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Varne S eedwa Memorial Race
18 May 2013 Race VOL. ONE ISSUE #1
Corporal Matthew James David Dinning.Service Number: N21405994 Rank: Corporal
Born: Mar 15, 1983 Richmond Hill, Ontario
Enlisted: May 29, 2003 Discharged: Deceased
Served In: Afghanistan
Service: CF (Canadian Forces)
Regiment: Military Police Branch
Training: CFB Petawawa
Service Details :
30 Apr 2004 - Completed his QL3 MP Crs. 4 May 2004 - Posted to 2 MP Platoon, Petawawa, ON. 1 Feb 2006 - Deployed to TF
Afghanistan - Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.
Service Notes: Cpl Dinning's first posting was to CFB Petawawa in May 2004, where he was employed as a Patrolman. Almost from
his first day, he continually requested an overseas tour, as that was his primary motivation for CF service. As such, he
was subsequently posted to 2 MP P latoon on 11 July 2005, where he immediately jumped into tactical MP
employment. At the same time, he volunteered for Close Protection training, which was successfully completed in
December 2005. He was deployed to Afghanistan in February 2006.
Pre/Post War: Corporal Dinning grew up in the small Southwestern town of Wingham, Ontario where he a ttended High School. He
was a member of the local hockey team, the Wingham Junior I ronmen. He also urged the school to create a rugby
team, who later toured Wales and England in 2001. After high school, he enrolled in a police program at college, with
a view to becoming a military police officer. His father, an Ontario Provincial Police also volunteered in Kosovo where
he helped train police officers. Honouring A Fallen Hero: Richmond Hill Council approved the naming of a parkette on
Kerrybrook Drive in Richmond Hill as Matthew Dinning Memorial Parkette
Deceased: 04/22/2006 at Gumbad, Afghanistan
Cemetery: Wingham Cemetery, Wingham ON
Obituary: While serving his country in Afghanistan on Saturday, April 22, 2006, Corporal Matthew David James Dinning of
Wingham, age 23 years. Beloved son of Lincoln and Laurie Dinning of Wingham. Dear brother of Brendon Dinning.
Special friend of Tanya and Taylor Lowerison of Petawawa. Lovingly remembered by his grandparents Jim and Rhelda
Stockall of Richmond Hill and Eileen Dinning of Aurora. Nephew of David and Sandy Stockall and Kent a nd Lori
Dinning of Aurora. Predeceased by his grandfather Sidney Dinning.
Most of you reading this newsletter are familiar with the work of Canadian Heroes Racing but with Facebook and the share button, this may be the first time youve
heard of us. Canadian Heroes Racing honours the memory of our fallen armed forces personnel by dedicating a race in their name. Canada has the Highway of Her
processional whenever a member of the armed forces is repatriated to Canada. Bridges are lined with Canadians paying the final tribute to a brave soul now at rest.
Canadian Heroes Racing wishes to ensure these memories are not forgotten and in doing so, memorializes a fallen member at each of the eight races we are participa
in throughout 2013. We believe the areas closest to the tracks we race should be the centrepoint for a fallen hero close to it. This gives the area the opportunity to
bond with the family of the fallen once again to show Lest We Forget lives here. The first memorial race was for Corporal Matthew James Dinning from Wingham
Ontario held on 18 May 2013.
Honour The Memory...
Canadian Heroes Racing
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Canadian Heroes Racing strives to ensure the memory of the fallen is not
forgotten. Each race, Canadian Heroes has the hood of the 45 car wrapped
with a picture of the of the fallen armed forces member. Below is the hood
from the 18 May 2013 race in Varney Ontario. Corporal Dinnings picture
and information are forever memorialized.
A memorial race is done with permission of the family and their full
participation. We do not perform any memorial races unless the family
grants permission for us to do so. This is important to us in Canadian
Heroes Racing.
At the start of every Lucas Oil Sportsman Cup (LOSC) races, Canadian
Heroes presents that family to the spectators. During this introduction, we
review the bravery of the fallen armed forces member we are
memorializing. And acknowledge the remaining family. We ensure that at
the start of the LOSC race, the mother of the fallen starts the race with our
Canadian flag.
At the conclusion of the race, we removed the hood from the car, present it
to the fallen heroes family and arrange for the hood to be transported to
their home.
The Master Corporal hails from Midwestern Ontario
(Listowel) and chose his calling in the Canadian Armed
Forces as a Material Technician. Currently posted in St.
Hubert Quebec where he brings the 45 car from each race
to Ontario. Johnathan expects to be posted to Toronto
this summer thereby eliminating the drive to the races
here in Ontario then back, a grueling journey at best.
Johnathan is a rookie driver in the LOSC but not in racing.
Johnathan hails from a racing family where his father built,raced and was in the racing world for a number of years.
As is the case, the bug caught Johnathan and he has
followed in this esteemed family tradition and is now
building cars while actively serving in the armed forces.
THE CAR
What We Do Each Race.
The Driver
MASTER CORPORAL JOHNATHAN
SCHWEMLER.
Master Corporal Johnathan Schwemler
Driver of the 45 Canadian Heroes car.
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The race provided the following highlights:
The opportunity for a community to come together one more time to show whave not forgotten our heroes and Corporal Matthew Dinning
This race had more than its share of rookies!! (Driver, Team Manager, Pit Cretc.). All who pulled it together to be a huge success and a competitive race
The 45 Car qualified sixth prior to the race beginning (racing results from theLOSC are on the last page).
