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District Riders: Renew your memberships now. Your Cycle USA magazine is one of your special membership benefits, and only renewed 2012 members will continue to get issues after this mailing. Renew now or miss out. Elkhorn, WI Flat Track is Back! The last year the motorcycles rode this wonderful Limestone track was 1990. The track is the same, the grandstands are larger, and the regional racers are getting ready to start the season off big with the Elkhorn 1/2 mile on Sunday May 6th. The Limestone surface stays loose with a slight cushion toward the outer edge. Come see how the amateurs find the fast way around, while the Pros show the fastest line to master the course. There will be nine classes, some modern, some vintage, and a $2,000 AMA Open Pro purse. See the advertisement in this issue for more details. Promoted by DVR Enterprises. District 15 News, From Lori Locklin, D15’s Vice President. I would first like to start out by introducing myself. My name is Lori Locklin and I am the Vice President of Indiana District 15 for the 2012 Season. This is the first time we have had a new President and Vice President of District 15 in roughly 10 years. Nick Jones, President, and myself are very excited and optimistic about the future of District 15 and all of its competition Divisions here in Indiana. There are some really great racing facilities in Indiana, and we hope to have the chance to show just how great racing in Indiana can be! There are some really big changes going on here in District 15. Our website has been re-done and currently offers much more information than in the past. Nick Jones and Anna Cooper have done an excellent job getting the website into a real source of information for riders. The District 15 Membership cards have been going out in record time! Riders were able to pick up cards directly from the banquet this year! Nick and I are trying to bring a new energy to In-

Announcements, personal stuff, and.... diana racing and we hope you will all give it a chance! I would like to also take a brief moment and discuss the importance of AMA and the District Structure. Many times I have heard the question “What does AMA do for me?” The answer to this question is so simple and obvious that most times it is overlooked. Rights, Riding, Racing. Without the AMA none of these things will be possible in the future. What do you like about Racing? I like seeing two riders battle for an entire moto and then pull off of the track and give each other high five’s and yell good race on their way to the pits. I enjoy how the families who come to the track get to know each, and keep in touch for years after their racing careers have come to an end. When a rider is injured and a group of riders come together and load the truck/trailer/RV without anyone having to ask, it makes me proud to part of such a great group of people. A group of people who are brought together by one common interest, Motorcycling. The problem we face in the future is for every person in this group who loves motorsports and all that entails, there are many more who oppose it. There are a large groups of people who oppose your right to ride. On your own land, at the track, anywhere. It is noisy. It is dangerous. Not everyone sees what we see. As an individual standing alone I have no power over legislation that would seek to ban motorcycling in any or all forms. For every person who stands beside me our voices grow louder. The louder we are the more we will be heard. The AMA makes us loud. They give you a voice. They make it easy to stand together. While you are at the track, they fight for you on the state and national level. Whatever it is you love about racing, that is what the AMA is fighting to protect. That is what the AMA does for you. Additionally, there have been achievements in

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the National Advancement system that is unprecedented. No other organization collects data at a national level to create a fair level of competition classification. If you go racing and you’re a B rider, but there is a guy in your class that you know is an A rider, you can look it up right on your smart phone! At the track. You can take it to the referee and say look, this guy is an A rider. If you have been in motorsports very long you understand how huge that is. The thing is, it doesn’t work if the AMA isn’t around to do this. The AMA provides the best guarantee out there of a fair competition event, with a common set of rules. A common set of rules and classes is very important. Without a common class structure, you may purchase a machine that you can ride at only one facility. You may modify your machine on the advice of a promoter only to find every other track in your area does not allow this modification. By having one rule book, and a common set of classes you the rider are at a much greater advantage when it comes to racing. This is where the District Structure comes in. The District helps local tracks come together to run a common set of classes and create a points series for riders in their home states. So I leave you with one final thought. “They paved paradise and put up a parkin' lot. Doesn’t it always seem to go, that you don't know what you got till it's gone. They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.” “They took all the trees, and put em in a tree museum, and they charged the people a dollar and a half to see them. Doesn’t it always seem to go, that you don't know what you got till it's gone. They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.” This song points out something very simple. Protect what you have. If Motorcycling is your Paradise, you have to support the organizations that keep it from ending up in a museum. If you care about riding today or tomorrow, or next week, or maybe till the end of the season, you don’t need an AMA Membership. If you care about riding next year, in five or in ten years. If you care about seeing your child, or even your grandchild ride, you need your voice to be heard. Your voice as a motorcyclist is heard through the AMA, and the more members there are the louder our voice. For every member who decides not to renew their membership, our voice gets smaller. If no one is fighting for us, you will see your right to ride disappear as quickly as you made up your mind not to support the one organization that fights for the rights of all motorcyclists. Good Luck to everyone in 2012! Ride Safe and remember always have FUN! Free, Youth off-road riding class returns. The Woods Rider development (WRD) has announced the 2012 version of the class is coming May 5th at the popular Dyracuse Park in Wisconsin Rapids, WI! This is a free class, aimed at riders 16 and

younger to help hone their abilities riding motorcycles offroad. The only cost is park entry ($10). Advance registration is requested, and class size is limited so get your spot reserved today! Signup form and more information available at pgoffroadracing.com. From the Back of the Pack By Mike Quinn, D23 Chairman This has been a very busy spring for the board members of D 23. Many preseason activities happening that required time and effort from board members. I would like to acknowledge Dave Wessling for all the time and work he put into organizing the District booth at the International Motorcycle Show. We garnered a good number of new members due to his efforts. Many more riders and families are now aware of our organization and all that we offer. Thanks to all of our members that spent time at the booth promoting our sport. Mark and Leslie Vanderwerf headed up our booth at the Target Center Arenacross race in February and again this was a big success. Thanks to them for giving up the evening to promote racing at this sold out event. Visibility is the key to growth for us and the efforts of the people mentioned have reached many potential new members and riders that previously did not know about organized riding in the state. Tom and Karen Umphress have been very busy on the government relations side of things, keeping an eagle eye on the legislature to insure we do not lose any ground. A bill has been passed with their help that will allow us to get our dirt bikes licensed, and made legal for dual sport riding provided the owner equips it to meet the law. Other legislation being worked on involves state required insurance limits for off-road events. Hopefully this will get passed this year. Other district business matters include a change in the time frame requirement for the annual awards banquet. It no longer has to be held in the same calendar year as the racing season. The importance of this is that do not have to fight the Christmas time rush and prices for a venue to hold the banquet. It will be moved into the following January. The 2012 season awards banquet will again be held at Treasure Island Casino outside of Red Wing MN. It will be a much improved event this next time. Our event scheduled is finalized with the exception of an all new event we are planning on hosting this year. We are looking to host a Road Ride to raise money for the legislative efforts on behalf of all riders. We know there are lot of members that own and ride road bikes so be looking for the date of this inaugural event. We have several members that have been competing at the winter nationals in the southern states. Congratulations to those racers and many have done well. I would be remiss not to

mention the inspired ride by Ryan Dungey at St. Louis with a broken collar bone. What an unbelievable ride for him. That is about all for now. By the time you read this the racing season will have begun, we wish all of you the best of luck for the 2012 season. I hope to see you on the tracks, trails and highways of Minnesota this season. With the early spring I have already logged many road miles and seen many other out there already. Take advantage of the weather and get a head start on the season. Mike Registration is now open for the Road America Motorcycle School. Riding a motorcycle or a scooter is an exhilarating experience but it also requires training and knowledge and takes more physical skill and mental concentration than driving a typical motor vehicle. The Road America Motorcycle School is one of Wisconsin’s premier cycletraining facilities, educating two-wheel enthusiasts in a variety of courses. Endorsed by the Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF), Road America’s Basic Rider Courses, Clinics and Dirt Bike School are taught by award-winning rider coaches who have completed extensive training through the MSF and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Successful completion of the school's basic rider course enables participants to obtain a Class M endorsement on their driver's license. The Basic Rider Course (BRC) consists of 16 hours of combined classroom and practical riding instruction. Participants in this course learn basic riding techniques on motorcycles and scooters supplied by Road America, along with important safety skills to minimize the risks of motorcycling. The course fee is $250. The Basic Rider Course 2 (BRC2) is for both veteran riders and those looking to sharpen and build on the skills learned in the BRC. It consists of one hour of classroom and five hours of practical instruction and riders must use their own motorcycles. The BRC2 course fee is $125. Road America provides the instruction for both courses in its controlled, off-street environment. For the experienced enthusiast, Road America offers a Level 1 Total Control Advanced Riding Clinic, developed by race champion, Lee Parks. This one day clinic will make a specific, measurable improvement in an individual's skills regarding throttle control, throttle/brake transitions, corner entry, line selection, body position and corner exit. Dynamic classroom sections cover the mental aspects of the techniques with the majority of the time applying and practicing these unique techniques during the range exercises. Road America also offers Supermoto (Demo & Basic). These courses are taught on a purposebuilt 1-mile paved and dirt track with multiple configurations and elevation changes. Registration is now open and a current schedule of courses is available online at roadamerica.com or by calling Road America, 800-365-7223. CYCLE USA, April 2012

CWIRA Mid-Season Championship

#5 Ian Malinowski, #95 Tom Desort and Ken Even in the Open Pro class.

Hatfield, Wisconsin - February 5

ProAm class through turn one. Ian Malinowski was running second through the first couple laps with a lot of pressure from the always quick Adam Bushman. Going into the third lap Bushman found a good line and cut under Malinowski for second to set the final order. The second moto was more of the same. Finishing fourth was Ken Even with Mark Schmidt close behind in both motos. The Open Am GP class had Corey Schroeder out front both motos ahead of Jeff

everal years ago, faced with the prospect of raising entry fees to cover costs of the yearly CWIRA Series it was decided that one event each year would be promoted by the Association. This is the race that pays a large portion of the cost involved with the CWIRA Points Series, and the yearly awards. Track and other event workers are the members of the Association, helping to bring ice racing to the success it has enjoyed over the years. This race has become one of the most popular of the year for spectators, and as the CWIRA Mid-Season Championship - the most challenging for racers as well! Lake Arbutis is a regular stop during the season for CWIRA racers, and is often one of the more popular as there is a large parking area on dry land if needed, and plenty of room to build a nice big course for both the oval, and GP tracks. This year came with perfect spectating temps, and plenty of fast racing. The day’s racing kicked off with the GP classes, and with little surprise John Strangfeld led the Open Mason Barth finished second overall in the Junior Motorcycle class. 8

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Stewart and Marshfield, WI’s Hayden Henry. Dj Schultz pulled off the overall in Quad GP. Brandon Huffman took the win in the opening moto while Schultz crossed in second ahead of Graham Eichmiller and Shaun Winkler. In the second moto Schultz turned the tables, taking the win ahead of Hoffman that was also good for the overall. Due to some schedule shuffling, this event was also part of the three event winter Triple Crown Series, bringing some extra payout and prestige to some of the Pro classes. That also pulled in a few extra fast racers, and today’s Open Pro class had a dozen fast guys work through two qualifiers for the main event. In the first heat, John Strangfeld jumped to the lead and held it for the opening lap before Jesse Janisch slid under to take the win. Soren LaValley and Jamie Hanson were next across the finish line. In the second heat, the racing was even faster as Adam Bushman took the win, setting a very fast average lap ahead of Brock Schwarzenbacher, Russell Bradley and Ian Malinowski. Strangfeld proved his reaction skills by grabbing the holeshot in the Final of the Pro class as well. On him right away, and then passing into the

lead during the second lap was the unstoppable Janisch. Over the next four laps, Bushman and Schwarzenbacher also moved up past Strangfeld to set the final running order ahead of Bradley. Janisch stayed just far enough ahead of Bushman to take the impressive win. The Open Pro Quad (studded) class was exciting as the first heat saw Mike Mueller pull off the win just ahead of Graham Eichmiller and Adam Smedbron. The second heat had Dj Schultz barely holding off Brandon Huffman at the finish as Dustin Hoffman was only a quad length back. The ten rider final was an impressive show for sure as these guys were simply ripping around the large oval. Brandon Huffman beat Schultz into the first turn off the start, and from there the two ran tight to the finish line, even squeaking out a small margin over the close battle for third. Dustin Hoffman had Eichmiller doing everything he could to get by, and it almost worked a couple times before the checkered flag ended the battle. Mueller ran close in fifth the entire way. Mitchel Rush worked hard for the Open B motorcycle class win. In the first moto Corey Schroeder was out front, and Rush was powering into every corner to make a move into the lead. The two were never more than a bike length apart as Rush dove in harder, but Schroeder would hold on coming out of each turn. On the last lap Rush went wide into turn one and managed to sling-shot his way under for the pass coming out of the turn two for the win. In the second moto the two were just as close, with Rush leading most of the race as Alec Muth again followed the lead battle in third. The Outlaw Pro Rubber class ran two heats to set the stage for a big final event. Louis Plaskey won the first heat as Nick Nett and Scott Lindner fought over second right to the finish. In the second heat, Dan Lindner held a little margin all the way as Jeremy Flees had his hands full with a non-stop push from Mitchell Williams. The Main was fast, and not settled until the final lap as usual in this class. These days

#43 Dustin Hoffman and Graham Eichmiller kept it close all day in the Open Pro Quad class.

of ice racing include a lot of great action in many classes, but none can beat out the close racing that comes in the top non-studded classes. Scott Lindner grabbed the early lead, running wide and fast as Plaskey was using every other part of the track, looking for that little extra traction to slip by. Two laps in it worked, and then the rolls reversed. Plaskey was running wide as Lindner went looking for a way back past. Dan Lindner joined the fight ahead of Flees, and they finished in that order, but you had no idea what the final positions were going to be until the very end. Anything can happen, and usually does in this class. Cody Funk owned the Junior Motorcycle class as he swept his way through both motos for the overall ahead of a talented group. Mason Barth rode well and finished second as Noah Baehnman won a long battle in both motos over Megan Funk.

Adam Bushman won both motos of the 250/450 Pro motorcycle class ahead of Brock Schwarzenbacher and Soren LaValley in the nine rider class. Jamie Hanson went 4-5 for fourth overall ahead of Ken Evenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 6-4 finishes. It was another great day of ice racing in Central Wisconsin. As temperamental as the ice conditions have been all season, the series kept adjusting locations, and making events happen, much to the delite of racers, and all the family and spectators that come watch the

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The great weather, and Mid-Season Championship pulled a good turnout.

show. If you haven’t been to one of these ice races, make plans, and do it next year. Pick a day with decent weather, pack some warm clothes, and go. You’ll be impressed, and glad you did, you may even get the bug to get out there and join them.

Adam Bushman won 250/450 Pro and finished second in the Pro GP and Open Pro classes.

Mitchel Rush won the Open B class.

