Jamieson
3rd- Shannon Hamilton
Ladies Comp Mod B
1st- Erin Phillips
2nd- Meg McLennan
3rd- Brandy May Sanders
Men’s Street&Trail D
1st- Dean White
2nd- Grayson Challis
3rd- Steve Kurath
Men’s Street&Trail C and B combined
1st- Dean White
2nd- Gerry Dubé
3rd- Trent Tilly
Men’s Comp Mod D
1st- Dan Akerley
2nd- Terry Hovind
3rd- Brad Harknett
Men’s Comp Mod C
1st- Dan Akerley
2nd- Jake Van Vliet
3rd- Sean Currie
Men’s Comp Mod B
1st- Dan Akerley
2nd- Eric Harknett
3rd- Kyle Sanders
All of the 1st place winners names get put in a hat for a draw for some extra cash from the sponsor, July’s extra cash winners were Dan Akerley for the men’s and Kayla Hickey for the ladies, congrats!
Then it was on to our wheel to wheel events for the weekend! Just as the ladies lined up the rain decided it was going to water the track for us, thanks rain (better than 38° I guess).
Ladies Wheel to Wheel sponsored by West Coast Racing, Performance & Machining
1st- Nicolette Deederly
2nd- Leanne Jamieson
3rd- Kyla Harknett
After the 2 heat races where the men decide their positions for the Wheel to Wheel Main Event, we carried on with our other wheel to wheel events.
Sportsman Wheel to Wheel sponsored by Pacific Rim Heat Pumps
1st- Sean Currie
2nd- Corey Alexander
3rd- Jim Harknett
Buggy Wheel to Wheel (yay 4 buggies!)
1st- Paul Scott
2nd- Maxx Bodaly
3rd- Len Bodaly
Men’s Wheel to Wheel Main Event sponsored by West Coast RPM had trucks flying (literally!) around the track. Thanks to all our track workers and medics for being out there keeping us safe!
1st- Eric Harknett
2nd- Corey Alexander
3rd- Nick Shepherd
Eric also went home with some tires from All n All Mechanical!
Thanks to all our sponsors and supporters for supporting your local race track! We wouldn’t be out here without all of you!
Extra big thanks to all the volunteers that are out in the concession, swag tent, towers, flag stands and everywhere else needed, the fam is strong
See you next race Aug 22- 23 Thanks too Brandy May Sanders for another great write up
