Canadian Speedway Racing Association

Friday June 1st 2007
The opening night at Paris Speedway was presented with good weather, but a low rider turnout. CKPC was on hand to officially launch their 2007 sponsorship of the Paris Speedway events. The night was full of close racing and our Divison 1 guys did a fabulous job of battling hard all night! Jeff Orosz in his new GTS suit from the UK looked and acted the part in his total points win for the night! Terry Rideout produced some great racing and kept Michigan rider Mark Engel behind him all night to take the Divison 2/3 night's award. Corinne Franic took a trip on the back of Terry's bike for the lap of honor, but we will see if the roles reverse this week, when our lovely lady of speedway returns!

June 8th (Cancelled Rain Logged Track)

Friday June 15th 2007
With the addition of six P50 / P65 / P85 into the weekly program, this gave the large crowd something extra to cheer about. The weather was perfect, the track was in top shape, and the stage set for a great night of racing. With only four Division 1 riders available this night, they had some serious battles that had the crowd on the edge of their seats. Joe Heye with his new engine, once again pushed hard and did some great moves to beat Aaron Hesmer during the heats. Aaron back from his successful St.Alex win the previous weekend, was aboard a newer bike set-up. Despite the over spin at the gate, Aaron soon pushed his way passed Marc Gauthier, Gary Hesmer and the amazingly fast Joe Heye to take a well deserved final win on the last lap! - Great racing and good job Aaron! Terry Rideout capitalized upon the mixing of the Division 2 and 3 riders. Graham Wale, Tom Brown, John Bennett, Tim Murray and the returning Scott Collier all suffered at Terry's ever-increasing speeds, despite some valiant efforts in the heats by Tim and Scott. John Bennett also returned to Paris for 2007 and had a very scary moment in the final as he looped at the start but managed to keep the bike in control to finish a well deserved 3rd place after having to catch the field! Terry Rideout, did the business and took the Checkered flag proudly in front of the waving and clapping crowd. Unfortunately for Graham, his Weslake wouldn't play fair and he had to withdraw from the night with mechanical gremlins! And Corinne Franic's 'Legault' machine would 'Not-go' so she, also sadly missed this night. A complete night of good solid fair racing, and thank you to all the riders who came to put on the show!

Friday June 29th 2007
With another low rider turnout, the GT Tuning Time Trial event was quickly orchestrated by Duncan Luke and Carol Havill, to be a complete night of good racing! The individual events that regularly occur, were replaced with team racing of mixed Division 1 and Division 2 riders. 2 riders from each division were paired together and the fun began. The heats became two races, with the D1 riders having their own battles and the D2 having their's too! It was great for the crowd, as the event was action packed. With each heat being timed, the evening progressed with some close racing and good track times. Aaron Hesmer took the early strong lead in the times and Joe Heye followed close behind for the D1 riders. D2 saw Terry Rideout and Tim Murray, who was returning to Paris after his nasty bout of flu, have some strong times in their own heats. With the heats over, the decision was made to have a first at Paris - Single time trials. Each rider had a 2-lap run, the first gated start lap, allowed for the warm-up and the second was timed from start to finish upon a flying start. This was also based upon the riders points scores for the night and the crowd really got into it. The times were very close for each rider and the final D2 rider to win the night was Terry Rideout. He looked very composed and showed why he is a definite threat to all the other D2 riders this season!

Friday July 6th 2007
With the addition of six P50 / P65 / P85 into the weekly program, this gave the large crowd something extra to cheer about. The weather was perfect, the track was in top shape, and the stage set for a great night of racing. With only four Division 1 riders available this night, they had some serious battles that had the crowd on the edge of their seats. Joe Heye with his new engine once again pushed hard and did some great moves to beat Aaron Hesmer. Aaron back from his successful St.Alex win the previous weekend, was aboard a newer bike set-up. Despite the over spin at the gate, Aaron soon pushed his way passed Marc Gauthier, Gary Hesmer and the amazingly fast Joe Heye to take a well deserved final win on the last lap! - Great racing!!! Terry Rideout capitalized upon the mixing of the Division 2 and 3 riders. Graham Wale, Tom Brown, John Bennett, Tim Murray and the returning Scott Collier all suffered at Terry's ever-increasing speeds, despite some valiant efforts in the heats by Tim and Scott. John Bennett also returned to Paris for 2007 and had a very scary moment in the final as he looped at the start but managed to keep the bike in control to finish a well deserved 3rd place after having to catch the field! Terry Rideout, did the business and took the Checkered flag proudly in front of the waving and clapping crowd. Unfortunately for Graham, his Weslake wouldn't play fair and he had to withdraw from the night with mechanical gremlins! And Corinne Franic's 'Legault' machine would 'Not-go' so she, also sadly missed this night. A complete night of good solid fair racing, and thank you to all the riders who came to put on the show!

July 20th (Cancelled Rain Logged Track)