Bike Class Results: Open Pro/Am GP: 1.John Strangfeld 2.Adam Bushman 3.Ian Malinowski 4.Ken Even 5.Mark Schmidt Open Am GP: 1.Corey Schroeder 2.Jeff Stewart 3.Hayden Henry 4.Mitchel Rush 5.Hunter Even Open Pro: 1.Jesse Janisch 2.Adam Bushman 3.Brock Schwarzenbacher 4.John Strangfeld 5.Russell Bradley Jr. Open C: 1.Hayden Henry 2.Hunter Even 3.Sierra Heindl 4.Dave Lockhart Open B: 1.Mitchel Rush 2.Corey Schroeder 3.Alec Muth Junior Studded Quad: 1.Kaylin Steindl 2.Dustin Deimer Junior: 1.Cody Funk 2.Mason Barth 3.Noah Baehnman 4.Megan Funk 250/450 Pro: 1.Adam Bushman 2.Brock Schwarzenbacher 3.Soren La Valley 4.Jamie Hanson 5.Ken Even Pro Vet: 1.John Strangfeld 2.Ken S. Even 3.Mark Muth 4.Tom Desort 5.Gerry Thrune Amateur Vet: 1.Corey Schroeder 2.Dale Funk 3.Sam Maki 4.Dave Lockhart 250 Amateur M/C: 1.Jeff Stewart 2.Alec Muth 3.Sierra Heindl Quad Results: Open GP Stud: 1.Dj Schultz 2.Brandon Hoffman 3.Gra-

ham Eichmiller 4.Shaun Winkler 5.Brandon Leis Pee Wee A: 1.Ian Arneson 2.Kallee Dhein 3.Cole Minsaas 4.Blaire Lindner Pee Wee B: 1.Dakota Gettinger 2.Ryder Plaskey 3.Danielle Minsaas 4.Diesel Plaskey 5.Caleb Leschke C Mod Prod Stud: 1.Adam Trybula 2.Zachary Schiferl 3.Steve Pozega 4.Thomas Thyssen Open Pro Stud: 1.Brandon Hoffman 2.Dj Schultz 3.Dustin Hoffman 4.Graham Eichmiller 5.Mike Mueller Pro/Am Rubber: 1.Mitchel Williams 2.Colin Wilcott 3.Nick Moelter 4.Jim Falke 5.Tad Fehrenbach Jr Rubber: 1.Cole Robus 2.Emma Robus 3.Devin Borski 4.Noah Baehnman 5.Ian Arneson A Rubber: 1.Scott Lindner 2.Louis Plaskey 3.Dan Lindner 4.Jeremy Flees 5.Mitchel Williams Pro/Am Mod Stud: 1.Brandon Hoffman 2.Dj Schultz 3.Graham Eichmiller 4.Dexter Popp 5.Craig Melville C Rubber ATV: 1.(Ryan) Alan Falke 2.Max Lantvit 3.Alex Volovsek 4.Kyle Genett 5.Sara Hoffman B Mod Prod Stud: 1.Robert Wiskerchen 2.Josh Schultz 3.Craig Melville 4.Travis Weiler 5.Dustin Pieper Open Am Stud: 1.Dexter Popp 2.Kyle Wolosek 3.Robert Wiskerchen 4.Travis Weiler 5.Craig Melville B Rubber: 1.Nick Moelter 2.Jordan Drexler 3.James Helgeson 4.Alex Volovsek 5.Tad Fehrenbach Outlaw Pro Rubber: 1.Louis Plaskey 2.Scott Lindner 3.Dan Lindner 4.Jeremy Flees 5.Cody Norris AM Stock Rubber : 1.Ryan Alan Falke 2.Max Lantvit 3.Marty Minsaas 4.Christopher Statz 5.Josh Ludwig CYCLE USA, April 2012

Awesome D15 Motocross Opener Rochester, Indiana - March 10 by Becky Stichter

or the 150 plus entrants that came to race this weekend, they couldn't have asked for a better season opener. Reads Racing Unlimited held their season opener at D&D. The mild temps, sun, and dry track were perfect on Saturday and Sunday. For Saturday, the big quads were the first to hit the track. Greggory Miller took the overall win in the Quad A class, running 1-1. Eric Lapato and Brad Kopsho had good runs, but weren't able to get past Miller. Ethan Rutherford took the overall win in Quad B, finishing 1-2. Garrett Millerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first moto wasn't as good as he wanted it to be, but he got in his grove in the second moto and was able to take the win that time. Miller, running 5-1, finished second overall. The 250C class was the largest of the day with twentyseven riders on the gate. In the first moto, Jacob White, Jacob Bansen and Steven Hill battled it out for first overall. White, mounted on a Yamaha, pulled ahead and took the win. In moto two, these three riders were at it again. This time Hill stepped it up, got around everyone, and took the win, earning the overall with his outstanding 3-1 performance. AJ Wrobel, mounted on a KTM, rode to a two moto sweep

in the 65cc (7-9) class. Kaden Polito and Andrew Tobias had a good battle for second, with Polito getting the nod, and taking second overall. In the +50 class, Mike Farley rode solid, finishing 1-1. Charles Nice, Tim Graves and Kevin Vanarsdale had good runs, battling for second. In the first moto, Graves was able to finish next in line behind Farley. Then in the second moto, Nice stepped it up, and crossed the checkered line in second, good enough for second overall as well. Jon Darmon, running 2-2, took the overall win in the +40 class, proving consistency can be everything. Brad Kopsho took second overall (1-3) with Todd White finishing third overall after his 5-1 set of motos. One mistake, or bad corner could be costly. Megan Moan took the overall win in the Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 12 and up class, finishing 1-2. Moan was able to hold off Anglique Reese in the first moto, but Reese got ahead of Moan and Madison Johnson in the second moto. Good job girls. Steve Yeager and Benjamin Richards of the Open B class put on a good show. Yeager pulled ahead of all the riders and crossed the checkered line first in moto one. Then in the second moto, Richards answered back, and pulled to the lead, taking the win. Behind the top two, Greg

Kody Elder finished third in his Schoolboy class.

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Quentin and Kaden Derrer before their Mini Quad moto.

Coda, Josh Stalker and Anthony Mann battled for third overall. Jake Rice took charge in the Supermini class, running 1-1 as Garrett Snodgrass in second both motos. Behind them it was anyones race, with several problems and DNFs mixing up the overall. Shadd Miser finished 7-3, and that was good enough to pull out an unusual third overall. Nicholas Craig led the group in the Schoolboy 2 class, finishing 1-1. Dalton Packard, now riding on a Suzuki, finished 2-2, ahead of Kody Elder in both motos. In the 85cc (12-15) class, there were several position changes going on during the

Chesterton, Indianaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jake Rice won both the SuperMini and 125cc classes.

motos. Joshua Taylor won the first moto followed by Isaiah Shelton and Tyler Geisinger. In moto two, Taylor went down in a corner while leading. He wasn't able to get his machine running again and was a DNF. Shelton was also a DNF the second moto. Christian Gallagher and Chris Fouts took advantage of this, with Gallagher finishing first in moto two. Gallagher, finishing 61, took the overall win ahead of Fouts who went 5-2 for second overall. In the 250B class, Nate Stedman rode strong, finishing 11. Nicholas Craig, also riding well went 2-2 ahead of Dalton Packard.

Jake Rice was out on the track again for the 125cc 2-stroke class, and pulled out another two moto victory. Elijah Labordus, Mark Gawal, and Jarred Bischoff had a good run behind the leader. Gawal took the second place in moto one, but then fell back in the second moto, finishing 2-5. Labordus, running 4-2, took second overall. Last on the track was the Mini Quad Jr class. Bodie Derrer ran 1-1. Finishing behind him, were his twin brothers, Kaden "Cowboy" Derrer, and Quentin "Q Dog" Derrer. Welcome to Kaden and Quentin who are just starting their first season of racing! Results, Saturday March 10: Quad A: 1.Greggory Miller 2.Eric Lapato 3.Brad Kopsho Quad B: 1.Ethan Rutherford 2.Garrett Miller 3.Greg Fowlader 4.Jared Nutt 5.Gilford Miller Jr. Yth Quad Mod: 1.Ryan Korody 2.Nick Ford Mini Quad: 1.Zane Klemz 2.Joshua Graham Mini Quad Jr.: 1.Bodie Derrer 2.Kaden Derrer 3.Quentin Derrer 65cc (7-9): 1.AJ Wrobel 2.Kaden Polito 3.Andrew Tobias 4.Schyler Altherr 5.Alden Amick 65cc (10-11): 1.Michael Min Jr. 2.Dalton Edmondson 3.Trenton Short +30B/C: 1.Aaron Tobias 2.Greg Coda II 3.Adam Miller +50: 1.Mike Farley 2.Chuck Nice 3.Kevin VanArsdale 4.Tim Graves 5.Art Kerykes +25: 1.Kasey Turley 2.Derrick Dewitt 3.Robert Janesheski

Schoolboy 1: 1.Zach Firks 2.Hunter VanArsdale +40: 1.Jon Darmon 2.Brad Kopsho 3.Todd White 4.Mark Gawel 5.Michael Min Sr. 50cc (7-8): 1.Kaden Polito 2.Skyler Corbin 3.David Hagerman Open A: 1.Shain Slone 2.Stephen Wilson 3.Kasey Turley 4.Derrick Dewitt Open B: 1.Steve Yeager 2.Benjamin Richards 3.Greg Coda 4.Anthony Mann 5.Josh Stalker Open C: 1.Stephen Nagy 2.Jacob Bansen 3.Nick Myers 4.Anthony Wojasimshi 5.Michael Priace Supermini: 1.Jake Rice 2.Garrett Snodgrass 3.Shadd Miser Jr. 4.Mason King 5.Joshua Taylor Outlaw: 1.Trevor Lomperski 14/24: 1.Steve Yeager 2.Levi Johnson 3.Luke Pettijohn 4.Stephen Wilson Schlby 2 : 1.Nicholas Craig 2.Dalton Packard 3.Kody Elder 4.Colt Mcphearson 5.Tyler Hodson 50cc Open: 1.Kaden Polito 2.David Hagerman 65cc (7-11): 1.Alden Amick 85cc (12-15): 1.Christian Gallagher 2.Chris Fouts 3.Shadd Miser Jr.4.Tyler Geisinger 5.Joshua Taylor 85cc (9-11): 1.Evan Faucett 2.Justin Stichter 3.AJ Wrobel 4.Trevor Lomperski 5.Michael Min Jr. Women 12+: 1.Megan Moan 2.Angelique Reese 3.Madison Johnson 4.Emily Eubanks Girls 9-12: 1.Madison Johnson 2.Kristin Henson 250A: 1.Shaine Slone 2.Jeffrey Henson 250B: 1.Nate Stedman 2.Nicholas Craig 3.Dalton Packard 4.Nick Conklin 5.Ryan Wildoner 250C: 1.Steven Hill 2.Jacob Bansen 3.Jacob White 4.Keegan Hicks 5.Isaiah Monroe 125cc 2-str: 1.Jake Rice 2.Elijah Labordus 3.Jarred Bischoff 4.Mark Gawel 5.Chris Kirkendall

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District 17 MX Season Opener Taylorville Illinois - February 26 By James Pinckard

reat weather in February? Yes, and at a time when we are usually inside looking out wishing we were riding while we watch TV. Wish come true, the first race of 2012 experienced perfect moto weather. South Fork Dirt Riders hosted the event, and if the weather was a surprise, when the riders took to the track it went backwards from what it did last year. First race of the year has to have mud right? Wrong, the dirt was perfect, and the crew did a Start of the Vintage class. great job keeping the track in kept him honest, crossing in second for the shape all day. With well over 200 entries moto and overall. Third for the moto and ready to hit the track for the first race of year, overall went to Kawasaki rider Nicolas everyone had smiles on their faces as the finHancher, who finished fourth in the first moto. ished practice and got ready to go to the line Another big class of the day, and with for their first motos. With the drop of the gate lots of action was 250B. In the first moto of the first moto motocross in D17 was weltwo-stroke KTM rider Jacob Grafelman put comed to 2012! in a great ride, smoking to a moto win. BeThe first moto of 2012 had a couple hind Grafelman Honda rider Parker Smith classes combined, and the first rider to lead fought for second with KTM rider Brennon and win a moto was +30A Suzuki rider Alex Kershaw. In the second moto Grafelman Rossetto. Rossetto said, “I’m glad to be back again got a great start on the KTM and pulled out here racing, my son loves coming to the away to take the win. Hot on his tail was track, and this was a great start to the season.” Kawasaki rider Reid Janson who finished Rossetto won both motos and the overall. In fourth in the first moto. Janson kept Grafelthe +35 class Suzuki rider Jason Straight took man close, but was just not able to make a both moto wins for the overall. pass and finished second and second overall. The biggest class on the line was the 125 Suzuki rider Logan Sanders finished third. division. This class just keeps growing, and Motocross is a fun sport for everyone to getting more attention. I know many riders enjoy, and as everyone knows the cost of new who would love to be in this class. In the first bikes can be very high. A solution is to try the moto Kawasaki rider Jordan Mackiewicz took Vintage class. This class has great bikes, just the moto win with KTM mounted Conner older. In the first moto Honda rider Tristan Robinson second ahead of Parker Smith. In Smith was hauling and took the first moto the second moto Robinson got out front and win. Yamaha rider Logan Brennan finished took the moto and overall win. Mackiewicz

One of the larger classes of the day, 250B comes off the line.

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second with Michael Kistler third. In the second moto Brennan put the Yamaha out front and fought off any charges and took the moto and overall win. First moto winner Smith finished second for the moto and overall. Third went to Honda rider Gary Shewhart who would finish fourth overall. Third overall went to Kistler with fourth for the moto. Alex Rossetto was again on top of his game taking both moto +40 class wins and the overall ahead of Kawasaki rider Brad Adams. In the +50 class Orville Kline took both moto wins. Honda rider Andy Kooistra finished second ahead of Steve Sorge in both motos. Results: 125: 1.Connor Robinson 2.Jordan Mackiewicz 3.Nicholas Hancher 4.Paxton Kerber 5.Kyle Baum +30A: 1.Alex Rossetto 2.Randy Southard +35: 1.Jason Straight 2.Michael Kistler 85Jr: 1.Joey Sapienza 2.Dylan Densow 3.Alden Krisch 4.James Adkisson 5.Hunter Grampp 250C: 1.Blake Mccombs 2.Alex Thompson 3.Jon Adkisson 4.Jacob Carlson 5.Paxton Kerber Open A: 1.Ty Tyrell 2.Justin Baker 3.Arik Abraham 4.Conner Robinson 5.Jeremy Smith Open B: 1.Jacob Grafelman 2.Phillip Kaduk 3.Gabriel Petri 4.Aaron Carter 5.Ashley Densow

85Sr: 1.Andrew Hughes 2.Noah Watts 3.Jeremy Rybak 4.Dylan Tyler 5.Justin Kalvig Vintage: 1.Logan Brennan 2.Tristian Smith 3.Michael Kistler 4.Gary Shewhart 5.Weston Seifert +40: 1.Alex Rossetto 2.Brad Adams +50: 1.Orville Kline 2.Andy Kooistra 3.Steve Sorge 4.Dave Suslee 250A: 1.Ty Tyrell 2.William Menzel 3.Connoer Robinson

250B: 1.Jacob Grafelman 2.Reid Janson 3.Logan Sanders 4.Brennon Kershaw 5.Ryan Padgett Open C: 1.Skyler Harkless 2.Jon Adkisson 3.Paxton Kerber 4.Jacob Carlson 5.Derek Halsey Super Mini: 1.Logan Skagges 2.Noah Watts 3.Justin Kalvig 4.Jeremy Rybak 5.Curtis Thompson Mini 1: 1.Joey Sapienza 2.Aiden Krisch 3.Tyler Evenson 4.Huntr

Grampp +30B: 1.Phillip Kaduk 2.Brad Adams 3.Terry Winterbauer 4.Chad Tyler 5.Jeff Kaylor 4-Stroke: 1.Ty Tyrrell 2.Jeremy Smith 3.Kelby Getz Schlby: 1.Jusitn Olson 2.Parker Smith 14-24: 1.William Menzel 2.Reid Janson 3.Logan Skaggs 4.Jordan Makiewicz 5.Micholas Hancher +45: 1.Brad Adams 2.Andy Kooistra 3.Steve Sorge 4.Jeff Petri 5.Larry Rybak +55: 1.Gary Shwehart 2.Dave Suslee 3.Heny Whitmarsh 65Jr: 1.Ewan Krisch 2.Nicholas Dawson 3.Edgar Lewis 4.Gunner Schmidgall 5.Tyler Montgomery 65Sr: 1.Derick Bell 2.Adam Calcara 3.John Greer Quad A: 1.Justin Daughtery 2.Jerrod Staake 3.Jason Jackson

Quad B: 1.Timmy Schuetz 2.Zach Miller 3.Mark Dekka 4.Clinton Beasley 5.Katie Matte Quad C: 1.Joe Memitz 2.Ryan Mangold 3.Keegan Waggoner 4.Jared Clemens 5.Zac Piper 50Jr: 1.Joey Gibson 2.Ben Dawson 3.Hannah Densow 4.Thomas Gettings 5.Brayden Hagerman 50Sr: 1.Luke Jackson 2.Aiden Scroggins 3.Edgar Lewis 4.Ewan Krisch 5.Caden Cox Quad 8-15: 1.Cyler Jackson 2.Austin Warren 3.Jacob Taylor 4.Seth Chaplin Quad 13-15: 1.Drake Koeling 2.Trace Jochim 50cc 4-8: 1.Ben Dawson 2.Caden Cox 3.Aden Petri 4.Brayden Hagerman 5.Joey Sullivan

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District 23 Annual Banquet Welch, Minnesota - December 4 By Mike Quinn

he District 23 Annual Awards Banquet was held December 4th prior to the new year. This year’s combined awards ceremony included Motocross, Hillclimb and Dirt track all being held on the same date and same venue. Due the large number of awards, once the meal was over each discipline has its own hall for the awards presentations. Treasure Island Resort and Casino is a great place for this annual affair as it offers a host of activities for the kids and adults alike. Everything from bowling to the live bands and a large casino. It makes for a great weekend getaway. Once again the awards were created by Dave Ingalls and his team at 4MX graphics. Each of the racers that qualified was awarded a number plate that corresponded to their finish position. Our series sponsors ponied up a large supply of goodies to go with the awards which is always a nice way to cap off a successful season. On the motocross side of things plaques were awarded in over 40 classes including both bikes and quads. This took until 900 PM leaving the rest of the night for enjoying the facilities. It was nice to see so many people in a non-racing setting, and be able to talk with them with out any worries about what is happening on the track. There are some changes coming up for next year’s ceremony. The D23 board has given the ok to move the date into the following year. This will avoid fighting the Christmas party rush that has plagued us for the past several years. More to follow on this later. Our premier class winners this year were Cory Beach in 250A and Gavin Kadlec in Open A motocross. In Quad motocross

+45 class champions.

