Another Rain Out At Buxton
Rain again cancelled racing at South Buxton Raceway
Unlike the first four complete washouts, 13 preliminary races were completed before the first rain delay of 30 minutes on Saturday.
But just four laps after racing resumed in the Autotech Bombers, a heavy downpour hit the speedway, forcing the cancellation of the remainder of the program.
Feature races in the other four divisions were also cancelled.
Blenheim area drivers had good nights going until rain ruined the show as Kyle Hope and Elliott Wilton won heat races in the Tirecraft Mini-Mods, while Brian Speelman and Shrewsbury’s Jim Dale Jr. took checkereds in the Schinkels Gourmet Meats UMP Modifieds.
Chatham’s Louis Clements won the other Modified heat race while Cottam’s Denis DeSerrano won the ‘B’ main, his first checkered flag since moving up to the class last season.
Chatham’s Tim Mackenzie was the other Mini-Mod heat race winner.
Wallaceburg’s Mike Lewis won the heat race for the second week in a row in the Westside Performance Plus UMP Late Models.
Points leader Rob Young, of Kingsville, and Essex’s Doris Lajeunesse took the heat races in the Tirecraft Sport Stocks.
Ridgetown’s Nick Glassford won the Bombers ‘B’ main, his division leading seventh checkered flag of the year.
Kingsville’s James Kelly and Windsor’s Jamie Beaulieu won the heats.
All five classes will be in action this Saturday starting at 6:30 p.m.
During the intermission, the O’Leary racing family from Port Lambton – father Vic and sons Caleb, 14, and Tate, 13 – will be accepting donations to cut their long hair, with proceeds going to the Bravery Bead Program to assist young cancer patients at the Hospital for Sick Children.
Tate, who races in the Mini-Mods, Caleb and Vic in the Bombers, were scheduled to lose their hair Saturday but the promotion also fell victim to the rain.