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On The Cover: Deegan Leaf with his parents Katrina and Nick Leaf at the AMA District 23 2016 Motocross Awards Banquet. Deegan finished fourth in the 50cc Multi Speed 4-8 class. Nick finished fourth in the +30B class.

March 17 Contributors! Thank you!! Dave Hollub Rolfe Otternes James Pinckard

Rollanda Pinckard Matt Wellumson

From the Back of the Pack Mike Quinn, D23 Chairman It has been a busy start to 2017, with awards ceremonies, the International Motorcycle show and board meetings. Our annual business meeting was held on December 17th and here’s a short summary of the meeting. Election of board members was the first order of business, many of the positions were filled by incumbents. We do have a few new members which is always nice to see. Jordan Eustace will be representing the Women’s and girls classes. Missy Janovsky takes over the 125cc 2 str, Junior (schoolboy 2) and schoolboy 1 classes. MX Mini Quad will be represented by Jim Tibbets. Rules changes for the 2017 season in the ARMCA rulebook are as follows. 1.To earn volunteer bonus points in both an amateur class and youth class the racer must meet the Volunteer requirements set for the amateur classes. Applies to both Hare Scrambles and enduros 2.All Enduro classes will match the Hare Scrambles class structure. 3.Change to Volunteer Bonus Point Rule. A District 23 club that sanctions competition events for the same year can offer board members volunteer bonus points for that member only. 4.In motocross the +45B/C class will be split into a +45B and a separate +45C 5.Quad MX: Add 16-29 Open cc class. 6.Flat track Add: Quad Open 200/400 (up to 200cc 2 stroke or 400cc 4 stroke 7.Eliminate the 250/450A class, replace with 250A and Open A 8.Eliminate the +40 class change +30 to +25. 9.Flat track Quad: add a Quad Knobby class 91 cc to open now sway bar no lowering kits. New for 2017 in Motocross bikes, the number of races that will be counted for year end awards will be ten. This has been decreased from the previous fourteen. We will count the ten best races. Changes to the year end featured events include a weekend in between the events, they will also be one day races consisting of two motos

Announcements, personal stuff, and.... and scored by moto as in the past. This brings you up to speed on changes. At the AMA level a racer will have to be 16 years old on the day of the meet to race a bike over 350cc. In 2018 that is going to change to 251cc and up. 2018 will mark our 50th anniversary, we are making plans to celebrate that important landmark. We will be introducing a contest for a new 50th anniversary logo open to all members with an artistic bend. We will also be looking to run some special events as part of the celebration. Please forward your ideas to myself or any board member so we can get to work on this project. I will try to keep you all up to date with the business and workings of the district as we move through the year. In the meantime get into your training regime on track as we are very close to the start of the 17 season. See you on the roads, tracks and trails of Minnesota.

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65cc 7-11 gets ready for the gate drop in moto one.

Cedar Lake Indoor pulls a great mid-January crowd! New Richmond, Wisconsin - January 21 Cedar Lake Arena

here was a time when motocross bikes got stuffed into the corner of your garage after the final race... unless you were one of those diehards that converted the bike for ice racing/ riding. Years back this really cool indoor facility opened in NW Wisconsin, just a short hop east of Minneapolis, MN. Some still refer to it as the Sandbox... but it is correctly called the Cedar Lake Arena. Regardless, it is a very cool facility for riding and racing during the winter months. The facility holds four stadium styled motocross events each winter... the first back in mid December. We couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make the trip for that one with a significant winter storm pushing through, but luckily joined the masses there for round two on January 21st. Dry roads and great weather for January made the trip an easy one for anyone in the midwest and over 250 entries filled the afternoon program, from a five state area. The 50cc class riders were out in

force, with multiple divisions needed at times to narrow the field into a final. In 50cc Injected 4-8, eleven riders left the line in the first moto. Out front, Sammy Toupal was on a mission to open up a gap. Quickly he had the breathing room needed to pound out smooth laps the rest of the moto for the win. By the end of the second lap Cash Wilsey was also looking good on his KTM, putting a small gap on Louis Oswald and Gunner Burke. The order held with Parker Noaeill making a late pass on Grayson Wirth for fifth. Toupal had a tip over in the first lap of the second moto, but was up quick enough to stay in the lead for an eventual

second win. Behind him, the riders were in the same positions by the start of the second lap, finishing in the same order. It was great seeing nineteen riders

#114 Cash Wilsey and Louis Oswald in 50cc 4-6. CYCLE USA, March 2017

in 50cc 4-6! Sammy Toupal returned to stand out in the first heat, leading every lap. Brady Brasch was in second for a while but ended up not finishing as Louis Oswald and Stylz Grall climbed into second and third. Cobra mounted Coen Abel pushed into an early lead in the second heat and simply pulled away for an impressive win ahead of some other talented young riders. Kayden Brandenburg held down second ahead of Raeleigh Hettich on her Yamaha and Tucker Couette. In the final moto, the two earlier winners lined up, both looking quite ready for the test. Abel got the holeshot with Toupal right there. They stayed very close right to the white flag lap before Abel finally pulled a few bike lengths and took the big win. Both riders had their advantages on the track. Abel in the corners and Toupal was really quick through the whoops. Grall had a great ride to finish third, a bike length ahead of Jameson Olson and Brandenburg.

The elder 50cc class riders in the 78 Senior class had fourteen entries. Standout in the class was Kai Morgan on his Cobra. The youngster was almost scary fast. Jumping some of the larger jumps, and even those he couldn’t clear, he was hitting them hard enough to shake the ground on each landing. (I’d hate to be the one keeping his bikes up.) As Morgan ran off with both moto wins, Cain Larson

rode smart to 2-3 motos for second overall on his KTM. Wisconsin’s Wyatt Hastings put in a good first moto in third, but went down in moto two. Cade Groen couldn’t finish the first moto, but redeemed himself by finishing second in moto two. William Tucker’s 4-5 was good for third overall ahead of the 6-6 fourth overall ride by James Schaffer. 65cc 7-11 also had a dozen riders

The filled up pit area.

Wisconsin’s Carter Biese won four motos to sweep 250B and Schoolboy.

MN’s Kole Lemcke. They stayed leave the gate in the first moto. Leo close in that order until the final lap Tucker had the best jump as they when Baumann charged past Lemcke cleared the first turn. On the gas for third just before the finish line. hard, Domenic Hegman had a strong Colton Reschke and Aaron Penderrun through the whoops and took gast crossed in fifth and sixth ahead over the lead before the second corof a mass of riders. ner. Hegman used the open track to Jorden Johnson led the second heat slowly inch away from what quickly with Spencer Hansmann, Aaron became a three-way battle over the Boatman and Kyle Oftedahl in a next spots. Tucker had Brodie freight train through the first three Boumeester and Jamison Mutcscler laps. With less than a lap to go, Johnall over his rear fender for two laps. son pushed his front end out in one of Boumeester slipped by for second, the bowl corners and went down. He and on the last lap after some back was up quick, but with everyone so and forth, Mutcscler took over third close he was dropped to fourth. Getbut right before the finish, Leo ting around him, Boatman then went Tucker was back past him. The other under Hansmann for the lead and Tucker, William Tucker rode in fifth eventual win. the entire time, holding off Milo In the fourteen rider final moto, Maas. Johnson was on fire, leading all the Hegman led right away in moto way. PDR/ Fly Racing backed Johntwo with Boumeester again running son after winning moto two, “It was in second. Division 6/ U Motors an intense race. I was pretty nervous backed Hegman after the moto, “The track was really good, and the lines are forming just right. One of the biggest things I have going for me out there is that I’m hitting the finish line jump, and that gives me a couple seconds every lap.” Mutcscler had a better run in this moto, pulling off a third place finish ahead of Leo Tucker. Caleb Bohlman had a rough first moto finishing near the back, but crossed in fifth this time, just inches behind Mutcscler. 250C had twenty-nine riders, so it was split into two divisions. Ry Baumann had the hot hand early in division one, grabbing the holeshot. He led the first lap, with a mess of riders right behind. A small error left the door open and Baumann was immediately swallowed up. Kado Vandeberg jumped into the lead on his Yamaha ahead of Dave #87 Coen Abel and Sammy Toupal with their fathers Seiler and Farmington, after they went 1-2 in the nineteen rider 50cc 4-6 class.

on the line, but came out in the front and through the whoops well to lead. I was getting tired but I kept pushing and got the win, so it was really good. After falling in the heat race, I’m really happy how this all turned out.” Oftedahl pushed Johnson hard for the first half of the moto, with first heat race winner Vandeberg quickly moving into third. They worked through the laps in that order, with Boatman making a last lap pass into fifth after a bad start, good for fourth overall behind Oftedahl. Oftedahl after his second place. “I had to come from behind in the heat race so that helped with the final. I had a decent start and pulled out to battle with Jordan for the lead for a while. He just had a little more tonight and pulled away. This is the first time I’ve been here this year and I’m really liking the track. It has a good flow and it’s a lot of fun. It was cool having all the racers today as well.” Big winner for the night was Vandeberg. His 1-3 scores held up to top Johnson and Oftedahl in the overall. 250A was actually one of the smallest classes, but as always it delivered some exciting racing. Elko, MN’s Joe Perron railed the first turn on his Yamaha to take over with Nick Schnagl latching onto his pace immediately. In the second lap, half way through one of the big bowl corners, Perron slammed his front wheel into an outside rut. Caught totally off guard, the bike stood straight up, back wheel in CYCLE USA, March 2017

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Lance Geis ran to forth overall in the 65cc 7-9 class

the air, having stopped dead with the front wheel firmly stuck. Perron didn’t fall, somehow, but it was enough for Schnagl to get past. Perron went on the attack right away. Meantime, South Dakota’s always quick Austin Kienast jumped past Jacob Wilke for third. Schnagl, once out front put in perfect laps while holding off Perron to take the win. Moto two saw Schnagl grab the slightest of holeshots to lead Perron through the whoops, with Wilke in third. By the second lap Perron was in front, and they were swapping spots each lap. Schnagl, “I got the holeshot and Joe and I got together a bit in the first moto so we knew it was coming again this time. We talked before the moto to make sure it stayed clean and it was a battle right to the last corner. He got the lead at the end, but I’m still happy how it turned out because it was a good close race. The crew did a great job prepping the track for sure!” Perron enjoyed the great moto as well, “Nick and I had quite a battle. He got the holeshot and then I passed him half a lap in. We went back and forth from there right to the end. It was good and clean even though we

banged a little, we’re friends and I look forward to racing like that for sure. Plainview Powersports, Black Diamond MX, PDR’s Perron used his second moto efforts to grab the overall while Wilke held on for third after being pushed all moto by Kienast. Later, Schnagl took moto wins ahead Perron and then Nick Jackson for the Open A class overall.