50cc 4-8 oil injected class winners.

ickson was a double class winner taking the honors in both +40A and +45A. The +50 class winner for the second year in a row was Jeff Sorenson, a racer that has lost very little of the speed he had as a young racer. In Hillclimb, the big bore class winner was Luke Parmeter while the King of the Hill award went to Steve Cain. +40 top spot went to Darren Degross while over 50 was taken by Tim Cain. Womens class winner Jessica Prebe comes from a long line of Thank you banner from the racers climbers. of D23 for the victory on the lead ban. Flat Track saw Elliot Darsow take both the 250 and Open A classes. 450A class was Turn out for the age bracket classes was won by Jacob Leclair while Josh Koch was very good this year. It is nice to see so many top man in the 450 semi pro class. On the 4 of the “older guys” in attendance and still wheeled side of the oval Andrew Wendorff racing the series. These racers have started to took the top spot in both the Quad Open Pro become the mainstay of our races. Brad Erand Pro Am classes. These are just a few of the class winners. There’s not enough space to mention all the award winners. But on behalf of the Board of D23, I would like to congratulate and thank all of the award winners and attendees at this presentation. It was again an honor and a blast to host this event. I hope to see all you again this season and at seasons end for another awards gathering.

Amanda Thayer was multi class award recipient in Youth Production and Girls. 450A class winner was Brent Zeien after battling second place finisher Luke Waxon all season.

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2011 Reads Racing Banquet Akron, Indiana - February 11 By Lori Locklin

very year Reads Racing hosts a banquet for its racers. Everyone is invited, everyone is welcome. Best of all there is no charge to attend. Doors opened at 4pm and the attendees began pouring in! The tables were filled with stickers for anyone to take. The stage was filled with just over 300 awards! Everyone who came in was entered into a Free Door Prize Drawing! Over 200 prizes were handed out! Prizes were donated by Maximum Power Sports, Lake City Racing, New Holland, Caterpillar Power Equipment, Brad Moan and Day Hardware, Webb’s Family Pharmacy, South Side Video, Akron Country Kitchen, Viking Foods, and South Side Video all out of Akron, IN. Reads Racing provided a buffet style meal. Many riders also brought in dishes and deserts of their own to add to the buffet, which was very appreciated by everyone! After dinner had been served the awards began. First up were the awards for the first annual Midwest Amateur ATV Championship Series. Riders received beautiful overall trophies. Congratulations to the champions! Quad A- Eric Lapato, Quad B- Christopher Maglio, Mini- Logan Stanfield, Mini Jr.Joshua Graham, and Yth Prod- Drew Scott. This year Reads Racing allowed riders to vote for their favorites in categories like Sportsmanship, Most Determined, Most Improved and Hard Luck. In the category for Most Determined, the riders with the most votes were Emma Denney and Dalton Edmondson. Emma was nominated for the award for her strong showing of determination at the end of the 2011 season. Dalton was nominated for his

The 50cc Fall Series winners.

desire to ride. No matter what the weather did, nothing would stop this guy from hitting the track! The Sportsmanship award went to Dave Huss and Clayton Strunk. Both of these guys were great sports, always representing amateur racing with integrity. They were always fun to be around, and set a great example for other riders. The awards for Most Improved went to Addie Clouse and Devin Hudnut. Addie and

The Midwest Amateur ATV Championship series winners.

Devin were both new to racing in 2011. At first it was a struggle to make it around the track for these riders, but by the end of the season, they had become serious competitors! The Hard Luck Award is given to a rider who had a rough season. Sometimes this rider spent more time off of the bike than on it. He always stayed positive and had a never give up attitude, which is why the Hard Luck award went to Levi Johnson. Each year Reads Racing likes to give some fun awards. Carol Klinger said, “we like to let families know we notice the little things they do for their kids, and to help others around them.” This year the James family won the award of Best Cheerleaders. These parents were out there with positive encouragement cheering on their son no matter what the situation. Stephen Hudnut won an award for Most Laps around the track on foot. Stephen’s son was a beginner 50 rider and he traveled on foot right beside his little guy throughout the season!

The “Most Determined” award winners. CYCLE USA, April 2012

July to October. The Summer Series has been The Larry and Joyce Read Memorial a staple at Reads Racing for many years, and Award is an award close to the heart of the continues to be its Overall Champion Awards. Reads Racing family. The award is meant to pay tribute to the memory of Larry and Joyce Read, the founders of Reads Racing Unl. Inc. Recipients of this award have been chosen for many reasons over the years. With 2012 marking the 30th Anniversary of the Racing organization the family wanted to choose someone who had been around the racing world for a long time. Michael Klinger stated, “We wanted to choose someone who loved motocross as much as Larry and Joyce had.” Once Ronnie Timmons name was nominated, the family agreed unanimously. Ronnie knew Larry and Joyce, and has been around the racing world for over 20 The age division Fall Series winners. years. Ronnie loves motorsports Reads Racing was excited about the Spring and enjoys coming to the track whether he is and Fall Series stating that it allowed riders racing, or just saying hello to friends. who start late in the season or have Congratulations to Ronnie, and we look mechanical problems or injuries midway forward to seeing him at the races this season! through the year to still win a Championship. In 2011 Reads Racing split their season The Spring, Fall, and Summer Series will all into 3 series. The Spring series, the Fall series be back in 2012. and a Summer series. The Spring series was Reads Racing also took the opportunity all of the events from March thru June. The to talk about some upcoming events and new Fall series consisted of all of the events from

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series. Reads Racing is very excited about the grand opening of the new track at Hangtime MX Park, H2. A full size motocross track located in the back section of Hangtime MX Park. The dirt at H2 is black soil, very much in contrast to the hard packed clay of H1, the main motocross track at Hangtime. The opening of H2 also inspired a new weekend entitled “Moto event Showdown”. During this weekend riders will compete on H1, H2, and for the only time in 2012 riders will have a chance to run the Mega Moto Layout, where H1 and H2 will hook together to form 1 monster track!! A new event in 2012 will be the Indiana Amateur Iron Man Motocross Championship. This event is limited in classes and will have fifteen minute motos. It will take place in the loamy sand of D&D Motorsports. Reads Racing will also be host to two of the three rounds of the Indiana State Championship. It was a great evening. Great awards, free food, prizes, and time with good friends. The awards banquet is always a fun evening, and a great way to say thank you to riders for a great season!

Lewis opens Daytona with win Daytona Beach, FL. - March 15/16 By Tim McBride

oatesville, PN’s Johnny Lewis, piloted his Honda CRF 450R to a commanding victory during 25 lap Expert class main event during the opening round of the AMA Pro Flat Track Grand National Championship. The Flat Track Series doubleheader held at the Daytona Flat Track is located on the outskirts of turns one and two of the coveted Daytona International Speedway and brings the best in the business as racers from around the country converged on the World Center of Racing. An emotional Lewis dedicated his first ever GNC win to his former factory KTM mechanic and friend, Mark “Tex” Adams. “I miss my buddy Mark, but I’m grateful to have him watching over me right now. I know he would have been proud of my first win,” he explained while standing proudly atop the podium after the race. Finishing a solid second place was Matt Weidman also on a Honda, surprised the field by holding off race favorite and previous event winner Sammy Halbert. Kenny Coolbeth Jr. from Morris, CT finished fourth ahead of the 2011 Rookie of the year Brad Baker. The Daytona Flat Track also played host to the first two rounds of the AMA Pro Singles racing series. South Dakota’s Gerit Callies aboard his KTM 450 SX-F brought home the first place gold via a wire to wire win. Kentucky’s Hayden Gillim and California’s Alex Wood, both on Kawasaki KX 450F’s finished second and third respectively. The second round of the Grand National Series provided plenty of excitement as well as some fireworks. After the smoke cleared, Grand National #20, emerged the winner. The first 24 laps of the 25 lap GNC main event saw Michigan’s Jared Mees out front on

his Honda with last night’s event winner Johnny Lewis in hot pursuit. But on the last lap Lewis made a daring pass to the inside of Mees as they exited turn two, as they approached turn three Mees attempted a re-pass, they made contact and Lewis crashed. While Mees struggled to maintain control of his machine, Weidman - who was in the third place cat-bird seat throughout - slid past Mees and raced to his first ever Grand National victory of his carrier. “I hate to win like this,” said an excited Weidman afterward. “But I’ve worked a long time for it, and I’ll take it! I saw Johnny get inside of Jared, but I knew the fireworks were not over.” Mees recovered to finish second and Brad Baker who came all the way from Washington was awarded the third and final spot on the podium. Lewis got up quickly and ended up finishing in the eighth position, but the fireworks were just beginning. An obviously angered Lewis charged around the track and when he caught up to Mees on the cool down lap he expressed his displeasure with a slap to the back of Mees’s helmet. Mees was penalized by the AMA for rough riding and had the choice of either giving up his race winnings or Championship points. Mees wisely chose the former. Nonetheless it placed a lot of strain on a long time friendship with Lewis that goes back to when they were kids. “I hate it this happened,” explained an apologetic Mees afterward. “I was chasing Johnny into three and he really put the brakes on trying to be defensive. I would have done the same thing, but I hit him and it cost us both.” The sixteen lap Pro Singles main event saw teenager Ryan Wells turn in a dominating performance. He cruised to victory with a

Johnny Lewis #10 takes a victory lap after winning round 1.

2.753 second margin ahead of Mike LaBelle. Finishing a consistent third was last night’s second place finisher Hayden Gillim. March 15 Results: GNC Singles: 1.Matt Weidman 2. Jared Mees 3.Brad Baker 4.Kenny Coolbeth 5.Sammy Halbert Pro Singles: 1.Ryan Wells 2.Michael LaBelle 3.Hayden Gillim 4.Jason Isennock 5.Brandon Wilhelm March 16 Results: GNC Singles: 1.Johnny Lewis 2.Matt Weidman 3.Sammy Halbert 4.Kenny Coolbeth 5.Brad Baker Pro Singles: 1.Gerit Callies 2.Hayden Gillim 3.Alex Wood 4.Hunter Taylor 5.Jake Cunningham

#94B young Ryan Wells won the Pro Singles event on the opening night. CYCLE USA, April 2012

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AX Lites steal show in MN Minneapolis, Minnesota - February 25/26 By Matt Wellumson

end, it was clear the Twin cities area is a true home to many Motocross fans. The points race for both West coast Lites his last weekend I was honored to be and Arenacross were far from over going into able to attend the final AMA this round. Tyler Bowers was in the best Arenacross for the 2012 season. The position between the two separate stands were packed, having sold out all lower championships, as he simply needed to level seats, and filling in quite a few in the qualify for the nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s race in order to retain upper decks to boot. This event even turned his championship title for 2012. Coming into out to be somewhat of a reunion for both Minneapolis, the AX Lites championship riders attending this event, or simply those leader, Chad Cook, had just a single point that came down to watch or support. In the separating him from second place Kevin Markwardt. Both Lites riders had a critical chance to claim the 2012 title, making their The Original! race equally important : 9LNLQJ 'U 6W 3DXO 01 to watch closely this /RFDO 7ROO )UHH round. The Minneapolis Since 1971 Mon - Fri 9 to 9 track was a pure and Sat 9 to 5 simple Arenacross 29800 Habel Lane layout that met all the &KLVDJR &LW\ 01 criteria for the sport, y On Hw /RFDO and was also simple to follow for riders and Mon - Fri 9 to 7 spectators alike. Sat 9 to 5 Arenacross doesn't have much room for :H +DYH :KDW <RX 1HHG Racecraft exotic layouts, and Sugg Retail :H 6WRFN :KDW speeds don't get too from $64.95 <RXU 'HDOHU &DQÂˇW terribly fast, which makes it a great sport for smaller stadiums Atom like the Target Center in Rockstar Sugg Retail $180 Minneapolis. Included suals! New Ca in this track was a small In Stock! start gate, a long Gamma sweeping flat corner, Contaminant whoops, timing section, Sugg Retail $270 Club 3 berms and an $ 00 impressive flyaway jump. Follow Us On... The evening show Sale No. 156 for Arenacross starts off Â&#x2039; %REÂˇV &\FOH 6XSSO\ ,QF Â&#x2021; 3ULFHV 6XEMHFW WR &KDQJH :LWKRXW 1RWLFH

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Kevin Markwardt leading the Lites main event in Minneapolis. Markwardt had a great season, finishing the series in second place. CYCLE USA, April 2012

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becoming somewhat of a truth after an impressive holeshot by Kevin Markwardt, followed by Michael McDade, and Kevin Johnson. The Lites West, series point leader, Chad Cook was sitting in fifth place, and had a lot of traffic to contend with right away. Just before I lost track of everyone outside of the top five, it was quite apparent that another key battle was starting to develop just behind them. This battle was an ultra tight group consisting of Kyle White, Tanner Moore, Max Malatia and John Dehn rounding out the top eight. Cook made his way past the two KTM riders McDade and Johnson, and into second, setting his targets for Markwardt. Things didn't stay tidy much longer. After a failed attempt at a block pass after the finish double, Cook again saw an opportunity to pass Markwardt after a hard charge in the whoops resulting in contact, causing Markwardt to go down in the following corner. It was hard to tell if the contact was deliberate or accidental, however this action caused Markwardt to drop to tenth place. Points leader Cook was now leading for the first time, with Team Faith's Kevin Johnson in second ahead of McDade. This order didn't last much more than a few laps. Just when the field started to make sense, Cook disappeared from his lead spot, having been replaced with Johnson. Cook was now riding about four seconds behind

McDade, but still far ahead of fourth place Scott Zont. Some spectators insisted that he just let the two simply pass him by before giving chase again. This turned out to be a well deserved win for Johnson, who announced earlier in the day, that this may be his final year in Arenacross as a team rider. With the trophies dished out and the championship decided for the Lites class, it was now time for the Arenacross main event. Expectations were high for this race, even with Bowers essentially clenching the championship by qualifying. The pressure was now on him to get a win to end the season on a high. Unfortunately for Bowers, an other rider had big plans. Zach Ames put forward an impressive holeshot against the pack and was doing his best to lay down serious lap times to sweeten the deal. Chad Johnson, having had a great 2012 season, was holding third place in both championship points and

65cc rider Kaleb Carman of Rochester, MN receiving his trophy Saturday night.

placement for this final moto of the season. Johnson himself had won two events this season. Gibson's hopes of snatching first place in the championship were dashed when Bowers successfully transferred to the main event during the earlier heat races. While I doubt Gibson wanted anything bad to have happened to his main competition, he definitely did not want to be off the podium for the final race of 2012. His riding was sound, however he wasn't able to get around

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Zach Ames has an expression that tells the story as he took home his first Arenacross win here in Minneapolis.

