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Pelican Race History

2023 Season

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2023 Season - Grass , Haydays

North Branch, Minnesota

Struggled all weekend, Did not place. 2nd Fastest    ET in Q1 of 800 Pro stock.

Driver: Kirsten Saunders

600 Twin XP Ski-doo

600 Twin Rev Ski-doo

800 Triple CK3 Ski-doo

Crew: Aaron Pelley, Vince D'Arrigo, Evan Wright,

Paul Pelley & Carson Saunders

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2023 Season - Grass ,  ISR World Series

Princeton, Minnesota

Improved 600 - 1st Place - 5.77 @ 81 MPH 

Pro Stock 600 - 2nd Place - 5.05 @ 95 MPH  

Pro Stock 700 - 3rd Place - 5.07 @ 96 MPH 

Driver: Kirsten Saunders

600 Twin XP Ski-doo

600 Twin REV Ski-doo

800 Triple CK3 Ski-doo

Crew: Aaron Pelley, Carson Saunders & Paul Pelley

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2023 Season - Grass , Under The Lights

Princeton, Minnesota 

August 25th

Improved 600 - 4th Place - 6.02 @ 82 MPH 

Improved 700 - 3rd Place - 5.64 @ 85 MPH  

Pro Stock 600 - 1st Place - 4.96 @ 97 MPH 

Pro Stock 700 - 1st Place - 5.04 @ 96 MPH 

Driver: Kirsten Saunders

600 Twin XP Ski-doo

600 Twin REV Ski-doo

800 Triple CK3 Ski-doo

Crew: Aaron Pelley, Paul Pelley & Carson Saunders

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2023 Season - Grass , Saturday Day 2 

Princeton, Minnesota 

August 26th 

Improved 600 - 4th Place - 5.75 @ 81 MPH  

Improved 700 - 3rd Place - 5.90 @ 78 MPH  

Pro Stock 600 - 2nd Place - 5.06 @ 93 MPH 

Pro Stock 700 - 3rd Place - 4.96 @ 97 MPH  

Open Mod 600 - 2nd Place - 5.06 @ 95 MPH 

Open Mod 700 - 1st Place - 5.03 @ 96 MPH 

Factory Mod 3 - 3rd Place - 5.77 @ 88 MPH 

Driver: Kirsten Saunders

600 Twin XP Ski-doo

600 Twin REV Ski-doo

800 Triple CK3 Ski-doo 

Crew: Aaron Pelley, Carson Saunders & Paul Pelley

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2023 Season - Asphalt , New England Dragway

Epping, New Hampshire

Gords Personal Best ET 

Driver: Gord Macdonald

Proline Chassis with 1200 Ski-doo Pro mod

Crew: Donnie Cosnick, Aaron Pelley & Kirsten Saunders

2022 Season

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2022 Season - Grass Race 1 

Princeton, Minnesota 

Pro stock 600 - 2nd Place

Pro Stock 700 - 3rd Place

Heavy Mod 600 - 2nd Place

Heavy Mod 800 - 3rd Place

Driver: Kirsten Saunders

600 Twin Rev Ski-doo

800 Triple CK3 Ski-doo

Crew: Aaron Pelley , Paul Pelley & Carson

Saunders

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2022 Season - Grass, Haydays

North Branch Minnesota

Pro Stock 600 - 2nd Place - 5.06 @ 96 MPH 

Pro Stock 700 - 3rd Place - 5.05 @ 97 MPH 

Pro Stock 800 - 1st Place - 4.64 @ 105 MPH 

Heavy mod 600 - 4th Place - 5.10 @ 97 MPH 

Heavy Mod 800 - 1st Place - 4.50 @ 108 MPH  

**** Minnesota Cup Championship ****

2nd Female in history to win the Minnesota cup.

Driver: Kirsten Saunders

600 Twin Rev Ski-doo

800 Triple CK3 Ski-doo 

Crew: Aaron Pelley , Carson Saunders & Paul    Pelley

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2022 Season - Grass, Snow Bash

Ohio, New York

Pro Mod 600- 1st Place 

Heavy Mod 600- 1st Place

Pro Stock 700 - 3rd Place

Heavy Mod 800 - 3rd Place ( Accident run )

Pro Mod 800 - Made it to finals, Unable to run

An accident in the shut down section on the final  for Heavy Mod 800 Ended our season short. 

Driver: Kirsten Saunders

600 Twin Rev Ski-doo 

800 Triple CK3 Ski-doo

Crew: Aaron Pelley , Paul Pelley & Carson Saunders

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2022 Season - Snow , SSRA

Wetaskiwin , Alberta

Pro Snow 600 - 2nd Place

Pro Snow 700 - 2nd Place

Kirsten Saunders

600 Twin XP Ski-doo

Crew: Aaron Pelley , Bo Edgson & Ranger

2020 Season

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2020 Season - Snow , SSRA

Lac La Biche, Alberta

Improved 600 - 1st Place

Improved 700 - 3rd Place

Pro Snow 600 - 1st Place

Driver: Kirsten Saunders

600 Twin XP Ski-doo

Crew: Aaron Pelley

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2020 Season - Snow , SSRA

Janvier, Alberta

Improved 600 - 3rd Place 

Driver: Kirsten Saunders

600 Twin XP Ski-doo

Crew: Aaron Pelley

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2020 Season - Snow , SSRA

Vermillion , Alberta ( Day 1 - Saturday )

Improved 600 - 3rd Place

Pro Snow 600 - 4th Place 

Driver: Kirsten Saunders

600 Twin XP Ski-doo

Crew: Aaron Pelley & Donovan Benoit

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2020 Season - Snow , SSRA

Vermillion, Alberta ( Day 2 - Sunday )

Improved 600 - 2nd Place

Improved 700 - 4th Place

Pro Snow 600 - 1st Place

Driver: Kirsten Saunders 

600 Twin XP Ski-doo 

Crew: Aaron Pelley & Donovan Benoit

2019 Season

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2019 Season - Grass , Haydays

North Branch, Minnesota

September 6th , 7th & 8th

Did not place

Drivers: Aaron Pelley & Trevor Higgins

800 Triple CK3 Ski-doo

1000 Triple CK3 Ski-doo

Crew: Carson Saunders & Kirsten Saunders

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2019 Season - Grass 

Salisbury, New York

September 13th , 14th & 15th

Did not place

Drivers: Aaron Pelley & Trevor Higgins

800 Triple CK3 Ski-doo

1000 Triple CK3 Ski-doo

Crew: Carson Saunders & Kirsten Saunders

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2019 Season - Grass , Snowbash

Ohio, New York

September 21st & 22nd

Did not place

Drivers: Aaron Pelley & Trevor Higgins

800 Triple CK3 Ski-doo

1000 Triple CK3 Ski-doo

Crew: Carson Saunders & Kirsten Saunders

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2019 Season - Grass 

Michigan , Great Lakes Dragway

September 28th 

Race cancelled mid event due to running past night time curfew

Driver: Aaron Pelley

800 Triple CK3 Ski-doo

Crew: Iantomasi Racing 

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2019 Season - Grass 

Epping , New Hampshire

October 12th & 13th

Did not place

Driver: Aaron Pelley

800 Triple CK3 Ski-doo

Crew: Kirsten Saunders

2018 Season

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2018 Season - Snow , King Of The River , SSRA