250B saw an impressive rider from Wisconsin’s Carter Biese on his 125cc Husqvarna. Biese pulled into the lead exiting the whoop on the first lap. Railing every part of the track, he stretched his lead all the way to the finish. His pace on the smaller bore bike was pretty cool, even more so as he had plenty of talented riders behind him. Josh Boaz, Nick Fox, John Matejka and Shane Halverson ran 25 through each lap. OC Racing/ Fly/ Scott/ Powersports 1 rider Biese led every lap of the second moto as well. “It was a good day. I got my starts and was able to put in solid laps to get wins in four motos. (This and Schoolboy) With the 125 it is really about carrying speed through the corners and making the best of it. You are a little underpowered, but you can make that work for you as well. This is fun racing in here for sure.” Boaz took over second out of the first turn with Fox pushing him through the first three laps. As they took the white flag, the two were pretty locked into the spots, with Brady Peterson working through most of the pack to finish back a ways in fourth. A big improvement from his first moto ninth, where he

Luke Geis won both motos in 85cc 9-11.

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also started near the back. Joe Perron rode hard for Peterson after making a the 250A class overall. bunch of passes, “I never seem to be the best at my starts, so I have to work up. When you pass someone, they always try to come right back at you, so it is always hard. When I finally worked into fourth the riders in front were a ways ahead so I just held my lines to finish there.” Cole Godrey is always fast, and in 85cc 12-15 he pulled a holeshot to prove it in the first moto. Eli Tetzlaff and Harry Gibson were close behind through the first whoops. On the move, Jordan Biese (Carter’s younger brother) went by Gibson in the second corner. Next, he went under Tetzlaff in the final corner before the end of the opening lap. Godfrey came under fire right away, but pushed back a couple times through the second lap. Just before the scoring area, Biese once again dove to the mistake and took a pretty good tuminside making another pass, this time ble, walking off and not finishing. for the lead. Godfrey held him close Gibson finished second ahead of Garto the end as they gapped the others. ret Becker, while Biese worked all the Gibson late in the moto used a slick way up to fourth, for third overall. line to get past Tetzlaff for third. Ronnie Orres went 5-5 for fifth overWhen the gate dropped for the secall on his Yamaha. ond moto, Biese was left sitting there After the final race, bikes were with a bike problem. After a quick loaded and riders headed home, or if clutch adjustment, he was off and they were lucky, to a local motel with running, but a full quarter lap behind plans to return on Sunday for more everyone. riding during the open ride session. Rob’s Performance/ Powerband/ Many riders making even a modest Dunlop backed Godfrey took full addrive here to race will either hit up a vantage out front to run away for the Friday or Sunday riding session to win. “ I got a good start and just held make the most of the trip. We can’t it hard for a few laps. I saw Jordan think of a better way to spend a winhad problems off the start, so once I ter weekend... if you haven’t joined was out front I held it smooth and in on this, you’ve been missing out. rode smart. I really worked to keep clean lines and it worked. This is a Results: +50: 1.Troy Moszer 2.Robert Dickson lot of fun and there’s some pretty big 50cc Open 4-8: 1.Kai Morgan 2.Cade Groen jumps that are great to hit.” 3.James Schaffer 4.Cash Petersen 5.Jayden Adams Tetzlaff ran in second until he and 50Jr 4-6: 1.Coen Abel 2.Sammy Toupal 3.Stylz Grall 4.Kayden Brandenburg 5.Jameson Olson Gibson locked into a battle. Half way 50Sr 7-8: 1.Kai Morgan 2.Cain Larson 3.William through the moto Tetzlaff made a Tucker 4.James Schaffer 5.Tanner Engesser 12

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50cc Oil Inj 4-8: 1.Sammy Toupal 2.Cash Wilsey 3.Louis Oswald 4.Gunner Burke 5.Parker Noaeill 65cc 7-9: 1.Jamison Mutcscler 2.Cade Groen 3.Milo Maas 4.Lance Geis 5.Waylon Hastings 65cc 7-11: 1.Domenic Hegman 2.Brodie Boumeester 3.Jamison Mutcscler 4.Leo Tucker 5.Milo Maas 65cc 10-11: 1.Domenic Hegman 2.Brodie Boumeester 3.Dylan Pavyer 4.Leo Tucker 5.Wyatt Gibson 85cc 9-11: 1.Luke Geis 2.Dylan Pavyer 3.Jamison Mutcscler 4.Wyatt Gibson 5.Kaden Winch 85cc 9-12: 1.Harry Gibson 2.Ronnie Orres 3.Luke Geis 4.Easton Block 5.Garret Becker 85cc 12-15: 1.Cole Godfrey 2.Harry Gibson 3.Jordan Biese 4.Garret Becker 5.Ronnie Orres Supermini 12-16: 1.Jordan Biese 2.Connor Burger 3.Cole Godfrey 4.Evan Pavyer 5.Reyden Danner Schlboy 12-16: 1.Carter Biese 2.Josh Boaz 3.Nick Fox 4.Gavin Janovsky 5.Dane Klinger 250A ($): 1.Joe Perron 2.Nick Schnagl 3.Jacob Wilke 4.Austin Kienast 5.Jason Salvino 250B: 1.Carter Biese 2.Josh Boaz 3.Nick Fox 4.John Matejka 5.Jake Henrichs 250C: 1.Kado Vandeberg 2.Jorden Johnson 3.Kyle Oftedahl 4.Aaron Boatman 5.Kole Lemcke Open A ($): 1.Nick Schnagl 2.Nick Jackson 3.Jacob Wilke 4.Austin Kienast 5.Jason Salvino Open B: 1.Brady Peterson 2.Jett Mutschler 3.John Matejka 4.Brent Barber 5.Brandon Marsh Open C: 1.Kyle Oftedahl 2.Jorden Johnson 3.Kado Vandeberg 4.Aaron Pendergast 5.Ry Baumann 15-29 Open: 1.Austin Kienast 2.Nick Fox 3.Colton Steiger 4.Vincent Gregersen 5.Dylan Murchie +30: 1.Matt Grall 2.Marshall Berus 3.Benny Vancleve 4.Jason Ritt 5.Mark Halquist +40: 1.Matt Grall 2.Benny Vancleve 3.Billy Loy 4.Barry Weinzirl Women: 1.Sophie Johnson 2.Makayla Peterson 3.Miranda Tweeton 4.Sidney Buentello 5.Kourney Trautner

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Stillwater, MNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Matt Oster in the +30 class.

#91 Jesse Leu out front early on his way to one of many wins in the Pro classes. #43 Austin Hamburgur and Russell Bradley battle for second.

Leu sets the pace at CWIRA Rock Dam Lake event Rock Dam Lake, Wisconsin - January 15 CWIRA Ice Racing

Cody Funk who got a bad start in the first race, settling for sixth. Nick Randrup also ran well, finishing third after an eighth earlier. Weivoda settled for fourth this time, but it was still good for second overall. The Open Pro Motorcycle class brings out the fastest bike riders of the day. Wausau, WI’s Jesse Leu on his Sportland2 Kawasaki looked good in practice and carried that into this first moto. Jumping out front right away, he led each lap with Rus-

ound two of the 2017 Central Wisconsin Ice Racing association’s season kicked off on Rock Dam Lake January 15th. It was a near perfect day... just warm enough and nice and sunny - the kind of day us “non winter” guys really like. One of the first races out was on the GP style course, with a mix of left and right hand corners built into the standard oval. The Open Amateur bikes saw Joel Bayerl get into the lead in the first tight GP corner, and never give it up. He eventually pulled a couple of bike lengths on Honda rider Kevin Weivoda, having made the trip over from LaCrosse. Andrew Engen ran in third as William Larson had his hands full all race, holding off Corey Schroeder on his Suzuki. Bayerl returned to top #10 Craig Melville was the eventual winner in the Open Pro Quad moto two, this time ahead of class. Here fighting with #03 Graham Eichmiller and Tyler Martin.

sell Bradley and Austin Hamburgur nipping at his heals. By the last two laps, Black River Falls regular Alec Muth joined the lead pack to finish fourth ahead of Cody Funk. The course had started to get a little rough by the second motos, and with the speed these guys carry, it showed. After the start, Leu fought hard with Muth through the first lap before securing the lead. Bradley and Hamburgur were dragging bars right behind them. Muth pushed just a lit-

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tle wide to try a move on Leu and let Bradley slip under for second. As they were all super close, the next lap Muth dove in hard to turn three. He had the speed then hit a bump big enough to send him off line and back to fourth behind Hamburgur. Leu took the win as Bradleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s run (3-2) earned second overall ahead of Hamburgur and Mark Will (6-4). The same riders mixed it up in 450 Pro. Leu led the first moto with Muth all over him in every corner, not to miss the fact that Bradley was a couple inches off them both. They stayed glued to each other to the finish. In the second moto, Leu led Bradley and Muth early. This time, Bradley seemed to put it all on the line. Not protecting his lines against Muth, he took every shot at Leu, often using a longer outside line. Just when it

#88 Kevin Weivoda and #58 Corey Schroeder battle with the young gun Ethan Ramsey on the GP course in a combined Open/ 250 Amateur race.

looked like Leu had the win, Bradley dug deep on the final lap, going outside into turn three. Coming out of four he had the speed and beat Leu to the finish by half a bike length. Leu still took the overall, but Bradleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s efforts surely proved he had the ability to make it an interesting season. Leu made it a near perfect day, also topping the Pro/Am riders on

the GP course. He went 1-1 ahead of Austin Hamburgur. Joel Bayerl went 3-4 for third overall ahead of Kenny Gruber. The Open Pro Studded Quad guys ripped up the ice with Craig Melville leading the way through both motos. In the first, he was pushed hard in the opening lap by Graham Eichmiller. Then Tyler Martin found his line to sneak into second setting the final order with Mike Mueller in fourth.

Samuel Bell on his way to winning the Peewee class.

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Outlaw Pro Rubber Quad class. is a norm, as it seems all the riders The second moto was more of the These non studded racers fly around have a slightly different take on how same. Following another close race, the course. Passing, and close racing to quickly get around the oval. Be it they finished in the identical order. The Open B bike class had more close racing as Dave Wappler led them all through the first laps. Andrew Engen had Sierra Heindl keeping him honest, as he tried different lines to get an advantage on Wappler. Engen gave up riding safe on the last laps and pulled some longer outside lines trying to run at the leader. On the final lap he pulled next to Wappler into turn three and four. At the flag it was close enough you needed the scorer’s view to see Wappler had held on for the win. Jacob Rusch finished fourth ahead of Nick Randrup, Megan Funk and Adam Graham. The second moto all came down to the start, as Engen got a great jump and led them through the first turns. From there he never flinched and got the overall as well. Wappler ran in second ahead of Heindl who never had a chance to catch her breath with constant pressure from Rusch. Tomah, WI’s Russell Bradley had his turn at the top of the podium folWho says non-studded quads don’t hook up? Long time CWIRA racer/ officer Jim Falke powers out of turn four in the Outlaw Pro Rubber class. lowing his sweep of the Pro Vet class. He won the first moto ahead of Mark Will and Jason Heindl. In moto two, Heindl got a better start and then ran in second all the way. Will finished third, just ahead of Greg Barth on his Yamaha. The Amateur Vet class saw Joel Bayerl lead Dave Wappler and Kevin Weivoda across the line in both motos. Jack Potter beat out MN’s Gerry Thrune for fourth in the first moto. Race two saw Thrune kick it up a bit, beating Potter in for fourth overall in the ten rider class. As always, one of the most cool races of the day comes from the #2 Megan Funk on the inside of Jacob Rusch in the Open B class. CYCLE USA, March 2017

ride high all the way, enter tight and exit wide, or just the opposite. Mix it all in, and there’s always a good show. Today they ran heat races to set the start position pick for a final, one moto shootout. In the final, fast guy Scott Linder led early, then a red flag sent everyone to a restart. On the rolling single file re-start, Linder held the lead for another lap before he slipped just a little and allowing Neillsville’s Dylan Schmidt to take over. That lasted less than a lap before Linder regained his momentum and jumped back into the lead to stay. Devin Borski and Corbin Kostyn were side by side most of the final two laps before finishing 3-4 in the eleven rider final. The CWIRA ice racing series is the best Wisconsin has... maybe even best in the midwest. They have a good bike and quad program, and a mix of classes for pretty much anyMarshfield, WI’s Joel Bayerl topped the Open Am GP as well as winning on the oval in the Vet class.

