Another weekend of FastCAT has come to an end for Vae Victis Cane Corso. We are grateful to the Wichita Kennel Club for hosting such an exciting and well-run event. Over the years our dogs have participated in almost every FastCAT event held in the state of Kansas and it has been great to watch the events grow in popularity. Unfortunately, it appears that this event will be the last FastCAT event held in the Wichita Kansas area in 2023.
One of the unique opportunities the Wichita Kennel Club offers is a special rosette for any breed that has six or more pre-entries. For this event, we entered Bugatti, Amarula, Narco and Vici. Unfortunately, due to unexpected circumstances, Vici did not compete. In addition to the pre-entries by Team Vae Victis, Loveland’s Royal Cane Corsos entered two of their Corsos, Tut and Nala. With the addition of their two dogs, we were able to reach the six pre-entry requirements for Saturday’s runs. A day or two before the event, we were contacted by Finn’s owners and made aware that they were going to join in and planned to enter Finn into two “fun runs.” Additionally, one of Tiernan’s puppies, Toro brought his owner down from the Kansas City area to hang out and get to know some of the Corso people in the Wichita area. Lastly, a special thanks to the Knorr family for making the trip down from the Kansas City area to hang out, catch up, and offer a few extra sets of hands. They have made the drive to three separate FastCAT events and have made these events so much easier for Team Corso.
Coming into this weekend's event, Bugatti had 360.9 points toward her DCAT title and was ranked sixth place, her three fastest speeds averaged 25.96 miles per hour. Initially, we only entered Bugatti for the Saturday runs. That plan changed when on her first attempt Bugatti ran the 100-yard course in 7.34 seconds/27.87 miles per hour. On her second attempt, Bugatti was timed at 7.53 seconds/27.16 miles per hour. We expected Bugatti’s times to be good, but not this good so we decided to come back the next day and allow her to run two more times on Sunday. On Sunday, Bugatti started with a 7.56 second/27.06 mph run and finished the day with a 7.41 second/27.60 mph run. Needless to say, we are pleased with her performance. By averaging Bugatti’s three fastest runs for this year, which were all completed at this event, Bugatti’s new average speed is 27.54 miles per hour!! Assuming no other dog has recorded faster times, Bugatti’s times will move her from 6th place to 1st!! Bugatti earned 109.69 points toward her DCAT.
Amarula only competed in the Saturday runs. As she had only completed a few “fun runs” and a few practice runs, we were excited to see how she would do at an official AKC event. Amarula did not disappoint. On her first run, Amarula completed the course in 8.47 seconds/24.15 miles per hour. Her second run was completed in 8.34 seconds/24.53 miles per hour. Of course, two runs will not get her ranked by the AKC but we are very happy that she completed both runs with those times. Amarula earned a total of 48.68 points toward her BCAT.
Coming into this weekend’s FastCAT event, Narco had 193.35 points and was ranked in 17th place with an average speed of 24.46 miles per hour. Narco is no stranger to FastCAT, in fact, he loves it. Narco was entered to run twice on all three days, 6 runs in total. On Friday, Narco ended up running three times due to some technical issues with the club’s equipment, this seems to happen every time we run our dogs, and we have come to accept it. Narco’s two best times for Friday were 8.30 seconds/24.64 mph and 8.91 seconds/22.96 mph. On Saturday, the event started in the morning, so the temperatures were much cooler than on Friday afternoon. The cooler temperatures paid off and Narco completed his two runs at 8.34 seconds/24.53 mph and 8.09 seconds/25.28 mph. Sunday was another good day, Narco completed his runs in 8.09 seconds/25.28 mph and 7.97 seconds/25.66 mph. It is worth mentioning that Narco consistently weighs in between 145 and 150 pounds. For a dog his size, completing a run in under 8 seconds is a noteworthy accomplishment. Just as with Bugatti, Narco recorded some of his fastest times ever. His three fastest times this weekend averaged out to be 25.41 mph, enough to move Narco from 17th place up to 10th place. In total, Narco earned 148.35 points toward his DCAT title. Narco wrapped up the weekend with 341.7 points. With his current averages, he will more than likely need 7 more runs to complete his DCAT.
In closing, the FastCAT event hosted by the Wichita Kennel Club made for a successful and productive weekend for Vae Victis Cane Corso. It was great to catch up with old friends and to meet new friends. To make things even sweeter, Bugatti has officially
been invited to the American Kennel Club FastCAT invitational which will be held this December in Orlando Florida.