Fort McMurray , Alberta

800 Pro Snow - 1st Place

800 Powder adder - 1st Place

1000 Pro Snow - 1st Place 

Driver: Aaron Pelley 

800 Twin XS Ski-doo Chassis 

Crew: Kirsten Saunders & Trevor Higgins

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2018 Season - Snow , SSRA

Cold Lake , Alberta

800 Pro Snow - 4th Place

1000 Pro Snow - 3rd Place 

Driver: Aaron Pelley 

800 Twin XS Ski-doo Chassis 

Crew: Kirsten Saunders 

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2018 Season - Snow , SSRA

St Paul, Alberta

800 Pro Snow - 1st Place

800 Power Adder - 1st Place

1000 Pro Snow - 4th Place

Driver: Aaron Pelley

800 Triple Rev Ski-doo Chassis

Crew: Peter Regular

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2018 Season - Snow , SSRA

Janvier - Alberta

Pro Snow 800 - 4th Place

Pro Snow 1000 - 3rd Place

800 Power Adder - 4th Place 

Driver: Aaron Pelley

800 Triple Rev Ski-doo Chassis

Crew: Kirsten Saunders , Trevor Higgins & Peter Regular

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2018 Season - Snow , Outlaw Sled Drag

Slave Lake - Alberta

800 Open  - We removed sled from class

1000 Open - 1st Place

All Motor - 2nd Place 

Driver: Aaron Pelley

800 Triple Rev Ski-doo Chassis

Crew: Peter Regular

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2018 Grass - Haydays

North Branch, Minnesota

September 7th , 8th & 9th

Did not place

Drivers: Aaron Pelley & Brad Rowsell

800 Twin XS Ski-doo  

600 Twin XP Ski-doo

Crew: Kirsten Saunders, Trevor Higgins , Carson Saunders & Duane King

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2018 Grass - Snowbash

Ohio , New York

Did not place

Driver: Aaron Pelley

1000 Triple CK3 Ski-doo 

800 Twin XS Ski-doo 

Crew: Kirsten Saunders, Trevor Higgins & Carson Saunders

2017 Season

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2017 Season - Snow , SSRA

Fort McMurray , Alberta

Pro Snow 700 - 2nd Place

Pro Snow 800 - 3rd Place

Pro Snow 1000 - 3rd Place 

Driver: Trevor Higgins 

700 Triple CK3 Ski-doo

Crew: Aaron Pelley , Patrick Penton , Peter Regular & Brayden Penton

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2017 Season - Snow , SSRA

Wetaskiwin, Alberta

Pro Snow 600 - 2nd Place

Pro Snow 700 - 3rd Place 

Driver: Trevor Higgins

600 Triple F Ski-doo

700 Triple CK3 Ski-doo

Crew: Aaron Pelley , Bruce Clarke , Leeland Sturko , Dean Sturko & Coombsy

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2017 Season - Snow , SSRA 

Janvier , Alberta

February 18th & 19th

Did not place

Driver: Trevor Higgins

600  Triple F Chassis Ski-doo

700 Triple CK3 Ski-doo

Crew: Aaron Pelley & Patrick Penton 

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2017 Season - Snow , Race On The Rock

Corner Brook, Newfoundland

April 11th 

Did not place

Driver: Aaron Pelley

600 Triple F Chassis Ski-doo

Crew: Trevor Higgins & Steve Saunders

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2017 Season - Asphalt 

Edmonton , Alberta

July 7th , 8th & 9th 

​Fun Racing / Testing

Driver: Aaron Pelley

800 Triple Rev Ski-doo 

Crew: Trevor Higgins , Peter Regular & Steven Cosnick 

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2017 Season - Grass , Haydays 

North Branch , Minnesota

September 8th , 9th & 10th

800 Prostock - Wrecked engine in testing​

600 Prostock - Did not place 

Drivers: Aaron Pelley & Trevor Higgins

800 Twin XS Ski-doo

600 Triple F Chassis Ski-doo

Crew:  Peter Regular , Mike Parsons , Brad Rowsell & Duane King

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2017 Season - Asphalt 

Edmonton , Alberta

September 16th 

​Fun Racing / Testing , Personal Best 

Driver: Aaron Pelley

800 Triple Rev Ski-doo 

Crew: Trevor Higgins , Kirsten Saunders & Steven Cosnick

2016 Season

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2016 Season - Asphalt , Castrol Raceway

