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ATV Racing changes in Byron The following is a letter from Aaron Vincer, promoter/ owner Motosports Park in Byron Illinois.

s you may have read at motobyron.com back in February, Motosports Park has made some big changes for the 2016 season. We have decided to close the Hilltop track. This decision comes after long consideration over the course of several seasons. For many years we have tried to keep the Hilltop program alive despite cost being higher than revenue. There were many challenges from soil composition to distance and timing issues from the Legacy track. Our ATV racers lodged constant and sometimes angry complaints that they didn’t want to race the ‘kids track’. This issue reached critical mass this winter and choices had to be made. Ultimately we want to give our customers a high quality product. We feel consolidating our efforts into one track is the best option. There are many tracks across the country that do not allow ATV’s. At Motosports

Park we have been racing ATV’s since they had 3 wheels. We feel ATV racing is an important part of motocross and inclusion is critical. That said, we also have a responsibility to provide the best possible race conditions for our motorcycle racers. Over the years, expectations on course prep and design have elevated. Meeting these expectations is difficult on single day +ATV Legacy track events. We understand this is not a popular decision among the ATV community. We have never wanted to say no to our customers and friends. The bottom line is hard decisions had to be made and this is ours. Now some good news. For the last eleven seasons ATV racing has not been available on the Legacy track. Last year we piloted ATV racing over a two-day event with good results. These classes were run early both days regardless of weather. The extra time in a two-day, three moto format allows us to provide a quality track for both motorcycles and ATV’s. We feel this compromise is really an opportunity for growth. We hope the ATV community will see this

as a much better product less often. In 2016 we are offering four days of ATV racing on the Legacy track at our highest profile Memorial Day and Labor Day events, with the best quality course and conditions we can provide. This is an opportunity to showcase and feature the incredible talent our Midwest ATV racers have in a way not possible in previous years. This change elevates the prestige of the ATV Nuclear Series Championship. ATV racing is back on the legacy track for the first time in over a decade.

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More Great Indoor Racing New Richmond, Wisconsin - February 6 Cedar Lake Arena Indoor Racing

nother huge turnout came to enjoy racing at the Cedar Lake Arena. With winter now fully in control of temps outside, everyone here was happy to enjoy the once again changed up track layout.

D23’s James Schaffer, here with his father, took home two overalls in the 50cc classes.

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Early in the day’s lineup was the 65cc 7-11 class. With sixteen riders, the class was split into two heats. All the riders would go to the main, but heats were important for gate positions. James Orres got a good jump off the line and led through the first turn, quickly pulling a couple bike lengths through the first lap.

Then in the second lap, Ronnie Orres caught fire. He closed the gap, and made a move for the lead. It looked like he would pull away, but then James climbed back into it. The two ran fender to fender till the end to finish in that order ahead of Tanner Schlegel and Wyatt McGrath. In the second heat, Garrett Becker led from start to finish. Colby Ostbye kept it close for second, just a ways ahead of Brodie Boumeester and Braxton Williamson. The final lined up later in the day, and the same crowd from the first heat race dominated the moto. James Orres made it through the first turn in the lead, and this time ran a perfect moto. Orres, “I got the holeshot and then stayed in the lead all the way. I hit all my jumps and whoops well. I like the whoops the best, but it is all fun. I’d like to thank my Dad, and my uncle James.” As Orres ran out front, Wyatt McGrath quickly made his way around Colby Ostbye for second. Half way through the moto, Tanner Schlegel and Ronnie Orres made it around Becker for third and fourth, setting the final order out front. The Women’s class had some more good racing. In the first moto, Leea Niesen, Sophie Johnson, and Miranda Tweeton went through the first turn and following jump sections three wide. In the first big bermed corner, Niesen took over out front. They stayed close, and half way into the second lap Tweeton kicked it up a bit, sliding all the way up into the lead. The order held for two laps, then Niesen started pushing Tweeton. Working for half a lap, it finally paid off and she re-took the lead, this time for good. Johnson finished third ahead of Kourtney Trautner and Shayna Wunderlich. In the second moto, Johnson had the best reaction and led through the first rhythm section. Niesen went under Johnson in the first big corner for the lead, and Tweeton dropped into second half way into the lap. The three stayed close to finish in the same order, and Niesen happily took the overall on her Kawasaki. Eight riders, from four states lined up in the 250A class. Minnesota’s Nick

Jackson timed the gate best and led the group out of the first turn. On his heels, South Dakota’s Austin Kienast wasn’t about to make it easy for Jackson. Back just a couple bike lengths, Wisconsin’s Talan Hansen was leading Chad Noaeill and Brandon Biggs. Two laps in and Jackson slowed for a moment, looking down at his rear wheel. After Kienast slipped by, Jackson spent part of the lap looking a little hesitant, but then quickly got back up to full speed. Turns out he may have caught some dirt or something in his rear brake, but it resolved itself, and he wanted the lead position back. As they went into the last lap, Jackson forced an opening and went on for the win ahead of Kienast and Hansen. Jackson was fast of the start in the second moto, this time holding the lead all the way. Kienast and Hansen went 2-3 in the moto and overall. Jackson also had the program down in the Open A class, winning both motos for another overall ahead of Daniel Cortines and Chase Becker. Part of the good turn-out, was nice sized 50cc classes. Its great seeing these kids get the year-round riding time to keep sharpening their skills. How big does that have to play out in the future for these youngsters. In the 50cc 7-8 class, nine riders put on a good show. Wisconsin’s Wyatt McGrath has been fast most of his young career, but seeing him whip his Cobra backed ride around the technical arena was impressive. McGrath popped out to the lead right away and never looked back. Jumping most of the obstacles on par with many of the big bikes, he rode away for the win. Behind him, and still with plenty of speed, Braxton Kragenbrag had his hands full holding off Owen Blakey. The two went at it all five laps, holding the positions they secured out of the first turn. Nathan Waldron held fifth all the way. McGrath was just as dominant in the second moto. This time, Blakey had the better start, and Kragenbrag was left to do his best to move up. The two were close, as Kragenbrag tried to find a faster line, but it just wasn’t to be. Blakey held on for second, taking the runner-up sport overall then as well. The 50cc 4-6 class saw one of the closest battles all day. In the first moto, James Schaffer led early, but then was

Wisconsin’s Leea Niesen won the Women’s class.

MN’s Garret Becker in the 65cc 7-11 class. CYCLE USA, April 2016

passed by Cobra mounted Wyatt Hastings. Half a lap later, and Schaffer

Jordan Biese swept four 85cc motos.

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pushed his KTM back past Hastings. These two kept this up through the next

two laps. Mean time, Jayden Adams was in third, locked into a close race with Kai Morgan. The back and forth comtinued right to the last lap. Out front, Hastings began the lap side by side with Schaffer. Neither rider was letting off. As they entered yet another bowl corner Hastings pushed to the inside, and washed out his front wheel, hitting the ground. Schaffer rode to the win, as the others slipped past Hastings. Morgan used the last lap to make a final move on Adams for second. Ashton Thomas and Beau Noaeill rounded out the top five in a moto that had everyone looking impessed afterwards. Morgan was fast off the start and led the first lap before Schaffer took over. Morgan dropped a couple spots after a quick fall and recovery. Adams held down second as Hastings was moving up following a bad start. By the third lap, he had already moved up to second, wanting a shot at Schaffer, maybe trying to make up for the tip over in moto one. As Hastings got close on the last lap, once again he went down. Adams snuck back into second. Hastings was up quick enough to finish third. Schafferâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s smart

rides earned the overall, while Adams put himself in the right spot both motos for second. It just seemed like all the classes were stacked with talent. In the 85cc 9-11 group, Jordan Biese made the trip west for some seat time well worth it. Biese put his Husqvarna out front and slowly inched away, putting in perfect laps for the win. Cole Godfrey put his KTM into second during the first lap, but had Eli Tetzlaff on his rear fender right away. Southeast Sales/ Team Green/ Jessie Williams/ 100%/ Fly backed Tetzlaff, “I had a good start, and rode well. I found a good inside line in the back of the track and passed Cole, then just rode smooth and finished second. I don’t get here often, but always like it because they keep changing things.” Godfrey finished a solid third as Jake Paige and Ronnie Orres filled the top five in the fourteen rider class. In moto two, Biese had to make up for a bad start. FMF/ OC Racing/ Fly/ Scott/ Powersports 1 Husqvarna backed Biese after the moto, “I didn’t get the same jump off the line this time, I just hooked up too much and bogged a bit. The race

went well though. I really worked the corners for my passing and made it to the

front for the win. It was a good race, and fun out there.” Kai Morgan finished second in the 50cc Open 4-8 class.

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Biese worked up from fifth. First getting by Ronnie Orres, then Godfrey and eventually Tetzlaff. It took two laps, but once out front the moto was all his. 85cc 9-12 had many of the same riders, but with sixteen total, they ran heats for a main event. After a five lap non stop battle for the lead, Eli Tetzlaff took the first heat win ahead of Tyler Otterdahl, Cole Godfrey and Curtis Biorn. The second heat saw two Husqvarnas out front. Jake Paige grabbed the holeshot before getting passed by Jordan Biese. The two eventually opened a fair gap on Nolyn Hempel and Easton Block. In the main Otterdahl held tough out front for the opening lap, as Biese sliced from outside to inside looking for an opening. As they started lap two, Biese found a line and took it to the win. Tetzlaff gave Otterdahl everything he had as the two ran in for second and third. Even the Vet classes were filled with well known fast guys. In +30, Iowa’s Scott Mericle showed the quick way

around the track in the first moto. Benny Vancleve ran in second early, then slipped back a couple spots as Bill Ahlers and Courtney Sampson moved up. Racing Unlimited’s Kawasaki rider Mericle after the win, “ I had a good start, and out front by myself right away. I’ll take that any day, as I could then just put in my laps. I love it up here. For us to have a place to ride here in the midwest is really appreciated. I come up from Iowa as often as possible to ride.” The order was the same in the second moto, with Mericle leading each lap after another good jump off the line. Rockford, IL’s Justin Peterson led the 250B class through the first lap, then set a pace to distance himself by the end for the win. Ian Malinowski battled with Supermini mounted Carter Biese through the first lap. After swapping spots twice, Biese took over second. Shane Page was in the mix early, as was Logan Hyland. Hyland kept charging after a bad start, passing Page, then on the last lap, Mali-

nowski to finish in third, just behind Biese. Peterson was a no-show for the main, after bike problems in another class. Malinowski led early, but a hard charging Biese made the pass at the start of lap two. Malinowski kept him honest, as he had to keep Hyland off his rear fender. The three finished that way, with Colton Steiger fourth ahead of Logan Kittock. The Biese brothers had completed a big day, sweeping four overalls. OC Racing/ Husqvarna/ FMF/ Fly/ Powerband rider Carter Biese after his win in 250B, when asked about racing the Supermini bike against the bigger 250’s, “Out here, the biggest difference is coming off the line. From there, I can make it work. I still got good starts and just had to make my moves later on. The track was good, and I kept my lines tight and it went well.” The 250C class was big, and after the heats everyone lined up for the final. Austin Kristiansen led from start to finish. Coming out of one of the first corClose racing in the 85cc 9-12 class; #66 Tyler Otterdahl, #49 Eli Tetzlaff and #38 Conner Klemenhagen.

ners, four riders went down behind Kristiansen, allowing him an almost uncontested lead, with the exception of some pressure put on by Spencer Hansmann. Star Cycle/ MotoKazie/ Team Solo/ Black Diamond/ ProAction rider Kristiansen, “The track is perfect. I got past that mess in the first turn so it went nice and easy out front. Sucks for everyone

getting caught up in it, but I’m happy I got clear right away. My bike worked perfectly, and it was a good night in the heat race and this one.” By the time you see this, the indoor season will have concluded, giving way to an early Spring, hopefully. If you’re looking to stay in touch with some excellent riding, or close racing next winter,

keep the Cedar Lake Arena in mind. We have yet to talk to anyone that wasn’t fully impressed with what it has to offer. Results: 50Jr 4-6: 1.James Schaffer 2.Jayden Adams 3.Kai Morgan 4.Ashton Thomas 5.Beau Noaeill 50Sr 7-8: 1.Wyatt Mcgrath 2.Owen Blakey 3.Braxton Kragenbrag 4.Braxton Davis 5.Nathan Waldron 50cc Inj 4-8: 1.James Schaffer 2.Ashton Thomas 3.Jayden Adams 4.Beau Noaeill 5.Wyatt Hastings 50 Open 4-8: 1.Wyatt Mcgrath 2.Kai Morgan 3.James Schaffer 4.Owen Blakey 5.Jayden Adams 65cc 7-9: 1.Tanner Schlegel 2.Wyatt Mcgrath 3.Brady Karolevitz 4.Waylon Hastings 5.Braxton Williamson 65cc 7-11: 1.James Orres 2.Ronnie Orres 3.Wyatt Mcgrath 4.Tanner Schlegel 5.Garret Becker 65cc 10-11: 1.Luke Geis 2.Garret Becker 3.Brodie Boumeester 4.Colby Ostbye 5.Kayden Dassow 85cc 9-11: 1.Jordan Biese 2.Eli Tetzlaff 3.Cole Godfrey 4.Jake Paige 5.Ronnie Orres 85cc 9-12: 1.Jordan Biese 2.Tyler Otterdahl 3.Eli Tetzlaff 4.Jake Paige 5.Curtis Biorn 85cc 12-15: 1.Tyler Otterdahl 2.Curtis Biorn 3.Conner Klemenhagen 4.Richie Conover 5.Kevin Mulligan Supermini 12-16: 1.Myles Dettmann 2.Kevin Mulligan 3.James Waldron 4.Andrew Wedge Schlby 12-16: 1.Carter Biese 2.Tyler Evensen 3.Nick Fox 4.Kole Lemcke 5.Myles Dettmann 250A ($): 1.Nick Jackson 2.Austin Kienast 3.Talan Hansen 4.Chad Noaeill 5.Tyler Murrie 250B: 1.Carter Biese 2.Ian Malinowski 3.Logan Hyland 4.Colton Steiger 5.Logan Kittock 250C: 1.Austin Kristiansen 2.Brady Peterson 3.Corey Friendt 4.Kado Vandeberg 5.Jacob Prescott Open A ($): 1.Nick Jackson 2.Daniel Cortines 3.Chase Becker 4.Talan Hansen 5.Austin Kienast Open B: 1.Ian Malinowski 2.Joshua Campa 3.Logan Hyland 4.Shane Page 5.Bill Ahlers Open C: 1.Austin Kristiansen 2.Kole Lemcke 3.Nick Fox 4.Tyler Evensen 5.Brady Peterson 15-29 Open: 1.Austin Kienast 2.Erik Loomis 3.Colton Steiger 4.Nick Heinen 5.Tyler Murrie +30: 1.Scott Mericle 2.Bill Ahlers 3.Courtney Sampson 4.Andrew Kotek 5.Benny Vancleve +40: 1.Ray Schlegel 2.Bill Logan 3.Benny Vancleve 4.Scott Robinson 5.Andrew Kotek Women: 1.Leea Niesen 2.Miranda Tweeton 3.Sophie Johnson 4.Kourtney Trautner 5.Shayna Wunderlich Pitbike: 1.Anthony Waldron 2.Patrick Miller

Wyatt McGrath airing it out on his 50.

