Canadian Speedway Racing Association

Saturday June 6th 2009
A beautiful night welcomed the opening event at the Welland Speedway. All the classes of Flat Track, Junior and Speedway entertained the bumper crowd. The Canadian Speedway Racing Association took full control of the speedway program and it was a huge success! The night began with 9 Division 1 and 5 Division 2 riders. The First race presented by the Division 2 riders, Mike Hammond, Tim Murray, Gary Moody, John Bennett and Allan Chisholm was a great opener. Tim Murray grabbed a commanding lead from the tapes and led for 2 laps, until a hard charging Mike Hammond took the lead to leave Tim Murray, to battle it out with John Bennett to a close finish with Gary Moody, leaving Allan Chisholm following up the rear. The first round of the 2 Division 1 heats began with Joe Heye, C.J. Hesmer, Gary Hesmer, Aaron Hesmer and Terry Rideout respectively gating in this order. C.J. Hesmer flew from gate 2 to take the lead and leave the others to battle it out. Unfortunately for Aaron Hesmer, turn 3 caught him out and he slid out and remounted to finish in last place. Joe Heye finished second with Terry Rideout and Gary Hesmer close behind! The second round saw Fred Legault, Jeff Orosz, Glen Brown and Rob Dixon take to the track. Jeff Orosz, who always looks sharp at Welland, took a commanding lead from the tapes. Behind him, the battle between Rob Dixon and Fred Legault was the attraction with them side by side for 2 laps, eventually leaving Rob Dixon to pass Fred Legault on turn 3, to grab a comfortable second place. Glen Brown seemed to be underpowered and finished in last place. Round 2, gave the fans something to talk about! The Division 2 guys gave a great race; Mike Hammond flew away leaving Tim Murray holding back an aggressive Gary Moody, behind a comfortable 2 nd placed John Bennett. Tim Murray made a big mistake on lap 3 and Gary Moody was ready and flew passed him to gain a well-deserved 3 rd place. Allan Chisholm who was off the pace finished last. Gary Hesmer, C.J.Hesmer, Terry Rideout and Jeff Orosz began their second Division 1 round. Again Jeff Orosz was flying and left C.J. Hesmer and cousin Gary Hesmer to fight it out! Terry Rideout did a fantastic job of keeping the race interesting by mixing himself into the duel! The outcome though, was a second place for C.J. Hesmer, third for Gary Hesmer and a fourth for Terry Rideout. The second Division 1 race proved to be a crowd attention grabber! Fred Legault, Aaron Hesmer, Joe Heye, Rob Dixon, and Glen Brown all took off neck and neck into turn 1, Aaron Hesmer held his line from gate 2 and pulled away, but Fred Legault and Joe Heye clashed and fell in corner 2 leaving Rob Dixon to lay down his machine in fantastic fashion. He is the master of this, and it was superb to see this manoeuvre performed perfectly reducing any problems! Glen Brown also was able to avoid any contact! The restart with all 5 riders to the line was finished from the tapes with Aaron Hesmer taking a good win ahead of Joe Heye, Fred Legault, Rob Dixon and Glen Brown respectively! The final events also produced so great racing. The Division 2 final was completely dominated by Mike Hammond who looked very calm and composed to win ahead of John Bennett, Tim Murray, Gary Moody and Glen Brown. The Division 1 B-Main was a cracker! Gary Hesmer led from the tapes, but Rob Dixon would not give up as he spent four laps right on Gary Hesmer's shoulder right to the line! Terry Rideout and Glen Brown had a good battle for the 3 rd place until Glen Brown was forced to retire with mechanical problems. The A-Main final was delayed due to the ambulance being utilized following a previous huge flat track crash. Following a patient transfer to the regular ambulance, Jeff Orosz, Aaron Hesmer, C. J. Hesmer, Joe Heye and Fred Legault rolled up to the line. C.J. Hesmer and Jeff Orosz were side by side for nearly a lap until Jeff Orosz took off and led to the final flag! Aaron Hesmer pushed really hard from third place to keep Terry Rideout behind him, while Fred Legault pushed Terry Rideout to the end. Aaron Hesmer pushed C.J. Hesmer to the line, but he was unable to get the required drive off the last corner to make the final successful move! A superb night of speedway racing, which left the crowd definitely wanting to come back next week!

Saturday June 13th 2009
A bumper crowd enjoyed a spetacular night of thrills and spills from all aspects of the racing at Welland. With another solid field of speedway riders from both Division 1 and Division 2; the night was poised to be a good one! The night began with our Division 2 riders, Tim Murray, Mike Hammond, Gary Moody, Allan Chisholm and John Bennett taking to the track. Tim Murray took a commanding lead from the gate leaving John Bennett and Mike Hammond to battle it out for 2 nd place. Gary Moody joined into the fun as the race progressed and kept Mike Hammond busy! The result ended with Tim Murray, John Bennett, Mike Hammond, Gary Moody and Allan Chisholm finishing in this order. The first Division 1 race with Aaron Hesmer, C.J. Hesmer, Fred Legault and Terry Rideout positioned in this order at the gate. C.J. Hesmer took a good lead ahead of Fred Legault with Aaron Hesmer and Terry Rideout off the pace, coming into the 3 rd Terry Rideout slid out and the race was stopped. On the restart. Aaron Hesmer pushed ahead of C.J. Hesmer to lead to a win from the tapes. The 2nd Division 1 race was worthy of any race of world-class standards! Jeff Orosz, Joe Heye, Rob Dixon and Gary Hesmer lined up and all flew from the tapes. Jeff Orosz gained the first corner but was being pushed hard by Joe Heye. The battle behind them from Rob Dixon and Gary Hesmer was as entertaining as the duel in front of them. The crowd enjoyed 2 races in one with Rob Dixon taking 3 laps to push his way past Gary Hesmer to grab 3 rd place. In front of him, a battle of skill and track knowledge was being played out with Joe Heye all over Jeff Orosz for all 4 laps. The most exciting conclusion to the race was the final run to line, with Joe Heye grabbing the win by less than half a wheel! Superb racing by all these riders! Round 2 began with the Division 2 riders Tim Murray, Mike Hammond, Gary Moody, Allan Chisholm and John Bennett lining up to give another good display of speedway racing. Mike Hammond in gate 4 took a commanding lead for the whole race, which left Tim Murray to push John Bennett for 2 laps, then passing him on lap 3, but with John Bennett pushing hard, Tim Murray went of the racing line and both John Bennett and Gary Moody raced past leaving Tim to capture 4th spot ahead of Allan Chisholm. Division 1 with Jeff Orosz, C.J. Hesmer, Aaron Hesmer and Fred Legault proved to be the normal race of the night with them all finishing in this order from the tapes. Joe Heye, Gary Hesmer, Terry Rideout and Rob Dixon began their final heat race with Joe Heye flying ahead of the others. With them all pushing hard, Terry Rideout was pushing too hard and once again, slid out to stop the race. The restart allowed Terry Rideout to capitalize upon the 10-yard penalty, by charging after both Gary Hesmer and Rob Dixon; he managed to split them on lap 2 but was unable to get to the flying Joe Heye. The Finals were sadly dampened by two bad crashes in the same race. The Division 2 final was poised to be a good one. Tim Murray took off from gate one like a rocket into turn 1 with Mike Hammond in hard pursuit. Sadly for Tim Murray, Mike Hammond's momentum was too hard and he hit Tim Murray's back wheel in full turn, throwing Tim Murray into the air in spectacular fashion leaving him crashing down on his right leg. The immediate diagnosis was that he may have broken his knee or leg, but we are awaiting the final report. Kyle Legault was first to assist in the care for Tim Murray trackside, himself recovering from a broken leg injury. The delay was long to allow the ambulance to care to Tim. The race restart with Mike Hammond 10 yards back was going really well with Mike Hammond getting into a good race with Gary Moody, but then disaster happened, Gary Moody came out of corner 4 hard and lost the race line at the start/finish line and smashed hard into the boards and safety fence, amazingly, Mike Hammond who was literally right behind him, raced between the fallen Moody and the fence to avoid another collision. Gary Moody proved that safety equipment is essential to the safety of the riders, and after some medical treatment, stood up and waved to the crowd. His crash helmet however, didn't come off so well as it was spilt nearly in half! John Bennett was awarded the well-deserved win as 3 laps had been completed. The B-Main Division 1 final was between Fred Legault, Rob Dixon and Terry Rideout. From the tapes Fred Legault took the lead ahead of Rob Dixon, who pushed Fred Legault to the line, great race between these two racers! Terry Rideout sadly had mechanical problems and coasted home. The main final was again run late in the night and the riders were keen to get racing! Jeff Orosz, Joe Heye, Aaron Hesmer, C.J. Hesmer and Gary Hesmer all lined up for the; last race of the night! Jeff Orosz took gate 1 and flew ahead of the pack being chased hard by Joe Heye, C.J. Hesmer kept on the pace until Aaron Hesmer passed him on lap 2, thus leaving a finish and win for Jeff Orosz for the second week in succession.

