17 cars were present for the series showdown at Penticton Speedway on Sat. Sept. 26th. The weather was perfect as the fastest 9 cars timed-in within 1.5 tenths
of each other. The 100 lap main would decide who was the series champion. Tom Garnett took the early lead until Darrell Midgley took it on lap 8 . On lap 10,
Geoff Morris moved to second, Cody Brown to third, Dave Hemrich to fourth, and Dave Key to fifth. On lap 34, an incident in the 1-2 corner forced Morris to
the pits with front-end damage, but his crew got him back out in time for the restart. At this point his brother Brent took the lead from Midgely, with
Berrow in third and Hemrich fourth. On lap 50 you could begin to see the moves Ken Jorgensen was making as he started to work his way to the front. On lap
82, Brent was still leading over Midgely, Geoff had moved up to third, Jorgensen to fourth, and Cody Brown was fifth. Brent held them off until the end for
the win over Midgely, Geoff Morris, Jorgensen, and Hemrich.
After the points were awarded for the night's action, the Series Championship was claimed by Ken Jorgensen with 554 points.
2nd - Geoff Morris - 529
3rd - Brent Morris - 469
4th - Tom Berrow - 460
5th - Dave Hemrich - 415
6th - Dave Key - 342
7th - Bob Kuhn - 342
8th - Francis Payette - 282
9th - Harvey Hoogenboom - 279
10th - Darren Patton - 275
The complete point standings will be posted seperately on the site. Thanks go out to all 44 cars that participated in the 2009 season. We hope to see you all
again next year, as we build upon this years success.
Dave Balkwill, Katana Series Announcer
Posted: 09/28/09
SOUTH OKANAGAN BAKERY STREET STOCKS
A field of 17 cars prepared to do battle and declare a series winner. Coming into the race, the top 5 cars were seperated by only 56 points, so a heated battle
was expected. The 8 car led several of the early laps ,and began lapping cars on lap19. Lap 38 saw the 38 truck in the turn 1 wall, and on the restart the order
was 8, 3, 4x, 7, 1, and 83. The 7 car took the lead on lap 35 after the 3 truck was freightrained to 5th. 13 cars remained after 45 laps of action, when the 1
and 31 trucks tangled on the front straight. On the restart, the order was7, 4x, 8, 83, and 3 until lap 61, when 83 passed 8 for 3rd. Lap 65 saw the 27 car in
the front wall. When the 75 lap main was completed, the 7 car was victorious over 83, 4x, 8, 12, and 3.
In the points battle, Donnie Krickemeyer took over the points lead to become the SOB Street Stocks Champion for the 2009 season with 316 points. Keith Tourand
is 2nd with 313, Johnny Aantjes is 3rd with 273, Derek Brears is 4th with 257, and Brian Clutchey claimed 5th with 223 points. Congratulations guys and thanks
to all 57 cars that participated in the series this year. Check for the full points listing on the site, and watch for further news about next season.
This has been an exciting season for both classes, and it has been a real pleasure to have been your announcer. All of us are waiting with anticipation for the
2010 season. We hope to see you all at the Awards Banquet on October 24th.
Dave Balkwill, Katana Series Announcer
Posted: 09/28/09
SOUTH OKANAGAN BAKERY STREET STOCKS POINTS TO SEPT. 26, 2009
If you are not listed correctly in the above points listing or have any concerns, please e-mail
Pat Schepanowsky
Posted: 09/27/09
KATANA RACE PENTICTON - PRACTICE ANNOUNCMENT
A practice will be held on Friday night, September 25th, between 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. The gates will not open on Saturday the 26th until 4:00 p.m.
Posted: 09/21/09
SOUTH OKANAGAN BAKERY STREET STOCKS POINTS TO SEPT. 5, 2009
If you are not listed correctly in the above points listing, please e-mail
Pat Schepanowsky
Posted: 09/19/09
KATANA CHAMPIONSHIP ON THE LINE
The final race of the 2009 series will be run at Penticton Speedway on September 26. Please note that this is a change of venue from Vernon, B.C. on the same date.