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Forest City Riders’ Weekend Dual Sport - Enduro combination finds great success

First Minute on the Starting Line – Cheers! for the Starter (or maybe it’s drop the flag already)

Leaf River, Illinois - November 7/8, 2015 By Wayne Baer

eems like old times rolled around again, when the Forest City Riders M/C put on their first Enduro in four years: The First Annual Bill Maxey Enduro. To honor the club’s co-founder, this first inaugural event was held in Bill’s name. He was a pioneer in off-road events, a long-time national/ regional enduro rider, AMA congressman, and District 17 founder among his many accomplishments. A dual-sport event was held on Saturday, a day before the Enduro, to maximize the off-road sections and provide more saddle time. The Black Hawk Trails Dual Sport was not a tribute to the hockey team, but commemorates the tragic Sauk Indian chief with his exploits and wanderings along the Rock River. [An interesting side trip is about 10 miles east of the start line to see The Battle of Stillman’s Run. This was the first volley in the Black Hawk war.] The Leaf River complex hosted the event, with their amazing indoor facilities. Plenty of hot coffee, donuts, and food for the riders sign-in was on tap in the cafeteria. They are located about twenty miles southwest of Rockford Illinois, so getting there was a breeze. The weekend turned into perfect Indian 16

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Summer days, with clear sunny skies and temperatures in the mid-fifties. A slight amount of rain fell a few days before the event, just enough to provide great traction. Unusually warm weather has graced Northern Illinois this November, allowing the riders a late season treat with no tricks.

Ron Maxey is presented a plaque by Ride Director Ryan Moss.

The Saturday Dual Sport ride was a mix of off-road single track, open fields, a few hero sections, and country roads. The loop was a little over thirty miles long with most people running two loops, three for AA & A riders. To increase the “competition”, a optional Poker Run was added in the mix for those who were interested. The winner was a natural full-house from a D16 rider that covered his entry fee and lots more, with $335. Attendance soared to 326 riders due to the great weather, and the cancelled Brushpopper’s dualsport event from the previous weekend. Many riders also attended the enduro on Sunday, tallying 127 entries. A commemorative plaque was presented to Bill Maxey’s son Ron during the riders meeting. Ron also held the honor of starting the field. Five riders per minute got the entire field running in about thirty minutes. The C class was well represented with thirty-four riders.

The format was very easy: re-start format - no time keeping needed, 2 or 3 loops depending on class, start/finish line in the corner of the pits, giving about 45 minutes to rest and refuel between loops. Each loop was 22 miles of entirely offroad riding, including several test sections and one OB check. Each loop had a wide variety of offroad terrain that kept the riders busy. Some very tight single-track woods started to spread the riders out at the beginning. This opened up to corn field crossings, then back into some technical work along the Leaf River. The layout combined many elements that blended together well. Many positive comments about the course, condition, layout, and volunteers were received. As an added bonus, each enduro rider received a free meal coupon which could be redeemed at the complex cafeteria for a sandwich and drink. The volunteers at the complex were wonderful. A crowd favorite was the BBQ pulled pork, with the grilled cheeseburgers a close second. The first annual Bill Maxey Enduro Overall A Champion was JD Friebel, followed closely by Matt Dissell then Matt Adams. A fitting trophy was awarded to JD for his efforts. JD hails from Pulaski, WI and has been riding mostly hare scrambles and enduro events this year around the midwest. In second, Matt Dissell kept things very close right down to the last turn, logging 126:22 points. Matt’s efforts after three loops came up short by a mere 0:28 points that separated him from the champion. Missing from the AA mix was hometown hotshoe Ryan Moss. Moss directed the layout, riders meeting, entries, scoring, and trophy awards. The Moss fam-

ily was well represented by Alex, who had healed up from his arm injury in August. He finished a respectable seventh place in C class. The Overall B Champion was Andrew Ballard (D17) with 91.07 points for two loops. He was followed by Paul Biggerstaff and Carter Shelton. Let’s not overlook another performance of note. Rich Mertes in the Grand Masters class once again is atop the podium. Even the loss of his backpack during the ride didn’t slow him down. He has also captured top honors for the season, outdistancing second place by over 100 points. And the backpack was turned in by the sweep crew, so no worries there. What a perfect event: great weather, fantastic layout, and a large turnout… What are the chances?

Pat Reilly (above, left) found Linda and Stan Szlachciuk at the rider entry table for the Bill Maxey Enduro. Pat was working the entry forms for the Forest City Riders, and Stan was ready to enter the ride. The long-lost buddies hadn’t seen each other for more than 5 years. Back in the day, they had some great races due to their matched skill levels, and same rides (1992 Yamaha WR200’s – “the best bike I’ve ever owned” says Pat). Over 20 years ago they developed a fast friendship out on the enduro circuit that has continued to this

The Forest City Riders really did a remarkable job this year, kudos for everyone involved. Results: Overall A: 1.JD Friebel 2.Matt Dissell 3.Matt Adams 4.Blake Ryan 5.Pete Laubmeier Overall B: 1.Andrew Ballard 2.Paul Biggerstaff 3.Carter Shelton 4.Eric Tjelmela 5.Greg Cooke AA: 1.JD Friebel 2.Matt Dissell 3.Pete Laubmeier 4.Chad Toth 5. Eric Coulter 250A: 1.Blake Ryan 2.Dave Edsal 3.Zeb Zigler 4.Jarred Hall 250B: 1.Andrew Ballard 2.Garret Ballard 3.Nick Graf 4.Scott Little 5.Stan Szlachciuk Open A: 1.Paul Fabrizius 2.Michael Fahrer Open B: 1.Andrew Ridenour 2.Paul Hackbarth 3.Tom Farris Jr 4.Joey Frey 5.Chris Caballero C: 1.Mateusz Denslaw 2.Dennis Kycmichev 3.Jim Tully 4.Bobby Cook 5.Travis Langdale Vintage: 1.Craig Hayes 2.James Smith Vet A: 1.Matt Westlake 2.Nick Nenow 3.Heath Drone 4.Brian Friest 5.Lee Orme Vet B: 1.Carter Shelton 2.Eric Tjelmela 3.Brett Drew 4.Michael Manual 5.Mike Kilday Senior A: 1.Matt Adams 2.Rob McGee 3.Steve Vandenboogart 4.John Zigler 5.Karl Lueschow Senior B: 1.David Morgan 2.David Misek 3.Laine Stevens 4.Bill Elliott Sup Sen A: 1.Brian Niehaus 2.Kelly Getz 3.Jim Wancket 4.Jay Hall 5.Chuck Cannon Sup Sen B: 1.Paul Biggerstaff 2.Greg Cooke 3.Dean Lukey 4.Dave Peters 5.Karl Davidson GM: 1.Rich Mertes 2.Larry Crosby 3.Wally Mika 4.Brad Melick 5.John Nenow

day. Pat has vowed to join Stan on the enduro circuit again to rev up their friendly rivalry. By the way, Stan not only finished the event, but captured 5th place in the 250B class. Looks like Pat is shopping for a 250cc dirt bike with electric start. Stan and Linda are also well known inside of Distict 17. Back in 2010 they won the Randy Hatcher Sportsman of the Year Award at the annual banquet. They love the sport and are always upbeat and fun to be around. CYCLE USA, April 2016

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Kold Kutter Cash Heats it up Tomah, Wisconsin - Janury 24 Kold Kutter Mid-Season Championship

he Tomah event for the Central Wisconsin Ice Racing Association usually marks sort of a mid-season point. With the late start to the 2016 season, and very cold opener in Fremont, this day of upper 20â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, and perfect ice was just what the ice crew needed. A shot of good racing can help everyone forget a crapy start... and it did just that. A large turnout, great racing, and bonus prestige and cash thanks to Kold Kutter ice screws made this a must attend event. For all those that came out, the day met all expectations. Racing kicked off mid-morning, and right away we had plenty of action to enjoy out on the ice. The 250 Amateur GP class saw Weston, WIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Travis Leu run off with both moto wins. Behind him, Dave Jelinek ran in second. Through both motos, Jelinek was pushed right to the end by Corey Schroeder, as Noah Baehnman finished fourth. The Open GP Quad class final saw Ryan Bruggeman out front on the start with Graham Eichmiller and Tyler Martin all over him. The three were bumping all through the first lap. As they exited the

Tyler Martin had a good day, finishing third in the GP race, and then second in Open Pro.

Austin Hamburgur scored the 450 Pro class win.

oval, and into the first couple tight corners of the GP course for the second lap, Eichmiller pulled a cool inside - outside pass to just fly into the lead ahead of Bruggeman. The three ran close the remaining laps, holding that order ahead of Zack Raab and the six other riders. With the added payout in the Kold Kutter classes, there was a larger group also

racing in the Open Pro Motorcycle class. With fifteen riders, heats ran to determine gate picks for the winner takes all final. In heat one, Roy Nafzger set himself apart, leading from start to finish ahead of Soren La Valley and Austin Hamburgur. Right from the start of the second heat, John Strangfeld led. He pulled a bit of a gap early, then saw Nick Blumer close up on him in the final lap ahead of Jesse Leu. No surprise this group of riders stood out, but it was a reminder of how close the final would likely be later in the day.

Spectating in comfort. CYCLE USA, April 2016

When the final came to the line, it happened to follow a Pro GP Kold Kutter final earlier in the program. That final saw some very close racing between Nafzger and Strangfeld resulting in a protest and eventual adjustment in who was scored as the winner of the race. This just added fuel to the competitive battle we all expected here. The race set up as anticipated - Nafzger got the jump and led Strangfeld into the first turn. As the fifteen riders screamed around the oval, Nick Blumer locked in third ahead of Hamburgur. They were all close, but by lap two Nafzger and Strangfeld had pulled out a little. The pace was intense, and Nafzger was the first to make a slight error, slipping off the main line in turn one. Strangfeld went right to the inside, wide open and pulled three bike lengths out of turn two. It was all over from that point... Strangfeld took the win. Parts Unlimited rider Strangfeld after the race, “Roy and I got a simular jump and I had to chase him. We were going into the third lap and really pushing it. Roy just came into turn one a little hot and got out of the groove and I was able to get the line. Our speed is so close out there today it is coming down to starts, and who doesn’t make a mistake. The overcast conditions have the ice in perfect shape, so racing on it is really good.” Russell Bradley won his heat race in the 450 Pro class ahead of Alec Muth. Then Roy Nafzger came out in the next heat, scoring a win ahead of Austin Hamburgur. In the Main, Hamburgur got out front and held off constant pressure from Nafzger and Blumer. Hamburgur, “It was an awesome race. I got the holeshot and it was good. I fought the bike and stuff during the heat race and finished fourth. The start made all the difference, and not fighting the bike so much. This is my first year ice racing in the A class, so I’m still getting up to speed out there. I got into this because of Jason Heindl and my girlfriend Sierra. It is a lot of fun, and this win is great.” For the Quad Open Pro 20

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riders, Kold Kutter cash was on the line, paying deep into the class. Three heat races determined the line picks for the ten rider final. That meant only half the riders entered would move on. The first heat saw an old school, but very fast Yamaha 2 stroke take the win, ridden by Mitchel Williams, as he pulled from Travis Weller. Second heat had Tyler Martin of Kendal, WI win ahead of Shaun Winkler and Kodi Wells. The final heat was the closest of them all. Craig Melville was on it hard, making a second

lap pass on Mike Mueller while Ryan Bruggeman finished third. In the main, Tyler Martin grabbed the holeshot, and right away had to go on the defense as Craig Melville was all over him in the opening lap. As they went into lap two, Melville did the unthinkable, and used an outside part of the track to go the long ways around Martin and take the lead. The two rode in those positions while Wes Asbach locked up third ahead of Travis Weller and Graham Eichmiller.

Mason Barth won both the Open and 250 Amateur classes.

Full gates were the norm in both the bike, and quad classes.