Saturday June 27th 2009
The weather gods were on the racing side with a beautiful sunny warm night at Welland Speedway. A 12-man schedule was in place, to once again produce a world-class night of speedway racing. The night began with the Division 2 riders, John Bennett, Mike Hammond, Allan Chisholm and Gary Moody, back after a complete bike rebuilt following his bad crash in the previous event! The race was won from the tapes in a processional race with John Bennett holding off Mike Hammond, Gary Moody and Allan Chisholm. Division 1 had 8 riders on the schedule and they were split into two 4 man heats. Heat 1 saw Joe Heye, Fred Legault, Gary Hesmer and Terry Rideout take to the tapes. From the gate Fred Legault took a good lead out of turn 2 ahead of Gary Hesmer, Joe Heye started to pushed Gary Hesmer and on lap 2 went past Hesmer on the back straight and reeled a fast paced Fred Legault to beat him on the line! Terry Rideout looked off the pace until the last lap, where his last ditch effort to pass Gary Hesmer was unsuccessful. The second Division 1 race saw Aaron Hesmer, C.J. Hesmer, Rob Dixon and Jeff Orosz start another heat. This race was from the tapes as Jeff Orosz, C.J. Hesmer, Aaron Hesmer and Rob Dixon finished in this order. Round 2 began with the Division 2 guys racing to another from the tapes race with John Bennett claiming his second win of the night, with Mike Hammond, Gary Moody and Allan Chisholm finishing behind him. Division 1 round 2 was a heat of two races in one. Jeff Orosz spent the race holding off Aaron Hesmer to gain the win, while Terry Rideout pushed Fred Legault all race to unsuccessfully finish in 4 th place. Joe Heye took a commanding lead in his second round heat, ahead of C.J. Hesmer. Rob Dixon took 3 laps to get past Gary Hesmer to grab 3 rd place. Excellent racing from all the guys! The final races produced the best of the night! The Divivon 2 final was all John Bennett until Mike Hammond passed John Bennett on lap 3, turn 3. John Bennett went slightly of line and a hard charging Mike Hammond went under Bennett to take a good win. Gary Moody and Allan Chisholm followe up the rear. The crowd was excited for the Division 1 finals, but little did they know of the class they would see! A three-man ‘B' Main saw Rob Dixon, Gary Hesmer and Terry Rideout take to the tapes. Rob Dixon got a flyer into turn 1 ahead of Gary Hesmer and Terry Rideout. On lap 3 Gary Hesmer charged past Rob Dixon to grab a well-deserved lead, leaving Dixon to fend off Terry Rideout for second place, he did everything in his power to hold him back, but on corner 3 of the last lap, Rideout passed Dixon to grab second place. A race worthy of any audience appreciation, superb! The main event was drawn with Jeff Orosz and Joe Heye both tied on points and wins on the night. A toss of the coin decided the first gate pick and Orosz was successful. Aaron Hesmer, C.J. Hesmer and Fred Legault joined the party! From the tapes, Jeff Orosz took the lead with Aaron Hesmer breathing hard on his right shoulder, Joe Heye was off the pace from the front runners, but had his own battle holding C.J. Hesmer and Fred Legault behind him! The tension was building as Aaron Hesmer closed closer and closer to Jeff Orosz and on the final bend, Hesmer proved too much and pulled out of corner 4 ahead of Orosz to take a superb win! Superb racing and worthy of the standing ovation received from the crowd!

Saturday July 4th 2009
Another warm summer's night welcomed a good-sized crowd to the mid season race at Welland speedway. The night began with a field of 11 riders in both Division 1 and Division 2. Sadly Terry Rideout was forced out of the night's event due to re-injuring himself at the Paris Speedway event the previous night, and John Bennett was also holding an injury that would force him out of the racing after his first heat. The Division 2 class began the night with Mike Hammond, John Bennett, Allan Chisholm and Gary Moody all ready to go. Mike Hammond who was still pumped up from last weekends success, pulled away from the pack and led to a good win, sadly though, John Bennett's courageous attempt to hold 2 nd place was short lived, as Gary Moody grabbed this on lap 3 and Allan Chisholm followed in closely to complete the race. The Division 1 first round heat saw Aaron Hesmer, Joe Heye, Rob Dixon and Gary Hesmer come to the tapes. During the practice session Joe Heye and Aaron Hesmer had a coming together leaving Joe Heye on the floor, so we were expecting some fireworks from the race between these two, but this was not to be, as Aaron Hesmer, Gary Hesmer and Joe Heye all spread out after corner 1, Rob Dixon nursing a newly re-built engine followed up the rear at this point. Dixon pushed hard on lap 3 to grab third place off Gary Hesmer, while cousin Aaron Hesmer took a good chequered flag win! C.J. Hesmer, Fred Legault and Jeff Orosz presented the second heat of the Division 1 racing. The race was dominated by Jeff Orosz to take the win, but behind him Legault and Hesmer duelled all race, to duck and dive under and around each other, with Hesmer coming out on top on lap 4, going under Legault to take a well-deserved second place! Round 2 saw John Bennett withdraw from the event leaving Mike Hammond, Gary Moody and Allan Chisholm to race the Division 2 heat, with them finishing from the gate in this order. Drama was seen at the start of the Division 1 second round, as Jeff Orosz's clutch seized at the line, leaving him to grab his back-up bike to start the heat. He left the gate ahead of Aaron and Gary Hesmer, Aaron Hesmer pushed Jeff Orosz all race, but Orosz was too strong on his back-up bike to pass! The race of the night was presented in the second Division 1 heat. Fred Legault, Joe Heye, C.J. Hesmer and Rob Dixon. Dixon got a flying first corner only to be passed by the pack coming out of turn 2, the pack of Hesmer, Heye and Legault were three abreast going into turn 3 and without incident, Legault took the lead ahead of Heye and Dixon manoeuvred passed Hesmer, the race proceeded with Fred Legault battling to hold off Joe Heye and Rob Dixon duplicating this with C.J. Hesmer. Joe Heye's hard charging was too much for Fred Legault and on lap 2, Heye passed on the back straight. Dixon went out of shape on lap 4 and Hesmer passed him on turn 3 to complete a fantastic race! The final events were poised to be crackers, and they did not disappoint the crowd! Mike Hammond once again, defended his reign of the Division 2 racing night, by completing a good solid performance from the tapes, as Allan Chisholm proved his worth by taking a well-deserved second place ahead of a determined Gary Moody. A consolation race-off between Gary Hesmer and Rob Dixon took place, with Rob Dixon's newly rebuilt engine finally coming into full power mode, and he performed a nice display of bike control and speed for the crowd ahead of Gary Hesmer. The main ‘A' final saw Jeff Orosz, Aaron Hesmer, C.J. Hesmer, Fred Legault and Joe Heye draw for gate positions. Orosz won the first pick and his gate proved to be the winning one! Out of the tapes Aaron Hesmer pushed Jeff Orosz as Joe Heye pushed Aaron Hesmer, a close race between these three was spoiled when Aaron Hesmer's chain came off on lap 3 leaving him to coast to a stop. Joe Heye grabbed that second place spot with Fred Legault in third and C.J. Hesmer in fourth. A good night of racing enjoyed by all, and we look forward to the next Welland Speedway event on July 18th , which is the 2009 Canadian Speedway Championship. The 2008 event was forcibly cancelled due to rain, but the question will be, can the 2007 Champion Aaron Hesmer retain his title? Watch this space and you will find out!

