Canadian Speedway
Canadian Speedway: Aaron Hesmer back in the saddle.
By Admin
Jun 16, 2008, 20:20

A warm evening welcomed the speedway events to the Welland Motorcycle Club track. Speedway was represented with 3 heats and a final race.

Terry Rideout, Jeff Orosz, Tim Murray, Aaron Hesmer, Chris Hesmer, Joe Heye, Gary Hesmer, Rob Dixon, John Kehoe and Drew Kehoe produced a great night of racing.

Seeing the return to the saddle for Aaron Hesmer following his broken thumb, the anticipation was that the event would match the weather and be a hot one!

Heat One:

Jeff Orosz flew away from the pack, followed by Aaron Hesmer, Joe Heye, John Kehoe and Drew Kehoe. The battle was between Joe Heye and John Kehoe all race until on lap 3 Joe Heye hooked up and slid out on corner 4, up and ok, he was unable to finish the race!

1: Jeff - 2: Aaron - 3: John - 4: Drew - 5: Joe (DNF)

Heat Two:

Chris Hesmer and Rob Dixon went side by side into turn 1 with Chris pulling away by corner 2. Terry Rideout pulled a similar move on Gary Hesmer on lap 2 and left Gary Hesmer and Tim Murray to battle out their heat ending positions.

1: Chris - 2: Rob - 3: Terry - 4: Gary - 5: Tim

Heat Three:

Jeff Orosz again pulls a great start and leads the way, John Kehoe and |Joe Heye are back at it close racing throughout the race, this adds the fun when John Kehoe also catches up to Jeff Orosz. Terry Rideout's bike seemed to be wobbling and this kept him back from the leading pack, leaving Tim Murray to bring up the rear.

1: Jeff- 2: John - 3: Joe - 4: Terry - 5: Tim

Heat 4:

Aaron Hesmer missed the gate, but pulled back a good recovery to fly past Chris Hesmer and Rob Dixon on lap 1. Rob looked in trouble on the backstretch and pulled back letting Gary Hesmer and Drew Kehoe through, but then sparked back into life and passed both on lap 3. Drew Kehoe also was out of shape on lap 3 leaving Gary Hesmer to go clearly into 4th place.

1: Aaron - 2: Chris - 3: Rob - 4: Gary - 5: Drew

Heat 5:

John Kehoe had a cracking start, pulled away strongly, he looked very smooth throughout the race! Chris Hesmer, Terry and Gary all rode close and hard, and on lap 3 Gary Hesmer`s chain can off coming out of turn 4 and he was sent wobbling along the home straight and crashed hard in turn 1 as the chain hit him between the legs!!! The race continued as John Kehoe took a good win and Tim Murray picked up his first points of the night. Gary was up and ok after a few minutes, but has a very beaten up looking engine case!

1: John - 2: Chris - 3: Terry - 4: Tim - 5: Gary (DNF)

Heat Six:

This race was all Jeff Orosz, from the gate. Drew Kehoe looked to have some mechanical problems as he is lacking power!

1: Jeff - 2: Aaron - 3: Joe - 4: Rob - 5: Drew

Final:

Aaron Hesmer had a terrible start, wheelie out of the gate nearly hitting the other riders, he got control and did a fantastic move to get from last to second in half a lap, full tilt- all action!!! Jeff pulled away but aaron caught up to him on lap 3, last lap was a nail biter, as Jeff kept a battling Aaron behind to take a well deserved win! Rob Dixon, Chris Hesmer and John Kehoe all were battling their own challenges behind the leading two, but they could do nothing to get by!

1: Jeff - 2: Aaron - 3: - Rob - 4: Chris - 5: John