Sewell and Johnson to secure that podium position. Gibson finish sixth overall in Minneapolis and 2nd in championship points. With time running down, and only a few laps to go, this would be the visual all the way up to the end of this moto. Ames put up quite the fight, preventing Bowers any opportunity to take him out. With a little help of continual lapped traffic and some impressive cornering, Ames had officially won his first ever Arenacross class race, and was one of few people able to beat Bowers at the top of his game. I have to say, for my first ever Arenacross, I came away feeling like it was an amazing and totally worthwhile experience. These events may not have the huge draw of the Supercross series, but I can honestly say I like the more family oriented atmosphere, the relaxed feel it has for both workers involved with the event, and the riders themselves. It felt more like home than I ever expected it to. Saturday Results: 65cc: 1.Izaih Clark 2.Kaleb Carman 3.Zach Easter 4.Nolan Dickinson 5.Tanner Whipple 6.Caleb Rhoads 7.Mason Grerula 85cc: 1.Chad Saultz 2.Chase Evans 3.Jacob Lancaster 4.Dillon Cloyed 5.Blaze Best 6.Nathan Kelly 7.Tanner Whipple Arenacross: 1.Zach Ames 2.Tyler Bowers 3.Chad Johnson 4.Travis Sewell 5.Jeff Gibson 6.Michael Willard 7.Nathan Skaggs Arenacross Lites West: 1.Kevin Johnson 2.Michael Mcdade 3.Chad Cook 4.Scott Zont 5.Steven Mages 6.Maxx Malatia 7.Tanner Moore

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85cc 12-15: 1.Chase Evans 2.Chad Saultz 3.Dillon Sunday Am Results: Cloyed 4.Blaze Best 5.Tom Flintrop SuperMini JR: 1.Chase Evans 2.Dillon Cloyed 16-24: 1.Dalton Brandel 2.Bryce Jorgensen 3.Jace 3.Blaze Best 4.Chad Saultz 5.Jacob Geiger Buxbaum 4.Devin Redemske 5.Bodie Wood Pro Sport: 1.Scott Zont 2.Colton Hildreth 3.Josef +25: 1.Cory Olson 2.Patrick Vogt 3.David Minter Debower 4.Chase Pearson 5.Jake Scarbrough 65cc 10-11 1.Izaih Clark 2.Tayler Grall 3.Tanner AX Lites Inter: 1.Cole Hood 2.Bodie Wood Whipple 4.Trey Kasperbauer 5.Zack Sherman 3.Chase Stevenson 4.Bryce Jorgensen 5.Brandon Women: 1.Shayanna Wilsen 2.Alyssa Haling Nordmeyer 3.Anna Flintop 4.Susan Voss 5.Avery Prouty 65cc 7-9: 1.Maliq Mccaleb 2.Ethan Mcmahon Schby Sr: 1.Cole Hood 2.Chase Stevenson 3.Isaac 3.Collin Nodurft 4.Simon Briggs 5.Gage Krech Geiger 4.Sterling Stouder 5.Kenny Tellberg AX Lites Nov: 1.Isaac Geiger 2.Reuben Jacobs +40: 1.Larry Bank 2.Craig Hultgren 3.Jd Green 3.Nathan Browning 4.Reed Kannegiesser 5.Steven Beginner 1.Cole Pierschbacher 2.Kraig Sande Brookhouse 3.Ryan Lofgren 4.Dylan Mott +35: 1.Larry Bank 2.Jd Green 3.Mitchell Banner 4.William Wells Girls 7-13: 1.Jessica Pozzani 2.Kourtney Trautner 50cc 4-6: 1.Domenic Hegman SuperMini Sr: 1.Chad Saultz 2.Blaze Best 3.Dallas Scott AX Inter: 1.Bodie Wood 2.Brandon Nordmeyer 3.Brandon Walter 4.Casey Hultgren 5.Anthony Suarez Expert: 1.Scott Zont 2.Josef Debower 3.Colton Hildreth 4.Dalton Brandel 5.Tyler Correll Schby Jr: 1.Chase Stevenson 2.Bret Holland 3.Dallas Scott 4.Hunter Ersbo 85cc 7-11: 1.Izaih Clark 2.Tayler Grall 3.Tanner Whipple 4.Nolan Dickinson 5.Trey Kasperbauer AX Nov: 1.Reed Kannegiesser 2.Steven Brookhouse 3.Reuben Jacobs 4.Isaac Geiger 5.Thomas Rees 50cc 7-8: 1.Collin Nodurft 2.Gage Krech 3.Ethan Local fans Austin and Timmy Kristiansen along Mcmahon 4.Jelbun Nygren with friends attempting to gain the attention of the +30: 1.Matt Grall floor announcer who was launching t-shirts into the crowd.

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Record crowd at St. Louis SX St.Louis, Missouri - March 3 By James Pinckard Photos by Frank Hoppen

record breaking crowd of 59,742 fans of AMA Monster Energy Supercross filled the Edward Jones Dome. It’s great to see that every year the sport just keeps growing! Do the names Hussey, Glick, and Gulley mean anything to you? They are names of a few of the local riders who tried to make the program in Supercross at St Louis. The local media did a great job interviewing many local riders as well as the top pros. The Supercross also gave attention and thanks to local riders from the past and on this night Jay Clark and Randy Shackel, very early Yamaha support riders were honored and given a plaque by former world champion Brad Lackey. This event was also round three of the east coast lights Championship. In the Lights

Justin Brayton is turning in an impressive season, finishing third tonight, shown here passing Davi Millsaps.

Minnesota’s Ryan Dungey’s SX season may be over too early, but he turned in some great rides, finishing second in St Louis.

class the fastest rider on time going into the main event was Geico Honda rider Justin Bogle. With Justin Barcia winning every race coming into this evening, everyone knew he was in a great position to continue that trend. When the gate dropped for the main Barcia wasted little time as he crossed the stripe first taking the holeshot award. Barcia set a blistering pace showing why he is the defending East Coast Lights Champion. With Barcia out front KTM rider Ken Roczen was in second with strong riding Bogle charging hard in third. As the race was coming to an end Barcia was way out front, but the race between Roczen and Bogle was heating up and with the crowd on their feet going into the last lap the race was on! Bogle made his move on a little double and went down! He remounted and went down again! Out front Barcia took the win with Roczen second. Taking advantage of the fall was Suzuki rider Blake Whorton. The Supercross class has been odd all year with some of

the top riders out hurt. When the gate dropped it was Yamaha rider Davi Millsaps taking the holeshot but Monster Energy Kawasaki rider Ryan Villopoto made a quick move around Millsaps and set a pace unmatched. Villopoto has had very bad luck in St Louis, but it looked like his luck may change. Millsaps rode well, but on lap eight Justin Brayton moved past for second. Villopoto laid down some great lap times and Brayton was starting to feel the heat from Ryan Dungy who moved past on lap thirteen and set his sights on Villopoto. With the crowd yelling and cheering he cut time off the gap lap after lap. Dungey ran out of time and finished second. Results: Lights: 1.Justin Barcia 2.Ken Roczen 3. Blake Wharton 4.Darryn Durham 5. Justin Bogle 6.Jake Canada 7. Malcolm Stewart 8.Kyle Cummingham 9.Blake Baggett 10.Alex Martin Supercross: 1.Ryan Villopoto 2.Ryan Dungey 3.Justin Brayton 4.Kevin Windham 5.James Stewart 6.Davi Millsaps 7.Jake Weimer 8.Brett Metcalfe 9.Marvin Musquin 10.Nick Wey

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Wallace Lake benefit race a winner

Start of the Two hour with #33 JR Schnabel leading into turn one.

West Bend, Wisconsin - February 12 By Gordon Lunde

he 2012 version of the Wallace Lake two hour ice race held its reputation as a great event for riders, and the local communities. Great weather welcomed the riders to this quiet little lake for an event that raises funds for Big Brothers/ Big Sisters of Washington County. In fact, today’s event raised $4,000 for the charity. Sponsored and promoted by Moto Ice LLC, Western Snow Plows and Pier 144, this race has become an annual favorite among the local ice racers. The quiet soon changed to the sound of 55 motorcycle engines straining to be the leader in this non-trophied, just for the kids event. Though the race is scored, it is more about bragging rights than any trophy or awards. Fun for all and.... fun for all! AMA National flat track rider # 33, JR Schnabel, got the jump on the field at the start and led through turn one. At the end of lap one, Zak Rosine was out front but not for long. This pair swapped the lead several times during the first half hour, with Schnabel crossing the line first after thirty minutes. Just past the thirty minute mark Schnabel and Rosine came upon a snow plow in turn

#00 Brady Lange, and Jim Schmelling in the kids race. They were close the entire race.

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three. As Schnabel went to pass on the outside, he rode straight into the path of the snow being pushed out and fell. Rosine got by and took over the lead. Schnabel lost just seconds, and one lap later he was past Rosine and back in the lead. On the next lap Rosine pitted for a rider change and his father John took over. Behind the front runners Team Big Block with riders Matt Maier and Cole Walsdorf held down third place, Action Extreme Powersports was fourth and Rosine Racing fifth. Schnabel pitted for fuel at about the 1:15 mark, but never relinquished the lead to the end. Schnabel’s “Iron Man” tactics seem to work well for him as he has won several ice races riding solo. JR gives thanks for support to Suburban H-D and Cedar Creek Motorsports. Prior to the two hour event there were support races for quads and a kid’s race. The one hour quad race was led from the start by Tyler Vosters, followed closely by Ed Gahagan until Ed spun in turn two and let Vosters get away. From there the two had a good, close race with Vosters holding on for the win. The kids half-hour event saw one of the best races of the day. At their young age, 9

year olds Brady Lange and Jim Schmelling put on a great exhibition of ice racing. Lange took the lead through turn one with Schmelling on his rear wheel. The pair immediately drew away from the pack trying every trick they knew to pass each other, which they did every lap. At the end it was Lange, just barely over Schmelling. In the pits after the race, the two young riders were soaking up all the praise for their great race from the adults. Both Lange and Schmelling started racing at four years old, and with five years of competition under their belts, they look to be the fast guys of the future. This was Schmelling’s first ice! The Wallace Lake event is a fan and family friendly event that shouldn’t be missed. Watch for it next year, make a donation to their cause and enjoy. Results: Heavyweight class: 1.JR Schnabel 2.Zac Rosine, John Rosine 3.Matt Maier, Cole Walsdorf 4.Trevor Schmitt, Zach Genrich 5.Brad Rosine, Drew Wentworth Middleweight: 1.Andre Walsdorf, Todd Walsdorf 2.Brian Murphy 3.Sonny Johnson, Chris Johnson, Trey Johnson 4.Pete Laubmeier 5.Joe Stoppleworth, Chris Baker Lightweight: 1.Tyler Smulders, Ed Smulders 2.John Stewart, Marc Ottenad Quads: 1.Tyler Vosters 2.Ed Gahagan Kids: 1.Brady Lange 2.Jim Schmelling 3.Taylor Huisman

Close passing was the order of the day.

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Snow can’t slow D17 GP Opener

Chandlerville, Illinois - March 3 By Ryan Moss Photos by Jennifer Twait

he Canton MC teamed up with the Midwest Motocross Club in Chandlerville, IL to put on the first GP of the District 17 season and the first ever event at this location. The Midwest Motocross Club offered a great location for a GP since they have a full MX track, a big open field for a grass track, and plenty of wooded trails. The Canton MC was putting on their first ever GP and did a great job of combining all the above to make a great GP loop. The weather forecast showed a chance of snow in the late afternoon but morning brought sun and great conditions for early

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March. The temps did start dropping and half way through the second set of motos as the snow started to drop. It wasn’t a heavy snow but just enough to cover the ground and mess up your goggles. Even with the snow falling it didn’t stop the racers from charging hard and putting on good races for the spectators. The course length was around three miles, lap times around seven - eight minutes. The Canton M/C planned to run the two moto format with each moto being twenty minutes long. This meant three laps, so the riders had to charge hard right from the get go. In the +45 class it was a battle of three different riders from different disciplines. Long time MX rider Gerhard Ward on his Service Honda CR500AF / Megacross / Fox

Valley Off-Road got the holeshot in moto one and led for the first two laps. Jay Hall a long time Enduro / HS rider on his Halls Cycle Husky gave chase along with Jim Perry. On the last lap Ward made a wrong turn and allowed both Hall and Perry to get by. In Moto two it was a repeat on the start but this time S. Sarge jumped in the mix causing a four-way battle. Hall again was able to take the win ahead of Ward. This gave Jay Hall the overall win ahead of Gerhard Ward with Jim Perry taking third. The 122cc-Open class also saw a three way battle from riders of different disciplines. Up and coming Hare Scramble rider Travis Ward on his Service Honda CR250 took the overall win but had to battle Lars Valin on his Halls Cycle Husky in moto one and MX rider

Max Akerman on his B&B Tool Honda CRF450 in moto two. Moto two was probably one of the closest races of the day as both riders pushed each other all the way till the end. In the 14-29 class Alec Perry made his return to racing after a late season injury in 2011 sidelined him. He showed he’s back up to speed by taking both moto wins. The Vintage class was won by long time racer Craig Hayes on his vintage Husky. The 65cc class was added this year to the GP’s, and Garret Ward took both moto wins. Daniel Janus was the only double class winner. Janus rode his Halls / Moose Racing Husky to both moto wins in the +30 class. In the 122-250 class he took second in the first

moto and then won the second moto for the overall. The second moto of the +30 class saw the most snow of the day, but it didn’t slow Janus down one bit, in fact it might have been the fastest moto of the day. Even with the snow falling and the temps dropping everyone that raced commented what a fun day it was. The course had a great mix of everything making it both challenging and fun for all riders, no matter what discipline they normally ride. That in itself is what the GP’s are all about, good job Canton M/C! The club would like to thank Midwest Motocross club for letting them host the event on their property.

Results: 65: 1.G. Ward 2.C. Theyse 3.A. Moss 4.J. Cecil 5.L. Miller 85: 1.C. Brough 2.K. Featherston 3.E. Theyse 250: 1.Rider 2.D. Janus 3.R. Moss 4.B. Kershaw 5.C. Robinson 122-Open: 1.T. Ward 2.L. Valin 3.M. Akerman 4.J. Kaylor 5.C. Robinson 14-29: 1.A. Perry 2.T. Reid 3.D. Toberman 4.J. Hall 5.D. Pollitt Vintage: 1.C. Hayes 2.B. Roland 3.A. Roland +30: 1.D. Janus 2.R. Moss 3.J. Kaylor 4.C. Pherigo 5.W. Donaldson +45: 1.J. Hall 2.G. Ward 3.J. Perry 4.T. Robinson 5.S. Sarge Quad: 1.O. Maul 2.R. Walker 3.S. Hall 4.D. Johnson

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Opening weekend in Akron

#815 Derek Anderson in 250C with #607 Clayton Aldridge, and #472 Trey Short in pursuit.