Saturday July 18th 2009 - Canadian Speedway Championship
With the weather threatening to spoil hours before the Canadian Speedway Championship, the memories of 2008 were looming that a cancellation may happen again, but the winds changed and the blue skies appeared as well as a capacity crowd, to enjoy a superb night of speedway racing at the Welland speedway track. A full 16-man rider turnout provided some exhilarating racing and pure excitement, which ended with a newly crowned Canadian Speedway Champion for 2009! The European GP format was used for the first time in this Championship, due to the reduced number of riders. Riders in attendance Aaron Hesmer Rob Dixon John Bennett Gary Moody Jeff Orosz Gary Hesmer Bart Moskala C. J. Hesmer Glenn Brown Allan Chisholm Fred Legault Terry Rideout Bobby Muszynski Mike Hammond Doug Beaumont Joe Heye Full Race Report Round 1 - Heat 1 . Line-up: Rob Dixon – Aaron Hesmer – Jeff Orosz – C. J. Hesmer Jeff Orosz took a good lead from the tapes ahead of C. J. Hesmer who felt the heat from Aaron Hesmer all race, Rob Dixon was close on the heels of Aaron Hesmer until he went out of shape on lap 3 and the pack pulled away. Result – Jeff Orosz – Aaron Hesmer – C. J. Hesmer – Rob Dixon Round 1 – Heat 2. Line-up: Bobby Muszynski – Gary Hesmer – Fred Legault – Joe Heye B obby Muszynski got a flyer out of gate 4 with Joe Heye hard under him into turn 1. Gary Hesmer pushed hard ahead of Fred Legault, The race was in two, Muszynski fought of a hard pressing Heye and Hesmer was pushed by Legault all race, until Legault went out of shape on turn 4 during lap 3 and Hesmer retained a comfortable 3 rd place. Result - Bobby Muszynski – Joe Heye – Gary Hesmer – Fred Legault Round 1 – Heat 3 Line-up: Glenn Brown – Terry Rideout – Allan Chisholm – Gary Moody From the gate, Terry Rideout grabbed his first win of the season at Welland ahead of Glenn Brown, with Allan Chisholm and Gary Moody following up the rear. Result – Terry Rideout – Glenn Brown – Allan Chisholm – Gary Moody Round 1 – Heat 4 Line-up: John Bennett – Mike Hammond – Bart Moskala – Doug Beaumont The race was dominated by a fast looking Mike Hammond ahead of John Bennett, the returning to racing Doug Beaumont and Bart Moskala both were off the pace, with Moskala having some bike problems. Result – Mike Hammond – John Bennett – Doug Beaumont – Bart Moskala Round 2 – Heat 1 Line-up: Jeff Orosz – Mike Hammond - Gary Hesmer – Glenn Brown The start was a cracker with Jeff Orosz being forced tight into corner one by both Gary Hesmer and Glenn Brown, Orosz pushed back hard and drove in bike hard under both riders and pulled ahead coming into corner 3. Mike Hammond enjoyed the view from the rear of Glenn Brown chasing hard at Gary Hesmer. Result – Jeff Orosz – Gary Hesmer – Glenn Brown – Mike Hammond Round 2 – Heat 2 Line-up: Aaron Hesmer – Joe Heye – Bart Moskala – Allan Chisholm Allan Chisholm was a non-starter with technical problems leaving Aaron Hesmer to chase Joe Heye from the tapes. Bart Moskala's mechanical woes sadly continued. Result – Joe Heye – Aaron Hesmer – Bart Moskala – Allan Chisholm (DNS) Round 2 – Heat 3 Line-up: C.J.Hesmer – Doug Beaumont – Fred Legault – Gary Moody A good race with C. J. Hesmer taking a lead from the tapes ahead of a hard charging Fred Legault, Legault's persistence was rewarded with a pass on Hesmer on lap 2 to take the lead with Gary Moody duplicating the move by passing Doug Beaumont on lap 3. Result – Fred Legault – C. J. Hesmer – Gary Moody – Doug Beaumont Round 2 – Heat 4 Line-up: Bobby Muszynski – Terry Rideout – Rob Dixon – John Bennett Both Rob Dixon and Bobby Muszynski hit the first bend side by side, they tussled hard with Bobby Muszynski taking the lead. Terry Rideout pushed Rob Dixon hard to get 2 nd place but even with Dixon getting out of shape on the last bend, Rideout was unable to gain the ground. John Bennett followed up the rear. Result - Bobby Muszynski – Rob Dixon – Terry Rideout – John Bennett Round 3 – Heat 1 Line-up: Joe Heye - Bobby Muszynski – Jeff Orosz – Gary Moody A fast race with Jeff Orosz grabbing the lead out of turn 2 with Bobby Muszynski alongside Joe Heye going into turn 3, Heye pulled ahead leaving Moody to follow the pack to the end. Result – Jeff Orosz – Joe Heye - Bobby Muszynski – Gary Moody Round 3 – Heat 2 Line-up: Aaron Hesmer – John Bennett – Doug Beaumont – Gary Hesmer From the tapes, Aaron Hesmer gained control and lead the way. Result – Aaron Hesmer – Gary Hesmer – John Bennett – Doug Beaumont Round 3 – Heat 3 Line-up: C. J. Hesmer – Bart Moskala – Glenn Brown – Terry Rideout Terry Rideout again proved his status amongst the top guns by leading the way for 3 laps ahead of C. J. Hesmer, who had escaped the grips of Glenn Brown. Hesmer led the last lap with Moskala again proving that bike mechanical problems can be very frustrating! Result – C. J. Hesmer – Terry Rideout – Glenn Brown – Bart Moskala Round 3 – Heat 4 Line-up: Rob Dixon – Fred Legault – Mike Hammond – Allan Chisholm Allan Chisholm came to the line and his bike died, so with him sidelined, Mike Hammond had the ride of his life, he led Fred Legault and Rob Dixon for 1 lap, until the pace of Legault and Dixon was too much and they passed him on the beginning of lap 2. Fred Legault did a good job of holding back Rob Dixon to end a great race! Result – Fred Legault – Rob Dixon – Mike Hammond – Allan Chisholm (DNS) Round 4 – Heat 1 Line-up: John Bennett – Jeff Orosz – Bart Moskala – Fred Legault Fred Legault held off Jeff Orosz in turn 1 and 2 only to see Orosz pull away on the back straight. Orosz was displaying a Champion performance as he once again produced a picture perfect win! Result – Jeff Orosz – Fred Legault – John Bennett – Bart Moskala Round 4 – Heat 2 Line-up: Aaron Hesmer – Terry Rideout – Mike Hammond – Gary Moody Another 2-race heat, Aaron Hesmer held back a good-looking Terry Rideout while Mike Hammond and Gary Moody duplicated the same race behind. A good race for the fans! Result – Aaron Hesmer – Terry Rideout – Mike Hammond – Gary Moody Round 4 – Heat 3 Line-up: Bobby Muszynski – C. J. Hesmer – Allan Chisholm – Gary Hesmer A super race between 3 good riders, was spoiled when disaster happen on lap 3. Bobby Muszynski had been running hard with C. J. Hesmer for 2 laps while holding off Gary Hesmer, when his clutch exploded mid turn in corner 1-2. Bobby Muszynski did well to control the bike as it weaved and wobbled to a stop with him in agony as the parts had hit his leg with tremendous force. After a ride back to pits on the back of C.J.Hesmer's bike, he was left nursing a badly bruised calf muscle! Up to that point, this was a superb race with C. J. Hesmer showing great Champion form! Result - C. J. Hesmer – Gary Hesmer - Bobby Muszynski (DNF) – Allan Chisholm (DNS) Round 4 – Heat 4 Line-up: Terry Rideout – Jeff Orosz – Doug Beaumont – Allan Chisholm From the gate Result – Jeff Orosz – Terry Rideout – Doug Beaumont – Allan Chisholm (DNS) Round 5 - Heat 1 Line-up: Terry Rideout – Jeff Orosz – Doug Beaumont – Allan Chisholm From the gate Result – Jeff Orosz – Terry Rideout – Doug Beaumont – Allan Chisholm (DNS) Round 5 – Heat 2 Line-up: Aaron Hesmer – Glenn Brown – Fred Legault - Bobby Muszynski A closely matched race with Aaron Hesmer holding his own as he kept back Fred Legault and Glenn Brown behind him. Result - Aaron Hesmer – Fred Legault – Glenn Brown - Bobby Muszynski (DNS) Round 5 – Heat 3 Line-up: John Bennett – Mike Hammond – C. J. Hesmer – Joe Heye Again, Mike Hammond showed that his level is rising fast with a good race with C. J. Hesmer and Joe Heye. Result – C. J. Hesmer – Joe Heye – Mike Hammond – John Bennett Round 5 – Heat 4 Line-up: Gary Hesmer – Rob Dixon – Gary Moody – Bart Moskala The closest finish was left to the Hesmer/Dixon show for another spectacular push by Rob Dixon. The two riders continue to try and outrace each other all season right to the final flag! Gary Hesmer took the lead form the tapes with Rob Dixon pushing hard all races. The final corner push by Dixon left the crowd breathless as Hesmer dashed his last gasp attempt by half a wheel! Great racing! Result – Gary Hesmer – Rob Dixon – Gary Moody - Bart Moskala With the points fully tallied, the semi-finals were ready to go with the first two riders moving forward into the final race. Semi Final - 1 Line-up: Jeff Orosz – Aaron Hesmer – Fred Legault – Gary Hesmer Defending Champion Aaron Hesmer grabbed a lead from Jeff Orosz to the tapes, leaving these two to enter the final heat. Result – Aaron Hesmer – Jeff Orosz – Fred Legault (OUT) – Gary Hesmer (OUT) Semi Final - 2 Line-up: C. J. Hesmer – Joe Heye – Terry Rideout – Rob Dixon Joe Heye pushed a hard charging C.J.Hesmer as Terry Rideout passed Rob Dixon on lap 3, then disaster for Joe Heye on lap for coming onto turn 1, his chain flies off and lies steaming in the night on the track, as he is passed by Terry Rideout to grab that dream final place! Result – C. J. Hesmer – Terry Rideout – Rob Dixon (OUT) – Joe Heye (DNF) (OUT) The final to be decided on points. was poised to be a great race. Points into the final: Jeff Orosz – 17 C.J.Hesmer – 16 Aaron Hesmer – 15 Terry Rideout – 13 Canadian Speedway Championship Final Line-up: C. J. Hesmer – Aaron Hesmer – Jeff Orosz – Terry Rideout. The tapes rose to defending Champion Aaron Hesmer pushing Jeff Orosz hard to the inside, but sadly for Hesmer it was not hard enough to allow Orosz the opportunity to grab the lead. C. J. Hesmer was struggling to get the power down as he defended his third place to Terry Rideout. The race from Aaron Hesmer to duck and dive using every inch of the track was commendable and nothing short of heroic to defend his title, but it was not to be, as Jeff Orosz flew over the final line leading the points scores for the night and becoming the 2009 Canadian Speedway Champion to piggyback on the title he won in 1997 – Congratulations to Jeff Orosz for a great job done! Result - Jeff Orosz - Aaron Hesmer - C. J. Hesmer - Terry Rideout

