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Bill to ban youth from riding defeated

Part of the group that gathered at Hallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cycles to attend the meeting at the capital. Springfield, Illinois - March 11 By Gerhard Ward, District 17 MX Director

arch 11th was the day that A.B.A.T.E., AMA District 17, IMDA, clubs, track owners, dealers, and riders from all types of racing venues converged on Springfield, IL, the state capital. The reason was Representative Mary Flowers had submitted a bill for law which would have made it illegal for anyone under the age of 16 years of age to be able to ride, race or operate either an off road motorcycle or atv. We all met at Hall's Cycles in Springfield at 7am. Some had to roll out as early as 2:30 am to make the trek to the meeting. Once there we were quite happy to find that all the e-mails and phone calls had made a difference. Some where around 150 enthusiasts over flowed the room making a pretty interesting impression on the people at the capital. Not because it was the biggest, as 5000 gun rights activists were slated to show up that evening. However that many people in an education committee meeting room isn't heard of, that is unless part of that education was to teach our kids that OHV riding was dangerous and soon to be illegal. Many congressman heard rumors about the turn out, and had to come down and check it out. They said "she won't call that bill now, way to many people in opposition." Well, Ms. Flowers did decide to leave the it in. Flowers started off with a story about a tragic accident with a 7 year old, and how that after intensive care, and severe head injuries, that she has survived, but would have problems with learning as she grew up. She talked about national studies which she quoted figures and statistics which made riding an ATV sound like everyone who rode one was taking chances like Travis Pastrana jumping out of an airplane with no parachute. If she said it once, she said it ten times, she was going to "save the children" even if that meant "she saved one child it would be worth this effort". After some more figures and stats she started telling us about Suzuki and Polaris, which by the way she could not

pronounce either company name correctly. Listing riding parks which were "over a 150 miles" from here, but never mentioning the state supported riding park 20 minutes down the road. Needless to say, once the her comments were finished we all were more then ready to talk. The chairman said, "Okay, we know many of you want to speak but letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s start with saying that 124 sheets have been turned in opposed, and none for this bill. We want only a few people to comment and then take a vote. We have a lot to do today, and many know on this committee how they are going to vote, so lets keep the comments short." Bob Ward from ABATE of Illinois was the first to speak and made great points about kids and family. A couple other guys spoke, then a young man Ryan Burggren did a great job of speaking in front of all those "grown" ups. Rev there for JMX. Bud Northrup spoke of the family atmosphere at many racing events, and all the different places to ride, many with OHV Grant funding in which he sits on the state board. Reminding the committee that the State of IL. taxes purchases on all OHV machines, receives tax revenues from all the gas, food and other purchases on a weekend when the family goes riding. He went on to state in this time of a really bad economy why would they consider banning this sport for the kids. After some others

said a few words, Rep. Flowers countered with some more babble about saving one child is worth it. These committee members from Chicago, Davis, Golar, and Osterman voted in favor to Ban OHV riding by kids under 16, which are names we should remember in the future. Simply put the only individuals in the room who were for this bill was Flowers and the other three Reps from the Chicago area. Their were no witnesses in favor of this bill. We made a large statement this day. Hopefully it will be heard and we won't have to keep fighting for our right to enjoy off road riding in this state. I would think personally that these representatives would have much more pressing issues to deal with. BUT.... it is government, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll stay tuned and will likely see something like this again, and Rep. Flower's actually stated she will be back with another bill to be considered. If that happens, we will need to rise to the occasion again. On a personal note, Patty and I want to thank everyone who dropped everything to come out and support this effort, also to all those folks who wrote letters, called and emailed the representatives. We took our sons Travis and Garrett out of school to see the process and visit the capital. Today was a good day for the sport.

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Senate Bill to Overturn Ban on Youth ATVs and Dirt Bikes Introduced! Weigh in to have Your Voice Heard! Youth sized ATVs and dirt bikes are still banned. We need your help to continue to build enough pressure to get the ban overturned. It is unlikely that the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) will act to approve the Motorcycle Industry Council’s petition to grant regulatory relief. This means we need Congress to act. Senator Tester (D-MT) has introduced legislation, S. 608 that would stop the ban. Please urge your Senators and Members of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee to support this bill. It is imperative that everyone in your family gets involved... and hopefully you can pull other friends into the effort as well. It is easy to send these letters, and more info can be found at www.stopthebannow.com or www.arra-access.com Notes from AMA District 17 Motocross. 2009 will bring some new ideas to point chasing in District 17. Motocross will not have a "State Championship" race, but will have "bonus" point races with much more meaning. Those riders who are chasing points need to hit the bonus events as they will be worth twenty points this season. Every track has a bonus event (10 total) and likely will have better turnouts/ competition on those days. Some of the clubs and promoters are offering other special promotions in conjunction with the Bonus points payout, making for an even better day. This gives everyone in the district a special race, and riders can compete more often against other riders. Much like a series within a series. Riders will now travel to other tracks to earn a true championship at the end of the year! District 17 Stadium MX will be the same as always, having a Championship race. This year it is being held at Stateline MX. It looks like 2009 will be another good year with plenty of tracks, races and types of events in District 17 for anyone to enjoy. Everyone at District 17 want to thank all those who helped with e-mails, phone calls, and letters/ faxes against the bill proposed by Mary Flowers. Specially all the people who were able to take time off work/ pull kids out of school and travel to Springfield to voice opposition. It was the group effort of ALL types of racers that made this such a successful process. We are watching and waiting for her next move, we suspect next year we will have to do this again! We will keep you all informed and hope that maybe Ms Flowers does more homework and sees that we have a good sport. If not, we can drive there and remind her again. Gerhard Ward, D17 Director of MX. On The Cover: Family members Tyler Tischler #302, Michael Witkowski #557 and Alex Witkowski all came away class winners at D15’s opening Hare Scrambles in Plymouth, IN.

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Riders' Meeting, By D16 President Ken Schuck. Hold the line in 2009. The national economy is struggling. I hope each and every rider and rider's families are still doing OK. The D16 clubs and promoters have again scheduled an amazing number of events. Please support them by racing or spectating again this year. Every year I am reminded of the fun I have riding my dirt bike, or my road bike, putting on events for the Madison Motorcycle Club and being involved in District 16. Almost any time I go to an event I recognize fellow riders and workers. Even though I can't always recall their names (getting old, I guess). Remember your local dealers and independent shops. They support many events with trophies, door prizes, etc. A lot of folks that work at these places are also riders and racers. Most are more than willing to help out their fellow riders, we should do the same for them. The more involved you get, the more fun you will have. I hope to see you all out there again this year! All District Members. A reminder to all the Cycle USA readers that get the magazine as part of your membership with one of the sponsoring districts... renew your memberships right away to assure you don’t miss any of the Spring issues. The April issue may be the last you receive if you have not yet renewed. From the Back of the Pack By Mike Quinn, D23 Chairman It is March 19th as I type this and we still do not have a resolution to the CPSC ban on sales of motorized vehicles to riders under 13. I have just read an article in USA Today saying that Malcolm Smith at 68 years old has taken on the CPSC. He informed them that he was going to sell youth bikes, and if the rumors are true the likes of Jeremy McGrath and Rick Johnson are a couple of the customers. It is really sad that this legend has to stand up alone for an entire industry. This is the stance our industry should have taken by February 17th, 2009. Malcolm has gone from legend to super hero. Now it remains to be seen if there are any more men out there within the industry that will stand with him. All of you riders and racers out there take note of all that happen starting March 20th. If other companies do not jump on

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board with Malcolm Smith then do not support them in any way shape or form. I expect to see most of us in MSR gear for the foreseeable future. Kudos to the MAN. There are times that a stance has to be taken to force an issue and to right a wrong. Unfortunately our large, and still prosperous industry ran up the white flag of surrender and left that task up to a man that has already done way more than his share for our sport. Thank you Malcolm Smith now factories and dealers it is time for you to stand up with him. The CPSC ruling, while most likely not enforceable, and certainly unconstitutional will not be the last of our battles in the next few years. It will take time and effort on the part of all of us to keep our sport moving forward and to protect it from being legislated out of existence. Please be ready and respond when the call comes. It will be up to each of us to make certain we are here tomorrow, and the day after. We know from many years experience with our state legislature that it takes bodies showing up to the meetings to make a difference. Together we will survive and prosper. In other news, I have been contacted regarding an injury study. In researching the premise of this study it should really be a good thing for us as riders and racers. There will be many more details coming in the near future, and if you have a youth racer in the family he may be eligible to enroll. In the long run we would like to see some new helmet standards come out for Youth racers. The current standards all apply to the average size adult. I will keep you posted and keep our web site with the details. Rest assured that this will be a positive thing for us. We have a really full calendar of events for 2009 in all of our venues. It is shaping up to be a great year competition wise. The season is only a couple weeks away after what seems to have been an endless winter. I hope to see all of you out there giving everything you have, and as always having a ton of fun doing it. Mike

Road America Announces 2009 Motorcycle School Schedule in Elkhart Lake, Wis. Road America has released its 2009 Motorcycle School Schedule. Entering its third year, the school has educated hundreds of two-wheel enthusiasts in its controlled, off-street environment. The following courses are offered April through November in a variety of day, evening and weekend formats. Basic Rider Course- motorcycles or scooters, Experienced Rider Course, Dirt Bike School, Supermoto Demo Course, Supermoto Basic Course, Supermoto Competitive Course. The Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) has endorsed Road America’s Basic and Experienced Rider Courses and the Dirt Bike School, which are taught by rider coaches who have completed extensive training through the MSF. Students who complete the Basic Rider Course fulfill part of the requirements needed to obtain a motorcycle license from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Detailed course descriptions are available on-line at roadamerica.com or by calling 800/365-7223. Midwest VMX riders, welcome to Cycle USA. Midwest VMX (Midwest Vintage Motocross) members will now get Cycle USA mailed to their homes monthly, as long as their memberships are kept current. Midwest VMX holds sanctioned vintage motocross events around the region to celebrate both our old motorcycles, and newer ones as well. Racing with us is some of the most satisfying competition you will find the people, machines and venues are truly outstanding, and it's a fantastic family setting. We offer classes for motorcycles from the 1960s through today's technical marvels - and everything in between, including classes for the kids. If you're considering joining us we do run with AMA sanctioning, and hold events at many of the very popular venues in the midwest. A schedule of our events is in this issue, and more information can be found at our website, www.midwestvmx.org.

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“My Photo Pages” Here’s a chance to get your favorite photo published in Cycle USA With the season finally off and running, we want to get these pages going as soon as we can. The new “MyPhoto” page, or even better yet, a group of these pages will be a great addition to the magazine. This is your opportunity to submit a cool photo, and have a good chance of it getting published. We’re thinking photos that capture a truely memorable moment... someone with their first trophy, or a group photo of you and all your pit buddies. It could be a really cool photo from a mud race you just happened to get. Maybe there’s a track worker that has never really been noticed, but deserves to be, and you get a photo of them flagging or whatever. An off-road ride with a couple friends, and you get a cool shot together in some scenic setting. Perhaps a really good action shot, just good old racing stuff. They don’t have to be on the track photos... people having a good time together at the events is great. Nothing obscene, but be creative and have fun. Clear, close, and good photos work. Send your “high-resolution” photo to myphoto@cycleusa.com. Include a note describing the image, the who, where and when along with your name. Editors decisions are final, but we’ll include everything possible. As soon as we get enough submissions, we’ll get the pages started. CYCLE USA, April 2009 7

Reads Awards Banquet leads way to 2009 Season Nappanee, Indiana - March 7 By Bobby Elkins

he 2008 Reads Racing Awards Banquet came late enough to actually help kick start the 2009 Season. The banquet was held three weeks after the District 15 Banquet in Indianapolis. A date had been scheduled earlier but had to be cancelled since it coincided with the Supercross. They were very lucky to have snagged a date at the United Christian School in Nappanee, Indiana. The room had a large kitchen, and a small stage. Best of all, it was a larger facility, and by the looks of the turnout, it was a good thing. The impressive turnout meant a lot to the Reads Racing Family. It was apparent there were a lot of riders excited about beginning the 2009 season. This year the most improved rider award went to Madison Johnson of Anderson, Indiana. As voting began for all awards by members of the Reads staff, Most improved was talked about for the least amount of time. There were some stories told and some checkin' back and forth, but it wasn't long before the name Madison Johnson was being repeated and voted on. Madison

had a break through about mid-season that began etching her name in the award before the season was over. She began starting better and racing harder. Madison is figuring things out. She's learned to ride harder in a shorter gear! She knows it's going to be a lot of work to get even faster, but she's also very eager to learn. No one person is responsible for her new-found talent on a motocross bike except herself. She earned it! A new category was added to the awards ceremony this year. "Most Likely to Succeed!" MLTS was created to honor riders that the Reads Racing Staff assume could have a pro career if they truly went for it. Dakota Robins of Denver, IN was honored as well as Austin Carter of Elkhart. Both kids have grown up racing each other and both use the whole bike. Phillip Schlegel of Wheatfield, IN was another rider not overlooked. When he's on, he's really on. Sam Miller picked up a MLTS award and is another rider who can make a name for himself in this sport. Chandler Pitts of Peru, IN was a shoe in for this award. He's got the talent, the backing and the desire. Chandler barring no injury will be staging in a pro event in the future. No doubt about it, he's already picked

up some great habits the pro's use off and on the track. He's the real deal and should be very successful. Justin Stichter of Goshen, IN who is another small pilot also honored. His family is supportive, and Justin seems to always challenge himself. One thing he shows is great balance. Another Kevin Windham in the making? If not he can join the circus and walk the tight rope. In any case he is another who should be proud to be honored by winning a MLTS award. Kyle Biggins of Spencerville, IN was also on the list of riders who could sign a deal one day. He's got the family to lean on and the family to lean on him. If someone were ever to say to me "Kyle Biggins made a main event",.... my first response wouldn't be, "really?",... I think I would respond,... "what gate pick did he get?" Two more riders were also awarded MLTS plaques who were not at the event. Camron and Cady Pressler of Columbia City. Both have grown up around a race track. I'll betcha if Cady wore mix-gas as perfume to her prom, no one would notice. It's just Cady wearing race gas. Camron is now growing up

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women more and more, it is only a matter of courage and fight in her. It's so easy to and doing the things a boy has to do to time before we see the women racing at become a fan of an amateur rider you are become a man. In his spare time he rides nationals, and I have no doubt Cady could fond of, just as if they were a pro and holdBMX bicycles. I don't think I've ever seen a make a name for herself. ing down a few million dollar deal and on boy his age corner so quickly. I know he will It was another great banquet... and TV every week. I think Cady has everything be around from time to time, he is a regular maybe even a more exciting way to kick off it takes to race as at the track and someone the new season! a pro. As the sport the crowd all knows. His Madison Johnson won the begins accepting regular visits to the track prestigious Most will be sorely missed. Improved Camron was awarded the Rider MLTS because he does award. +40: Don Brace Most Improved Rider, possess the type of talent +50: Milton Cox Madison Johnson 125A: Justin Weeks it takes to turn pro. Which 125B: Samuel Miller Most Likely to Succeed: leads me to Cady. In this 125C : Dylan Borkowski Dakota Robins, Austin Carter, sport today, women are 250A: Chris Scott Cady Pressler, Camron finally beginning to 250B: Connor Cowles Pressler, Kyle Biggins, become a force. I dig 250C: Dylan Borkowski Chandler Pitts, Sam Miller, women on bikes. It's Pitbike: Larry Klinger Justin Stichter, Phillip thrilling, sexy, exciting Quad A: Carl Watson Schlegel and heart wrenching at Quad B: Matthew Sanders times. When you have Outlaw: Cody Fry â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;08 Reads Overall winners: Mini Quad: Blake Sarver 50 Open: Chandler Pitts watched a young girl race Open Quad: Mike Clark 50 4-6: Adam Davis her whole life and Girls: Madison Johnson 50 7-8: Seth Anderson progress like Cady, it's 14/24: Devin Winters 50 4-8: Noah Goulette sad seein' her grow up. women: Dian Klinger 65 7-9: Jordan Parmley When you see her leading Mini Quad Jr: Erick Gluth 65 10-11: Jagg Nunez 17 bikes in a moto, and Sport Quad: Jeff Florian 85 12-15: Scott Swinford half of them are A riders, I Blaster yth: Lindsey Sandel Super Mini: Dakota Robins don't think about the little Open A: Ben Leeman youth: Dakota Robins girl with soda-pop stained Open B: Braxton Grose +25A: Ben Leeman Open C: Craig Conrad +25B: Donnie Cox lips and hard dried cheese 85 9-11: Caden Roberts +30A: Terry Strunk on her jersey. I only see a 125cc 2-str: Dakota Robins +30B: David Huss rider who has a lot of

