Three days of chuckwagon racing, 33 drivers, the roar of the wagons and the cheers from the crowds made for a great weekend on the Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association's SIGA Pro Tour.
Logan Gorst was in the running for the aggregate buckle after the Friday and Saturday races, as he sat in seventh place. Sunday, he locked up the championship with the second quickest time of the day.
Gorst's three-day total time was 3:08.84, as he edged out Gordon McCallum who finished second with a three-day aggregate time of 3:09.94 and was in third place after two-days.
Gorst has a goal to be in the top eight in the CPCA standings this year and qualify for the Calgary Stampede. Although the Gorst name is a prestigious one on the chuckwagon circuit, Logan is still considered one of the new kids on the block. After his performance in the first event on the tour, Logan sits behind his father Gary in sixth place in the CPCA standings Gary was an outrider for his father Art and the 56 year old has been driving chuckwagons since he was 15. Logan's brother Dustin is also one of the best outriders on the track and will likely take the reigns someday as well.
Jamie Laboucane had a new track record during the first heat Sunday as he grabbed the rail and finished with a 1:01.03 time.
Ray Mitsuing had the best times Friday and Saturday with a 1:02.44 mark Friday and a time of 1:02.72 Saturday and leads the CPCA standings with 60 points.
The Battlefords Ag Society can receive the praise for a successful weekend of chuckwagon racing. The next CPCA Pro Tour stop is in St. Walburg this weekend. Each weekend until the middle of August will be a busy one for wagon racers, as the Sega Pro Tour will stop in Yorkton, Cold Lake, Alta., Wainwright, Alta., Little Pine, Meadow Lake, Turtleford, Saskatoon and the finally in Lloydminster Aug. 17 to 21 for the championships.