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one. They aren’t AMA sanctioned, but many of the riders are regulars with us in the summer - be it on the dirt track, in the woods or at a motocross. If you’re looking for a series to get involved with next winter, look into their schedule - you’ll be with a great group having a lot of fun out on the ice. Motorcycle Results: Open Pro/AM GP: 1.Jesse Leu 2.Austin Hamburgur 3.Joel Bayerl 4.Kenny Gruber 5.Dave Wappler 250 GP Amateur: 1.Ethan Ramsey 2.Corey Schroeder 3.Dave Jelinek Open Amateur GP: 1.Joel Bayerl 2.Kevin Weivoda 3.Cody Funk 4.William Larson 5.Nick Randrup Pee-Wee: 1.Samuel Bell 2.Chace Bradley Open Pro: 1.Jesse Leu 2.Russell Bradley Jr. 3.Austin Hamburgur 4.Mark Will 5.Cody Funk Open C : 1.Tim Randrup 2.Ethan Ramsey 3.Lawrence Gilles Open B: 1.Andrew Engen 2.Dave Wappler 3.Sierra Heindl 4.Jacob Rusch 5.Nick Randrup 450 Pro: 1.Jesse Leu 2.Russell Bradley Jr. 3.Mark Will 4.Alec Muth 5.Cody Funk 250 Amateur: 1.Corey Schroeder 2.Ethan Ramsey Pro Vet: 1.Russell Bradley Jr. 2.Jason Heindl 3.Mark Will 4.Greg Barth Amateur Vet: 1.Joel Bayerl 2.Dave Wappler 3.Kevin Weivoda 4.Gerry Thrune 5.Jack Potter Quad Class Results: Open GP: 1.Tyler Martin 2.Dawson Dick 3.Nick Nett

B Mod Prod: 1.Emma Robus C Mod Prod: 1.Kurtis Wosick 2.Dawson Dick 3.Jordan Kallbrener Pee-Wee A: 1.Allison Lindner 2.Danielle Minsaas 3.Ashley Lindner 4.Caleb Leschke 5.Zander Baehnman Pee-Wee B: 1.Eli Anderson 2.Reed Mccarthy 3.Cooper Leschke 4.Daxtyn Wenzel Open Pro: 1.Craig Melville 2.Tyler Martin 3.Graham Eichmiller 4.Mike Mueller Outlaw Pee-Wee: 1.Makayla Martin 2.Trentyn Hewitt 450-C (14-18): 1.Dawson Dick Open Amateur: 1.Eric Hart 2.Emma Robus 3.Kurtis Wosick 4.William Bell Old Skool Quad: 1.Mike Mueller 2.Dawson Dick 3.Jordan Kallbrener Pro/Am Mod: 1.Tyler Martin 2.Graham Eichmiller 3.Eric Hart 4.Mike Mueller Non-Studded: Pro/AM Rubber: 1.Chris Samplawski 2.Devin Borski 3.Michael Paulson 4.Corbin Kostyn 5.James Helgeson Am Stock Rubber: 1.Kane Strassburger 2.Andrew Steinmetz 3.Megan Schesel 4.Taya Nett Outlaw Pro Rubber: 1.Scott Lindner 2.Dylan Schmidt 3.Devin Borski 4.Corbin Kostyn 5.Nick Nett B Mod Rubber : 1.Travis Weiler 2.Kane Strassburger 3.Alan Falke A Rubber: 1.Scott Lindner 2.Michael Paulson 3.Nick Nett 4.Corbin Kostyn 5.Devin Borski Jr. Rubber Open Tire: 1.Codi Fox 2.Taya Nett 3.Blaire Lindner 4.Cole Minsaas C Mod Rubber: 1.Kane Strassburger 2.Cole Robus 3.Chad Hartfiel 4.Bob Reinwand 5.Megan Schesel Amateur Mod Rubber: 1.Jeff Witek 2.Chad Hartfiel 3.Alan Falke 4.Bob Reinwand 5.Dexter Popp Junior Rubber: 1.Codi Fox 2.Dakota Gettinger 3.Levi Rogers

District 23 Motocross Banquet another Winner! Mounds View, Minnesota - January 14 AMA District 23 Motocross Banquet

fter all the racing is done at the final events of the District 23 season, attention turns to celebrating, and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no better way than with the annual banquets. Plenty of riders will keep their bikes available for winter riding at indoor facilities, or even out on the ice, but on this special Saturday afternoon in January all that gets put on hold. In District 23 there are several banquets, as Motocross, Off-road, Dirt Track and Hillclimb all have their own events. The 2016 Motocross season awards ceremony was held at the Mermaid Event Center in Mounds View MN, just north of Minneapolis. This was the second year here and it was another great event. Once again District 23â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Owen Riess pulled together a great program and evening

for all the happy riders and family members. While we hope to see Owen involved in the future, he is taking a step back for 2017, letting Lisa Boaz take over the official coordination efforts. Lisa was already quite involved this past season, work-

ing with Missy and Mike Janovsky as well as other board members on getting a ton of great prizes from sponsoring companies as well as D23 clubs and promoters. The awards were new again this year. Nice plaques and jacket options

Samantha Laderer awarded three riders for outstanding sportsmanship on and off the track. Curtis Biorn, Riley Taber and Broc Today were each given a choice of 5 free race entries or a new set of gear.

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left everyone smiling. The awards went over really well, and there were a ton of them handed out by the time you work through all the classes, yet it was all done with great efficiency and plenty of time for photos and proper recognition. The fantastic awards program booklet with rider photos for all the disciplines was well done, and everyone attending was happy to grab one on the way in. Before the awards and drawings were all given out, the evening started with an excellent sit down dinner. The room was filled, near capacity as it was last year. Many riders and their families were staying the night in the adjacent hotel, making a weekend of the special activities. Following dinner, Leslie and Mark Vanderwerf (D23 board members) thanked everyone for coming, and shared news of the upcoming 2017 season. Then it was on the awards, with Mark continuing at the podium. As Mark worked through the list of classes, calling everyone to the front, other volunteers handed out awards, and called out rider names for the huge amount of donated prizes. The goal to make sure every rider went home with something was accomplished! Pulling this entire evening together, reaching out to sponsors, handling the awards program with all the rider photos, it is a huge amount of work,

2016 District 23 Quad Motocross Class Champions

and it takes a truely dedicated team, usually led by one really committed individual. As already mentioned, Lisa Boaz is taking this on for 2017. We caught up with her after the banquet to ask her thoughts on it all, and what may be coming after the 2017 season. Boaz, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Getting involved with the D23 banquet seemed like a logical next step as I joined the board as a class rep in 2016. One of my favorite aspects of the banquet this year was getting my family involved. My husband, Rick, was taking pictures. Our son, Josh, was helping hand out

It takes a lot of work to pull off a banquet like this. District 23 Board members pick up a large portion of that load.

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awards and our youngest daughter Krista was running the computer for the slide show. The Mermaid Event Center has been good to us the past couple years but I felt we needed to look for a facility that would better fit a larger group. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m excited to take over the banquet for the upcoming year. We will be returning to Treasure Island on January 13, 2018. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trying something new and will be having a brunch followed by the awards (rather than dinner as in years past).

Smiles and happy people filled the room!

Kids seem to always steal the show

One of the challenges of scheduling the D23 MX banquet is finding a facility that is large enough and also affordable. Our members also like to have a hotel attached to the facility which adds another element. I’m looking forward to trying the brunch banquet which helps with costs while allowing those attendees who choose to stay the night more time during the day to enjoy the amenities that Treasure Island has to offer. 2017 will also provide us with an exciting new opportunity as the num-

ber of races required to qualify for a D23 MX Year End Award have been reduced to ten. Hopefully this increases the number of riders qualifying for an award which will increase the number of attendees at the banquet. There is a large group of people who work hard at making each banquet successful, I’m looking forward to being part of that group for 2017.” This event only comes once a year and without a doubt, it is always special. It is definitely one of the highlights of the season. If you haven’t

chased the dream of a top finish for the season, you’re missing out. Even more than getting recognized for your success at the banquet, the real reward comes every week at the races. Not only are you involved in the greatest sport ever, but the relationships you’ll build as a frequent participant will last a lifetime. Just being part of it all is a huge reward. In 2017, give it a try. Fully engage in this sport and you’ll enjoy it even more. You don’t have to win a class, or even be a top finisher to enjoy this event as everyone is welcome. There’s always a number of riders and families that come just to spend time with thier moto friends. It’s always cool to be part of this event. Seeing the smiles on the racer’s faces as they receive their awards, proud friends and family members looking on. It’s a prefect way to spend a Saturday in the dead of winter. Make sure to come celebrate and enjoy the “moto family” next January.

We are excited to offer the first Sprint Enduro in District 23! Simply put, Sprint Enduro is individual off-road motorcycle racing, against the clock. Picture the sweetest, best flowing grass track combined with some great trails, and you holding it wide open for 6-10 minutes around the track trying to do a lap as quick as possible. This is an Enduro, so you're racing against the clock, not head-to-head against other riders.

See Website for details, info, video, directions and more!

Two ISDE Style Special Tests One Central Start / Finish Area No Confusing Time Keeping Lowest Total Time Wins

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Saturday: All Mini classes 2pm, 1:30 riders meeting Sunday: C/Women/Master/Junior/X-Rider/Vintage classes 9am, AA/A/B classes 12pm

The Micro and Macro class entries are free this season!! See website for details... but bring those new riders out! CYCLE USA, March 2017

Kelly and Kurt Caswell of Berm Benders Raceway were quite generous in their bidding for Jeremy and Alex Martinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gear during an auction to raise funds for the 2017 banquet.

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More 2017 Events

July 8........Racer-X Vet Series Race Day for our vet riders... including special Vintage classes, see website, no youth or ATV classes, but they return on Sunday

July 9..(Bikes & ATV’s!) ................ Dist 17 MX Sept 23/24 .. (Bikes only) .... Dist 17 MX Sunday Sept 24 - PRO-AM Racing!

Oct. 8...Bikes & Quads................. Dist 17 MX Nick Hoffman Memorial Race

OPEN RIDING For All Riders See web site for dates/ info. Scheduled practice dates feature a Groomed track with flaggers and EMT’s on site!!