haven’t given this a try, you really need to is only my second year on the big bikes. Performance Engineering/ Design Enlook into it. Everyone you talk to will tell With the bigger wheels and such it takes gineering and Fabrication/ Team 19 Moyou the same thing, once you try it, you’ll the bumps a lot better, but I’m still gettorsports backed Melville after the win, be hooked. Till next winter..... ting comfortable with the higher speeds. “Things are going really good so far. I I’d like to thank my dad for all the help. won the first go round in the third heat. Motorcycle Class Results: He does all the setup and keeps everyThat gave me a third gate pick, but I got Open Pro/AM GP: 1.Roy Nafzger 2.John Strangfeld 3.Clayton Vonmoos 4.Brian Frandsen thing ready.” into second off the start. The ice is really 5.Nick Blumer The Outlaw Pro Rubber (unstudded) good out there. You don’t even have to 250 GP Amateur: 1.Travis Leu 2.Dave Jelinek 3.Corey Schroeder 4.Noah Baehnman Quad guys always put on a great show, lift on the bars to get traction. The maPee-Wee: 1.Samuel Bell 2.Chace Bradley and today eighteen of them were widdled chine is running great as well. I passed Open Amateur GP: 1.Travis Leu 2.Bausten Brilla 3.Kevin Weivoda 4.Corey Schroeder 5.Dave Jelinek down to a final of ten riders. In this anyhim (Martin) on the outside. It is just Open Pro: 1.John Strangfeld 2.Roy Nafzger 3.Nick thing goes, wild class, Jeremy Flees hooking up that well that I can pick a line Blumer 4.Austin Hamburgur 5.Soren La Valley Open C: 1.Noah Baehnman 2.Dexter Popp stood out by winning the first heat. and go.” Open B: 1.Mason Barth 2.Rick Rozinski 3.Travis 4.Dave Wappler 5.Sierra Heindl Leu Mitchel Williams, Jim Falke, Louis The Open B motorcycle class had nine 450 Pro: 1.Austin Hamburgur 2.Roy Nafzger 3.Nick Plaskey and Justin Edblom all had good riders including some fast regulars, but Blumer 4.Soren La Valley 5.Jesse Leu Pro Vet: 1.Roy Nafzger 2.John Strangfeld 3.Russell heat races as well. none of them could keep Mason Barth Bradley Jr. 4.Greg Barth out of the winner’s circle. Amateur Vet: 1.Travis Leu 2.Rick Rozinski 3.Dave WapMarshfield, WI’s Barth pler 4.Kevin Weivoda has grown a lot the last 5.Gerry Thrune 250 Amateur: 1.Mason couple years, coming off Barth 2.Travis Leu 3.Megan his 85 and getting right Funk 4.Noah Baehnman 5.Corey Schroeder into the mix on the big bikes. In the first moto, Quad Class Results: Open Pro: 1.Craig Melville Barth moved to the front 2.Tyler Martin 3.Wes Asbach in turn one and never 4.Travis Weiler 5.Graham Eichmiller flinched. Behind him, Pee-Wee A: 1.Danielle MinKenosha’s, WI’s Rick saas 2.Levi Rogers 3.Emma Schlough 4.Allison Lindner Rozinski ran in second 5.Ashley Lindner Outlaw Pee-Wee: 1.Parker early, then slid back a Stepniak 2.Dakota Gettinger couple spots as Dave 3.Makayla Martin 4.Trentyn Hewitt 5.Emma Schlough Wappler and Travis Leu Pro/AM Rubber: 1.Jordan moved past before the Drexler 2.James Helgeson 3.Jacob Helgeson 4.Michael finish. Roy Nafzger (#6) and John Strangfeld were this close all day in multiple classes. Paulson 5.Devin Borski In the second moto, Open GP: 1.Graham Eichmiller 2.Ryan Bruggeman 3.Tyler Martin 4.Zach You just never know what is going to Sierra Heindl showed her speed, leading Raab 5.Dylan Seis happen in this very competitive class. the first lap. Barth made the pass in turn Pee-Wee B: 1.Zander Baehnman 2.Caleb Leschke 3.Reed Mccarthy 4.Cooper Leschke 5.Madison Regular front runner Scott Lindner has three of the second lap and went on for Stepniak been racing these events for 25 years, and the win. Heindl rode a great race to finAmateur Stk Rubber: 1.Max Lantvit 2.Ian Arneson 3.Cole Robus he led early but then one mistake set up ish second ahead of Rozinski and Travis 450-C (14-18): 1.Emma Robus 2.Dawson Dick Plover, WI’s Jeremy Flees to grab the win Leu. 3.Kyle Wells Outlaw Pro Rubber: 1.Jeremy Flees 2.Nick Nett ahead of Nick Nett. Lindner finished In the 250 Amateur class, Leu led all 3.Scott Lindner 4.James Helgeson 5.Louis Plaskey third ahead of James Helgeson when the the way with Barth nipping at his heals. Open Amateur: 1.Kodi Wells 2.Adam Stepniak 3.Zach Degner 4.Ethan Hommering 5.Eric Hart In the second moto, Leu once again got ice dust settled. Lindner after the close B Mod Rubber: 1.Jordan Drexler 2.Kenny Gruber 3.Dylan Schmidt 4.Caden Cook 5.Jon Aschbrenner race, “The day is going really good. I got out front. This time, Barth seemed a litJr. Rubber Open: 1.Emma Robus 2.Blaire Lindner a good jump but slid a little wide in turn tle more motivated, and his first trip out 3.Connor Pliska 4.Collin Baehnman 5.Austin Baehnman four. I got out of the groove. From there of turn four it was like he found an extra Old Skool: 1.Dawson Dick 2.Colin Wilcott 3.Dylan I came out tight and was able to fight my gear as he rifled into the lead. From there Waldvogel 4.Landon Kramer 5.Dave Dick C Mod Rubber: 1.Kane Strassburger 2.Chad Hartway ahead. This is a big course so it it was all Barth as he wrapped up his secfiel 3.Cole Robus 4.Max Lantvit 5.Ian Arneson makes the cornering a little different beond overall of the day. Megan Funk had Amateur Mod Rubber: 1.Kenny Gruber 2.Dylan Schmidt 3.Cole Robus 4.Caden Cook 5.Jon Ascause you carry more speed into them.” a good race, finishing third ahead of chbrenner While the season had weeks left to go, Noah Baehnman and Corey Schroeder in B Mod Prod: 1.Adam Stepniak 2.Zach Degner 3.Jason Bruggeman 4.Kyle Wells 5.Ethan Hommerthis was the last event of the season we both motos. ing were able to make, and it was a good one. Asked about his day and what’s workJunior Rubber: 1.Codi Fox 2.Eli Fox 3.Dakota Gettinger For now, we can all think summer... and ing for him, Barth replied, “I think it is a Mod Prod: 1.Emma Robus 2.Dawson Dick 3.Ethan winter can simply stay away for another change to coming into the corners a little Hommering 4.Scott Davis 5.Louis Malluege A Rubber: 1.Jim Falke 2.Scott Lindner 3.Jeremy nine months. That said, when it returns... wider. It is letting me cut tighter coming Flees 4.Devin Borski 5.Louis Plaskey lets hope for good ice, fair weather, and out, so I can get on it harder, and sooner. Pro/Am Mod: 1.Graham Eichmiller 2.Mike Mueller 3.Wes Asbach 4.Craig Melville 5.Travis Weiler more racing like we had today. If you It seems to be making a difference. This CYCLE USA, April 2016

Motokazie 2015 Season Banquet

New Prague, Minnesota - October 23, 2015 Park Ballroom - MotoKazie Annual Banquet

he Motokazie Motocross and Supercross 2015 Series closed with the annual banquet at the Park Ballroom in New Prague, MN. About 300 guests attended to collect door prizes and watch 190 riders receive their hard earned Series Awards. The 2015 Motokazie Motocross Series consisted of ten races: seven at Kellogg MX and three at Mankato MX. Many racers earned multiple championships this year. DJ Heppding of Elgin, MN took the overall in two peewee classes: 50cc Oil Injected and 50cc Multi Speed. Gavin Janovsky of Elko took the overall in 85cc 9-12 and 85cc 12-15. Austin Nelson of Eyota won both the Schoolboy and 125 12+ classes. Cody Wroe of Faribault, MN, took home the first place in both the 250C and 14-24C classes. Nick Oeltjen of Millville, MN, claimed the overall in both Open B and 14-24B, and Beau Boerner 22

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took home the 1st place trophy for both +25B and 30B. This was the last season of Motokazie operating races at the Kellogg MX facility; which will continue to operate under new promoters. In 2016, Motokazie will be running four MX races at the Mankato track, including one of the District 23 Championship Series final races. The 2015 Motokazie Supercross Series consisted of fourteen races: eight races at Jordan and six at various county fairs in Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin. The Supercross Series also saw riders earning mul-

tiple championships; and even some champions that crossed into the Motocross arena as well. Christian Berg of Farmington, MN was a great example of a diversified rider winning across multiple disciplines. Berg took home the SX Premix and SX 65cc 79 championship, along with the MX PreMix 7-8 and MX 65cc 7-9. Austin Kristiansen of Le Center, MN, claimed first place in the SX 250C and 450C classes, along with the MX Open C title. Jacob Mertens won the SX 85cc 12-15 and Open 80-105cc classes. And Josh Weis of Hutchinson, MN, claimed the overall in the SX 15-29 Open and SX 250 B classes. After a tumultuous off season, Motokazie is happy to announce that we have secured a contract with the Scott County Fairgrounds. In 2016 Motokazie will host ten race dates at the Jordan SX track; and six county fair races. This will be Motokazieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 20th season promoting Supercross events in Jordan! You will see a completely different track layout at Jordan, along with new lights and an upgraded sound system. Be sure to check out Motokazie online for photos and more information.

Motokazie would like to thank their 2015 sponsors including: Ziegler Cat, St. Francis Rehabilitative Services, Minnesota National Guard, Matejcek’s Implement. 2015 Motokazie Supercross Series Champions PreMix: 1.Christian Berg 2.Adrian Hauge 3.Lance Geis Oil Injected: 1.Eli Krech 65cc 7-9: 1.Christian Berg 2.Luke Geis 3.Brodi Boumeester 4.Dustin White 5.Joshua Linkey 65cc 7-11: 1.Luke Geis 2.Dustin White 65cc 10-11: 1.Noah Miesen 2.Gage Krech 85cc 7-11: 1.Riley Renner 2.Noah Miesen 3.Gage Krech 4.Michael Dalheimer 5.Timmy Kristiansen 85cc 12-15: 1.Jacob Mertens 2.Jonah Jevning 3.Tyler Westring 4.Ryan Lavrenz 5.Ben Bernal Open 80-105cc: 1.Jacob Mertens 2.Jonah Jevning 3.Riley Renner 4.Michael Dalheimer 250C: 1.Austin Kristiansen 2.Mitchell Dalheimer 3.Jake Johnson 4.Dustin Pieper 7.Matt Lavrenz 250B: 1.Josh Weis 15-29 Open: 1.Josh Weis 2.Mitchell Dalheimer 450C: 1.Austin Kristiansen 2.Max Hennes 450B: 1.Bo Schuette Pro: 1.Jeff Doege +30: 1.Norman Miesen 2.Steve Annen Women: 1.Mackenzie Dalheimer Mini Quad Stk: 1.Anthony Thurk 2.Reagan Sorenson 4.Mark Anderson Mini Quad Prod: 1.Vinny Callahan Quad Sport: 1.Jack Berdan 2.Kyle Johnson 3.Riley Brooks 4.Dylan O’Flanagan 5.Logan Radunz Quad Open B: 1.Luke Radunz 2.Noah Keck Quad Open A: 1.Bo Schuette 2015 Motokazie Motocross Series Champions PreMix 4-6: 1.James Schaffer 2.Dane Breitbarth PreMix 7-8: 1.Christian Berg 2.Jeffrey Rinkel 3.Ryan Sheetz 4.Gavin Stoltenberg Oil Injected: 1.DJ Heppding 2.Dane Breitbarth 3.James Schaffer 4.Kai Morgan 5.Jacob Peters MultiSpeed: 1.DJ Heppding 2.James Schaffer

3.Briar Madison 4.Kai Morgan 5.Jacob Peters Shift Shaft: 1.Jack Tauber 2.Colin Megaw 65cc 7-9: 1.Christian Berg 2.Ethan Rennie 3.Brodie Boumeester 4.Jacob Oehrlein 5.Ryan Sheetz 65cc 7-11: 1.Garret Becker 2.Riley Rainer 3.Ethan Rennie 4.Brodie Boumeester 5.Jackson Maalis 65cc 10-11: 1.Gage Krech 2.Garret Becker 85cc 9-11: 1.Gavin Tilford 2.Gage Krech 3.Tyler Otterdahl 4.Nolyn Hempel 5.Timmy Kristiansen 85cc 9-12: 1.Gavin Janovsky 2.Nolyn Hempel 3.Tyler Otterdahl 4.Cole Busch 6.Seth Becker 85cc 12-15: 1.Gavin Janovsky 2.Jonah Jevning 3.Brock Ritt 4.Nolan Rommel 5.Cole Busch Supermini: 1.Nolan Rommel 2.Josh Boaz 3.Jonah Jevning Schlby: 1.Austin Nelson 2.Josh Boaz 3.Kole Lemcke 4.Chandler Turner 125 12+: 1.Austin Nelson 2.Kole Lemcke 3.Alec Muller 250Jr: 1.Nick Fox 2.Aleck Frasson 3.Katie Vanderwerf 4.Caleb Loe 250C: 1.Cody Wroe 2.Colton Steiger 3.Payton Harrison 4.Austin Kristiansen 5.Jayden Leuth 250B: 1.Walker Kruse 2.Tommy Benkowski 3.Colten Mikkelson 250A: 1.Dana Alexander Open C: 1.Austin Kristiansen 2.Payton Harrison 3.Nate Myers 4.Cody Torgerson Open B: 1.Nick Oeltjen 2.Colten Mikkelson Girls Jr: 1.Brooklyn Peterson Girls Sr: 1.Grace Eiden 2.Kayla Streeter Women: 1.Katie Vanderwerf 2.Grace Eiden 3.Kari Cunningham 4.Sydney Anderson 14-24C: 1.Cody Wroe 2.Colton Steiger 3.Nate Myers 4.Jayden Leuth 5.Cole Alberts 14-24B: 1.Nick Oeltjen 2.Tommy Benkowski

25C: 1.Colby Carlson 2.Caleb Rosendahl 3.William VonWald 25B: 1.Beau Boerner 2.Corey Danberry 3.Steve Nelson 4.Chris Pietsch +30C: 1.Adam Guberud 2.Jason Ritt 3.Jeremy Peak 4.Michael Miller +30B: 1.Beau Boerner 2.Steve Nelson 3.Jason Place +30A: 1.Jed O’Connor 2.Levi McMains +40C: 1.Adam Guberud 2.Jason Rainer 3.Jeremy Peak 4.David Paul 5.Mark Vanderwerf +40A: 1.Darwin Frideres 2.Brad Cunningham +45 Open: 1.Dan Frasson 2.Randall Ross 3.David Paul +45A: 1.Brad Cunningham 2.Brad Erickson 3.Dana Alexander +50: 1.Brad Erickson 2.Randall Ross 3.Jerry Schulze +55: 1.Jerry Schulze

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District 23, 2015 Dirt Track Champions Photo by Tim McBride Motorcycle/ Mini Results: 50Jr: 1.Greyson Bostrom (97) 2.Brody Truchinski (25) 50Sr: 1.Wyatt Hastings (206) 2.Joey Lindberg (205) 3.Marcus Monson (72) 50 Shift/ Shaft: 1.Jacob Schmidt (200) 2.Parker Lindner (54) 3.Parker MacDonald (44) 4.JP St.James(22) 5.Greyson Bostrom (22) 65cc: 1.Waylon Hastings (222) 2.Jesse Holmberg (201) 3.Ginger Downey (96) 4.Ross Monson (58) 5.Kalvin Waschek (54) 80cc Open: 1.Jesse Holmberg (188) 2.Jackson Lindberg (175) 3.Waylon Hastings (130) 4.Levi Waschek (62) 5.Jacob Schmidt (56) SuperMini: 1.Jackson Lindberg (125) 2.Preston Langland (22) MadDog: 1.Paul Koch (182) 2.Daniel Bailey (170) 3.Adam Schmidt (116) 4.Andrew Hook (113) 5.Robert Herman (105) Beg Open: 1.Trevor Sterzinger (50) 2.Mike Rapp (47) 3.Derek Anderson (40) 4.Cole Limantinen (25) 5.Bill Wachholder (25)

Open A: 1.Jeremiah Lindberg (213) 2.Nate Minster (161) 3.Rich Delak (130) 4.Sam Hofmeister (85) 5.Zach Bailey (77) Open B: 1.Zack Einerwold (106) 2.Cole Limantinen (100) 3.Zak Skaudis (93) 4.Ryan Schmidt (72) 5.Jack Downey (67) 250/450A: 1.Jeremiah Lindberg (215) 2.Nate Minster (159) 3.Rich Delak (111) 4.Craig Dye (71) 5.Ryan Dean Einerwold (71) 600 Vintage: 1.Randy Thistle (163) 2.Adam Schmidt (160) 3.Ryan Schmidt (152) 4.David Darsow (151) 5.Mike Schmidt (119) Vintage Twins: 1.Randy Thistle (169) 2.Mike Schmidt (135) 3.Mark Harris (74) 4.Eric Dietz (60) 5.Mac McGrew (50) +30: 1.Rich Delak (135) 2.Ryan Dean Einerwold (89) 3.Craig Dye (84) 4.Scott Bigalke (59) 5.Rick Wascheck (56) +40: 1.Ryan Dean Einerwold (105) 2.Ron Bystrom (67) 3.Rick Waschek (62) 4.Tony Hauer (50) 5.Troy Brisbin (50)

+50: 1.David Darsow 2.Randy Thistle (139) 3.Greg Schmidt (108) 4.Ron Bystrom (85) 5.Robert Herman (74) Open Pro: 1.Josh Koch (175) 2.Cole Fealy (105) 3.Mac McGrew (98) 4.Andrew Hook (88) 5.Nick Mataya (84) 450 Pro: 1.Josh Koch (172) 2.Cole Fealy (84) 3.Mac McGrew (78) 4.Nick Mataya (64) 5.Andrew Hook (62)

Quad Results: Mini 50/70: 1.Ryker Hardy (188) 2.JP St. James (82) 3.Brody Srsen (75) 4.Connor St.James (74) 5.Olivia Hauer (50) Prod 90: 1.Jaden Dostal (216) 2.Brad Schroeder (133) 3.Jon Johnson Jr (25) 4.Emik Hauer (25) Sport 200/300: 1.Lucas Logue (183) 2.Jon Jonhson Jr (169) 3.Treye Bridges(139) 4.Logan Dostal (139) 5.Brad Schroeder (121) +25: 1.Scott Williams (191) 2.Mark Olson (172) 3.Tim Hinz (166) 4.Shannon Logue (154) 5.Patrick Edmonds (104)

16-24 Open B/C: 1.Brandon Mattson (176) 2.Amanda Flanscha (173) 3.Mark Neidermire (154) 4.Derrick Mattson (151) 5. Marshall Bridges (148) Open A: 1.Ryan Bruggeman (180) 2.Justin Berhow (152) 3.Mark Olson (151) 4.Andrew Wendorff (135) 5.Bryan Skaudis (84) Open B: 1.Brandon Mattson (203) 2.Tim Hinz (176) 3.Amanda Flanscha (160) 4.Mark Neidermire (159) 5.Cody Anderson (128) Beg C: 1.Derrick Mattson (217) 2.Marshall Bridges (182) 3.Molly Cornelius (136) 4.Jacob Zwart (92) 5.Sarah Srsen (56) Pro/Am: 1.Ryan Brugeman (186)2. Andrew Wendorff (140) 3.Justin Berhow (116) 4.Patrick Edmonds (88) 5.Daryl Rath (72)

Johnson brothers top the Bay

Sonny Johnson and #57 Parker Lange locked in battle.

Oshkosh, Wisconsin - February 6 By Gordon Lunde

chilly winter day brought out the best in brothers Christian and Sonny Johnson at the annual Otter Street ice races on Lake Winnebago in Oshkosh, WI. The brothers shared a 2012 Honda 450 and claimed the most victories on the day. Of ten total races, Sonny took two victories and a second place while Christian won two races and grabbed a third in the final event. Brad Boughton was the first race winner as he took the checkered flag in the Senior’s class. This year twelve riders lined up for the final, with the most racers in any class for the day. On the other end of the spectrum, Ethan Rosine took the victory over Nicholas Johnson and Loyal Prach in the 85cc youth class. Christian Johnson was the first brother to strike in 450 Pro action as he ran out front the entire race. The Hesbeck Engines/

Johnson Autobody/ RBI Industries/ sponsored rider won the race going away. Christian repeated in the Open Pro class with another runaway victory and took third in the Canadian Screw Pro-Am event. Sonny Johnson’s first victory came in the 450 class. Johnson led the entire race in front of Caleb Larson and Tyler Rosine, who battled hard for second place.

Late in the race Larson slipped and Rosine got by while Mike Moore slid past for third place. Sonny is sponsored by Hesbeck Motors and Diane Johnson. Sonny went on to take the win in Open Amateur and second in the 250 class. The always popular Vintage/ Twins class had five riders in the final, and they were led to the checkered flag by Triumph mounted Dan Vrana. The DVR Enterprises/ Fred Petis/ Mike’s Motorsports rider took the lead early and held off Todd Lefeber on his Yamaha and Joe Stoppleworth, also Yamaha mounted, for the win. Two quad classes were combined and Hayden Reitz rode his Oregon Coastal Powersports/ Reitz racing/ Meilke Racing/ Dutch Motorsports Honda to victory in the Open Quad class. In Open Pro Quad, Zach Zwirchtz took the class victory aboard his JSF Racing/ Magoo’s Speed Shop/ Dunrite Construction Honda. Zach had a bad start, getting tied up in traffic, but once clear, he flew to the front of the pack. Continued on page 27 Ethan Rosine won the 85cc class CYCLE USA, April 2016

Mama Tried Show/ Race UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena Wilwaukee, Wisconsin - February 19 By Gordon Lunde

he Mama Tried motorcycle show began a couple of years ago in an old warehouse in downtown Milwaukee. The show is a success in all ways. Huge attendance and media coverage bringing in invited bike builders from across the country. As successful events go, someone always wants to get in on the action. Step forward Jeremy Prach who approached the Mama Tried people about adding indoor motorcycle races to the program. An agreement was made and the first indoor motorcycle races were to be run the Friday evening before the Mama Tried show. The very first Mama Tried Flat Out Friday indoor motorcycle races. An agreement was made with the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena to use their indoor hockey facility for the event. Dr. Pepper soda syrup was applied to the concrete floor to provide traction. The application on the 1/10 mile oval began in the early morning hours because the syrup has to dry for a minimum 8 hours to provide the stickiness for traction. There were going to be some normal flat track classes like Amateur, Pro, Vintage and such, but then there were also the Hooligan and Goofball classes. To say these were different isn’t telling the truth. They were VERY different! In addition Roland Sands was in attendance with his Indian Scout Sixty Super Hooligan Team of bikes and riders. Prach hired starter to the stars AMA Pro flat track flag man Kevin Clarke to preside over the start finish line. Clarke put on his usual great show of expertise at the line. With double 26

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checker waves at the finishes and his flourish with the flags, he kept the huge crowd entertained all night. Heat races and semis were run to set the fields for the final events. To show

how well the races were run, twenty-two heat races were completed in one hour! That is an amazing feat for any program. During riders meeting the riders were told, “Sorry Pros, but you are not the show here tonight. Your races are important and you need to put on a good show, but the stars tonight are the Hooligans and Goofballs. This is what the people are coming to see.” It was discussed that although they all are racers, they also need to go to work on Monday. They need to put on a good show, but be safe and entertain the crowd is of utmost importance. Well, they succeeded in putting on a great show, and entertain they did! In front of an estimated 10,000 fans, the first final of the night was the Brakeless class. Danny Vrana jumped into the lead in turn one, but left the inside door open just a little and Terry Vestal stuck his front wheel in. The two came together and before they separated again some damage was done to Vrana’s bike forcing him out of the action. Vestal went on to a commanding victory. Finishing second was Matt McNall, who was told by a doctor many years ago to take up some exercise to help his heart problems. Well, he chose motorcycle road racing and did that for many years. He has since quit road racing but you can find him at the AMA District 16 flat track races nearly every week. The Amateur class had a bit of a battle to finish as many racers crashed. Nearly all were able to get back into the race, but the race order was shuffled constantly. In the end, it was Trey Johnson taking the checkered flag followed closely by Jacob Walter and Rob Reitz. The Pro class was a star studded event with several nationally ranked AMA flat trackers involved. Jake Mataya was the man in this event leading all the way. Jesse Janisch and Jeremy

DeRuyter had a great battle going until they both went down late in the race. Jake Cunningham and local favorite Charlotte Kainz filled in the top three at the flag. The Hooligan final saw some great racing from former AMA Pro Superbike and Supermoto rider Benny Carlson. Riding the Suburban Motors XR1200, he was able to close on the field and work his way through traffic precisely to keep his challengers behind him. It was a great show of excellent ridership to take the top spot on the podium. The final event of the evening was the Goofball class consisting of anything you wanted to put on the track. Only rule, rubber or duct tape covered foot pegs, so if you crashed the concrete floor would not get damaged. Princeâ&#x20AC;Ś I mean Ronnie Zastrow, was the showman of the evening. Zastrow Continued from page 25 The Otter Street event is an annual festival, held the first weekend in February, by the Otter Street Fishing club to raise money for many fishing projects on Lake Winnebago. The Beaver Cycle Club promotes the races during the festival and always puts on a premiere event. Results Seniors: 1.Brad Boughton 2.Sergius Figliuzzi 3.Michael Grapentine 4.Todd Lefeber 5.Jeff Wick 85cc: 1.Ethan Rosine 2.Nicholas Johnson 3.Loyal Prach

came out in all black, chrome studded leather with a white dove (fake) on his shoulder. His CM400 Honda had a Windjammer fairing and purple paint, guitar on the sissy bar, right out of a Prince video.

Zastrow jumped into the lead immediately. Pulling wheelies, almost running over the starter, and waving to the crowd, he got standing ovations from the fans. In 250cc: 1.Austen Madison 2.Sonny Johnson 3.Max Smith 4.Brady Lange 5.Chesney Boughton 450 Pro: 1.Christian Johnson 2.Brock Schwarzenbacher 3.Brad Rosine 4.Bret Stumpf 5.Kyle Weiss Open Quad: 1.Hayden Reitz 2.Keegan Reitz 3.Brandon Gonia 4.Chesney Boughton 5.Brandon Peterson Open Pro Quad: 1.Zach Zwirchtz 2.Tim Pavelack 450cc: 1.Sonny Johnson 2.Tyler Rosine 3.Mike Moore 4.Caleb Larsen 5.Austen Madison Twins/Vintage: 1.Dan Vrana 2.Todd Lefeber 3.Joe Stoppleworth 4.Dan Luchon 5.Shannon

the process, he lapped the entire field and set the standard very high for all future Goofball class racers. The winners went home with a trophy and bragging rights for the year, until the next Flat Out Friday. Watch the motorcycle happenings in Milwaukee next year for the announcement of the second annual indoor event. Get your tickets early because they are sure to sell out! Results Brakeless: 1.Terry Vestal 2.Matt McNall 3.George Patrick 4.William Ferguson 5.Dave Krunk Amateur: 1.Trey Johnson 2.Jacob Walter 3.Rob Reitz 4.Jeff Permanian 5.Brooke Chromy Pro: 1.Jake Mataya 2.Jake Cunningham 3.Charlotte Kainz 4.Morgan Mischler 5.Kyle Weise Vintage: 1.Danny Murre 2.Eric Mischler 3.Steve Kasten 4.Terry Vestal 5.Dan Lauters Youth: 1.Gunner Schmidgall 2.Brady Lange 3.Loyal Prach 4.Chase Saathoff 5.Ethan Rosine Hooligan: 1.Benny Carlson 2.Mark Atkins 3.Terry Vestal 4.Cameron Brewer 5.Dan Mischler Goofball: 1.Ron Zastrow 2.Alex Jannke 3.John Dunbar 4.Casey Fraher 5.Andy Carter

Reimer Open AM: 1.Sonny Johnson 2.Tyler Rosine 3.Max Smith 4.Caleb Larsen 5.Chris Foskett Open Pro: 1.Christian Johnson 2.Brock Schwarzenbacher 1.Kyle Weise 2.Jake Drummond 3.Brad Rosine Canadian Screw Pro-AM: 1.Parker Lange 2.Nick Smith 3.Christian Johnson 4.Brad Thoma 5.Brock Shwarzenbacher

D16 DT Referee Dan Vrana topped the Vintage/ Twin class

Open Pro Quad class winner Zach Zwirchtz CYCLE USA, April 2016

Big Brothers/Big Sisters Race West Bend, Wisconsin - February 14 By Gordon Lunde

ddie’s Lake House on Wallace Lake, hosted a charity ice race on Valentines Day for Big Brothers/ Big Sisters of Washington County (WI). This annual event is held to raise money for this great organization. An all volunteer crew runs the event and a local snowmobile club provides food and hot refreshments on the bar’s patio. A 3.5 mile road course style track is laid out on the lake for this once a year event. The local ice fishermen take the day off and leave the frozen surface to a bunch of riders that love ice racing. The first race of the day is a kids “ride”. A thirty minute, non-scored fun event for the young riders. Of course, the competitor in them is no different than the older riders, so they were dueling for positions just as though the race was for a world championship. Some of these kids looked to have some serious talent and will be running in local flat track events in the near future. The second race is for teams of riders or individuals challenging the 3.5 mile course on machines using AMA legal ice screws. Early laps saw the 328 Powersports B Team battling with JR Schnabel and Eric Mischler for the lead. Jacob Jeskno and Tim Beckman also mixed it up the entire race staying on the lead lap. Unknown to Schnabel, his bike had developed an oil leak. Just past the mid point of the race his engine seized, putting an end to his challenge. Fuel stops and rider changes mixed up the results, and in the end, it was Eric Mischler riding solo on the Mischler’s H-D KTM 450 taking the win with twenty-eight laps completed. Only two other rid30

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ers finished on the same lap, Jacob Jeskno on the Jeskno Racing Yamaha 250 and Tim Beckman riding the Team JJ Honda CR250. The third and final event was the Canadian tire race. The riders on these machines use the much more aggressive Canadian ice screw. These screws dig into the ice much better and make the track much more difficult to ride for the AMA legal ice screw riders because of all the ice shavings they raise. The AMA screwed tires are not able to dig through the shavings for proper

Canadian Screws, nothing but traction on the ice

The youth riders get time on the ice, in an unscored, but still fun event.

