Team Royal Bourque Polaris Awesome in Owen Sound!

Royal Distributing-Bourque Polaris Race Report
Tim Horton’s Georgian Cup Snowcross

The Owen Sound track was a mix of stockpiled parking lot snow, and some natural snow we were lucky enough to get in the last few weeks.  The Royal Distributing-Bourque Polaris team had been training hard and testing during the layoff since the season opener, and it paid off big in Owen Sound.

In Saturday’s heat races, the red  Royal Polaris’ of Butler and Joanis dominated the day, rolling out heat win after heat win.  Holeshots, large leads and checkered flags were the order of the day for both riders. 

In Sunday afternoon’s Pro Stock final Lee Butler’s #73 got a 3rd place start, teammate Dave Joanis entered the first corner in 2nd place.  By halfway Joanis made a move on the leader and Butler took advantage, using experience to pass both riders and move into the lead.  Dave’s #115  moved into second in the same corner, and the teammates ran together to the checkered for a 1 – 2 Royal Polaris finish!

The stands at the Owen Sound fairgrounds were full with the milder Sunday weather for the day’s final race; the Pro Open mod final for the Georgian Cup.  All the pro racers were focused on one goal: bragging rights to the Georgian Cup for the entire year.  Dave Joanis, at 16 years old in his first Pro season, had other plans for the veteran racers.

The start was all Royal Distributing Polaris, with Butler holeshotting and Joanis following him into the first corner.  The two Polaris’s  jostled back and forth with the 73 and 115 putting on an exciting show for the crowd, not to mention the nervous team owners and mechanics.  Dave put his Polaris inside of Lee one last time with about 3 laps remaining, Lee had a small mishap after that, rendering him to 3rd place, after remounting.  Lee fought back and regained 2nd place, and that’s how they would finish, another 1-2 , with Joanis breaking Butler’s streak of final wins at 3. 

Lots of pictures included this week to give you all a feel for the action!

Your Royal Distributing Bourque Polaris team is now a perfect 4 for 4 in finals on the season.  Next up: Lindsay, ON for the first round of the Kawartha Cup, at the brand new Lindsay Exhibition Fairgrounds.  Get out and see a CSRA Pro Snowcross race!  You will be impressed!

Photos courtesy of Gary at Supernova Photo, Jackie Legge, and Phil Molto.

Thanks to our Sponsors: Polaris Racing, Walker Evans Shocks, Stud Boy, FXR Clothing, Kimpex, Ipone Oils, HMK, Oakley, OSM Magazine, Rox, Dayco, Fly, Camoplast, TekVest, Renton Coil Springs, C&A Skis, Jaws Perfomance and Digatron.

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