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District 17 Awards Banquet Ottawa, Illinois - January 24

other nature made it easy for everyone to get to our special celebration this year. Weather wasn't an issue for the 2008 AMA District 17 Awards banquet. Extreme cold was on hand but the snow wasn't flying which in January is always a good thing. Riders started showing up as early as 3pm to get the "good" seats, and by 5:30 the almost 600 riders, friends, and family had made their way into the pavilion. Pitsticks Pavilion north of Ottawa, has hosted our banquet for the better part of twenty years. With it's excellent food and family atmosphere, the hall has been a stable part of our year-end award process. The night started off with Trials awards, then followed up with Hare Scrambles in the "East Wing", at the same time Motocross was starting to hand out jackets in the main hall. The District 17 motocross and stadium crowd was down a little bit this season. Many of our younger riders were on hand to receive their awards, and try out their dancing skills. We had a ton of door prizes to hand out, and Likely half the riders went home with some kind of prize. Notable winners this season included, Anthony Wallace following in Chase Sexton’s footsteps of last year, won all four classes he raced; 50Sr along with 65Jr in both motocross and stadium racing. D17 Dirt Track Referee Stan Camp was happy with the banquet, and is already looking forward to another great season. “This was another fun year of racing for the D17 dirt track crews. It was very nice to see everyone that we had not seen since October. There were however quite a few that were missed. I know the economy plays a big roll in this. I also know as a parent of three, two that race, life is very busy this day and age and schedules conflict. The district had a very strong group of

contenders, and Dirt Track has always been a only has his left arm just above his elbow, but close knit bunch. I look forward to the constill rides the wheels off his Gas Gas 300. tinuation in 2009 and hope we grow a little Adam tied for the Open B class win, losing this coming season.” out on tie breakers. Adam always has a smile District 17 Enduro Director Ryan Moss on his face at the races, never complains shared this with us on the season and awards about the events, and has shown over and night. “The Enduro season over again that he is worthy saw eleven on the schedule of the Sportsman of the Year this past year. Once again Award. Mother Nature made for a Thanks again to the reschedule and a cancellaKishwaukee Riders M/C for tion. Even with those two set the sponsoring the Top Ten backs, the series turned out Challenge awards. The club to have some great events, has been generous enough and great points battles. to sponsor the awards for Once again our AA and the past two years. This Grand Enduro Champion year was a Moose travel bag was Jeff Fredette on his with the rider’s name and Team Green/ Moose Racing/ Overall A or B finish FRP KLX450. Jeff has been embroidered on them. challenged by some up and Thanks to all that came comers, but year after year to the banquet! It was good he has shown why he is a to hand out the awards and champion by putting in consee everyone during this sistent rides and coming out Jeff Fredette topped the cold winter.” Enduro division again in 2008. on top in the end. Dan Loer has taken the Once again this year lead as D17’s Trials Daniel Janus on his Hall’s Cycle Gas Gas Director, not that he is new to trials in any 250 made it a challenge coming out strong at way. “We had a great trials season. Of the first event, and then staying consistent all course, if your riding, it's always great... the way to the end. This year we had a couright? We continue to have a wide range of ple more AA riders such as Jared Parker and classes to suit everyone. Matt Payne with Kiel Mueller with some great rides and I’m Payne's Cycle Center has been a faithful trisure they’ll be challenging for the class win als sponsor over the years, not to mention a in the coming years. good all around guy. He coordinates a We had a new comer to 250B that set Payne's youth class designed for younger the class on fire. Chase Robinson came into boys and girls just starting out, which even the class and took almost every class win and includes electric bikes. My son Jacob rode it many Overall B awards. Chase was so suclast year and had a blast! We also offer a cessful this year that he won both the 250B Women's class which is now an official class and the Overall B award along with points paying class for 2009. accumulating enough points to move to the A I remember my dad Roger sparking my class for 2009. interest in trials when I was a kid. I wanted The Randy Hatcher Sportsman of the to go fast so I raced motocross for many Year award went to Adam Vanopdorp. Adam CYCLE USA, April 2009 11

another climber that won big. He ended the years before coming back to trials. So I am season as champion in the 750cc, +40, and 2grateful to have this opportunity to serve as Stroke Quad classes. Brett Kalaher and director and give something back. And with Michael Pulver also ended the season well, everyone's help we will continue to grow our with championships in two classes each. sport. For those thinking about trying it, Brett claimed the top spot in the 85Jr. and come check out an event. If you haven't been 125cc classes, and Michael in 400cc and to a trials world round or a national event Open Stock. Joseph McGurer was the Youth either, do yourself a favor and go. It's a who turned the most fast times (8) of the seaunique treat! son. Reece Hutton scored the most raw I want to take this opportunity to thank points (632) in the Youth classes. those who have supported trials over the Congratulations to everyone for their great years including everyone at NITRO, Payne's season. Cycle Center, clubs, promoters, land owners This year’s Director’s Choice Award, a and all others not mentioned who have con“Lifetime Achievement Award”, was given tributed. A special thanks to Jeff (and Angie) to Kevin “Bud” Northrup for all his contribuWeikert for their contributions as director over the last four years. I hope to serve every- District 17 Hill Climbers one as well as they have. See you in the sections! Shane Green dominated the hill climb season by having the most fast times (8), raw points (1276), and winning three class championships (250, 450, 600cc). Shane has announced that he is turning his talents to the Pro circuit. We wish him all the best. Paul Hillard was

tions to this sport. In addition to being a longtime competitor, he has put in countless hours behind the scenes working to improve District 17, to coordinate rules with other Districts and to contribute to other motorcycle programs at the state level. Thank you, Bud, for all of your time and efforts to make our discipline strong. “The 2008 D-17 Hare Scrambles was a very good year, and now we look at the numbers of riders that stayed with it for the whole year despite $4 a gallon gas, and all we can say is WOW,” stated D17 Hare Scrambles Director Jay Hall. Hall continued, “There were several classes came down to the last race. In Open B Tyson Roth and Jerrod Marfell took it to the last race when Jerrod's bike took a stick to the radiator and he had to pull off and give Tyson the season win, nice job guys. One other class was the Little C, with Alec Perry and Jay Capodice. Alec held off a hard charging Capodice and took the season by just two points.

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The man we were all watching this year was AA rider Lee Lankutis. He was there every weekend and showing why he won the top spot. There was one other small thing, Lee received the 2008 Mark Cain Sportsmen Of The Year Award. When Lee received his award he was very taken, as he is each weekend, he was very gracious in accepting it. The guy that we all think will be hunting for the AA title next year is Matt Capodice. He won the A class title this year, and won several overalls as well. We look forward to him running up with the AA riders next year. The guy that was there with the four wheelers every weekend was Roger Swim,

The Women’s class continues to draw more riders.

The 50cc motocross riders get some help from Patty Ward before the rest of the photos are taken.

with speed and showing up, he won the +35 class. Nice job Roger! Tammy, Jarred and I would like to thank everyone. We hope you enjoyed the off season, and will see you in the spring.” Electic blue did a great job again this season with its' DJ's and dance routines. Wild looking hats and organized dancing kept the kids interested while all the parents socialized. The long winter this year had them all discussing "when can we ride" and where! Few things changed for the ‘09 season, races look to be plentiful as always. Hopefully the weather breaks early and we all can be racing/riding soon!! See you on the track or trails!!!!!

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Mischler, Smith survive 3 hour Fox Lake, Wisconsin - January 25 By Gordon Lunde

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The race was started in three waves determined by class with the 34 Open class an Mischler and Nick Smith survived machines going off first. Through turn one at a brutal track and cold temps to win the start was AMA national dirt tracker J.R. the 12th Annual Steel Shoe Fund 3 Schnabel aboard the Schnabel Racing/ hour ice race at Fox Lake, Wisconsin. Memphis Shades/ Moose 450 Suzuki. J.R. The temperature at the start of the event wasted no time in building a lead as he was was a balmy three degrees with sunny skies, some eight seconds ahead of second place, perfect for a good ice race. After a scramble the Corse Superbikes entry with Benny to get everyone of the 69 teams out for Carlson at the controls an hour practice before hand, the green at the end of lap one. flag fell at 12:00 noon in front of the Danny Mischler held Boat House Pub and Grill, the gradown third place. cious hosts of this charity event. At the end of the This year’s track was a twisting, first hour the Mischler/ snaking series of turns connected by Smith team had taken very short straights. It covered 3.4 over the lead with miles of this southeast Wisconsin lake Schnabel Racing in with an undetermined amount of corsecond and riders Dan ners. Let’s just say it was many! Since Jung and Dan Haydin a few riders decided to get in some in third on the Snow early practice on Saturday, the organBank Racing Honda. izers ran the track in reverse direction By this time, the track on race day, not that anyone was realhad begun to deterioJeff Fredette ly going to memorize this maze any- at rate, and racing riders meeting. became a game of survival. Ruts started to form in the corners and some straights became miniature MX whoop sections. Spectators and other competitors were in awe watching the fast teams jumping the final turn berm and riding the start straight on the rear wheel to keep control of the bikes. Equipment problems started to pop up also, as the light weight aluminum fender brackets some teams built began to break under the extreme stress of the rough track. Many Snow Bank racing and teams, including

Team Corse Superbikes battle.

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Schnabel Racing, were forced to pit and lost precious time making repairs. In Middleweight class action the team of Pop N Suds Racing with riders Tyler Smulders and Jesse Janisch held the lead in class, and eighth overall. Team Father & Son with riders John and Zac Rosine were second in class and tenth overall. Third in class was JDK Racing with riders Jack Kains, Dave Kilkenny and Kevin Kilkenny. The Lightweight class was being led by Lemon Pie Productions with riders John Stewart and Marc Ottenaad (12th overall). Second was Retriever Racing, riders Patrick Ryder and Shane Wright (26th overall) on the Cycle Tech/ Chicken Fingers/ Wright Flooring Honda and third was held down by Hyde Racing/ KLIM riders Jay Waalen and Dylan Debel. After two hours Mischler’s was still out front with Snow Bank moving into second and Team Father & Son riders John and Zak

Zac Rosine, Father & Son Racing, middle weight class winners.

Rosine jumping into third Dan Bilansky is exhausted at the finish. place overall and first in Middleweight. The last hour of the event was brutal for man and machine. Break downs were coming more often with some teams not bothering to make repairs to fenders any more but opting to let them stay broken. Many riders also decided the track was just too much to handle any longer and called it quits, or turned their bikes over to other team mates. The corner ruts were now huge and almost every straight was a whoops section. There was no place for a rider to relax a bit, or for a machine to not take a beating. It was survival at this eleventh overall. Third in middle weight sat point. Kau Racing and rider Robert Kau, who rode At the end of a torturous three hours it the entire three hours by himself. There was Mischler’s with the win covering 33 laps should have been an Iron Man award for this and 112 miles of racing. Snow Bank held lad. second, running the last ten laps with a flat The light weight class winner was rear tire, and Schnabel Racing was third Lemon Pie productions (fifth overall), leadoverall. The top six teams all finished on the ing Retriever racing (fourteenth overall) and same lap. Hyde Racing in third. Team Father and Son continued in first At the awards ceremonies almost all ridplace in class and fourth overall with The ers conveyed the same message with Dan Two Smokes team of Matt Burton and Rob Mischler stating it best, “It was a long, Pearson moving into second in class and rough, brutal track and race”. But, nearly all

the racers I spoke with said they are looking forward to next year’s event and are already planning changes to keep their machines more mechanically sound. The proceeds of this event go to the Steel Shoe Fund which assists flat track racers injured in racing events. For more information please visit their web site at www.steelshoefund.org. The Steel Shoe staff would like to send a huge thank you to all the volunteers, the hosts, sponsors, teams and riders that continue to support this great event. Results: Overall: 1.Mischler’s Dan Mischler, Nick Smith 2.Snow Bank/ H-CO Contracting Dan Jung, Dan Haydin 3. Schnabel Racing/ Memphis Shades, Moose J.R Schnabel, Glen Schnabel 4.Team Father & Son / Cedar Creek John Rosine, Zac Rosine 5.Lemon Pie Productions John Stewart, Marc Ottenad 6.Team Smog Bob Buck, Tom Mason, Adam Dolney 7.Corse Superbikes Benny Carlson, Scott Fittshur 8.Team Moose Racing Pete Laubmeier, John Strangfeld 9.Sunset Tavern Lance Wollin, Mark Schmidt 10.Team Fakawee Mike Babka, Ron Uplinger, Ted Stressman Open: 1.Mischlers H-D, Buell, BMW 2.Snow Bank 3.Schnabel Racing 4.Team Smog 5.Corse Superbikes Middle: 1.Team Father & Son 2.The 2 Smokes 3.Kau Racing 4.Smokin’ #3 5.Pop N Suds Racing Light: 1.Lemon Pie Productions 2.Retriever Racing 3.Hyde Racing 4.Team Carlinville 5.Team Low Bucks

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Dan Mischler and Nick Smith took the Mischlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team bike in for the overall at the Steel Shoe Fund 3 hour event. Dave Hollub photo

Bob’s Cycle Winter Classic New Richmond, Wisconsin - January 17 By Michael Anderson

or the second year of many to come the Amsoil Sandbox ran its annual Bob’s Cycle Winter Classic. This race gives racers from the regular Sandbox winter series a chance to come out and race in a different format. Racers run more laps and don’t have to worry about series points if they push too hard or take a few more chances. The race is run with a Supercross format, and with that comes an added excitement in the air with larger crowds and extra activities in between motos. In the Lites Pro A main it was Justin Craft of Ham Lake, MN pulling the first holeshot, with Mike Bottolfson and Kelly Brown right beside him heading through the first set of whoops. Craft and Bottolfson traded the lead three times in the first lap, until Bottolfson started pulling about two bikes lengths with each lap. On lap five Craft bobbled in a corner and Brown passed. Craft was relentless, riding Brown’s rear tire for the next three laps. Brown then slid off the track for a moment due to a flat rear tire and Craft went by for second. Somehow Brown rode two more laps clearing every jump without going down for third overall. All three battled again in the MX Pro class; another ten laps of close racing. Next up was the +25 class. Jared Anderson’s first race back after injuring his knee months ago started out with a holeshot and a four bike lead after lap one. Mike Little caught up to Anderson after three laps. With this added pressure Anderson crashed twice on lap four and Little took over the lead. Then out of mid-pack came Levi Mcmains on his 125 two-stroke. With two laps to go Mcmains had hugged every inside line and pulled up to Little’s rear wheel. Mcmains then tried every line that Little was not in, trying to make the pass. He seemed on a mission this moto but Little held him off well and took the win.

In the MX B class #308 Colin Jackson rounded the first corner in the lead. On lap two Connor Ahlers of Duluth passed Jackson. Jake Burbach was now right on Jackson’s tire looking to take over second. Burbach worked hard for three laps to finally pass Jackson on the back straight, then charged hard through the whoops to take over the lead, and win the event. In the 85cc 12-15 race, Alex Nagy of Richmond, IL pulled a great holeshot leaving Brandon Riehm and Brody Penman chasing. Nagy and Riehm ran close for The evening’s 30 second girls. three laps, even hitting bars in two first race. This was also the first feeling I had corners. Nagy then slowly pulled away after last November when I walked into the Riehm almost went down. Penman ran a conSandbox for the first time. WOW, this is like sistent race for third. These three riders a winter playground for motocross racers, almost lapped the rest of the pack! and there was even a Bob’s Cycle store in the Nagy also battled hard against Tyler building. It is great to see two great organizaAllen in the Schoolboy class for a second tions working together for riders and racers. place. One new and one old, bringing us everything As I walked through the pits and into the we need to ride, and be happy. lobby area, I saw many faces that I have known in motocross for 30 years, which is Results: how long Bob’s Cycle Supply has been help50cc 4-6: 1.Devan Dietsch 2.Carson ing riders and racers find what they need. I Windeshausen remember walking into their store the first 50cc 7-8: 1.Pierce Knight 2.Josh Boaz 3.Austin Griffin 4.Alex Comstock 5.Aaron Boatman time when I was 18 years old. It was located in a much smaller building then. When I walked through that door for the first time my first thought was, “WOW, this is like a candy store for motocross riders.” I had only seen these things in magazines until that day. Bob was behind the counter that day and I walked out a happy boy with everything I needed for my Conner Cunningham in Shoolboy.

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65cc 7-9: 1.Garret Strege 2.Pierce Knight 3.Harrison Gulick 4.Austin Griffin 5.Chase Sexton 65cc 10-11: 1.Grant Hecht 2.Dusten Jasperson 3.Brody Cherro 85cc 7-11: 1.Grant Hecht 2.Garret Strege 3.Harrison Gulick 4.Dusten Jasperson 5.Chase Sexton 85cc 12-15: 1.Alex Nagy 2.Brandon Riehm 3.Brody Penman 4.Brennan Myers 5.Joe Gomez SuperMini: 1.Brandon Riehm 2.Alex Nagy 3.Brennan Myers 4.Brody Penman 5.Joe Gomez Schlby: 1.Tyler Allen 2.Jake Burbach 3.Conner Cunningham 4.Jack Slagel 5.Sam Long Lites Pro A: 1.Mike Bottolfson 2.Justin Craft 3.Kelly Brown 4.Justin Mack 5.Jason Prouty Tanner Anderson in MX C. Lites B: 1.Tyler Allen 2.Connor Ahlers 3.John MX C: 1.Cole Ludowese 2.Tanner Schulte 4.Jake Burbach 5.Chad Anderson 3.Derek Lilja 4.Conner Noaeill Cunningham 5.Marty Lorenzen Lites C: 1.Derek Lilja 2.Cole +25: 1.Mike Little 2.Levi Mcmains Ludowese 3.Tanner Anderson 3.Josh Cherro 4.Jared Anderson 4.Conner Cunningham 5.Nathyn 5.Montana Edwards Trenary +30: 1.Mike Little 2.Levi Mcmains Girls: 1.Kyra Boaz 3.Jared Anderson 4.Brad MX Pro A: 1.Mike Bottolfson 2.Kelly Cunningham 5.Norman Miesen Brown 3.Justin Craft 4.Cole Matthees +35: 1.Brad Cunningham 2.Norman 5.Justin Mack Miesen MX B: 1.Jake Burbach 2.Connor +40: 1.Brad Cunningham 2.Norman Ahlers 3.Colin Jackson 4.Montana Miesen Edwards 5.John Schulte

Justin Craft going to second overall in Lites A at the Bobâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cycle Winter Classic.

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Hill Climbers Honored for ‘08 Season King of the hill riders

Tim Cain, Gerdes Trophy winner. Cannon Falls, MN - February 7 By Mike Nelson

Following the announcements it was time to get down to the awards. The District 16 trophys were given out first with Colton Exner getting a new jacket in the Micro Mini class, and Zach Shaha earning the top spot for the year in the Mini Jr. class. The Prebe family dominated virtually every class they participated in. Nathan, Gabrielle, Jacob, Jessica, and Rick each earned a top finish in their respective classes. Aaron finished the 125cc class. season with top honors in four classes. Other top winners for District 16 included Darren DeGross in the 600cc and Senior classes, Kirk Mueller in the 750cc class, TC Allen in the Open class, and Dan Shaha in the 0-400cc Stock class. District 23 Awards were given out next with the Prebe family once again making their presence known. They weren’t quite as dominant as their performance in Wisconsin, but Nathan, Jacob, and Aaron combined to win six classes for the season in Minnesota. The Cain family also had a great showing in District 23. Steve, Brad, and Tim took home five first place plaques and the new jackets that go with them. The remaining top finishers include Corey O’Neil – ATV, Colton Exner – Micro Mini, Logan Peterson – Mini Jr., Dylan Nichols – Mini Sr., and Kaleb Northrup – 750cc. Colton Exner and Jacob Prebe each received special awards as Youth and

he 2008 Season awards banquet for Hill Climb riders from both Districts 16 & 23 was held at Grandpa’s Event Center in Cannon Falls, MN this year, and for the first time in several years, the weather cooperated with sunny skies and above average temps (for February in Minnesota). Here’s hoping that this is a sign of things to come for the ‘09 season. Riders and their families from all across the upper Midwest signed in at a steady pace all afternoon to enjoy some social time and get registered for all the drawings later in the evening. Social time was followed by a very nice buffet style dinner. After the meal, Kaleb Northrup took the stage and got the official portion of the evening rolling. Before the awards were given out some announcements were made, and the 2009 schedule was announced. The biggest news of the evening was that the Hill Climb Nationals were coming back to Minnesota this year. Jim Gitter of the Flying Dutchmen Motorcycle Club was on hand and said the Dutchmen had been awarded the National. The event will be held in August at the club grounds just outside of New Ulm. Tech inspection will be Friday. First runs will go Saturday with final runs Sunday. Also coming up in the 2009 season, a second Hill Drag event has been added to the schedule. The Indianhead Motorcycle Club will host a side by side racing event this June along with the Kato Cycle Club’s third annual drag event. Micro Mini top finishers. 24

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Amateur Riders of the Year. Other special awards included the Brad Gerdes memorial trophy which is awarded to the rider accumulating the most points in a single class, and the Danny Mears memorial trophy which recognizes an outstanding performer in the 200cc class. The Brad Gerdes trophy went to Tim Cain for his domination in the Super Senior class, with Jacob Prebe continuing to hang on to the Danny Mears trophy. Door prizes finished up the evening with everything from riding gear and apparel to gate passes and video games being given out to those in attendance. The top prize was a brand new Honda CR100 from Cannon Falls Honda-Yamaha won by Joel Abraham. Banquet organizers would like to thank everyone that attended this year, and especially thank all of the sponsors who contributed to the success of this year’s banquet. These include Cannon Falls Honda-Yamaha, KBC Helmets, Frontenac Honda, River Valley Powersports, Daniel’s Yamaha, J&J Powersports, SEHE Powersports, Moto Proz, Black Diamond MX Graphics, Mankato HarleyDavidson, Sandbox Arena, Northrup Systems, Sam’s Welding, Bagman, Courtesy Auto Repair, Mike Nelson Digital Photo, Indianhead Motorcycle Club, Kato Cycle Club, Flying Dutchmen Motorcycle Club, Olie Racing, and Kurt and Amy Koester.

