1996 C.C. Speedway - Quebec Race Results

June 8, 1996 C.C. Speedway - Quebec Race Results

By Kim Gregory

300 tickets were pre-sold for this big event, and the weather was great. The track had run two races already this season and this was the first race to have visiting riders from Ontario. The track was wet and puddled Saturday morning after a heavy rain the night before, but by race time at 7:30, the sun had dried to the point of needing watering. That was all the grooming track needed for the full night of racing. The program was filled with on-the-edge-of-your-seat battles with side by side racing that swapped the lead many times in the four laps.

The most spectacular crash of the night was Sebastian Plourde in heat 15. He had lead from the gate, with Chris Hesmer close behind. On the last lap, Sebastian made his mistake that put him far too wide in turn two and clipped the fence on the back straight and carved a slot into the boards with his foot peg. His end over end tumble only left him with some bruising, but it had looked much worse. Jim Hesmer won the division two, and his nephew, Erin, (Chris Hesmer's 10 year old brother) won the junior speedway on his 250cc Triumph.

I crashed my newly acquired 897 Jawa hard during the practice, bending the forks, and breaking a bone in my right hand. I was unable to get the bike ready until my second race and my injury slowed me to an embarrassing speed the rest of the night. The night still had a highlight for me... After heat 11, a female spectator grabbed and hugged me, thinking I was Guy Fafard, who had just run an incredible battle with Gary Hesmer. (Our leathers look similar under the lights) Wow what a babe!

(more race results will appear for the other races at this track when Ghetan faxes them to me, and I will add some photos to this page later in the week when I get them developed)

S = did not start, F=fall

Points after 20 heats #  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 

15 Jeff Orosz        31       3 3                3     3              3 
14 Patrick Ahlund    66 ____3_______3___3______________2_________________3 
13 Chris Hesmer      11   3     2          3              3              2 
12 Guy Fafard        23 ____2___1_____________3______________3_____3______ 
10 Nicolas Fafard     6 3       0       2           2           3 
 9 Gary Hesmer        1 ______2___2___________2_____3____________________1 
 9 Martian Lefebure   7     0     3              2        2     2 
 8 Ghetan Carigan    51 2_____________3__________1___________2___________0 
 7 Francois Grenier  28     1         2    2                          2 
 5 Michel Lallier    34 __2_________1____________0__0______________2______ 
 5 Sebastian Plourde 78 0           2         1     1    1F           0 
 5 Vues Boisvert     21 1_________1________1___________1___________1______ 
 4 Sylvain Harnois   12   1       0     1                    1        1 
 2 Claude Bergerom   26 ______1_____0______0_________________0__1_________ 
 1 Kim Gregory       97   S           1       0        0        0 

MAIN - top four riders

1. Jeff Orosz #31 (15 +3 = 18)
2. Chris Hesmer #11 (13 +2 = 15)
3. Patrick Ahlund #66 (14 +1 = 15)
4. Guy Fafard #23 (12)

CONSOLATION - next top four riders

1. Ghetan Carigan #51 ( 8 +3 = 11)
2. Nicolas Fafard # 6 (10 +2 = 12)
3. Gary Hesmer # 1 ( 9 +1 = 10)
4. Francois Grenier #28 (7) (? should have been Martian Lefebure! )

Total Points

1. 18 Jeff Orosz #31
2. 15 Patrick Ahlund #66
3. 15 Chris Hesmer #11
4. 12 Guy Fafard #23
5. 12 Nicolas Fafard # 6
6. 11 Ghetan Carigan #51
7. 10 Gary Hesmer # 1
8. 9 Martian Lefebure #7
9. 7 Francois Grenier #28
10. 5 Michel Lallier #34
11. 5 Sebastian Plourde #78
12. 5 Vues Boisvert #21
13. 4 Sylvain Harnois #12
14. 2 Claude Bergerom #26
15. 1 Kim Gregory #97