Remembering Ray Mitsuing: A CPCA legend on and off the track
With the news of Ray Mitsuing’s recent passing, local drivers from the Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association (CPCA) are sharing their memories and stories remembering Loon Lake’s legendary Chuckwagon champion.
A seven-time CPCA champion and four-time Calgary Stampede Finalist, who was recently named to the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2024, Mitsuing competed for nearly four decades in the sport, leaving a legacy that will live on for generations to come.
“Growing up in Meadow Lake, with senior hockey and chuckwagons being basically the way the community’s shaped, Ray was the forefront face of it forever in the CPCA,” Kale Lajeunesse said. “He was a fierce competitor, he won the CPCA seven times, and he always took care of his stuff. His horses were number one for him, they were like his family, and I always respected that.”