Laurie Dinning donned a red fire suit, helmet and was taken for a ride (litein a two seater car on the track. The culmination was the doughnuts at th
end of the ride. When asked by the track announcer after exiting the vehicle
she was planning to enter a car into Varney next year, Mrs. Dinning gave the
positive answer of I dont think so!
18 May 2013 Race VOL. ONE ISSUE #1
Canadian Heroes Racing
RACING HIGHLIGHTS
In the above photograph to the right, youll see Laurie
Dinning (first on left) and Lincoln Dinning (far right) who
are the parents of Corporal Matthew Dinning. Beside
Lincoln is Major Hanrahan the Commanding Officer of
the Unit 2 Military Police Regiment from Toronto. With
them are members of the Unit 2 Military Police that
came to Varney to pay their respects. The CFB Borden
Military Police Academy sent students accompanied by
Master Corporal Steven Joliffe. The pride of the Military
Police was truly shown this night to remember their
fallen comrade.
In addition to these military members, Lisa Thompson
the MPP for Huron-Bruce came to pay her respects and
support the memory of Corporal Dinning. Memorial
Races bring out a host of people from the military and
civilians wanting to pay respect to the family.
Canadian Heroes Racing truly believes the Highway of
Heroes gives Canada a chance to pay respect but the
races give the home towns of the fallen heroes their
chance to show their heroes as well. Varney Speedway
was full to capacity on this first race of the season and
the crowds ensured they welcomed the Dinning family
showing them the love of the community to a family
that has lost so much.
HEROES FALLBUT WILL NOT BE
FORGOTTEN.
The reasonthe pridethe honour
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18 May 2013 Race VOL. ONE ISSUE #1
Canadian Heroes Racing
The Race Results(Varney, ON) Sophomore driver Jake The Juicebox Ott (#60) of Ayr stole the lead from defending
Lucas Oil Sportsman Cup champion Shawn McGlynn (#81) of Kitchener, with 30 laps to go at Varney
Speedway Motorplex on Saturday night and held on to capture his first career with in the tours
2013 season opener.
The afternoon started with qualifying and McGlynn was able to post the fastest time, turning the -
mile high-banked oval in a track record time of 13.526 seconds, a full half of a second quicker than
the existing track record. Tim The Intimidator Tolten (#3) of Guelph, qualified second at his home
track, with Josh Wood (#66) of London, and Ott also bettering the previous time trial mark. Amanda
Connolly (#16) of Aurora, rounded out the top-five.
The top-five qualifiers all met on the front stretch to draw their starting positions during the Lucas
Oil Fast Five draw, and everything shook out with Connolly on the pole, and Tolton joining her on
the front row. Connolly led early before a lap 13 yellow flag slowed the field, and restarted the front
duo in the same order on the restart. Contract ensued during the battle for the lead and the yellowflew again, with more contact under yellow. It knocked both cars from the event.
This turned the lead over to McGlynn who was forced to race Dan Prudhomme (#96) of Thamesford,
for the top spot, and on lap 15 Prudhomme seized command, while all eyes were on freshman driver
Paul Fothergill (#33) of Dorchester, who had moved from ninth on the grid to second and was on the
hunt for the lead. Fothergill passed McGlynn and then was able to get Prudhomme on a subsequent
restart to show the way at lap 54. McGlynn was still on the charge and on lap 63 tapped Forthergill
before he and Ott drove past. Wood was also able to get past before Fothergill got into the back of
him and turned him around sending both of them to the back.
Ott was on the charge, and passed the second and third-place cars on the outside before setting the
sights on the leader, McGlynn. On the next restart, Jake continued to run well on the high side and
moved to the head of the pack.
He would survive a pair of restarts in the late going to nail down is first Lucas Oil Sportsman Cup feature win, holding off McGlynn and Prudhomme, who finished third.
In victory lane Ott spoke about his maiden voyage to Lucas Oil Victory Lane, The car was good in the beginning, and we really wanted to pace ourselves and have lots left
at the end, but the pace was very fast. We might have made our night when we were able to takes second and third on the outside. On the restart I was trying to hang
back and get a good run, and then we got a good jump. He wasnt able to run the outside as well as we were. We worked hard and are a lot smarter about our own
program after the offseason, and this is a great way to start the year.
McGlynn admitted that he had a second-place car, Jake ran me hard into turn three on that last restart and was able to get us. We were spinning the tires late in the
trace, and got a few lucky breaks to get up to the front, but werent able to pass anyone under green. This is still a good way to start the season, and were proud of
setting a new track record in qualifying.
After taking a year off from the tour, Prudhommes return to the series resulted in a solid finish, We were on old tires and our car was still really good. We got into the
lead and if it had stayed green at that point we were in great shape, but we were never as good after we lost the lead. We unloaded fast and have a competitive car, and
while I wasnt really a fan of this place early in the night, Im beginning to like it now. The 45 car had pit problems and was unable to get back to the track
Doug Cathcart (#48) of Ottawa, stayed out of trouble and posted a solid fourth-place, while Chad McGlynn (#18) of Kitchener, rounded out the top-five.
Race #1 Results Varney Speedway 1. Ott, 2. S. McGlynn, 3. Prudhomme, 4. Cathcart, 5. C. McGlynn.
Standings after 1 of 8 events 1. McGlynn (104 points), 2. Ott (103), 3. Prudhomme (97), 4. Wood (95), 5. Cathcart (94).