Friday July 27th 2007
With a large comprehensive field of riders ranging from the P50's to the new Canadian Speedway Champion, a night was set for some great racing. A superb rider-turnout proved to be the key to the night's success as the dark thick rain clouds hung over the event. With a heavy rainfall just hours before the race, Dave Havill worked hard to get the soggy surface to a suitable riding surface. The expectation of some falls was seen as a few riders slipped away in the corners. Unfortunately, Peter Fornal took a nasty tumble and got his hand caught in the rear wheel and with damage to his middle finger, withdrew from the racing. Combining the Division 2 and 3 riders always proves to be a great event and this night proved no different. Mark Engel and Bob Mosquera visited from the US and did a great job on the track. Mark also gave Tim Murray some serious challenges throughout the night. Great stuff! Sadly though, the expected racing duel between the retuning "Tiger" Tom Marriott and Graham "Pirate" Wale was not to be, Graham's bike gave up on him and didn't allow for this to happen! Fireman Scott Collier also proved that an 18 year gap can be good for you, as he also proved to be a threat to all the riders. But it was Terry Rideout who took the checkered flag in the final in the rain. Terry all night showed that he really is going to be a rider who will go somewhere in 2008! The P50's and P75's came to put on a show, they found the wet track in the first few heats something of a surprise, leading to a few unexpected slides. But they once again, gave their hearts and souls for the crowd and to the delight of his parents, Braden Vallee took the checkered flag and received his winning trophy! The Division 1 racing was great! - close duels between Joe Heye, Fred Legault, Aaron Hesmer, Gary Hesmer, Chris Hesmer, Jeff Orosz and Aaron DeVeau were a delight to see. Jeff Orosz and Gary Hesmer had the most cracking race in their last heat. Gary took the lead and held back a charging Jeff until the very last corner, where Jeff launched himself under Gary taking to the inside line and managed to get passed Gary to take the win by half a bike's length, brilliant! Aaron Hesmer the new Canadian Speedway Champion, was not on top form and it did show as he was beaten in all but 1 of his heats. He was playing with some new set-ups and with the track surface being wetter than expected, he was unable to get the grip he needed! With the rain coming down, the final few heats and the finals were pushed quickly through and sadly, no walk-outs were permitted. Despite this the Division 1 final was also a cracker! Gary Hesmer took the gate and flew into turn 1 where Jeff Orosz pushed hard and passed Gary. With Joe Heye and Aaron Hesmer behind him, Jeff placed himself in front of a battling Gary, who was having to defend his own lines from Joe Heye. Joe hooked on lap three and lost ground leaving Gary to try and get Jeff but to no avail. Jeff Orosz grabbed the win and completed his well deserved lap of honor to the recognition of the cars headlights and horns flashing in the pouring rain! Many thanks to all the riders for a superb show and congratulations to Terry Rideout, Braden Vallee and Jeff Orosz for their great wins!

Friday August 3rd 2007
CKPC Paris speedway event on Friday night was a cracker! On a hot summer's night, a large crowd witnessed some excellent racing. Our header of 'Thrills - Chills - Spills' was provided in full glory by a large field of riders. Corinne Franic took control of the pits and directed the night's action and did a fabulous job! The night started with some close racing from our Division 1 riders, With a tape malfunction in heat 1 - Aaron Hesmer was presented with a face full of yellow tape! The restart was worth waiting for! Joe Heye the crowd favorite battled hard with Jeff Orosz, Gary Hesmer and Aaron Hesmer, they opened the night with some close furious racing with Gary and Jeff clashing twice side by side! Sadly the night for Tom Brown ended short, as his bike gave up after just 2 heats, so he had to withdraw from the event. Tim Murray moved up to Division 1 enabling Carol Havill and Duncan Luke to provide a balanced program. Tim did not let us down! Riding very well and at times keeping up strongly with the big guns! Great Job Tim! - Tim also was very generous in his lending of his bike throughout the night to Tom Marriott. Tom's bike was 'Sick' so Tim gladly helped out with his bike! Mark Engel and Bob Mosquera both joined in the fun from Michigan, great to see them back and congratulations to Bob, who had his first heat win since 2005! New Rider Brian - Sam and Jessie's Dad, came from street racing into speedway and did a fabulous job, he kept up with the action and was leading a race when the mechanical gremlins got him and he had to pull out on lap 3! Every heat was action packed with close hard racing. Joe Heye was pushing so hard that he did a 360 degree turn on bend 3-4 at one point! Jeff Orosz was battling to get his bike set-up right. The track was catching a few riders out and causing some interesting slides! Jeff Orosz and Aaron Hesmer continued their battles every heat with Aaron pushing and pushing Jeff, one race was a classic battle with Jeff leading for 2 laps, Aaron went passed on lap 3 and Jeff chased hard to lose the race on the line by only a tire width! Brilliant racing - worth the entry fee to see this one! Gary Hesmer continued on his road to finding success, he came out to give a show, and that he did. Leading one race in front of Jeff Orosz, Aaron Hesmer and Joe Heye he worked very hard to keep Aaron behind him and on lap 4, he uncharacteristically went wide and Aaron shot under him to take the win - What a great race! Our 'Junior Speedway' kids, Mike Fisher, Matt Sehl, Tyler Thompson, Braden Vallee and Dalton Gauthier were there also to join in the show. These kids have really come-in to their own and love to race at Paris. With both P85's and P50's racing two trophies were awarded to the winners of each group. Newly produced 'Junior Speedway' trophies were presented to Matthew Sehl in the P85 class and Tyler Thompson received the P50 trophy. Every race is like a championship race for them and they all battle hard to win. Great kids doing a great job!