The championship will be decided at this race, with the battle between #57 Ken Jorgensen, #72 Geoff Morris and #2 Tom Berrow. Ken goes into battle with 480
points, Geoff with 460 and Tom with 414. Realistically, Tom will need a "win-everything" night to have a chance, while Ken and Geoff have problems. Brent Morris
with 390 and Dave Hemrich with 352 are the other top 5 cars, but are probably too far back to have a chance at winning the championship. 42 cars have been
part of the series this year these guys have been battling hard all season, and it has come down to the final race. We wish them all the best. May the best
man win.
The South Okanagan Bakery Street Stocks will be the support show along with the Penticton Speedway Hobby Stocks, so it promises to be an action packed evening.
Thank you to all the racers who have made this a very interesting season, and to all the fans who have come out to support their favorite driver, it has been
our pleasure to bring you the 2009 season. See you at Penticton Speedway on September 26.
Dave Balkwill, Katana Series Announcer
Posted: 09/13/09
KATANA POINTS POSTED - see Point Standings page
Posted: 09/07/09
CANADA 200 HIGHLIGHTS
By: Pat Schepanowsky
A total of 26 cars competed in this years Canada 200 at Western Speedway. Fast time was set by #5 Korbin Thomas with a time of 16.787 seconds, setting a new
track record. Second fastest time was #57 Ken Jorgensen with 16.800 and then #16 Bart Smith with a time of 16.894. All three drivers broke the previous record
held by #6 Tim Christy. The race got off to a slow start, the first 25 laps took an hour to complete. On lap 25, #46 Mike Schott stalled on the back straight,
with #58 Bob Kuhn actually driving right over the top of Schott's car. It looked like local driver #16 Bart Smith was going to run away with the race, leading
over 50 laps, but then he blew a tranny on lap 100, sending Smith to the pits for the night. A scheduled fuel stop followed to allow the cars to refuel. On
the restart #57 Jorgensen took the lead, but was challenged by #52 Geoff Morris lap 106. Two laps later the final yellow flag came out, Jorgensen took back
the lead on the restart and never gave it up. At the checkered flag, only two cars remained on the lead lap winner #57 Ken Jorgensen and #5 Korbin Thomas. The
top five in points for the night were #57 Ken Jorgensen with 89 points; second Korbin Thomas with 87 points; third #21 Jason Tarasenko with 74 points; fourth #2
Tom Berrows with 71 points; and fifth #97 Morley Axelson with 68 points.
The 2009 series is now led by #57 Ken Jorgensen with 480 points; #52 Geoff Morris is seond with 460 points; #2 Tom Berrows is in third with 390 points; #33
Dave Hemrich is fourth with 352 points; and #5 Korbin Thomas rounds out the top five with 352 points.
Posted: 09/06/09
CANADA 200 WINNER - WESTERN SPEEDWAY SEPTEMBER 5
1st - #57 Ken Jorgensen
2nd - #5 Korbin Thomas
3rd - #21 Jason Tarasenko
Race summary to follow.
Posted: 09/05/09
CANADA 200 - WESTERN SPEEDWAY SEPTEMBER 5
Raceday Schedule: Gates open at 10:00 a.m.; practice noon to 2:00 p.m.; hot laps start at 4:30 p.m.; and racing starts at 7:00 p.m.
Posted: 09/01/09
KATANA AGASSIZ RACE SUMMARY - AUGUST 22
A full grandstand greeted the racers at Agassiz Speedway on Saturday night as 17 Sportsman cars prepared to run 100 laps on the quarter mile oval. Ken Jorgensen
set fast qualifying time at 13.821 followed by Tom Berrow at
13.830 and Dave Key at 13.887. When the green flag flew, the 15 car of Shawn Berg took the early lead with #29 Brent Morris second. Brent took the lead
before an incident in turn three that involved several cars and resulted in Tom Berrow visiting the pits for repairs and Dave Hemrich being sent to the back of
the pack for causing the incident. On the restart the front five were 29, 32, 5, 57 and 52. Two laps later Dave Hemrich found himself in the back wall with
terminal damage. The next 90 laps were run under the green flag with the action keeping the fans on the front of their seats. 14 of the starting 17 were
still running with 25 laps to go. Geoff Morris had patiently worked his way thru traffic to the lead with his brother Brent second and Ken Jorgensen third.
