RICK @ the RAINOUTS (RACING)
PHOTO 1 Laurent Ladouceur in the BriSCA F1 World Final at Hednesford (UK) in 2001
PHOTO 2 THE BIG ONE !
PHOTO 3 A rainy Capital City Speedway pits
PHOTO 4 TRACKCHASER Will White and his Mother at the Allentown Fair (PA)
PHOTO 5 Driver registration at the 358 SERIES races at the Brockville Ontario Speedway
PHOTO 6 The Todd Stewart crew unload at the Brockville Ontario Speedway
PHOTO 7 The Pierre Dagenais 'double decker' at the Brockville Ontario Speedway
PHOTO 8 The Mario Clair 'double decker' at the Brockville Ontario Speedway
PHOTO 9 ENDURO action at the Cornwall Motor Speedway
PHOTO 10 Jacinthe Lepage flips for the first time at the Cornwall Enduro
PHOTO 11 Jacinthe Lepage back racing after her first flip at the Cornwall Enduro
PHOTO 12 Jacinthe Lepage rolls for the second time in the Cornwall Enduro
PHOTO 13 Jacinthe Lepage is still smiling after rolling for the second time at the Enduro.
PHOT 14 Eight Cylinder action at the Cornwall Enduro
This Week's Report
6 SEPT CAPITAL CITY SPEEDWAY (RAIN)
6 SEPT BROCKVILLE ONTARIO SPEEDWAY (RAIN)
7 SEPT CORNWALL MOTOR SPEEDWAY
With warm and sunny weather all week, I'd been looking forward to the hectic Saturday ( 6 Sept) I had planned. I was to spend the afternoon at the Capital City Speedway in Ottawa for an ACT Late Model Series event before heading off to the Brockville Ontaro Speedway for the LUCAS OIL CANADIAN DIRT and 358 SUPER DIRT CAR SERIES double header.
Alas, I awoke to grey skies and drizzle in the air. By the time I got to the CCS the drizzle had become more intense and soon after mid day heavier rain began to fall. Around 1-00pm the show was canceled and postponed to Sunday ( the next day) .
I then phoned the Brockville track to find out the state of affairs in that area. It had been dry there all day so I set off in that direction. On arrival at around 4-00pm , sure enough it was dry but the skies still looked gloomy. I did my usual tour of the pits until a light drizzle forced me back to the car. As the rain intensified the dreaded cancellation announcement was made with the remake scheduled for next Friday (12 Sept).
While walking around the pits I met Laurent Ladouceur and his wife Chris who were interested to learn about my forthcoming trip to the BriSCA F1 World Final in the UK (Foxhall Stadium , Ipswich 20 Sept) . Laurent who made history in 2001 when he became the first ever Canadian representative in the event wanted me to say 'Hi' to all the guys he met back then, and made their trip so enjoyable. They commented that it wasn't just the racing part that they enjoyed, but it observing the British culture and way of life.
I guess it must make it easier for them to understand when watching 'Coronation Street' on TV !
On Sunday I was at the Cornwall Motor Speedway for the annual Fireball Enduro. As usual the pits were full and when I arrived the sun was shining. Throughout the afternoon we were teased with a slight sprinkling of rain which turned into drizzle as the races progressed. A little bit of rain in Enduro racing doesn't cause too many problems and the show went smoothly with no delays.
There were four races on the program which included ladies four cylinder, mens four cylinder, six and eight cylinder. There were 113 cars on the track for the mens four cylinder race !
Star of the day for me was Jacinthe Lepage from Hawkesbury , Ontario who was competing in the ladies four cylinder. She flipped her car over at the beginning of the race, and returned fray, only to roll over once again near to the end. After two flips in one race she still walked away smiling.
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