Edmonton , Alberta

June 17th , 18th & 19th

Fun Racing / Testing

Driver: Aaron Pelley

800 Triple Rev Ski-doo

Crew: Steven Cosnick & Peter Regular

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2016 Season - Asphalt , Castrol Raceway

Edmonton , Alberta

July 1st & 2nd 

Fun Racing / Testing

Driver: Aaron Pelley

800 Triple Rev Ski-doo

Crew: Steven Cosnick , Peter Regular & Kirsten Saunders

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2016 Season - Asphalt , Castrol Raceway

Edmonton , Alberta

September 28th 

Fun Racing / Testing

Driver: Aaron Pelley

800 Triple Rev Ski-doo

Crew: Steven Cosnick , Kirsten Saunders , Peter Regular & Trevor Higgins

2015 Season

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2015 Season - Snow , SSRA 

Fort McMurray, Alberta

Pro Snow 1000 - 4th Place

Driver: Aaron Pelley 

Crossfire 800 Prostock 

Crew / Owner: Shawn Tubrett

2010 Season

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2010 Season - Snow , Race On The Rock

Corner Brook, Newoundland

Pro Stock 800 - 2nd Place 

Stock 800 - Did not place

Driver: Aaron Pelley

800 Twin ZX Ski-doo

Crew: Kyle Hiscock , Jeff Macdonald & Duane King

2009 Season

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2009 Season - Snow 

Corner Brook , Newfoudland

January 28th 

Did not place, Broken recoil

Driver: Aaron Pelley

800 Twin ZX Ski-doo

Crew: Nathan Mitchell & Jonathan Burton

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2009 Season - Snow - Cape Smokey

Ingonish, Nova Scotia

Pro Stock 800 - 2nd Place

800 Stock - Did not place

Driver: Aaron Pelley

800 Twin ZX Ski-doo

Crew: Donnie Cosnick , Paul Pelley

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2009 Season - Asphalt 

Clarenville, Newfoundland

August 13th, 2009

First attempt at snowmobile asphalt... Winter boots , Loaned pants , jacket & Helmet :) 

Driver: Aaron Pelley

800 Twin ZX Ski-doo

Crew: Jeff Macdonald , Jonathan Simon,

Duane King 

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2009 Season - Asphalt

Clarenville, Newfoundland

Weekend #2 trying asphalt racing

Driver: Aaron Pelley

800 Twin ZX Ski-doo

Crew: Jeff Macdonald & Duane King

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2009 Season - Asphalt

Sydney, Nova Scotia

Bike / Sled shootout weekend

Driver: Aaron Pelley

800 Twin ZX Ski-doo

Crew: Duane King & Mike Parsons

2008 Season

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2008 Season - Snow 

Corner Brook, Newfoundland

January race

Improved 440 - 1st Place

Improved 500 - 1st Place 

** Introduction into first time racing **​

Driver: Aaron Pelley

440 MXZ X Ski-doo

Crew: Nathan Mitchell , Ron Hull & Paul Pelley

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2008 Season - Snow

Corner Brook, Newfoundland

Race On The Rock - Day 1 Uphill Drag

Improved 440 - 1st Place

Improved 500 - 1st Place 

Driver: Aaron Pelley

440 MXZ X Ski-doo

Crew: Chris Reid, Ron Hull & Paul Pelley

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2008 Season - Snow

Corner Brook, Newfoundland

Race On The Rock - Day 2 Snocross

Replaced race department drag torsion springs

& shock out to snocross setup. Changed clutching

for day 2 - Snocross 

Driver: Aaron Pelley 

440 MXZ X Ski-doo 

Crew: Chris Reid, Ron Hull & Paul Pelley

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2008 Season - Snow

Who would of guessed that 12 seasons after this picture Kirsten would steal the pilot position

from me? ..... And be twice as good! 

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