Dexter’s Winter Festival wouldn’t be the same without the Wassookeag Snowmobile Club Radar Runs.

This year it was a great success even with the sub zero temperatures. But for the racers, the temperatures made for perfect racing conditions.

The club had over 70 entries in which to run on a well prepared ice or snow track. The tracks were 1000 feet in length giving the racers a great super chance for high speeds.

The Racers came from several towns to include Dexter, Ripley, Dixfield, Starks, Sangerville, Newport, Guilford, Plymouth, St. Albans, Mt. Vernon, Harmony, Detroit, Sebec , Dover, Waterville and Milo.

The high light of the event, besides the top speed of the day, was the presence of a Bald Eagle. The Eagle landed just a few feet away for the track to feed on a fish and seemed impressed by the attention he received for his appearance. The eagle made a swoop down the entire race track, circling around the spectators and gracefully left us, as if to say, “Speed is not important , it’s all in presentation!”

The trophy winners of the day were as follows:

STOCK CLASSES
0 - 440 cc 1st Chris Nuite 91.3 / 2nd Kent Hartley 77.5
441 - 500 cc 1st Chris Nuite 92.0 / 2nd Barret Nuite 83.8
501 - 600 cc single pipe 1st Lonney Swett 98.3/ 2nd Louie Morrison 98.0
501 - 600 cc multi pipe 1st Mark Bracket102.1/ 2nd Mike Oleksiak 101.7
601 - 700 cc single pipe 1st Kevin Castonguay 105.2 / 2nd Jeremy Goulette 101.9
601 - 700 cc multi pipe 1st David Robbins 107.9 / 2nd Scott Thibodeau 105.5
701 - 800 cc single pipe 1st Kevin Castonguay 105.8 / 2nd Kory Martin 101.4
701 - 800 cc multi pipe 1st Dwight Patterson 107.4 / 2nd David Robbins 106.9
801 - 900 cc 1st Scott Thibodeau 105.1 / 2nd George Morgan 100.0
901 -1000 cc 1st Scott Thibodeau 104.2 / 2nd Matt Blocker 103.0

IMPROVED CLASSES
0 - 440 cc 1st Chris Nuite 92.6 / 2nd Jake Fick 87.7 ( Done on a motor cross bike.)
441 - 500 cc 1st Chris Nuite 91.8 / 2nd Aaron Stevens 91.5
501 - 600 cc 1st Frank Maker 105.8 / 2nd George Morgan 99.8
601 - 700 cc 1st Kevin Castonguay 105.5 / Scott Brace 105.0
701 - 800 cc 1st Andy Olson 121.0 / 2nd Chris Wyman 112.8
801 - 900 cc 1st Chris Wyman 112.9 / 2nd Rusty Jackson 112.7
901 - 1000 cc 1st Rusty Jackson 112.9 / 2nd Danielle Gilbert 110.4

OPEN - 1st Billy Sawyer 132.9 / 2nd David Lefebare 126.8

MINI - 1st Norman Bashaw III 16.9/ 2nd Jeff Ludden 16.9 (Drag raced for tie breaker.)

CLASSIC (1987 - 1977) 1ST Randy Nye 91.9 / 2nd No Entries

ANTIQUE (1976 - OLDER) 1st Thomas Richards 66.3 / 2nd David Henderson 55.3

4 STROKE 1st Steve Chapman 93.7 / 2nd No Entries

Top Speed of the Day trophy and cash award went to Billy Sawyer with 132.5.