South Fork

Banquet Kincaid, Illinois - February 8 By James Pinckard

ith the temps knocking on the sixty five degree mark it seemed like we Hare Scrambles overall winners should be going to race instead attending an awards banquet. 2008 was a good year for South Fork following some ups and downs. As Leroy stated “Last season we had some weather issues at the first of the year and in fact right before we hosted the District 17 championship, we had 3 feet of water in the concession stand. With help from many people we were able to have a great event after rearranging part of the track. We also hosted the FCA camp with 50 students with assistance from Kevin Windham and Sara Whitmore. We also hosted the FCA Midwest Best series with support from Kawasaki, Suzuki and Husqvarna. We look for 2009 to be even bet- Motocross winners This season the motocross will be ten races ter with the Midwest Series and FCA camp cut back from last season with the focus on returning. Our track championships will be quality of the events. Most important we are back for both hare scrambles and motocross. going to keep working on the park. There are many ideas that we are working on right now but I can tell you the end result will be a better track and great trails.” After everyone ate, Carrie took over and with help from the Allen Delius of ADR is the suspension rest of the family startand service professional you’ll want to ed to hand out the awards. This day the work with. Work directly with Allen “Hare Scrambles” ridabout all you suspension needs. •Designed Specifically for your needs ers were the first to get their prizes and all had •Priced fairly so you can run the best fun with it. Special note •Quick turn-around never a problem

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was given to Jay Hall who is the Director of Hare Scrambles for AMA District 17 and the District AA champion Lee Larry Smith. Lankutis who is also the track champion. Next up was the Motocross riders who filled the stage with big smiles. “My favorite part is the kids,” Carrie stated “but it is strange to see how big they are getting and how much they change from year to year.” A couple of the riders got some special recognition from the crew. 50cc rider Larry Smith was a double class track champion. Paden Feagans and Tanner Smith won awards for the Midwest best. Congratulations to all and can’t wait to see you back on the track!

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Reed wins Indy SX Ties points chase with Stewart Indianapolis, Indiana - February 28 By Larry Witmer Photos by Michael Sierens

ndianapolis’s new Lucas Oil dome was host to its first ever Supercross event, and Chad Reed left the crowd already looking forward to next year’s return. Opening ceremonies had long time Indiana favorite Mike LaRocco going through the rubble of the old RCA dome finding a gold horse shoe, then showing the Hoosier native winning at the RCA dome in 2004 on the two huge screens in the dome. This electrified the crowd showing his last pro event win. LaRocco helped design tonight’s track, and it was tough. A short start straight, turn left and into a seventy foot double off the start that was next to impossible. Throw in some great timing jumps with different ways to attack them, forty truck loads of sand just after the finish line, and a 120’ section of rockers that the riders couldn’t get a clear run at and most said this was the best laid out track yet this year. 61,000 plus fans were in for a great show. Heat 1 of the Supercross class saw the holeshot expert Mike Alessi go through the tight left hand corner ahead of Ryan Villopoto. David Millsaps on the factory Honda was third after Thomas Hahn went down on lap two in the tight finish line corner. Millsaps went by Villopoto through a rhythm section, then got by Alessi on lap four. Alessi and Villopoto hit and banged each other until the checkers with Alessi holding on to second. Heat 2 holeshot went to Robert Kiniry. It was short lived as James Stewart and Chad Reed both zapped him on the opening lap. These two top contenders were close the first three laps, then Stewart checked out for the win. Andrew Short carded a third. The LCQ win went to Josh Hill, with Kiniry taking the last spot for the main event. Regional riders James Povolny, Jacob Marsack, and Indiana’s Scott Metz were unable to make the final. The Main Event was staged and with the drop of the gate Reed took the holeshot on his Suzuki. Reed went slightly wide around the left hand corner, and in doing so did the 70’ double jump off the start for the 26

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James Stewart’s lead was short lived as Reed eventually ran off with the big win.

first time this evening. Alessi was close in second, with Windham and Michael Byrne running just in front of Stewart. Alessi and Stewart went at it the first lap passing and repassing in the rockers. Reed made a quick break from the field, gapping it some six seconds by the end of the second lap. Stewart took a quick soil sample when the front end of the Yamaha washed out in a fast left hand corner. The fourth lap saw Reed opening his lead to seven seconds while Windham, Alessi, and Stewart went fought over the runner up slot. Stewart passed Alessi in the sand section kicking up a Tuf Block right in the path of Windham. Stewart started cutting into Reed’s lead, but was riding on the ragged edge, almost throwing it away in the long rocker section. Broc Helpler’s return to SX was looking good until a crash on lap six took the Yamaha rider out of the top ten. Andrew Short was off the track with a rock jammed into the rear brake. Short got the rock out, but the points damage was done. Stewart continued to cut away at Reed’s lead, and on lap twelve he passed Reed with a tight inside line. Reed looked more relaxed after Stewart got by, and kept the pressure on hard. It paid off on lap fifteen going into the finish line s-turn section. Stewart took the inside for the first time in the main to protect his position and his front brake hit the tuf block sending Stewart quickly down to the ground. Reed took over the lead and went on for the win. Stewart came in second, some

four seconds behind with Alessi carding third. Rounding out the top five was Josh Grant and Ivan Tedesco. Alessi was elated with the podium finish. “Its my first podium ever and I am excited! Thanks to the Indy crowd.” Stewart was smiling in winners circle, “I told you guys this was going to be a good race tonight, I just came up short. Reed rode great tonight and good job. I hung it out and made a couple of mistakes that cost me a win.” Reed commented, “I knew if I got the start I’d have a chance. I just might move to Indy, you guys were loud, and man it was great hearing you. Much thanks goes out to Team Rockstart Suzuki, they have been great. This win feels good!” In the Lites class Heat one went to Wil Hahn. Early leaders Martin Davalos and Austin Stroupe collided over a jump, with going down. Both riders got back up to qualify. Local rider Brad Ripple got into the main via an eighth place finish. Lites division two saw Vince Friese on his Honda get the holeshot, with Nicco Izzi second and Steve Clark third. It was a good battle with Izzi getting the win ahead of Clark and Kawasaki mounted Brandon Jesseman. Indiana’s Shane Sewell took a direct transfer after finishing eighth. In the main event saw Izzi ripped the holeshot, but Yamaha mounted Darryn Durham went over the bars collecting half the field. There was carnage everywhere and

when Izzi came through the finish line to complete lap one the red flag was out, even though the first turn was cleaned up. The Izzi camp was not very happy on this decision. The restart saw points leader Chris Pourcel get the holeshot over Stroupe with Clark third. Izzi was sixth. Stroupe kept it close, and struck past Pourcel on lap three with an inside bump and pass. Stroupe took the win, battered and bruised after the second heat crash, and then the big pile up in the first corner. “This win feels great! My Monster Energy Kawasaki is fast. I’m sure I’ll feel this tomorrow, after going down twice tonight. Thanks Indy for the cheers!” Pourcel ended up second, with Izzi third on the podium. The first event at the Lucas Oil Dome was great, and the Indy fans were as awesome as always tonight! Results: SuperCross: 1.Chad Reed 2.James Stewart 3.Mike Alessi 4.Josh Grant 5.Ivan Tedesco 6.Ben Coisy 7.Davi Millsaps 8.Michael Burne 9.Ryan Villopoto 10.Tim Ferry 11.Andrew Short 12.Matt Boni 13.Heath Voss 14.Ryan Sipes 15.Josh Hill 16.Nick Wey 17.R Kiniry 18.T Bowers 19.Broc Hepler 20.Kevin Windham Lites: 1.Austin Stroupe 2.Chris Pourcel 3.Nicco Izzi 4.Branden Jesseman 5.Steve Clark 6.Levi Kilbarger 7.Dan Blair 8.Matt Lemoine 9.Shane Sewell 10.Kyle Keylon

#981 Austin Stroupe went on to win the Lites class.

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Smith KO’s competition at National

The Kold Kutter Open Pro class explodes out of turn two with #24 Logan Myers, #12 Eddie Hieftje, #21 Jared Mees, #27 Kurtis Lee, and #42 Brian Smith leading. Mount Pleasant, MI - February 22 By Bart Newman

he AMA Ice Race Amateur National Championships plus the Kold Kutter $10,000 Pro purse had both the 450 and Open classes stacked at the 2009 Freeze X Fest. The fences at the Soaring Eagle Casino were filled with race fans from around the Midwest as the big guns of the Grand National tour came out to do battle on the frozen tundra. Five heats were needed to whittle the field down for the fourteen riders that would fill the starting grid for the 450 Kold Kutter final. Bigelow, Steven Vanderkuur, Nick Smith, Mees and Brock Schwarzenbacher all took top spots in the qualifiers to fill most of the front row with Logan Myers and Nicole Cheza’s runner up finish times good enough to round out the final two spots on the front line. When the starters light went green, it was Mees and Bigelow leading the way with Vanderkuur, William Emmendorfer, Nick Cummings and Schwarzenbacher all in tow. For the next three laps, Mees and Bigelow put on a show that had the announcers going wild as each had one end of the track dialed in. Mees was hanging on to the low line brushing the

inside bails on both ends of the track while Schwarzenbacher. Bigelow went with the opposite end of the spectrum and was up high, feet on the pegs stretching the throttle cables. At the halfway point, the motor on Mees’s CRF went south ending the battle up front. The big battle between Mees and Bigelow opened up a lead over the pack, and Bigelow extended that lead until the checkered flag came out. The young lad Vanderkuur rode above his listed age and had his hands full with Cummings. However, in what many are calling the next Michigan dirt track GNC regular, Vanderkuur held off Cummings at the line to fill the all Michigan HLR Motorsports Park - Moberly, MO podium while Emmenwww.hlrmotorsports.net 660-263-4321 dorfer crossed the line You must race at least 1 qualifier and finish in the top in fourth just ahead of

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Bryan Smith crept away to win the Kold Kutter Open Pro class.

The premier race of the day had to be the Kold Kutter Open Pro finale, no less that seven GNC riders including nine time GNC Champion Scotty Parker who was there mostly for the show and to watch his buddies, couldn’t resist bowering a Nichole

Cheza back up scooter after seeing the facility. Smith, Bigelow, Mees and Ed Hieftje won their heat races, putting the four heavy hitters on the front row along with Meyers, Cummings and Cheza. As the light went green, it was the mighty KX500 of vet rider and holeshot master Hieftje leading the pack into turn one. Myers and Mees dropped underneath Hieftje coming out of turn two and the three headed down the front straight three abreast as Kurtis Lee, Smith and Cummings all gave chase. Bigelow didn’t get the start he wanted, but it was only a lap into the race and Bigelow was in the top five. Smith was also on the move and by lap three he had his big twin out front and was throwing ice cubes off the rear wheel of his XR, pelting both Mees and Bigelow in the process. Smith had the high line working and crept away with each passing lap. Bigelow was all over Mees, but couldn’t find the opening he needed to advance his position and as the white flag

neared, it was clear to see that Smith was riding on rails making that Harley Davidson twin sing to the delight of the crowded fences. Bigelow made run after run at Mees going into three lap after lap before the two followed Smith to the white flag. Mees revenged his Kold Kutter 450 loss to Bigelow by nailing down the runner up spot. On the podium, Smith was all smiles, “I knew it was a risk running the Harley out there but it was working well today, and I have to give a shout out to the gang from Baja as they did a great job with the facility and track.” Second place rider Mess commented, “I was a little surprised that Brian rode the 750 today, the 500 works so well, it must of been a handful out there, but he made it work.” The King of GNC racing Parker crossed the line in the Kold Kutter Open Pro class ninth on a borrowed bike, and in an interview later in the day, told the MC “I brought my helmet with me just in case I got the bug, and I sure am glad I did because I had a blast with them kids out there.” The 250A class lined up for the finals and the Kurchak Brother and Sister act each had won their heat races, putting the sibling rivalry on the front row. Ultimately there were at least four riders that could have won the race and it came down to the last lap when Stacey Kurchak took the lead for good, crossing the line just ahead of brother Steve Kurchak and Jonathan Turner. The race action was fast, the event was run well, and many will be contacting the AMA to see if the AMA Ice Racing National Championships have found a long term home in the mitten state. Results: Kold Kutter 250-450cc: 1.Bryan Bigelow 2.Stephen Vanderkuur 3.Nicholas Cummings 4.William Emmendorfer 5.Brock Schwarzenbacher. Open Twin: 1.Mike Lloyd 2.Scott Havercroft. 506+ Single: 1.Joseph Bibbler 2.Colton Eddy 3.Dave Eddy 4.Ted Woods. 251-450cc: 1.Adam Beldyga 2.Andrew Hobson 3.Travis Herriman 4.Mark Schmidt 5.Jordan Hitchcock. 201-250A: 1.Stacey Kurchak 2.Steve Kurchak 3.Jonathan Turner 4.Steve Daly 5.Travis Herriman. Kold Kutter 250 Opn: 1.Bryan Smith 2.Jared Mees 3.Bryan Bigelow 4.Logan Myers 5.Ed Hieftje 506 & Rubber Side Car: 1.Kyle Hawley 2.Orville Short 3.Patrick Hawley 4.Timothy Roelens 5.Dave Jaremba. +40A: 1.Craig Pickett 2.Ed Hieftje 3.Kip Kops 4.Lyle Barber 5.Greg Murphy. 250cc Rubber: 1.Orville Short Jr 2.Robert Bennett 3.Joe Barnes 4.Donald Volkman 5.Orville Short. 251+ Rubber: 1.Troy Hawley 2.Orville Short 3.Orville Short Jr 4.Delmer Dodd 5.Robert Bennett. 86-360cc Rubber Side Car: 1.Steven Yoder 2.Timothy Havercroft 3.Scott Timoff. 30+ Open: 1.Jason Arnott 2.Christopher Huss 3.Lyle Barber 4.Bret Tremblay 5.Kip Kops. 401-505A: 1.Ed Hieftje 2.Steve Daly 3.Sam Herline 4.Keith Boulis 5.Leo Wiseman. 361-505cc Rubber Side Car: 1.Leroy Travis 2.Steven Yoder 3.Scott Havercroft 4.Corey Desrosiers 5.Robert Becker.

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Rochester, Indiana - March 14

Fort Wayneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chris Scott was the fastest rider on the track.

eads Racing is known for kicking off the AMA District 15 motocross season... this year was more of the same, except it was one of the better weather days an opener has seen in a long time. Sunny skies, mid fifties... perfect for racing. Also in great shape, the Fulton MX track. The Reads family had everything ready, well prepped, and it was a fun day of racing that actually saw both a morning program followed by a complete afternoon race, then the customary Sunday program starting the next morning. The Quad B class officially opened the 2009 season with ten riders coming off the line in the first moto. Matt Hoover pulled the holeshot on his honda only to immediately be hammered on by Suzuki mounted Brian Shukitis of Chesterton, IN. Shukitis took the lead as the riders made their first trip through the whoops, and never looked back. As he pulled away for the eventual win, Hoover held his own as Sonny Nemitz made his way into third ahead of Jacob Stephenson and Michael Schooley. Half way through the second lap, Schooley made an infield double to pass Stephenson for third. Stephenson kept it close trying to get his position back, but not hitting two of the tracks doubles held him back to finish fifth ahead of Anthony Russell. In the second moto it was Nemitz who had the best reactions as he led the first half a lap... again, with Shukitis right their in second looking for an opening. As he did in the first moto, when the leaders went into the whoops, Shukitis dove inside and into the lead. From their, the race was all his as he wrapped up the first overall in the new season. Hoover had a bad start, and passed into fifth during the first two laps behind Zachary Shrum and Schooley running in third. Hooverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s run forward came to a halt after running into problems and dropping back. Shrum dropped out and Jacob Stephenson worked up to fourth after finishing fifth in the first outing. The good run by Nemitz (3-2) was good for second overall ahead of Schooley. The second moto of the day combined two competitive classes, +40, and the quickly becoming even more popular 125cc 2-stroke class. The +40 riders on thier bigger bikes dominated the track as far as the overall positions. Rod Vigar had the start down perfectly, and quickly started pulling away as Brad Kopsho and William Kirkpatrick were working through the 125cc riders to get a chance at catching Vigar. By the end of the second lap the three +40 riders were pulling away, and now all fighting for the lead. Vigar tired quickly... a common occurrence for many at early season races. Kopsho was first to strike, taking over the lead, a half lap before Kirkpatrick was able to climb into second where they would finish.

Jake Rice was super fast in the 85cc classes.