Start of AMA screw race, Jake Wiedemeyer leads #33 JR Schnabel, #19 Garret Loeher, #59 Jacob Jeskno

traction. This is why the event was split into two separate races. Parker Lange, Jeremy DeRuyter and Brad Thoma fought hard for the win early in the race. Lange riding solo, was able to stay close to the front and, without having to make a rider change, able to get in the lead and hold it. DeRuyter rode the first half of the event then handed over the controls to Jesse Janisch. Janisch

managed to catch and pass Lange on the last lap of the race, but Lange was a full lap ahead by that time and took the win. Thoma’s teammate, Brad Rosine, put on a great charge also, finishing third. Eddie’s Lake House was a great host. The friendly atmosphere and great service helped make the event a success. Please stop in and show them you appreciate their support of this event when you’re in the area. We hope to Brady Lange see you at this event next year to support Big Brothers/ Big Sisters of Washington County. You’ll see great racing and have a good time, all for a good cause. When it was all done and said, this year the event raised more than $5200 for Joe Stoppleworth the charity. having fun

Results AMA Screws: 1.Eric Mischler 2.Jacob Jeskno 3.Tim Beckman 4.Garrett Loehrer 5.Mike Wiedmeyer/ Tony Butler 6.Chris Johnson/ Max Mayer 7.Derek Busse 8.Cody Thompson/ Colton Gerlach 9.Patrick Ryder/ Brady Lange 10.Ed Smulders Canadian Screws: 1.Parker Lange 2.Jeremy DeRuyter/ Jesse Janisch 3.Brad Thoma/ Brad Rosine 4.Scott Fittshur 5.Zach Wolf 6.Brian Murphy/ Jordan Haupt 7.Dan Lauters/ Dan Murre 8.Scott Schneiberg 9.Jack Sutherland 10.Rob Wiedmeyer

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Another early race in Casey Casey, Illinois - March 6 By James & Rollanda Pinckard

incoln Trail Motosports hosted round one of the 2016 Fly Showdown series presented by Scott Sports and Dunlop on the Bomber track. Very mild weather has allowed Lincoln Trail to have two ride-day weekends and to host the first District 17 event - the Snowflake Shootout back in February. These all took place on the Classic track, so Saturday practice on the Bomber track (after sitting all winter) left it rutted and rough. Corners had so many lines it looked like a slot car track. Sunday the racers were welcomed to a perfectly groomed track. It looked like cake. With almost 400 entries, the LTM crew did a great job all day keeping the track safe and providing great racing. With such a strong turnout it looks like the series is going to be a great one for 2016. Today was also round two of the LTM track championship, with District 17 points as usual. It was a great weekend and good to be back on the Bomber track! There was one rider at the track in particular that everyone was glad to be able to watch and study his lines. That was District 17 rider Chase Sexton who has been signed to the Factory Connection/ Geico Honda team. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great to see a District rider sign with a powerful pro team, and Chase grew up racing a lot at

Chase Sexton was as impressive as anyone could have ever expected.

these local events. When you see him ride you realize right away why he was signed, because he is very fast and smooth. In the first moto of 250A, Sex-

ton had his Honda flying out front for the win. Kawasaki rider Channing Hunt finished second ahead of Matthew Bell, David Howard and Honda rider Keeze Carver. In the second moto it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take Sexton long to get out front, but while out there he made his only mistake I saw, tipping over in the corner after the uphill whoops. With a comfortable lead Sexton remounted and went back to attacking the track to the end. Hunt placed his Kawasaki across the line second for the moto and overall. Matt Bell and his Honda finThe +40 class riders off the line ished third. CYCLE USA, April 2016

Derrick Boyd with the early jump in Open A.

In the Open A first moto Sexton had his Honda out front and trucking. The race was behind him between Honda rider Derrick Boyd and Hunt. On the last lap Boyd and Hunt were still charging as Hunt found a way around to finish second. In the second moto it was as easy as 1-2-3 with the riders placing themselves in the same spots. +40 may have offered up one of the closest races of the day. There was twelve riders in the class and don’t let their age fool you, these dudes were fast! In the first moto Marty Vaughn found his way into the lead off the start. This is nothing new as Vaughn has been a quick rider for a very long time. What I didn’t expect was Jason Stills and how fast he was. On the first lap Vaughn was out front, Stills was all over him in second, and KTM rider David Stouer was third. On the second lap Arek Kruk made the pass on Stouer for third. While this was heating up, the action out front was boiling! Vaughn and Stills 34

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down hard before the downhill sending him to the truck for the rest of the day. Stills took the moto win and overall. Kruk finished second ahead of David Stouer who had his KTM twostroke on the gas. Fly Super Series is just a title, right? Wrong. WPS rep Adam Wright was on hand to race and have some fun, not pushing it because he wasn’t in shape. Well that’s what he said at the riders meeting so I’m guessing he wasn’t expecting to be in the middle of one of the best battles of the day. Not in one class, but two. In the first +25A class Suzuki rider Cory Deadmond took off with the lead. Wright was hot on his heals with started trading spots with Stills eventuKawasaki rider Daniel Biba third. On the ally taking the lead and holding it to the third lap Wright pulled the trigger and finish. Vaughn finished second with made the pass to take the win, leaving Kruk third. In the second moto Stills had Deadmond second and Biba third. In the his Kawasaki right where he left off, out second moto Wright snagged the front. Vaughn was tight in tow and on the holeshot and this time it was the second lap made the pass for the lead. Kawasaki of Biba that was in tow. On Stills kept putting pressure on Vaughn, lap three Biba made the move on Wright but when they came around for the third and into the lead. Biba held on for the lap Stills was all alone. Vaughn went moto and overall win. Deadmond finished third for the moto and overall. In the +30A class, the same suspects were back for battle and they didn’t disappoint. In the first moto Wright was just where he wanted to be, in the lead off the start. It held until the last lap when Suzuki rider Cory Deadmond passed Wright for the win, Biba in third. In the second moto Biba made the move into second, passing Deadmond early in the second lap. On the third lap he passed Wright to move into the lead Corey Deadmond & Adam Wright battling in +30A

and after more close racing they finished in that order. Best part it created a threeway tie on points! With the second motos being the tie breaker Biba took the overall. What great racing!! Results: 50 Shaft: 1.Talan Smith 2.Jatson Schiller 3.Hemi Price 4.Corbin Durbin 5.Paxton Walters 85 Open (9-15): 1.Edgar Lewis 2.Cole Godfrey 3.Anthony Edgerton 4.John Perovic 5.David Fraw-

ley SuperMini (12-16): 1.Joshua Taylor 2.Skyler Leaf 3.Dane Folsom 4.Brett Greenley 5.Luke Fineis SchlBy 1 (12-16): 1.Dawson Ryker 2.Zachary Mcclenny 3.Skyler Leaf 4.Logan Allenshouse 5.Troy Noland SchlBy 2 (12-16): 1.Dawson Ryker 2.Zachary Mcclenny 3.Derick Bell 4.Brayden Still 5.Nicky Shelton 14-24: 1.Derrick Boyd 2.Clay Sullivan 3.Nicky Shelton 4.Travis Ditch 5.Tyler Wolf +25A: 1.Adam Wright 2.Daniel Biba 3.Cory Deadmond +25B/C: 1.Brian Cope 2.Aaron Carter 3.Travis Walker 4.Kyle Weston 5.Skyler Lawrence +30A: 1.Daniel Biba 2.Adam Three wide in the corners was Wright 3.Cory practically a normal occupance. Deadmond 4.Arek Kruk 5.Shawn Kelley +30B/C: 1.Aaron Carter 2.Blake Young 3.Ryan Gusewelle 4.Kit Turpin 5.Jason Berry +40: 1.Jason Stills 2.Arek Kruk 3.David Stouer 4.Gregory Ensign 5.Ryan Gusewelle 50JR (4-6): 1.Jayden Struble 2.Hemi Price 3.Satas Vaupsas 4.Jatson Schiller 5.Brayden Cox +45: 1.David Stouer 2.Billy Viviano 3.Dan Hall 4.Michael Kistler 5.Tony Burns +50: 1.Scott

Campbell 2.Scott Delmastro 3.Scott Spindler 4.Orville Kline 5.James Pinckard +55: 1.John Henry 2.Orville Kline 3.Charles Nice 4.Robert Carpenter 5.Scott Delmastro 125cc 2 Str: 1.Dane Folsom 2.Garrett Russell 3.Troy Noland 4.Jacob Mcgee 5.Christopher Gallagher Open 2 Stroke: 1.Ethan Royer 2.Cody Schmitt 3.Scotty Delmastro 4.Roy Bittner Vintage: 1.Kynon Johnson 2.Patrick Brasier 3.Dustin Biggs 4.Austin Hebenstreit 5.Michael Kistler Women: 1.Kiley Cento 250A: 1.Chase Sexton 2.Channing Hunt 3.Matthew Bell 4.David Howard 5.Keeze Carver 250B: 1.Parker Smith 2.Chance Trigalet 3.Matthew Kretzler 4.Nathan Mcclure 5.Ethan Royer 250C: 1.Dakota Mckay 2.Skylar Webb 3.Bodhi Parsons 4.Alex Funk 5.Benny Royer 50Sr (7-8): 1.Briley Viviano 2.Nicholas Stefancik 3.Peter Parenti 4.Dayton Bushons 5.Cooper Mulzer Open A: 1.Chase Sexton 2.Channing Hunt 3.Derrick Boyd 4.Matthew Bell 5.Clay Sullivan Open B: 1.Parker Smith 2.Matthew Kretzler 3.Nick Lasecki 4.Tyler Wolf 5.Nathan Mcclure Open C: 1.Chase Boykin 2.Bodhi Parsons 3.Dakota Mckay 4.Skylar Webb 5.Lucas Garrels Open Beg: 1.Dallas Cooke 2.Jacob Ray 3.Dakota West 4.William Clark 5.Tristan Whitley 50 Open (4-8): 1.Nicholas Stefancik 2.Peter Parenti 3.Briley Viviano 4.Keegan Brown 5.Cooper Mulzer 65Jr (7-9): 1.Krystian Janik 2.Hunter Savage 3.Peter Parenti 4.Nicholas Stefancik 5.Jacob Struble 65Sr (10-11): 1.Mark Fineis 2.Jake Colbert 3.Carter Toal 4.Gavin Batson 5.Cole Ponton 65 Open (7-11): 1.Krystian Janik 2.Jake Colbert 3.Hunter Savage 4.Briley Viviano 5.Jacob Struble 85Jr (9-11): 1.Anthony Edgerton 2.Cole Godfrey 3.Edgar Lewis 4.Mark Fineis 5.Thomas Wojtasow 85Sr (12-15): 1.Brett Greenley 2.Zennon Shain 3.David Frawley 4.Mason Lutz 5.John Perovic

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Spindler wins Mille Lacs Midwest Ice Racing Association Garrison, Minnesota - February 13 By Tim McBride

he Midwest Ice Racing Association held round three of their championship series on Minnesota’s iconic Lake Mille Lacs, hosted by Eddy’s Resort. The frosty minus sixteen degree wake-up call from Mother Nature didn’t thwart 160 race entries from competing in a total of 25 classes. However, temps did rise to the upper single digits by mid-day and the sun was shining, so if you are from Minnesota or Wisconsin it would be categorized as a perfect ice racing day. Superior Wisconsin native Cole Spindler almost had a perfect day by topping two out of a possible three classes. Spindler won the overall in the Open A 14 to 29 age group class via a 1-1 moto tally. He then went on to score the win in the single moto Dash for Cash. In the Open A class, Dain Olson stopped Spindler's chance at a three-peat by sharing first place moto finishes with CJ Wise. Gavin Love topped two classes

Open A was topped by D23’s #20 Rich Suter (1-2). #99 Ryan Santikko finished second (3-1).

also by taking the overall in the Open B and the Open B 14-29 age class, in convincing fashion. In only his first time competing on a motorcycle, the multi-talented Brody Srsen won the overall in the Micro Open Age 4-8 class. The young speedster then went on to score the win aboard his customary quad racer in the Micro Studded

#344 Cole Spindler went 1-1 for the day to win the Open A 14-29 division.

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class, and shared victories with his mother Sarah Srsen who took both moto wins in the competitive C 250-450 class. Brock Zychowski also scored a double in the quad ranks by winning the super fast A 250-450 class and the Dash for Cash. Ben Suter spoiled Zychowski’s chance at a three peat by winning the Open A class.

The final round of the Championship series is set to be held at Barkers Island in Superior Wisconsin. Then that evening attention turns to the series banquet. It was a shortened season due to mother nature, but plans are already in the works for 2017, hopefully including two rounds in Minnesota again. Motorcycle Results: 50cc 4-8: 1.Brody Srsen 2.Cyrus Fisher 3.Grason Crust. Open C: 1.John Dosset 2.Ryan Slepica 3.Taylor Larsen 4.Jason Larsen 5.Joe Erkkila Open B: 1.Gavin Love 2.Jeff Berg 3.Garrett Almer 4.Paul Hartel 5.Bryan Moenssen Open A: 1.Dain Olson 2.CJ Wise 3.Neil Pede 4.Cole Spindler 5.Alan Klejeski +30: 1.Jeff Berg 2.Bryan Moenssen 3.Noel Edwards 4.Curt Wise 5.Lil J Open C 14-29: 1.Zach Maaninga 2.Ryan Slepica 3.Jason Larsen 4.Luke Maga 5.Joe Erkkila. Open B 14-29: 1.Gavin Love 2.DJ Keeler 3.Zak Skaudis 4.Paul Hartel 5.Jimmy Darr Open A 14-29: 1.Cole Spindler 2.Dain Olson 3.CJ Wise 4.Alan Slepica 5.Neil Pede

The 250-450B class overall went to #53 John Darwin, going 3-1 for the day. Dash For Cash: 1.Cole Spindler 2.Dain Olson 3.Neil Pede 4.CJ Wise 5.Kyle Bean Quad Class Results: Junior Rubber: 1.Taylor Wilcox. UTV Rubber: 1.Mitchell Otterson 2.Travis Milhausen 3.Tyler Pipo 4.Keith Seiloff. 4x4 Rubber: 1.AJ Berg. Micro: 1.Brody Srsen 2.Alex Wilcox 3.Brady Crust. Junior: 1.Sloan Pittman 2.Carson Hjelmen 3.Travis Milhausen Jr 4.Joey Brummer 5.Dylan Stucynski +30: 1.Rich Suter 2.Bryan Skaudis 3.Tim Hinz 4.Jesse Klotzke 5.Travis Luoma Open C: 1.Tyler Pipo 2.Dalton Luoma 3.Marshall Bridges 4.Derek Hjelmen

5.Jens Greggerson Open B: 1.John Darwin 2.Adam Pollock 3.Cody Taylor 4.Austin Talso 5.Cody Anderson Open A: 1.Rich Suter 2.Ryan Santikko 3.Brock Zychowski 4.DJ Keeler 5.Ben Suter B Rubber: 1.Jasson Bauer. A Rubber: 1.Bryan Skaudis 2.Zak Skaudis. Three Whheler: 1.Derek Hjelmen 2.Marv Schmitz 3.Garrett Reynolds. C 250 2-STK, 450 4-STK: 1.Sarah Srsen 2.Marshall Bridges 3.Tyler Pipo 4.Dalton Luoma 5.Lance Hjelmen B 250/450cc: 1.John Darwin 2.Andrew Nadke 3.Adam Pollock 4.Austin Johnson 5.Devon Stucynski A 250/450cc: 1.Brock Zychowski 2.Ryan Santikko 3.Rich Suter 4.Ben Suter 5.Jason Bruggeman Dash for Cash: 1.Brock Zychowski 2.Ryan Santikko 3.Rich Suter 4.DJ Keeler 5.Ben Suter

#72 Jeff Berg swept the +30 Open class. CYCLE USA, April 2016

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District 23 Off-Road Banquet

A group of the 2015 Champions

Little Falls, Minnesota - January 30 By Paul Otto, Photos courtesy of Megan Otto

nother year is in the books for all the Off-Road participants. The number of participants this year has increased slightly which is good and we always have room for more, so come on out and give it a try. The River Valley Enduro Riders hosted the 2015 District 23 Off-Road Awards Banquet at the Little Falls Ballroom, and did a great job organizing good food, big prizes and some awesome District 23 awards. Award winners received custom canvas prints with individual pictures. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aâ&#x20AC;? class champions received embroidered jackets while new for 2015, the B/C class champions received embroidered sweatshirt as a recognition for their accomplishments. For an impressive sixth time the Range Riders Motorcycle Club won the Hare Scramble of the Year Award, voted on by the riders. Not only does the RVER put on a great banquet, they seem to know their way around the woods by winning the Enduro of the Year Award. Congratulations to those two clubs.

