CAT Cup - Peterborough R/C Trucks

I recently discovered that Peterborough has an R/C dirt track and a club, the Peterborough Monster R/C Club. My brother who was on vacation from Alberta owns several trucks, so we decided to check out the CAT Cup racing action on Saturday Oct. 27th. The weather was miserable with off and on rain (heavy at times), and as we drove over we expected the races would have been cancelled. When we arrived we where pleasantly surprised to find a good crowd of racers (imagine if the weather had been good). If we had known that they would still be racing, we probably would have gone out earlier in the day. We stayed for two or three races before having to go pick up my daughter to take her swimming. The action was fast and the dirt was flying, I had to clean up the camera gear afterwards.

Check out the clubs website: http://www.peterboroughrc.com/

Rowing, Lacrosse and Boxing

Saturday was a very busy day of shooting. I started off the day by shooting rowing at the Head of the Trent. I had got off work at 4 am and only slept for an hour before heading out to get the rowers in the early morning light and mist on the water. (more pics)

Later that day I moved on to shooting Trent University Men's Field lacrosse. (more pics)

As soon as the field lacrosse ended, I headed over to the Trentwinds for some boxing. I arrived during the intermission, which gave me time to grab a quick bite to eat before getting back to shooting. (more photos)

The stage set, at practices are ongoing...

Final touches are being made at Trent University as they prepare to host the 2007 World U-19 Womens Field Lacrosse Championships .












The football goal post have been removed, the lacrosse lines painted and the new grandstand and pressbox are ready to go.

(more prep photos.....)


Thursday evening the teams took to the field for a practice. The Scottish team arrived in style with homemade masks, t-shirts and fun printed kilts.

(more practice photos....)

Gentlemen, start your.......Lawn Tractors?

On Saturday July 29th, the Ontario Extreme Lawn Tractor Racing Association (O.E.L.T.R.A.) held the Canadian Grand National of Lawn Tractor Racing at the Kawartha Downs in Peterborough. (more photos...)

Kawartha Lakes Wakeboard Open 2007

The weather on Saturday was perfect for the Kawartha Lakes Wakeboard Open 2007, on Chemong Lake. Brad and the crew from Kawartha Lakes Wakeboard Co. put on a fantastic event which included wakeboarding, wake skating, bands playing throughout the day and a Bikini contest. I spent the eight hour in the boat photographing the riders.

(more photos...)

Boats and Bikes

Practice continued today on Little Lake in Peterborough, for next weekends (June 16th) Dragon Boat Festival.
Ryan Leech from the Norco Team was in Peterborough putting on a Trials Riding demo at Fontaine Source for Sports.
The demo started out with a high jump from a standing still position. He performed this several times, raising the bar each time.


Ryan went on to perform many other stunts and tricks that demonstrated his balance, co-ordination and ability to manuever his bike with precision.
Next weekend is very busy with events, including Soap Box Racing at the Gravity Cavity (behind Kwawartha Downs), the Dragon Boat Festival on Little Lake, and finally the Buckhorn Battle (Boxing) put on by BEL Boxing.

High School Rowing

I photographed the Annual Mothers Day High School Rowing event at Trent University on Sunday. Unfortunately the area that the actual racing was taking place was away from any accesible shooting postions. Since I was shooting for fun today, I just enjoyed shooting some of the non-racing action.

Lakers Re-Sign 4 Players

The Peterborough Lakers announced on Tuesday (April 24th) that they have re-signed: Scott Self, Scott Evans, Mat Giles and Jason Clark for the 2007 Majour Series Lacrosse season. They will be joining Pat O’Toole, Dan Carey and Tracey Kelusky who will also be returning for the 2007 season.

Monster Jam 2007 - Toronto

Last weekend was very busy, as I was photographing the Monster Jam at the Rogers Centre in Toronto for the O.O.R.A. (Ontario Off-Road Racing Assoc.). The show featured a parade of custom motorcycles, Radio-controlled trucks, Freestyle Motorcross (FMX), Off-road Truck racing and of course the monster trucks.

Saturday they started off by opening the floor for a giant Pit Party where the fans had a chance to check out all the vehicles and get autographs.



It was a fantastic two days of racing, and the O.O.R.A. drivers and crew did a fantastic job.