Friday August 10th 2007
Nowhere in the world will you see speedway racing as good as Canada! The event at Paris Speedway on Friday night was an absolute cracker!!! With a large field of riders and fans, the night was set to be a beauty, on a warm summer's night! The night started on a bad note for Chris Hesmer though, his bike was deemed unfit for action when his rubber inlet gasket blew on his carb! sadly, Chris was left to work alongside Gary and Aaron Hesmer in the pits. Mark Engel had made the long trip from the US after working all day, he was great! Racing in a mixed Division 2/3 group, he did really well against Terry Rideout the current Division 2 points leader. Some close battles ensued with Terry, Peter Fornal, Graham Wale, Tom Brown and Scott Collier as well, giving the crowd something to really cheer about! The Final event was comfortably won by a hard charging Terry Rideout - Great Job Terry! The Junior speedway kids were on hand to give some thrills too! Matt Sehl, Tyler Thompson, Braden Vallee and Dalton Gauthier rode their hearts out. The crowd loves to see these guys ride! Each heat was ridden with passion and some good duels between Matt Sehl and Dalton Gauthier proved this! Dalton twice lost his lead to a hard charging Matt, and the final event was no different! Dalton led for 3 laps and on the fourth lap, Matt took Dalton on the back straight, his momentum was fast and coming out of the last bend his bike lost grip and he flew across the line to win the final sideways!!! He landed past the line still holding his bike!!! Great job and what excitement! Division 1 racing was not to be missed either, Marc Gauthier, Aaron Hesmer, Gary Hesmer, Aaron DeVeau, Jeff Orosz, Fred Legault and Joe Heye gave the crowd their monies worth alone! All night Joe Heye and Jeff Orosz rode side by side, they didn't give each other an inch to move! - Brilliant stuff! - Gary Hesmer looked cool and composed as he took a good heat win and Fred Legault did some great things to pass an out of shape Aaron DeVeau. who found the track not to his liking this night, with a few tumbles! Aaron Hesmer and Marc Gauthier also were racing hard and put on a great display of riding. The final race of the night was probably the most exciting that there has been at Paris for many years! The race began with Joe Heye taking a lead over Jeff Orosz, Aaron Hesmer and Gary Hesmer. This lead was short lived though, as Gary went down hard on turn 3 and ended up in the fence. The restart was all Jeff Orosz, Jeff put the back wheel in the groove and away he went! What he missed was brilliant to see behind him. Joe Heye was pushing hard and on the last lap, Aaron Hesmer came off the last bend so hard that he lifted violently and his bike rode up Joe's back, Aaron let the bike go and the bike went over the line spinning in the air, with Aaron smacking into the boards. Gary Hesmer did a great job to miss both Aaron and his bike as they landed on the racing line to grab 3rd place. Aaron got up and actually ran over the line to ensure of his points! What a cracker! - Congratulations to Jeff Orosz and to all who took part in this amazing night!

Friday August 17th 2007
On a very cool and windy night in Paris, all the riders and fans celebrated the work that Dave Havill has put in from the conception of Paris Speedway till it's present day! A special program was complied covering Dave's work and dedication of the success of the Paris facility since Dave bought it to us all! The night was set to honor Dave, and this the riders did in top form! Racing began a little later than usual due to some late technical checks, but the wait was worth it! Birthday boy - 11 year old Braden Vallee came out in the first heat to a warm birthday welcome from the crowd. The P50, P65 and a P85 all put on a fabulous show. The racing was intense and close in each group. Sadly for Braden his birthday win was not to be as Matthew Sehl grabbed the checkered flag in the P65's, and Tyler Thompson grabbed the P50 checkered from a battling Mike Fisher. The speedway guys also had a new face this night, Braden's Dad, Todd climbed aboard a machine for the first time and did amazing! Todd even lead one race for 2 laps until Mark Engel passed him on the back straight. Todd did have a few tumbles that caused him to be stuck under the bike, but he got back up and started again! He even made the D2 final for the night, which is unbelievable! Great Job Todd, and welcome to the world of Canadian Speedway! Terry Rideout and Mark Engel continued their battles from last week. In one race Terry was pushing so hard he actually hit Mark's back wheel and rode up the back of Mark's bike, leaving Terry to crash heavily on corner 3. Up and OK, Terry restarted on the 10 yard penalty line and came through the pack to win the heat! The Final event for the Division 2 guys was all Rideout, he took the gate ahead of Mark Engel, Peter Fornal and Todd Vallee and never looked back! It was great to see the return of Bob Mosquera again to the Paris track and we thank both Mark Engel and Bob for taking the time to come up to Canada from the USA. Division 1 continued to provide some cracking racing. With the absence of both Gary Hesmer and Jeff Orosz, the boys got ready for some battles of their own. We were happy to see the return of Chris Hesmer after his mechanical nightmares, and the consistent return of the 'Ace' Aaron DeVeau. 'Hotdog' Freddie Legault was again present to give the young boys a run for their money too! The Division 1 heats began with two race in the same heat! Joe Heye took a great leap at the start and battled to keep an ever threatening Aaron Hesmer behind him and behind them Marc Gauthier had his own problems with Fred Legault pushing him really a hard - amazingly on lap 3 both Aaron and Fred passed on the back straight to take their respective positions - great race! Their next heat saw a coming together of Joe Heye and Chris Hesmer, which left Chris on his back on turn 1. The restart with Joe 10 yd's back was all Aaron Hesmer, leaving his Brother Chris to chase him hard. The final heat of the Division 1 guys was close and hard, hard enough that Joe Heye went down just pushing too much under Aaron Hesmer. The restart was all Hesmer, he rode hard and well to grab the checkered flag. Finishing the night doing his customary donuts on the front straight before getting his trophy from Emily Hensby. A great night of racing, which was a great way to celebrate Dave Havill!

