Jarrett Bonn is either a creative genius or a villain after his crafty move to win Sunday's hit-to-pass main race at PGARA Speedway.
"I knew that if I hit him over the start-finish line he was going to win, so it was just a matter of drive past and then back into him," said the 27-year-old. "In Fort St. John, we run demo derby where we're used to backing into cars all the time. As long as it's a hit that's all that matters."
Sunday's main eight-cylinder event lasted about two hours, and saw the dozen cars involved spend extended time in the pits getting work done to the vehicles after a rough night.
"Saturday night we were a little rough on the car, hitting too hard," said Bonn, who managed to avoid the more vicious hits Sunday. "We just toned it down a little bit, had a good crew and had lots of tires. The car's fast and just drove into the hits and got laps that's all that matters."
Bonn managed 80 laps Sunday and came out of the pit in time to prevent Stephen Woods from being declared the winner as the last car running.
"We had a pretty good overheating problem - there was no water in the car and the gage was maxed right over," said Bonn. "We tried to cool her down and we got fired up - all it takes is the last hit."
Brent Falkowsky, driving for teammate Monty MacMaster, said he had no hard feelings about Bonn's maneuver to push him back.
"I just died on the finish line and it wouldn't go," said Falkowsky. "I thought it was a little hard hit, but, it's hit to pass, it's what happens."
Falkowsky placed sixth Saturday, driving his own car, but blew the motor and couldn't participate Sunday, until MacMaster offered him the seat halfway through Sunday's race.
The duo combined for 57 laps, while Alvin Dyck completed 66 - second to Bonn.
Meanwhile, on Saturday night Branden Pringle earned the $100 payout for being the first to flip, thanks to dad Ron. The 19-year-old had done a lot of pre-race bragging about how he was going to "take him out" to Ron, but it was the younger Pringle taken out. Ron, driving after daughter Kelly bailed out of the four-cylinder event, nudged his son's car, causing the rollover. The car was totaled and Branden suffered a slight case of whiplash.