Akron, Indiana - March 25

Wayne Meek in the mix, the last two laps saw the closest racing. As things tightened up, Hagemeier slid back to fifth. Short used the last lap to jump past Wayne Meek in the pond section jumps, and then the next corners to pull by Damon Meek, and finish second. Damon Meek still finished second overall (2-3) and Hagemeier’s consistent 5-5 moto

his outstanding late winter season has really opened the door for some great early season racing. Today at Hangtime the track was in great shape, and when the sun came out, temps actually peaked at close to seventy degrees. Absolutely perfect for late March, and the racers as well as everyone else at this first Hangtime event couldn’t have appreciated it more. The largest class of the day hit the track first, as the seventeen 250C riders stormed into turn one, with Rensselaer, IN’s Derk Anderson taking the holeshot. As they worked through the first lap and started into lap two, Kaleb McDonald made the pass into first. Shortly after, Suzuki rider Damon Meek followed, and took over second. Todd Kline and Trey Short were in the top five. Anderson slid back a couple more spots in the next two laps to finish a solid sixth. Short had problems of his own, and dropped back to tenth. Coming from mid-pack, and fighting his way up to fifth before the end of the moto was Joseph Hagemeier. Mcdonald pulled a small lead, and rode it to the win ahead of Meek, Kline and Elder. McDonald jumped into the lead in the second moto as well, and left all the racing and position shuffling behind. Good thing, as there was plenty of it. Damon Meek was running second off the start, but getting Quad A winner #78 Matt Simmons pushed by Hagemeier right away. Coming and Josh Wimmer had a great on strong also was Trey Short. With battle in the first moto. 50 CYCLE USA, April 2012

finishes were good for third overall ahead of Wayne Meeks (7-4) and Short. The Quad A class only had a couple riders, and ran a combined moto with the B class. The lack of numbers didn’t take away from what turned out to be one of the closest races of the day, with Josh Wimmer and Matt Simmons having a moto long battle.

#494 Isaiah Shelton here with Kelsey Vore, won the 85cc 12-15 class.

Simmons pulled the holeshot and Wimmer was glued to his rear fender right away. Simmons would gain a length, then Wimmer would dive in and try to make a pass. This went on right up to the final lap. Simmons, “I got a great gate drop and felt him on me the whole race. I was trying to push as hard as I could, and stay on the inside in the corners. Going into the last lap he came in on me and just had the line.” Walsh Racing/ Janson Racing backed Wimmer, “I wheelied off the holeshot and rode behind him for a few laps. The track is good, and real sticky, so it made it tough to pull a pass. He made one little mistake down at the bottom of the hill into the corner, and I got under him and we hooked up. I was able to get going and took the lead. It was a great time.” The two were stuck together for a few seconds before Wimmer broke free, and went on to take the win, just ahead of Simmons. Simmons added, “It was a great race, and the track is really

nice.” When asked if he had anyone helping him, “I call myself ‘cashed out racing’, because I’m cashed out and don’t have any money, but I’m still racing!” In the second moto Simmons got around fast B class rider Bradley Baldwin half way through the opening lap. Wimmer had to work up through a few more riders, and as he finally got into second he had a pretty good gap to close, but ran into mechanical problems and wasn’t able to finish. Simmons rode on to win ahead of Bedford, IN’s Brad Kopsho. Christian Gallagher turned in a good first moto ride in the 85cc 12-15 class, coming from mid pack to win ahead of Isaiah Shelton. Kelsey Vore started the moto in second, and then held on at the end for a solid third ahead of J.w. Bright, who had to work his way to the front as well. The order changed up in the second moto as Lagro, IN’s Shelton took the win on his Yamaha ahead of Bright. Vincent Conners improved his first moto fifth, for a

Garrett Snodgrass won the SuperMini class. CYCLE USA, April 2012

85cc 9-11 rider Justin Stichter was easily one of the fastest mini riders on the track.

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third and fourth overall behind Vore (3-4). Running with the 85Sr riders, was the 9-11 class where Justin Stichter took both moto wins in fashion. Aj Wrobel settled for third in the first moto behind Trevor Lomperski, but got the better of him in moto two, for second overall. Addison Clouse of Cumberland, IN went 1-1 in the Women 12+ class for the overall on her Honda. Emily Eubanks finished second. In the Open C class, Joseph Hagemeier took the first moto win ahead of Stephen Nagy. Tyler Hitchings spent the moto working up, and finished third ahead of Zach Firks and Cj Jenkins.

In the second moto it was KTM rider Nagy stepping it up a notch for the win... and overall as well. Hitchings had a better start, and took full advantage to finish second ahead of Hagemeier. In the overall, Hagemeier’s 1-3 motos were still good for second overall. Another great race in the books for Reads Racing, now celebrating their 30th season of racing in District 15... a huge accomplishment for sure! They have a lot of fun things planned this season, and it all couldn’t have kicked off in a better way. Results: 250C: 1.Kaleb Mcdonald 2.Damon Meek 3.Joseph Hagemeier 4.Wayne Meek 5.Trey Short Quad A: 1.Matt Simmons 2.Brad Kopsho 3.Josh Wimmer

Fresh after taking off the bike’s training wheels, Gavin Rooney in the 50cc 4-8 Injected class. Quad B: 1.Bradley Baldwin Youth Quad Mod: 1.Justin Hoover +30A: 1.Monte Reed +30B/C: 1.Mike Matula +40: 1.Michael Smith 2.Todd White 3.Charles Nice 4.Rod Vigar 85cc 12-15: 1.Isaiah Shelton 2.J.w Bright 3.Kelsey Vore 4.Vincent Conners 5.Tyler Greisinger Women 12- Up: 1.Addison Clouse 2.Emily Eubanks 85cc 9-11: 1.Justin Stichter 2.Aj Wrobel 3.Trevor Lomperski 50cc 4-6: 1.Cordi Pattison 50 7-8: 1.David Hagerman 50 4-8 Oil Injected: 1.Gavin Rooney Open A: 1.Trent Armstrong Open B: 1.Anthony Mann Open C: 1.Stephen Nagy 2.Joseph Hagemeier 3.Tyler Hitchings 4.Zach Firks 5.Cj Jenkins 65cc 7-9: 1.Aj Wrobel 2.Schyler Altherr 3.Clayton Strunk 65cc 10-11: 1.Dalton Edmondson 2.Trenton Short Schlby 1: 1.Kody Elder 2.Hunter Vanarsdale 3.Cj Jenkins 125cc 2-str: 1.Brandon Yeiter 2.Josh Workman 3.Michael Marzolf Schlby 2: 1.Dalton Packard 2.Kaleb Mcdonald 3.Trey Short Mini Quad: 1.Kylie Hagerman 2.Logan R. Stanfield +50: 1.Mike Farley 2.Brad Winstead 3.Charles Nice 4.Kevin Van Arsdale 250B: 1.Dalton Packard 2.Dylan Vogedes 3.Austin Crum Super Mini: 1.Garrett Snodgrass 2.Isaiah Shelton 3.Dakota Kelly Outlaw: 1.Trevor Lomperski 50 Open: 1.David Hagerman 65cc 7-11: 1.Schyler Altherr Dalton Packard swept all four motos of the 250B and Schoolboy classes. CYCLE USA, April 2012

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Triplecross Awards Night

2011 Triplecross award winners.

Wisconsin Dells, WI - January 21 By Dave Hollub

Harvey Schave hands over the 2011 pit bike to Keegan Cummins.

alking into the Wintergreen Resort banquet room there was definitely a motocross buzz going on. Memorable racing was the topic as everyone greeted friends and competitors, many that had not seen since the finish of the 2011 season. The only things missing were the sounds of motors and smells of the exhaust. Once the bench racing during the cocktail hour and dinner were over, it was time to begin the night’s other activities. Harvey Schave recounted another great season with the dedicated racers that made it a success, and then announced the 2012 schedule. In order to keep everything as affordable as possible without taking away from the overall competition, there will be eleven races at four tracks, with a July double-header at Arkansaw Cycle Park. In 2012, to be eligible for the awards and door prizes at the banquet racers will need to make four races, one at each track. To be eligible for the bike drawing at the banquet you will only need to attend an

additional three races at any of the host tracks. Once the awards were handed out the night switched over to the door prize stage, and as always the Triplecross sponsors go all out rewarding the racers with tables full of great prizes. There is also a special set of prizes each year for everyone that hangs onto their receipts for purchases from series sponsors during the season, and brings them to the banquet for this drawing, so be sure to remember to support those that support you as you need gear or parts, and hang onto your receipts. Keegan Cummins was the night’s big winner when he was called up as the winner of the 2011 pit bike compliments of the Triplecross tracks and Southeast Sales. Cummins later said, “It was a great season. The tracks were all great this year and they did a good job. It is fun doing the series because I get to go out and see all my friends and race against them. There’s always good competition, and I had a great season this year. I’ll be back again next year. I want to thank my sponsors for 2011- Motosports Factory, Rock River, Brewster’s Lanes, and my Mom and Dad.” CYCLE USA, April 2012

Schave later told me, “This year went well and I think everyone really enjoyed the season. We had a great night tonight, and everyone got at least four prizes. I want to thank the tracks that were involved; they all did a good job hosting us. For 2012 we shortened the series a little bit to make it more affordable. We put in a couple double headers again so people can save some gas coming to

the events. This year we had Ride, Southeast Sales, Spectro Oils, ProAction, Answer Racing, FMF, County Cycle, KTM, Yamaha, Moose Racing, ProTaper, MSR, m7d Media, Meehan’s Juice Plus, and Cityview Custom Repair as sponsors. We are hoping to have them all back in 2012 once again.” As the Brandemushl (right) collects his night came to a Glen +30B championship award from Dave Arva. finish and peo65 7-11: 1.Seth Doeberlein 2.Max Earley 3.Nicholas ple wandered off to their rooms, the Vanlyssel 4.Cody Passineau pool, or the resort bar,, it was obvious 85Jr: 1.Dylan Densow 2.Seth Doeberlein 3.Nicholas Vanlyssel once again the bonds of racing mo85Sr: 1.Mason Persha 2.Jakob Passineau 3.Brady tocross, and especially the Triplecross Bill 4.Kendra Randrup series are still solid. Hopefully next Open C: 1.Matt Kohlmeyer 2.Josh Dearborn 50JR 4-6: 1.Hannah Densow season will see even more of you 50SR 7-8: 1.Luke Vanlyssel competing for the series champi+40: 1.John Meehan 2.Tom Ferguson 3.Glen Branonships. demuehl 4.Paul Geibl

John Meehan (+50) and Hannah Densow (50Jr.) are the eldest and youngest champions for Triplecross 2011.

Triplecross top finishers: 125Jr: 1.Keegan Cummins 2.Josh Dearborn 3.Mason Persha 4.Nicholas Randrup 250B: 1.Aj Meidl 2.Gabe Kohlmeyer 250C: 1.Jeffrey Schmid 2.Ashley Densow 3.Josh Dearborn 4.Zach Long +25A: 1.Gabe Kohlmeyer 2.Matt Albrecht +25B: 1.Matt Kohlmeyer

+45: 1.Wayne Slagle 2.Glen Brandemuehl +50: 1.John Meehan 2.Wayne Slagle SuperMini: 1.Mason Persha 2.Jakob Passineau 3.Brady Bill +30A: 1.Matt Albrecht +30B: 1.Glen Brandemuehl 2.Tom Long Women: 1.Ashley Densow 2.Kaitlyn Falk 3.Kendra Randrup

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Another great D17 Banquet Ottawa, Illinois - January 28 By the D17 Event Directors

011 wasn’t a particular memorable year, but it did generate some great racing and year end awards banquet followed with a good turn out (over 500) and crowned some new champions, along with some old faithfuls. In these times when racing can be harder than ever to do, and the many distractions that are out there, it was great to see so many riders and their families coming to the banquet. It is another reminder of why District 17 is second to none in participation. D-17 stands together on this night, all types of racers, and enjoys the banquet to celebrate the season we’ve all finished in grand fashion. There were multiple winners in multiple types of racing this season as in last. Just some examples like Kash Schnowski winning 50cc chain in Dirt track and taking third in the Motocross 50Sr class. Steve “the Perkinator” Perkins winning 40A class in Hare Scrambles and taking second in Stadium Motocross. Travis Ward, Champion in Little B class Hare Scrambles and taking second in the 250 class in GP’s. A lot of riders are mixing it up, and having even more fun because of it. Then there’s the multiple winners in a division like Parker Smith in Motocross and Tommy Hofmaster in Stadium MX both winning three titles each. Parker showed up tonight with his dad’s 1990 jacket for being a

champion as kids would say “in the old days”. Special note goes out to a young lady who raced all season and won the 14-24 class in MX, which is a first, not to forget she took the Women’s class championship in Mx and a second in Stadium Mx Women’s class. Kayla Miller was “that girl!”. Other notables like Orville Kline winning the +50 class in MX and Gary Shewart in the Vintage class are perennial winners. New this year in MX was Steve Kerber and Bill White after years of trying got on the top step with good championship runs! There was a plethora of double winners in MX and SX this season, to the point that if we listed them it would be another page! Needless to say District 17 MX and SX is keeping up a good participation level thanks to the diligence and exceptional riders it has. The schedule for 2012 is looking great with tracks doing a fantastic job. District 17 tracks have truly stepped up with improvements and all out rebuilds. Not many areas in the country have the selection, frequency, and quality of facilities we have, regardless of whether you race motocross, off road, or just go out to play ride. New this year was the GP series. The series was well received by the riders and the first Champions were crowned at the banquet. Ryan Moss acts as the director of both GP and Enduros, and won two classes, and is the first “double champion” in GP. Matt Dissell from the HS side of things won the Open class, and Doug “smudge” Johnson won the Vintage

New this year was the GP series.

Over 500 attendees made it another successful banquet evening.

CYCLE USA, April 2012

Kayla Miller won both the 14-24 and Women’s class Motocross championships.

class. Father & son Gerhard and Garrett Ward won +45 and Mini classes. Some great racing is in store for the GP series this year with new places to race and a solid ten race series. It was a very good 2011 for Hare-Scrambles in D-17, and the banquet was no exception with Tammy and Jay Hall only having to mail out ten jackets after the banquet. It was very good to see old friends that we race with every weekend. This year the Mark Cain Sportsman of the Year Award went to Bob Marfell and Jerrod Marfell for stopping their race and helping fellow riders. Both have done this for years, and it was time that they got recognized for it. Thanks Guys! Let's all take some time and thank everyone that helps us enjoy our sport, from the

District 17 champions

his brother Jim Schaidle in the Sr class, Tito Nappi in novice, Patti Meo in the Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s class and Jacob Loer in the Youth class. Congratulations to all of our champs! Special recognition goes to the entire NITRO crew

led by Ralph Littlefield for hosting nine of the eleven events, Charlie Shanks as the NITRO web master and host clubs including Rock River Riders, Variety Riders and the Peoria Motorcycle Club. Special thanks

Trials champions

also to landowners including Gary Lingbeck (Lena), Donnie Meehan (Elmwood), Tito Nappi (Pearl City) and Aaron Vincer (Motorsports Park). I (Dan Loer) want to sincerely thank my wife Jennifer for her support, all the riders for their participation and everyone else who contributed to the 2011 trials season. We want to welcome Brushpoppers M/C in Morrison to the 2012 schedule. See you in the sections!! In the Hillclimb division, the Peters family were the biggest winners. Young Levi Peters claimed the class championships in both the 65cc and 85Jr classes, as well as taking the Youth Fast Time plaque, with 11 fast times in the season. He also claimed the Youth Raw Points

award given to the youth rider with the most total points earned all season, in all classes entered. Leviâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dad, Matt, also did well by claiming both the 250cc and 450cc class championships. Cody Jenner was also a double class champion, taking the titles in both the large and fast 600cc and 600cc 4-Stroke classes. Paul Hillard was another double class champion, with wins in the 750cc and 2-Stroke Quad classes. Other special award winners included Mike Pulver who won the Amateur Raw Points award to go with his 400cc Stock class championship. Andy Fortner claimed the Amateur Fast Time award to go with his +40 class championship while Kyle Galloway took the coveted King

Parker Smith, here with his father Jason, won three class championships.