Friday August 24th 2007
Friday August 24th, began with a very humid sunny and sticky 42 degrees in Paris. With just 1/2 hour before tapes-up, thick dark clouds rolled in towards the track, bringing the worry of a forecasted storm from the mid-US. The night began with rider introductions, and the formal national anthems of both the US and Canadian along side a very dry looking track. Despite the tanks of water that had been applied every half an hour before the races, the track was like a sponge and after heat 3 the racing was stopped for more water, as the track and area became a dust-bowl! Our Junior Speedway Group were once again on hand to give a great show! The weekly duel between Matt Sehl and Braden Vallee continued to a great height and produced a thrilling heat of just a wheel length win! Great Stuff once again for the crowd, from these junior guys! Terry Rideout took a leap to ride in Division 1 this night. He felt confident enough to take on the big guns and did a good job of holding his own. After his first race he came off the track and stated " Did we really do 4 laps in that time?" The pace being so much faster, and the speeds higher, Terry loved it! Sadly though for Terry, during a terrific race for position with Fred "Hotdog" Legault, his bike made a very loud bang and funny whirling noise on the back straight, and his night was done with a blown engine, as something blew his engine case to pieces!! Aaron Hesmer and Joe Heye continued their fight for Paris supremacy, they both were fired up and ready for battle. Joe Heye took the first heat really well and fell in the second, causing a restart. He chewed away at Aaron Hesmer all race but was unable to get that extra yard! These guys really put on a great show! The night was also full of another battle, Aaron DeVeau continued his return to Paris by pushing Fred Legault all night. They both fought hard to race each other, and to also hold the battling Rideout too! Very good racing from these guys! Mark Engel was up from the US again, his Division 2 night was all his, as he rode strongly against the fiercely competitive Scott Collier, Graham Wale and John Bennett. Graham did suffer a few mechanical gremlins along the way, but John, Scott and Mark all pushed each other very hard in some very well, evenly matched racing. It was nice to see these guys all trying so hard, not only for the fans, but for themselves as well! You may have guessed it by now, the stormy weather did come to spoil the show. All evening there were lightening flashes around the track and as we ran the last heat of the night, the wind really picked up and the heavens opened. Joe Heye won this to capture the nights top prize based upon points against Aaron Hesmer. So finally, upon the decision to finish the meeting amidst the heavy rain, thundering clouds and electric blue lightening strikes, we ended the night with all anticipation of next weekends Paris Fair event!

Sunday September 2nd 2007
With the sunshine pouring down and the heat up in the 90's, an evening of perfect speedway racing was ready for action. A huge crowd was privy to a superb night of racing to round of a magnificent Sunday at the Paris Fair! The evening began with a huge bang, all the riders mounted their bikes and did one continuous lap of honor before parking their bikes along the main straight. The sight was amazing to see, something that has never been seen before at Paris! After the rider introductions and national anthems, the event went straight into action. The first heat of the night started with a bang literally! Mark Engel took a nasty looking fall after clipping the rear wheel of the returning Corinne Franic. He sadly withdrew from the event with a shoulder injury. Corinne Franic aboard Tim Murray's bike did a great smooth job to beat out Todd Vallee and Trevor Farrington. The second heat saw the mechanical woes continue for Terry Rideout, his loaner bike died on him, as he was leading the heat well. With many US riders in attendance, Cam Rafferty, Mark Engel, Katalin Davis, Mike Buman, Craig Estelle, Cole Forewell and Bob Mosquera. The action they provided was superb. Always coming to Canada providing a great show, we thank them for continuing this tradition! Cam Rafferty was involved in a spectacular crash coming into turn 3 with Fred Legault and Joe Heye. The three of them were all battling for place coming out of turn 2 hard, when Cam lifted violently as he got too much traction which caused all three riders to crash hard into the corner. With the go-ahead from the St.John's crew, the race restarted, but Cam's woes continued as his chain came off on the last lap. Also sadly for Cam, upon his father's advice, he withdrew from the meeting with a slight concussion. One heat that proved to be a crowd favorite was between Craig Estelle and Jeff Orosz, they both battled hard all race with Jeff just grabbing the win! Tom Marriott was present this day, he had a scary moment as Trevor Farrington hooked up and fell in front of him, Tom being the pro that he is, quickly performed a lay-down that saved all from injury. Great Job Tom! With many mechanical problems for Corinne Franic and Terry Rideout, it was great to see the other riders come together and lend bikes without a blink of an eye! Marc Gauthier, Bob Mosquera and Tim Murray all lent their machines to Corinne and Terry throughout the night, to keep them on their winning ways- super job guys!!! Our infamous 'Junior Speedway Guys' were also on hand to give a great show - these guys have really come into their own as an integral part of the Paris Show!! Matt Sehl and Bradon Vallee continued with their weekly battles, pushing each other very hard as they kept a dodging Dalton Gauthier behind them! Mike Fisher and Tyler Thompson on their 50cc machines also did a fab job of giving the crowd something to cheer about. Congratulations to both Matt and Tyler for winning their respective finals!!! The Division 2/3 blend Final was all Terry Rideout, he took control of the race from the start, and even did the same after the restart following a 4th corner crash by our #911 rider, Scott Collier. Great job Terry! The Consi-Final for Division 1 was a cracker, Craig Estelle and Fred Legault put on the best race of the night! Fred was all over Craig and was basically in his shadow the whole race, the best we have seen Freddie all season at Paris! Craig did a wonderful job of holding him back to grab the checkered flag! Great Job Craig! It was really nice to see Craig and Fred shaking each others hands at the end of the race both on the track and in the pits afterwards! The Division 1 Final was the longest Final, we have seen! with 5 restarts, it was a tiring one for all the riders! Joe Heye, Aaron Hesmer, Jeff Orosz and Mike Buman all took to the starting line 5 times following a list of disasters. The first attempt saw Joe Heye crash hard into the fence on the first corner, the second attempt saw Mike Buman lose control on bend 1 also and crash, the third attempt saw Jeff Orosz clash with Aaron Hesmer and do a 360 degree spin also on turn 1 and the fourth attempt saw both Jeff Orosz and Mike Buman spill again on turn 1. The last attempt saw Joe Heye chomping at Aaron Hesmer, but with no success and Aaron once again showed why he holds the #1 plate for 2007 - smooth, controlled and fast. Congratulations to Aaron Hesmer for completing the night's events in winning style and to all the riders listed below for their contribution to another successful and thrilling Paris Fair weekend! Aaron Hesmer, Aaron DeVeau, Joe Heye, Fred Legault, Mike Buman, Cam Rafferty, Katalin Davis, Corinne Franic, Terry Rideout, Jeff Orosz, Tim Murray, Cole Forewell, Marc Engel, Bob Mosquera, Todd Vallee, Trevor Farrington, Marc Gauthier, Tom Marriott, Craig Estelle, Scott Collier, Braden Vallee, Matt Sehl, Tyler Thompson, Mike Fisher, Dalton Gauthier.

