The 3rd BlackFly club race was held September 1, 2018. Stephane and crew spread a new load of clay and prepared the surface with some calcium to keep the dust levels low. This combination worked well and the racers had a great day with a sunny day of racing. Racers traveled from around the area and as far away as Quebec to attend the race to get some practice on the new layout for the upcoming trophy race.
2wd Buggy – RESULTS
1st(TQ): Alex Rizi, 2nd: David Jean, 3rd: Donald Denis
2wd Buggy was a small group of dedicated racers. The class was a mix of Stadium Trucks and 2wd buggies. After a small lead change early in the race between Alex and David, the race settled down and the racers finished in the order they qualified.
2wd SCT – RESULTS
1st(TQ): Alex Rizi, 2nd: Bruno Hache, 3rd: Pete Chickloski
2wd SCT remains popular at Blackfly. Alex Rizi lead from the start and finished 1st. For the first few laps there were quite a few mistakes by the racers which shuffled the racing order quite a bit, Pete Chichloski took advantage and improved his position to finish 3rd. Brouno Hache also improved on his qualifying position and finished 2nd after falling all the way to last very early in the race.
4wd SCT – RESULTS
1st(TQ): Stephane Doucet, 2nd: Jeremie Hache, 3rd: Bruno Hache
4wd SCT was the most popular group at this race with 7 entries. Stephane lead this race from start to finish to take 1st overall. Jeremie Hache would finish 2nd after recovering from a slight bobble early in the race. Bruno Hache would finish 3rd after a short time in 2nd, falling to 4th, and then recovering from 4th to take back 3rd.
1/8 Buggy – RESULTS
1st(TQ): David Jean, 2nd: Alex Rizi, 3rd: Donald Denis
1/8 Buggy was a close race between 1st and 2nd where David and Alex would battle over the 1st place position. David would fall to 2nd but regain it at the mid point of the race to finish 1st with Alex 2nd. The race for 3rd was also very close with Donald Denis and Rene Leblanc fighting for that position lap after lap. Donald would make the pass late in the race and was able to pull away slightly to finish comfortably in 3rd.
1/8 Truggy – RESULTS
1st(TQ): Rene Leblanc, 2nd: Stephane Doucet, 3rd: Rejean Comeau
1/8 Truggy had the lowest number of entries, but the final was still exciting to watch. Rene Leblanc would have a very consistent race and lead from the start to finish 1st. Stephane battled over and over to challenge for 1st, but slight bobbles held him back. A mechanical problem on the extra lap kept him in 2nd. Reg Comeau had a good race and finished 3rd.
