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15 Jun . Autodrome Edelweiss, Cantley, Quebec
16 Jun . Sanair (Racing Circuit) , St Pie, Quebec,
16 Jun . Frogtown International Speedway, Hogansburg, NY
17 Jun . Cornwall Motor Speedway, Ont
Once again my weekend started with a trip to the Autodrome Edelweiss, and this time I avoided filling up at the gas station I had problems with the previous week ! ( see RICK @ the RACES report 8/9/10 June). There are three 'do-able' tracks for me on Friday nights, but Edelweiss is the nearest, so it's usually my first choice. This week we had double feature races, due to a rain postponement from June 1. It was a warm night and with a quick 'turn round' of events everything was over before the curfew.
The features became a family affair, with the Gouvreau brothers, Eric and Denis winning the postponed Mod/ProStox races and the Ladouceurs, (father Laurent and son Joey) , getting the other two.
It was an early start on Saturday, as I planned on visiting two different events. Although, I don't consider myself a serious “TRACKCHASER', I still like to add new tracks to my 'portfolio' when ever I can, and the Sanair racing complex at St Pie in Quebec was my destination. The facility is used for various types of racing, including Drags, Stock Cars and Circuit racing. There is also a Tri-Oval located on the opposite side of the road. On this particular occasion it was circuit racing I was there to see, ( or the Road Course as my North American friends would call it). The tracks configuration was made up of the drag strip and connecting stretches to the oval. The main event was for the 'Coupe Toyota Pirelli' ( the Pirelli Cup for Toyota Echo's) with Touring Cars, GT's and 'German Challenge' also on the program. I arrived at 1-00pm , in time to see three races for the latter. By 3-00pm it was time to move on, and head to my next track, the Frogtown International Speedway, at Hogansburg NY for the evening show of DIRT Modifieds.
Sanair was number # 164 on my 'TRACKCHASIN' totals.
I had an interesting drive from St Pie to Frogtown, as it was a route I'd never taken before. From Montreal I went via Valleyfield then followed the South shore of the St Lawrence Seaway to Fort Covington where I crossed over into the USA. This is a small frontier point, and after the 'usual' questions the border guard found it hard to grasp why someone from Ontario should want to travel from one race meeting in Quebec to another in New York. Once at Frogtown, I met up with my photographer, buddy Mike Watts who was busy 'snapping' on the infield. He decided on shooting from the front stretch, while I favored the first bend. There was a good field of over twenty DIRT Modifieds with nearly as many Pro Stox. There were no major challengers for Kyle Jacobs in the Modified Feature where he scored a run a way victory and it was Clayton Benedict who took the Pro Stox event. It's quite normal for Frogtown to put on a very quick show, and this night was no exception. The Pro Stox Feature was completed soon after 10-00pm , so I was out of the gates, and back home in Canada before 11-00pm. The rest of my evening was spent, removing the dust from my system, .. 'suppin' a cold one ( or two) on my deck.
I was at the Cornwall Motor Speedway (Ont) early Sunday evening. It's one of the few tracks I visit regularly that always attracts good crowds and on nights like this, when Sprint Cars are in town the place becomes packed. The ESS Sprint group joined the regular divisions of DIRT Modifieds, ProStox and Semi-Pro's, with the 'Rookies' getting a 'night off'. Brian McDonald, one of Cornwall's local drivers did some 'double duty' by racing a Sprint and his 358 DIRT Mod. Following his sixth place in the Sprint Feature ( won by Jeff Van Dussen), McDonald jumped straight into his Mod, to take on 'the Doctor' . Yep, that's right, Danny 'the Doctor' Johnson from Rochester NY was back at Cornwall again to grab his second consecutive feature. Early leader Lee Ladouceur put up a good fight, as did second placed McDonald, but as the laps diminished , Johnson became uncatchable. The DIRT PRO STOX feature race was one of the best of the night, with the lead changing a couple of times on the final lap. The two way dog-fight ended with Louie Jackson crossing the line half a car length from Joey Ladouceur. Another slick presentation ensured a quick turn around, with the full program completed nicely before 11-00pm.