September 7th (Cancelled Rain Logged Track)

Friday June 1st 2007

The opening night at Paris Speedway was presented with good weather, but a low rider turnout.

CKPC was on hand to officially launch their 2007 sponsorship of the Paris Speedway events.

The night was full of close racing and our Divison 1 guys did a fabulous job of battling hard all night! Jeff Orosz in his new GTS suit from the UK looked and acted the part in his total points win for the night!

Terry Rideout produced some great racing and kept Michigan rider Mark Engel behind him all night to take the Divison 2/3 night's award.

Corinne Franic took a trip on the back of Terry's bike for the lap of honor, but we will see if the roles reverse this week, when our lovely lady of speedway returns!

June 8th (Cancelled Rain Logged Track)

Friday June 15th 2007

With the addition of six P50 / P65 / P85 into the weekly program, this gave the large crowd something extra to cheer about.

The weather was perfect, the track was in top shape, and the stage set for a great night of racing.

With only four Division 1 riders available this night, they had some serious battles that had the crowd on the edge of their seats. Joe Heye with his new engine, once again pushed hard and did some great moves to beat Aaron Hesmer during the heats. Aaron back from his successful St.Alex win the previous weekend, was aboard a newer bike set-up. Despite the over spin at the gate, Aaron soon pushed his way passed Marc Gauthier, Gary Hesmer and the amazingly fast Joe Heye to take a well deserved final win on the last lap! - Great racing and good job Aaron!

Terry Rideout capitalized upon the mixing of the Division 2 and 3 riders. Graham Wale, Tom Brown, John Bennett, Tim Murray and the returning Scott Collier all suffered at Terry's ever-increasing speeds, despite some valiant efforts in the heats by Tim and Scott. John Bennett also returned to Paris for 2007 and had a very scary moment in the final as he looped at the start but managed to keep the bike in control to finish a well deserved 3rd place after having to catch the field!

Terry Rideout, did the business and took the Checkered flag proudly in front of the waving and clapping crowd.

Unfortunately for Graham, his Weslake wouldn't play fair and he had to withdraw from the night with mechanical gremlins! And Corinne Franic's 'Legault' machine would 'Not-go' so she, also sadly missed this night.

A complete night of good solid fair racing, and thank you to all the riders who came to put on the show!

Friday June 29th 2007

With another low rider turnout, the GT Tuning Time Trial event was quickly orchestrated by Duncan Luke and Carol Havill, to be a complete night of good racing!

The individual events that regularly occur, were replaced with team racing of mixed Division 1 and Division 2 riders. 2 riders from each division were paired together and the fun began.

The heats became two races, with the D1 riders having their own battles and the D2 having their's too! It was great for the crowd, as the event was action packed.

With each heat being timed, the evening progressed with some close racing and good track times. Aaron Hesmer took the early strong lead in the times and Joe Heye followed close behind for the D1 riders. D2 saw Terry Rideout and Tim Murray, who was returning to Paris after his nasty bout of flu, have some strong times in their own heats.

With the heats over, the decision was made to have a first at Paris - Single time trials. Each rider had a 2-lap run, the first gated start lap, allowed for the warm-up and the second was timed from start to finish upon a flying start. This was also based upon the riders points scores for the night and the crowd really got into it. The times were very close for each rider and the final D2 rider to win the night was Terry Rideout. He looked very composed and showed why he is a definite threat to all the other D2 riders this season!

Friday July 6th 2007

With the addition of six P50 / P65 / P85 into the weekly program, this gave the large crowd something extra to cheer about.

The weather was perfect, the track was in top shape, and the stage set for a great night of racing. With only four Division 1 riders available this night, they had some serious battles that had the crowd on the edge of their seats. Joe Heye with his new engine once again pushed hard and did some great moves to beat Aaron Hesmer.

Aaron back from his successful St.Alex win the previous weekend, was aboard a newer bike set-up. Despite the over spin at the gate, Aaron soon pushed his way passed Marc Gauthier, Gary Hesmer and the amazingly fast Joe Heye to take a well deserved final win on the last lap! - Great racing!!!

Terry Rideout, did the business and took the Checkered flag proudly in front of the waving and clapping crowd. Unfortunately for Graham, his Weslake wouldn't play fair and he had to withdraw from the night with mechanical gremlins!

And Corinne Franic's 'Legault' machine would 'Not-go' so she, also sadly missed this night. A complete night of good solid fair racing, and thank you to all the riders who came to put on the show!

July 20th (Cancelled Rain Logged Track)

Friday July 27th 2007

With a large comprehensive field of riders ranging from the P50's to the new Canadian Speedway Champion, a night was set for some great racing.

A superb rider-turnout proved to be the key to the night's success as the dark thick rain clouds hung over the event.

With a heavy rainfall just hours before the race, Dave Havill worked hard to get the soggy surface to a suitable riding surface. The expectation of some falls was seen as a few riders slipped away in the corners. Unfortunately, Peter Fornal took a nasty tumble and got his hand caught in the rear wheel and with damage to his middle finger, withdrew from the racing.

Combining the Division 2 and 3 riders always proves to be a great event and this night proved no different. Mark Engel and Bob Mosquera visited from the US and did a great job on the track. Mark also gave Tim Murray some serious challenges throughout the night. Great stuff!

Sadly though, the expected racing duel between the retuning "Tiger" Tom Marriott and Graham "Pirate" Wale was not to be, Graham's bike gave up on him and didn't allow for this to happen!

Fireman Scott Collier also proved that an 18 year gap can be good for you, as he also proved to be a threat to all the riders.

But it was Terry Rideout who took the checkered flag in the final in the rain. Terry all night showed that he really is going to be a rider who will go somewhere in 2008!

