Going over the border to Belle River, Ontario this past weekend was an exciting trip. The addition of a Canadian race site to the APBA National Tour last year showed how much the US wanted to join forces with the Canadians. The continuation of this joint venture definitely did not disappoint us this year.
My dad and I rolled in at the race site early afternoon on Friday to get our campsite set up and scope things out. It was so great to see some of our friends and racing family that we haven’t seen since last summer. That afternoon I did some riding with some other racers to get a feel for the chop and then we ended the night by making a trip to the awesome beer garden, which was packed with lots of fun locals and featured a live band.
Saturday was full of hot racing action and it was anyone’s guess as to who would be the winner of each of the pro classes. Trey Frame and Dustin Farthing battled it out in Pro-Am Runab
out Open. Rick Sherker, Chris MacClugage, and Yimmy Cebulski swapped top 3 positions during every moto of Pro Ski GP and it was a nail biting experience to see who would end up winning the final moto and who would win overall. But those were just a few of the classes that were highlighted over the weekend.
out Open. Rick Sherker, Chris MacClugage, and Yimmy Cebulski swapped top 3 positions during every moto of Pro Ski GP and it was a nail biting experience to see who would end up winning the final moto and who would win overall. But those were just a few of the classes that were highlighted over the weekend. Saturday evening after the races were over a local restaurant owner, Mr. Bigs, invited all of the racers to his restaurant for free pizza and wings. The food was great and it was so nice to be welcomed with open arms by the locals. After we had our fill of food many of us racers ventured over to the beer garden again for a night of relaxing and cutting loose after a long day of racing.
Sunday wrapped up another great weekend of racing and the Jettribe Racing Team did very well. I finished 1st place overall in Novice Women’s Ski Limited which made me the Canadian National Champion. Rick Sherker finished 1st place overall in Pro Ski GP, making him the Canadian National Champion for that class, and also finished 2nd place overall in Pro-Am Ski Stock Spec. Trey Frame finished 2nd place overall in Pro-Am Runabout Open and 2nd place overall in Runabout N/A Spec. Trey’s brother Cameron finished 5th place overall in Pro-Am Runabout Stock and 1st place overall in Runabout N/A Spec, making him the Canadian National Champion for that class. It was so great to see our team do so well!
Special thanks to AJ and his staff for working so hard. And a huge thanks to Erica Olde and Ray Proulx for making this event such a huge success! This race truly would not have been possible without them.
I look forward to seeing everyone again at the remaining National Tour Races. Until then, be safe and ride hard!
Chelsea Schneider
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