In the second +40 moto Kopsho took the holeshot and had the same two front runners right behind him. Into the second lap, Vigar was trying to make a move into the lead. Kirkpatrick took a shot at passing into second, but stalled his bike. He dropped back a ways, but came right back in the next lap and a half. Vigar again dropped off the pace getting pumped up. Kirkpatrick chased Kopsho right to the finish line without making any of his pass attempts stick. Kopsho swept his second moto of the day on his Yamaha for the overall as well. Isaiah Monroe led the 125cc class through the first two laps, but then slid back as Scott Swinford and Mitchell Highbaugh came flying by. Highbaugh gave it his all, but just couldn’t beat Swinford. Monroe used his good start to finish third after fending off Cody Garfield. Elkhart, IN’s Highbaugh got the second

moto holeshot, and it made all the difference as he rode smart, just ahead of Swinford, all the way to the checkered flag for the win and overall. Cody Baker finished sixth in the first moto but had an even better second moto third, for fourth overall behind Monroe (3-4). The two went at it all moto, with the muddy corner in the track’s back section making for position swaps twice. The 85cc 12-15 and 9-11 classes were combined, and right out of the first turn, no one touched 12-15 class rider Jake Rice on his KTM. He pulled away, and flat out hauled off to take an easy looking win. Behind him, Jared Wisler passed Megan Moan take over second. Dalton Packard eventually worked up to third, and closed on Wisler, but just couldn’t get by as the moto ended. As Rice dominated the second moto again, Packard had the start he needed to finish second, beating out Wisler. Megan Moan finished fourth in both motos. The 85cc 9-11 class was pretty clean after the first lap as Derrick Bryant had two good rider on his Suzuki for back to back wins. Isaac Kopsho and Jordan Parmley finished second and third each moto. Terry Jamieson and Jarred Wright went 4-5 in each moto. Kennan Leis was having a great day, it was his first time racing.

Megan Moan rode well all day and won the Women’s 65-86cc class.

Brad Kopsho held off #40 William Kirkpatrick to win the +40 class.

Jared Wright took his KTM to two moto wins ahead of Isaac Kopsho and Ethan Binney in the 65cc 10-11 class. In the 7-9 year old class, Maxwell Spicer worked hard for the first moto win, but Johnathan Davis put it all together in the second moto to grab the win, and overall victory. Battle Ground, IN’s Preston Barngrover was the fastest 50cc rider of the day on his Cobra. He took both moto wins in the 50cc 4-6 class, topping the 7-8 riders who were on a combined gate drop. Then he also ran off in both motos of the 50cc Open class. On the big bikes, Fort Wayne’s Chris Scott made a return to racing, trying to get some track time after a significant injury this winter while racing an indoor event. Scott was in a class of his own, turning laps times far quicker than anyone else on the day. The MXDecals/ RJK backed Kawasaki rider commented, “This was a pretty rough winter after crashing bad indoors. It feels good getting out and riding, although I am under prepaired as I just haven’t had enough time, but this is a good way to start. I came here fully expecting it to be a mud bog, and it is totally dry except for the one corner in the back. It is a great start to the season and now the work begins towards a successful Loretta Lynn’s.” The season is now officially off and running, and this was a great way to get it going. We had new racers, vets, and a mix of everyone between. With the soft economy and all those related concerns, it was really refreshing seeing everyone come back together and enjoy their favorite activity... a day at the races. Let it be just the beginning of a long and outstanding season! CYCLE USA, April 2009 31

Results: Quad B: 1.Brian Shukitis 2.Sonny Nemitz 3.Michael Schooley 4.Jacob Stephenson 5.herbert hoover +25B: 1.Frankie Spicer +40: 1.Brad Kopsho 2.William Kirkpatrick 3.rod Vigar 4.Brian davis +50: 1.Charles Nice 250B: 1.Brandon ditmire 125cc 2-str: 1.Mitchell highbaugh 2.Scott Swinford 3.isaiah Monroe 4.Cody Baker 5.Cruz Vazquez 85 12-15: 1.Jake rice 2.dalton Packard 3.Jared Wisler 4.Megan Moan 85 9-11: 1.derrick Bryant 2.isaac Kopsho 3.Jordan Parmley 4.Terry Jamieson 5.Jarred Wright

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Corbin Moore, here with his father enjoyed the season opener winning his four 50cc motos.

Local wrench to working on Reed’s bikes By Cody Wills

iders around District 16 may remember a guy in in the late 1990’s early 2000’s that used to haul the Torque Center rig to all the races. If you don’t, his name is Mike Mcquillin. You used to find Mike driving the Torque Center rig from a late Friday night race in Southern Wisconsin to a Saturday race in Northern Wisconsin. Changing tires and selling those “California goodies” all day long. Oh, I forgot to mention, he would be racing a couple classes during those days as well. Mike started at Torque Center when he was sixteen, working out of the truck on the weekends changing tires, and started full time at Torque Center when he turned eighteen. He worked all week at the shop, then traveled to the District 16 races on the weekends. In 2003 Mike decided to move to Florida with his wife Megan and attend MMI. When school was over he got a job with a dealership in Orlando. In the fall of 2005, after working at the dealership for two years, Mike heard from a friend that Chad Reed was looking for extra help at the practice facility in Dade City, Florida. Thanksgiving week Mike went to meet Chad, and soon after started doing jobs for Chad on the bikes and at the property. By the time the 2006 supercross season started Mike was working full time as a practice mechanic for Chad. Mike moved to the property and has lived there ever since. He lives in a house he remodeled just footsteps away from the race shop with his wife Megan and dog Liebe. There is a wide range of things you will find Mike doing as a practice mechanic for Chad. During the week, Mike is up at the crack of dawn working on the two supercross tracks. He puts numerous coats of water on the tracks, then hops in the dozer and track loader and reworks them to perfection. After working the tracks he will often make his way into the shop to make sure the bike is perfect for a day of

practice. He makes sure there is a new clutch, filter and tires on the bike every day. That’s not all Mike does with the bike, every so many hours Mike needs to put in a new motor and send the old motor back to the factory. He will do the same with the frame. Not all the testing is done in California. There are times Mike is on the phone giving specs to the factory team that they tried in Florida so the team can match it on the race bike for that weekend. After the bike is ready and Chad shows up, its time to hit the track. Mike makes sure he is giving lap times and keeping Chad motivated every lap. Between practice sessions Chad may ask for different gearing, flywheel, clutch, brake setup, or maybe a track touch up. Once practice is over the bike gets washed and ready for the next day. Aside from employee/employer, when the day is all said and done, Mike and Chad are good friends. For fun Mike still squeezes in some pit bike seat time and enjoys spending time with his wife and dog out on the practice facility property. He spends a lot of time building rock climbing trucks, which is a passion of his, along with Vo l k s w a g e n Beetles. Lately, however, his time has been spent attending Supercross races. Mike says he owes a

lot to the late Torque Center founder Mike Gaborsky, “I learned a lot from him, he was like a second father to me,” says Mike. “I wouldn’t be where I am today if it wasn’t for him.” Mike contributes his hard work ethic to what he learned from Mr. Gaborsky. So, if you happen to bump into Mike at a race in the future make sure to stop and say hi. He is the type of guy that would give the shirt off his back to help someone out. This story really shows that if you work hard enough and maybe take a risk in life, here and there, you might just end up doing something that doesn’t even feel like a job at all….. just a whole lot of fun being around something you love everyday!!!

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Siler takes two at LTM Opener Casey, Illinois - March 8 By Kirt Monk

incoln Trail Motosports got the first District 17 race in the books on Sunday March 8th with Tim Jackson in his second year as owner. The forecast called for rain all day, and mother nature gave the track just the right amount of moisture for some great racing. New for LTM is a separated program for bikes and quads. All bikes practice and race before the quads take to the track later in the day. This seemed to be a hit with the riders as track conditions were great, for both the bikes, and the quads being able to form their own type of lines and grooves. This created some great battling through the day, and none better then what took place in the 85Sr class between Keeze Carver and Blake Copeland. Carver grabbed the moto one holeshot and early lead, but Copeland was on the charge picking off time on Carver with each lap. At the closing stages of the moto Copeland made a pass and held on for the win. Moto two saw more of the same with Carver pulling the holeshot, but Copeland wasted no time jumping out to the lead and

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never looking back. Carver held on to second for the overall while Joseph Aumiller rounded out the top three. Cody Siler made the trip to LTM to pick up wins in both the 250B and Schoolboy classes. Siler made it look easy winning three of his four motos. The only challenge for Siler came in the second moto of 250B from Kawasaki rider Mitch Koebele. However, Koebeleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first moto DNF handed the overall to Siler with a 1-2 finish. Later in the day, if wanted a battle, the Quad C class was where it was at, in both motos. Behind overall winner Wyatt Halfhill a three way fight for second place took place both motos. It came down to the checkers in the second moto with Austin Adams edging out Jeffery Agnew for the runner-up spot in a successful first race of this new season. Results: 50Jr: 1.Brennan Wages 50Sr: 1.Devin Simonson 2.John McClain 3.Brianna Crowe 4.Casey Mumper 85Jr: 1.Richard Fleming 2.Aaron Davis 3.Gage Noblitt 4.Chance Favre 5.Alex Funk 85Sr: 1.Blake Copeland 2.Keeze Carver 3.Joseph Aumiller 4.Brayden Copeland 5.David McClain Schlby: 1.Cody Siler 2.Quinton Camp 3.Clayton Hackman 4.Aaron Thompson

250A: 1.Dalton Foerster 2.Brad Bowen 250B: 1.Cody Siler 2.Matt Hammond 3.Harrison Athey 4.Chris Rourke 5.Mitch Koebele 250C: 1.Blake Copeland 2.Zack Farley +30A: 1.Aaron Copeland 2.Aric Walton 3.Jason Straight 4.Robert Carter +30B: 1.DeWayne Monnett 2.Bryan Bowen +35: 1.Jason Straight 14-24: 1.Alex Buerster 2.Mitch Koebele 3.Blake Copeland Mini1: 1.Carter Gorden 2.Chance Favre Supermini: 1.Keeze Carver 2.Aaron Thompson 3.Quinton Camp 4.Joseph Aumiller 5.Brayden Copeland Vintage: 1.Joey Mohn 65Sr: 1.Aaron Davis 2.Gage Noblitt 50cc Shaft: 1.Brennan Wages 2.Colton Camp +45: 1.Bryan Bowen 2.David Seitz Open C: 1.Scot Delmastro 2.Trent Hartke 3.Aaron Carter 4.Blake Copeland 5.Zack Farley +25: 1.Aric Walton 2.Aaron Copeland 65Jr: 1.Carter Gordon 2.Alex Funk Open B: 1.Mitch Koebele 2.Matt Hammond 3.Dustin Anderson 4.Alex Buerster Open A: 1.Blake Schilling 2.Dalton Foerster 3.Kirt Monk 4.Brad Bowen 125cc: 1.Harrison Athey 2.Scot Delmastro 3.Clayton Hackman 4.Josh Bouslog 5.Lane Parton 300cc Quad: 1.Jacob Lynch 2.Chloe Buerster 3.Kyle Dye 4.John Cider Quad A: 1.Micheal Clewley 2.Dustin Birchfield Quad B: 1.Devin Fisher 2.Shawn Rissler 3.Justin Yeager 4.Shane Cornwell Quad C: 1.Wyatt Halfhill 2.Austin Adams 3.Jeffery Agnew 4.Shelby Thompson 5.Cassie Cornwell 90cc Quad: 1.Brianna Crowe

CWIRA Mid-Season Championship Tomah, Wisconsin - February 1

he Central Wisconsin Ice Racing DLB Motorsports backed Mid-Season Championship saw a near perfect day for ice racing. Temps were in the upper 20’s, and the sun was out all day. This event is special for a couple reasons, one of them being how close the event is ran to a good sized town. The larger course made for great racing, and with plenty of good ice, a large area was plowed for the exceptionally large crowd of spectators that make this an annual favorite. Many of the town’s businesses were aware, and quick to pass along directions and information about the event that draws hundreds of newcomers for the day. It has been a good season for ice racing... plenty of ice, and for the most part, the weekends have been spared bad travel weather. In Central Wisconsin, that can have a big effect on an event’s success. Today’s race marked a midpoint in the season’s points chase, with only a few of the classes starting to have any sort of substantial leaders. Every good finish is still very important to most of these competitors. In the Open Pro Quad class, Ryan Powell led off the line. Jody Meadows spent the first three laps trying to find a way around, and it finally worked as he got to the inside of Powell to take over. Ken Marcou and Kris Parker were fender to fender on their Yamahas right to the finish for third and fourth as Mike Mueller finished fifth. Meadows made it right to the front of the second moto on his KTM, and left the suspense behind. Colin Wilcott was second with Marcou third. The two railed around the course getting side by side often until the white flag came out. Marcou made one more dash out of the final turn to the inside and just inched by for second and second overall. Parker rode smart to finish fourth again, good for third overall in the very tight group that followed the leaders. The Outlaw Pro Rubber ATV (non-studded) guys put on another good show. Scott Lindner led the way early with Scott Geldernick all over the track, trying to move up. Geldernick also had to worry about Dan Lindner who was sweeping in and out of the corners, testing the ice for traction to make a run to the front. The three stayed tight all the way and as they came into the final lap Dan pushed it hard into turn three and went too wide, giving up some time, but managing to stay in third as Nick Nett just missed moving up a spot. The second moto win wasn’t decided until the final turn... Scott Lindner had been leading the entire race, fending off Dan Lindner. Dan got one of his inside moves to stick as Scott ran wide in turn three on the

Jordan Schiller got the Jr Motorcycle overall beating out #5 Ian Malinowski and Jeff Stewart (partially hidden).

#19 Don Waldbusser took the second moto Open Pro win away from overall winner John Strangfeld.

#39 Brian Frandsen went on to win the Open C class ahead of #53 Marcus Marti and Ian Malinowski. CYCLE USA, April 2009

the checkered flag. Scott still earned the Schroeder went down while having a great while running second. With one lap to go, overall with his 1-2 finishes. Geldernick had race with Judd Bosin. After the race was reFox may confused the flag, pulling off a lap a heck of a fight all moto with Louis Plaskey, started in a single file line, Bobby Kau early, finishing in the back of the pack.... Fox but managed to hold on for third in the moto bumped his way into third ahead of was obviously frustrated with himself. Perry and overall. Malinowski and Bosin. Pritchard didn’t mind as he finished second Joel Bayerl caught a break in the fourThe second moto had to be stopped, and ahead of Jason Severt. teen rider final for the Pro/Am Hanson won the second #22 Megan Funk battled this close both Rubber quad class when at the moto, with Fox doing his best to motos with Mason Barth for the half way point it had to be redeem himself, finishing secoverall in PeeWee 1. restarted after a crash. Lined up ond ahead of Prichard. in single file, Bayerl somehow Don Waldbusser made his came off with a great jump passtrip up from Illinois count as he ing the leaders and then holding quickly took over the lead in the on for the win. Nick Nett first Vet Pro outing, and then chased him down and missed by held it for the win. John about a foot at the finish line Strangfeld kept him close, but it after having been one of the was Waldbusser’s race to give three riders to have led a lap up, and he didn’t. Joel Bayerl before the re-start. ran up front early before falling In the motorcycle classes, back as Mark Muth and Perry the Open Pro class again got it Prichard cut their way into third all started as John Strangfeld got and fourth. the jump off the line. Quickly The order for the top four coming up from third, Mark stayed the same in the second Muth moved to the side of moto as Waldbusser took the Strangfeld, and for the rest of overall win. the race, they were never free of It took half the first moto each other. Don Waldbusser was third, under re-started twice after riders went down. to decide who was going to really get the the gun from Jamie Hanson. The four were Frandsen got to the front each time and lead in the Amateur Vet class. Chris tight to the end with Strangfeld just barely stayed out of trouble. Marti (2-3) was second Gettinger and Matt Gray were side by side taking the win as Hanson made his move into off the line in the final start, but after two through most of the opening laps before third behind Muth. attempts, Malinowski made the pass stick Gettinger got the nod and held it for the win. Waldbusser led the opening lap of the and finished second, for third overall (4-2). 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Gettinger won the second moto, and Potter improved to finish second and second overall ahead of Gray. The PeeWee Quad class had a dozen little buzzing ATV’s ripping around the ice. Dawson Dick of Marshfield took both moto wins ahead of Becka Handy and Noah Baehnman. Yaya Nett went 6-4 for fourth overall while Mckenzie Geldernick finished fifth. In a combined class for the sport’s littlest bike riders, PeeWee 1 and 2, Noah Baehnman simply flies on his little Cobra. While he ran away to win PeeWee 2, there was a fun race behind him in PeeWee 1. Megan Funk on her KTM, and Mason Barth on his Honda pit together. Friends, they put on one of the closest races of the day. They rode side by side through both of their motos, frequently looking over at each other to see who would let off first coming into the corners. Funk took the win in each moto. My guess is as exciting as that was, the memories they’ll share in the future will be just as important. Motorcycle/Mini Results: Open Pro: 1.John Strangfeld 2.Don Waldbusser 3.Mark Muth 4.Jamie Hanson 5.Luke Fox Open C: 1.Brian Frandsen 2.Marcus Marti 3.Ian Malinowski 4.James Manning 5.Judd Bosin Open B: 1.Mike Schnur 2.Tony Bradley 3.Soren La Valley 4.Pete Wollschlager 5.Bryan Smetana Junior MC: 1.Jordan Schiller 2.Ian Malinowski 3.Jeff Stewart 4.Austin Hamburgur 5.Alec Muth 250/450 Pro: 1.Jamie Hanson 2.Perry Prichard 3.Luke Fox 4.Russell Bradley 5.Jason Severt Pro Vet: 1.Don Waldbusser 2.John Strangfeld

3.Mark Muth 4.Perry Prichard 5.Marvin Wollschlager Amateur Vet: 1.Chris Gettinger 2.Jack Potter 3.Matt Gray 4.Judd Bosin 5.Corey Schroeder 250/450 B M/C: 1.Mike Schnur 2.Soren La Valley 3.Pete Wollschlager 4.Tony Bradley 5.Bryan Smetana 200/250 Am: 1.Ian Malinowski 2.James Manning Pee Wee #1: 1.Megan Funk 2.Mason Barth Pee Wee #2: 1.Noah Baehnman Open Am GP: 1.Brian Frandsen 2.Zach Sherman 3.Dave Wappler 4.Matt Gray 5.Robert Fedrowitz Open Pro/Am GP: 1.John Strangfeld 2.Joel Bayerl 3.Luke Fox 4.Jason Severt Quad ATV Results: #2 Scott Lindner got the best of #5 Dan PeeWee: 1.Dawson Dick Lindner in today’s Outlaw Pro Rubber class. 2.Becca Handy 3.Noah Baehnman 4.Taya Nett Junior Rubber: 1.Dustin Yenter 2.Devin Borski 5.Mckenzie Geldernick 3.Austin Mahal Open Am Stud: 1.Sam Spatz 2.Tad Fehrenbach C Mod Prod Stud: 1.Jeffrey Helser 2.Nicholas 3.Dj Schultz 4.Bradley Helser 5.Colton Karl Brennan 3.Billy Franklin 4.Jakob Haines 5.Adam B Rubber: 1.Bill Davis 2.Barry Sarauer 3.Steven Eckes Eder 4.Scott Davis 5.Cody Vruwink A Rubber Quad: 1.Dan Lindner 2.Louis Plaskey Pro/Am Mod Prod Stud: 1.Ken Marcou 2.Colin 3.Scott Geldernick 4.Scott Lindner 5.Tyler Wilcott 3.Kris Parker 4.Mike Mueller 5.Sam Spatz Griepentrog C Rubber NP: 1.Kacey Pierce 2.Cole Franklin Am Air-Cooled Stud: 1.Nicholas Brennan 2.Keith 3.Chad Hartfiel 4.Robert Wiskerchen 5.Tom Long Spatz 3.Steve Pozega Junior Studded: 1.Anthony Yenter 2.Dexter Popp AM Rubber: 1.Max Lantvit 2.Dan Schultze 3.Marty 3.Steven Pozega 4.Graham Eichmiller 5.Dion Minsaas 4.Kurt Blanchard 5.Jimmy Downes Shilka Open Pro: 1.Jody Meadows 2.Ken Marcou 3.Kris Outlaw Pro Rubber: 1.Scott Lindner 2.Dan Lindner Parker 4.Colin Wilcott 5.Ryan Powell 3.Scott Geldernick 4.Louis Plaskey 5.Nick Nett Pro/Am Rubber: 1.Joel Bayerl 2.Nick Nett 3.Cody B Mod Prod Stud: 1.Dj Schultz 2.Sam Spatz 3.Tad Vruwink 4.Steven Eder 5.Bill Davis Fehrenbach 4.Colton Karl 5.Damian Dinger Open GP Stud: 1.Tyler Burton 2.Tad Fehrenbach Amateur Rubber: 1.Tim Brooks 2.Max Lantvit 3.Billy Franklin 4.Carl Spurling 5.Colin Wilcott 3.Ken Filtz 4.William Johnson 5.Robert Wiskerchen

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Many of the 2008 District 23 champions.