Some big news coming from a couple of Minnesota District 23 Off Road riders. We had Matt Stavish winning the AMA Vet/ Senior Racer of the Year Award, Matt was the 45-plus A champion from the 2015 Kenda AMA National Enduro Championship Series.

Nathan Ferderer participated in the 2015 ISDE in Slovakia and earned himself a gold medal, and an experience of a lifetime. Congratulations to you both on your accomplishments and for proudly representing Minnesota.

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2016 comes with some exciting news as a band of D23 clubs have joined to put together a mini series for the riders. Al-

though itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in its initial stages there will be six races. Riders can miss one event, but will then have to attend one of two

trail rides put on at Thielman. There will be a payout to all A classes with five or more riders at most of the events and we will have over $8,000 in prizes at the end of the year for all who qualify. No points or class winners, just a random drawing for prizes. Stay tuned for more details. It should be fun. The big winners for the night were Dylan Debel and Tyler Pogreba. Dylan in dominating fashion won the Overall Championship in the Hare Scramble Series and Tyler Pogreba won his first ever Overall Championship in the Enduro Series. Congratulation to all participating racers on their accomplishments, continue to enjoy the privileges we have and Thank You to all the Clubs for all the hard work in putting on these events. See ya at the races. AA Class winners

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District 17’s 2015 Championship

Awards Banquet Ottawa, Illinois - January 30 Pitstick Pavilion

his afternoon was much like any other AMA District 17 Championship Awards banquet. Just as special as always, be it your first time here, or something you’ve done for many years. We had a good turn out with close to five hundred again, and it really helped that this year the weather didn’t keep people home. Temps in the 40's and dry roads in January are a great plus for this event. Funny how even inside events are impacted by mother nature. The Directors put together another great night, with a bunch of very cool awards that followed a fantastic dinner. This year’s festivities were made more special as we were able to honor one of the most dedicated members of our family. Greg Moss who passed away a couple years ago was honored with the Hall of

Ryan Moss and family after receiving the Hall of Fame Award for Greg Moss

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Over 500 friends and family members enjoyed the Annual Banquet

Fame recognition. It hasn’t been awarded in over twenty years, but anyone who knew Greg totally understands how this came to be. Greg was a long time AMA and Dist.17 member, and long time enduro rider. His enthusiasm of the sport and motorcycles was obvious to all that met him, and with the passing of his love of the

sport to his son Ryan. Greg had been a member of the Forest City Riders and Kishwaukee Riders. Greg’s son Ryan Moss, along with Ryan’s wife, mother and his son, Greg’s grandson, received the award do to the untimely passing of Greg who will be missed by all of the motorcycling community. The family is very proud of what Greg accomplished and thanked everyone for not forgetting him. Greg Moss is in all our thoughts. This Hall of Fame award was just a small way to show our appreciation. D17 Trails Director, Eric Miller, “The 2015 season was a great success. The trials community seems to keep growing in District 17, as we now see an average of around thirty riders per event. We had nine events, with two new venues, one being near Sidell, IL at our 2015/ outgoing Director, Mike Cross' family farm, the other being near Oregon at what we now call “Jeff's place”. Jeff Franklin and his family even stepped up to host a second event there when one of the other clubs had to cancel. This is the type of camaraderie and participation that I like to see in the name of our sport. I can remember the first trials I went to in our district as a spectator, and there were six riders total. Also, “dual” events like the one put on at Fox Valley Off-road are having a positive ef-

fect on our turn outs due to the fact that riders from other disciplines can see what we do. While I’m on the subject of participation, it is worth mention that our Women’s class this year saw Kimi Gardner and Anna Rushbrook at all nine events, battling for points. Kudos to you,

There was far from a shortage of proud family members looking to catch a photo.

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ladies! I'm looking forward to the 2016 season as my first full year as Trials Director. We will have 11 events, 8 of which are included in Saturday/ Sunday event weekends. We try to keep all of our events as spectator friendly as possible, so if anyone

is thinking about giving trials a try, or just wanting to see some amazing talent, come see one of our events.” “The 2015 Hare Scramble season went really well with many riders ridding more than the best of fifteen rounds that count. When you talk to them, they all said they were having fun and wanted to ride them all.” District 17 Hare Scrambles Jay Hall continued, “Also we had some intense battles in many classes from the start of the season to the last race of the year. From the top AA class to the plus classes, we had some of the best lead changing that I can think of in years. Your AA winner Drake Lineback won by just three points, and also the winner in +40A Randy Southard won by just one point. It doesn’t get much tighter then that! The banquet was well attended again by the H-S bunch, and all had plenty to eat and were glad to get there awards. Also, as always there was plenty of talking trash to their buddies over a cold drink before the 2016 season starts. Tammy and Jarred and myself hope to see everyone at the track this year and hope you all have fun because after all, when the smoke clears we race motorcycles to have fun and build friendships, because we are all a family at the races.” Long time D17 Enduro Ryan Moss was also really upbeat about the 2015 season, and what was coming in 2016. Moss, “The 2015 Enduro season saw eleven events on the schedule, with two of those being ones that came back after many years away. The series got to travel to many different places, and all those had varied terrains to challenge even the best riders. Even with those challenges the series saw some great events and great battles. Thanks to all the clubs for putting the events on, and to the riders for making it a great season. Our Grand Champion this year was Chase Robinson, taking his first Overall Championship. Chase came out swinging at the opening two rounds to take the overall and a nice points lead. Throughout the season Chase was able to take seven overall wins, showing why he would be the series Champion. We had a few good class battles throughout the season along with a couple standout CYCLE USA, April 2016

Open Riding For All Riders See web site for dates and information. Scheduled practice dates feature a Groomed track with flaggers and EMT’s on site!! Coming to Sunset Ridge April 11-15. Limited to 12 students per day, go to www.afmxSchool.com for more info. $150/ day, or 2 days for $250

May 8 .. (Bikes & ATV’s!).... Dist 17 Motocross June 18/19...... ATV National Go to Sunsetridgemx.com or ATVmotocross.com for information on this exciting Quad Only weekend

June 25 .............Racer-X Vet Series Race Day for our vet riders... including special Vintage classes, see web, bikes only, no youth classes “today”

June 26..(Bikes & ATV’s!) .... Dist 17 Motocross July 10 .. (Bikes & ATV’s!) ... Dist 17 Motocross

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Sept 10 .. (Bikes & ATV’s!) .. Dist 17 Motocross Sept 11 .. (Bikes & ATV’s!) .............. Pro-Am MX AMA D-17 IL State MX Championship

Oct. 16....Bikes & Quads.. D17 Motocross Nick Hoffman Memorial Race

April 22 - Track opens for special pre-race Open Practice April 23 & 24 - Two full days of exciting, action packed Racing!! Pro-Am Payout both days, D17 Points both days, Loretta Lynn Qualifier event! See website for all the details, and schedules

•Concessions •Weekend Camping •Special Evening Events •Fun for the Whole Family

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rides. In the C class, Mateusa Denslaw and Bobby Cook battled all year with Mateusa coming out on top. Both riders pushed hard enough to have respectable B class finishes at some events too. The Open A class saw new to enduros Darren Carlson win all but one event that he entered. Darrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rides put in the top ten overall many times and he finished out the year seventh overall, welcome to the AA class Darren. Nick Graf and Michael Manuel battled for the Overall B title. Nick put in some strong rides mid-season

Class Champion Jacob Lincoln with his family after winning the 50/50 raffle.

The 2015 Hare Scrambles Champions

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to take the title along with the 250B title. Michael finished out the year in second Overall B and won +30B over Casey Shatters. Matt Adams and Rob McGee battled all season in +40A. Matt put in some top three overall rides to take the points lead and title. Matt also finished third overall for the season. Once again young Blake Ryan was the kid to beat in 250A, showing that he has the speed to run with the AA riders. Blake took a convincing win in 250A and finished fourth overall. Both Matt Adams

Everyone had fun celebrating another fantastic season.

and Blake Ryan will be in the AA class next season. The District 17 Randy Hatcher Sportsman Award went to Hill and Gully member DJ Ryan. DJ not only helps put on one of the longest running enduros in District 17, but is also the father of Blake Ryan and master pit man for many riders. While DJ does still ride enduros, he has changed focus to make sure his son along with fellow Hill and Gully members have a pit crew, and you can find DJ at many spots along the course helping out. Congratula-

tions to DJ, a very deserving rider for this award.” Moss, on 2016, “The 2016 will see twelve events with two clubs putting on two-day events. We will also have a national enduro on the schedule this year. Many of the events are going to an all offroad setup, or have permission to run with no lights required. And all events on the District 17 schedule are “restart” events, so no timekeeping is needed. If you’ve

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ever wanted to try an enduro this would be a good year to do it. Thanks to all the riders and families that came to the banquet! It was a pleasure to hand out the awards and see everyone doing some bench racing during this cold winter. Hope to see everyone an Enduro in 2016.” D17 Motocross/ Stadium Director Gerhard Ward was quick to point out some of the highlights os the moto season, as well

as the growing trend in riders crossing over to other venues. Ward, “Racing in District 17 was solid again this season, there were strong class races which went down to the wire and the normal runaways as well. There has been more and more cross type racing going on with riders trying new things. We had riders who did well in Dirt Track and Motocross, Hillclimb and Motocross, even the new Gran Prix type of racing had Champions in both types of racing for the first time. Our participation numbers weren’t huge, but have been steady over the last few years. Seventeen weekends of rain starting off the 2015 season made racing even more concentrated after July then it has been in a long time. Mike Westbrook was the three class winner in motocross this year, winning +40, 45, and 50. He raced all summer and on race day one could look up and see what class was running by whether Mike was on the track or not!! Roger Lyall and Zach Smith went down to the wire in the 4-Wheel 90cc class, ending the season with a two point separation. Ty Tyrrell won the 250A and Open A classes. It seems no one has put together a good enough charge to give Ty a run yet! Two years in a row isn’t a record but it a solid accomplishment! Mikah Carpenter crossed the MX/SX lines and won championships in both 50Jr classes this year. In SX Preston and Talan

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Zollers each won championships of their own in 50Sr and 65Jr respectively. Joe Smutny won +25 and Open A class which for many years Tommy Hofmaster has clinched by June. Joe rode hard and well this year staying healthy for an entire season. Ashley Newmarker won the Women’s class in Motocross. She has been seen racing quite a few stadium races as well, ending up second to Allison Roland who won the Women’s Stadium class. Krysten Merchantz won Gran Prix’s Womens class this year, and she is actually better known for her motocross background! Brian Roland took over reigns of the AMA District 17 Gran Prix Championship series as the new director. 2015 seen Brian race a lot of different things as well. He raced a Banquets are all about full Hare Scrambles series, Gran Prix having a good time! series (he won the Vintage class) and maybe he goes after two titles in 2016! a handful of Stadium mx races too. He Steve Perkins won the new +40 class and placed in all the Series he raced in the top I, Gerhard Ward won the +50 class with five! Gran Prix racing with some new Dj Ryan in second and Vern Scholl keepvenues and solid old ones had good racing ing the class competitive. all summer. Ryan Smith won the Open Nathan Young won the 65cc class in class easily and Blake Ryan won not only Gran Prix, with Travis Ward winning A the 250 Enduro championship, but also the class and 14-24 class in Motocross adding 14-29 age class in Gran Prix. +30 class to his multiple type championships winner Ryan Moss held he grip on the title awards. Garrett Ward won 85/Supermini for another year. Turning 40 last season

Motocross Champions

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an C class. Ben Bradford came out of retirement and won the B class which came down to the wire with Chris Caballero running a tight second. Looking down the line at a motocross or stadium motocross one may see a big tank, or bark busters. Riders are seeing the increase of participation with different types or racing improve their ability to go better in the part of racing they like the most. We all know this, racing is the best practice it has been proven over the years by the likes of Junior Jackson, Tommy Hofmaster and we are all witnessing today how racing every weekend is rewarding our current hot rod Geico/ Amsoil factory rider Chase Sexton.” If you haven’t come to an Awards Banquet, you are missing out. you don’t need to be receiving an award. This is a huge social event... the best kind, filled with other that love this sport. There’s more bench racing here in a couple hours than anywhere else. Either come just because it is a good time, or get really involved in this new season, and chase the points and a possible Championship of your own. Regardless, be here in January 2017.

Lincoln Trails ‘15 Awards Night Casey, Illinois - January 9 By James Pinckard

ichards Farm in Casey, IL hosted the Lincoln Trail Motosports 2015 Awards Banquet. As the riders arrived for the night they walked by tables full of awards for both the LTM Track Championship and the Fly Racing presented by Scott Showdown series. It seemed like a thousand motos were run on the three tracks - The Classic and Bomber at LTM and Staunton MX, a new track in 2015. All of these tracks were awesome and provided great racing. I can’t say enough about the staff of both tracks putting in hours of hard work. With everyone seated there were more laps bench racing than really ran for the year. It is always fun to talk with fellow riders and share racing stories, both good and bad. When the LTM staff took to the podium to start the night they began by thanking the riders for coming out to the track for races. They thanked the Action Sports medical staff for doing a great job taking care of the riders and all the staff,

The Winners with their hardware

flaggers, gate people and score keepers. Along with Fly Racing and Scott Sports Goggles (who provided sponsorship cards for the track championship winners) they thanked Dunlop tires for gifts and for having an incredible Ride Day this year, complete with the Dunlop staff and semis full of products and guest stars Will Haun and Broc Glover. Also thanked was Thompsons Motorsports, World of Powersports, Owen Motorsports, C&D Motorsports, CW Motorsports,

Clayton Anderson with his mechanic, pit crew and biggest supporter.

