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3/09/2009

DAC Annual Awards Dinner Re-cap
By Scott Miller

The annual awards dinner was held in Minden on February 07, 2009, at the Dominion Hotel. There was a good turnout of about 38 people. I have some photos and I have included short video clips of the trophy presentations.


 

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Steffan Haas (L) receiving Klaus Bartels Memorial Ice Race trophy, Ralph Klingmann
 

 Steffan Haas was the recipient of the Klaus Bartels Ice Race Trophy this year for accumulating the most points on the DAC hosted weekend of ice racing 2009 in class S3 (Front wheel drive stud class). Andrew Majik received the award last year. Each year the trophy is awarded in memory of Klaus Bartels to a driver chosen from a different class each year on the DAC ice race weekend.

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Old Timer's Award: Ahmad Kodkar

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Sylvia Schultz Award: Candace Calder

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Rally Trophy: Mike Nilson and Mary McClure

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Beaver Award:  Mike Nilson

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Ladies Champion Trophy: Lisa Shaw

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Overall Race Champion Award:
Nick Majors (not present)

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Presidents Choice Award: Severin Haas
(Receiving for Severin was his son Steffan)

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I was very proud to have received the Ice Race Champion trophy this year as it was handcrafted by a friend of mine whom I still miss - thanks Raul, and it is the trophy that means the most to me - Scott Miller.

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Ice Race Champion Trophy
by Raul Backstrom

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DAC awards banquet centre pieces

I had fun making up just about every scenario one might encounter when ice racing as table centre pieces for the banquet.

Here are shots of each one
(this 1st one was my favourite) ...

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Engine blowup and oil spill

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Right up on top
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These were the only 2 that had it right
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Ouch ! Nasty one, loss of wheel
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Totally buried in the bank
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These were the only 2 that had it right
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You know it's gonna hurt
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Crash is imminent
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