2008 D23 Annual Meeting/ Banquet By Jim Nelson Photos by Gregg Wolfe

he 2008 D23/ARMCA Annual meeting and banquet was a hot ticket at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, MN on December 6th, 2008. A full crowd helped to wrap-up the season, take home awards and snatch up prizes when drawn. The Canterbury Park crew did a great job of hosting the meeting, social time, dinner and awards ceremony. The D23 board members gained sponsorship throughout the year that provided close to $50,000 in prizes to give away to those present at the ceremony. Many of the major sponsors were on hand with booths set up to give members a preview of their products and services. As always,

Gregg Wolfe, from MNRacing.com was on hand and running mad trying to get pictures of everything going on for the members. Chairman Mike Quinn facilitated and presented the annual meeting. Mike started off with recognizing that 2009 will be the 40th Anniversary of the D23/ ARMCA organization and we have a special logo design from Allison Larson, a D23 member. Considerable recognition also went out to some of our long standing members and founders. Dale Greenwald, Al Mathwig, Barney Larson, and Chip Donaho were thanked for their many years of continued service, and for being part of the District since its inception in 1969. Also a special thanks went out to Gerry Mathwig, Karen Larson, and Louisa Greenwald for their

important service to the off-road venues, especially in the early years. A detailed report was given of the number of district members and attendance numbers by venue. Membership was down a little bit. The attendance was down for motocross, hill climb, dirt track, and trials, but the off-road venues were up in 2008. Many officers and class representatives from the year were welcomed back with a few new ones for the 2009 season. Congratulations to the new class representatives, John Aune, Andy Terrell and Matt Stukel. The updated class representative list can be found on our website. The board discussed the season length and number of

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RM85 winner Matthew Pelletier CYCLE USA, April 2009

D23’s Jim Nelson handing out another tire.

races for MX, due to questions and concerns, and came up with a dedicated standard for the season that simplified and compromised on the benefits for all parties concerned. Rules proposals were presented and voted on with a few changes progressing for 2009. The banquet ceremony started right after the buffet dinner was served. Amateur awards were given out to the top finishers in the fifty plus class categories. Championship class winners were awarded a customized jacket from Answer Racing and Tucker

The KXF250 winner Jamie Koch.

Rocky Distributing. B class award winners were awarded a customized sweatshirt and C class award winners received a customized ball cap. As mentioned above, almost $50,000 in prizes were drawn and given out, interspersed between the awards. Lucky winners were drawn for products and services, including tires, goggles, gear, practice tickets and others, from all of the D23 sponsors. Race school scholarships were awarded to Maverick Engstrom, Andrew Peterson, Brandon Skaare and Jennie Carpenter out of

34 candidates that submitted essays and applications. The night wrapped up with the prize awarding of a 2008 Apex 90 Quad to Ryan Anderson from Root River Power Sports, a 2009 RM85 to Matthew Pelletier and a 2008 KX250F to Jamie Koch from Caswell Cycle. There was much talk of memories from the season and thoughts of the season to come. Everyone enjoyed the evening of camaraderie and relaxation with an optimistic look forward to the 2009 season.

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ny time you have a mid March motorcycle event in the midwest you are rolling the dice with mom nature. When it all works out, you end up being a hero, and usually have a great event. That was the exact situation this weekend as the Plymouth Blackhawks opened the 2009 District 15 Hare Scrambles season. Mid fifty degree temps, plenty of sun, and a great week of weather prior to this event held in north central Indiana led to one of the most pleasant openers most riders could remember. The trails were in great shape. Routing was done to avoid low lying spots, and the big bikes enjoyed a 4.5 course that wound around the couple hundred acre Culver site. Last year’s season for the club was a dismal one. Having lost an early event, then getting small turnouts at two others due to bad weather had left the group in a financial bind. This event was a very welcomed change of pace as nearly 200 entrants and a large number of spectators turned it into a real winner. The day started with the Mini Quad riders on one track, while the 65 and 85cc bikes ran on another, on the other side of the facility. Each group rode a part of what would be later combined to make up the much longer course for the big bikes and ATV’s. Lake City Honda backed Travis Pettit won the 90cc Quad class. “The start was pretty good as I came out first. It got harder in the second lap when we started to lap some of the other riders. The track was good, and dry. I like all the turns and sand here.” Payton Fleming had an exciting day to finish second. “I flipped twice. There were like these really steep trails, and I flipped off sideways. I got passed by a couple riders each time. I tried as hard as I could and went really fast and passed them back. It was so cool.” Justyn Wade, Tyler Cambe and Shelby Fleming rounded out the top five in the twelve rider quad class. Alex Witkowski had to work extra hard to get the win in the 85cc class. The Frazier Motorsports backed Witkowski is a hare scrambles regular, so he knows his way around the track for sure. Today he had some fast competition, and equally as challenging was that he was riding with a broken collar bone (oh, to be young again). Alex, “I broke my collar bone at a wrestling competition. I won the championship, but it hurts now. The race went pretty good. I was cruising in third off the start behind Keagan Lee. When we got to the grass track I was able to cut to the inside and move up to second. I could see Tyler Vore way out front already. I was trying to push it, and I finally caught up and got by him in the second lap. Then I fell and landed on my collar bone. It hurt, but I worked through it and managed to get in front, and then get away again.

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Jose Simms finished ninth in the twenty-seven rider Senior B class.

The Mini Quad riders after finishing their race.

I thought the race was going to be real muddy, but it was good. A few spots got pretty rutted and rough, but I liked it.” Second place Tyler Vore, “It was pretty nice out there. Good getting the holeshot, and leading for a while. I’m just getting over the flu, so I never really felt good. I’ve always loved Plymouth, and the sand here. I only live a little ways away, and this was another fun race.” I had a decent start behind Tyler,” stated third place finisher Keagan Lee. “He just pulled away from me. I was running third, then I crashed once after hitting a tree. The track was good. I’d like to thank GBY Motorsports and Moose.” Lee plans to run the entire hare scrambles series this year. Younger brother of the 85cc class winner Alex also had a big opening day. Michael Witkowski took his Frazier Motorsports backed ride to the 65cc class win. “I got a good start, and then I led. Near the end I thought my shifter had come off. I couldn’t

change gears, so I had to ride the last lap in one gear. It is fun riding with the bigger 85cc bikes, as I can catch some of them and ride as good as they are.” Blake Ryan and Kayden Young finished second and third in the class. The big bikes were next, and they put on a great show. As the first wave worked through the grass field, two riders stood out right away. Heavy A class winner Charlie Deutscher was one of those two front runners. “The race went really good. They had an excellent track, and perfect weather.

Tischler and I battled for a lot of the race, and were really close for the first half

A wave of the 50cc class riders off the start.

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Matthew Davidson in Vet A chases Sr A rider Craig Moore.

Matt Guceny finished eighth in the large Quad B class.

of it. He’s going really well, and it was good running together. I raced last weekend, so this is my second time out on the dirt. I have to admit, ice racing is easier and a lot of fun. This will really knock you into shape. I lost some time after hitting a lapper, and really tried to make up time, but he was on it and I struggled the last half hour. I rode in the snow here last fall, so this is my second Indiana District race, and I think they did a really nice job. I’m going to try and hit a few more of the area events this summer.” Light A class, and overall winner Tyler Tischler, “I was hoping for the holeshot and didn’t get, instead starting in second. When we came around to one of the checks he (Deutscher) made a little stumble and I managed to get around. After that he was right on me most of the race. He would catch up, then I would pull a gap again. I think I worked through the lappers better, just lucky with that. That can be one of the biggest problems, and it was really bad out there today. No one would let you by. The course was real fun today, and marked a lot better than it has ever been before. It had a good flow, and was fast... just how I like it.” Woodson Motorsports supported

Quad C rider Andrew Hochstetler.

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Patrick Flynn was pumped up after the two hour race. “I had a great day. Never fell, never stalled the bike. Just a text book day. This is my first race of the year, it was a good course, a little faster than usual as they had more quad trails, but a perfect opener. I think I won my class, and finished in the top five overall so it went great. I do a lot of the district events, and this is a perfect way to start the season.” Lynn did end up as the Senior A class winner. I grew up riding in the sand, so this is about as good as you could ask for,” stated Abe Cyr after taking his Yamaha to the Vet B class win. He’s more of a regular on the District 17 circuit, but there wasn’t a race in his area this weekend. “This is about the only time of the year that we can ride in sand like this, and I love it. Not sure how I did, but I had a good time no matter what. I was third off the start in our wave, then after that I just raced, and don’t know, or don’t really care where I finished, it was a good day.” Anthony Wagler won the Light B class on his YZ125. “It was a good smooth day. Pretty fast. I got stuck in the one mud hole, but managed to get out and catch back up to

everyone. It was a fun track, and I led most of the time except when I got stuck.” Hopefully, the opener is a sign of good things to come. Many of the districts have seen growth in their Hare Scrambles events, and District 15 has had a perfect start. Our advice, get out and ride... there’s a bunch of good times just waiting for you at every event... rain, snow, dust, or even a fantastic opening day like this one.

Results: Quad C: 1.Chris Lockhart 2.Casey Jack 3.Travis Nif 4.Frank Gross 5.Blaine Gross 50 Inj: 1.Langdon Feltner 2.Caleb Hancock 50cc: 1.Louden Feltner 2.Eli Wellman 3.Ethan Ryan 4.Dylan Horan Quad C: 1.Chris Lockhart 2.Casey Jack 3.Travis Nif 4.Frank Gross 5.Blaine Gross Quad B: 1.Chris Wanstead 2.Mike Steinman 3.Eric Wanstead 4.Chris Shaw 5.Paul Forney Quad A: 1.Shane Nash 2.Tye Cambe 3.Jon Swanson 4.Shane Davan 5.Ryan Klotz C: 1.Jake Salisbury 2.Victor Eads 3.David Warnshan 4.Shan Roberts 5.Joe Rooney SUP SR: 1.Matthew Yeiter 2.Marvin Popp 3.Robert Haines 4.Brad Demott 5.Larry Gibson SR B: 1.Rik Smits 2.Brad Knisely 3.Timothy Trittin 4.Steve Wenino 5.David Hammel SR A: 1.Patrick Flynn 2.Steve Ricketts 3.Robert Williams 4.Douglas Wayne Day 5.Craig Moore VET B: 1.Abe Cyr 2.Josh Hoikka 3.Robert Comfield 4.Ryan Nottinger 5.Brian Bennett VET A: 1.Cory Maryan 2.Brett Dubois 3.Mike Ricketts 4.Jamie Campbell 5.Shaun McBettlen HVY B: 1.Casey Trout 2.Jordan Muzzillo 3.Zachary Sanders 4.Jason Flynn 5.Austin Cornwell HVY A: 1.Charles Deutscher 2.Duell Murphy 3.Brandon Pippenger 4.Derrick Dewitt 5.Todd Mikel LHT B: 1.Anthony Wagler 2.Andrew Hardin 3.Adam Krumanaker 4.Tim Frazier 5.Justin Brinn LHT A: 1.Tyler Tischler 2.Ryan Haney 3.Wade Thiesen Sup Mini: 1.Derrik Smits 2.Nick Schneider 85: 1.Alex Witkowski 2.Tyler Vore 3.Keagan Lee 4.Taylor Day 5.Zachary Dubois 65: 1.Michael Witkowski 2.Blake Ryan 3.Kayden Young 4.Cameron Lee Mini Quad 90: 1.Travis Pettit 2.Payton Hvy A rider Derrick Dewitt Fleming 3.Justyn Wade 4.Tyler Cambe enjoying the open grass area. 5.Shelby Fleming

Caleb Hancock through the woods in the 50cc class.

The 2008 Triplecross top finishers.

Triplecross Awards Ceremony Wisconsin Dells, WI - Jan. 10

isconsin in January, there aren’t many opportunities to spend time with fellow racers - unless you are part of the crowd that goes ice racing, or riding indoors. The Triplecross banquet is a perfect setting for breaking up the long winter, and for the season’s participants, its time to celebrate accomplishments, and start looking forward to the new schedule. Returning to the very familiar Wintergreen Resort, the banquet had a great group of riders and their families attending. Riders in this series are often the same that race every weekend throughout District 16, so it is a pretty tight, and friendly group. Everyone first enjoyed another good meal, and then it was awards and door prize drawing time. Not one, but three pit bikes were given away this year, in addition to countless other goodies from all the sponsors. No one left empty handed, and many of the younger riders needed help carrying out their new found loot. Announcements were made on the changes coming for 2009. Most of the tracks are back again, 50 CYCLE USA, April 2009

as well as the always popular Yamaha contingency. Aztalan club representative Ron Blazek talked about how the group of promoters was working to make it even easier to qualify for awards and the drawings in 2009... a way to make it possible for even more families and riders to participate, and be part of the series. All the new guidelines are being posted on the series web site, www.triplecross.com. The season kicks off early in April at Gravity Park, followed by an Aztalan with Yamaha contingency on April 19th. All the clubs and promoters wanted to send out a big thank you to the series sponsors, and welcome the 2009 sponsors, many that have been with the series for years; Yamaha Motor Company, Port Yamaha, Rock River Powersports, Spectro, MXTech, EVS, Pro Taper, Tucker Rocky, MSR, Answer Racing, Skipps and Sugar Camp Midway.

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J.R. Schnabel gets the holeshot in heavyweight. West Bend, Wisconsin - February 22 By Gordon Lunde

picture perfect winter day greeted the teams entered in the Mid-Cities Motorsports two hour charity ice race. Bright sunny skies and temps in the upper 20’s were perfect for a great race and brought out many spectators. Scott Schneiberg, owner of Mid –Cities Motorsports, has promoted this event for five years, and it gets better every year! This year’s race brought 45 teams of riders to Pier 144 on Lake Wallace for another fund raiser for Big Brothers/ Big Sisters of Washington County. At the end of the day roughly $2,500 had been collected for the charity. Some came to play, some came to train, and others to win. The track was 2.5 miles of smooth ice kept clean by an army of ATVs with plows that circulated almost the entire two hours of race time. A little discussion took place before the race concerning machines equipped with Canadian ice screws. At first the machines with Canadian screws were not going to be allowed to ride but, a compromise was met when the organizers offered to score those machines separately and give them there own class. A total of 5 machines ran the Canadian screws, three heavyweights and two middle weight bikes. J.R. Schnabel came to win. At the drop of the green flag Schnabel blasted out front and was never in jeopardy of losing the lead. His self sponsored RMz 450 Suzuki ran flawlessly the entire race and J.R. used the power to put down the fastest lap of the race at 2:06.301. Following Schnabel through turn one was Dan Jung, Dave Dupree and Benny Carlson with the rest of the 28 bike heavy52

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weight class in tow. The second wave of bikes were middleweight machines and they were headed by Todd Walsdorff, Cole Walsdorff and Dean Hagemann. In lightweight competition John Stewart led the way followed by Dan Dricken and Brian Werbelow. The end of lap one saw Schnabel out front with Ben Carlson, John Stewart, Dan Jung and Dan Mischler battling for second place. By lap five J.R. had a ten second lead over Carlson and the rest of the field. After 30 minutes of racing Stewart had claimed second place, Carlson still held third and Jung sat in fourth place in heavyweight class and overall. In the middleweight group Cole Walsdorff led (6th overall) with John Rosine and Todd Walsdorff in tow. At about the 40 minute mark Carlson lost his clutch and called it a day. Jack Sutherland moved into third and bumped Jung back to fourth overall. Schnabel was still pulling away out front and Stewart was trying his best to close the gap.

One hour into the race and the positions were unchanged. With 90 minutes of the clock gone the top three remained the same but now John Rosine moved his middleweight Honda into fourth overall and led the middleweight class with Cole Walsdorff (5th overall and 2nd in class). Todd Walsdorff held down third in

step.