LTM’s Snowflake Shootout Opens District 17 MX Season Casey, Illinois - February 19 By James & Rollanda Pinckard

he second annual Snowflake Shootout welcomed 478 entries from seven states and Canada. Planning a race in the middle of February seemed crazy, but for the second year in a row the riders were welcomed by spring like weather. With the great weather the LTM track crew did an outstanding job and the Classic Track was amazing! The riders had perfect dirt and it got rough, providing great racing for every class. Every racer was excited to be back at the track. Some were breaking in new bikes; some were suffering from riding the couch all winter but all had huge smiles. If this weekend was any indication of what the 2017 racing season will be, we know it will be outstanding. The first moto of the day was for the Open C class. With it sporting thirty-two entries you knew it would be full of action and a great way to get things started. The crowd lined the fences waiting for the start and you could feel the excitement in the air. The gate dropped to the roar of two and four-strokes thundering into the first turn. Out front it was Yamaha rider Joshua Franklin with the first holeshot of the season. Franklin had his YZ250 two-stroke out front and smoking with a hungry pack of riders on his tail. While Franklin was laying down fast times, he had Eric Navel running second ahead of Seth Bowman and Suzuki rider Austin Hetzler. Bowman was pick-

ing up the pace and worked past Navel disappointing. I rode well but just had into second and then set out after the some bad luck today.” leader. Bowman gained on the leader and Out front on the second lap Cantrell at the white flag was right on his heels. passed Shoemaker for the lead. When Franklin kept up his pace, holding his the pack got the white flag Franklin had lines and not cracking from the pressure. worked his way to third to set the final Coming to the downhill triple Franklin order up front. With a moto score of 1-3, only doubled while Bowman launched ladies and gents, I present you with the the triple putting him right alongside first overall winner of 2017 - Joshua Franklin. In the corner after, before upFranklin. hill whoops, Bowman killed it! With In the +40 class Yamaha rider Billy Bowman trying to get his YZF450 going Fosnock took the holeshot in the first again both Navel and Hetzler slipped past. Franklin took the win in the first moto of 2017. Bowman finally restarted to finish fourth behind Navel and Hetzler in third. In the second moto, when the pack hit the first turn two blue bikes out front. Franklin and Bowman were once again leading. Franklin was looking like he was going to take the holeshot until his front end pushed. It sent him into a swap that dropped him back to fifth. Bowman led the pack with Kawasaki rider Brock Shoemaker second, Dillon Cantrell third, and Hetzler fourth. Bowman was flying but on this day luck wasn’t on his side as soon after getting out front his bike died. Bowman eventually got going and worked his way to ninth for the moto giving him fifth overall. Bowman, “I don’t know what happened… it Billy Fosnock went 1-2 just died on the straight. Man, it’s for second overall in +40

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250C heads into the first turn

moto. After coming off a serious injury last season it was good to see him back at the track. Fosnock looked very smooth and fast leading the way with Suzuki rider Mark Smith in second, Kawasaki rider Andy Brown in third and Bill Loy fourth. At the finish the order was the same. When the second moto gate dropped Fosnock charged to the front again. Smith had other plans and kept charging after Fosnock. On the last lap he slipped his Suzuki into the lead and

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across the finish line for the moto and overall win. Third for the moto and overall went to Loy. One rider who came out swinging in 2017 was Kawasaki rider Edgar Lewis. Lewis showed he has been doing his homework over the winter. He took aim on the 85SR class and hit his target perfectly. Lewis was flat-out flying, leading every lap of the first moto. Kawasaki rider Brandon Bollino and KTM rider Hunter Billingsley were in tow the whole

race, sealing the top three. In the second moto Lewis again was on the gas and sailed to the moto win. Behind him, Billingsley was chasing Lewis all the way to the finish and ended up second for the moto and overall. Bollino put in a strong ride for third. The next class Lewis attacked was Supermini. This race was as easy as 1-2-3 because Lewis had his Kawasaki across the line first both motos and overall. Kawasaki rider Alyssa Cole took second both motos while Billingsley finished third. You just can’t escape this event without talking about the 250C class. The biggest reason for all the conversation was that there were 40 riders, a full gate. Track owner Tim Jackson said “I’m going to have to get some more gates and that’s a good thing.” With all the riders everyone wanted to see the start of the first moto and got what they paid for as a huge pileup in the first turn set back the plans of some of the fastest in the class. One rider that was clear of the damage was Yamaha rider

Banging bars in 250B.

Bobby Panarisi, who went on and showed he was the best in the class taking the first moto win. KTM rider Steven Grundtner finished second with Austin Hetzler third. In the second moto the pack made it through the first turn and the crowd was rewarded with what they really wanted to see - great racing! Yamaha rider Dillon Cantrell was out of there and set a pace no other could match this race, taking the win. Panarisi finished second with Yamaha rider Jacob McGee third. With a great moto behind them it was to the tower to see how the results shook out. The winner of the biggest class of the day was Bobby Panarisi with 1-2 motos. Second overall went to Honda rider Cody Willenborg with 5-4 scores ahead of third overall Justin Duke (4-6). Results: 50 Shaft/Shift: 1.Ryder Mcgee 2.Miles Price 3.Reid East 4.Cameron Cook 5.Clayton Borah 50 (4-6): 1.Corbin Durbin 2.Miles Price 3.Connor

Cooper 4.Case Stillings 5.Ryder Mcgee 50 (7-8): 1.Carson Fields 2.Dakota Baker 3.Jaxson Schiller 4.Preston Ross 5.Colton Waites 50 Open (4-8): 1.Dakota Baker 2.Preston Ross 3.Jonah Turpin 4.Jaxson Schiller 5.Colton Waites 65 (7-9): 1.Connor Rosiak 2.Peter Parenti 3.Tristan Dalton 4.Nathan Bierbom 5.Ashton Gray 65 (10-11): 1.Hunter Savage 2.Johnathan Yelton 3.Ayden Oppenlander 4.Gavin Batson 5.Owen Hill 65 (7-11): 1.Hunter Savage 2.Johnathan Yelton 3.Tristan Dalton 4.Connor Rosiak 5.Peter Parenti 85 (9-11): 1.Hayden Cavanah 2.Aidan Patton 3.Johnathan Yelton 4.Carter Toal 5.Gavin Batson 85 (12-15): 1.Edgar Lewis 2.Hunter Billingsley 3.Brandon Bollino 4.Tanner Henson 5.Mason Lutz 85 Open (9-15): 1.Edgar Lewis 2.Hayden Cavanah 3.Mason Lutz 4.Nick Lampe 5.Aidan Patton SuperMini (12-16): 1.Edgar Lewis 2.Alyssa Cole 3.Hunter Billingsley 4.Brandon Bollino 5.Kyle Oconnor SchlBy 1 (12-16): 1.Dane Folsom 2.Larry Davis Jr 3.Braden Gray 4.Evan Clarke 5.Brodie Bennett

SchlBy 2 (12-16): 1.Larry Davis Jr 2.Quentin Postlewaite 3.Jacob Mcgee 4.Spencer Mountcastle 5.Jason Gepford 14-24: 1.Eric Fish 2.Eric Watling 3.Kurtis Clark 4.Justin Duke 5.Edward Kline +25A: 1.Zack Hoffman 2.Anthony Krivi 3.Corey White 4.Cory Deadmond 5.Jeremy Crouse +25B/C: 1.Jacob Hill 2.Aaron Carter 3.Travis Walker 4.Brandon Larson 5.Joshua Denault +30A: 1.Bill Fosnock 2.Cory Deadmond 3.Travis Shaffer 4.Jeremy Crouse 5.Bill Loy +30B/C: 1.Travis Wait 2.Lucas Stanton 3.Bob Mcgee 4.Tom Kennedy 5.Jacob Hill +40: 1.Mark Smith 2.Bill Fosnock 3.Bill Loy 4.Andy Brown 5.Jeff Ford 45: 1.Mark Smith 2.Chris French 3.Paul Mumper 4.Brad Kopsho 5.Brad Adams +50: 1.Terry Bidlack 2.David Hayes 3.Brad Adams 4.Orville Kline 5.Gary Adams +55: 1.Orville Kline 2.Randy Hug 3.Charles Nice 4.Robert Carpenter 5.John Sturdy Jr 125 Two Str: 1.Dane Folsom 2.Bobby Panarisi 3.Braden Gray 4.Steven Grundtner 5.Evan Clarke Open 2 Str: 1.Ethan Chesnut 2.Rodney Sullivan 3.Anthony Frye 4.Carson Vicars 5.Beau Trimble Vintage: 1.Edward Kline 2.Zach Garrels 3.Nathan Reed 4.Michael Kistler 5.Mark Buchanan Women: 1.Alyssa Cole 2.Megan Moan 3.Emily Smith 4.Sydney Trigalet 5.Cara Gofourth 250A: 1.Killian Rusk 2.Channing Hunt 3.David Howard 4.Zack Hoffman 5.Derrick Boyd 250B: 1.Preston Pennington 2.Jason Gepford 3.Dawson Chesnut 4.Eric Fish 5.Bryce Cox 250C: 1.Bobby Panarisi 2.Cody Willenborg 3.Justin Duke 4.Jacob Mcgee 5.Dillon Cantrell Open A: 1.Channing Hunt 2.Killian Rusk 3.Anthony Krivi 4.Corey White 5.David Howard Open B: 1.Dawson Chesnut 2.Bryce Cox 3.Tate Nicholson 4.Cody Schmitt 5.Jason Gepford Open C: 1.Joshua Franklin 2.Austin Hetzler 3.Aaron Buls 4.Dakota Daugherty 5.Seth Bowman Open Begin: 1.Jacob Eads 2.Bryan Milligan 3.Nolan Evans 4.Ethan Quattro 5.Damon Sabo

Edgar Lewis, winner of 85Sr, 85 Open and Supermini

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Proud Papa Jeff Frankin with Open C class winner Josh Franklin at the District 17, Lincoln Trail Motosports season opener.