Drew Jackson with Troy Noland

Webers, Sportland Cycles, Neihaus Cycles, Action Motorsports and R&R Cycles, the dealers who provided prizes for the nights event, giving the riders some great swag to take home. Tim and Drew Jackson added, “We had a good year this year but are set up to have a really good 2016.” So come out and have some fun. With all the deserving thanks handed out, everyone stuffed with food, and the future plans discussed, it was time for the business of the night - to reward the riders for their hard work. The riders hauling out the big hardware were the overall points winners for the series: Brayden Cox, Clayton Anderson, and Troy Noland all needed help hauling out their awards for the night. With all the awards handed out for both the track championship and the Showdown series, announcer Tony again thanked everyone for coming and told them to drive safe because there was a threat of bad weather. Everyone headed for the door… not worried about the weather but trying to get home before the first round of the Supercross came on. Once a racer always a racer! CYCLE USA, April 2016

2016 D16 Events Hillclimb May 14 15 June 5 19

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Hare Scrambles *Enduro events paying HS points May 1 Madison Motorcycle Club ........Adams June 5 Straight Arrows Club ..........Arkansaw 12 * UP Sandstormers ........Marquette, MI 26 CMJ Raceway..........................Hixton July 24 Fox Valley Offroad ...........Wedron, IL 31 Forest City Riders................Byron, IL August 13 Hill & Gully MC.............Roselawn, IN 27 CMJ.......................................Hustler September 11 * SEWER ...................................Adams 18 Rapid Angels MC ...............WI Rapids

Dual Sport June 11/12 WI Dual Sport Riders ............Wabeno July 16 Valley Springs MC Club .......Ellsworth September 24/25 WI Dual Sport Riders ............Wabeno October 15 Kettle Moraine S Riders.....West Bend 22 Madison MC.........................Madison

Trials April 17 Wisc Observed Trials............Mauston May 14 Wisc Observed Trials. ........Oregon, IL 15 Wisc Observed Trails. ........Oregon, IL June 11 Wisc Observed Trials. .....Door County 12 Wisc Observed Trails. .....Door County July 16 Wisc Observed Trials. ...........Baraboo 17 Wisc Observed Trials. ...........Baraboo August 20 Wisc Observed Trials....Thielman, MN 21 Wisc Observed Trials....Thielman, MN September 10 Wisc Observed Trials............Mauston 11 Wisc Observed Trials............Mauston October 1 Wi Observed Tr. .......Black River Falls 2 Wi Observed Tr. .......Black River Falls

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Indianhead M/C Club ...Redwing, MN Indianhead M/C Club ...Redwing, MN

Rapid Angels M/C ............WI Rapids Kettle Moraine Spt Rdrs....Kewaskum Semi-Pro, Stk Points 25 CMJ Raceway..........................Hixton 26 CMJ Raceway..........................Hixton September 4 Valley Springs M/C Club.......Bay City

Motocross * Indicates D16 Points Paying Event Stm Indicates night race, with limited classes April 10 * Aztalan Cycle Club.............Lake Mills 24 * Rapid Angels Mc Club .........Dyracuse May 8 Aztalan Cycle Club.............Lake Mills 14 * Gravity Park USA ...................Chilton 15 * Marshfield T&T Riders ......Marshfield 20 Fantasy Moto.......................Tigerton 22 * Fantasy Moto.......................Tigerton 28 * Pine Ridge Raceway .........Athelstane LL Area Qualifier 29 Pine Ridge Raceway .........Athelstane LL Area Qualifier June 4 * X-Mas Family Mtrsprts...Christmas MI 5 X-Mas Family Mtrsprts...Christmas MI 5 * CMJ Raceway..........................Hixton 11 * Valley Raceway Inc....Crystal Falls MI 12 * Aztalan Cycle Club.............Lake Mills 18/19 Fantasy Moto.......................Tigerton LL Regional Qualifier, closed entry event 25 * Sugar Maple Mx .................Hill Point 26 * Sugar Maple Mx .................Hill Point July 2 * Gravity Park USA ...................Chilton PM Race 9 * Fantasy Moto...................Wittenberg 10 * Fantasy Moto...................Wittenberg 10 Aztalan Cycle Club.............Lake Mills 23 * Range Mx ....................Houghton, MI 24 * Range Mx ....................Houghton, MI 27 Stm CMJ......................................Portage 30 * Arkansaw Creek C/C..........Arkansaw 31 * Arkansaw Creek C/C..........Arkansaw August 6 * X-Mas Family Mtrsprts...Christmas MI 7 * X-Mas Family Mtrsprts...Christmas MI 13 * Gravity Park USA ...................Chilton PM Race 14 Aztalan Cycle Club.............Lake Mills 20 Fantasy Moto.......................Tigerton Night Race 21 * Fantasy Moto.......................Tigerton 26 Stm CMJ.......................................Hustler 27 Stm CMJ.......................................Hustler 27 * Valley Raceway Inc....Crystal Falls MI 28 * Valley Raceway Inc....Crystal Falls MI September 3 Stm Woodstock MX ......................Elkhorn 4 * Pine Ridge Raceway .........Athelstane 10 Aztalan Cycle Club.............Lake Mills

Mike Gaborsky Senior Race 11 Aztalan Cycle Club.............Lake Mills 18 * Fantasy Moto.......................Tigerton 24 Sugar Maple Mx .................Hill Point 25 * Sugar Maple Mx .................Hill Point October 9 * Aztalan Cycle Club.............Lake Mills Memorial Race

Dirt Track May 14 ST 15 TT 21 ST June 3 ST 4 TT 5 TT 11 HM 18 ST 25 ST July 2&3

Beaver Cycle Club .................Atwater Beaver CC .............................Atwater Aztalan Cycle Club.............Lake Mills SSTs..........................Plymouth Frgds Limited Amateur points classes No Points Arkansaw Creek.................Arkansaw Arkansaw Creek.................Arkansaw Beaver Cycle .............Dodge Co Frgds Aztalan Cycle ....................Lake Mills Rib Mtn Riders..........................Unity SSTs ....................................Oshkosh AMA Vintage Dirt Track Nationals Limited Amateur classes Rib Mountain Riders.................Unity Aztalan Cycle ....................Lake Mills Aztalan Cycle ....................Lake Mills Beaver Cycle Club .................Atwater

9 ST 16 ST 17 ST 23 ST August 6 Door Co Fair Bd........Door Cnty Frgds Limited Amateur points classes August 7th rain date 13 ST SSTs ....................................Oshkosh 20 ST Aztalan .............................Lake Mills 21 ST Rib Mountain Riders .............Wausau 27 HM Beaver Cycle Club .....Dodge Co Frgds September 3 ST SSTs...................................Plymouth Limited classes, non-points 10 ST Beaver Cycle .........................Atwater 11 TT Beaver Cycle .........................Atwater 17 ST Aztalan .............................Lake Mills 18 ST Aztalan .............................Lake Mills

Enduro April 17 GKTR ............................Roselawn, IN June 11 Sandstormers..............Marquette, MI 12 Sandstormers ..............(Mini Moose) August 13 Hill and Gully Riders.....Roselawn, IN 14 Hill and Gully Riders.....Roselawn, IN 20 Straight Arrow ER ........Duquette, MN 21 Straight Arrow ER ........Duquette, MN September 11 SEWER. ............................Adams, WI 25 WFO Promotions .............Geneseo, IL 2017 Points - November 6 Riders MC ........................Goshen, IN 13 Forest City Riders..........Leaf River, IL

Annual Meetings/ Banquet November 11 District 16 MX Meeting..........WI Dells 12 Annual Meeting/Banquet.....WI Dells

Clubs and Promoters

Arkansas Creek Cycle Club...........715-285-5679 Aztalan Cycle Club.......................414-265-1582 Beaver Cycle Club........................920-319-6889 CMJ Raceway ..............................608-220-6853 Door County Fair Association........920-746-7126 Fantasy Moto ..............................920-419-2863 Gravity Park USA ........................920-378-3864 Kettle Moraine Sports Riders........262-334-1743 Madison M/C ..............................608-220-5564 Marshfield T & T Riders................715-384-4555 Midwest Off Road Trail Riders ......715-937-1341 Pine Ridge Raceway ....................920-434-7015 Range Moto-X.............................906-369-2558 Rapid Angels Motorcycle Club.......715-421-5038 Rib Mountain Riders ....................715-359-3518 Southeast Wisconsin End Riders....262-930-0358 Southeastern Short Trackers.........414-303-1331 Sugar Maple MX..........................608-393-8812 UP Sandstormers.........................906-228-7010 Valley Raceway Inc......................906-236-3265 Valley Springs MC Club ................715-594-3726 Wisconsin Dual Sport Riders.........920-350-2030 Wisconsin Observed Trials ............319-624-2003 Woodstock MX ............................815-337-3511 X-Mas Family Motorsports ...........906-202-2681

Associate Clubs and Promoters Forest City Riders M/C, (IL) .........815-624-6535 Fox Valley Off-Road, (IL).............815-539-9021 Grand Kankakee Trail Rids, (IL) ...708-269-9754 Hill & Gully, (IN) .........................708-261-3433 Riders M/C, (IN) .........................574-248-2544 Straight Arrow Enduro Rid, (MN)..651-456-0224

District 16 Officers: President, Todd Ellingson .............715-451-1168 V. President, Joe Stoppleworth .....920-579-2372 Secretary, Judy Sumner...............262-754-0686 Treasurer, Ken Schuck..................608-873-9854 Registration, Chuck Melcher.........262-321-0397 Dist.Legislative Off. Mike Schwarzenbacher................920-319-6889 Banquet Chair, Melissa Ellingson...715-213-0068

Referees and Pointskeepers: Dirt Track, Danny Vrana ..............262-689-2842 Enduro, Curt Shomberg................608-438-6960 Hare Scram, Karl Lueschow..........608-347-0519 Hillclimb, Mike Bronk ..................715-325-4034 Motocross, Eric Uren ....................906-236-3265 MX Points, Dave Arva..................414-581-7265 Dual Sport, Brett Lobajeski ..........920-922-0979 Trials, Kevin Huber ......................262-424-3581

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Hare Scrambles May 8 Norsemen M/C...........................Cambridge 15 Spring Creek MX .............................Millville June 5 Arkansaw Cycle Park ..............Arkansaw, WI 26 Range Riders M/C......................Kensington August 7 Range Riders M/C .......................Brookston September 18 Moto City Raceway ...........................Staples October 2 Norsemen M/C ..........................Dresser, WI 16 Golden Eagles M/C .......................Mazeppa

Motocross April 10 Straight Arrow Enduro Rid....Grantsburg, WI Moto City Raceway ...........................Staples 17 Moto City Raceway ......................Little Falls MX Plus ...........................................Kellogg 24 Berm Benders Raceway .......................Mora Moto City Raceway ...........................Staples May 1 Cambridge MX............................Cambridge Spring Creek MX .............................Millville 8 Moto City Raceway ...........................Staples MX Plus ...........................................Kellogg 15 Berm Benders Raceway .......................Mora Moto City Raceway ......................Little Falls 22 Cambridge MX............................Cambridge Motokazie .....................................Mankato 29 Cambridge MX............................Cambridge Spring Creek MX .............................Millville 30 Cambridge MX............................Cambridge Spring Creek MX .............................Millville June 5 Berm Benders Raceway .......................Mora Echo Valley Motocross ..................Brookston 12 Moto City Raceway ...........................Staples Spring Creek MX .............................Millville 19 Berm Benders Raceway .......................Mora Motokazie .....................................Mankato 26 Echo Valley Motocross ..................Brookston Spring Creek MX .............................Millville July 3 Moto City Raceway ...........................Staples 4 Moto City Raceway ...........................Staples 10 Cambridge MX............................Cambridge MX Plus ...........................................Kellogg 15 Spring Creek MX .............................Millville 17 Spring Creek MX .............................Millville 24 Berm Benders Raceway .......................Mora MX Plus ...........................................Kellogg 31 Moto City Raceway ......................Little Falls Echo Valley Motocross ..................Brookston

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August 7 Moto City Raceway ...........................Staples Spring Creek MX .............................Millville 14 Berm Benders Raceway .......................Mora Motokazie .....................................Mankato 21 Moto City Raceway ......................Little Falls Echo Valley Motocross ..................Brookston 28 Cambridge MX............................Cambridge Spring Creek MX .............................Millville September 4 Berm Benders Raceway .......................Mora MX Plus ...........................................Kellogg 5 Berm Benders Raceway .......................Mora MX Plus ...........................................Kellogg 11 Echo Valley Motocross ..................Brookston Spring Creek MX .............................Millville 17/ 18 Motokazie..............................Mankato BONUS POINTS EVENT 24/ 25 Moto City Raceway ...............Little Falls BONUS POINTS EVENT

July 2 Spring Creek MX .............................Millville AMA ATV MX Pro National/Amateur 3 Spring Creek MX .............................Millville 10 Cambridge MX............................Cambridge August 28 Cambridge MX............................Cambridge

Non-Points Events May 14 Moto City Raceway ......................Little Falls Loretta Lynn’s Area Qualifier July 16 Spring Creek MX .............................Millville AMA MX Pro National October 2 MX Plus ...........................................Kellogg Berm Benders Raceway .......................Mora 9 Spring Creek MX .............................Millville Echo Valley Motocross ..................Brookston 16 Moto City Raceway ...........................Staples

*Youth Events June 18 * River Valley Enduro Riders .....Huntersville 19 River Valley Enduro Riders ........Huntersville July 23 * Norsemen M/C ................................Mora 24 Norsemen M/C ...................................Mora August 13 * Central Iowa End Riders ...........Dayton, IA 14 Central Iowa Enduro Riders .........Dayton, IA 20 Straight Arrow Enduro Riders ........Duquette 21 Straight Arrow Enduro Riders ........Duquette

Dual Sport June 25 Norsemen M/C..........................Walker, MN 26 Norsemen M/C..........................Walker, MN July 16 Valley Springs M/C ...................Bay City, WI September 24 Twin Cities Trail Riders .......Huntersville, MN 25 Twin Cities Trail Riders .......Huntersville, MN

Enduro

Trail Rides Dirt Track April 16 ST Shadow Valley Drif..New Richmond, WI May 14 ST Shadow Valley Drif..New Richmond, WI 21 ST Flying Dutchmen M/C............New Ulm 22 ST Flying Dutchmen M/C............New Ulm June 5 TT Norsemen M/C ...........Cambridge, MN 11 ST Shadow Valley Drift...St. Croix Falls, WI 12 TT Shadow Valley Drift...St. Croix Falls, WI July 30 ST Shadow Valley Drift...St. Croix Falls, WI 31 TT Shadow Valley Drift...St. Croix Falls, WI September 11 TT Norsemen M/C ...................Cambridge 17 ST Flying Dutchmen M/C............New Ulm 18 ST Flying Dutchmen M/C............New Ulm October 8 ST Shadow Valley Drif..New Richmond, WI

Quad Motocross April 10 Straight Arrow End Riders ....Grantsburg, WI May 1 Cambridge MX............................Cambridge 22 Cambridge MX............................Cambridge 29 Cambridge MX............................Cambridge 30 Cambridge MX............................Cambridge

May 21 Golden Eagles M/C.......................Thielman 22 Golden Eagles M/C.......................Thielman August 20 Kato Cycle Club..............................Mankato 21 Kato Cycle Club..............................Mankato September 10 Golden Eagles M/C.......................Thielman 11 Golden Eagles M/C.......................Thielman 24 Twin Cities Trail Riders ..............Huntersville 25 Twin Cities Trail Riders ..............Huntersville October 22 Paul Bunyan Forest Riders ................Akeley 23 Paul Bunyan Forest Riders ................Akeley

Hillclimb May 14 Indianhead M/C...........................Red Wing 15 Indianhead M/C...........................Red Wing June 11 Kato Cycle Club..............................Mankato 12 Kato Cycle Club..............................Mankato 25 CMJ Raceway ..............................Hixton, WI 26 CMJ Raceway ..............................Hixton, WI August 27 Kato Cycle Club..............................Mankato 28 Flying Dutchmen M/C ...................New Ulm September 4 Valley Springs M/C ...................Bay City, WI

