2012 Bernardston Soapbox Races Results

2012 Bernardston Soapbox Races Results

List of racers, winners, and volunteers

Winners of the Race:

  • Adults:
    • Greg Kilmer #6 coming in at 46 MPH
    • Greg Kilmer & Christine Aakjar tied at 46 mph
  • Juniors
    • Ross Damon #1 Coming in at 29 MPH First Run
    • Gavin Flynn #11 Coming in at 30 MPH Second Run

Soapbox Race Participants

Adults:

First Run Second Run
1

Robert Kane

 #2

52.9 -34-mph

47.4-35-mph
2.

Eugene Aakjar

 #3

46.5-38-mph

45.1-39-mph
3.

Kelly Kilmer

 #4

57.8 - 26mph

56.2 -29-mph
4.

Joe Landry

 #28

41.9 – 45-mph

41.8 -45-mph
5.

Greg Kilmer

 #6

41.56-46-mph

41.2-46-mph
6.

Christine Aakjar

 #7

53.9-32-mph

51.7-m 46-mph
7.

Mike Muller

 #8

48.6 -35-mph

47.5 – 36 -mph
8.

Jack Patch

 #10

47.25-38-mph

46.73 – 38-mph
9.

Chris Sanborn

 #33

47.5 – 36-mph

46.8 – 37 -mph
10.

Dan Gray

 #69

47.7 – 36 – mph

47.3 – 36-mph
11.

Tim Dowd

 #38

44.5 – 40 -mph

43.7 – 37-mph
12.

Brandon Stafford

 #15

44.2 – 40 – mph

44.2 – 40 – mph

Juniors:

 First Run Second Run
1.

Ross Damon

 #1

63.6 – 29-mph

53.5 -29 - mph
2.

Ivy Muller

 #9

41.06 – 23 – mph

43.3 – 27 – mph
3.

Sean Damon

 #5

41.0 – 16 –mph

42.5 – 28 – mph
4.

Gavin Flynn

 #11

36.6 – 26 – mph

38.3 – 30 – mph
5.

Harrison Kerber

 #100

50.1 – 16 – mph

49.9 – 24 – mph

Click here to see a gallery of photos from Race Day! (photos no longer available)

I would personally like to thank Samantha Rowe & Scott Lyman, Peter and Roxene Shedd, the Bernardston Fire Dept. as well as Dan Gray, Chuck Vassar, Roger Raymond’s Repair Shop, Bernardston Police Dept. & P.V.R.S. for doing everything that you did that day to make it work. Thank you again.

The 250th Committee would like to recognize and thank Brooks Brown, Mary & John Crowley and Bill Montiglio. It is with great appreciation to these people for all the pictures that they donated to the town for this event. Thank you!

- Sandy, Chairman of the 250th committee!!

A GOOD TIME WAS HAD BY ALL!!

  • Bud Streeter, Bill Pratt & Russ Deane, for being Judges that day.
  • Chuck Vassar, for inspecting the vehicles to make sure they were safe.
  • Mik Muller, for his help and advice
  • Bill Pratt and Joel Cole, for donation of the hay bales and the help with putting them out on the day of the event.
  • The Bernardston Fire Dept., for using all of your own equipment for the day of the race.
  • Jim Gildea, Chris Wysk, Carolyn & Ray Johnson, for selling the T-Shirts and Hats that day.
  • The Provecciho’s, for allowing people to set up in her yard to sell food.
  • A big Thank you to all the neighbors on Huckle Hill residents for allowing us to use your properties on that day.
  • The Bernardston Post Office, for putting the mail out early enough so that we could run the race in time.
  • We would like to give our sincere thanks to Tony Streeter and Joan for all the information they put forth to make this event come off.

- Thank you from the Soapbox Race Committee!!

Posted: to Bernardston Soapbox News on Fri, Jul 20, 2012
Updated: Wed, Mar 11, 2020