Brady Lange in the mini race.

class and sixth overall. At the finish it was all Schnabel going away with the victory after laying down 53 laps and 132.5 miles of competition. This win was a sweet taste of success after breaking down in his last two attempts at this event. John Stewart on his CRF450 Honda claimed second place and Jack Sutherland put his YZ450F Yamaha on the last podium

The event also had Quad racing, and Jason Conti definitely came out to win. The KTM450 Quad rider put a full lap on the rest of the field, completing 25 laps on the 2.5 mile track. While leading the event Conti took the opportunity to show off a little bit by riding big wheelies down the front straight. TJ Timblin took second place honors and Brad Thoma filled the last step on the podium. The kids came out to play also in a non scored mini event. The young ones ran for a ½ hour on a shortened course and all had a great time. Timing and scoring were provided by Glen Curtiss of Glenn Curtiss Motorsports. The organizers would like to offer a huge thank you to all the volunteers that made this event a success. See you next year! Results Overall: 1.J.R. Schnabel 2.John Stewart 3.Jack Sutherland 4.John Rosine/Zak Rosine 5.Dan Jung 6.Todd Walsdorff 7.Adam Greenwood 8.Brian Meyer 9.Charlie Deutscher 10.Dave Dupree Heavyweight: 1.J.R. Schnabel 2.Jack Sutherland

Jason Conti on his way to the Quad class win. 3.Adam Greenwood 4.Dave Dupree 5.Norman Larose Middleweight: 1.John Rosine/Zac Rosine 2.Charlie Deutscher 3.Dean Hagemann 4.Scott Schnabel 5.Brad Repinsky Lightweight: 1.John Stewart 2.Dan Dricken 3.Brian Werbelow Canadian Screw overall: 1.John Stewart 2.Dan Jung 3.Brian Meyer 4.Todd Walsdorff 5.Andrea Walsdorff ATV Overall: 1.Jason Conti 2.TJ Timblin 3.Brad Thoma 4.Dave Gauthier/ Dan Peters 5.Mike Lob / Chris Maltz Youth riders: Parker Lange, Nick Casper, Jon Buettner, Tyler Rosine, Nate Schneiberg, Dalton Dei, Brady Lange, Noah Laedtke, Sam Wolfe

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2009 D15 Events www.amadistrict15.org Dates subject to change

Motocross Schedule (N) Indicates night time event April 4 5 11 12 18 18 18 19 19 24 25 25 26 26 May 2 2 3 9 9 10 10 15 16 16 16 17 17 22 23 24 24 24 25 30 30 31 June 6 7 13 13 13 14 14 14 19 20 20 21 21 27

Hangtime MX ........................ Akron Area Qualifier Hangtime MX .........................Akron Area Qualifier D&D Motorsports ...................Akron D&D Motorsports ...................Akron Trojan MX.....................No Webster Trojan MX...............No Webster (N) Red Bud Comp .........Buchanan, MI Red Bud Comp .........Buchanan, MI Leisure Time GP ...........Medaryville Fulton Co MX............Rochester (N) Fulton Co MX..................Rochester Fulton Co MX............Rochester (N) Fulton Co MX..................Rochester Hoosier Hilltoppers .........Uniontown D&D Motorsports ...................Akron D&D Motorsports .............Akron (N) D&D Motorsports ...................Akron Sweet 16, Baer Fld. ........Ft. Wayne Sweet 16, Baer Fld. ..Ft. Wayne (N) Sweet 16, Baer Fld. ........Ft. Wayne Wildcat Creek MX .............Rossville Race 2 A Cure Hangtime MX ...................Akron (N) Red Bud Comp .........Buchanan, MI Hangtime MX .........................Akron Hangtime MX ...................Akron (N) Red Bud Comp .........Buchanan, MI Hoosier Hilltoppers .........Uniontown Trojan MX................NoWebster (N) Trojan MX................NoWebster (N) Leisure Time..................Medaryville Trojan MX ......................NoWebster Trojan MX................NoWebster (N) Trojan MX.....................NoWebster D&D Motorsports ...................Akron D&D Motorsports .............Akron (N) D&D Motorsports ...................Akron Hangtime MX ...................Akron (N) Hangtime MX .........................Akron Wabash Cannonball ...........Wabash D&D Motorsports ...................Akron D&D Motorsports .............Akron (N) Wabash Cannonball ...........Wabash Umbarger Classic D&D Motorsports ...................Akron Pleasure Riders MC............Cayuga Trojan MX...............No Webster (N) Trojan MX...............No Webster (N) G&S Racing..........................LaOtto G&S Racing..........................LaOtto Trojan MX.....................No Webster Sweet 16, Baer Fld. .......Ft. Wayne

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Sweet 16, Baer Fld. ...Ft.Wayne (N) Sweet 16 Baer Fld ..........Ft Wayne Wildcat Creek....................Rossville Red Bud Comp .........Buchanan, MI Hangtime MX ...................Akron (N) Hangtime MX .........................Akron Hangtime MX ...................Akron (N) Red Bud Comp .........Buchanan, MI Sweet 16, Baer Fld. ...Ft.Wayne (N) Sweet 16, Baer Fld. ...........Ft.Waye Sweet 16, Baer Fld. ...Ft.Wayne (N) Motoland..........................Kingsbury Motoland..........................Kingsbury Sweet 16, Baer Fld. .........Ft.Wayne G&S Racing..........................LaOtto G&S Racing..........................LaOtto STATE RACE D&D Motorsports ...................Akron D&D Motorsports .............Akron (N) Red Bud Comp ..........Buchanan,MI Red Bud Comp .........Buchanan, MI D&D Motorsports ...................Akron

Hangtime MX .........................Akron Hangtime MX ...................Akron (N) D&D Motorsports .................. Akron D&D Motorsports .............Akron (N) D&D Motorsport .....................Akron Hamgtime MX, .......................Akron Hangtime MX ...................Akron (N) Hangtime MX ........................Akron Wildcat Creek....................Rossville Trojan MX...............No Webster (N) Red Bud Comp ..........Buchanan, M VETS ONLY 23 Motoland..........................Kingsbury 23 Trojan MX.....................No Webster 29 Trojan MX.....................No Webster 29 Trojan MX...............No Webster (N) 29 Red Bud Comp .........Buchanan, MI 30 Trojan MX.....................No Webster STATE RACE September 4 Trojan MX...............No Webster (N) 5 Trojan MX.....................No Webster 5 Trojan MX...............No Webster (N) 5 Wabash Cannonball ...........Wabash 6 Wabash Cannonball ...........Wabash 12 Wildcat Creek....................Rossville 13 Wildcat Creek....................Rossville STATE RACE 19 Hangtime MX .........................Akron 19 Hangtime MX ...................Akron (N) 19 Red Bud Comp .........Buchanan, MI 20 Hoosier Hilltoppers .........Uniontown 20 Red Bud Comp .........Buchanan, MI 26 Trojan MX.....................No Webster 26 Trojan MX...............No Webster (N) 27 Leisure Time GP ...........Medaryville 27 Trojan MX.....................No Webster October 3 Sweet 16, Baer Fld. .........Ft.Wayne 3 Sweet 16, Baer Fld. ...Ft.Wayne (N) 4 Sweet 16, Baer Fld. ........Ft. Wayne District 15 Midwest Amateur Event 10 Hangtime MX .........................Akron 10 Hangtime MX ...................Akron (N) Race 2 A Cure

11 11 17 17 18 18 24 24 24 25 25 25 31 31

Hoosier Hilltoppers .........Uniontown Wildcat Creek....................Rossville Fulton Co Frg..................Rochester Fulton Co Frg............Rochester (N) Red Bud Comp .........Buchanan, MI Fulton Co Frg..................Rochester Trojan MX.....................No Webster Trojan MX...............No Webster (N) Wabash Cannonball ...........Wabash Wabash Cannonball ...........Wabash Trojan MX.....................No Webster Hoosier Hilltoppers .........Uniontown Hangtime MX .........................Akron Hangtime MX ...................Akron (N)

Harescramble Q Indicates Quad classes are run March 15 Q Plymouth Blackhawks ...........Culver April 19 Stoney Lonesome ...........Columbus 26 Q Plymouth Blackhawks ...........Culver May 17 Stoney Lonesome ...........Columbus 31 Midway ................................Mitchell June 7 Muddobbers .....................Matthews 14 Stoney Lonesome ...........Columbus July 12 Stoney Lonesome ...........Columbus 26 Hoosier Trail Riders .....Worthington August 9 Saddleback East..........Bedford, KY 16 Stoney Lonesome ...........Columbus 23 Midway .................................Michell September 13 Q Plymouth Blackhawks ...........Culver 20 Hoosier Trail Riders ..........Freeman 27 Mooch MC....................Greencastle October 11 Q Plymouth Blackhawks ...........Culver November 15 StoneyLonesome ............Columbus Team Race â&#x20AC;&#x201C; No PTS-

Enduro Schedule April 19 June 21 July 12 August 15 16

Grand Kankee TR............Roselawn State championship event Michigan OR Event....Rose City, MI Lansing MC Club .........Harrison, MI

Hill & Gully Enduro ..........Roselawn Hill & Gully Enduro ..........Roselawn State championship event September 13 Michigan OR Events ...Sheridan, MI October 4 Muddobbers MC Club..........Upland State championship event 25 Forest City Riders ......Leaf River, IL November 1 Riders MC Club ..............New Paris State championship event 15 Treaty City MC.........Greenville, OH

Hillclimb Schedule May 2 3 17 23 24 June 6 7 July 25

Pleasure Riders M/C....Westville, IL Pleasure Riders M/C...Westville, IL Goshen Ironhorsemen ........Goshen Central IL M/C .................Neoga, IL Central IL M/C .................Neoga, IL Central IL M/C .................Neoga, IL Central IL M/C .................Neoga, IL Pleasure Riders M/C....Westville, IL Indiana State Championship Pleasure Riders M/C....Westville, IL

26 August 8 King City DR ..............Mt Vernon, 9 King City DR ..............Mt Vernon, September 5 Central IL M/C .................Neoga, 6 Central IL M/C .................Neoga, 12 Pleasure Riders M/C....Westville, 13 Pleasure Riders M/C....Westville, 19 Central IL M/C .................Neoga,

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Grand Prix Events March 28 Stoney Lonesome ...........Columbus April 19 Trojan ...........................No Webster May 17 Hangtime................................Akron 23 Trojan ...........................No Webster 24 G&S Racing..........................LaOtto June 6 Hangtime................................Akron 20 Trojan ...........................No Webster 21 Leisure Time..................Medaryville July 5 Hangtime................................Akron August 2 Hangtime................................Akron 22 Trojan ...........................No Webster September 20 Hangtime................................Akron 26 G&S Racing..........................LaOtto October 11 Hangtime................................Akron November 1 Hangtime................................Akron

District 15 Officers

President, Jim Cooper.............317-856-6250 cooperracing@comcast.net Vice President, Vicki Jones .....574-453-3550 jonesracing@mchsi.com Secretary, Judy Jones .............260-665-9743 judykj167@aol.com Treasurer, Donna Griffis ..........260-637-5416 griffisike@aol.com Rider Rep â&#x20AC;&#x201C; North Mike Brown317-243-2712 mikebrown3936@sbcglobal.net Rider Rep â&#x20AC;&#x201C; South, Jerry Barber .............................812-346-6070 barberj720@aol.com IT Coordinator, Vicki Jones......574-453-3550 AMA Congressman Gary Pontius ............................317-758-6200 Tim Graves ..............................260-774-3368 ATV Cong, Don Browning........317-897-3127 Two Year Trustee Bob Lewis ................................812-522-8356 Nick Jones ...............................317-362-0676

Lori Locklin...............................574-551-8102 One Year Trustee Danny Davis ............................812-849-0023 Anna Cooper............................317-856-6250 Rick Caudill..............................765-985-3657

Referees

North MX Gary Anglemeyer .....................574-862-2666 borntoride882@hotmail.com Steve Labordus........................765-282-2907 labordus1@comcast.net South MX Danny Pridemore.....................812-849-0998 pridemoredanny@yahoo.com Terrie Barber ............................812-346-6070 barberj720@aol.com Enduro, Josh Conner.................219-992-304 joshconnorspainting@yahoo.com Hillclimb, Scott Petty................317-718-7225 pettyhillclimb@aol.com Harescramble, Scott Sims .......765-720-7429 brtmotorsports@yahoo.com

Points Keepers

MX, Debbie Williams ...............765-833-2362 ddbw1@msn.com Enduro, David Tripp.................219-879-0416 dkmkat@sbcglobal.net Harescramble, Dave Dunnuck.812-345-6085 dldunnuck@yahoo.com Hillclimb, Gordon Green ..........217-469-2672

District 15 Clubs/Promoters

Buzzard M/C ............................989-539-6406 Cahokia Creek Dirt Riders.......314-267-4630 Central IL MC...........................217-895-3131 D&D Motorsports .....................574-893-1649 DIRT Forest City Riders ....................815-765-2511 Fulton Co Fairgrounds.............574-893-1649 G&S Motoplex..........................260-357-6759 Goshen Ironhorsemen .............574-262-5209 Grand Kankakee Trail Riders ..219-992-3048 Hangtime .................................574-893-1649 Hill & Gully Riders....................708-424-1969 Hoosier Hilltoppers ..................502-742-0261 Hoosier Trail Riders .................765-516-0214 King City Dirt Riders ................618-266-7208 Lansing MC..............................231-229-4504 Leisure Time GP......................317-897-6232 Michigan Off Road ...................817-896-9757 Midway Motosports Park .........812-849-0023 Mooch, MC ..............................765-631-1965 Motoland ..................................219-988-6686 Muddobbers.............................765-998-2236 Pleasure Riders MC ................217-662-2508 Plymouth Blackhawks..............574-259-0103 Red Bud Competition ..............269-695-6405 Riders MC................................574-642-4701 Saddleback East......................502-327-8936 StoneyLonesome .....................812-342-4411 Sweet 16 MX-Baer Field..........574-893-1649 Treaty City ...............................937-548-7197 Trojan ..................................574-893-1649 Wabash Cannonball ................765-833-2362 Wildcat Creek MX....................765-379-2482

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2009 D16 Events July 5 Marathon Off-Road..........Shawano 11 Q Only CMJ Raceway ..................Hixton No bike classes on Saturday 12 NQ CMJ Raceway ......................Hixton 26 NQ Aztalan Cycle Club .........Lake Mills August 2 Sports and Competition ...Denmark September 6 Madison M/C ........................Hixton 20 NQ Norsmen M/C.....................Dresser 27 Rapid Angels..................WI Rapids

Trials Events

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Hare Scrambles Referee: Brian Terry NQ= No May 10 16 NQ 31 June 13 14

Quad classes at this event Arkansaw Creek CC .......Arkansaw Madison M/C .....................Pearson CMJ Raceway ......................Hixton Big Bear Trax.................Long Lake Big Bear Trax.................Long Lake

Referee: Dave Schigoda May 16-17 .............................................WOTA Wauzeka June 7 WOTA................................ Elkhorn June 27 WOTA.................................Polo, IL 28 WOTA.................................Polo, IL July 26 WOTA ...............................Baraboo August 15 WOTA ............................Dickeyville 16 WOTA ............................Dickeyville September 12 WOTA ...............................Baraboo

13 26 27

WOTA ...............................Baraboo WOTA...................................Hixton WOTA...................................Hixton

Enduro Schedule Referee: Pete Laubmeier Y= Youth event April 19 Grand Kankakee TR .Roselawn, IN May 17 Madison Motorcycle Club..Pearson June 20 Y Midwest Off-Road TR.......Hayward 21 Midwest Off-Road TR.......Hayward August 8 Y UP Sandstormers.....Marquette, MI 9 UP Sandstormers.....Marquette, MI 15 Hill & Gully Riders.....Roselawn, IN 16 Hill & Gully Riders.....Roselawn, IN 23 Straight Arrow ER ......Holyoke, MN October 25 Forest City Riders .....Leaf River, IL November 1 Riders MC ....................Goshen, IN Please note: Two throw-outs will be allowed this year. The November 1st date will be for 2010 points.

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Dual Sport & Road Referee: Brett Lobajesk DS= Dual Sport Event, RR= Road Run, PR= Poker Run January 2008 1 PR Madison M/C.....................Madison May 2 PR Road Wolf ...........................Gilman 3 PR Kettle Moraine Sp Rdrs West Bend 30-31 DS WI Dual Sport Rdrs....Wabeno June 6 PR Madison M/C.....................Madison August 2 RR Pediatric Brain Tumor .....Middleton No points September 26-27 DS WI Dual Sport Rdrs....Wabeno October 12 PR Madison M/C.....................Madison 18 DS Kettle Moraine Sp Rdrs West Bend 24 DS Madison M/C ..............Cross Plains January 09 1 PR Madison M/C.....................Madison

Hill Climb Schedule Referee: Mike Bronk May 3 Indianhead M/C Club ...... Redwing, MN June 7 Rapid Angels M/C .......Wisconsin Rapids 21 Kettle Moraine Spt Rdrs.........Kewaskum August 2 Big Bear Trax, LLC ......Iron Mountain, MI

Motocross Events Referee: Dave Arva *= District 16 MX Points event NQ indicates no Quad classes at this event April 5 * Gravity Park USA ................Chilton 12 *NQ Aztalan Cycle Club .........Lake Mills 18 Fantasy Moto.....................Tigerton 19 Sports & Competition.......Denmark 25 Pine Ridge Raceway .....Athelstane 26 * Rapid Angels Mc Club.....Dyracuse May 3 * Sports & Competition.......Denmark 9 NQ Fantasy Moto.....................Tigerton L.L. Area Qual. 10 *NQ Fantasy Moto.....................Tigerton L.L. Area Qual. 10 NQ Aztalan Cycle Club .........Lake Mills 16 * Fantasy Moto ................Wittenberg 17 Fantasy Moto ................Wittenberg 17 * Marshfield T&T Riders ...Marshfield 24 * Pine Ridge Raceway .....Athelstane Pro-Am 30 * Gravity Park USA ................Chilton 31 * CMJ Raceway ......................Hixton June 6 Zambon’s..................Bark River MI 7 * Zambon’s..................Bark River MI 7 * Arkansaw Creek C/C ......Arkansaw 13 CMJ.....................................Hustler PM SX 13 * Valley Raceway .....Crystal Falls MI 14 * Valley Raceway .....Crystal Falls MI 14 *NQ Aztalan Cycle Club .........Lake Mills 19 NQ Pine Ridge Raceway ........Crandon P.M. ProAm 20 NQ Pine Ridge Raceway .......Crandon P.M. ProAm

20 * 21 * 27 * 28 * July 5 * 11 * 12 * 12 NQ 19 * 22 25 * 25 26 * 26 * August 1

Marathon Off-Road..........Shawano Marathon Off-Road..........Shawano Sugar Camp Racing...Sugar Camp Sugar Camp Racing...Sugar Camp Gravity Park USA ................Chilton Range Moto-X ......South Range MI Range Moto-X ......South Range MI Aztalan Cycle Club .........Lake Mills Sports & Competition.......Denmark CMJ....................................Portage SX Zambon’s..................Bark River MI Arkansaw Creek C/C ......Arkansaw Zambon’s..................Bark River MI Arkansaw Creek C/C ......Arkansaw

