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Go Carting at its Finest!!!! – Nova Scotia & New Brunswick Promotion

Posted on by Alex Nickerson on Life and Leadership

Claude & ‘Action’ Jaxon

I have to begin by saying thank you to Claude Hamilton and Orrin Woodward for putting Leighann and I in a position to take advantage of such an amazing business called LIFE. After just three and a half years of joining them in business, I would never have imagined being at this point in my life, with the friends I have met and the experiences I have had. Thank you both for all that you do to ensure people in North America have a chance to succeed in LIFE.

Orrin & Alex

Here is a post about the awesome adventure we had with the group of people we took to Kartbahn the other night.  This is another example about the FRIENDS and FUN we have in building communities of people. We ran a promotion for anyone on our team in Nova Scotia & New Brunswick.  Those who qualified were invited to join us at Kartbahn Indoor Karting.  We were organized into four groups of racers.  Each group would have a practice race, than a qualifying race.  After the qualifying race the top 8 qualifiers for the females and the top 8 for the males raced in two final races for the championship trophies.

Kartbahn Indoor Karting

The practice and qualifying sessions were Fast and Furious.  As you can see in the picture there are many tight corners and barricades.  Many racers ended up in the walls.  The postitive side to this was that each cart had a reverse gear to keep the flow of traffic moving.  Everyone had 2 chances to get their fastest lap times.  The strategy was to clear your path of other racers and be able to make a full lap with no one in your way.  The top 8 fastest laps were chosen to determine the final race.  Here are the fastest qualifiers for the women.

Sue Thorne Takes the Pole

  1. Sue Thorne                    23.299     
  2. Karen Dauphinee        23.349
  3. Krista Packer                23.409
  4. Julie MacDonald         23.467
  5. Heidi Brown                  23.604
  6. Kim Kennie                   23.989
  7. Sandra Saunders          24.226
  8. Sheralee MacEwan       24.240
  9. Danielle Bercier           24.301
  10. April Munro                   25.132
  11. Christine Dulong         25.738
  12. Harlene Wiseman        26.317 

Jason Brown Takes the Pole

Here are the fastest qualifiers for the men.

  1. Jason Brown                 22.081
  2. Mike Bercier                 22.247
  3. Alex Nickerson            22.338
  4. Lewis Thibault            22.478
  5. Brock Yeaton                22.607
  6. Stephen Vessey            22.636
  7. Ross Thorne                  22.808
  8. Gerry Kennie                22.868
  9. Craig Cole                      23.034
  10. Kevin Dulong               23.049
  11. Trevor MacDonald       23.097
  12. Jim Withers                  23.105
  13. John Patterson             23.181
  14. Kris Kitchin                  23.304
  15. Robin Olsen                  23.454
  16. Ken Charsley                23.551
  17. Brett MacEwan             23.601
  18. David Finley                23.823
  19. Steven Wiseman         24.306

After 8 rounds of karting we were ready for the finals.  The finals are a different style of race.  It was a Grand Prix style race were the top 8 drivers line up and start as the green flag is dropped.  Then it is the driver who finishes 12 laps first that wins the trophy.

The Finals – 1. J.Brown 2. M.Bercier 3. A.Nickerson 4. L.Thibault 5. B. Yeaton 6. S. Vessey 7. R. Thorne     8. G. Kennie

Congratulations to Sue Thorne as she took the women final by never losing her pole position right to the end.   We saw some pretty aggressive driving…. but in the end it was Sue on top.  She had her victory lap with the checkered flag.  Way to go Sue!

Here is a video of the final race, Sue Thorne was invited to join the men’s race in the final position.  If you look at the final print out it shows Sue Thorne took the championship, but if you look at the video you can tell she had a little help.  Matt (one of the owners of Kartbahn) was able to control the final race with a handheld remote.  He was able to control the speed of any car with a push of a button.  For example, I started out strong and looking to take it all from third place, but finished dead last.  Here’s how it all shook down, I was originally in third and quickly took the inside to gain second over Mike Bercier.  My race came to an end at the 4:23 mark of the video after Bercier tried to regain second by taking the inside lane around a sharpe corner.  It was at this moment that I had two options.  I could go wide and give up second or I could close the door by putting him into the wall.  And you all know I wasn’t giving up second ;-). We were told that if their was any intentional bumping that you would be slowed down and that is exactly what happened.  After a few more laps, time seemed to stand still as every car was slowed down except Sue Thorne.  She flew by everyone in seconds, it was pretty cool to watch.

When everything was said and done and the dust cleared, it was Jason Brown on top for the men with a pretty impressive day at the race track.  Way to go Jason!  Above are 2 pictures of Jason and Sue with their 1st place trophies.  Overall we had a ton of fun with the guys from Kartbahn and everyone had a blast.  Stay tuned for more fun with friends on the life team.

Kaizen Dynasty & Kaizen Freedom Chasers

Congradulations to all the Quilfiers: Jason & Heidi Brown, Mike & Danielle Bercier, Lewis & Heather Thibault, Brock & Krista Yeaton, Stephen & Katrina Vessey, Ross & Sue Thorne, Gerry & Kim Kennie, Craig Cole, Kevin & Christine Dulong, Trevor & Julie MacDonald, Jim & Karen Withers, John Patterson & Karen Dauphinee, Kris & Jennifer White, Robin Olsen & April Munro, Ken & Gloria Charsley, Brett & Sheralee MacEwen, Patrick & Alicia Pilon, David & Val Findlay, Sandra Saunders, and Steve & Harlene Wiseman.

Thanks again to all the directors that put this event on it was a huge success.  If you were part of the activities and wanted to share your perspective on the days events, that would be awesome.  Just leave a comment at the bottom.

All the Best in LIFE,

Alex Nickerson

Laser Tag Anyone – Ontario Promotion

Posted on by Alex Nickerson on Life and Leadership

Here is a little bit of the FRIENDS and FUN aspect to our business. I was in Niagara Falls, Ontario last weekend with a bunch of business owners that qualified for a laser tag promotion. We went down to Dave and Busters and rented their laser tag facility for 2 rounds of laser tag.  The first round was to get use to the game and learn a strategy. The second round was for all the marbles, one game, winner takes all.

Is that Rambo?

Paul Ferrusi took the first round hands down. He was the clear favorite going into round 2. I must admit that after round 1 and seeing my results of 10th place, I knew that the second round was going to tough.  The winner would be someone who learned from their mistakes and adjusted their strategy and execute it to the letter. Who would be victorious and carry all bragging rights? Who would step out from the crowd and raise to legendary status in the game of Laser Tag?

Round 2 was a totally different round then the first one.  You could tell that many people had set their sights on Ferrusi and stopping him at all cost.  Could this have been someone strategy the whole time? Let someone else take the first round and put all eyes on them? Ferrusi strategy in round 1 was to run the whole time and shoot as you go. Did that work in round 2? Would he come out on top again?