The +55 class veterans of motocross. CYCLE USA, April 2012

CYCLE USA, April 2012

2011 Dirt Track Champions.

clubs and promoters for putting the races on to our sponsors and dealers that help us, to Mom and Dad. Without their help we couldn’t do what we love to do... and have so much fun. Thanks to all that came and waited for their awards. Next year we are going to try something different, we will be in the big room so we all can get done earlier. “See you on Sunday somewhere,” Jay and Tammy Hall. This year’s banquet unfortunately was light on dirt track attendance, however it was great to see the ones that did make it. 2011 was a very good year and we hope it just gets better for 2012, and we better see even more you here at the annual celebration!

GP Event Champions.

The 2011 Enduro season saw twelve events. The series got to travel to many different places and all those had varied terrains to challenge even the best riders. Thanks to all the clubs for putting the events on, and to the riders for making it a great season. Once again our AA and Grand Enduro Champion was Jeff Fredette on his Team Green/ Moose Racing / FRP KLX450. For many years Jeff has been challenged by up and comers, but year after year he has shown why he is a champion, putting in consistent rides and coming out on top. This year we had a few good class battles through the season. In the Senior B class Kurt Marsan and Bill Elliott battled all season with

Marsan taking the win. In Open A long time enduro riders Dave Edsall and Brian Kahaler swapped the lead through the season with Edsall taking the win. The 250B class had a motocross convert, Anthony Krivi, come in and take the lead early, but Danny Nelson put in a late season charge to take the championship. This year the Top Ten Challenge was back and supported by Fun Mart Cycle. We were able to award the top ten overall A and B riders with a Moose Travel Bag that had their overall finish and name embroidered on them. The District 17 Randy Hatcher Sportsman Award went a very special rider this year. Steven Pawlak was the recipient this year because of his diehard attitude of attending and competing in the events, even though he was battling cancer. Steve fought it just as he fought for the win in the Masters Class this year. Many long time enduro riders know Steve from helping the Hill & Gully club for many years, and riding events across the midwest. Congratulations to Steve, not only on his class win but for winning the battle against cancer as well! Thanks to all the riders and families that came to the banquet! It was a pleasure to hand out the awards and see everyone doing some bench racing. Hope to see everyone at the Grand Kankakee Trail Riders enduro on April 17th. The banquet as usual was a great way to end our Trials season by awarding the top riders and giving thanks. Trial’s has nine classes and awards the season champions. I was very glad to see great trials attendance at the banquet. On hand to receive their awards included Dan Schaidle in the Sportsman class, CYCLE USA, April 2012

Motocross and Stadium champions

of the Hill plaque and cash home. Hope everyone attending the banquet and all the riders that couldn’t make it have a great

season in 2012. District 17 offers some of the best racing, and plenty of events to satisfy most all racing desires. Staying close

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Hare Scrambles April 29 Madison MC Club .........................Adams Cnty June 24 CMJ Raceway ......................................Hixton July 8 Straight Arrows ER ........................Stone Lake Fox Valley OffRoad .......................Wedron, IL 22 29 SE WI Enduro Riders ............................Hixton August 19 Midwest End Riders .......................Stone Lake 26 Forest City Riders.............................Byron, IL September 16 Madison MC..........(Sugar Maple MX) Hillpoint 30 Rapid Angels MC.............................WI Rapids October 21 Aztalan Cycle Club ..........................Lake Mills

Dirt Track * = Limited Classes May 6 HM* DVR Enterprise...................................Elkhorn 12 ST Gravity Park .......................................Chilton 19 ST Beaver Cycle Club ..............................Atwater 20 TT Beaver Cycle Club ..............................Atwater June 1 ST * SSTs................................................Plymouth 2 ST * Steve Nace Promotions........................Chilton 9 HM* Beaver CC...........................Dodge Co Frgrnds 16 ST Aztalan Cycle Club ..........................Lake Mills 23 HM Beaver Cycle Club ..............................Atwater 24 TT Beaver Cycle Club ..............................Atwater July 14 ST Beaver Cycle Club ..............................Atwater 15 TT Beaver Cycle Club ..............................Atwater 21 ST Aztalan Cycle Club ..........................Lake Mills August 4 ST * Sturgeon Bay Fair .....................Sturgeon Bay 11 HM Rib Mt. Riders..........................Antigo Frgrnds 12 TT Antigo Wheels ...........................Antigo- south 18 ST Aztalan Cycle Club ..........................Lake Mills 19 ST Aztalan Cycle Club ..........................Lake Mills 25 ST SSTs........................................Chilton Frgrnds September 8 ST Beaver Cycle Club ..............................Atwater 9 TT Beaver Cycle Club ..............................Atwater 15 ST Aztalan Cycle Club ..........................Lake Mills 16 ST Aztalan Cycle Club ..........................Lake Mills 22 Beaver Cycle Club ...........................Rain date 29 TT Arkansaw Creek C/C.......................Arkansaw 30 TT Arkansaw Creek C/C.......................Arkansaw October 13 TT Gravity Park ..................Gravity Park- Chilton

Trials April 15 May 5

Wisconsin Observed Trials..................Mauston Wisconsin Observed Trials.................Wauzeka

6 Wisconsin Observed Trials.................Wauzeka June Wisconsin Observed Trials......Black River Falls 10 July Wisconsin Observed Trials..................Baraboo 21 22 Wisconsin Observed Trials..................Baraboo August 4 WOTA...........................Dickeyville/Platteville 5 WOTA...........................Dickeyville/Platteville September 8 Wisconsin Observed Trials..................Mauston Wisconsin Observed Trials..................Mauston 9 29 Wisconsin Observed Trials......Black River Falls Wisconsin Observed Trials......Black River Falls 30

Enduro

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Road May 5 20

Road Wolf ..........................................Gilman Kettle Moraine SR ..........................West Bend

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Forest City Riders .......................Leaf River, IL (raindate:4/21)

June 9-10 WI Dual Sport Riders .........................Wabeno September 29-30 WI Dual Sport Riders .........................Wabeno October 21 Kettle Moraine Sport Rdrs..................Allenton 27 Madison M/C...............................Cross Plains

Hillclimb May 20 June 17

Rapid Angels M/C...........................WI Rapids Kettle Moraine SR..........................Kewaskum Semi Pro, Stock class points only CMJ Raceway ......................................Hixton

24 July 14 Indianhead M/C Club.................Redwing, MN 15 Indianhead M/C Club.................Redwing, MN 29 CMJ Raceway ......................................Hixton August 18-19 Valley Springs MC........................Bay City, WI AMA Grand Championships, non points September 15 Indianhead M/C Club.................Redwing, MN 16 Indianhead M/C Club.................Redwing, MN

Motocross * = D16 Points NQ = No Quads April 8 NQ 22 * 29 * May 5 NQ

Aztalan Cycle Club ..........................Lake Mills Sugar Maple Mx ..............................Hill Point Rapid Angels Mc Club.......................Dyracuse

Fantasy Moto ....................................Tigerton Loretta Lynn Area Qualifier 6 *NQ Fantasy Moto ....................................Tigerton Loretta Lynn Area Qualifier 12 NQ Aztalan Cycle Club ..........................Lake Mills Valley Raceway Inc ................Crystal Falls, MI 12 13 *NQ Aztalan Cycle Club ..........................Lake Mills 13 * Valley Raceway Inc ................Crystal Falls, MI CMJ Raceway ......................................Hixton 19 VMX Vintage & limited classes only 20 * Marshfield T&T Riders ....................Marshfield 27 * Pine Ridge Raceway.......................Athelstane AMA Pro-Am June 2 * (tentative)Sports & Comp..............Denmark 3 *NQ CMJ Raceway ......................................Hixton Degrave Mtrsprts .....................Bark River, MI 9 10 * Degrave Mtrsprts .....................Bark River, MI 10 NQ Aztalan Cycle Club ..........................Lake Mills 16 Arkansaw Creek C/C.......................Arkansaw 16 X-Mas Family Mtrsprts................Christmas MI 17 * Arkansaw Creek C/C.......................Arkansaw 17 * X-Mas Family Mtrsprts................Christmas MI 24 *NQ Fantasy Moto ....................................Tigerton 30 * Sugar Camp Racing .....................Sugar Camp July 1 * Sugar Camp Racing .....................Sugar Camp 7 * Valley Raceway Inc .................Crystal Falls MI 8 * Valley Raceway Inc .................Crystal Falls MI 8 NQ Aztalan Cycle Club ..........................Lake Mills 14 * Degrave Mtrsprts .....................Bark River, MI 15 * Degrave Mtrsprts .....................Bark River, MI 21 * Gravity Park USA ................................Chilton 22 * Gravity Park USA ................................Chilton 25 CMJ-I94 ............................................Portage 28 * Arkansaw Creek C/C.......................Arkansaw 29 * Arkansaw Creek C/C.......................Arkansaw August 4 * Range MX ............................South Range, MI 5 * Range MX ............................South Range, MI 5 * Sugar Maple Mx ..............................Hill Point 11 * X-Mas Family Mtrsprts................Christmas MI 12 * X-Mas Family Mtrsprts................Christmas MI 12 NQ Aztalan Cycle Club ..........................Lake Mills 18 * Gravity Park USA ................................Chilton 19 * (tentative) Sports & Comp ............Denmark 24 CMJ-I94 .............................................Hustler 25 CMJ-I94 .............................................Hustler 26 *NQ Fantasy Moto ....................................Tigerton September 2 * Pine Ridge Raceway.......................Athelstane AMA Pro-Am 8 NQ Aztalan Cycle Club ..........................Lake Mills Senior Championships 9 *NQ Aztalan Cycle Club ..........................Lake Mills 15 *NQ Fantasy Moto................................Wittenberg 16 *NQ Fantasy Moto................................Wittenberg 22 * Pine Ridge Raceway.......................Athelstane 29 Rain Date if needed 30 NQ Fantasy Moto ....................................Tigerton October 7 * Sugar Maple Mx ..............................Hill Point 14 *NQ Aztalan Cycle Club ..........................Lake Mills 20 & 21 Rain Dates if needed

Registration, Erin Aune...........................262-895-2469 Dist.Legislative Off. Mike Schwarzenbacher ..........................920-319-6889

Referees And Pointskeepers:

Dirt Track, Danny Vrana.........................262-689-2842 Enduro, Pete Laubmeier.........................608-795-2484 Hare Scram, Bill Sheppard......................608-921-9833 Hillclimb, Mike Bronk.............................715-325-4034 Motocross, Dave Arva ............................262-255-2291 Road, Brett Lobajeski.............................920-922-4091 Trials, John Archer .................................262-538-7270

Clubs and Promoters

Arkansas Creek Cycle Club .....................715-285-5679 Aztalan Cycle Club .................................414-297-9367 Beaver Cycle Club ..................................920-319-6889 CMJ Raceway.........................................608-220-6853 DVR Enterprise.......................................262-689-2842 Fantasy Moto.........................................920-419-2863 Gravity Park USA...................................920-378-3864 Kettle Moraine Sports Riders ..................262-689-2842 Madison M/C.........................................608-220-5564 Marshfield T & T Riders ..........................715-384-4555 Midwest Off Road Trail Riders.................715-743-4132 Pine Ridge Raceway...............................715-856-6612 Range Moto-X .......................................906-231-7733 Rapid Angels Motorcycle Club .................715-421-5038 Rib Mountain Riders...............................715-573-4934 Road Wolf Productions ...........................715-785-8025 Southeastern WI Enduro Riders...............262-930-0358 Southeastern Short Trackers ...................262-754-0686 Steve Nace Racing .................................217-827-1599 Sugar Camp Area Racing........................715-272-1101 Sugar Maple MX ....................................608-393-8812 UP Sandstormers ...................................906-228-7010 Valley Raceway Inc ................................906-367-0987 Valley Springs MC Club...........................715-594-3726 Wisconsin Dual Sport Riders ...................920-350-2030 Wisconsin Observed Trials.......................608-434-5530 X-Mas Family Motorsports......................906-202-2681 Associate Members: Forest City Riders M/C ...........................815-624-6535 Fox Valley Off-Road...............................815-539-9021 Grand Kankakee Trail Riders..................708-949-0999 Hawkeye Motorcycle Club ......................608-763-2821 Hill And Gully ........................................630-798-4645 Straight Arrow Enduro Riders .................651-456-0224 WFO/Team P&G ....................................309-314-3343

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District 16 Officers:

President, Ron Blazek ............................262-542-7572 V. President, Todd Ellingson ....................715-712-0068 Secretary, Judy Sumner .........................262-754-0686 Treasurer, Erin Aune...............................262-895-2469 CYCLE USA, April 2012

2012 D17 Events

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9 Central Illinois M/C ...........................Neoga Central Illinois M/C ...........................Neoga 10 17 NQ Rock River Riders M/C .........................Polo July 14 NQ Cahokia Creek DR .......................White City 21 Pleasure Riders M/C...................Cayuga, IN Pleasure Riders M/C...................Cayuga, IN 22 28 NQ Rock River Riders M/C .........................Polo August 11 NQ Cahokia Creek DR .......................White City September Central Illinois M/C ...........................Neoga 1 2 Central Illinois M/C ...........................Neoga King City Dirt Riders ...................Mt. Vernon 8 State Championship D17 Card Required 9 King City Dirt Riders ...................Mt. Vernon Pleasure Riders M/C...................Cayuga, IN 15 Pleasure Riders M/C...................Cayuga, IN 16

Dates subject to change

Hillclimb NQ= No quad classes April 28 29 May 5 NQ 20 26 27 June 2 3

Pleasure Riders M/C...................Cayuga, IN Pleasure Riders M/C...................Cayuga, IN Cahokia Creek DR .......................White City Goshen Iron Horsemen...............Goshen, IN Central Illinois M/C ...........................Neoga Central Illinois M/C ...........................Neoga Pleasure Riders M/C...................Cayuga, IN Pleasure Riders M/C...................Cayuga, IN

Dirt Track All have semi pro and youth classes. HM= Half mile, ST= Short Track. NQ= No Quad classes, L=Limited classes. April 15 ST Pekin M/C .........................................Pekin 21 ST Lamoine ........................................Macomb May 5 ST Lamoine ........................................Macomb 12 ST Pekin M/c..........................................Pekin 19 TT Lamoine ........................................Macomb 25 TT, NQ IMDA .........................................Springfield State Championship TT

27 TT 28 TT June 2 ST 9 ST 16 ST 24 HM July 14 ST 25 1/2

Central Illinois M/C ...........................Neoga Central Illinois M/C ...........................Neoga Lamoine ........................................Macomb State Championship ST Galesburg M/c ............................Galesburg Pekin M/c..........................................Pekin WFO Promotions.........................Cambridge Lamoine ........................................Macomb Central Illinois M/C....................Champaign HM State Championship