The P50's and P75's came to put on a show, they found the wet track in the first few heats something of a surprise, leading to a few unexpected slides. But they once again, gave their hearts and souls for the crowd and to the delight of his parents, Braden Vallee took the checkered flag and received his winning trophy!

The Division 1 racing was great! - close duels between Joe Heye, Fred Legault, Aaron Hesmer, Gary Hesmer, Chris Hesmer, Jeff Orosz and Aaron DeVeau were a delight to see. Jeff Orosz and Gary Hesmer had the most cracking race in their last heat. Gary took the lead and held back a charging Jeff until the very last corner, where Jeff launched himself under Gary taking to the inside line and managed to get passed Gary to take the win by half a bike's length, brilliant!

Aaron Hesmer the new Canadian Speedway Champion, was not on top form and it did show as he was beaten in all but 1 of his heats. He was playing with some new set-ups and with the track surface being wetter than expected, he was unable to get the grip he needed!

With the rain coming down, the final few heats and the finals were pushed quickly through and sadly, no walk-outs were permitted. Despite this the Division 1 final was also a cracker! Gary Hesmer took the gate and flew into turn 1 where Jeff Orosz pushed hard and passed Gary. With Joe Heye and Aaron Hesmer behind him, Jeff placed himself in front of a battling Gary, who was having to defend his own lines from Joe Heye. Joe hooked on lap three and lost ground leaving Gary to try and get Jeff but to no avail. Jeff Orosz grabbed the win and completed his well deserved lap of honor to the recognition of the cars headlights and horns flashing in the pouring rain!

Many thanks to all the riders for a superb show and congratulations to Terry Rideout, Braden Vallee and Jeff Orosz for their great wins!

Friday August 3rd 2007

CKPC Paris speedway event on Friday night was a cracker!

On a hot summer's night, a large crowd witnessed some excellent racing. Our header of 'Thrills - Chills - Spills' was provided in full glory by a large field of riders. Corinne Franic took control of the pits and directed the night's action and did a fabulous job!

The night started with some close racing from our Division 1 riders, With a tape malfunction in heat 1 - Aaron Hesmer was presented with a face full of yellow tape! The restart was worth waiting for! Joe Heye the crowd favorite battled hard with Jeff Orosz, Gary Hesmer and Aaron Hesmer, they opened the night with some close furious racing with Gary and Jeff clashing twice side by side!

Sadly the night for Tom Brown ended short, as his bike gave up after just 2 heats, so he had to withdraw from the event. Tim Murray moved up to Division 1 enabling Carol Havill and Duncan Luke to provide a balanced program. Tim did not let us down! Riding very well and at times keeping up strongly with the big guns! Great Job Tim! - Tim also was very generous in his lending of his bike throughout the night to Tom Marriott. Tom's bike was 'Sick' so Tim gladly helped out with his bike!

Mark Engel and Bob Mosquera both joined in the fun from Michigan, great to see them back and congratulations to Bob, who had his first heat win since 2005!

New Rider Brian - Sam and Jessie's Dad, came from street racing into speedway and did a fabulous job, he kept up with the action and was leading a race when the mechanical gremlins got him and he had to pull out on lap 3!

Every heat was action packed with close hard racing. Joe Heye was pushing so hard that he did a 360 degree turn on bend 3-4 at one point! Jeff Orosz was battling to get his bike set-up right. The track was catching a few riders out and causing some interesting slides! Jeff Orosz and Aaron Hesmer continued their battles every heat with Aaron pushing and pushing Jeff, one race was a classic battle with Jeff leading for 2 laps, Aaron went passed on lap 3 and Jeff chased hard to lose the race on the line by only a tire width! Brilliant racing - worth the entry fee to see this one!

Gary Hesmer continued on his road to finding success, he came out to give a show, and that he did. Leading one race in front of Jeff Orosz, Aaron Hesmer and Joe Heye he worked very hard to keep Aaron behind him and on lap 4, he uncharacteristically went wide and Aaron shot under him to take the win - What a great race!

Our 'Junior Speedway' kids, Mike Fisher, Matt Sehl, Tyler Thompson, Braden Vallee and Dalton Gauthier were there also to join in the show. These kids have really come-in to their own and love to race at Paris. With both P85's and P50's racing two trophies were awarded to the winners of each group. Newly produced 'Junior Speedway' trophies were presented to Matthew Sehl in the P85 class and Tyler Thompson received the P50 trophy. Every race is like a championship race for them and they all battle hard to win. Great kids doing a great job!

Friday August 10th 2007

Nowhere in the world will you see speedway racing as good as Canada! The event at Paris Speedway on Friday night was an absolute cracker!!!

With a large field of riders and fans, the night was set to be a beauty, on a warm summer's night!

The night started on a bad note for Chris Hesmer though, his bike was deemed unfit for action when his rubber inlet gasket blew on his carb! sadly, Chris was left to work alongside Gary and Aaron Hesmer in the pits.

Mark Engel had made the long trip from the US after working all day, he was great! Racing in a mixed Division 2/3 group, he did really well against Terry Rideout the current Division 2 points leader. Some close battles ensued with Terry, Peter Fornal, Graham Wale, Tom Brown and Scott Collier as well, giving the crowd something to really cheer about! The Final event was comfortably won by a hard charging Terry Rideout - Great Job Terry!

The Junior speedway kids were on hand to give some thrills too! Matt Sehl, Tyler Thompson, Braden Vallee and Dalton Gauthier rode their hearts out. The crowd loves to see these guys ride! Each heat was ridden with passion and some good duels between Matt Sehl and Dalton Gauthier proved this! Dalton twice lost his lead to a hard charging Matt, and the final event was no different! Dalton led for 3 laps and on the fourth lap, Matt took Dalton on the back straight, his momentum was fast and coming out of the last bend his bike lost grip and he flew across the line to win the final sideways!!! He landed past the line still holding his bike!!! Great job and what excitement!