Saturday September 12th 2009
The final speedway event at the Welland County Motorcycle Club event was a huge success! The addition of two new riders allowed Mike Hammond to join Aaron Hesmer, C.J. Hesmer, Terry Rideout, Fred Legault, Rob Dixon, Joe Heye and Jeff Orosz in the Division 1 class. Allan Chisholm was joined in Division 2 by Jim Carver a top moto-x rider and flat track specialist Scott Thompson to try their skills in speedway racing! The night began with Jim Carver unable to get the borrowed bike started. Despite having it running pre-race, it just wouldn't go! This left both Allan Chisholm and Scott Thompson to battle it with Thompson getting his first win! Round 1 of the Division 1 heats saw Fred Legault dominated from the tapes. Behind him Terry Rideout and Joe Heye battled for 3 laps until Heye passed on turn 2 to take second place. Mike Hammond was on the pace well until he slid out on lap 3, remounted and finished well! The next heat saw the season long battle continue between Jeff Orosz and Aaron Hesmer. C.J. Hesmer and Rob Dixon joined in the fun as Orosz took a good solid lead ahead of the two Hesmer boys who fought for all 4 laps in a race of their own! Dixon followed very closely behind to complete the field. Round 2 in Division 2 saw all three riders start the race. Scott Thompson took the lead as Allan Chisholm followed. Jim Carver's inexperience of speedway clutch starts, led to him trail for the heat. The Division 1 heat was won from the gate. Jeff Orosz took the first turn and never looked back! Joe heye pushed C.J. Hesmer but was unsuccessful in his attempts to grab second place. Terry Rideout also pushed Heye, but all too late to make an impact! Round two for Aaron Hesmer brought good fortune, he dominated the field of Rob Dixon, Fred Legault and Mike Hammond. The final races of the night bought some excitement for the fans! The Division 2 final, again saw Chisholm, Thompson and Carver at the line. Scott Thompson again flew to grab the lead, with Allan Chisholm chewing at his heels, Jim carver was having some bike troubles and fell awkwardly in turn 4 on lap 2 but was able to get up and with sportsman like class, allow the race to continue. Thompson looked to have control of the race until turn 3 of lap 3, when he got his leg caught in the wheel and began a high speed wheel wobble, amazingly he maintained control but this allowed Allan Chisholm to take his first Divisional win for 2009! The Division 1 consi was run with Rob Dixon, Mike Hammond and Terry Rideout. Rideout took the lead from the tapes and Dixon paced himself well to grab a good solid pass on lap 3 on the back straight, Ron Dixon maintained his pace to take a well =deserved checkered flag! Also a worthy note must be mentioned of Mike Hammond's attempt to assist the cause and race with the ‘top guns', he really showed that his riding level has risen to the level required to continue his racing in 2010 against these guys! The main ‘A' Final was set with a five man race. Aaron Hesmer, C.J. Hesmer, Fred Legault, Jeff Orosz and Joe Heye all took their place at the tapes to fly into turn 1 with Jeff Orosz pulling away from the pack and he never looked back to see the Hesmer boys at it again! This time Aaron proved too much and took the second place away from C.J. Joe Heye tried to gain pace on C.J. but to no avail, settling for a fourth place with Fred Legault disappointing finishing in fifth place. A great night and the class of riding was fitting of the standards that have been set for 2009! Good job done by all!

Saturday June 6th 2009

A beautiful night welcomed the opening event at the Welland Speedway. All the classes of Flat Track, Junior and Speedway entertained the bumper crowd.