August 4 1/2M Pekin M/C .................................Petersburg 11 ST, NQ Galesburg M/c ............................Galesburg 18 TT Lamoine ........................................Macomb 31 ST, NQ IMDA .........................................Springfield September 2 TT Central Illinois M/C ...........................Neoga Central Illinois M/C ...........................Neoga 3 TT 8 ST Lamoine Ramblers .........................Macomb Pekin M/C Club..................................Pekin 22 ST

Enduro April 15 Grand Kankakee TR ................Roselawn, IN August 11 Hill and Gully Riders................Roselawn, IN 12 Hill and Gully Riders................Roselawn, IN tba CC Little Egypt M/C...............................Marion September 9 Des Moines Enduro Riders........Winterset, IA 23 WFO Promotions ............................Geneseo

October 14 Nat. Muddobbers M/C .......................Upland, IN Cahokia Creek DR .......................White City 21 28 Forest City Riders.........................Leaf River November 4 Riders M/C ................................Goshen, IN

Gran Prix Q= Includes Quad classes April Moto Pro Inc ...................................Wedron 15 July Tri-City M/C ...............................Coal Valley 1 Q August 12 South Fork Dirt Riders .................Taylorville KI Tracks .........................................Oregon 25 September 9 Q Joliet Motosports .......................Wilmington Motosports Park ................................Byron 23 October 4-P Promos/ Sunset Ridge................Walnut 7 14 KI Tracks .........................................Oregon 21 Moto Pro Inc ...................................Wedron

Dual Sports April 14 Forest City Riders.........................Leaf River September 22 WFO Promotions..............................Genseo November 4 Brush Poppers.................................Sterling

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Hare Scrambles All have semi pro, amateur and youth classes. NQ= No Quad classes, B= Bonus points April South Fork Dirt Riders .................Taylorville 15 22 WFO Promotions............................Atkinson 29 NQ, B Canton M/C...................................Glasford May Fox Valley Off Road ........................Wedron 6 20 WFO Promotions ...................................TBA June 3 NQ, B Dirt Riders/WFO.............................Oakford 10 NQ Cahokia Creek DR .......................White City Fox Valley Off Road ........................Wedron 24 July Fox Valley Off Road ........................Wedron 22 29 B WFO Promotions ...................................TBA August 11 B, Q Only Splintercreek .........................Fosterburg 12 NQ, B Splintercreek ..............................Fosterburg Fox Valley Off Road ........................Wedron 19 B 26 NQ, B Motosports/FCR/WFO........................Byron September 9 WFO Promotions...............................Lasalle 16 Fox Valley Off Road ........................Wedron 23 NQ, B Cahokia Creek DR .......................White City 30 South Fork Dirt Riders .................Taylorville October 7 WFO Promotions ............................Geneseo 21 B South Fork Dirt Riders .................Taylorville

Non Points Events

June 9 Q Only Lincoln Trails Motosports.....................Casey 10 NQ Lincoln Trails Motosports.....................Casey August 26 Lincoln Trails Motosports.....................Casey October 28 Lincoln Trails Motosports.....................Casey Team Races, no points October 28 Cahokia Creek DR .......................White City November 4 Dirt Riders .......................................Oakley 4 Belleville End Team .......................Belleville 11 Lincoln Trails Motosports.....................Casey

Motocross NQ= No Quad classes, B= Bonus points, PA= ProAm, NL= Night, Limited classes. All have semi pro, amateur and youth classes. April 8 Lincoln Trails Motosports.....................Casey 8 Motosports Park ................................Byron 14 Pleasure Riders MC ....................Cayuga, IN 15 Pleasure Riders MC ....................Cayuga, IN 22 Crossroads MX ..................................Mason 22 NQ MC Motopark...............................Mt Carroll 22 Tri-City MC .................................Coal Valley 29 South Fork Dirt Riders .................Taylorville 29 B Galesburg MC..............................Galesburg

May 6 Motosports Park ................................Byron Lincoln Trails Motosports.....................Casey 6 13 Motosports Park ................................Byron South Fork Dirt Riders .................Taylorville 13 Tri-City MC .................................Coal Valley 13 19 NQ MC Motopark...............................Mt Carroll 20 B, NQ MC Motopark...............................Mt Carroll 27 NQ Lincoln Trails Motosports.....................Casey South Fork Dirt Riders .................Taylorville 27 28 PA, NQ Lincoln Trails Motosports.....................Casey June Motosports Park ................................Byron 3 3 South Fork Dirt Riders .................Taylorville Crossroads MX ..................................Mason 10 10 Joliet Motosports .......................Wilmington Motosports Park ................................Byron 10 B 17 Lincoln Trails Motosports.....................Casey 17 PA, NQ MC Motopark...............................Mt Carroll 4-P Promos/Sunset Ridge.................Walnut 24 30 Pleasure Riders MC ....................Cayuga, IN July 1 B Pleasure Riders MC ....................Cayuga, IN South Fork Dirt Riders .................Taylorville 8 15 4-P Promos/Sunset Ridge.................Walnut 15 South Fork Dirt Riders .................Taylorville Crossroads MX ..................................Mason 22 22 Motosports Park ................................Byron 29 NQ Lincoln Trails Motosports.....................Casey 29 NQ South Fork Dirt Riders .................Taylorville August 5 Motosports Park ................................Byron 10 NL Pleasure Riders MC ...................Georgetown 11 Pleasure Riders MC ....................Cayuga, IN 12 Pleasure Riders MC ....................Cayuga, IN 19 Crossroads MX ..................................Mason 19 NQ MC Motopark...............................Mt Carroll 19 Motosports Park ................................Byron 19 B Tri-City MC .................................Coal Valley 26 B 4-P Promos/Sunset Ridge.................Walnut 26 South Fork Dirt Riders .................Taylorville September 1 NQ Lincoln Trails Motosports.....................Casey 2 Lincoln Trails Motosports.....................Casey 2 Motosports Park ................................Byron 3 Lincoln Trails Motosports.....................Casey 9 Tri-City MC .................................Coal Valley 16 Galesburg MC..............................Galesburg 16 Lincoln Trails Motosports.....................Casey 23 B Crossroads MX ..................................Mason 23 NQ MC Moto Park..............................Mt Carroll 29 4-P Promos/Sunset Ridge.................Walnut 30 PA 4-P Promos/Sunset Ridge.................Walnut October 7 Lincoln Trails Motosports.....................Casey 13 Crossroads MX ..................................Mason 14 Crossroads MX ..................................Mason 14 B Joliet Motosports .......................Wilmington 20 Pleasure Riders MC ....................Cayuga, IN 21 Pleasure Riders MC ....................Cayuga, IN 21 4-P Promos/Sunset Ridge.................Walnut 27 Lincoln Trails Motosports.....................Casey

Lincoln Trails Motosports.....................Casey 28 28 Motosports Park ................................Byron November 4 Crossroads MX ..................................Mason

Non Point Events

April 14 Area 15 Area May 19 Area 20 Area 26 Area 27 Area June 23 Reg 24 Reg 23 Vet July 21 Vet

Motosports Park ................................Byron Motosports Park ................................Byron Crossroads MX ..................................Mason Crossroads MX ..................................Mason 4-P Promos/Sunset Ridge.................Walnut 4-P Promos/Sunset Ridge.................Walnut MC Motopark...............................Mt Carroll MC Motopark...............................Mt Carroll Motosports Park ................................Byron 4-P Promos/Sunset Ridge.................Walnut

Stadium Motocross NQ= No Quad classes, B= Bonus points, PA= ProAm, All run limited classes, and usually into the night, check with promoter for times March 31 Stateline.....................................Pecatonica April 7 Stateline.....................................Pecatonica 7 Joliet Motosports .......................Wilmington 14 Joliet Motosports .......................Wilmington 21 Moto Pro Inc..................................Mendota 28 Joliet Motosports .......................Wilmington 28 Stateline.....................................Pecatonica May 5 Stateline.....................................Pecatonica 6 Stateline.....................................Pecatonica 12 Moto Pro Inc..................................Mendota 19 Joliet Motosports .......................Wilmington 26 Moto Pro Inc..................................Mendota June 2 Stateline.....................................Pecatonica 9 Joliet Motosports .......................Wilmington 16 PA Moto Pro Inc..................................Mendota 22 Joliet Motosports .......................Wilmington 23 Joliet Motosports .......................Wilmington 30 Moto Pro Inc..................................Mendota July 14 Moto Pro Inc..................................Mendota 21 Joliet Motosports .......................Wilmington 21 Stateline.....................................Pecatonica 28 Moto Pro Inc..................................Mendota August 4 B Stateline.....................................Pecatonica 11 Moto Pro Inc..................................Mendota 18 PA Stateline.....................................Pecatonica 25 B Joliet Motosports .......................Wilmington 31 Moto Pro Inc..................................Mendota September 1 Joliet Motosports .......................Wilmington 8 B Moto Pro Inc..................................Mendota

15 15 16 22 October 6 20 27

Joliet Motosports .......................Wilmington Stateline.....................................Pecatonica Stateline.....................................Pecatonica Moto Pro Inc..................................Mendota Joliet Motosports .......................Wilmington Joliet Motosports .......................Wilmington Joliet Motosports .......................Wilmington

Trials All have semi pro, amateur and youth classes. April 15 29 May 13 June 10 23 24 August 11 12 26 October 6 7

Nitro.............................................Elmwood Nitro .................................................Byron Nitro............................................Pearl City Brushpoppers................................Morrison Nitro....................................................Polo Rock River Riders.................................Polo Nitro...................................................Lena Nitro...................................................Lena Variety Riders ..................................Ottawa Nitro ................................................Peoria Nitro ................................................Peoria

Clubs & Promoters

4P Promotions, Inc.................................815-379-9534 Belleville Enduro Team...........................618-779-1452 Brush Poppers M/C................................815-622-4099 Cahokia Creek Dirt Riders ......................618-946-4316 Central Illinois M/C................................217-234-2505 Crossroads MX.......................................618-686-2769 Des Moines Enduro Riders ......................515-480-2477 Dirt Rider, Inc. .......................................217-789-0107 Forest City Riders M/C ...........................815-765-2511 Galesburg M/C ......................................309-344-1714 Grand Kankakee Trail Rid ......................708-946-0999 Hill and Gully M/C.................................708-424-1969 IMDA .........................................217-753-8866 Joliet Motosports Park ...........................815-476-7433 ki Tracks .........................................815-732-3073 King City Dirt Riders...............................618-266-7208 Lamoine Ramblers M/C .........................309-837-9436 Lincoln Trail Motosports..........................217-932-2041 Little Egypt Off-Road Inc. .......................618-252-2062 M.C. Moto Park......................................815-541-1209 Midwest Off-Road Riders .......................815-434-0209 Missouri Mudders...................................636-639-6373 Moto Pro, Inc.........................................815-539-9021 Motosports Enterprises ...........................815-234-2271 Muddobbers MC.....................................765-998-2236 N.I.T.R.O .........................................815-335-2749 Pekin M/C .........................................309-231-4945 Peoria M/C / Aux..................................309-697-4981 Pleasure Riders M/C ..............................217-477-3191 Riders M/C .........................................574-209-1234 Rock River Riders M/C ...........................815-645-2351 South Fork Dirt Riders............................217-237-4752 Splinter Creek Dirt Riders.......................618-977-5587 Stateline MX .........................................815-275-6686 Tri-City M/C, Inc. ...................................309-799-9449 Variety Riders M/C ................................815-434-3669 WFO Promotions....................................309-314-3343

District 17 Officers:

E-mail addresses at the D17 web site President, AJ Waggoner .........................219-696-1873 V. President, Bill Tuman Treasurer, Patty Ward ............................815-539-9021 Secretary, Don Hachmeister ...................815-978-5471 Card Processor, Patty Ward.....................815-539-9021 Road, George Barrington .......................630-530-4810 ABATE, William Rigsby............................309-962-2236

Event Directors:

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Enduro & GP, Ryan Moss ........................815-624-6535 Hare Scrambles, Jay Hall .......................217-566-3735 Hillclimb, Gordon Green.........................217-469-2672 Dirt Track, Stan Camp ............................309-208-6735 MX & SX, Gerhard Ward.........................815-539-9021 Trials, Dan Loer .....................................309-243-7693 CYCLE USA, April 2012

2012 D22 Events www.ia-district22.com Dates subject to change

Motocross All events include Quad classes APRIL 7 14 15 21 ** 22 **

** DOUBLE POINTS

Cedar Valley Trail Riders ........Cedar Rapids Fun Valley MX.........................Montezuma Fun Valley MX.........................Montezuma New Hartford Racing ............New Hartford New Hartford Racing ............New Hartford

28 ** MAY 5 6 ** 12 26 27 JUNE 2 3 ** 9 16 17 ** 23 ** 30 JULY 1

Cedar Valley Trail Riders ........Cedar Rapids Riverside Raceway ......................Winterset Riverside Raceway ......................Winterset Cedar Valley Trail Riders ........Cedar Rapids Fun Valley MX.........................Montezuma Fun Valley MX.........................Montezuma Riverside Raceway ......................Winterset Riverside Raceway ......................Winterset Cedar Valley Trail Riders ........Cedar Rapids Fun Valley MX.........................Montezuma Fun Valley MX.........................Montezuma Cedar Valley Trail Riders ........Cedar Rapids Fun Valley MX.........................Montezuma Fun Valley MX.........................Montezuma

7 Cedar Valley Trail Riders ........Cedar Rapids Cedar Valley Trail Riders ........Cedar Rapids 21 AUGUST 4 Cedar Valley Trail Riders ........Cedar Rapids 11 Fun Valley MX.........................Montezuma Fun Valley MX.........................Montezuma 12 ** Cedar Valley Trail Riders ........Cedar Rapids 18 25 Moto-X Raceway................................Sully SEPTEMBER Cedar Valley Trail Riders ........Cedar Rapids 1 2 Fun Valley MX.........................Montezuma 3 Fun Valley MX.........................Montezuma New Hartford Racing ............New Hartford 8 New Hartford Racing ............New Hartford 9 ** 15 ** Cedar Valley Trail Riders ........Cedar Rapids 22 Riverside Raceway ......................Winterset Riverside Raceway ......................Winterset 23 **

OCTOBER 6 13 20 21 **

Moto-X Raceway................................Sully Cedar Valley Trail Riders ........Cedar Rapids Fun Valley MX.........................Montezuma Fun Valley MX.........................Montezuma

Clubs and Promoters

Cedar Valley Trail Riders ........................319-363-7800 Fun Valley MX.......................................641-623-3456 New Hartford Racing.............................319-885-6469 Riverside Raceway ................................515-266-7509

District 22 Officers:

President, Mark D. Bonnell ....................515-208-6169 mxkingdom@aol.com Motocross Group Officers Treasurer, Stacy Stephens ......................641-877-6068 Membership Director, Lenah Walton .......319-242-4108

2012 D15 Events www.amadistrict15.org Dates subject to change

Motocross **Double Points April 7 7 8 8 14 15 21 21 22 28 28 29 29 May 5 5 6 6 12 13 19 19 20 ** 20 25 26 ** 26 27 27 ** 28 June 2 2 3 ** 9 10 ** 10 16

