For Immediate Release

February 13, 2010

By: Angie Rinaldi

Photos Courtesy of Craig Revelle

First Event of 2010 an Icy Success

With over 200 man hours put into creating the 8 inch base of ice on the 1/3rd mile oval at Brighton Speedway, staff and management were very pleased with the 72 participants on Saturday, February 13th for the 7th Annual Oval Ice Races.  The success of the day is in part attributed those volunteers who dedicated their time and energy to creating the icy surface.  Without their help the event would not be a success.  The racers in 14 divisions were pleased with the hard and fast track that saw average speeds of up to 52 mph in the Ultimate Toyz Ice Bikes Divisions.

Snowmobiles, 4 Wheelers, Motorcycles and Endurance cars took the slippery surface for the enjoyment of their frosty fans in the grandstands.  Competition was tight in many of the divisions and fierce at times in the 2 Wheel Drive ATV Division sponsored by Quinte Towing, the Open ATV Division sponsored by Rock 107 and the 701-800cc Snowmobiles sponsored by Larry’s Towing.  The icy surface not only lead to fast speeds and close competition, but played its part in some mishaps throughout the day as well including a roll over by Mike Workman of Brighton on his MXZ Skidoo and Jessie Morgan of Trenton sliding through corner four after being separated from his Pro Division Ice Bike.

The Bill’s Johns 30 lap Endurance Race finished the frosty day with a relentless battle between veteran drivers #111 Shawn Gregory and #77 Bernie Rhebergen.  The field of 14 cars completed their 30 laps in just over 30 minutes, proving their speed and agility on the icy surface.  With Gregory taking the win in the end, the racers were all pleased with the success of the day.  Not all drivers mastered the icy track however as Casey Richardson from Trenton found himself in the turn 4 walls a number of times and Phil Potts from Frankford had to bring his car back up on to the track a few times at both ends from driving in too hard into slippery turns.

With the completion of the Oval Ice Races management at Brighton Speedway looks to complete the 2010 Schedule of Events and provide another successful season of motorsports action for your enjoyment.  The Season will kick off on May 8th with the Coca Cola Full Throttle Season Opener and we are looking forward to an exciting season of racing that will include the return of the Southern Ontario Sprints for 6 events and the all new Vanderlaan Building Products Pro Late Models that will make their debut on the Victoria Day Long Weekend.

Results from Saturday Feb 13th

0-500 CC Snowmobile Sponsored by Percy Boom River Rats

1.      #92 Adam Jensen                              Whitby 

2.      #88 Kyle Rhebergen                          Brighton

501-600 CC Snowmobile Sponsored by Deerhaven Polaris

1.      #88 Kyle Rhebergen                          Brighton

2.      #92 Nathan Day                                Colborne

3.      #93 Justin Vivian                              Kingston

601-700 CC Snowmobile Sponsored by Star 93.3

1.      #92 Sam Hazelwood                          Brighton

2.      #85 Sean Waite                                  Trenton

3.      #75 Sean Lambert                              Trenton

701-800 CC Snowmobile Sponsored by Image Landscaping

1.      #85 Sean Waite                                  Trenton

2.      #92 Erling Jensen                              Brighton

3.      #93 Justin Vivian                                Kingston

Juniors 8-13 Four Wheelers Sponsored by Trenton Glass & Windows

1.      #24 Noah Whaley                              Trenton

2.      #79 Connor Rafferty                          Hardington

3.      #7 Memphis Davies                            Trenton

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Youths 14-17 Four Wheelers Sponsored by Cornerstone Builders

1.      #73 Mike Corrigan                              Campbellford

2.      #194 Brianna Baker                            Brighton

3.      #78 Sarah Rafferty                              Hardington           

2 Wheel Driver Four Wheeler Sponsored by Quinte Towing

1.      #15 Kirk Handley                                Picton

2.      #421 Luke Kingyens                            Torrance

3.      #21 Jeff Chandler                                Carrying Place

4 Wheel Drive Studded Four Wheelers Sponsored by Motorsports of Trenton

1.      #76 Kyle Butcher                                  Foxboro

2.      #84 Matt Bos                                        Trenton

3.      #74 Steve Stacy                                    Picton

4 Wheel Driver Non Studded Four Wheelers Sponsored by Battlefield Equipment

1.      #80 Benji Brandt                                  Desoronto

2.      #81 Craig Brandt                                  Desoronto

Open 2 & 4 Wheel Drive Four Wheelers Sponsored by Rock 107

1.      #15 Kirk Handley                                Picton

2.      #421 Luke Kingyens                            Torrance

3.      #21 Jeff Chandler                                Carrying Place

Amateur Ice Bikes Sponsored by Ultimate Toyz

1.      #11 Rick Golding                                Port Hope

2.      #35 Lenny Manning                            Oshawa

3.      #327 Dave Corvers                              Bowmanville

Pro Ice Bikes Sponsored by Ultimate Toyz

1.      #6 Jason Shields                                  Port Hope

2.      #851 George Jones                              Whitby 

3.      #75 Sandy Noce                                  Hastings

Bill’s Johns 30 Lap Winter Endurance Race

1.      #111 Shawn Gregory                          Trenton

2.      #77 Bernie Rhebergen                        Brighton

3.      #1 Brandon Gregory                          Trenton