On Aug. 22, American drivers swept the three track championships at Estevan Motor Speedway.
A week later, the Canadians headed south and returned the favour.
Three local drivers were winners at the annual Motor Magic motorsports festival in Minot on the weekend.
The dirt racing portion of the festival includes two features on Saturday and Sunday nights.
Estevan's Ed Turnbull and Austin Daae won the modified and stock car titles, respectively, while Lampman's Riley Raynard was the winner in the hobby stock class.
Turnbull won his first Motor Magic title since 1996 after finishing second on the first night and winning the second feature.
"I won that Motor Magic thing back in '96, and after that everybody got faster and the kids got more ability, and a whole bunch of good drivers have come up along the way here now. Everything's changed since '96. In '96, there were half a dozen of us who could win, but now, it's changed where there's a whole bunch of guys who can win," he said.
"We had a good run down there. We had good starting positions, which helped, and we got out front right away in the feature on Sunday. We had some challenges for the lead both nights, it was no runaway. I was challenged for the lead many times both nights. It was exciting."
Daae won on Saturday and wound his way from near the back to fourth place on Sunday.
The Motor Magic win capped off a very successful year for him in Minot, with a blip in the middle when he had car troubles.
"I think it's just the way they prep the track last year and this year has been really good for how my car handles. It seems like we've got a pretty good handle on setting it up for the feature and getting a lot of speed out of it," said Daae.
"Since I was wrecked on (July) 4 down there, it took a long time, probably seven or eight races to get the car back to where it was. I got a win in Estevan a couple weeks ago and then to win there once this weekend and then drive from the back of the pack on Sunday up to fourth, it felt really good to have that car back to where it was."
The victory in Minot was a career highlight for Raynard, who also won his first two features in Estevan this year.
"It's amazing to know that it's only my third year of racing and I've accomplished so much so far. I got Motor Magic and a couple of features. It's just been awesome all year. I've improved so much."
Raynard won on Saturday night and finished second on Sunday.
"I think last year when I wrecked my car, I really wanted to get back at it and prove myself this year. I think I did that pretty good."