PIC 1 Rookie # 16 is Gage Morin, grandson of Cornwall Motor Speedway promotor Ron Morin
PIC 2 Eric Gauvreau was on of the Modified feature winners at Autodrome Edelweiss
PIC 3 That's Isabelle, one of the Edelweiss media team, showing me how much she enjoys her photo being taken.
PIC 4 Heavy braking from a Honda in the Touring Car division at Sanair
PIC 5 Rick @ the SANAIR RACES
PIC 6 Touring car action at Sanair
PIC 7 Mods in action at Frogtown
PIC 8 Kyle Jacobs in the Frogtown Victory Lane
PIC 9 "the Doctor" # 1 takes the bottom groove at Cornwall
PIC 10 Brian McDonald in his # M96 Modified at Cornwall
PIC 11 Brian Mc Donald in his # 151 Sprint Car
PIC 12 Danny 'the Doctor' Johnson wins the Cornwall Mod Feature
PIC
13 Jeff Van Dussen at Cornwall following his
Sprint win
RACES ATTENDED In 2007
1 14th Jan Brockville Speedway (Ont) Winter Enduro
2 27th Jan St Edouard De Lotbiniere (Que) Ice Racing
3 4th Feb Laviltrie, (Que) Ice Racing
4 11th Feb Beauharnois (Que) Ice Racing
5 14th Feb Orlando Speedworld (FL) Legends, Bandolero's
6 14th Feb Volusia Speedway (FL) SUPER DIRT SERIES
7 15th Feb Daytona Speedway (FL) NASCAR Gatorade Duel
8 15th Feb New Smyrna Speedway (FL) Asphalt Mods
15th Feb Volusia Speedway (FL) SUPER DIRT SERIES/ WOO LATEMODELS(RAIN)
9 16th Feb East Bay Speedway (FL) Open Wheel Mods
10 17th Feb Volusia Speedway (FL) SUPER DIRT SERIES/WOO LATE MODELS
11 18th Feb Daytona Speedway (FL) "500" NEXTEL CUP
12 4th Mar Lake Otisco, Marietta. (NY) (Ice Racing
13 14th April Fonda Speedway (NY) ROC Dirt Modified Tour
14 21st April Can Am Speedway, Lafargeville, NY (regular show)
16 27th April Thunder Alley Speedpark , Evans Mills, NY (RAINED OUT)
17 29th April Cayuga County Fair Speedway, Weedsport, NY (regular show)
18 3rd May Virginia Motor Speedway, Jamaica, Va. SUPER DIRT SERIES
19 4th May Williams Grove Speedway, Mechanicsburg, Pa (regular show)
20 5th May Can Am Speedway, Lafargeville , NY, (regular show)
21 9th May Capital City Speedway,Stittsville, Ont, (regular show)
22 11th May Autodrome Edelweiss, Cantley, Que, (358 Mod Vic 200 QF)
23 12th May Frogtown Int Speedway, Hogansburg,NY (regular show)
19th May Cornwall Motor Speedway, Ont, (RAINED OUT)
24 25th May Autodrome Edelweiss,Que, (regular show)
25 26th May Peterborough Speedway, Ont, (regular show)
26 1st Jun Autodrome Edelweiss, Cantley, Que (regular show)
27 2nd Jun Shannonville Motorsports Park, Ont (Circuit Racing)
3rd Jun Cornwall Motor Speedway ,Ont (RAINED OUT)
28 3rd Jun Ca Am Speedway, Lafargeville, NY (Five Star Modified Series)
4th Jun Cornwall Motor Speedway ( RAINED OUT)
8th Jun Autodrome Edelweiss, Cantley, Que (RAINED OUT)
29 9th Jun Fulton Speedway NY , SUPER DIRTCAR SERIES
30 10th Jun Cornwall Motor Speedway, Ont (regular show)
31 15th Jun Autodrome Edelweiss, Cantley, Quebec (regular show)
32 16th Jun Sanair Racing Complex, St Pie, Quebec, (Road Course)
33 16th Jun Frogtown Int Speedway, Hogansburg, NY (regular show)
34 17th Jun Cornwall Motor Speedway, Ont (regular show plus Sprints)
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