Dave Key ran a strong race to claim 4th and #55 Charlie Spratt had his best run to take 5th. 6th to 10th were Tom Garnett, Bob Kuhn, Darren Patton,
Geordie Glenn, and Tom Berrow.
Geoff Morris with 409 points has an 18 point lead over Ken Jorgenson, and a 46 point lead on brother Brent going into the final two events of the season.
Thanks for the great show guys...see you in Victoria on September 5th.
Dave Balkwill, Katana Series Announcer
Posted: 08/24/09
KATANA AGASSIZ RACE RESULTS - AUGUST 22ND
1st - #52 Geoff Morris
2nd - #29 Brent Morris
3rd - #57 Ken Jorgensen (fast time qualifier)
Race summary to follow.
Posted: 08/22/09
KATANA SPORTSMAN, AGASSIZ SPEEDWAY - AUGUST 22, 2009
Race schedule for August 22nd - see you there, the weather will be awesome!
Gates Open: 11:00 a.m.
Practice: noon to 2:00 p.m. -
Streets, Sportsman
Track Cleaning: 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. - pits closed
Hot Laps: 4:00 p.m. - Hornets, Streets,
Sportsman
Drivers Meeting: 5:15 p.m.
Time Ins: 5:45 p.m. - Hornets,
Streets, Sportsman
Opening Ceremony: 7:00 p.m. - National Anthem - all drivers to front wall
Racing Starts: by 7:15 p.m.
Trophy Dashes: Hornets, Streets
Heat Races: 12 to 15 laps depending on car count - 1
session each
Streets Tech: start of Hornet Main
Sportsman Tech: follows Streets tech
Main Events: Hornet 30 laps, Streets 100 laps, Sportsman 100 laps
Camping is allowed at the track, no charge in Alm Park, no hook ups. Please leave your campsite cleaner than when you arrived.
More info email Agassiz Speedway or call 604-792-3278 (info line)
or 604-819-8662 (cell).
Posted: 08/17/09
PENTICTON RACE SUMMARY
Submitted and Written By "Superbrush" Dave Balkwill:
Hot weather and a slick track greeted the Racers on Saturday. 20 cars timed in with the Top 5 being: #99 @ 14.37, #33 @ 14.56, #2 @ 14.56, # 52 @ 14.6, and #29
@ 14.68. Heat Race wins went to #96 & #19.
As the Main got underway, #36 took the early lead. Lap 10 saw #33 & #57 get tangled up in turn 3, sending both to the pits. Hemrich's crew went to
work and got Dave back on for the restart. Jorgensen's car could not be repaired so he was done for the night. #52 Geoff Morris went to the lead and
was unstopable. 16 cars were running on lap 55 with several down laps to the leader. Geoff Morris appeared to have enough time to lap the entire field,
but a yellow with 10 laps to go saved the #36 car and the #33 from being lapped. The finish was #52, #33, #36, #2, #29, #15, #46, #58, #32, and #30;
your top 10.
The win boosted Geoff Morris to the points lead after Saturday Night with Jorgensen now Second and Brent Morris Third.
Posted: 08/05/09
KATANA PENTICTON - BERROW'S FIRST KATANA WIN
#2 Tom Berrow, driving for Ross Racing Inc., wins round two of the Katana Sportsman double header weekend.
Islanders #52 Geoff Morris and #29 Brent Morris finished second and third respectively. (Unofficial Results)
Posted: 08/03/09
KATANA PENTICTON - MORRIS TWO IN A ROW!
#52 Geoff Morris takes the checkered flag again! #33 Dave Hemrich and #36 Joe Cornett-Ching came second and third respectively. Stay tuned
for tomorrow night's round two when the Katana cars race the last of their "double header" weekend.
Posted: 08/01/09
PENTICTON PRACTICE
Friday, July 31 practice: 7-8 p.m.
Saturday, August 1 practice: 10-12 p.m.
Practice: $10.00 per day
Camping: $10.00 per night
Driver's: please be aware that the driver's meeting will be longer than the usual driver meetings
Posted: 07/29/09
SARATOGA - JULY 25
Top three point finishers: Ken Jorgensen, Geoff Morris and Jason Tarasenko
Posted: 07/26/09
KATANA THRIFTY FOODS 100
#52 Geoff Morris wins! #57 Ken Jorgensen and #58 Bob Kuhn came second and third respectively. More to follow.
