Mud Run '04 and Smoke Show 2004!
On May 29th, 2004 we hosted our 4th Annual Mud Run and
our 2nd Smoke Show. It was a huge success! Even though
it was a very cold day and we even saw a few snow flakes,
the crowd was incredible. We believe a fair estimate is we
had at least 2,000 spectators throughout the day. Many
came for a while and left due to the cold. Many came early
and stayed all day. The Kiwanis were very busy all day.
The line to the food booth was reported to me to be 45 min.
to 1 hour long at times. Next year we will be adding another
food vendor and expanding the spectator area by about 75%.
We had 4 classes for the Mud Run. Pit A was for vehicles
with
tires up to 33" in diameter. Pit B was for vehicles with tires
34" and up. Each pit had a stock and modified class.
Each contestant was allowed 2 runs and we took the best
of the 2 runs. They were judged first on distance, second
on time. The $30 entry fee included a $10 T-shirt, $10
towards a cash payback and $10 for a wash job by the
Colebrook Fire Department. The first place winners in each
class got a $100 gift certificate to one of the following...
Bond Auto Parts
Coos Auto Parts
LaPerle's IGA
Northern Tire
The Smoke Show was also a great success. We had 12
entries
and divided them into 4 classes. We ran the 4 Smoke Show
competitions between the Mud Run classes. The $15 entry fee
went back to each of the 4 winners. Each contestant also
received a limited edition 2004 Smoke Show T-Shirt. Each
winner was judged by crowd applause and also received a
$25 gift certificate from one of the following business'...
1rst Clarksville Store
Ducret's Sporting Goods
Lemieux's Garage
L.L. Cote
We sold out of all our t-shirts thanks to our great t-shirt
sales team Mike and Lisa Godzyk and Amanda Parker.
Crystal, Jaime and Jan sold 50/50 tickets. The winner of
the 50/50 received $680. Ticket holders also got a chance
at one of the following prizes...
AJ's Variety-Gift bag & $25 certificate
George's Pizza-$25 certificate
Wilderness Restaurant-$25 certificate
Majic Falls Rafting Trip - $250 value
Bond Auto Parts-$100 certificate
North Woods Truck Stop-$20 Gas certificate
1rst Clarksville Store $25 Gas certificate
Below are the contestants.
Best time of 2 runs is listed in seconds.
If no distance is listed, assume all the way.
Pit A - Stock
Mark Libby 14.32
Steve Tremaine 16.12
Jamie O'Conor 16.38
Tim Howlett 22.45
Jessica Riel 10.58 3rd Place
Fred Giddis 15.15
Keith Lamanuzzi 10.48 2nd Place
Nate Lyons 11.50
George O'Conner 6.26 1rst Place
1rst Smoke Show - ATV/Bike
Tyson Smith
Leon Wentworth
Bob Grant WINNER!
Pit A - Modified
Amy Hawkins 9.38 1rst Place
Chad Clark 12.77 2nd Place
2nd Smoke Show - RWD Cars
Mike Largesse
Shawn Wheeler WINNER!
Jeremy Ladd
Pit B - Stock
Travis Royston 14.89
Eric Perry 12.33
Nate Ouellette 21.84
Dana Caron 12.91
Don Price 69' 18.47
Michael Auger 18.95
Shawn Couture 11.41 1rst Place
Scott Field 12.19
Kevin Lanciani 16.06
Mark Peterson 18.74
Mark Loranger 11.76 3rd Place
Dan Savage 12.20
Bill Gosselin 14.16
Scott Page 11.43 2nd Place
Mark Seager 13.46
3rd Smoke Show - RWD Pickup
Kevin Eldred
Josh Dixon
Anthony Young WINNER!
Pit B - Modified
Tom Soucy 11.83 2nd Place
Tony Day 11.62 1rst Place
Morgan McCarthy 74' 20.71
Charlie Mendum 17.81
Rick Gendreau 23.44
Mike Largesse 28.49
Aaron Grover 26.08
James Blaisdell 13.80 3rd Place
Charles Morton 65' 16.84
4th Smoke Show - RWD Truck
Bob Grant
Brant Kingsbury
Marcus Day WINNER!
Below are some pictures of this years preparations.
We built up the pit area with gravel.
Great job by Ed McKeage from WeLog.
We screened loam for the mud.
Thank You to Clark and Sam Jeffers.
We compacted the base with the biggest rolling machine we
could find.
Roller owned by Sheldon Gray Construction.
The pits are 15'x100' each. There is 100' of shut down.
May 4th
16' x 30' concrete slab for the Smoke Show
Thank you to BM Concrete and Persons Concrete.
We filled the pits with screened loam.
We would have been lost without the generosity
of Dan Ouimette for the use of his skidder.
We wrestled with Mother Nature everyday the week of the
Mud Run. It rained every time we got the pits right. Thanks
to Dan Lynch for the use of his loader. We used it to add material
as the rain continued to pour down. Thank You to Mike Godzyk and
Ron Lyons for the last minute thickening materials.
Jeff Dobson and Mike Godzyk.
Mowing for parking donated by Weir Bros. and Sibgo Tree Co.