The Canadian Speedway Racing Association took full control of the speedway program and it was a huge success!

The night began with 9 Division 1 and 5 Division 2 riders.

The First race presented by the Division 2 riders, Mike Hammond, Tim Murray, Gary Moody, John Bennett and Allan Chisholm was a great opener. Tim Murray grabbed a commanding lead from the tapes and led for 2 laps, until a hard charging Mike Hammond took the lead to leave Tim Murray, to battle it out with John Bennett to a close finish with Gary Moody, leaving Allan Chisholm following up the rear.

The first round of the 2 Division 1 heats began with Joe Heye, C.J. Hesmer, Gary Hesmer, Aaron Hesmer and Terry Rideout respectively gating in this order. C.J. Hesmer flew from gate 2 to take the lead and leave the others to battle it out. Unfortunately for Aaron Hesmer, turn 3 caught him out and he slid out and remounted to finish in last place. Joe Heye finished second with Terry Rideout and Gary Hesmer close behind!

The second round saw Fred Legault, Jeff Orosz, Glen Brown and Rob Dixon take to the track. Jeff Orosz, who always looks sharp at Welland, took a commanding lead from the tapes. Behind him, the battle between Rob Dixon and Fred Legault was the attraction with them side by side for 2 laps, eventually leaving Rob Dixon to pass Fred Legault on turn 3, to grab a comfortable second place. Glen Brown seemed to be underpowered and finished in last place.

Round 2, gave the fans something to talk about! The Division 2 guys gave a great race; Mike Hammond flew away leaving Tim Murray holding back an aggressive Gary Moody, behind a comfortable 2 nd placed John Bennett. Tim Murray made a big mistake on lap 3 and Gary Moody was ready and flew passed him to gain a well-deserved 3 rd place. Allan Chisholm who was off the pace finished last.

Gary Hesmer, C.J.Hesmer, Terry Rideout and Jeff Orosz began their second Division 1 round. Again Jeff Orosz was flying and left C.J. Hesmer and cousin Gary Hesmer to fight it out! Terry Rideout did a fantastic job of keeping the race interesting by mixing himself into the duel! The outcome though, was a second place for C.J. Hesmer, third for Gary Hesmer and a fourth for Terry Rideout.

The second Division 1 race proved to be a crowd attention grabber! Fred Legault, Aaron Hesmer, Joe Heye, Rob Dixon, and Glen Brown all took off neck and neck into turn 1, Aaron Hesmer held his line from gate 2 and pulled away, but Fred Legault and Joe Heye clashed and fell in corner 2 leaving Rob Dixon to lay down his machine in fantastic fashion. He is the master of this, and it was superb to see this manoeuvre performed perfectly reducing any problems! Glen Brown also was able to avoid any contact! The restart with all 5 riders to the line was finished from the tapes with Aaron Hesmer taking a good win ahead of Joe Heye, Fred Legault, Rob Dixon and Glen Brown respectively!

The final events also produced so great racing. The Division 2 final was completely dominated by Mike Hammond who looked very calm and composed to win ahead of John Bennett, Tim Murray, Gary Moody and Glen Brown.

The Division 1 B-Main was a cracker! Gary Hesmer led from the tapes, but Rob Dixon would not give up as he spent four laps right on Gary Hesmer's shoulder right to the line! Terry Rideout and Glen Brown had a good battle for the 3 rd place until Glen Brown was forced to retire with mechanical problems.

The A-Main final was delayed due to the ambulance being utilized following a previous huge flat track crash. Following a patient transfer to the regular ambulance, Jeff Orosz, Aaron Hesmer, C. J. Hesmer, Joe Heye and Fred Legault rolled up to the line. C.J. Hesmer and Jeff Orosz were side by side for nearly a lap until Jeff Orosz took off and led to the final flag! Aaron Hesmer pushed really hard from third place to keep Terry Rideout behind him, while Fred Legault pushed Terry Rideout to the end. Aaron Hesmer pushed C.J. Hesmer to the line, but he was unable to get the required drive off the last corner to make the final successful move!

A superb night of speedway racing, which left the crowd definitely wanting to come back next week!

Saturday June 13th 2009

A bumper crowd enjoyed a spetacular night of thrills and spills from all aspects of the racing at Welland.

With another solid field of speedway riders from both Division 1 and Division 2; the night was poised to be a good one!

The night began with our Division 2 riders, Tim Murray, Mike Hammond, Gary Moody, Allan Chisholm and John Bennett taking to the track. Tim Murray took a commanding lead from the gate leaving John Bennett and Mike Hammond to battle it out for 2 nd place. Gary Moody joined into the fun as the race progressed and kept Mike Hammond busy! The result ended with Tim Murray, John Bennett, Mike Hammond, Gary Moody and Allan Chisholm finishing in this order.

The first Division 1 race with Aaron Hesmer, C.J. Hesmer, Fred Legault and Terry Rideout positioned in this order at the gate. C.J. Hesmer took a good lead ahead of Fred Legault with Aaron Hesmer and Terry Rideout off the pace, coming into the 3 rd Terry Rideout slid out and the race was stopped. On the restart. Aaron Hesmer pushed ahead of C.J. Hesmer to lead to a win from the tapes.

The 2nd Division 1 race was worthy of any race of world-class standards! Jeff Orosz, Joe Heye, Rob Dixon and Gary Hesmer lined up and all flew from the tapes. Jeff Orosz gained the first corner but was being pushed hard by Joe Heye. The battle behind them from Rob Dixon and Gary Hesmer was as entertaining as the duel in front of them. The crowd enjoyed 2 races in one with Rob Dixon taking 3 laps to push his way past Gary Hesmer to grab 3 rd place. In front of him, a battle of skill and track knowledge was being played out with Joe Heye all over Jeff Orosz for all 4 laps. The most exciting conclusion to the race was the final run to line, with Joe Heye grabbing the win by less than half a wheel! Superb racing by all these riders!

Round 2 began with the Division 2 riders Tim Murray, Mike Hammond, Gary Moody, Allan Chisholm and John Bennett lining up to give another good display of speedway racing. Mike Hammond in gate 4 took a commanding lead for the whole race, which left Tim Murray to push John Bennett for 2 laps, then passing him on lap 3, but with John Bennett pushing hard, Tim Murray went of the racing line and both John Bennett and Gary Moody raced past leaving Tim to capture 4th spot ahead of Allan Chisholm.

Division 1 with Jeff Orosz, C.J. Hesmer, Aaron Hesmer and Fred Legault proved to be the normal race of the night with them all finishing in this order from the tapes.

Joe Heye, Gary Hesmer, Terry Rideout and Rob Dixon began their final heat race with Joe Heye flying ahead of the others. With them all pushing hard, Terry Rideout was pushing too hard and once again, slid out to stop the race. The restart allowed Terry Rideout to capitalize upon the 10-yard penalty, by charging after both Gary Hesmer and Rob Dixon; he managed to split them on lap 2 but was unable to get to the flying Joe Heye.

The Finals were sadly dampened by two bad crashes in the same race. The Division 2 final was poised to be a good one. Tim Murray took off from gate one like a rocket into turn 1 with Mike Hammond in hard pursuit. Sadly for Tim Murray, Mike Hammond's momentum was too hard and he hit Tim Murray's back wheel in full turn, throwing Tim Murray into the air in spectacular fashion leaving him crashing down on his right leg. The immediate diagnosis was that he may have broken his knee or leg, but we are awaiting the final report. Kyle Legault was first to assist in the care for Tim Murray trackside, himself recovering from a broken leg injury. The delay was long to allow the ambulance to care to Tim. The race restart with Mike Hammond 10 yards back was going really well with Mike Hammond getting into a good race with Gary Moody, but then disaster happened, Gary Moody came out of corner 4 hard and lost the race line at the start/finish line and smashed hard into the boards and safety fence, amazingly, Mike Hammond who was literally right behind him, raced between the fallen Moody and the fence to avoid another collision. Gary Moody proved that safety equipment is essential to the safety of the riders, and after some medical treatment, stood up and waved to the crowd. His crash helmet however, didn't come off so well as it was spilt nearly in half! John Bennett was awarded the well-deserved win as 3 laps had been completed.