Posted: 07/25/09
$2,500 to win!
$300 to 24th position
There will be no morning practice
Gates open at 3:30 p.m.
Practice at 4:15 p.m.
Racing at 7 p.m.
Tires will be declared after the first practice
Come on out to Saratoga where you will find the coolest race track and staff!
Posted: 07/20/09
TIRE ORDER - PENTICTON RACE AUGUST 1ST AND 2ND
For Immediate Release:
Please order tires/wheels immediately as we are loading the trailer for the Penticton Race. You can call 403-345-4726 or just leave a message or send Mark an
email.
Posted: 07/17/09
RACING FUEL
If you require VP fuel for the Katana Saratoga July 25th race, please contact Lejeune Performance at (250)381-4513 or
e-mail.
Posted: 07/10/09
NEXT RACE: SARATOGA
Next Katana race is July 25, 2009 at Saratoga Speedway. Guaranteed $2,500.00 to win and $300.00 to start to 25th place.
Posted: 07/05/09
FOR CONSIDERATION AND COMMENTS FROM ALL SPORTSMAN DRIVERS
We are very close to having one set of rules that encompasses all of the sportsman cars in BC. This has been a long process that started, in my
opinion, with the Sportsman Invitational race at Penticton Speedway in 1999. There have been many changes and numerous people involved that have
positioned the Sportsman class at its current level.
More...
Johnny Aantjes
Director, Katana Sportsman Tour
Posted: 07/03/09
THANK YOU WILLIAMS LAKE
A big thank you to Williams Lake and Thunder Mountain Speedway for a great event! We were happy for the fans. Considering the weather it was a great crowd and
we pulled off the race! Thanks again to all.
From all the Katana Staff
Posted: 06/29/09
KATANA THUNDER MOUNTAIN RACE REPORT
By Superbrush Dave
We left Langley knowing there was a 30% chance of rain at Williams Lake, but we hoped for better. We pulled into the track at 2:15 and the weather was just as
we feared. The drizzle started shortly thereafter, but using the backup classes to dry the track allowed the Sportsman cars to squeeze in one hot lap session.
It still was debatable as to whether or not we would get the 100 lap main in as scheduled. The steady off and on rain kept the track moist, but running the
support classes helped to get the track half raceable. The South Okanagan Bakery Street Stocks ran their main event which dried the track well enough to put
the Sportaman Main on the track. It was a nice first win for Donnie Krickemeyer in his new truck after patiently working his way to the top two and taking the
win when the #7 car failed to pass post-race tech.
Fourteen cars started the Sportsman Main, lined up by points from the opening season race at Agassiz, due to qualifying being rained out. The field was
inverted with the 51 car choosing to start at the rear, so points leader Ken Jorgensen had his work cut out for him. An early incident between Tom Berrow
and Dave Hemrich in turn one took them both out of contention for the win. Ken finally took the lead and the Morris brothers made their way to 2nd and 3rd
in the 52 and 29 cars. The brothers dueled while keeping Ken in their sights, and Brent passed his bro to take 2nd place and set his sights on the 57 car.
He passed Ken in traffic with a nice move on lap 73. Ken was patient and was able to retake the lead on lap 85. Kalvin Loudoun was able to pass Geoff Morris
to claim 3rd place and Geoff was fourth. All in all it was a clean race. Everyone in the pits were saying I can't believe we got this one in. Thanks
everyone for the great show and we'll see you at Saratoga Speedway on the 25th of July for round three of the series.
Posted: 06/28/09
KATANA THUNDER MOUNTAIN RESULTS
Time trials were cancelled due to rain.
1st - #57 Ken Jorgensen, Surrey, B.C.
2d - #29 Brent Morris, Victoria, B.C.
3rd - #12 Kalvin Loudoun, Penticton, B.C.
Points to follow.
Posted: 06/28/09
KATANA WILLIAMS LAKE RACE - SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2009
Gates open 2:00 p.m. - no morning practice session
$2,500.00 to win
Guaranteed $300.00 to start up to 25th place
Posted: 06/23/09
2009 PRIZE LIST
There will be a draw at the end of the 2010 race season for the following prizes.
To qualify you must race at each Katana event for both the 2009 and 2010 seasons:
