Press Release –
Hundreds of competitors gathered in Owen Sound, Ontario last weekend for the Tim Horton’s Georgian Cup making for some exciting battles in all classes.
The cold weather managed to keep some spectators away on Saturday but the residents of Owen Sound couldn’t keep themselves away on Sunday as they filled the stands for the final events.
History was made as spectators witnessed the marriage of track official, Don Farrish on the finish line jump prior to the start of Sunday’s feature finals.
The highlight of the weekend was in the Pro Open where #115 David Joanis, last year’s National Semi-Pro Champion, took his first Pro win after a tight battle with team-mate #73 Lee Butler (Royal Distributing Polaris).
It was Butler who took the lead from the start with Joanis banging on the back door lap after lap. Joanis eventually made the pass for the lead leaving Butler and #166 Spencer Moncrief (Shorline Construction Arctic Cat) to fight for second place.
When the checkered flag came out, an enthusiastic Royal Distributing team celebrated their rookie racers’ first ever win in the Pro class at only 16 years old. Butler finished behind his team-mate in second place followed by Moncrief.
In the Pro Stock race, Royal Distributing racers once again rode out front with Butler in the lead followed by Joanis (Royal Distributing Polaris) which is exactly where they ended up on the final lap with #14 Peter Raymer (Sloot Construction Ski- Doo) taking third place.
In Semi-Pro action it was #173 Corey Watkinson (Shorline Racing Arctic Cat) who took home the Georgian Cup in the Open class followed by #333 Jeremy VanDolder (Dayco Ski-Doo) in second place and #87 Dustin Vandrie (Monster Energy Arctic Cat) in third.
Luck wasn’t on Watkinson’s side in the Stock class, a bad start left him fighting his way through the pack leaving #87 Dustin Vandrie to take the win ahead of #511 Jaymie McPhail (Sloot Construction Ski-Doo). #333 Jeremy VanDolder rounded out the top three in third place.
For the second weekend now, Semi-Pro and Pro racers competed in the Blair Morgan Rehabilitation Fundraising Race. #115 Joanis took the win followed by #98 Mike Island (Rosko Powersports Ski-Doo) in second place with team-mate #217 Sean Macaulay (Rosko Powersports Ski-Doo) in third.
In the Semi-Pro/Pro Women class, #55 Angela Vacchino (Shorline Racing Arctic Cat) had a clean sweep with wins in all three motos as well as the final. #111s Stacey Orr (Rosko Powersports Ski-Doo) took second place in the final followed by #989 Wakenda Peters (Peters Motorsports Arctic Cat).
The Georgian Cup played host to the first round of the Vintage class race series. Over 20 vintage racers showed up to put on an exciting show for the crowd. Local riders came out on top in both the Vintage Open and Vintage 2 classes, #7 Cory Sherman and #75x Jason Smith respectively.
In the Vintage 1 class, #43 Jim Scott took the win. Races are at the Lindsay Exhibition Centre this weekend, January 24th & 25th, for Round #1 of the Kawartha Cup. For more information and full results visit www.snowcross.com