The B-Main Division 1 final was between Fred Legault, Rob Dixon and Terry Rideout. From the tapes Fred Legault took the lead ahead of Rob Dixon, who pushed Fred Legault to the line, great race between these two racers! Terry Rideout sadly had mechanical problems and coasted home.

The main final was again run late in the night and the riders were keen to get racing!

Jeff Orosz, Joe Heye, Aaron Hesmer, C.J. Hesmer and Gary Hesmer all lined up for the; last race of the night! Jeff Orosz took gate 1 and flew ahead of the pack being chased hard by Joe Heye, C.J. Hesmer kept on the pace until Aaron Hesmer passed him on lap 2, thus leaving a finish and win for Jeff Orosz for the second week in succession.

Saturday June 27th 2009

The weather gods were on the racing side with a beautiful sunny warm night at Welland Speedway. A 12-man schedule was in place, to once again produce a world-class night of speedway racing.

The night began with the Division 2 riders, John Bennett, Mike Hammond, Allan Chisholm and Gary Moody, back after a complete bike rebuilt following his bad crash in the previous event! The race was won from the tapes in a processional race with John Bennett holding off Mike Hammond, Gary Moody and Allan Chisholm.

Division 1 had 8 riders on the schedule and they were split into two 4 man heats. Heat 1 saw Joe Heye, Fred Legault, Gary Hesmer and Terry Rideout take to the tapes. From the gate Fred Legault took a good lead out of turn 2 ahead of Gary Hesmer, Joe Heye started to pushed Gary Hesmer and on lap 2 went past Hesmer on the back straight and reeled a fast paced Fred Legault to beat him on the line! Terry Rideout looked off the pace until the last lap, where his last ditch effort to pass Gary Hesmer was unsuccessful.

The second Division 1 race saw Aaron Hesmer, C.J. Hesmer, Rob Dixon and Jeff Orosz start another heat. This race was from the tapes as Jeff Orosz, C.J. Hesmer, Aaron Hesmer and Rob Dixon finished in this order.

Round 2 began with the Division 2 guys racing to another from the tapes race with John Bennett claiming his second win of the night, with Mike Hammond, Gary Moody and Allan Chisholm finishing behind him.

Division 1 round 2 was a heat of two races in one. Jeff Orosz spent the race holding off Aaron Hesmer to gain the win, while Terry Rideout pushed Fred Legault all race to unsuccessfully finish in 4 th place.

Joe Heye took a commanding lead in his second round heat, ahead of C.J. Hesmer. Rob Dixon took 3 laps to get past Gary Hesmer to grab 3 rd place. Excellent racing from all the guys!

The final races produced the best of the night!

The Divivon 2 final was all John Bennett until Mike Hammond passed John Bennett on lap 3, turn 3. John Bennett went slightly of line and a hard charging Mike Hammond went under Bennett to take a good win. Gary Moody and Allan Chisholm followe up the rear.

The crowd was excited for the Division 1 finals, but little did they know of the class they would see!

A three-man ‘B' Main saw Rob Dixon, Gary Hesmer and Terry Rideout take to the tapes. Rob Dixon got a flyer into turn 1 ahead of Gary Hesmer and Terry Rideout. On lap 3 Gary Hesmer charged past Rob Dixon to grab a well-deserved lead, leaving Dixon to fend off Terry Rideout for second place, he did everything in his power to hold him back, but on corner 3 of the last lap, Rideout passed Dixon to grab second place. A race worthy of any audience appreciation, superb!

The main event was drawn with Jeff Orosz and Joe Heye both tied on points and wins on the night. A toss of the coin decided the first gate pick and Orosz was successful. Aaron Hesmer, C.J. Hesmer and Fred Legault joined the party! From the tapes, Jeff Orosz took the lead with Aaron Hesmer breathing hard on his right shoulder, Joe Heye was off the pace from the front runners, but had his own battle holding C.J. Hesmer and Fred Legault behind him! The tension was building as Aaron Hesmer closed closer and closer to Jeff Orosz and on the final bend, Hesmer proved too much and pulled out of corner 4 ahead of Orosz to take a superb win! Superb racing and worthy of the standing ovation received from the crowd!

Saturday July 4th 2009

Another warm summer's night welcomed a good-sized crowd to the mid season race at Welland speedway.

The night began with a field of 11 riders in both Division 1 and Division 2. Sadly Terry Rideout was forced out of the night's event due to re-injuring himself at the Paris Speedway event the previous night, and John Bennett was also holding an injury that would force him out of the racing after his first heat.

The Division 2 class began the night with Mike Hammond, John Bennett, Allan Chisholm and Gary Moody all ready to go. Mike Hammond who was still pumped up from last weekends success, pulled away from the pack and led to a good win, sadly though, John Bennett's courageous attempt to hold 2 nd place was short lived, as Gary Moody grabbed this on lap 3 and Allan Chisholm followed in closely to complete the race.

The Division 1 first round heat saw Aaron Hesmer, Joe Heye, Rob Dixon and Gary Hesmer come to the tapes. During the practice session Joe Heye and Aaron Hesmer had a coming together leaving Joe Heye on the floor, so we were expecting some fireworks from the race between these two, but this was not to be, as Aaron Hesmer, Gary Hesmer and Joe Heye all spread out after corner 1, Rob Dixon nursing a newly re-built engine followed up the rear at this point. Dixon pushed hard on lap 3 to grab third place off Gary Hesmer, while cousin Aaron Hesmer took a good chequered flag win!

C.J. Hesmer, Fred Legault and Jeff Orosz presented the second heat of the Division 1 racing. The race was dominated by Jeff Orosz to take the win, but behind him Legault and Hesmer duelled all race, to duck and dive under and around each other, with Hesmer coming out on top on lap 4, going under Legault to take a well-deserved second place!

Round 2 saw John Bennett withdraw from the event leaving Mike Hammond, Gary Moody and Allan Chisholm to race the Division 2 heat, with them finishing from the gate in this order.

Drama was seen at the start of the Division 1 second round, as Jeff Orosz's clutch seized at the line, leaving him to grab his back-up bike to start the heat. He left the gate ahead of Aaron and Gary Hesmer, Aaron Hesmer pushed Jeff Orosz all race, but Orosz was too strong on his back-up bike to pass!

The race of the night was presented in the second Division 1 heat. Fred Legault, Joe Heye, C.J. Hesmer and Rob Dixon. Dixon got a flying first corner only to be passed by the pack coming out of turn 2, the pack of Hesmer, Heye and Legault were three abreast going into turn 3 and without incident, Legault took the lead ahead of Heye and Dixon manoeuvred passed Hesmer, the race proceeded with Fred Legault battling to hold off Joe Heye and Rob Dixon duplicating this with C.J. Hesmer. Joe Heye's hard charging was too much for Fred Legault and on lap 2, Heye passed on the back straight. Dixon went out of shape on lap 4 and Hesmer passed him on turn 3 to complete a fantastic race!

The final events were poised to be crackers, and they did not disappoint the crowd!

Mike Hammond once again, defended his reign of the Division 2 racing night, by completing a good solid performance from the tapes, as Allan Chisholm proved his worth by taking a well-deserved second place ahead of a determined Gary Moody.

A consolation race-off between Gary Hesmer and Rob Dixon took place, with Rob Dixon's newly rebuilt engine finally coming into full power mode, and he performed a nice display of bike control and speed for the crowd ahead of Gary Hesmer.