CMJ .....................................Tomah SX 2 * Fantasy Moto ................Wittenberg 8 Valley Raceway .....Crystal Falls MI 9 * Valley Raceway .....Crystal Falls MI 9 *NQ Aztalan Cycle Club .........Lake Mills 16 * Marathon Off-Road..........Shawano 22 * Fantasy Moto ................Wittenberg 23 * Sports & Competition.......Denmark 28 CMJ.....................................Hustler P.M. SX 29 CMJ.....................................Hustler P.M. SX 29 Fantasy Moto.....................Tigerton 30 * Fantasy Moto.....................Tigerton September 6 * CMJ Raceway ......................Hixton 6 * Pine Ridge Raceway .....Athelstane 12 NQ Aztalan Cycle Club .........Lake Mills Sr National 13 NQ Aztalan Cycle Club .........Lake Mills Pro-Am 20 * Fantasy Moto.....................Tigerton 26 * Pine Ridge Raceway .....Athelstane October 4 * Arkansaw Creek C/C ......Arkansaw 11 NQ Aztalan Cycle Club .........Lake Mills 18 Open Rain Date.............................. November 13 District 16 Motocross Meeting 14 District 16 Meeting/Banquet

Dirt Track Schedule Referee: Danny Vrana ATV Referee: Rob Reitz ST= Short Track, HM= Half Mile, TT= Scram May 2 ST Beaver Cycle ......................Atwater 3 TT Beaver Cycle ......................Atwater 16 ST Aztalan Cycle .................Lake Mills 30 ST Bunk House ......................Merrillan 31 TT Bunk House ......................Merrillan June 5 ST SSTS .....................Plymouth Frgds No points, limited classes 6 HM Beaver CC ...........Dodge Co Frgds 7 TT Beaver CC..........................Atwater 20 ST Aztalan Cycle .................Lake Mills 27 ST Beaver Cycle ......................Atwater July 11 ST Bunk House ......................Merrillan 12 TT Bunk House ......................Merrillan 18 ST Ishanti Frgds ..........Cambridge MN Double points on the 18th 19 TT Ishanti Fgrds .........Cambridge, MN 25 ST Aztalan Cycle .................Lake Mills

26 ST Gravity Park USA ................Chilton August 1 ST Bunk House ......................Merrillan 2 TT Bunk House ......................Merrillan 15 ST Aztalan ...........................Lake Mills 22 ST Beaver ...............................Atwater 23 TT Beaver ...............................Atwater September 12 HM Beavers...............Dodge Co Frgrds Rain Date only 13 TT Bunk House ......................Merrillan 19 ST Beaver CC .........................Atwater 20 ST Beaver CC..........................Atwater 26 ST Aztalan ...........................Lake Mills 27 ST Aztalan ...........................Lake Mills October 3 ST Bunk House ......................Merrillan 4 TT Bunk House ......................Merrillan

District 16 Officers:

President, Ken Schuck .............608-873-9854 V. President, Ron Blazek .........262-542-7572 Secretary, Judy Sumner ...........262-754-0686 Treasurer, Erin Aune ................262-895-2469 Registration, Erin Aune.............262-895-2469

Referees And Pointskeepers:

Atv, Rob Reitz...........................920-602-0851 Dirt Track, Danny Vrana ...........262-689-2842 Enduro, Pete Laubmeier ..........608-795-2484 Hare Scram, Brian Terry...........608-220-4784 Hillclimb, Mike Bronk ................715-325-4034 Motocross, Dave Arva ..............262-255-2291 Road, Brett Lobajeski ...............920-922-4091 Trials, Dave Schigoda ..............262-243-5250

AMA Congress Delegates:

Atv, Pat McGuire ......................608-449-4466 Off-Road, Dave Arva ................262-255-2291 Off-Road, Mike Bronk...............715-325-4034 Road, Maureen Welch..............262-723-3570 Road, Joe Shafel......................920-528-8981 Dist.Legislative Off. Mike Schwarzenbacher ............920-319-6889

Clubs and Promoters

Arkansas Creek Cycle Club .....715-285-5679 Aztalan Cycle Club ...................414-297-9367 Beaver Cycle Club....................920-887-8425 Big Bear Trax............................715-674-7802 Bunk House..............................715-964-2000 CMJ Raceway ..........................608-220-6853 Fantasy Moto............................920-419-2863 Gravity Park USA .....................920-378-3864 Hawkeye M/C Club...................608-763-2821 Kettle Moraine Sports Riders ...262-334-1743 Madison M/C ............................608-219-8967 Manitowoc Area OHV Club ......920-565-4534 Marathon Off-Road ATC/MC ....715-212-6340 Marshfield T & T Riders............715-384-4555 Midwest Off Road Trail Riders .715-743-4132 Pine Ridge Raceway ................715-856-6612 Range Moto-X ..........................906-482-6429 Rapid Angels Motorcycle Club .715-421-5038 Road Wolf Productions.............715-785-8025 Southeastern Short Trackers....262-754-0686 Sports & Competition ...............920-465-1200 Sugar Camp Area Racing.........715-272-1101 UP Sandstormers .....................906-228-7010 Valley Raceway Inc ..................906-875-0269 Wisconsin Dual Sport Riders ...920-350-2030 Wisconsin Observed Trials.......608-875-5645 Zambon's MX Park...................906-420-2794 CYCLE USA, April 2009

2009 D17 Events TT, NQ ..Peoria M/C .........................Peoria AHRMA Event, Pro-Am Classes 19 TT, B .....CIMC ..................................Neoga 20 TT .........CIMC ..................................Neoga 26 ST.........Nace..........................Brownstown 27 TT .........Nace..........................Brownstown October ST, B.....4-P .....................................Walnut 4 10 ST.........Nace..........................Brownstown 11 TT .........Nace..........................Brownstown

Hare Scramble Director: Jay Hall www.amadistrict17.com Dates subject to change

Dirt Track Director: Stan Camp All have semi pro and youth classes. HM= Half mile, ST= Short Track. N=Night, B=Bonus points, DP= Double points, NQ= No Quad classes, L=Limited classes. Date Info .......Promoter .........................Location April 4 ST.........Nace..........................Brownstown 5 ST.........Pekin M/C ............................Pekin 18 ST.........Lamoine Ramblers M/C ..Macomb 19 ST.........Pekin M/C ............................Pekin 26 ST, B.....Pekin M/C ............................Pekin May 2 TT .........Lamoine Ramblers M/C ..Macomb 9 ST.........Pekin M/C ............................Pekin 10 ST.........Nace..........................Brownstown 16 ST.........Pekin M/C ............................Pekin 22 TT .........IMDA............................Springfield 24 TT .........CIMC ..................................Neoga 25 TT .........CIMC ..................................Neoga 30 ST.........Pekin M/C ............................Pekin June 6 ST.........Lamoine Ramblers M/C ..Macomb 13 ST, NQ, B Galesburg M/C ........Galesburg 14 ST.........Nace..........................Brownstown 14 TT .........Peoria M/C .........................Peoria Hot Shoe Pro National 20 ST.........Pekin M/C ............................Pekin 27 TT .........Lamoine Ramblers M/C ..Macomb State Championship July 18 ST.........Nace..........................Brownstown 25 ST.........Lamoine Ramblers M/C ..Macomb August 7 HM, NQ M&M ...............................Knoxville State Championship 22 ST, NQ..Galesburg M/C.............Galesburg 23 TT .........Peoria M/C .........................Peoria Pro Grand National September 4 ST.........IMDA............................Springfield State Championship 6 TT .........CIMC ..................................Neoga 7 TT .........CIMC ..................................Neoga 12 ST.........Lamoine Ramblers M/C ..Macomb

CYCLE USA, April 2009

Semi Pro and youth classes run at all unless otherwise indicated. B= Bonus points, DP= Douple points, NQ= No Quad classes, NP= No Points, L= Limited classes Date Info .......Promoter .........................Location March 8 .............WFO ............................Keithsberg 29 .............WFO ................................Hoopole April 5 B ...........Bellville Enduro Team.......Bellville 19 B ...........Brushpoppers M/C..........Morrison 26 .............South Fork Dirt Riders ..Taylorville May 03 .............Fox Valley Off Road .........Wedron 03 .............WFO ..................................Colona 10 .............South Fork Dirt Riders ..Taylorville 17 .............WFO................................Atkinson 17 .............Splinter Creek DR .......Fosterburg 24 .............LTM.....................................Casey 31 B ...........Forest City Riders ...............Byron June 7 .............Cahokia Creek DR .......White City 14 .............Fox Valley Off Road .........Wedron 21 NQ ........HILL AND GULLY ..................TBA 28 .............LTM.....................................Casey 28 .............WFO ......................................TBA July 19 .............LTM.....................................Casey 26 .............WFO................................Glasford August 2 .............Fox Valley Off Road .........Wedron 9 B ...........WFO ......................................TBA 16 B ...........Splinter Creek DR .......Fosterburg 30 B ...........South Fork Dirt Riders ..Taylorville September 6 B ...........LTM.....................................Casey 13 .............Fox Valley Off Road .........Wedron 20 NQ, B ...Cahokia Creek DR .......White City 27 NQ, B ...Dirt Riders Inc. .................Oakford October 4 DP ........Fox Valley Off Road .........Wedron State Championship 18 .............LTM.....................................Casey 18 .............WFO ...............................Morrison 25 .............WFO...............................Geneseo 31 NP ........LTM Team...........................Casey November 1 NP, Team LTM................................Casey 8 NP ........Dirt Riders Inc....................Oakley 8 NP ........Bellville Enduro Team.......Bellville 29 NP ........ White City TEAM.........White City

Hillclimb

Director:â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Gordon Green All run semi pro and youth classes. N= Night event, NQ= No Quad classes. Date Info .......Promoter .........................Location May .............Pleasure Riders M/C ......Westville 2 3 .............Pleasure Riders M/C ......Westville 16 NQ ........Cahokia Creek DR .......White City 23 N...........Central Illinois M/C.............Neoga 24 N...........Central Illinois M/C.............Neoga June 6 N...........Central Illinois M/C.............Neoga .............Central Illinois M/C.............Neoga 7 21 .............Rock River Riders M/C..........Polo July 19 .............Rock River Riders M/C..........Polo 25 N...........Pleasure Riders M/C ......Westville 26 .............Pleasure Riders M/C ......Westville D17 Illinois State Championship Double points, D17 card required August 1 NQ ........Cahokia Creek DR .......White City 8 .............King City Riders ...........Mt Vernon 9 .............King City Riders ...........Mt Vernon September 5 N...........Central Illinois M/C.............Neoga 6 N...........Central Illinois M/C.............Neoga 12 N...........Pleasure Riders M/C ......Westville 13 .............Pleasure Riders M/C ......Westville 19 N...........Central Illinois M/C.............Neoga

Trials Director: Dan Loer All have semi pro, amateur and youth classes. Date Info .......Promoter .........................Location April 5 .............NITRO .........................Wapello IA 26 .............NITRO ..............................Gilberts May 2 .............NITRO............................Elmwood June 14 .............NITRO..........................Smithshire 27 .............NITRO ...................................Polo 28 .............Rock River Riders .................Polo August 8 .............NITRO...................................Lena 9 .............NITRO...................................Lena 30 .............Variety Riders ....................Ottawa September 20 .............NITRO .................................Byron October 4 .............NITRO ..............................Gilberts 25 .............NITRO .........................Wapello IA State Championship - Double points

D17 Motocross Director: Gerhard Ward All include Quad classes, except where a NQ is indicated. B= Bonus Points, NL= Night, limited classes Date Info .......Promoter .........................Location April .............Muddy Waters............East Moline 5 5 .............Motosports Park ..................Byron 12 .............Joliet Motosports.........Wilmington 19 NQ ........MC Motopark ................Mt Carroll 25 .............LTM ....................................Casey 26 .............LTM ....................................Casey 26 .............Muddy Waters............East Moline 26 .............Motosports Park ..................Byron May 3 .............Crossroads MX ..................Mason .............Tri-City MC..................Coal Valley 3 9 .............LTM ....................................Casey 10 .............LTM ....................................Casey 10 .............Muddy Waters............East Moline 10 .............Motosports Park ..................Byron 16 NQ ........MC Motopark .................Mt Carrol 17 NQ ........MC Motopark .................Mt Carrol 17 B ...........Crossroads MX ..................Mason 17 .............South Fork Dirt Riders ..Taylorville 23 .............LTM.....................................Casey 24 .............LTM.....................................Casey 24 .............Motosports Park ..................Byron 25 .............LTM.....................................Casey 30 .............4-P Promotions..................Walnut 31 .............4-P Promotions..................Walnut Pro Am 31 .............South Fork Dirt Riders ..Taylorville

June .............Motosports Park ..................Byron 7 .............South Fork Dirt Riders ..Taylorville 7 14 B ...........Pleasure Riders MC ...Cayuga, IN 14 .............Tri-City MC..................Coal Valley 14 .............Crossroads MX ..................Mason 21 .............South Fork Dirt Riders ..Taylorville 21 NQ, B ...MC Motopark ................Mt Carroll Pro Am 21 .............Joliet Motosports.........Wilmington 21 .............Muddy Waters............East Moline 27 .............LTM.....................................Casey 28 .............LTM.....................................Casey 28 .............Motosports Park ..................Byron July 11 .............South Fork Dirt Riders ..Taylorville 12 .............Motosports Park ..................Byron 12 B ...........South Fork Dirt Riders ..Taylorville 12 .............Crossroads MX ..................Mason 18 .............LTM.....................................Casey 19 .............LTM.....................................Casey 26 .............Motosports Park ..................Byron 26 .............South Fork Dirt Riders ..Taylorville August 2 .............Motosports Park ..................Byron 7 NL.........Pleasure Riders MC .... Fair event 8 .............LTM.....................................Casey 9 .............LTM.....................................Casey 9 .............Muddy Waters............East Moline 16 .............Motosports Park ..................Byron 16 .............Crossroads MX ..................Mason 16 .............South Fork Dirt Riders ..Taylorville 16 B ...........4-P Promotions..................Walnut 23 B ...........Tri-City MC..................Coal Valley 30 .............Crossroads MX ..................Mason 30 B ...........Galesburg MC..............Galesburg

September .............LTM.....................................Casey 5 .............LTM.....................................Casey 6 6 .............Motosports Park ..................Byron .............LTM ....................................Casey 7 13 .............Crossroads MX ..................Mason 13 .............4-P Promotions..................Walnut 19 .............LTM.....................................Casey 20 .............LTM.....................................Casey 20 .............South Fork Dirt Riders ..Taylorville 20 .............Galesburg MC..............Galesburg 27 .............Tri-City MC..................Coal Valley 27 B ...........Joliet Motosports.........Wilmington October .............LTM.....................................Casey 3 4 .............LTM.....................................Casey .............South Fork Dirt Riders ..Taylorville 4 4 B ...........Muddy Waters............East Moline 11 .............South Fork Dirt Riders ..Taylorville 11 .............4-P Promotions..................Walnut 17 .............LTM.....................................Casey 18 B ...........LTM.....................................Casey 24 .............Crossroads MX ..................Mason 25 .............Crossroads MX ..................Mason 25 .............Motosports Park ..................Byron November 01 .............Crossroads MX ..................Mason 01 .............South Fork Dirt Riders ..Taylorville

Non-Points paying MX events June 12 Ahrma...LTM.....................................Casey 13 Ahrma...LTM.....................................Casey 14 Ahrma...LTM.....................................Casey

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D17 Stadium MX Director: Gerhard Ward All run limited classes and are typically night events. NQ= No quad classes, B= Bonus Points, DP= Double points Date Info .......Promoter .........................Location April 11 .............Moto Pro Inc. ..................Mendota 18 .............Stateline MX......................Warren 18 .............Joliet Motosports.........Wilmington 25 .............Moto Pro Inc. ..................Mendota May 02 .............Stateline MX ...............Pecatonica 02 .............Joliet Motosports.........Wilmington 09 .............Moto Pro Inc. ..................Mendota 16 .............Stateline MX......................Warren 16 .............Joliet Motosports.........Wilmington 23 .............Moto Pro Inc. ..................Mendota June 06 .............Moto Pro Inc. ..................Mendota 13 .............Joliet Motosports.........Wilmington 20 .............Moto Pro Inc. ..................Mendota 27 .............Stateline MX ...............Pecatonica 27 .............Joliet Motosports.........Wilmington July 11 .............Moto Pro Inc. ..................Mendota 18 .............Joliet Motosports.........Wilmington 25 .............Moto Pro Inc. ..................Mendota August 1 .............Joliet Motosports.........Wilmington 1 .............Stateline MX......................Warren 8 .............Moto Pro Inc. ..................Mendota 15 DP ........Stateline MX ...............Pecatonica State Stadium Championship 20 .............Stateline MX ...............Pecatonica 21 .............Stateline MX ...............Pecatonica 22 B ...........Moto Pro Inc. ..................Mendota 29 .............Joliet Motosports.........Wilmington September 4 .............Moto Pro Inc. ..................Mendota 12 .............Joliet Motosports.........Wilmington 12 .............Stateline MX......................Warren 19 .............Joliet Motosports.........Wilmington 26 .............Moto Pro Inc. ..................Mendota October 3 .............Stateline MX ...............Pecatonica 10 B ...........Joliet Motosports.........Wilmington 17 .............Stateline MX......................Warren 24 .............Joliet Motosports.........Wilmington

Enduro/ Dual Sport Director: Ryan Moss All are adult classes only. DS= Dual Sport, CC= Closed course event. Date Info .......Promoter .........................Location April 19 .............Grand Kankakee ....Roselawn, IN 26 .............Turkey Scratch ER.....Fremont, IA May CC ........Little Egypt M/C ............Marion, IL 3 August 15 CC ........Hill and Gully Rid ....Roselawn, IN 16 .............Hill and Gully Rid ....Roselawn, IN September 13 .............Des Moines ER........Winterset, IA 19 DS ........Brush Poppers..................Sterling 20 DS ........Brush Poppers..................Sterling 27 .............WFO Promotions ...........Geneseo October .............Muddobbers M/C ........Upland, IN 4 National 18 .............Cahokia Creek DR .......White City 25 .............Forest City Riders ........Leaf River State Championship November 1 .............Riders M/C .................Goshen, IN 1 DS ........Forest City Riders ........Leaf River