Non-Points Events: September 17 Indianhead M/C, Drags................Red Wing 18 Indianhead M/C, Semi-Pro ...........Red Wing

District 23 Club/ Promoters

Berm Benders Raceway...............320-679-2582 Cambridge MX/ RTW ..................320-980-4428 Echo Valley..................................218-348-4754 Flying Dutchmen.........................507-327-8341 Golden Eagles.............................507-273-7400 Spring Creek MX Prk ...................507-753-2779 Indianhead Cycle Club.................952-210-8208 Kato Cycle Club............................612-460-6190 Little Falls/ RM Promos...............218-894-2826 MX Plus/ Midway .......................651-587-4435 Motocity Raceway........................218-894-2826 Motokazie ...................................952-601-1169 MS River Road Run ......................612-423-4192 Norsemen Motorcycle Club ..........763-263-9835 Range Riders...............................218-341-9691 River Valley Enduro Riders ..........320-248-4499 Shadow Valley Drifters ................651-253-1050 Straight Arrow Enduro Riders ......507-469-4229 Twin Cities Trail Riders .................612-965-8618 Valley Springs Motorcycle Club ....651-380-2351 District 16 Clubs/ Promoters: Arkansaw Creek Cycle Park .........715-285-5679 CMJ Raceway..............................608-220-6853

District 23 Elected Officers

Chairman, Mike Quinn................507-254-5386 Vice Chairman, Leslie Vanderwerf .......................952-469-3841 Treasurer, Karen Umphress ..........612-965-8619 MX Vice Chairman, MarkVanderwerf.........................952-469-3841 Government Relations Tom & Karen Umphress ...............612-965-8618 Trail Rider Vice Chairman Duane Nienow.............................952-213-2769 Recognition Chair, Owen Riess.....952-240-3020 Webmaster, Jamie Romfo.............763-219-3615 Membership Angela John................................612-386-6680 ARMCA/District 23 Office: Shannon Rumpca........................651-998-0406

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2016 Championships October 9 Muddobbers M/C .............Upland, IN 16 Cahokia Creek DR .............White City November 6 Riders MC ........................Goshen, IN 13 OR Forest City Riders ..............Leaf River

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Dirt Track All have semi pro and youth classes. Q= Quad classes offered April 10 ST Pekin M/c................................Pekin 23 ST Lamoine Ramblers...............Macomb 30 HM Nace .......................................Henry AM and Vintage May 1 HM Nace .......................................Henry All-Star (250cc-up) 14 ST Lamoine Ramblers...............Macomb 28 TT Nace................................Springfield 29 TT CIMC.......................................Neoga 30 TT CIMC.......................................Neoga June 4 ST, Q GMC .................................Galesburg 11 TT Lamoine Ramblers...............Macomb 18 ST Pekin M/c................................Pekin State Championship July 9 ST Lamoine Ramblers...............Macomb 16/15 ST.....................................Pekin M/c Pekin 27 HM CIMC.......................................Neoga Champagn Cty Frds - State Championship August 13 ST, Q GMC .................................Galesburg 20 ST Lamoine Ramblers...............Macomb September 3 ST Nace................................Springfield 4 TT CIMC.......................................Neoga 5 TT CIMC.......................................Neoga State Championship 10 HM Splinter Creek...................Jerseyville

Enduro OR= All Off-Road, Nat= National April 17 Grand Kank TR .............Roselawn, IN August 6 OR Turkey Scratch ER............Fremont, IA 7 OR Turkey Scratch ER............Fremont, IA 13 Hill and Gully Rid .........Roselawn, IN 14 Hill and Gully Rid .........Roselawn, IN September 11 OR SE WI End Riders ..............Adams, WI 18 NAT Missouri Mddrs ...........Park Hills, MO National All Off Road 25 WFO Promotions..................Geneseo

Motorcycle only classes at these events. April 9 Tri-City M/C .....................Coal Valley 10 MGR ...................................Morrison May 7 Moto Pro Inc .........................Wedron 15 MGR ...................................Morrison 29 M.O.R.R.................................LaSalle 30 Lincoln Trail Motosports ...........Casey June 5 Tri-City M/C .....................Coal Valley July 3 Moto Pro Inc .........................Wedron 23 Moto Pro Inc .........................Wedron 30 Forest City/ Mtsports Park.......Byron August 7 Tri-City M/C .....................Coal Valley September 4 M.O.R.R.................................LaSalle 5 Lincoln Trail Motosports ...........Casey 18 Variety Riders ........................Ottawa October 9 Tri-City M/C .....................Coal Valley 15 Moto Pro Inc .........................Wedron 30 Canton M/C...........................Canton

Hare Scrambles All have semi pro, amateur & youth classes NQ- No Quad classes at this event, B= Bonus points, Q only= Quad classes only March 13 MGR ...................................Morrison 20 B WFO.......................................K-Burg April 24 NQ,B Canton M/c .........................Glasford 30 NQ WFO...................................Roselawn May 1 NQ WFO...................................Roselawn 8 Moto Pro Inc .........................Wedron 22 WFO .........................................Viola June 5 NQ CCDR ................................White City 11 B Belleville Enduro Team .......Belleville Bonus ATV only 12 NQ,B Belleville Enduro Team .......Belleville Bonus M/C only 19 Moto Pro Inc .........................Wedron 26 NQ,B Dirt Riders/WFO ..................Oakford July 10 WFO...........................Spraugville, IA 17 MGR ...................................Morrison 24 Moto Pro Inc .........................Wedron 23 LTM .........................................Casey Youth Bikes and ATV only 24 LTM .........................................Casey Adult Bikes and ATV only 31 NQ,B Forest City/WFO/Mtsprtspark..Byron

August 13 NQ Hill Gully ...........................Roselawn 21 B Splinter Creek ..................Fosterburg 28 B Moto Pro Inc .........................Wedron September 3 B LTM .........................................Casey Youth Bikes and ATV only - Bonus 4 B LTM .........................................Casey Adult Bikes and ATV only - Bonus 11 B CCDR ................................White City October 2 WFO ....................................Geneseo 16 Moto Pro Inc .........................Wedron 23 NQ WFO ..............................Prohetstown November 13 WFO.......................................K-Burg Team 6 13 13 27

Races, No Points Dirt Riders .............................Oakley Lincoln Trail Motosports ...........Casey Belleville Enduro Team .......Belleville CCDR ................................White City

Motocross Q= Quad classes offered, B= Bonus points, PA= ProAm. AR= Area Qualifier. All have semi pro, amateur & youth classes. April 10 Q Tri-City M/C .....................Coal Valley 17 Motosports Park ......................Byron 23/24 Sunset Ridge Mx....................Walnut Area Qualifier w D17 points, Pro Am MX as well May 1 Q Galesburg M/C .................Galesburg 1 Q Motosports Park ......................Byron 8 Q Sunset Ridge MX....................Walnut 15 Motosports Park ......................Byron 22 Q Muddy Waters ..................Port Byron 21/22 MC Moto............................Mt Carroll Area Qualifier with D17 Points 28/29 Q Motosports Park ......................Byron 3 moto 2 day race 29 Lincoln Trail Motorsport ...........Casey June 4/5 B MC Moto............................Mt Carroll 3 moto 2 day race Bonus points 12 Lincoln Trail Motorsport ...........Casey 19 PA MC Moto Park.....................Mt Carrol 19 Joliet Motosports............Willmington 26 Q Sunset Ridge MX....................Walnut July 10 Q Sunset Ridge MX....................Walnut 17 B Lincoln Trail Motorsport ...........Casey Mid-Season Championship 24 Q Splinter Creek...........................Alton 24 Motosports Park ......................Byron 31 Q Muddy Waters ..................Port Byron August 7 Motosports Park ......................Byron 12 Q Pleasure Riders M/c.......Georgetown 14 B Ki Tracks ...............................Oregon 21 Q Lincoln Trail Motorsport ...........Casey 21 Motosports Park ......................Byron 28 Q Tri-City M/C .....................Coal Valley September 3/4 Q Motosports Park ......................Byron 3 moto 2 day race

10 Q Sunset Ridge MX....................Walnut 11 Q,B Sunset Ridge MX....................Walnut AMA D-17 Illinois State MX Championship Pro Am MX in addition 18 Q Galesburg M/C .................Galesburg 18 Lincoln Trail Motorsport ...........Casey 25 Joliet Motosports............Willmington 25 Muddy Waters ..................Port Byron October 2 MC Moto Park.....................Mt Carrol 9 Lincoln Trail Motorsport ...........Casey 9 Joliet Motosports............Willmington 16 Q Sunset Ridge MX....................Walnut 22 Lincoln Trail Motorsport ...........Casey 23 Lincoln Trail Motorsport ...........Casey 23 Q Splinter Creek...........................Alton 23 Motosports Park ......................Byron 30 Q Muddy Waters ..................Port Byron

Non Points events June 11/12 Motosports Park ......................Byron Loretta Lynn Regional 18/19 Sunset Ridge Mx....................Walnut ATV National 25 Sunset Ridge Mx....................Walnut Senior mx Race September 24 Motosports Park ......................Byron Senior mx Race

Hillclimb NQ= No quad classes, N= event runs at night All have semi pro, amateur and youth classes April 30 Pleasure Riders M/C........Cayuga, IN May 1 Pleasure Riders M/C........Cayuga, IN 7 NQ Cahokia Creek DR .............White City 15 Goshen Iron Horsemen..........Goshen 28 Central Illinois M/C ................Neoga 29 Central Illinois M/C ................Neoga June 11 Pleasure Riders M/C........Cayuga, IN 12 Pleasure Riders M/C........Cayuga, IN 19 NQ Rock River Riders M/C ...............Polo July 23 NQ Rock River Riders M/C ...............Polo D/17 Illinois Championship D17 Card Required, Double Points 29-31 Pleasure Riders M/C...............Neoga Hill Climb National August 27 NQ Cahokia Creek DR .............White City September 3 Central Illinois M/C ................Neoga 4 Central Illinois M/C ................Neoga 10 King City Dirt Riders.........Mt. Vernon 17 Pleasure Riders M/C........Cayuga, IN 18 Pleasure Riders M/C........Cayuga, IN

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Joliet Motosports............Willmington Moto Pro Inc .......................Mendota CYCLE USA, April 2016

May 14 Moto Pro Inc .......................Mendota 20 Woodstock Mx ..................Woodstock 21 Joliet Motosports............Willmington 28 Moto Pro Inc .......................Mendota June 3 Woodstock Mx ..................Woodstock 4 Joliet Motosports............Willmington 11 Moto Pro Inc .......................Mendota 24 Joliet Motosports............Willmington 24 Woodstock MX................Lake County 25 Moto Pro Inc .......................Mendota July 8 Woodstock MX................Lake County 9 Joliet Motosports............Willmington 15 Woodstock Mx ..................Woodstock 16 Moto Pro Inc .......................Mendota 23 Joliet Motosports............Willmington 27 Woodstock Mx................Lake County 29 Woodstock Mx ..................Woodstock August 5 Woodstock Mx ..................Woodstock 13 Moto Pro Inc .......................Mendota 19 Joliet Motosports............Willmington 20 Joliet Motosports............Willmington 26 Woodstock Mx ..................Woodstock September 3 Joliet Motosports............Willmington 9 Woodstock Mx ..................Woodstock 10 Moto Pro Inc .......................Mendota 17 Joliet Motosports............Willmington 23 Woodstock Mx ..................Woodstock 24 Moto Pro Inc .......................Mendota October 1 Joliet Motosports............Willmington 15 Joliet Motosports............Willmington 22 Joliet Motosports............Willmington

Dual Sports July 30 Brush Poppers.....................Morrison September 24 WFO Promotions..................Geneseo November 6 Brush Poppers ......................Sterling 12 Forest City Riders ..............Leaf River

June 5 Variety Riders MC ..................Ottawa 26 Variety Riders MC ..................Ottawa August 7 Variety Riders MC ..................Ottawa September 25 Variety Riders MC ..................Ottawa October 23 Variety Riders MC ..................Ottawa

Pekin M/C................................(309) 231-4945 Peoria Motorcycle Club..............(309) 635-1662 Pleasure Riders M/C .................(217) 247-2216 Riders M/C...............................(574) 209-1234 Rock River Riders M/C..............(815) 645-2351 Splinter Creek Dirt Riders..........(618) 977-5587 Tri-City M/C, Inc. ......................(309) 799-9449 Variety Riders M/C ...................(815) 434-3669 Woodstock Racing.....................(815) 337-3511 WFO Promotions.......................(309) 314-3343

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Trails April 24 Nitro...................................Elmwood May 14 Nitro .....................................Oregon 15 Nitro .....................................Oregon June 4 Nitro........................................Sidell 5 Nitro........................................Sidell July 3 Moto Pro Inc. ........................Wedron August 28 Variety Riders M/C ................Ottawa September 24 Nitro .........................................Lena 25 Nitro .........................................Lena October 8 Nitro.......................................Peoria 9 Nitro.......................................Peoria

Egg Hunts Non Point Paying events April 24 Variety Riders MC ..................Ottawa May 15 Variety Riders MC ..................Ottawa

4P/ Sunset Ridge MX................(815) 379-9534 Belleville Enduro Team..............(618) 277-3478 Brush Poppers M/C...................(815) 622-4099 Cahokia Creek Dirt Riders .........(618) 946-4316 Canton M/C Club ......................(309) 202-1144 Central Illinois M/C .................((217) 649-6354 Dirt Rider, Inc. ..........................(217) 789-0107 Forest City Riders M/C ..............(779) 221-9383 Fox Valley Off-Road..................(815) 539-9021 Galesburg M/C.........................(309) 344-1714 Grand Kankakee Trail Riders.....(708) 946-0999 Hill and Gully M/C....................(708) 424-1969 Joliet Motosports Park ..............(815) 476-7433 Ki Tracks ...............................(815) 732-3073 Kiesow Racing ..........................(217) 632-0277 King City Dirt Riders..................(618) 266-7208 Lamoine Ramblers M/C ............(309) 837-9436 Lincoln Trail Motosports.............(217) 932-2041 Megacross MX. .........................(815) 539-9021 M.C. Moto Park.........................(815) 541-1209 Midwest Off-Road .....................(815) 228-6143 Motosports Park .......................(815) 234-2271 Muddy Waters ..........................(309) 948-1560 N.I.T.R.O ...............................(815) 335-2749

E-mail addresses at the D17 web site President, AJ Waggoner...............219-696-1873 V. President, Bill Tuman Treasurer, Patty Ward..................815-539-9021 Secretary, Lexi Bedford Card Processor, Patty Ward ..........815-539-9021 Road, George Barrington.............630-530-4810 ABATE, John Harris......................309-678-8613

Event Directors: Enduro, Ryan Moss......................815-624-6535 GranPrix, Brian Roland Hare Scrambles, Jay Hall.............217-566-3735 Hillclimb, Matt Peters ..................217-895-3067 Dirt Track, Mike Bender...............309-236-7914 MX & SX, Gerhard Ward..............815-539-9021 Trials, Mike Cross ........................217-649-7915

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