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Super Series Awards Red Wing, Minnesota - November 12 By Rolfe Otterness, Photos by Matt Wellumson

called up and thanked for their service to the country. Next up was recognition of the graduates who were moving up from the minibike track next year to take on the full-fledged national track! Good luck, kids! Getting down to business, the season class points awards were presented to the racers. Recognizing the difficulty in winning just one class, it is worthwhile to take a look at those who man-

he 2016 Spring Creek Super Series Banquet once again returned to Treasure Island Casino for a night of recognition and celebration for the assembled racers. John and Greta Martin lined up a an all-star cast to host the night, including the infamous emcee, Guy Ohland and his wild and crazy sidekick Mike Quinn, Sr. All riders who entered six or more events in the 2016 series were up for season points awards and entered in drawings for some serious swag donated by series sponsors. There were also a number of special awards for riders of note and recognition of sponsors who supported the season’s events. A tradition, established over the last number of years has been the recognition of all the vets who participate in events or volunteer as club members. Plainview Powersports provided the new This year again they were KX250f that was won by Dillon Nelson

2016 Super Series Champions

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aged winning two or more: Kai Morgan, 50cc Pre-Mix 4-6 and 50cc Multispeed 4-8; James Clough, 65cc 7-9 and 65cc 7-11; Ben Adamson, 14-24B, 250B and Open B; Aaron Blackstone, 14-24C and 250C; Benny Van Cleve, 25+C and 40+C; Brent Mason, 30+A and 35+A; Jada Murphy, Girls Sr. and Women; Jimmy Diedrich, 30+B and 40+B as well as Scott Steinle in 45+A and 50+A. But the champion points hound of the year… winner of the Iron Man Award, took four classes overall, 85cc 12-15, Supermini, Schoolboy 1 and 125 Two Stroke – Josh Boaz. An outstanding year! Congrats to Josh. One special feature of the night was an ongoing auction of jerseys and other motocross gear to benefit Jessy Nelson of the TLD motocross team who was injured at Unadilla last summer. We had gear from Mitchell Harrison, Tristan Charbeneau, Jimmy DeCotis, Christian Craig, Jason

Anderson, Alex Martin and Jeremy Martin plus a complete set of riding gear of Jessy’s which pulled in $1100. Lots of good memorabilia going out for a good cause. Two bikes were up for a rider-only random drawing this year from two of the most solid sponsors of Spring Creek. Larsons Cycle anteed up a sweet KTM 65 and the lucky son-of-a-

gun that nabbed it was Jeffrey Rinkel. For the big kids a KX250 was thrown in by Plainview Powersports. Dillon Nelson pulled out all the stops on his lucky charm to snare that beast and all that was left for the rest of us was to dream of next year… Thanks to all the sponsors that make the Super Series and the banquet pos-

sible… including the two above mentioned plus Team VRM, Catallia Mexican Food, Dunlop, Peter and Willy Draheim, KTM, Mazeppa Area Jaycees, 4MX Graphics, Linders Specialty Co., Pro Kart Indoors, 100%, Motorex, BDMX, Thor, Parts Unlimited, Vaith Cycle, J&B Pallets and Crashed Toys.com.

The +60 class top five finshers

Women’s class winners CYCLE USA, March 2017

We would like to congratulate

our 2016 Super Series

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Top finishers! Beg: Bumblebees 4-8 1.Cory Kissner .....................190 2.Louis Oswald -186 3.Olivia Hentges ..................163 4.Noah Riedl .......................148 5.Brooklyn Jenniges ............120 Beg: Hornets 7-11 1.Landon Markee .................194 2.Jacob Peters......................190 50cc Pre-Mix 4-6 1.Kai Morgan .......................210 2.James Schaffer .................198 3.Stylz Grall .........................176 4.Kayden Brandenburg ........158 50cc Pre-Mix 7-8 1.Wyatt McGrath ..................208 2.Christian Berg...................206 3.Braxton Kragenbring.........194 4.Cade Groen .......................161 5.Briar Madison ...................158 6.Deegan Lewis....................155 7.Blake Gyldenvand .............146 8.Jacob Peters......................145 9.AJ Aasen ...........................141 10.Parker Frank ...................131 50cc Oil Injected 4-8 1.James Schaffer .................208 2.Briar Madison...................204 3.Colin Megaw .....................182 4.Wyatt Niedfeldt.................163 5.Jameson Olson..................157 50cc Multi-Speed 4-8 1.Kai Morgan .......................210 2.Colin Megaw .....................194 3.Jossi Logan .......................190 4.Wyatt Niedfeldt.................180 5.Jameson Olson..................166 6.Merrick Mason...................116 65cc 7-9 1.James Clough....................210 2.Braden Long .....................202 3.Wyatt McGrath ..................192 4.Christian Berg ...................178 5.Tanner Schlegel.................176 6.Jaxon Nagel......................152 7.Koby Turner.......................151 8.Ethan Rennie ....................148 9.Jeffrey Rinkel ...................144 10.Caleb Bohlman................137

65cc 10-11 1.Domenic Hegman .............206 2.Brandon Nelson ................202 3.Brodie Boumeester............180 4.Luke Geis..........................178 5.Jacob Oehrlein ..................160 6.Jack Gyldenvand...............153 7.Kaedyn Anderson ..............131 65cc 7-11 1.James Clough ...................208 2.Domenic Hegman .............202 3.Brandon Nelson ................196 4.Braden Long .....................186 5.Wyatt McGrath ..................172 6.Tanner Schlegel.................158 7.Brodie Boumeester ............150 8.Christian Berg ...................148 9.Jaxon Nagel......................134 10.Bryce Rauner ..................128 85cc 9-11 1.Avery Long........................210 2.Jayden Clough..................206 3.Cameron Skaalerud...........176 4.Jesse Jacobsen ..................167 5.Luke Geis..........................144 6.Wyatt Milas.......................125 7.Louie Falardeaux...............118 8.Garret Becker ....................117 9.Jacob Oehrlein....................99 85cc 12-15 1.Joshua Boaz......................210 2.Drew Sampson..................200 3.Mason Grecula ..................173 4.Conner Klemenhagen........160 5.Jonah Jevning...................150 6.Spencer Hein.....................144 7.Austin Stewart ...................129 8.Tyler Shea.........................120 9.Dalton Riordan..................113 85cc 9-12 1.Jayden Clough...................210 2.Avery Long .......................206 3.Drew Sampson..................184 4.Weston Milas.....................164 5.Cameron Skaalerud ..........160 6.Mason Grecula ..................152 7.Jesse Jacobsen ..................152 8.Tyler Otterdahl..................120 9.Spencer Hein .....................119 10.Conner Klemenhagen ......110

Supermini 1.Joshua Boaz......................210 2.Dalton Hein ......................192 3.Nolan Rommel ..................186 4.Jonah Jevning ...................161 5.Austin Stewart...................156 Schoolboy 1 1.Joshua Boaz .....................208 2.Gavin Janovsky.................196 3.Austin Nelson....................190 4.Max Earley........................178 5.Dillon Nelson ....................168 6.Nolan Rommel ..................153 7.Dalton Hein.......................143 8.Nolan Darr........................139 9.Zack McCombs ..................128 10.Jaden Rolbiecki ...............107 Schoolboy 2 1.Gage Fisher ......................206 2.Gavin Janovsky.................188 3.Nick Fox ............................176 4.Christian DuPont ...............162 5.Ian Miller..........................156 14-24 A 1.Chase Becker.....................184 2.Nick Schnagl .....................183 3.Austin Kienast...................156 14-24 B 1.Ben Adamson ....................191 2.Gage Fisher ......................190 3.Drew Slocum.....................163 4.Payton Harrison ................162 5.Keegan Kleinwotterink ......129 6.Austin Carolan ..................126 7.Logan Dale .........................68 14-24 C 1.Aaron Blackstone ..............208 2.Nick Fox ...........................172 3.Alex Damlow.....................171 4.Brandon Johnson ..............160 5.Hunter Meyer....................158 6.Mitchell Prescott ................141 7.Justin Evans ......................140 8.Seth Carpenter ..................139 9.Zack McCombs ..................121 10.Derek Buettner ................112 25+ C 1.Grady Pyburn....................210 2.Caleb Rosendahl ...............198 3.Shane Clark ......................188

25+ A 1.Clayton Olson....................180 2.Trevor Lind........................165 3.Bryce Bernloehr ................159 4.Marshall Berns..................152 5.Patrick Miller ....................135 6.Tim Zebro .........................128 7.Mathew Dohrn...................105 25+ B 1.Ryan Berns .......................206 2.Matt Meyers......................200 3.Samuel Brummund ...........180 4.Shea Lingle .......................161 5.Cole Bernloehr ..................143 6.Tim Kenning .....................136 7.David Minter .....................133 30+ Vet A 1.Brent Mason .....................206 2.Mike Luoma......................190 3.Mathew Dohrn ..................182 4.Adam Johnson ..................172 5.Tim Zebro .........................161 30+ Vet B 1.Anthony Gardner...............210 2.David Minter .....................174 3.Joe Kidd............................167 4.Joe Jenniges .....................166 5.Jody Beck .........................153 30+ Vet C 1.Gerritt Clark......................206 2.Shane Clark......................204 3.Brandon Kunimura............186 4.Jason Ritt..........................164 5.Jesse Beaver......................161 6.Steve Sutton ......................161 35+ A 1.Brent Mason......................210 2.Adam Johnson ..................196 3.William Logan...................178 4.Scott Steinle ......................172 35+B 1.Jimmy Diedrich.................202 2.Joe Jenniges .....................183 3.Dominique Turner .............178 4.Taylor Carlson...................163 5.Joe Kidd............................163 6.Jody Beck .........................160

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40+ Senior A 1.Mike Luoma......................204 2.William Logan...................198 3.Scott Steinle ......................186 4.Matthew Ludescher............176 5.Ray Schlegel .....................166 40+ Senior B 1.Jimmy Diedrich .................210 2.Timothy Walker.................192 3.Tom Ferguson ...................190 4.Keith Damlow ...................168 5.Scot Adams .......................153 6.Joel Lenz ..........................153 40+ Senior C 1.Benny Van Cleve................210 2.Paul Haack .......................194 3.Steve Sutton......................184 4.John Kersten.....................180 5.David Knupp .....................180 6.Jesse John ........................159 7.David Williams ..................155 8.Steve Boatman ..................151 9.Scott Roberts.....................145 10.Jeremy Peak ...................133 45 + A 1.Scott Steinle......................206 2.Robert Rauner...................196 3.Tim Bernloehr...................188 4.Matthew Ludescher............167

45+ B/C 1.Tom Ferguson ...................206 2.Tim Walker .......................198 3.Jeff Ramsay......................182 4.Jay Calkins........................174 5.Dan Frasson......................163 6.Joel Lenz...........................137 7.Scot Adams........................135 8.Mitchell Trom ....................125 50+ Fossil 1.Scott Steinle......................206 2.Donny Bonnicksen ............202 3.Tim Bernloehr ...................198 4.David Spizman..................182 5.Carl Hein...........................176 6.Richard Riehm ..................159 7.Troy Moszer.......................150 8.Jerry Dillon.......................136 50+ B/C 1.Jeff Ramsay......................208 2.Jay Calkins .......................196 3.John Kersten .....................174 4.Larry Steuck......................161 5.Mike Quinn Sr. ..................135 55+ 1.Richard Riehm ..................200 2.Jerry Dillion......................184 3.Gary Behrens-172 4.Jerry Schulze ....................172 5.Lynn Meyer.......................154 6.Jerry Bumgardner.............150 7.Dana Koenig .......................81 55+ B/C 1.Steven Ardnt .....................202 2.Mike Quinn Sr. .................190 3.Rolfe Otterness..................178 4.John Meehan ....................176

250 C 1.Aaron Blackstone ..............196 2.Nick Fox............................194 3.Casey Paider .....................176 4.Max Earley........................170 5.Aaron Boatman.................158 6.Alex Damlow.....................150 7.Dan Dvorak.......................126 8.Hunter Meyer....................125 9.Trevor Bonnicksen .............118 10.Deegan Hepp...................117

250 A 1.Austin Kienast ..................163

Open B 1.Ben Adamson....................208 2.Drew Slocum.....................180 3.Keegan Kleinwotterink ......162 4.Mickey Bender ..................160 5.Payton Harrison ................154 6.Shane Halverson...............148 7.Matt Meyers ......................135 8.Austin Carolan...................115