Grand Kankakee Trail Rid ..............708-946-0999 Hill and Gully M/C...........................708-424-1969 IMDA...............................................217-753-8866 Jerseypine Cruisers M/C ................630-530-4810 Joliet Motosports Park ....................815-476-7433 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&M Racing ...................................309-342-7222 M.C. Moto Park...............................815-541-1209 Midwest Off-Road Riders ..............815-434-0209 Moto Club On Ice............................219-374-7680 Moto Pro, Inc. .................................815-539-9021 Motosports Enterprises...................815-234-2271 Muddobbers M/C ............................765-998-2236 Muddy Waters Motorsports.............563-529-6106 N.I.T.R.O .........................................630-690-1625 Pekin M/C .......................................309-231-4945 Peoria M/C / Aux.............................309-697-4981 Pleasure Riders M/C ......................217-477-3191 Ride For The Cure..........................309-244-7360 Riders M/C......................................574-209-1234 Rock River Riders M/C ...................815-946-2183 South Fork Dirt Riders ....................217-237-4752 State Line MX .................................815-275-6686 Steve Nace Racing.........................270-442-7532 Tri-City M/C, Inc..............................309-799-9449 Turkey Scratch Enduro Rid ............641-660-1326 Variety Riders M/C..........................815-434-3669 WFO Promotions ............................309-314-3343

D17 Road Director: George Barrington

District 17 Officers:

DS indicates Dual Sport event Date Info .......Promoter .........................Location May 16 .............Ride for the Cure...Grande Prairie 17 .............Peoria MC Club ...........Peoria MC September 19 DS ........Brush Poppers..................Sterling 20 DS ........Brush Poppers..................Sterling October 11 .............Peoria MC Club ...........Peoria MC

President, AJ Waggoner .................219-696-1873 V. President, Bill Tuman..................309-949 2340 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

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

E-mail addresses at the D17 web site

Event Directors: Enduro, Ryanâ&#x20AC;&#x201A; Moss .......................815-624-6535 Hare Scrambles, Jay Hall ...............217-566-3735 Hillclimb,Gordonâ&#x20AC;&#x201A; Green .................217-469-2672 Dirt Track, Stan Camp ....................309-647-9285 MX & SX, Gerhard Ward ................815-539-9021 Trials, Dan Loer ..............................309-243-7693

AMA Congress Representatives: ATVA, Kevin Johnson .....................815-302-4918 Road, Arnold Duran ........................708-974/3540 George Barrington ..........................630-530-4810 Off Road, Jay Hall ..........................217-566-3735 Gerhard Ward .................................815-539-9021 Legislation Officer Kevin Northrup................................217-586-2406

2009 VMX Events Motocross Events Date Promoter......................................Location

www.midwestvmx.org Dates subject to change

May 30 CMJ Raceway............................Hixton, WI June 20 Moto-X Raceway........................Sully, IA July 18 Muddy Waters MX................Port Byron, IL August 8 Sunset Ridge MX .......................Walnut, IL (USVMX National) 9 Sunset Ridge MX ......................Walnut, IL

September 6 Iron Horse Music Festival..........Sabula, IA October 10 Sunset Ridge MX .......................Walnut, IL (Banquet Following)

VMX Contacts: E-mail addresses at the D17 web site Midwest VMX..................................319-366-3916 4245 Fox Meadow Drive SE Cedar Rapids, IA 52403 Director, Mitch Winder bultaco206@hotmail .com Membership Director Chuck Doose .....................cldoose@comcast.net CYCLE USA, April 2009

2009 D23 Events www.armca.org Dates subject to change

Motocross April 5 5 5 19 19 26 26 26 May 3 3 10 10 10 17 17 24 24 25 25 31 31 June 7 7 14 14 14 21 21 28 28 July 4 4 5 5 12 12 12 19 26 26 August 2 2 9 9 16 16 23 23 30 30

Motocity................................Staples Motokazie.............................Kellogg Straight Arrow ................Grantsburg Berm Benders..........................Mora Motokazie.............................Kellogg Hurricane Hills...................Mazeppa Motokazie..................................Elko RM Promotions................Little Falls Spring Creek Park................Millville Straight Arrow ................Grantsburg Berm Benders..........................Mora Hurricane Hills...................Mazeppa RTW Race Promo ..........Cambridge Motokazie..................................Elko RM Promotions................Little Falls Motocity................................Staples Spring Creek Park................Millville Motocity................................Staples Spring Creek Park................Millville Hurricane Hills...................Mazeppa RTW Race Promo ..........Cambridge Motocity................................Staples Motokazie...........................Mankato Echo Valley ......................Brookston Hurricane Hills...................Mazeppa Motokazie..................................Elko RM Promotions................Little Falls Spring Creek Park................Millville Berm Benders..........................Mora Motokazie.............................Kellogg Hurricane Hills...................Mazeppa Motocity................................Staples Hurricane Hills...................Mazeppa Motocity................................Staples Echo Valley ......................Brookston Motokazie...........................Mankato RM Promotions................Little Falls Motokazie.............................Kellogg Berm Benders..........................Mora Motokazie..................................Elko Echo Valley ......................Brookston Hurricane Hills...................Mazeppa Echo Valley ......................Brookston Motokazie.............................Kellogg RTW Race Promo ..........Cambridge Spring Creek Park................Millville Berm Benders..........................Mora Motokazie..................................Elko RTW Race Promo ..........Cambridge Spring Creek Park................Millville

CYCLE USA, April 2009

September 6 Motocity................................Staples 6 Motokazie.............................Kellogg 7 Motocity................................Staples 7 Motokazie.............................Kellogg 13 Berm Benders..........................Mora 13 Hurricane Hills...................Mazeppa 20 Echo Valley ......................Brookston 20 Spring Creek Park................Millville 27 Motocity................................Staples 27 Motokazie..................................Elko

Motocross (Non-points)

May 16 Area Qualifier...................Little Falls 30-31 Regional Qualifier.................Millville June 6 Vet Race...............................Millville July 17 Donny Schmit Am Day .........Millville 18 Pro Race ..............................Millville October 4 Motokazie...........................Mankato 11 Spring Creek Park................Millville 18 Motocity................................Staples

Quad Motocross April 19 Hurricane Hills...................Mazeppa 26 Berm Benders..........................Mora May 3 Motocity................................Staples 10 Spring Creek Park................Millville 17 RTW Race Promo ..........Cambridge 24 Hurricane Hills...................Mazeppa 25 Hurricane Hills...................Mazeppa 31 Echo Valley ......................Brookston June 14 Motocity................................Staples 21 Hurricane Hills...................Mazeppa 28 RM Promotions................Little Falls July 12 Motocity................................Staples 26 Hurricane Hills...................Mazeppa August 16 Motokazie.............................Kellogg 23 RTW Race Promo ..........Cambridge September 6 Hurricane Hills...................Mazeppa 7 Hurricane Hills...................Mazeppa

Quad Hare Scrambles

May 10 ARC Racing ...............Arkansaw, WI 23 WIXC ............................Rhinelander June 7 Hi Winders............................Millville July 25 Rough Riders (Night)........Northfield 26 Rough Riders ...................Northfield October 3 WIXC ............................Rhinelander 4 WIXC ............................Rhinelander

Hare Scrambles * Non-points paying event April 26 * Northern Lites (Team) ........Brainerd 3 Norsemen ........................Monticello May 10 ARC ...........................Arkansaw, WI June 7 Hi Winders............................Millville 28 Range Riders.......................Hill City July 12 Straight Arrow .........Stone Lake, WI August 1-2 * OMA Nationals .....................Millville 30 Northern Lites.........................Bruno September 20 Norsemen ...............Trollhaugen, WI 27 Northern Lites.......................Crosby October 3 * Range Riders.......................Hill City 11 Golden Eagles .................Mazeppa

Enduro Y= Youth event May 30 Y 31 June 13 Y 14 20 Y 21 July 25 Y 26 August 8 Y 9 22 Y 23

RVER ............................Huntersville RVER ............................Huntersville Range Riders...............Akeley West Range Riders...............Akeley West MOTR........................Stone Lke, WI MOTR........................Stone Lke, WI Norsemen ................................Mora Norsemen ................................Mora PBFR ............................Akeley East PBFR ............................Akeley East Straight Arrows..................Duquette Straight Arrows..................Duquette

Flat Track May 30 On Track Short Track .....Cambridge June 6 Dual w/D16.............Beaver Dam WI 7 Dual w/D16.............Beaver Dam WI 14 Norseman TT .................Cambridge 20 FDMC................................New Ulm 21 FDMC................................New Ulm July 11 Golden Eagles ...............St. Charles 18 On Track w/D16 .............Cambridge 19 On Track w/D16 .............Cambridge August 1 Golden Eagles ...............St. Charles 2 Golden Eagles ...............St. Charles September 13 Norseman TT .................Cambridge 19 On Track.........................Cambridge

D23 Hillclimb * Non-points paying event

D23 Road May

May 2 IMC Practice ...................Red Wing 3 IMC Dual w/D16...............Red Wing June 14 * IMC Hill Drags..................Red Wing 21 Kato Cycle Club .................Mankato July 18 * KCC Hill Drags...................Mankato August 14 National Tech Insp. ...........New Ulm 15 National Champ. ...............New Ulm 16 National Champ. ...............New Ulm 29 Kato Cycle Club .................Mankato 30 FDMC................................New Ulm September 12 IMC ..................................Red Wing 13 IMC ..................................Red Wing

16 Torch Run...........................Mankato June 7 MN Vets Ride ......................Otsego August 8 MN Wings ............................ Walker January 1, 10 Travelers MC Ice run

D23 Trail Rides May 16 Golden Eagles ..................Theilman 17 Golden Eagles ..................Theilman August 15 PBFR.....................................Akeley 16 PBFR.....................................Akeley September 12 Golden Eagles ..................Theilman 13 Golden Eagles ..................Theilman 26 TCTR ............................Huntersville 27 TCTR.............................Huntersville

District 23 Officers

Chairman, Mike Quinn .............507-288-2612 mquinn4@charter.net V. Chairman, Jim Nelson..........651-351-2046 jandjnelson@hotmail.com Treasurer (Board Appointed) Karen Umphress ......................612-965-8619 karen@tnkent.com MX Vice Chairman Chip Donaho ............................651-451-8401 chip@visi.com Government Relations Tom & Karen Umphress...........612-965-8618 Trail Rider Vice Chairman James Landini ..........................612-559-9134 Banquet Chair, Mark Becker ....715-386-2780 Board Advisor Craig Rutschow 651-385-7813 Webmaster, Bob Jenson ..........218-205-6059

AMA Congressman Off Road, Al Mathwig ...............952-881-3840 Dale Broughton ........................651-429-4786 Road, Tom Huhl .......................651-645-6772 ATV, Bob Lind ..........................763-441-3149

Club and Promoters

ARC Racing .............................651-324-7827 Berm Benders Inc ....................320-679-2582 Buffalo River Race Park...........701-361-6676 Echo Valley ..............................218-348-4754 Flying Dutchmen ......................507-934-5813 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........................507-380-5116 Midway Recreation Park ..........952-601-1169 Minnesota Wings, Inc...............763-360-6044 Motocity Raceway ....................218-894-2826 Motokazie .................................952-601-1169 Norsemen Motorcycle Club......952-881-3840 North Central Dirt Track ...........612-865-2661 Northern Lites .........................218-828-4766 On Track Promotions ...............763-689-4029 Paul Bunyan Forest Riders ......218-739-5525 Range Riders ...........................218-326-9312 River Valley Enduro Riders ......612-247-2039 Rough Riders Quad Club.........651-587-8916 RM Promotions ........................320-980-5227 RTW/ Cambridge MX ...............320-980-4428 Straight Arrow Enduro Riders ..952-829-4473 Travelers Motorcycle Club .......952-445-4379 Twin Cities Trail Riders ............952-896-6886 Veterans Ride Inc.....................651-260-7204 Wisconsin District 16: Arkansaw Cycle Park ...............715-285-5679 CMJ Raceway ..........................608-220-6853

2009 D22 Events www.ia-district22.com Dates subject to change Q= Quad Classes included NP= No Points

Motocross April 11 18 19 18 19 24

CVTR ........................Cedar Rapids New Hartford..............New Hartford New Hartford..............New Hartford Q FV Moto X ....................Montezuma Q FV Moto X ....................Montezuma NP Riverside Raceway ..........Winterset Bike Open Practice, no racing 25 Q CVTR ........................Cedar Rapids 25 NP Riverside Raceway ..........Winterset Loretta Lynn Qualifier 26 Riverside Raceway ..........Winterset Loretta Lynn Qualifier May 9 Q CVTR ........................Cedar Rapids 16 Q Riverside Raceway ..........Winterset 17 Riverside Raceway ..........Winterset 23 Q FV Moto X ....................Montezuma 24 Q FV Moto X ....................Montezuma 30 Q CVTR .......................Cedar Rapids

June 6 Q FV Moto X ....................Montezuma Quad classes only event 13 Q CVTR ........................Cedar Rapids 13 Q Riverside Raceway ..........Winterset 14 Riverside Raceway ..........Winterset 27 Q CVTR ........................Cedar Rapids July 5 Q FV Moto X ....................Montezuma 11 Q CVTR ........................Cedar Rapids 25 Q CVTR ........................Cedar Rapids August 1 Q Riverside Raceway ..........Winterset 2 Riverside Raceway ..........Winterset 8 Q FV Moto X ....................Montezuma 9 Q FV Moto X ....................Montezuma 15 Q CVTR .......................Cedar Rapids 29 Q CVTR .......................Cedar Rapids September 5 Q FV Moto X ...................Montezuma 6 Q FV Moto X ...................Montezuma 12 Q CVTR ........................Cedar Rapids 19 New Hartford..............New Hartford 20 New Hartford..............New Hartford 26 Q Riverside Raceway ..........Winterset 27 Riverside Raceway ..........Winterset October 10 Q Riverside Raceway ..........Winterset Bob Palmer Memorial Race 11 NP Riverside Raceway ..........Winterset Quad and Bike Open Practice, no racing 17 Q FV Moto X ....................Montezuma 18 Q FV Moto X ....................Montezuma

Hare Scrambles June 7

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SANDBOX Richmond, Wisconsin - February 12 By Mike Anderson

msOil Sandbox has played host to many different events within the doors of its new facility; motocross, quad races, car racing and other motorsports. Spectators filled the bleachers Saturday night to take in the Sandboxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first Arenacross. Some of the fastest riders ever to compete in Arenacross showed up Saturday night with the hopes of taking home some of the guaranteed race purse. Photographers found themselves pointing their cameras toward the rafters more than normal due to the amount of high flying rhythm sections and the largest finish line jump the Sandbox has ever had built. All qualifiers, with the exception of the pro classes, were held early in the day to determine gate pick for the main event. With the qualifiers out of the way, the main events were ready to begin. The first big race of the night was for the Arenacross Pro riders. The gate dropped, and Tommy Hofmaster got a great jump off the line, rounding the first

Tommy Hofmaster had great results with a win and a second in the Pro classes.

Gavin Faith had a good night taking the Lites class win.

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Jade Dungey was running a solid third before a fall took him out for the evening.

corner in the lead. As they headed through the first and roughest line of whoops Gavin Faith passed Hofmaster only to give the position back to Hofmaster in the very next corner. Hofmaster moved inside with a great block pass, almost sending Faith into the soft blocks. Faith did not give up and on lap four passed Hofmaster again through the woops, holding it this time. While these two battled for the lead, Jade Dungey was holding a solid third waiting for someone to make a mistake. Half-way through the moto Faith had pulled a four to five bike lead on Hofmaster. Dungey was slowly closing when his front end pushed out at the end of the whoop section, sending him down hard. This left Dungey out of the race, and Hofmaster chasing Faith with five laps left. With three laps left, and at the very same spot Faith had made the passes for the lead, he lost his handle bars. He didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go down, but hit his chest so hard on the bars he was forced to pull off the track. Hofmaster continued on for the win ahead of Kevin Markwardt of Freeport, IL and

Matt Maier of Hartford, WI in third. The little guys and gals in the 65cc class also put on a good show. Chad Saultz of Illinois was amazingly fast on this tough Arenacross track. Saultz pulled a great holeshot only to go down hard midway through the whoops right after corner one. This left Nickolas Manning with the lead, Jake Nethery chasing his rear wheel and Saultz quickly getting back on pace in third. By lap three Saultz had taken over the lead, and was on a mission to start lapping riders. Harrison Gulick of River Falls, WI was also moving through the pack, and had now moved up to Netheryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rear tire for third. While Saultz ran away with the race, these two battled the entire way, even hitting each other a couple times. Nethery held the hard charging Gulick off, earning second overall. In the Arenacross lights class Gavin Faith pulled out all the stops, rounding corner one with the holeshot, never looking back. Hofmaster kept Faith in sight in this moto, but Faith was clearly determined and not ready

to settle for second. This time he worked his way through the race without making any mistakes. Faith wanted to make up for letting the Pro class get away from him, and he sailed away with the overall. Hofmaster rode conservatively for second leaving Maier in third. +25 was the eldest class of the night. Mike Little of River Falls, WI and Josh Patzoldt of Pine City, MN raced one of the closest races of the night. During their qualifying race the two traded the lead four or five times, until Patzoldt made a small mistake giving Little the win. In the main event the two were repeating the qualifier until Patzoldt followed Little into a berm so close that on the exit he hit Little’s rear tire so hard that he went down. Little went on to take the main event win. Throughout the night, awards were given after each main event, giving special recognition to the winning riders of the Sandbox’s first

Arenacross race. The stands were full of fans watching the fastest racers take the track at the arena. There was a special feeling in the air that Saturday night. The track was unbeatable, and the racing was even better. We really look forward to next year’s 2nd annual AmsOil Sandbox Arenacross race.

Chad Saultz ran off with the 65cc class win.

Results: Arenacross: 1.Tom Hofmaster 2.Kevin Markwardt 3.Matt Maier 4.Mike Bottolfson 5.Kelly Brown 6.Brad Bowen 7.Mike Little AX Lites: 1.Gavin Faith 2.Tom Hofmaster 3.Matt Maier 4.Kevin Markwardt 5.Nate Rosso 6.Joe Perron 7.Mike Bottolfson Lites Inter: 1.Alex Peper 2.Calvin Knoll 3.Luke Peters 4.Jake Burbach 5.Arick Abraham 6.Timmy Mccoy 7.Trevor Lind AX Inter: 1.Luke Peters 2.Jake Burbach 3.Steven Hering 4.Levi Kipp 5.Brandon Davis 6.Heath Kingery 7.Dillon Kau 65cc 7-11: 1.Chad Saultz 2.Jake Nethery 3.Harrison Gulick 4.Nickolas Manning 5.Cameron Young 85cc 12-15: 1.Nagy Alexander 2.Brandon Riehm +25: 1.Mike Little 2.Josh Patzoldt

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