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The 2007 season came to an end with the annual awards banquet, held at the Delta Calgary South. All of the championship hardware was handed out as well as the awards that were voted on by the drivers and crews.
Scott Reid and Ron Thompson were on hand from Mac's to hand out the hardware for "The Chase for the Mac's Cup". In Pro it was #38 Ira Laughy, Semi Pro was #29 Aaron Friend and in Masters it was #H20 Darrell Buckingham. Each of these drivers had great seasons and were consistent and fast all year long. Congratulations to each of you. We look forward to seeing you on the track again next season. Aaron Freind will be making the move to the Pro category next season. |
Scott Reid and Semi-Pro Champion Aaron Freind | |
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Scott Reid and Masters Champion Darrell Buckingham |
Scott Reid and Pro Champion Ira Laughy | |
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| The 2007 FEDEX/Kinko's & Auto Value Northern Series consisted of races held at Edmonton International Raceway in Wetaskiwin and at the Auto Clearing Motorspeedway in Saskatoon, which also included the Froster 50. Each of the Northern Series Champions this year were also the Froster 50 champions this year.
Darrell Scrievens was on hand from Auto Value to hand out the hardware to this years champions.
The 2007 FEDEX/Kinko’s & Auto Value Northern Series Champions were, in the Pro Division Champion # 38 Ira Laughy, in the Semi Pro Division it was # 14 Curtis Blanchette and in the Masters Division it was # H20 Darrell Buckingham. |
Darrell Scrievens and Masters Champion Darrell Buckingham | |
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Darrell Scrievens and Pro Champion Ira Laughy |
Darrell Scrievens and Semi-Pro Champion Curtis Blanchette | |
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Drive Sportswear Crew Chief of the Year Karen Blanchette
Karen Blanchette is the 1st female to win this Award, and nobody deserved it more than Karen as besides taking care of the #12 & #14 Legend racecars, Karen also had a watchful eye on the #30 of Phil Barata who always pitted with the Blanchettes |
Vass Performance Cycle Racer of the Year won by #38 Ira Laughy |
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Bow Cycle Most Improved Semi Pro Award won by # 14 Curtis Blanchette
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Semi Pro Low Qualifier Award to #14 Curtis Blanchette |
Top Gun Coatings Best Appearing Legend Racecar won by #76 Tom Overholt
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Auto Graphics Most Improved Master Award won by # 76 Tom Overholt |
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Super 8 Motel Hard Luck Award won by Jarrad Schaufert
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Swifty’s Esso
Pro Low Qualifier Award to # 45 Jarrod Schaufert |
ChemServ Products Hard Charger Award won by # H20 Darrell Buckingham
Drive Sportswear Rookie of the Year # 30 Phil Barata |
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Sonic Oilfield Service Most Improved Pro Award won by #12 Rick Blanchette |
Master Low Qualifier Award to #89 Grant McDonald |
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Rip Cord Adventure Products Best Appearing Race Team won by # 38 Ira Laughy
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Darrell Scrievens and Race City Pro Champion Brent Hackl |
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Darrell Scrievens and Race City Masters Champion Darrell Buckingham |
Darrell Scrievens and Race City Semi-Pro Champion Curtis Blanchette | |
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Danny "the Dent Guy" Hinds was named Legends man of the Year.
Danny has retired from racing and will be missed as he will now spend his summers at Veranda Beach, which is south of Osoyoos on the US side.
Danny was and is one of those nice guys, who was fun to race with. And at times Danny had as many as 5 legend racecars with the Dent Clinic Logo on them.
Danny won the Masters Championship in 2004. The only thing Danny never won, was Best Appearing Legend Race Team. He may never have won the award, but his team was always one of the best looking teams out there. | |
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| Mac’s Convenience Stores have always found a way to entertain everybody at the Banquet and this year was no different as Scott Reid and Ron Thompson picked on 2 racers #45 Jarrod Schaufert and #22 Rick Walls as well as Mark Levack Crew Chief for the #39.
And they had everybody in stitch’s as they handed out the Mr. Clean Award, the I Can’t See Award & the Lets Mow the Lawn Award. |
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Ira Laughy the 2007 Legend racers rep and Rick Blanchette the 2006 racers rep spoke on behalf of all the racers and made presentations to all the Sponsors. Mac’s Convenience Stores was honored for their 14 Years of Sponsorship of not only the Legend Series but also the Mac’s Froster 50, the Chase for the Mac’s Cup and the Sponsorship of the #38 & #3 Legend race Teams. Mac’s was presented with a picture which paid tribute to the 2007 Chase for the Mac’s Cup and was Signed by the racers.
All the Other Series Sponsors received a Picture of the 2007 Legends Poster signed by all the racers.
As we all know, one of the reasons we are the Premier Series in Western Canada, is because of the Corporate Partners that the Legend Series has Sponsoring the Series. | |
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Pits from the Pits
Dave McKean from Lloydminster, Alta after 3 year of renting from Legend Cars of Alberta has purchase a New 1934 Ford Coupe. Dave and Crew Chief Al Carr look forward to there 2nd year in the Pro Division and look forward to running for the 2008 Pro Championship with a brand new racecar. Dave will keep the number 15 in 2008. Watch for announcements on 2008 Sponsors in the next couple months |
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Del Caplette from Leduc, Alberta has purchased the # 29 from Aaron Friend. Del is getting back into racing after a 20 year layoff. Del will run in the Masters Division and looks forward to joining the Legend racing Series. Del will be Sponsored by his own company Leduc Sheet Metal, and Del can’t wait for 2008 to start.
Aaron Friend has purchased the # 6 1934 Ford Coupe from Al Brown, Aaron is gearing up for next year and looks forward to moving up to the Pro Division in 2008. Aaron will retain the number 29 next year | |
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Jason Jessiman from Lucky Lake Saskatchewan has just purchased a New 1934 Chev coupe legend racecar. The team is called Midwest Agro Motor Sports, the crew chief is Brad Blumer
And the Sponsors are : Mobil 1, Flaman, Redline Harley Davidson & Ryan Auto Body. Jason has 4 years of Dirt racing experience and will run in Semi Pro in 2008 |
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