The second day of Sno*Drift has passed. Brandon Semenuk would extend his lead throughout the day to secure his first rally win of the season.
Loop One
SS7, Meaford Mills 1
Stage seven would see Brandon Semenuk take his seventh consecutive stage win, beating Tom Williams by 19 seconds. Jerome Mailloux would place third on the stage, 26 seconds behind Williams. Mark Piatkowski would place fourth on the stage, 8.9 seconds behind Mailloux. Ricardo Cordero would round out the top five, finishing the stage 3.2 seconds behind Piatkowski.
SS8, Huff-Old State 1
Stage eight would see Brandon Semenuk take his eighth consecutive stage win, beating Tom Williams by 21.4 seconds. Jerome Mailloux would place third on the stage, 25 seconds behind Williams. Mark Piatkowski would place fourth on the stage, 16.4 seconds behind Mailloux. Ricardo Cordero would round out the top five, finishing the stage 10.2 seconds behind Piatkowski.
SS9, Agren-Hunters 1
Stage nine would see Brandon Semenuk take his ninth consecutive stage win, beating Tom Williams by 16 seconds. Jerome Mailloux would place third on the stage, 29.6 seconds behind Williams. Ricardo Cordero would place fourth on the stage 3.5 seconds behind Mailloux. Patrick Gruszka would round out the top five, finishing the stage 4.8 seconds behind Cordero.
Loop Two
SS10, Meaford-Mills 2
Stage 10 would see Brandon Semenuk take his 10th consecutive stage win, beating Tom Williams by 14.7 seconds. Kyle Tilley would place third on the stage, 8.6 seconds behind Williams. Mark Piatkowski would place fourth on the stage, 0.6 seconds behind Tilley. Ricardo Cordero would round out the top five, finishing the stage 3.4 seconds behind Piatkowski.
SS11, Huff-Old State 2
Stage 11 would see Brandon Semenuk take his 11th consecutive stage win, beating Mark Piatkowski by 49.7 seconds. Ricardo Cordero would place third on the stage, 5.9 seconds behind Piatkowski. Kyle Tilley would place fourth on the stage, four seconds behind Cordero. Jerome Mailloux would round out the top five, finishing the stage 4.9 seconds behind Tilley.
SS12, Agren-Hunters 2
Stage 12 would see Brandon Semenuk take his 12th consecutive stage win, beating Tom Williams by 20 seconds. Mark Piatkowski would place third on the stage, 13.6 seconds behind Williams. Kyle Tilley would place fourth on the stage, 7.3 seconds behind Piatkowski. Patrick Gruszka would round out the top five, finishing the stage 1.6 seconds behind Tilley.
Loop Three
SS13, East Branch 1
Stage 13 would see Brandon Semenuk take his 13th consecutive stage win, beating Tom Williams by 46.3 seconds. Kyle Tilley would place third on the stage, 31.6 seconds behind Williams. Ricardo Cordero would place fourth on the stage, 7.8 seconds behind Tilley. Jerome Mailloux would round out the top five, finishing the stage 0.2 seconds behind Cordero.
SS14, River Thunder
Stage 14 would see Brandon Semenuk win his 14th consecutive stage, beating Kyle Tilley by 25 seconds. Ricardo Cordero would place third on the stage, 5.2 seconds behind Tilley. Mark Piatkowski would place fourth on the stage, 6.6 seconds behind Cordero. Tom Williams would round out the top five, finishing the stage 4.3 seconds behind Piatkowski.
SS15, East Branch 2, PowerStage
Stage 15 would see Brandon Semenuk win his 15th consecutive stage, beating Tom Williams by 30.5 seconds. Ricardo Cordero would place third on the stage, 35.2 seconds behind Williams. Mark Piatkowski would place fourth on the stage, 16.8 seconds behind Cordero. Kyle Tilley would round out the top five, finding the stage 5.9 seconds behind Piatkowski.
Piatkowski Returns
Mark Piatkowski would return to Sno*Drift after retiring on the transit section between the end of SS1 and the start of SS2 on day one. Piatkowski would retire due to his transmission getting stuck in fifth gear. Piatkowski won the 2022 running of Sno*Drift, unfortunately, he won’t be able to repeat this year.
Mailloux Out
Canadian Rally Champion Jerome Mailloux would retire from Sno*Drift on SS14. The retirement would be due to a DNF. Mailloux was expected to give Brandon Semenuk a run for his money this weekend. Unfortunately for Mailloux, he wasn’t able to match Semenuk’s pace.
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