Category: Motorsports
Motorsports in Chatham-Kent.
Blenheim Bombers Use 2022 Great Race as Experience for the Future
By Thomas Slager/ CandidBadger.com The Great Race came to a conclusion on June 26 after having covered more than 2000 miles over nine states. The ... Read More
Blenheim-based Team Off to The Great Race
By Thomas Slager/ CandidBadger.com Scott “Motor” Vidler, Stan and Jane Uher, Dave Carruthers, Wes Thompson - Photo by Thomas Slager The Great Race is not ... Read More
Ontario Traditional Sprints Coming To Southern Ontario Motor Speedway
Tom Slager/ special from CandidBadger.com Photo courtesy of Ontario Traditional Sprints There’s a new, “old school racing” series coming to town this weekend at the Southern ... Read More
Early Season Test and Tune for Drivers and Track at Southern Ontario Motor Speedway
Photo by Thomas Slager By Thomas Slager / candidbadger.com The sound of race engines filled the air Thursday night at Southern Ontario Motor Speedway, located ... Read More
Joel Desjardins: Driving The 23D Provides Rewards On And Off The Track
By Thomas Slager / candidbadger.com Joel Desjardins began racing in 2008 and has been driving a mini-mod since 2012. He started on the “Devil’s D” of ... Read More
Jordan and Jess Van Hal: Two Young Drivers taking on Southern Ontario Motor Speedway
By Thomas Slager / candidbadger.com The 2021 racing season is underway at Southern Ontario Motor Speedway. Gone is the “Devil’s D”, replaced by a new ... Read More
Ready To Drop The Green Flag On Chatham-Kent’s Racing Season
By Thomas Slager / candidbadger.com Heading into 2021, Southern Ontario Motor Speedway in South Buxton is ready to celebrate 50 years of racing. The track ... Read More
Southern Ontario Motor Speedway Announces 2021 Schedule
The Southern Ontario Motor Speedway, located in South Buxton, has announced their tentative 2021 schedule. Dirt track racing will begin at the Southern Ontario Motor ... Read More
Throwback Thursday: Sunday Nights At The Ridge Raceway
In this week's Throwback Thursday, brought to you by CK Tubs and Taps, we look back at the historic Ridge Raceway. Although locals probably already ... Read More
Throwback Thursday: Saturday Night’s Were For South Buxton
On this week's Throwback Thursday, brought to you by CK Tubs and Taps we look back back at South Buxton Raceway from the late 1980s. ... Read More
Glen Jackson Memorial Raceday Rolls Through Wallaceburg
On September 12 another successful Glen Jackson Memorial Raceday was held at the Grandbend Motorplex. Unfortunately due to COVID-19, this year had to be a private ... Read More
Recent Surge In COVID-19 Cases In Chatham-Kent Cancels Southern Ontario Motor Speedway’s Lone Planned Event
Southern Ontario Motor Speedway was planning to put together a single show for local dirt track racing enthusiasts, but COVID-19 had other ideas. The Speedway, ... Read More
Podcast: Father And Son, Cade And Evan Merritt Share A Love For Motocross
On this week's CK Sports Talk Sports Short, Peter Cobb talks about a father and son duo from Blenheim, Ontario who share a love and ... Read More
Local Dirt Track Drivers Get Racing At Humberstone Speedway
John Pinsonneault at Humberstone Speedway - Photo by Darryl Lucio/ CKSN.ca Dirt Track Racing is alive and well in Ontario at New Humberstone Speedway in ... Read More