Division 1 racing was not to be missed either, Marc Gauthier, Aaron Hesmer, Gary Hesmer, Aaron DeVeau, Jeff Orosz, Fred Legault and Joe Heye gave the crowd their monies worth alone! All night Joe Heye and Jeff Orosz rode side by side, they didn't give each other an inch to move! - Brilliant stuff! - Gary Hesmer looked cool and composed as he took a good heat win and Fred Legault did some great things to pass an out of shape Aaron DeVeau. who found the track not to his liking this night, with a few tumbles! Aaron Hesmer and Marc Gauthier also were racing hard and put on a great display of riding.

The final race of the night was probably the most exciting that there has been at Paris for many years! The race began with Joe Heye taking a lead over Jeff Orosz, Aaron Hesmer and Gary Hesmer. This lead was short lived though, as Gary went down hard on turn 3 and ended up in the fence. The restart was all Jeff Orosz, Jeff put the back wheel in the groove and away he went! What he missed was brilliant to see behind him. Joe Heye was pushing hard and on the last lap, Aaron Hesmer came off the last bend so hard that he lifted violently and his bike rode up Joe's back, Aaron let the bike go and the bike went over the line spinning in the air, with Aaron smacking into the boards. Gary Hesmer did a great job to miss both Aaron and his bike as they landed on the racing line to grab 3rd place. Aaron got up and actually ran over the line to ensure of his points! What a cracker! - Congratulations to Jeff Orosz and to all who took part in this amazing night!

Friday August 17th 2007

On a very cool and windy night in Paris, all the riders and fans celebrated the work that Dave Havill has put in from the conception of Paris Speedway till it's present day! A special program was complied covering Dave's work and dedication of the success of the Paris facility since Dave bought it to us all!

The night was set to honor Dave, and this the riders did in top form!

Racing began a little later than usual due to some late technical checks, but the wait was worth it! Birthday boy - 11 year old Braden Vallee came out in the first heat to a warm birthday welcome from the crowd. The P50, P65 and a P85 all put on a fabulous show. The racing was intense and close in each group. Sadly for Braden his birthday win was not to be as Matthew Sehl grabbed the checkered flag in the P65's, and Tyler Thompson grabbed the P50 checkered from a battling Mike Fisher.

The speedway guys also had a new face this night, Braden's Dad, Todd climbed aboard a machine for the first time and did amazing! Todd even lead one race for 2 laps until Mark Engel passed him on the back straight. Todd did have a few tumbles that caused him to be stuck under the bike, but he got back up and started again! He even made the D2 final for the night, which is unbelievable! Great Job Todd, and welcome to the world of Canadian Speedway!

Terry Rideout and Mark Engel continued their battles from last week. In one race Terry was pushing so hard he actually hit Mark's back wheel and rode up the back of Mark's bike, leaving Terry to crash heavily on corner 3. Up and OK, Terry restarted on the 10 yard penalty line and came through the pack to win the heat! The Final event for the Division 2 guys was all Rideout, he took the gate ahead of Mark Engel, Peter Fornal and Todd Vallee and never looked back! It was great to see the return of Bob Mosquera again to the Paris track and we thank both Mark Engel and Bob for taking the time to come up to Canada from the USA.

Division 1 continued to provide some cracking racing. With the absence of both Gary Hesmer and Jeff Orosz, the boys got ready for some battles of their own. We were happy to see the return of Chris Hesmer after his mechanical nightmares, and the consistent return of the 'Ace' Aaron DeVeau. 'Hotdog' Freddie Legault was again present to give the young boys a run for their money too!

The Division 1 heats began with two race in the same heat! Joe Heye took a great leap at the start and battled to keep an ever threatening Aaron Hesmer behind him and behind them Marc Gauthier had his own problems with Fred Legault pushing him really a hard - amazingly on lap 3 both Aaron and Fred passed on the back straight to take their respective positions - great race!

Their next heat saw a coming together of Joe Heye and Chris Hesmer, which left Chris on his back on turn 1. The restart with Joe 10 yd's back was all Aaron Hesmer, leaving his Brother Chris to chase him hard.

The final heat of the Division 1 guys was close and hard, hard enough that Joe Heye went down just pushing too much under Aaron Hesmer. The restart was all Hesmer, he rode hard and well to grab the checkered flag. Finishing the night doing his customary donuts on the front straight before getting his trophy from Emily Hensby.

A great night of racing, which was a great way to celebrate Dave Havill!

Friday August 24th 2007

Friday August 24th, began with a very humid sunny and sticky 42 degrees in Paris. With just 1/2 hour before tapes-up, thick dark clouds rolled in towards the track, bringing the worry of a forecasted storm from the mid-US.

The night began with rider introductions, and the formal national anthems of both the US and Canadian along side a very dry looking track. Despite the tanks of water that had been applied every half an hour before the races, the track was like a sponge and after heat 3 the racing was stopped for more water, as the track and area became a dust-bowl!

Our Junior Speedway Group were once again on hand to give a great show! The weekly duel between Matt Sehl and Braden Vallee continued to a great height and produced a thrilling heat of just a wheel length win! Great Stuff once again for the crowd, from these junior guys!

Terry Rideout took a leap to ride in Division 1 this night. He felt confident enough to take on the big guns and did a good job of holding his own. After his first race he came off the track and stated " Did we really do 4 laps in that time?" The pace being so much faster, and the speeds higher, Terry loved it! Sadly though for Terry, during a terrific race for position with Fred "Hotdog" Legault, his bike made a very loud bang and funny whirling noise on the back straight, and his night was done with a blown engine, as something blew his engine case to pieces!!