The main ‘A' final saw Jeff Orosz, Aaron Hesmer, C.J. Hesmer, Fred Legault and Joe Heye draw for gate positions. Orosz won the first pick and his gate proved to be the winning one! Out of the tapes Aaron Hesmer pushed Jeff Orosz as Joe Heye pushed Aaron Hesmer, a close race between these three was spoiled when Aaron Hesmer's chain came off on lap 3 leaving him to coast to a stop. Joe Heye grabbed that second place spot with Fred Legault in third and C.J. Hesmer in fourth.

A good night of racing enjoyed by all, and we look forward to the next Welland Speedway event on July 18th , which is the 2009 Canadian Speedway Championship. The 2008 event was forcibly cancelled due to rain, but the question will be, can the 2007 Champion Aaron Hesmer retain his title? Watch this space and you will find out!

Saturday July 18th 2009 - Canadian Speedway Championship

With the weather threatening to spoil hours before the Canadian Speedway Championship, the memories of 2008 were looming that a cancellation may happen again, but the winds changed and the blue skies appeared as well as a capacity crowd, to enjoy a superb night of speedway racing at the Welland speedway track. A full 16-man rider turnout provided some exhilarating racing and pure excitement, which ended with a newly crowned Canadian Speedway Champion for 2009!

The European GP format was used for the first time in this Championship, due to the reduced number of riders.

Riders in attendance

Aaron Hesmer

Rob Dixon

John Bennett

Gary Moody

Jeff Orosz

Gary Hesmer

Bart Moskala

C. J. Hesmer

Glenn Brown

Allan Chisholm

Fred Legault

Terry Rideout

Bobby Muszynski

Mike Hammond

Doug Beaumont

Joe Heye

Full Race Report

Round 1 - Heat 1 .

Line-up: Rob Dixon – Aaron Hesmer – Jeff Orosz – C. J. Hesmer

Jeff Orosz took a good lead from the tapes ahead of C. J. Hesmer who felt the heat from Aaron Hesmer all race, Rob Dixon was close on the heels of Aaron Hesmer until he went out of shape on lap 3 and the pack pulled away.

Result – Jeff Orosz – Aaron Hesmer – C. J. Hesmer – Rob Dixon

Round 1 – Heat 2.

Line-up: Bobby Muszynski – Gary Hesmer – Fred Legault – Joe Heye

B obby Muszynski got a flyer out of gate 4 with Joe Heye hard under him into turn 1. Gary Hesmer pushed hard ahead of Fred Legault, The race was in two, Muszynski fought of a hard pressing Heye and Hesmer was pushed by Legault all race, until Legault went out of shape on turn 4 during lap 3 and Hesmer retained a comfortable 3 rd place.

Result - Bobby Muszynski – Joe Heye – Gary Hesmer – Fred Legault

Round 1 – Heat 3

Line-up: Glenn Brown – Terry Rideout – Allan Chisholm – Gary Moody

From the gate, Terry Rideout grabbed his first win of the season at Welland ahead of Glenn Brown, with Allan Chisholm and Gary Moody following up the rear.

Result – Terry Rideout – Glenn Brown – Allan Chisholm – Gary Moody

Round 1 – Heat 4

Line-up: John Bennett – Mike Hammond – Bart Moskala – Doug Beaumont

The race was dominated by a fast looking Mike Hammond ahead of John Bennett, the returning to racing Doug Beaumont and Bart Moskala both were off the pace, with Moskala having some bike problems.

Result – Mike Hammond – John Bennett – Doug Beaumont – Bart Moskala

Round 2 – Heat 1

Line-up: Jeff Orosz – Mike Hammond - Gary Hesmer – Glenn Brown

The start was a cracker with Jeff Orosz being forced tight into corner one by both Gary Hesmer and Glenn Brown, Orosz pushed back hard and drove in bike hard under both riders and pulled ahead coming into corner 3. Mike Hammond enjoyed the view from the rear of Glenn Brown chasing hard at Gary Hesmer.

Result – Jeff Orosz – Gary Hesmer – Glenn Brown – Mike Hammond

Round 2 – Heat 2

Line-up: Aaron Hesmer – Joe Heye – Bart Moskala – Allan Chisholm

Allan Chisholm was a non-starter with technical problems leaving Aaron Hesmer to chase Joe Heye from the tapes. Bart Moskala's mechanical woes sadly continued.

Result – Joe Heye – Aaron Hesmer – Bart Moskala – Allan Chisholm (DNS)

Round 2 – Heat 3

Line-up: C.J.Hesmer – Doug Beaumont – Fred Legault – Gary Moody

A good race with C. J. Hesmer taking a lead from the tapes ahead of a hard charging Fred Legault, Legault's persistence was rewarded with a pass on Hesmer on lap 2 to take the lead with Gary Moody duplicating the move by passing Doug Beaumont on lap 3.

Result – Fred Legault – C. J. Hesmer – Gary Moody – Doug Beaumont

Round 2 – Heat 4

Line-up: Bobby Muszynski – Terry Rideout – Rob Dixon – John Bennett

Both Rob Dixon and Bobby Muszynski hit the first bend side by side, they tussled hard with Bobby Muszynski taking the lead. Terry Rideout pushed Rob Dixon hard to get 2 nd place but even with Dixon getting out of shape on the last bend, Rideout was unable to gain the ground. John Bennett followed up the rear.

Result - Bobby Muszynski – Rob Dixon – Terry Rideout – John Bennett

Round 3 – Heat 1

Line-up: Joe Heye - Bobby Muszynski – Jeff Orosz – Gary Moody

A fast race with Jeff Orosz grabbing the lead out of turn 2 with Bobby Muszynski alongside Joe Heye going into turn 3, Heye pulled ahead leaving Moody to follow the pack to the end.

Result – Jeff Orosz – Joe Heye - Bobby Muszynski – Gary Moody

Round 3 – Heat 2

Line-up: Aaron Hesmer – John Bennett – Doug Beaumont – Gary Hesmer

From the tapes, Aaron Hesmer gained control and lead the way.

Result – Aaron Hesmer – Gary Hesmer – John Bennett – Doug Beaumont

Round 3 – Heat 3

Line-up: C. J. Hesmer – Bart Moskala – Glenn Brown – Terry Rideout

Terry Rideout again proved his status amongst the top guns by leading the way for 3 laps ahead of C. J. Hesmer, who had escaped the grips of Glenn Brown. Hesmer led the last lap with Moskala again proving that bike mechanical problems can be very frustrating!

Result – C. J. Hesmer – Terry Rideout – Glenn Brown – Bart Moskala

Round 3 – Heat 4

Line-up: Rob Dixon – Fred Legault – Mike Hammond – Allan Chisholm

Allan Chisholm came to the line and his bike died, so with him sidelined, Mike Hammond had the ride of his life, he led Fred Legault and Rob Dixon for 1 lap, until the pace of Legault and Dixon was too much and they passed him on the beginning of lap 2. Fred Legault did a good job of holding back Rob Dixon to end a great race!

Result – Fred Legault – Rob Dixon – Mike Hammond – Allan Chisholm (DNS)

Round 4 – Heat 1

Line-up: John Bennett – Jeff Orosz – Bart Moskala – Fred Legault

Fred Legault held off Jeff Orosz in turn 1 and 2 only to see Orosz pull away on the back straight. Orosz was displaying a Champion performance as he once again produced a picture perfect win!

Result – Jeff Orosz – Fred Legault – John Bennett – Bart Moskala

Round 4 – Heat 2

Line-up: Aaron Hesmer – Terry Rideout – Mike Hammond – Gary Moody

Another 2-race heat, Aaron Hesmer held back a good-looking Terry Rideout while Mike Hammond and Gary Moody duplicated the same race behind. A good race for the fans!

