More than 200 race fans turned out on a cold day on Saturday, Feb. 1 to watch the 5th annual Kettle Valley Racing Association Snowmobile Drags at the Midway airport.
MLA Linda Larson stood on the straw bales to do the drop that started the first race.
Race organizer Darrin Metcalf said that five years in the race had some growing pains. The number of sleds and riders was up this year and that caused the race to run until after dark.
“As soon as you get bigger you get issues that slow you down a bit. I think we got them all figured out for next year,” said Metcalf.
Results for 2014 are:
500 Junior: 1 – Russell Layton, 2 – JT Boltz, 3 – Caleb Tomlin
600 Stock: 1 – Larry Nickel, 2 – Frankie Reichert, 3 – Stephen Danshin
600 Mild : 1 – Larry Nickel, 2 – Doug Chaso, 3 - Frankie Reichert
600 Wild: 1 – Shaye Turcotte, 2 – Frankie Reichert, 3 – Larry Nickel
700 Stock: 1 – Matt Honkanen, 2 – Rocky Turcotte, 3 – David Layton
700 Mild: 1 – Matt Honkanen, 2 – Rocky Turcotte, 3 – Shaye Turcotte
800 Stock: 1 – Matt Honkanen, 2 – Larry Nickel, 3 - Frankie Reichert
800 Mild: 1 – Larry Nickel, 2 – Matt Honkanen, 3 – Shaye Turcotte
800 Wild: 1 – Reid Hedlund, 2 – Larry Nickel, 3 – Rocky Turcotte
900 Stock: 1 – Larry Nickel, 2 – Ali Turcotte, 3 – Matt Honkanen
900 Mild: 1 – Ali Turcotte, 2 – Randy Doerksen, 3 – Larry Nickel
1000 Stock: 1 – Larry Nickel, 2 – Levi Turcotte, 3 – Allen Duck
1000 Mild: 1 – Brody Ludwig, 2 – Don Feist, 2 – Randy Doerksen
1000 Wild: 1 – Reid Hedlund, 2 – Levi Turcotte, 3 – Larry Nickel