Aaron Hesmer and Joe Heye continued their fight for Paris supremacy, they both were fired up and ready for battle. Joe Heye took the first heat really well and fell in the second, causing a restart. He chewed away at Aaron Hesmer all race but was unable to get that extra yard! These guys really put on a great show!

The night was also full of another battle, Aaron DeVeau continued his return to Paris by pushing Fred Legault all night. They both fought hard to race each other, and to also hold the battling Rideout too! Very good racing from these guys!

Mark Engel was up from the US again, his Division 2 night was all his, as he rode strongly against the fiercely competitive Scott Collier, Graham Wale and John Bennett. Graham did suffer a few mechanical gremlins along the way, but John, Scott and Mark all pushed each other very hard in some very well, evenly matched racing. It was nice to see these guys all trying so hard, not only for the fans, but for themselves as well!

You may have guessed it by now, the stormy weather did come to spoil the show. All evening there were lightening flashes around the track and as we ran the last heat of the night, the wind really picked up and the heavens opened. Joe Heye won this to capture the nights top prize based upon points against Aaron Hesmer.

So finally, upon the decision to finish the meeting amidst the heavy rain, thundering clouds and electric blue lightening strikes, we ended the night with all anticipation of next weekends Paris Fair event!

Sunday September 2nd 2007

With the sunshine pouring down and the heat up in the 90's, an evening of perfect speedway racing was ready for action.

A huge crowd was privy to a superb night of racing to round of a magnificent Sunday at the Paris Fair!

The evening began with a huge bang, all the riders mounted their bikes and did one continuous lap of honor before parking their bikes along the main straight. The sight was amazing to see, something that has never been seen before at Paris! After the rider introductions and national anthems, the event went straight into action.

The first heat of the night started with a bang literally! Mark Engel took a nasty looking fall after clipping the rear wheel of the returning Corinne Franic. He sadly withdrew from the event with a shoulder injury. Corinne Franic aboard Tim Murray's bike did a great smooth job to beat out Todd Vallee and Trevor Farrington.

The second heat saw the mechanical woes continue for Terry Rideout, his loaner bike died on him, as he was leading the heat well.

With many US riders in attendance, Cam Rafferty, Mark Engel, Katalin Davis, Mike Buman, Craig Estelle, Cole Forewell and Bob Mosquera. The action they provided was superb. Always coming to Canada providing a great show, we thank them for continuing this tradition!

Cam Rafferty was involved in a spectacular crash coming into turn 3 with Fred Legault and Joe Heye. The three of them were all battling for place coming out of turn 2 hard, when Cam lifted violently as he got too much traction which caused all three riders to crash hard into the corner. With the go-ahead from the St.John's crew, the race restarted, but Cam's woes continued as his chain came off on the last lap. Also sadly for Cam, upon his father's advice, he withdrew from the meeting with a slight concussion.

One heat that proved to be a crowd favorite was between Craig Estelle and Jeff Orosz, they both battled hard all race with Jeff just grabbing the win!

Tom Marriott was present this day, he had a scary moment as Trevor Farrington hooked up and fell in front of him, Tom being the pro that he is, quickly performed a lay-down that saved all from injury. Great Job Tom!

With many mechanical problems for Corinne Franic and Terry Rideout, it was great to see the other riders come together and lend bikes without a blink of an eye! Marc Gauthier, Bob Mosquera and Tim Murray all lent their machines to Corinne and Terry throughout the night, to keep them on their winning ways- super job guys!!!

Our infamous 'Junior Speedway Guys' were also on hand to give a great show - these guys have really come into their own as an integral part of the Paris Show!! Matt Sehl and Bradon Vallee continued with their weekly battles, pushing each other very hard as they kept a dodging Dalton Gauthier behind them! Mike Fisher and Tyler Thompson on their 50cc machines also did a fab job of giving the crowd something to cheer about. Congratulations to both Matt and Tyler for winning their respective finals!!!

The Division 2/3 blend Final was all Terry Rideout, he took control of the race from the start, and even did the same after the restart following a 4th corner crash by our #911 rider, Scott Collier. Great job Terry!

The Consi-Final for Division 1 was a cracker, Craig Estelle and Fred Legault put on the best race of the night! Fred was all over Craig and was basically in his shadow the whole race, the best we have seen Freddie all season at Paris! Craig did a wonderful job of holding him back to grab the checkered flag! Great Job Craig! It was really nice to see Craig and Fred shaking each others hands at the end of the race both on the track and in the pits afterwards!

The Division 1 Final was the longest Final, we have seen! with 5 restarts, it was a tiring one for all the riders! Joe Heye, Aaron Hesmer, Jeff Orosz and Mike Buman all took to the starting line 5 times following a list of disasters. The first attempt saw Joe Heye crash hard into the fence on the first corner, the second attempt saw Mike Buman lose control on bend 1 also and crash, the third attempt saw Jeff Orosz clash with Aaron Hesmer and do a 360 degree spin also on turn 1 and the fourth attempt saw both Jeff Orosz and Mike Buman spill again on turn 1. The last attempt saw Joe Heye chomping at Aaron Hesmer, but with no success and Aaron once again showed why he holds the #1 plate for 2007 - smooth, controlled and fast. Congratulations to Aaron Hesmer for completing the night's events in winning style and to all the riders listed below for their contribution to another successful and thrilling Paris Fair weekend!

Aaron Hesmer, Aaron DeVeau, Joe Heye, Fred Legault, Mike Buman, Cam Rafferty, Katalin Davis, Corinne Franic, Terry Rideout, Jeff Orosz, Tim Murray, Cole Forewell, Marc Engel, Bob Mosquera, Todd Vallee, Trevor Farrington, Marc Gauthier, Tom Marriott, Craig Estelle, Scott Collier, Braden Vallee, Matt Sehl, Tyler Thompson, Mike Fisher, Dalton Gauthier.

September 7th (Cancelled Rain Logged Track)