Result – Aaron Hesmer – Terry Rideout – Mike Hammond – Gary Moody

Round 4 – Heat 3

Line-up: Bobby Muszynski – C. J. Hesmer – Allan Chisholm – Gary Hesmer

A super race between 3 good riders, was spoiled when disaster happen on lap 3. Bobby Muszynski had been running hard with C. J. Hesmer for 2 laps while holding off Gary Hesmer, when his clutch exploded mid turn in corner 1-2. Bobby Muszynski did well to control the bike as it weaved and wobbled to a stop with him in agony as the parts had hit his leg with tremendous force. After a ride back to pits on the back of C.J.Hesmer's bike, he was left nursing a badly bruised calf muscle! Up to that point, this was a superb race with C. J. Hesmer showing great Champion form!

Result - C. J. Hesmer – Gary Hesmer - Bobby Muszynski (DNF) – Allan Chisholm (DNS)

Round 4 – Heat 4

Line-up: Terry Rideout – Jeff Orosz – Doug Beaumont – Allan Chisholm

From the gate

Result – Jeff Orosz – Terry Rideout – Doug Beaumont – Allan Chisholm (DNS)

Round 5 - Heat 1

Line-up: Terry Rideout – Jeff Orosz – Doug Beaumont – Allan Chisholm

From the gate

Result – Jeff Orosz – Terry Rideout – Doug Beaumont – Allan Chisholm (DNS)

Round 5 – Heat 2

Line-up: Aaron Hesmer – Glenn Brown – Fred Legault - Bobby Muszynski

A closely matched race with Aaron Hesmer holding his own as he kept back Fred Legault and Glenn Brown behind him.

Result - Aaron Hesmer – Fred Legault – Glenn Brown - Bobby Muszynski (DNS)

Round 5 – Heat 3

Line-up: John Bennett – Mike Hammond – C. J. Hesmer – Joe Heye

Again, Mike Hammond showed that his level is rising fast with a good race with C. J. Hesmer and Joe Heye.

Result – C. J. Hesmer – Joe Heye – Mike Hammond – John Bennett

Round 5 – Heat 4

Line-up: Gary Hesmer – Rob Dixon – Gary Moody – Bart Moskala

The closest finish was left to the Hesmer/Dixon show for another spectacular push by Rob Dixon. The two riders continue to try and outrace each other all season right to the final flag! Gary Hesmer took the lead form the tapes with Rob Dixon pushing hard all races. The final corner push by Dixon left the crowd breathless as Hesmer dashed his last gasp attempt by half a wheel! Great racing!

Result – Gary Hesmer – Rob Dixon – Gary Moody - Bart Moskala

With the points fully tallied, the semi-finals were ready to go with the first two riders moving forward into the final race.

Semi Final - 1

Line-up: Jeff Orosz – Aaron Hesmer – Fred Legault – Gary Hesmer

Defending Champion Aaron Hesmer grabbed a lead from Jeff Orosz to the tapes, leaving these two to enter the final heat.

Result – Aaron Hesmer – Jeff Orosz – Fred Legault (OUT) – Gary Hesmer (OUT)

Semi Final - 2

Line-up: C. J. Hesmer – Joe Heye – Terry Rideout – Rob Dixon

Joe Heye pushed a hard charging C.J.Hesmer as Terry Rideout passed Rob Dixon on lap 3, then disaster for Joe Heye on lap for coming onto turn 1, his chain flies off and lies steaming in the night on the track, as he is passed by Terry Rideout to grab that dream final place!

Result – C. J. Hesmer – Terry Rideout – Rob Dixon (OUT) – Joe Heye (DNF) (OUT)

The final to be decided on points. was poised to be a great race.

Points into the final:

Jeff Orosz – 17

C.J.Hesmer – 16

Aaron Hesmer – 15

Terry Rideout – 13

Canadian Speedway Championship Final

Line-up: C. J. Hesmer – Aaron Hesmer – Jeff Orosz – Terry Rideout.

The tapes rose to defending Champion Aaron Hesmer pushing Jeff Orosz hard to the inside, but sadly for Hesmer it was not hard enough to allow Orosz the opportunity to grab the lead. C. J. Hesmer was struggling to get the power down as he defended his third place to Terry Rideout. The race from Aaron Hesmer to duck and dive using every inch of the track was commendable and nothing short of heroic to defend his title, but it was not to be, as Jeff Orosz flew over the final line leading the points scores for the night and becoming the 2009 Canadian Speedway Champion to piggyback on the title he won in 1997 – Congratulations to Jeff Orosz for a great job done!

Result - Jeff Orosz - Aaron Hesmer - C. J. Hesmer - Terry Rideout

Saturday September 12th 2009

The final speedway event at the Welland County Motorcycle Club event was a huge success!

The addition of two new riders allowed Mike Hammond to join Aaron Hesmer, C.J. Hesmer, Terry Rideout, Fred Legault, Rob Dixon, Joe Heye and Jeff Orosz in the Division 1 class. Allan Chisholm was joined in Division 2 by Jim Carver a top moto-x rider and flat track specialist Scott Thompson to try their skills in speedway racing!

The night began with Jim Carver unable to get the borrowed bike started. Despite having it running pre-race, it just wouldn't go! This left both Allan Chisholm and Scott Thompson to battle it with Thompson getting his first win!

Round 1 of the Division 1 heats saw Fred Legault dominated from the tapes. Behind him Terry Rideout and Joe Heye battled for 3 laps until Heye passed on turn 2 to take second place. Mike Hammond was on the pace well until he slid out on lap 3, remounted and finished well!

The next heat saw the season long battle continue between Jeff Orosz and Aaron Hesmer. C.J. Hesmer and Rob Dixon joined in the fun as Orosz took a good solid lead ahead of the two Hesmer boys who fought for all 4 laps in a race of their own! Dixon followed very closely behind to complete the field.

Round 2 in Division 2 saw all three riders start the race. Scott Thompson took the lead as Allan Chisholm followed. Jim Carver's inexperience of speedway clutch starts, led to him trail for the heat.

The Division 1 heat was won from the gate. Jeff Orosz took the first turn and never looked back! Joe heye pushed C.J. Hesmer but was unsuccessful in his attempts to grab second place. Terry Rideout also pushed Heye, but all too late to make an impact!

Round two for Aaron Hesmer brought good fortune, he dominated the field of Rob Dixon, Fred Legault and Mike Hammond.

The final races of the night bought some excitement for the fans! The Division 2 final, again saw Chisholm, Thompson and Carver at the line. Scott Thompson again flew to grab the lead, with Allan Chisholm chewing at his heels, Jim carver was having some bike troubles and fell awkwardly in turn 4 on lap 2 but was able to get up and with sportsman like class, allow the race to continue. Thompson looked to have control of the race until turn 3 of lap 3, when he got his leg caught in the wheel and began a high speed wheel wobble, amazingly he maintained control but this allowed Allan Chisholm to take his first Divisional win for 2009!

The Division 1 consi was run with Rob Dixon, Mike Hammond and Terry Rideout. Rideout took the lead from the tapes and Dixon paced himself well to grab a good solid pass on lap 3 on the back straight, Ron Dixon maintained his pace to take a well =deserved checkered flag! Also a worthy note must be mentioned of Mike Hammond's attempt to assist the cause and race with the ‘top guns', he really showed that his riding level has risen to the level required to continue his racing in 2010 against these guys!

The main ‘A' Final was set with a five man race. Aaron Hesmer, C.J. Hesmer, Fred Legault, Jeff Orosz and Joe Heye all took their place at the tapes to fly into turn 1 with Jeff Orosz pulling away from the pack and he never looked back to see the Hesmer boys at it again! This time Aaron proved too much and took the second place away from C.J. Joe Heye tried to gain pace on C.J. but to no avail, settling for a fourth place with Fred Legault disappointing finishing in fifth place.

A great night and the class of riding was fitting of the standards that have been set for 2009! Good job done by all!