Open A 1.Nick Schnagl .....................196 2.Chase Becker ....................145 3.Clayton Olson....................130 4.Austin Kienast ...................117 5.Trevor Lind........................102 6.Bryce Bernloehr ..................94

60+ 1.Lynn Meyer.......................200 2.Jerry Bumgardner.............190 3.Mike Quinn Sr. .................182 4.John Meehan ....................174 5.Rolfe Otterness..................164 6.Dana Koenig.....................103 Girls Sr. 1.Jada Murphy ....................210 2.Kourtney Trautner ............202 3.Paige Carlson ...................186 4.Emmalee Otterdahl ...........180 125cc 2-Stroke 1. Joshua Boaz.....................210 2.Gavin Janovsky.................204 3.Austin Nelson....................194 4.Dillon Nelson ....................178 5.Mathew Dohrn ..................139 6.Jaden Rolbiecki .................119

250 B 1.Ben Adamson....................206 2.Gage Fisher ......................192 3.Keegan Kleinwotterink ......162 4.Drew Slocum.....................145 5.Mickey Bender ..................144 6.Shane Halverson...............139 7.Jordan Frericks ..................131

Open C 1.Nick Fox............................190 2.Brandon Johnson ..............186 3.Casey Paider .....................182 4.Aaron Boatman.................170 5.Trevor Bonnicksen .............162 6.Dan Dvorak ......................146 7.Colton Exner......................129 8.Ben Streeton......................113 9.Derek Buettner ...................95 10.Cody Roberts.....................83 Women 1.Jada Murphy ....................208 2.Lizzibeth Turney ...............202 3.Krista Knupp ....................190 4.Falen Narel .......................176 5.Katie Vanderwerf ..............174 6.Grace Eiden ......................161 7.Abby Brummund ...............151 8.Krya Boaz.........................149 9.Trisha Olson ......................141 10.Kourtney Trautner ...........128

The Super Series is made possible through the generosity of our sponsors... Please support those that support our sport!

Thank you to the Mazeppa Jaycees for subsidizing our banquet tickets, the annual Greg Vaith Memorial Scholarship & helping with the Halloween Bash. Also, thanks to our racers, their families & friends & of course the Hi-Winders Club Members who donate their time to make our sport & season so successful!

Where champions are made

35+ C 1.Benny Van Cleve................210 2.Travis Kinney.....................176 3.Jason Ritt ..........................174 4.Steve Sutton......................162 5.David Knupp .....................154 6.David Williams..................140 7.Steve Boatman ..................139 8.Jeremy Peak .....................124 9.Dan Moeller ......................121

Jeffrey Rinkel won the new KTM 65SX, made possible by Mike Larson of Larsons Cycle in Cambridge and Spring Creek MX

2016 Top Finishers: Beg 4-8: 1.Cory Kissner 2.Louis Oswald 3.Olivia Hentges Beg 7-11: 1.Landon Markee 2.Jacob Peters 50cc Pre-Mix 4-6: 1.Kai Morgan 2.James Schaffer 3.Stylz Grall 50cc Pre-Mix 7-8: 1.Wyatt McGrath 2.Christian Berg 3.Braxton Kragenbring 50cc Oil Injected 4-8: 1.James Schaffer 2.Briar Madison 3.Colin Megaw 50cc Multi-Speed 4-8: 1.Kai Morgan 2.Colin Megaw 3.Jossi Logan 65cc 7-9: 1.James Clough 2.Braden Long 3.Wyatt McGrath 65cc 10-11: 1.Domenic Hegman 2.Brandon Nelson 3.Brodie Boumeester 65cc 7-11: 1.James Clough 2.Domenic Hegman 3.Brandon Nelson 85cc 9-11: 1.Avery Long 2.Jayden Clough 3.Cameron Skaalerud 85cc 12-15: 1.Joshua Boaz 2.Drew Sampson 3.Mason Grecula 85cc 9-12: 1.Jayden Clough 2.Avery Long 3.Drew Sampson Supermini: 1.Joshua Boaz 2.Dalton Hein 3.Nolan Rommel Schlby 1: 1.Joshua Boaz 2.Gavin Janovsky 3.Austin Nelson Schlby 2: 1.Gage Fisher 2.Gavin Janovsky 3.Nick Fox

14-24A: 1.Chase Becker 2.Nick Schnagl 3.Austin Kienast 14-24B: 1.Ben Adamson 2.Gage Fisher 3.Drew Slocum 14-24C: 1.Aaron Blackstone 2.Nick Fox 3.Alex Damlow +25A: 1.Clayton Olson 2.Trevor Lind 3.Bryce Bernloehr +25B: 1.Ryan Berns 2.Matt Meyers 3.Samuel Brummund +25C: 1.Grady Pyburn 2.Caleb Rosendahl 3.Shane Clark +30A: 1.Brent Mason 2.Mike Luoma

3.Mathew Dohrn +30B: 1.Anthony Gardner 2.David Minter 3.Joe Kidd +30C: 1.Gerritt Clark 2.Shane Clark 3.Brandon Kunimura +35A: 1.Brent Mason 2.Adam Johnson 3.William Logan +35B: 1.Jimmy Diedrich 2.Joe Jenniges 3.Dominique Turner +35C: 1.Benny Van Cleve 2.Travis Kinney 3.Jason Ritt +40A: 1.Mike Luoma 2.William Logan 3.Scott Steinle

+40B: 1.Jimmy Diedrich 2.Timothy Walker 3.Tom Ferguson +40C: 1.Benny Van Cleve 2.Paul Haack 3.Steve Sutton +45A: 1.Scott Steinle 2.Robert Rauner 3.Tim Bernloehr +45B/C: 1.Tom Ferguson 2.Tim Walker 3.Jeff Ramsay +50: 1.Scott Steinle 2.Donny Bonnicksen 3.Tim Bernloehr +50B/C: 1.Jeff Ramsay 2.Jay Calkins 3.John Kersten +55: 1.Richard Riehm 2.Jerry Dillion 3.Gary Behrens +55B/C: 1.Steven Ardnt 2.Mike Quinn Sr 3.Rolfe Otterness +60: 1.Lynn Meyer 2.Jerry Bumgardner 3.Mike Quinn Sr. Girls Sr.: 1.Jada Murphy 2.Kourtney Trautner 3.Paige Carlson Women: 1.Jada Murphy 2.Lizzibeth Turney 3.Krista Knupp 125cc 2-Str: 1.Gavin Janovsky 2.Austin Nelson 3.Dillon Nelson 250A: 1.Austin Kienast 250B: 1.Ben Adamson 2.Gage Fisher 3.Keegan Kleinwotterink 250C: 1.Aaron Blackstone 2.Nick Fox 3.Casey Paider Open A: 1.Nick Schnagl 2.Chase Becker 3.Clayton Olson Open B: 1.Ben Adamson 2.Drew Slocum 3.Keegan Kleinwotterink Open C: 1.Nick Fox 2.Brandon Johnson 3.Casey Paider

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The first corner was tight in HW, but Jacob Wiedmeyer #38 on the 328 Powersports entry came out in front.

Lodi, Wisconsin - January 14 By Dave Hollub

he Madison Motorcycle Club returned to hosting an Ice race after a six year absence and they pulled it off as if they never stopped. The Frosty Cheeks Three Hour was held on Crystal Lake near Lodi Wisconsin January 14th. In the

week leading up to the race we had great ice making temperatures hovering near zero but a lack of snow cover was going to make laying out the track difficult. Then with just two days to spare two inches of snow fell and the track was plowed out. When racers began arriving at the Crystal Lake Campground early Saturday morning the skies were clear and the tempera-

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ture was in the mid teens. The event saw a lot of fast guys ready to mix it up. At noon the Lightweight bikes got the first gate drop and the US Chrome bike piloted by Bruce Wadman got the jump on Jennifer LaTour aboard the Latitude Graphics entry. The US Chrome team managed to hold on mid pack overall all day on their way to the lightweight win. Latitude Graphics crossed the finish second in class, six bikes back overall. LaTour after the race, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had a blast. It was a great track today and the weather held up perfect. The track stayed mint all day, the outside lines started getting a little fluffy towards the end but the plow guys did a great job keeping it consistent all day. I wish more women would be out here doing these races. Women should know this is easier than riding dirt, people think ice is slippery but with the studded tires you get so much more traction. I really have to thank Adam Bude and Latitude Graphics for having me on the team. Also thanks to Vetesnik Powersports,

Mike Westphahl, Ken Thompson, Acerbis Plastic, and EKS brand Goggles for helping us out. I had a blast and plan to be here next year, hopefully more people will come out as well.” Marc Ottenad pushed the Lemon Pie Productions (John Stewart/ Marc Ottenad) middleweight bike around the first corner in the lead with the Latitude Graphics middleweight entry right behind. MidwestEnduros.com (Ryan Miss/ Travis Held) and then Xcel Racing (Chad Pergrande/ Chad Yesko/ Jacob Yesko) rounded out the top

four at the start. Latitude Graphics was forced off the course with a mechanical issue Tight racing was the order of the day. Here Pete Laubmeier (29) just a couple laps into the race. gets to the inside with team Knobbie Tire (42) and Team O Town. By the one hour mark Lemon neck as they ran 1-2-3 overall. The Pie was leading the class, running final hour of the race had Morgan Missixth overall, second was MidwestEnchler now on the Mischler’s entry duros with Xcel in third. At the two holding onto the lead and finally hour mark Lemon Pie was still in the crossing the finish for the class and lead and had moved up one spot in the overall wins. Tylor Skodras took over overall. Xcel got around MidwestEnthe 328 Powersports bike and was able duros as they crossed at tenth and to move into second. Lake Wisconsin eleventh overall. Xcel Racing was on fell out of contention in the third hour the move and in the final hour moved with a mechanical leaving the 328 up through the bikes and finally slipped past Lemon Pie to grab the class win. With fourteen bikes the heavyweight class was today’s largest and at the holeshot Jacob Wiedmeyer on the 328 Powersports A Team (Jacob Wiedmeyer/ Tylor Skodras) bike edged out the P501 Suspension/Track Support bike as well as the Lake Wisconsin Campground bike. Dan Mischler riding the Mischler's HD BMW bike (Dan Mischler/ Morgen Mischler) pushed from a fourth place start into the class lead (second overall) before the first hour was in the books with 328 Powersports and Lake Wisconsin close behind. With two hours complete Mischler’s was still out front but now had Lake Wisconsin Campground and 328 Working together in the pits is part of the Powersports breathing down his fun involved with running for three hours.

