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Vintage, trail, and kids snowmobile racing action in the County

Episode 393

March 22, 2022 (Happy Spring!)

The Tame the Track Tour Snowmobile Races season finale in Caribou 

This race report was written with Tour racer MacKenzie Gould who provided valuable insight, names, and hometowns for this section of Episode 393. Thank You!

MacKenzie Gould, Dexter, at speed on the Gould Family owned Yamaha race sled. Thank you for the inside information. (Black Dot Photography)

The TTT traveling race tour led by Promoter/Race Director Jere Humphrey pulled into Caribou Saturday to race on an approximately 1/3-mile course carved by volunteers directly behind the Northern Maine Brewing Company. The pit area rapidly filled up with racers and their support teams. Since this was the final points race for the 2022 season many teams made the trek to central Aroostook County.

Around $6500 raised at the Mega-Meltdown Vintage, Trail, and Kids Endurance Races will benefit Brian’s Ride. This 501C3 organization has raised over $130,000 and helped 250 cancer patients of the Jefferson Cary Cancer Center, Caribou, Maine.

Brian Caldwell for whom the fund was named died on May 22, 2014 after a nine-month battle with Stage 4 Gastric Cancer. His friends and family wanted to honor his memory by developing Brian’s Ride to aid and assist cancer patients with needs such as prescription costs, bags of groceries, gas for an appointment, and more.

Several racing celebrities were on hand to support the races in Caribou including NASCAR star Andy Santerre third from left joining Caribou Tech Center Welding Instructor Keith Dumond far left with Pam Caldwell organizer of Brian’s Ride, and fellow organizer Tammy Dumond on right. (Black Dot Photography)

Unofficial results listed by TTT are as follows:

Recreational Motorsports & Workstore Kids 120 Stock Division —

In his racing debut, #70 Jeremiah Jandreau, Caribou, leads Henry Carmichael, Old Town into turn one in the Kids 120 Stock Division. Jandreau is in kindergarten at Caribou Community School. (Black Dot Photography)

1st Place: Jeremiah Jandreau, Caribou

2nd Place: Henry Carmichael, Old Town

3rd Place: Savannah Pelletier, Fort Kent

Witham’s Paving & Unifirst Kids 120 Modified Division —

1st Place: Hunter Reed, Presque Isle

2nd Place: Cole Wiggins, Carmel

3rd Place: Chase Rideout, Oakland

Star City Rentals & RC Logging Kids 200 Stock Division —

1st Place: Rayce Ross, Carmel

2nd Place: Mason Silva, Hudson

3rd Place: Ally Alexander, Newburgh

TNT Road Company & State Farm Juniors Invitational Division —

1st Place: Hailey Hartford, Wolfeboro, New Hampshire

2nd Place: Carter Wiggins, Carmel

3rd Place: Evan Witham, Greenville

Matt McEwen Const. & Mike & Sons Teens Invitational Division —

1st Place: Owen Buck, Newport

2nd Place: Riley Hartford, Wolfeboro, New Hampshire

3rd Place: Haley Brownell, Ossipee, New Hampshire

Casella Waste & Crabbie’s Racing Women’s Invitational Division —

Turn 1 action in the Women’s Vintage class. Haley Brownell #5 Yamaha Phazer, Hailey Hartford Yamaha Phazer, front right Haley Frohlich, Polaris, and #72 Yamaha driven by Alley Ripley. (Black Dot Photography)

1st Place: Haley Frohlich, Auburn

2nd Place: Haley Brownell, Ossipee, New Hampshire

3rd Place: Hailey Hartford, Wolfeboro, New Hampshire

Trophy time for the Women’s Vintage Class, left to right Hailey Hartford, Wolfeboro, N.H. 3rd, , Haley Frohlich, Auburn, winner, and Hailey Brownell, Ossipee, N.H. 2nd. You might say this class was dominated by Haley or Hailey! (Elizabeth Agnew Hartford photo)

Pelletier Ford & Brooks Const. Single Cylinder. Stock Division —

Single cylinder stock class piling into turn one, left to right Daytona Gould, Dexter, Ryan Sullivan, Auburn, Mark Newcombe, Augusta, Henry Moneypenny, Ossipee, New Hampshire. (Black Dot Photography)

1st Place: Mark Newcombe, Augusta

2nd Place: Caleb Morris, Turner

3rd Place: Henry Moneypenny, Ossipee, New Hampshire

RA Paradis Const. & Daigle Oil Co. 340 Stock Division —

1st Place: Henry Moneypenny, Ossipee, New Hampshire

2nd Place: Cole Valley, Ossipee, New Hampshire

3rd Place: Mike Morris, Turner

Bangor Motorsports & Mission Trailers 440 Stock Division —

1st Place: Daytona Gould, Dexter

2nd Place: Jerry Worden, Ossipee, New Hampshire

3rd Place: Cole Valley, Ossipee, New Hampshire

Varney Agency & VIP Tires & Service Single Cylinder Mod Division —

1st Place: Caleb Morris, Turner

2nd Place: Mark Newcombe, Augusta

3rd Place: Dave Panek, Vassalboro

Savage Paint/ Body & Beal’s Country Store 340/440 Mod Division —

1st Place: Caleb Morris, Turner

2nd Place: Mike Morris, Auburn

3rd Place: Cole Valley, Ossipee, New Hampshire

SnowStuds & Harry’s Motorsports IFS 440 Stock Division —

Joe Pelletier, Fort Kent, leads Caleb Morris, Turner, as they race through the starting gate at Tame The Track Mega-Meltdown, Caribou, Maine Saturday. Pelletier went on to win the IFS 440 Stock class. He and Morris raced in multiple classes with a great deal of success as noted by the results. (HTF Motorsports photo)

