The APCCA will be celebrating it’s 50th anniversary in 2018 which makes us the longest serving association of it’s kind in Alberta. Even with a history as longstanding as ours we continue to be aggressive with promoting and growing our sport. In 2017 alone we were able to; visit over 1,000 children at their schools and daycamps, visit numerous seniors’ lodges and expand upon our fan base via social media, radio media and television media. In fact the level of media coverage the APCCA experiences is simply unprecedented by any of our competitor associations. In conclusion we are an association on it’s way up and we are experiencing an extremely successful resurgence in popularity as the chuckwagon/chariot association of choice by drivers, fans and race committees across Alberta.
Welcome to the
APCCA
2018 Tour
Wagon Driver Prayer
Heavenly Father, we pause, mindful of the many blessings you have bestowed upon us. We ask that you be with us at these races, and we pray that you will guide us on the race track of life. We don’t ask for special favors or to draw the rail every time, nor do we ask for all daylight runs or never to tip a barrel. Help us, Lord, to live our lives in such a manner that when we make that last, inevitable, ride to the country where the grass grows lush, green and neck yoke high, and the water runs cool, clear and deep, that you, as our last judge, will tell us that our entry fees are paid. Amen.
Brief History
of the APCCA
1960’s
Chariot racing begin’s as an unorganized group. Typically two horses hooked to a pole, connected to a set of of rubber tires (bicycle like) with the drive sitting on a padded seat – these tipped easily. Memories of some of the first races included racing up a back alley, behind hotels, around a sawdust pile and back again.
1970’s
Original membership fees were set at $10 each and associate members $2 each. In 1976 it was raised to $12, 1977 raised to $15 and associate $10. A lot of the original constitution was taken from the Saskatchewan club (which began two years earlier). In 1972, the basket type car was introduced. This type of cart with the wheels enclosed is still used today.
APCCA Beginning
By 1964 a few brave souls started to race wagons. Some of the first races were held in Ohaton, Eckville, Okotoks, and Daysland. By 1966 a few various clubs formed throughout the province in areas such as Peave River County, Whitecourt, and Pincher Creek. On June 19, 1968 the Alberta Pony Chuckwagon and Chariot Association was registered with the societies act as a non profit organization.