Powersports B-Team (Mike Wiedmeyer/ Kyle Liesener) the final podium position. Jennifer Kessemic of the Slo Daddy team “ What a day, I smiled non stop on and off the bike. I loved the Fredette tire on the back, it hooked up even in the fluff and the front hooked up just right. These races are so much fun because the racers are incredibly polite when they pass, I’m not the fastest out there. I like riding dirt but to come out here on ice is amazing, running into a corner then hitting the rear brake and feeling the tire slide you into the corner is just orgasmic. These young guys have it nailed but I’m a middle aged woman and to experience this is so much fun. Today was just a fun day, we were on bike number 23,we did 23 laps and we placed 23rd overall. This race was really interesting because the track was all turns, not really any long straights, so you were always setting up for the next corner. I will definitely feel it tomorrow. Thanks to Mack Daddy Racing for the bike and CYCLE USA, March 2017

great setup, and Jeffrey Carver. I will be back next year because these guys put on a great event today.” Dan Mischler commented, “I started off for our team in fourth. The first few corners had really tight racing but as the course opened up I came up on the third place bike and got around him. The first two bikes were battling so I just rode hard at my pace and by the end lap four I got by both of them. From then on I never looked back riding hard and having fun scraping footpegs in the corners until the halfway point when Morgen took over.” Morgen Mischler, “Dan turned over a pretty good lead and I didn’t want to blow it so I aimed at riding consistent, hitting the marks I wanted. I took a digger like two laps in and my hands were cold but the adrenaline kicked in and I warmed up fast. I didn’t want to let Dan down so I got on and got going. It was pretty smooth from there and we had a great three hour run. Dan’s setup on the bike was great and it ran flawless.” Dan continued “The Madison Motorcycle Club put on an absolute top notch show from the layout to a great job plowing all day. Thanks to our sponsors Mischler’s HD BMW, Bell Helmets, KLIM Performance Gear, Fredette Racing Products, and our longtime sponsor the Beaver Cycle Club.” Ironman got the final start grid and Lance Wollin powered the Sunset Bar & Grill entry to the holeshot first followed closely by Jeff Fredette, Pete Laubmeier, and Paul Olesen. Wollin wasn’t wasting any time as he sliced his way through the field completing the first lap in sixth place overall. By lap four Wollin was out front and taking advantage of the clear track to gap everyone. At the one hour mark Wollin was leading with two heavyweight bikes between himself and Fredette in second. Laubmeier had third with Olesen fourth. Wollin was forced out by a flat tire around the 1 hour 45 minute mark and Fredette took over the class lead crossing the two hour mark in fourth overall. Laubmeier, Olesen, and Jim Kirschbaum rounded 42

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out the top four. Fredette took the win with Laubmeier second. Kirschbaum made a charge in the final sixty minutes to take third as he edged out Olesen. Madison Motorcycle Club member Patrick Mullarkey took on the task of race organization and with the help of the members the race became reality. As the day wound down Mullarkey finally had time to reflect, “Today was great, the weather was perfect and we had a good field of racers for a first race. The course layout by John Strangfeld and Pete Laubmeier was good with a lot of turns and some technical sections which made it competitive and interesting for the riders. Thanks to Crystal Lake Campground for hosting us, Moose Racing, Latitude Graphics for the number plates, and Chris Mulhall for the trophies he made. Something like this really takes a team effort and the guys in the club really came out and put in several hard days work to make this happen. They all put in a lot of hard work and time.

Also thanks to the Sumners for scoring all day. Hopefully next year draw even more racers.” Today’s racing couldn’t have been better and the top three bikes all completed thirty laps on the 4.2 mile course for a total of 126 miles. There was a lot of tight bar to bar racing as the riders were able to use all the lines to their liking. Hopefully this will be repeated again next winter and many more to come with the great work of Madison Motorcycle Club. Results: Lightweight Bikes: 1.US Crome (Ryan Callies/Braxton Callies/ Bruce Wadman) 2.Latitude Graphics Racing #2 (Jennifer LaTour/ Adam Bude) Middleweight Bikes: 1.Xcel Racing (Chad Pergrande/ Chad Yesko/ Jacob Yesko) 2.Lemon Pie Productions (John Stewart/ Marc Ottenad) 3.Midwest Enduros.com (Ryan Miss/ Travis Held) 4.Swiss (Joe Tschuemperlin/ Nathan Lobajeski) 5.Wrecked MX (Matthew Meyer/ John Mailander) Heavyweight Bikes: 1.Mischler's HD BMW (Dan Mischler/ Morgen Mischler) 2. 328 Powersports A (Jacob Wiedmeyer/ Tylor Skodras) 3. 328 Powersports B (Mike Wiedmeyer/ Kyle Liesener) 4.Knobbie Tire (Tim Farrell/ Dave DuPree) 5.Moose Racing (John Strangfeld/ Luke Fox) Ironman: 1.Fredette Racing Products (Jeff Fredette) 2.Speedy Pete )(Pete Laubmeier) 3.Kirby 99 (Jim Kirschbaum) 4.Viola Ice Rat (Paul Olesen) 5.Sunset Bar & Grill (Lance Wollin) 26th OA

Jim Kirschbaum was having fun on his way to third in Ironman

Morgen Mischler (Left) and Dan Mischler celebrate their Heavyweight and overall wins

Fantastic D16 Banquet Wisconsin Dells, WI - November 12 AMA District 16 Banquet

he annual AMA District 16 Banquet returned to the Wisconsin Dells on the second weekend of November. This once again took place at the awesome Kalahari Resort that we have raved about in the past. To summarize the weekend, it was fantastic! A little background... planning for the 2016 Awards Banquet actually started the Sunday after last year’s event in 2015. The D16 board gets together the morning after the banquet to evaluate everything from the previous night while details and ideas are fresh. With Melissa Ellingson stepping in as the coordinator going forward, there were plenty of hopes for making the weekend even better, a big challenge as the banquet was pretty darn good already. Over the year that followed many e-mails, a couple meetings, and a lot of hard work went into changes for 2016. Melissa taking on a big part of the ef-

fort for planning and reaching out for clubs and promoters meet to arrange sponsorship. the 2017 schedule, as well as begin By the time banquet weekend ardiscussion on rules, classes and anyrived, everything was set and expecthing else needing attention. Out of tations were higher than ever. All the this meeting, District 16 also had a referees and other board members new individual step up to become the had become more involved. Melissa Motocross Referee. Scott Biese of had arranged all the changes the Fantasy Moto took on the role, still group had come up with. Additional sponsors were involved and things were looking good. Todd Ellingson (D16 President) and Melissa arrived on Thursday to oversee final details, awards deliveries and such. There’s a lot that goes on behind the scenes this weekend before the Saturday evening banquet. Starting on Friday night all the mo- Judy Sumner is moving on to enjoy some extra free time with her family after thirty plus years as a volunteer and secretary in AMA tocross oriented District 16. Thank you really isn’t enough... but Thank You Judy!

After all the door prizes were handed out, attention shifted to the evening’s grand prizes, including two new Honda Groms. CYCLE USA, March 2017

working with Dave Arva who does the points keeping. Welcome, and thank you Scott! Saturday morning saw another day of meeting where all the other divisions gather for the same work in the morning, then come together for handling district business for the year. Riders and families are welcome to attend these meetings as they wish. Not to fully participate, but they can surely contribute and are usually welcome to address everyone on important topics. Every year we are lucky to have a few join in. Now for the best part of the weekend - the Awards Jr Lofquist Award Winner Skylar Dosch with her family. She recognized by District 16 for all the time she continues Banquet. With the busi- was to give as a volunteer helping out at the Aztalan Cycle Club ness part of the weekend coming in for the dinner was given a behind us, now it’s time to entertain, goodie bag. Free t-shirts for everycelebrate, and recognize the season one along with mixed items... past and its top performers. Right coupons, small items donated by from the beginning you could see the sponsors, event gate passes - just a changes in the evening. Everyone

District 16’s 2016 Motocross Champions

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nice extra for everyone attending the dinner. Outside the check in area dealers had displays. Spectro, Moose, County Cycle and Country Sports were all represented. Inside, Sportland2, DOC and Fly had displays. Courtesy of these and other sponsors like Rob’s Performance, Pro Motorsports, Port Yamaha, Golden Eagle Homes, Suburban Motors HD, Team 2 and more, there was three large tables covered with door prizes - not to mention another podium display with grand prizes. This year everyone on the way in got tickets, plus had the option to buy more raffle tickets - basically an arm’s length at a time. Our D16 Dual Sport director Brett Lobajeski quickly became a crowd favorite... as everyone realized he had the longest reach of the evening. He was everyone’s designated ticket “arm’s length” guy.

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2016 Hare Scrambles Champions!

The 2016 Dirt Track Champions!

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Dinner kicked off right on time with just under 300 in attendance - outstanding food as always. After everyone enjoyed the full meal and desert, the doors were opened to the additional nearly 300 riders and family members that had purchased awards only tickets. Everyone split into two rooms (new this year) where all the fantastic awards were given out. DOC, as a primary sponsor stepped up huge by helping D16 get all the jackets - and they were really cool. Plaques and jackets were handed out over the next 90 minutes or so before everyone returned to the main room for all the drawings - including a cool fat tire bicycle from County Cycle, two brand new Honda Grooms from Sportland2, two Yamaha generators, a Briggs & Stratton power washer, GoPro cameras, a ton of gear, accessories, parts and more. Cool thing this year was with all those raffle tickets - you could drop them in baskets for whatever prizes you

District 16â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2016 Trials Champions

The 2016 Enduro Champions

wanted to shoot for. If young kids gear was appealing to you, you could make that choice and go after that large prize package. I think there was like fifteen of these large packages to choose from. When all the prizes were handed out and done, tickets were all combined back in for the grand ten prize drawings. It made for a ton of fun, and many, many happy winners!

When the drawings were done... music started up courtesy of a DJ. This may have been the only disappointment of the entire evening. Not the great music or fun those of us that hung around had, but the point that many families and riders ran off following the drawings. After years of there not being entertainment following everything else, I think most just left out of habit. Another possible reason so many left, is all the other entertainment the resort offers. The waterpark, bowling, full game and activity rooms as well as two bars and more. Kids and families had been going and having fun all day - by now many were just plain worn out - a really good sign of how cool this weekend here is. Myself and the others that stayed for the music had a ball... and we expect this part of the evening will really take off next year. After the banquet, we caught up with the coordinator Melissa and asked what she thought of the evening, all the work and the future. This, after she quickly agreed to take it all on again in 2017. CYCLE USA, March 2017

Melissa, “As the new coordinator for the annual banquet, the process was quite the learning experience. I’ve planned many events but the language of the dealerships was very foreign to me at first. Each rider/ family should feel honored to be working with such amazing District 16 sponsors. We couldn’t have done what we did this year without the patience of the owners and their willingness to open up to us about their business, as well as sharing what they wanted to see for the future of our District. Watching the banquet unfold was the best part for me. Stepping back, watching everyone enjoying themselves makes all the work involved worth it. I couldn’t ask for a better start with District 16. The Kalahari had amazing staff ready to assist anytime we needed it, allowing the banquet to keep flowing. DOC, Moose Racing and Sportland2 contributed so much as well. They really deserve more than we can ever give back. I

District 16 youth riders showing off their awards

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hope our riders reach out to this year’s sponsors and thank them for being a part of the District 16 banquet. (links to those sponsors can be found on amadistrict16.com) Judy Sumner and the rest of the board members helped make this year a great success as well. Now that I have one banquet under my belt, I’m very excited for this next year. Together, the district along with our sponsors already have plans for even bigger and better in 2017!” We’ve said it over and over again, you don’t have to be an award winner to attend this event. This is District 16’s District 16’s Banquet Coordinator Melissa biggest event of the season, and Ellingson with Scott Fifarek after he was voted it is open to all our members and a Fan Favorite for his photography work. their families. Come take advanare one of the riders having found tage of the special rates we negotiate success this season, congratulations! for the resort this weekend. Join us We appreciate all our riders and Disfor dinner, or even just the awards. trict 16 family members, and hope to Get in on the drawings and most of see you here at the 2017 banquet Noall, come have a great time. If you vember 11th.