1st Place: Joe Pelletier, Fort Kent

2nd Place: Caleb Morris, Turner

3rd Place: Cody Thibodeau, Caribou

Local area racers on Arctic Cats. Left Adam Williams, Limestone and Cody Thibodeau, Caribou. Thibodeau finished on the podium. (Black Dot Photography)

Corriveau Arctic Cat IFS Outlaw Division —

1st Place: Joe Pelletier, Fort Kent

2nd Place: Daytona Gould, Dexter

3rd Place: Caleb Morris, Turner

Installations Unlimited Trail 600 Division —

1st Place: Daytona Gould, Dexter

2nd Place: Joe Pelletier, Fort Kent

3rd Place: Toby Caron, Fort Kent

Ossipee Auto Parts Trail Teens Division —

1st Place: Owen Buck, Newport

2nd Place: Aidan Murray, Turner

3rd Place: Tate Cooperman, Skowhegan

Coastal Auto Parts Trail Open Division —

1st Place: Joe Pelletier, Fort Kent

2nd Place: Toby Caron, Fort Kent

3rd Place: Daytona Gould, Dexter

Witham’s Heating Couples Combination Division —

Zack Caron and Coleson Theriault completing their final lap of the Couples Combination race with Daytona Gould and Owen Buck close on their heels. After two laps, a driver change had to occur on the starting line to finish the last couple laps. In either portion of the race, the passenger had to hang on for dear life. (HTF Motorsports photo)

1st Place: Toby Caron, Fort Kent & Coleson Theriault, Connor Township

2nd Place: Daytona Gould, Dexter & Owen Buck, Newport

3rd Place: Henry Moneypenny & Evan Dascoulias both from Ossipee, N.H.

Bower’s Funeral Home Masters 45+ Division —

1st Place: Derek Gould, Dexter

2nd Place: Carmine Morelli, Casco

Brian’s Bracket Challenge in Memory of Brian Caldwell —

Winner of Brian’s Bracket Challenge Joe Pelletier, Fort Kent flanked by Pamela Caldwell left and Kevin Pelletier on right. Pelletier is a big supporter of snowmobile racing in the County as well as this fundraiser. (Black Dot Photography)

Winner: Joe Pelletier, Fort Kent

Runner Up: Daytona Gould, Dexter

Track grooming throughout the event was provided by the Limestone Sno-Hawks Club, (Black Dot Photography)

Spud Speedway flagman Rick LaMothe performed finish line duties throughout the event. (Black Dot photography)

Next stop in the 2022 NAPA Auto Parts winter race season for Tame the Track Snowmobile Tour will be non-points event at Lonesome Pine Trails in Fort Kent, Maine for the “Reach the Peak” Hillclimb.  The following racing divisions will be offered:
Stock & Improved 500 sponsored by Corriveau’s Arctic Cat
Stock & Improved 600 sponsored by TNT Road Company
Stock & Improved 700 sponsored by Fort Kent Powersports
Stock & Improved 800 sponsored by Installations Unlimited
Stock & Improved 900 sponsored by Tom Smith & Sons Logging
Stock & Improved 1000 sponsored by Savage Paint & Body
Turbo Stock & Imp. sponsored by B. Ouellette Timber Harvesting
Juniors (ages 11-13) sponsored by Theriault Boys Trucking
Teens (ages 14-16) sponsored by R.A Paradis & Sons Construction
Womens sponsored by Casella Waste Systems
Veterans (ages 42+) sponsored by Frank Martin & Sons
Outlaw Unlimited sponsored by Pelletier Timber Harvesting
Vintage leaf spring (1979 & older) sponsored by NAPA Auto Parts
Vintage IFS sponsored by Last Chance Motorsports
Kids 120 Stock sponsored by Pelletier Ford Fort Kent & Lincoln
Kids 120 Modified sponsored by Workstore
Kids 200 Stock sponsored by Recreational Motorsports
Registration will be on race day from 7:00 – 9:00 am. Entry fee for all classes will be $25.00 each. Single elimination competition will kick off at 10:00 am.
Juniors, Women’s, and Masters will all be double elimination brackets.
Payouts & awards will be presented in all racing divisions, inside the Lodge following the days racing.
Business sponsorships are still available for this spring snowmobile event from local co-host Joe Pelletier. If interested, contact Joe or Allie Pelletier directly.

Look for this past weekend’s stories in Episode 394 coming soon. We got inside scoop about WAR at Hickory, North Carolina, CORE Autosports at Sebring and more. Stay tuned…

Let’s go racing,

Tom Hale

Soli Deo Gloria (Matthew 5:16)

 

 

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