Hangtime MX Park................................Akron High Fly ......................................Crothersville Hangtime MX Park................................Akron High Fly ......................................Crothersville D&D Motorsports .............................Rochester D&D Motorsports .............................Rochester Hangtime MX Park..........................Akron (D) Hangtime MX Park..........................Akron (N) Hangtime MX Park..........................Akron (D) Trojan MX ......................................N. Webster Wabash Cannonball ............................Wabash Trojan MX ......................................N. Webster Wabash Cannonball ............................Wabash D&D Motorsports .............................Rochester D&D Motorsports .............................Rochester High Fly ......................................Crothersville D&D Motorsports .............................Rochester Hangtime MX Park................................Akron Hangtime MX Park................................Akron Hangtime MX Park..........................Akron (D) Hangtime MX Park..........................Akron (N) Hoosier Hilltoppers .........................Uniontown Hangtime MX Park................................Akron Trojan MX ......................................N. Webster Trojan MX ................................N. Webster (N) High Fly ......................................Crothersville Trojan MX ................................N. Webster (N) High Fly ......................................Crothersville Trojan MX ......................................N. Webster D&D Motorsports .......................Rochester (D) D&D Motorsports .......................Rochester (N) D&D Motorsports .............................Rochester Wabash Cannonball ............................Wabash Wabash Cannonball ............................Wabash Hangtime MX Park................................Akron Trojan MX ................................N. Webster (D) CYCLE USA, April 2012

16 Trojan MX ................................N. Webster (N) 17 Trojan MX ......................................N. Webster 17 High Fly ......................................Crothersville 23 G&S Racing ..........................................LaOtto 24 G&S Racing ..........................................LaOtto 30 Trojan MX ................................N. Webster (D) 30 Trojan MX ................................N. Webster (N) July 1 Trojan MX ......................................N. Webster 7 Hangtime MX Park..........................Akron (D) 8 Hangtime MX Park................................Akron 14 Hangtime MX Park..........................Akron (D) 14 Hangtime MX Park..........................Akron (N) 15 Hangtime MX Park................................Akron 15 High Fly ......................................Crothersville 21 Trojan MX ................................N. Webster (D) 21 Trojan MX ................................N. Webster (N) 22 Trojan MX ......................................N. Webster 28 D&D Motorsports .......................Rochester (D) 28 D&D Motorsports .......................Rochester (N) 29 D&D Motorsports .............................Rochester August 3 Hangtime MX Park..........................Akron (D) 4 Hangtime MX Park......................... Akron (D) 5 Hangtime MX Park................................Akron 11 Trojan......................................N. Webster (D) 11 Trojan......................................N. Webster (N) 12 Trojan............................................N. Webster STATE RACE 18 D&D Motorsports .............................Rochester 19 D&D Motorsports .............................Rochester 19 Hoosier Hilltoppers .........................Uniontown 25 G&S Racing.......................................LaOtto** 26 G&S Racing ..........................................LaOtto STATE RACE September 1 Hangtime MX Park..........................Akron (N) 1 Wabash Cannonball ............................Wabash 2 Wabash Cannonball ............................Wabash MidWest Amateur Championship 2 Hangtime MX Park................................Akron 8 D&D Motorsports .......................Rochester (D) 8 D&D Motorsports .......................Rochester (N) 9 D&D Motorsports .............................Rochester 15 D&D Motorsports .......................Rochester (D) 16 D&D Motorsports .............................Rochester STATE RACE 22 Trojan MX ................................N. Webster (D) 22 Trojan MX ................................N. Webster (N) 23 Trojan MX ......................................N. Webster 29 Hangtime MX Park................................Akron 29 G&S Racing ..........................................LaOtto 30 G&S Racing ..........................................LaOtto

30 High Fly ......................................Crothersville October 6 Fulton Co. MX ..................................Rochester 6 Fulton Co. MX ............................Rochester (N) 7 ** Fulton Co. MX ..................................Rochester RACE 2 A CURE 7 Hoosier Hilltoppers ....................Paris Crossing 13 D&D Motorsports .............................Rochester 14 D&D Motorsports .............................Rochester 14 High Fly ......................................Crothersville 20 Trojan MX ......................................N. Webster 20 Trojan MX ......................................N. Webster 21 Trojan MX ......................................N. Webster 21 Wildcat Creek MX ..............................Rossville 27 Wabash Cannonball ............................Wabash 27 Hangtime MX Park................................Akron 28 ** Hangtime MX Park................................Akron 28 Wabash Cannonball ............................Wabash

Hillclimb * No Quad classes at these events April 28 29 May 5* 20 26 27 June 2 3 9 10

Pleasure Riders M/C ..........................“Cayuga Pleasure Riders M/C ..........................“Cayuga Cahokia Creek DR .....................“White City, IL Goshen Iron H M/C............................“Goshen Central Illinois M/C ..........................Neoga, IL Central Illinois M/C ..........................Neoga, IL Pleasure Riders M/C............................Cayuga Pleasure Riders M/C............................Cayuga Central Illinois M/C ..........................Neoga, IL Central Illinois M/C ........................Neoga, IL” . State Championship, D15 Card Required Rock River Riders M/C.........................Polo, IL

17 * July 14 * Cahokia Creek DR.......................White City, IL 21 Pleasure Riders M/C............................Cayuga 22 Pleasure Riders M/C............................Cayuga 28 * Rock River Riders M/C.........................Polo, IL August 11 * Cahokia Creek DR.......................White City, IL September 1 Central Illinois M/C ..........................Neoga, IL 2 Central Illinois M/C ..........................Neoga, IL 8 King City DR..............................Mt. Vernon, IL 9 King City DR..............................Mt. Vernon, IL 15 Pleasure Riders M/C............................Cayuga 16 Pleasure Riders M/C............................Cayuga

District 15 Clubs/Promoters

Buzzard M/C ........................................989-539-6406 Cahokia Creek Dirt Riders......................314-267-4630 Central IL MC ........................................217-317-9278 D&D Motorsports...................................574-893-1649 Forest City Riders...................................815-765-2511 Fulton Co Fairgrounds............................574-893-1649 G&S Motoplex.......................................260-637-5416 Goshen Ironhorsemen ...........................574-262-5209 Grand Kankakee Trail Riders..................219-992-3048 Hangtime .............................................574-893-1649 Hill & Gully Riders .................................708-424-1969 Hoosier Hilltoppers ................................502-713-3495 Hoosier Trail Riders................................812-327-4737 King City Dirt Riders ..............................618-266-7208 Lansing MC ...........................................231-229-4504 Michigan Off Road.................................817-896-9757 Midway Motosports Park........................812-849-0023 Mooch, MC ............................................765-631-1965 Muddobbers..........................................765-998-2236 Pleasure Riders MC................................217-662-2508 Riders MC..............................................574-642-4701 Saddleback East ....................................502-327-8936 Treaty City ............................................937-548-7197 Trojan ...................................................574-893-1649 Wabash Cannonball ...............................260-982-7938 Wildcat Creek MX ..................................765-379-2482

District 15 Officers

President, Nick Jones ..........................260-437-7270 nick@race2acure.net Vice President, Lori Locklin ................574-594-2938 District15VicePresident@yahoo.com Treasurer, Donna Griffis ......................260-637-5416 griffisike@aol.com Rider Rep– North Vicki Jones ..............574-388-9383 jonesracing@mchsi.com Rider Rep – South, Jerry Barber ........812-346-6070 barberj720@aol.com

Referees

North MX, Duane Griffis .......................260-417-5447 dgriffis@geigerexcavating.com Phil Penn ..............................................260-563-7743 South MX, Scott Woolls .........................812-350-3243 scottwoolls@yahoo.com Terrie Barber.........................................812-346-6070 barberj720@aol.com Enduro, Jeff Fredette.............................708-269-9754 kdxdoc@yahoo.com Hillclimb, Todd McGuerer .......................317-710-7225 pettyhillclimb@aol.com ATV, Mike Klinger ..................................219-893-1649

2012 D23 Events www.armca.org Dates subject to change

D23 Motocross April 15 Motokazie..........................................Kellogg Motocity Raceway ...............................Staples 15 15 Straight Arrow ..............................Grantsburg Motocity Raceway...........................Little Falls 22 22 Straight Arrow ..............................Grantsburg 22 Hurricane Hills .................................Mazeppa 29 Motokazie..........................................Kellogg Berm Bender .........................................Mora 29 May Spring Creek......................................Millville 6 6 Motocity .............................................Staples Motokazie..........................................Kellogg 13 13 Motocity Raceway...........................Little Falls 20 Hurricane Hills .................................Mazeppa 20 Echo valley.....................................Brookston 27 Berm Bender .........................................Mora 27 Spring Creek......................................Millville 28 Berm Bender .........................................Mora 28 Spring Creek......................................Millville June 3 Motokazie........................................Mankato 3 Echo valley.....................................Brookston 10 Berm Bender....................................Mankato 10 Spring Creek......................................Millville 17 Hurricane Hills .................................Mazeppa 17 RTW Race Promo ...........................Cambridge 24 Echo valley.....................................Brookston 24 Motokazie..........................................Kellogg July 1 Spring Creek......................................Millville 1 Berm Bender .........................................Mora 4 RTW Race Promo ...........................Cambridge 8 Hurricane Hills .................................Mazeppa 8 RTW Race Promo ...........................Cambridge 13 Spring Creek......................................Millville 15 Spring Creek......................................Millville 22 Motokazie..........................................Kellogg 22 Berm Bender....................................Mankato 29 Motocity Raceway...........................Little Falls 29 Motokazie........................................Mankato August 5 Spring Creek......................................Millville 5 Echo valley.....................................Brookston 12 Motocity Raceway ...............................Staples 12 Hurricane Hills.......................................Mora 19 Motokazie..........................................Kellogg 19 RTW Race Promo ...........................Cambridge 26 Motocity Raceway...........................Little Falls 26 Spring Creek......................................Millville September 2 Motokazie..........................................Kellogg 2 Berm Bender .........................................Mora 3 Motokazie..........................................Kellogg 3 Berm Bender .........................................Mora 9 Motocity Raceway ...............................Staples 9 Spring Creek......................................Millville 16 Hurricane Hills .................................Mazeppa 16 Echo Valley.....................................Brookston 16 Straight Arrow ..............................Grantsburg 23 Motocity Raceway...........................Little Falls 23 Motokazie..........................................Kellogg 30 Spring Creek......................................Millville 30 Motocity Raceway ...............................Staples

Quad MX April

Enduro June

Motocity Raceway ...............................Staples 29 May Hurricane Hills .................................Mazeppa 27 28 Hurricane Hills .................................Mazeppa June 10 Motocity Raceway...........................Little Falls 17 RTW ..............................................Cambridge Motocity Raceway ...............................Staples 24 July Motocity.........................................Little Falls 1 4 RTW Race Promo ...........................Cambridge RTW Race Promo ...........................Cambridge 8 22 Motocity Raceway ...............................Staples August RTW Race Promo ...........................Cambridge 19 26 Hurricane Hills .................................Mazeppa September Motocity Raceway ...............................Staples 2 3 Motocity Raceway ...............................Staples

3 10 17 July 1 29 August 12 26

Hillclimb June 10 16 17 24 14 15 21 29 August 18 19

Kayto Cycle Club...............................Mankato Range Riders .....................................Hill City Range Riders .....................................Hill City CMJ Raceway ......................................Hixton Indianhead Cycle Club .....................Red Wing Indianhead Cycle Club .....................Red Wing Kayto Cycle Club...............................Mankato CMJ Raceway.................................Hixton, WI

Valley Springs ...................................Bay City Valley Springs ...................................Bay City Hill Climb National 25 Kayto Cycle Club...............................Mankato 26 Flying Dutchman..............................New Ulm September 15 Indianhead Cycle Club .....................Red Wing 16 Indianhead Cycle Club .....................Red Wing

Flat Track June 24 Norsemen Motorcycle Club.............Cambridge July 21 Golden Eagles..........................Dodge Cty Fair September 9 Norsemen Motorcycle Club .............Cambridge 22 Flying Dutchman..............................New Ulm 23 Flying Dutchman..............................New Ulm

River Valley ER ............................Huntersville UP Sandstormers............................Marquette MOTR ...........................................Stone Lake Northern Lites .....................................Akeley Norsemen Motorcycle Club .....................Mora Paul Bunyan FR...................................Akeley Straight Arrow ER.............................Duquette

Trail Ride/Dual Sport

May 19/20 Golden Eagles ..................................Theilman June 17 Kato Cycle Club ................................Mankato September Golden Eagles ..................................Theilman 8/9 22/23 Twin Cities TR...............................Huntersville Norsemen Motorcycle Club ................Danbury 29 October 20/21 Paul Bunyan FR...................................Akeley

Yth Cross Country

May 6 13 June 2 10 16 24 30 July 8 21 28 August 05

District 23 Elected Officers

Norsemen .....................................Cambridge Spring Creek......................................Millville River Valley ER ............................Huntersville Motokazie ...........................................Carver MOTR ...........................................Stone Lake Northern Trail Riders............................Gilbert Northern Lites .....................................Akeley Straight Arrow ER..........................Stone Lake Norsemen Motorcycle Club ..............Woodland Norsemen Motorcycle Club .....................Mora

Range Riders .....................................Hill City National Yth Offroad HS 11 Paul Bunyan FR...................................Akeley 19 MOTR ...........................................Stone Lake 25 Straight Arrow ER.............................Duquette September 16 ARC ....................................................Staples

District 23 Club and Promoters

Golden Eagles .......................................715-307-0936 Hi-Winders............................................507-753-2779 Hurricane Hills MX Park ........................507-843-5154 Indianhead Cycle Club ...........................651-764-1220 Kato Cycle Club .....................................612-860-6436 Midway Recreation Park........................952-601-1169 Motocity Raceway .................................218-894-2826 Motokazie ............................................952-601-1169 Norsemen Motorcycle Club.....................763-263-5835 North Central Dirt Track.........................612-865-2661 Northern Trail Riders .............................218-741-3344 Northern Lites.......................................218-828-4766 On Track Promotions .............................612-328-4109 Paul Bunyan Forest Riders.....................651-746-4104 Range Riders ........................................218-327-5336 River Valley Enduro Riders.....................763-682-1778 Rough Riders Quad Club........................952-465-8868 RM Promotions .....................................218-894-2826 RTW Race Promo/Cambridge.................218-894-2826 Straight Arrow Enduro Riders.................612-827-3412 Twin Cities Trail Riders ...........................952-442-3260 Veterans Ride Inc ..................................651-260-7204 Wisconsin District 16: Arkansaw Cycle Park.............................715-285-5679 CMJ Raceway........................................608-220-6853 Valley Springs .......................................612-345-4376

Berm Benders Inc..................................320-679-2582 Echo Valley ...........................................218-348-4754 Flying Dutchmen...................................507-388-1671

Chairman, Mike Quinn.........................507-288-2612 mquinn401@gmail.com Vice Chairman, Tawnia Stukel.............612-205-4066 stukelracing@hotmail.com Treasurer, Karen Umphress .................612-965-8619 karen@tnkent.com MX Vice Chairman, MarkVanderwerf.952-469-3841 tzracer46@hotmail.com Government Relations Tom & Karen Umphress .........................612-965-8618 tom@tnkent.com Trail Rider Vice Chairman James Landini.......................................612-559-9134 speedi@inbox.com Banquet Chair, Mark Becker ..................630-640-8267 Board Advisor, Craig Rutschow...............651-385-7813 Webmaster, Tawnia Stukel .....................612-968-3418

AMA Congressman

Off Road, Al Mathwig ............................952-881-3840 Off Road, Dale Broughton .....................651-429-4786 ATV, Mike Quinn....................................507-288-2612 AMA Off Road Congressman Emeritus Dale Greenwald ....................................763-560-9283

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Norsemen Motorcycle Club.............Cambridge Spring Creek......................................Millville Motokazie ...........................................Carver Straight Arrow ER..........................Stone Lake

Range Riders .....................................Hill City National 19 MOTR ...........................................Stone Lake September 16 ARC ....................................................Staples 23 Northern Lites .....................................Crosby October 07 Spring Creek......................................Millville 14 Golden Eagles ..................................Mazeppa Izaih Clark leading the 65cc class at the MN round of the Arenacross Series. CYCLE USA, April 2012

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