Oakwood, ON (January 31, 2023) – After months of preparation and practice, the Karkoulas Sisters Racing (KSR) team was able to kick off the Canadian Snowcross Racing Association (CSRA) season opener at their hometown track in Lindsay, Ontario this past weekend. The FXR Kawartha Cup, located at Lindsay Exhibition, was a great event hosted by CSRA with hundreds of loads of snow trucked in to make one of the largest tracks racers have seen at this race location. With excitement and first race jitters, KSR racers, Dakota (501) and Zoe (502) hit the track in front of family and friends for the first time this season. Both racers had a great weekend, with some amazing takeaways and accomplishments.
Dakota advanced in classes this year and raced in her first Sport class. She really enjoyed getting the opportunity to race against different people she has not yet raced against. This advancement in classes encouraged Dakota to push herself and her riding abilities, which she continues to look forward as the season continues.
The Pro Women’s race on Saturday went better than Dakota could had asked for, with her going 1-1 in both motos. Sunday’s pro women race also went well. Despite her sled hesitating at the line in the first moto, she was able to make up time and experimented with line choices which proved effective in passing opponents while earning her second place. In moto 2 she was able to take 1st place, which gave her a first for the day in that class. Dakota was thrilled with these results and can’t wait to see what the rest of the season will bring!
Zoe’s weekend started off with a major change; where she found out that the Transition Girls class would be cancelled for the weekend due to lack of entries. She decided to pivot and race in Junior Novice for the first time, in addition to the Transition 2 class. On Saturday, Zoe won her first heat for Transition 2, however a crash in the second heat gave her 7th place. In the finals she placed 5th. For Junior Notice, she went 3-5 in her heats, and in the final placed 9th after a re-start where her sled unfortunately spun on the line.
On Sunday, Zoe started strong in Transition 2 by going 4-3 in her heats, and ended with a 6th place in the final. For Junior Novice, she went 5-7 in her heats and ended the day with an 8th overall. She was happy to be back at the track and racing. Her next race will be round 3 in Innisfil, ON as her classes aren’t run at the next race in Valcourt.
KSR would like to thank the following sponsors for their support for the 2023 season, without them this would not be possible: Motul, Ski-Doo, Fly Racing, Scott Sports Canada, C&A Pro Skis, Rox Speed FX, Dayco, Off-Road Vixens, Backwoods Promotions, Backcountry Motorsports Media, Stud Boy Traction Products, 139 Designs, Clean Media, St. Onge Recreation, Laps for Muscular Dystrophy.
Also, KSR would like to extend a big thank you to Bailey Motorsports for their endless support, and to Black River Racing for allowing the team to practice with them.
RESULTS: To see full results for the CSRA Series, visit: http://live.tracksideresults.com/csra/
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NEXT RACE: February 11-12, 2023 – Valcourt, QC
WEEKEND RACE RESULTS
| Saturday: | Class | Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Final |
| Zoe | Transition 2 | 1st | 7th | 5th |
| Junior/Novice | 3rd | 5th | 9th | |
| Dakota | Pro Women | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| Sport | 5th | 5th | 6th | |
| Sunday | ||||
| Zoe | Transition 2 | 4th | 3rd | 6th |
| Junior/Novice | 5th | 7th | 8th | |
| Dakota | Pro Women | 2nd | 1st | 1st |
| Sport | 3rd | 3rd | 8th |