2017 D16 Events 23 * Sugar Maple........................Hill Point 24 * Sugar Maple........................Hill Point 30 Fantasy Moto....................Wittenberg October 1 * Fantasy Moto....................Wittenberg 8 * Aztalan Cycle Club..............Lake Mills

Trials

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Motocross * Indicates D16 Points Paying Event Stm Indicates night race, with limited classes PA indicates ProAm event with D16 classes April 9 Aztalan Cycle Club..............Lake Mills 16 Potential rain date if needed for April 9 22 Sugar Maple AQ ..................Hill Point 23 Sugar Maple AQ ..................Hill Point 30 * Rapid Angels ......................Wi Rapids May 7 * Pine Ridge Raceway ..........Athelstane 13 * Gravity Park ...........................Chilton 14 * Aztalan Cycle Club..............Lake Mills 21 * T&T Riders ........................Marshfield 27 * Valley Raceway .........Crystal Falls, MI 28 * Pine Ridge Raceway ..........Athelstane June 3 * Fantasy Moto........................Tigerton 4 Fantasy Moto........................Tigerton 4 * CMJ Raceway...........................Hixton 11 PA Aztalan Cycle Club..............Lake Mills 18 Potential rain date if needed 25 * Sugar Maple........................Hill Point July 1 * Gravity Park ...........................Chilton 7 stm Xmas Family Mtrsps......Christmas, MI 8 * Xmas Family Mtrsps......Christmas, MI 9 Xmas Family Mtrsps......Christmas, MI 9 * Aztalan Cycle Club..............Lake Mills 15 * Fantasy Moto....................Wittenberg 16 * Fantasy Moto....................Wittenberg 22 * Range MX .....................Houghton, MI 23 * Range MX .....................Houghton, MI 26 stm CMJ Raceway.........................Portage 29 * Arkansas Creek CC ..............Arkansaw 30 * Arkansas Creek CC ..............Arkansaw August 5 * Xmas Family Mtrsps......Christmas, MI 6 * Xmas Family Mtrsps......Christmas, MI 12 * Gravity Park ...........................Chilton 13 Aztalan Cycle Club..............Lake Mills 19 stm Fantasy Moto........................Tigerton 20 * Fantasy Moto........................Tigerton 26 * Valley Raceway .........Crystal Falls, MI 27 * Valley Raceway .........Crystal Falls, MI September 3 * Pine Ridge Raceway ..........Athelstane 9 Vet Aztalan .............................Lake Mills Sr Championship, limited Vet classes 10 Aztalan Cycle Club..............Lake Mills 17 * Fantasy Moto........................Tigerton

April 23 Wisc Observed Trials .............Mauston May 20 Wisc Observed Trials.....Thielman, MN 21 Wisc Observed Trials.....Thielman, MN June 10 Wisc Observed Trials .......Door County 11 Wisc Observed Trials .......Door County July 15 Wisc Observed Trials .............Baraboo 16 Wisc Observed Trials .............Baraboo August 5 Wisc Observed Trials ..........Oregon, IL 6 Wisc Observed Trials ..........Oregon, IL September 16 Wisc Observed Trials .............Mauston 17 Wisc Observed Trials .............Mauston 30 Wisc Obser Trials.......Black River Falls October 1 Wisc Obser Trials.......Black River Falls

Hillclimb May 6 7 June 4 18

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

Rapid Angels M/C Club .....Wis Rapids Kettle Moraine Spt Rdrs.....Kewaskum Semi Pro/ Stock D16 Class Points 24 CMJ Raceway...........................Hixton 25 CMJ Raceway...........................Hixton September 3 Valley Springs M/C Club........Bay City

Dual Sport June 10/11 WI Dual Sport Riders .............Wabeno July 8 Valley Springs MC Club ........Ellsworth September 23/24 WI Dual Sport Riders .............Wabeno October 14 Kettle Moraine S Riders......West Bend 21 Madison MC..........................Madison

Enduro April 23 June 10 11

Grand Kankakee TR .......Roselawn, IN UP Sandstormers MC....Marquette, MI UP Sandstormers MC....Marquette, MI Mini Moose - Non-points paying Norsemen Motorcycle Club..Mora, MN

18 July 29 Forest City Riders.................Byron, IL August 12 Hill & Gully Riders .........Roselawn, IN

13 Hill & Gully Riders .........Roselawn, IN 20 Straight Arrow ER .........Duquette, MN September 17 UP Sandstormers MC....Marquette, MI Toughman Scramble - Non points 24 WFO Promotions ..............Geneseo, IL October 1 SEWER ....................................Adams November (2018 Points) 5 Rider Motorcycle Club........Goshen, IN 12 Forest City Riders...........Leaf River, IL

Hare Scrambles GP - Indicates new GP style events. These pay hare scramble points, will run a shorter two moto format, roughly 25 minutes each. May 7 Madison Motorcycle Club .........Adams June 3 GP CMJ Raceway...........................Hixton 4 CMJ Raceway...........................Hixton 25 GP Madison Motorcycle Club .........Adams July 16 Valley Raceway Inc .....Crystal Fall, MI 23 Fox Valley Off-Road...........Wedron, IL 30 Forest City Riders/ WFO.......Byron, IL August 6 CMJ Raceway...............Camp Douglas September 9 GP Rapid Angels MC......Wisconsin Rapids 10 Rapid Angels MC......Wisconsin Rapids

Dirt Track April 29 ST Shadow Valley Drift.....New Richmond Indoor w/D23, some class modifications 30 ST Shadow Valley Drift.....New Richmond Indoor w/D23, some class modifications May 6 ST Beaver Cycle Club ..................Atwater 7 TT Beaver Cycle Club ..................Atwater 20 ST Aztalan Cycle Club..............Lake Mills June 2 ST Southeast Short Trackers.....Plymouth Limited Classes - No points 10 1/2 Beaver Cycle......Dodge Cnty Fair Grds 17 ST Aztalan Cycle Club..............Lake Mills 24 1/2 Rib Mountain Riders ................Antigo July 15 ST Aztalan Cycle Club..............Lake Mills 16 ST Aztalan Cycle Club..............Lake Mills 22 ST Beaver Cycle Club ..................Atwater 23 ST Beaver Cycle Club ..................Atwater Rain Date only if needed 27 ST CMJ Raceway.........................Portage Limited Classes August 5 ST Door Cnty Fair ...Door Cnty Fair Grnds August 6 rain date, limited amateur classes 12 ST Southeast Short Trackers.......Oshkosh 20 ST 525 Speedway.......................Wausau 26 ST Aztalan Cycle Club..............Lake Mills September 9 ST Beaver Cycle Club ..................Atwater 10 TT Beaver Cycle Club ..................Atwater 16 ST Aztalan Cycle Club..............Lake Mills 17 ST Aztalan Cycle Club..............Lake Mills

October 14 ST Shadow Valley Drift.....New Richmond Indoor w/D23, some class modifications 15 ST Shadow Valley Drift.....New Richmond Indoor w/D23, some class modifications

Annual Meetings/ Banquet

November 11 District 16 MX Meeting...........WI Dells 12 D16 Annual Meet/Banquet....WI Dells

Clubs and Promoters

Arkansas Creek Cycle Club...........715-285-5679 Aztalan Cycle Club.........................................NA 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.............................906-369-8461 Rapid Angels Motorcycle Club.......715-421-5038 Rib Mountain Riders ....................715-551-1122 Southeast Wisconsin End Riders....262-930-0358 Southeastern Short Trackers.........414-303-1331 Sugar Maple MX..........................608-393-8812 UP Sandstormers.........................906-869-6724 Valley Raceway Inc......................906-236-3265 Valley Springs MC Club ................715-594-3726 Wausau 525 Group .....................715-409-6054 Wisconsin Dual Sport Riders.........920-350-2030 Wisconsin Observed Trials ............319-624-2003 X-Mas Family Motorsports ...........847-702-1400

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 Norsemen Motorcycle Club ..........763-263-9835 Riders M/C, (IN) .........................574-248-2544 Shadow Valley Drifters (MN)........715-338-8048 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, Melissa Ellingson..........715-213-0068 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, Scott Biese..................920-419-2863 MX Points, Dave Arva..................414-581-7285 Dual Sport, Brett Lobajeski ..........920-922-0979 Trials, Kevin Huber ......................319-330-6700

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Motocross April 2 Straight Arrow ER ...........Grantsburg, WI 9 Straight Arrow ER ...........Grantsburg, WI 9 Moto City Raceway .....................Staples 23 Moto City Raceway.................Little Falls 23 Berm Benders Raceway .................Mora 30 Cambridge MX ......................Cambridge 30 Spring Creek MX........................Millville May 7 Moto City Raceway .....................Staples 7 Club MX North ...........................Kellogg 14 Moto City Raceway.................Little Falls 14 Berm Benders Raceway .................Mora 21 Moto City Raceway .....................Staples 21 Motokazie................................Mankato 28 Cambridge MX ......................Cambridge 28 Spring Creek MX........................Millville 29 Cambridge MX ......................Cambridge 29 Spring Creek MX........................Millville June 4 Echo Valley Motocross ............Brookston 4 Berm Benders Raceway .................Mora 11 Cambridge MX ......................Cambridge 11 Club MX North ...........................Kellogg 18 Berm Benders Raceway .................Mora 18 Spring Creek MX........................Millville 25 Echo Valley Motocross ............Brookston 25 Motokazie................................Mankato July 2 Moto City Raceway .....................Staples 2 Club MX North ...........................Kellogg 3 Moto City Raceway .....................Staples 3 Club MX North ...........................Kellogg 4 Club MX North ...........................Kellogg 9 Moto City Raceway.................Little Falls 9 Spring Creek MX........................Millville 16 Echo Valley Motocross ............Brookston 16 Cambridge MX ......................Cambridge 21 Spring Creek MX........................Millville 23 Spring Creek MX........................Millville 30 Berm Benders Raceway .................Mora August 6 Moto City Raceway.................Little Falls 6 Spring Creek MX........................Millville 13 Berm Benders Raceway .................Mora 13 Echo Valley Motocross ............Brookston 13 Club MX North ...........................Kellogg 20 Moto City Raceway .....................Staples 20 Motokazie................................Mankato 27 Cambridge MX ......................Cambridge 27 Spring Creek MX........................Millville September 3 Berm Benders Raceway .................Mora 3 Club MX North ...........................Kellogg 4 Berm Benders Raceway .................Mora 4 Club MX North ...........................Kellogg

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Moto City Raceway .....................Staples FEATURED EVENT Cambridge MX ......................Cambridge Spring Creek MX........................Millville Club MX North ...........................Kellogg FEATURED EVENT

Non-Points Events May 13 Moto City Raceway.................Little Falls Loretta Lynnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Area Qualifier July 22 Spring Creek MX........................Millville AMA MX Pro National October 1 Berm Benders Raceway .................Mora 8 Echo Valley Motocross ............Brookston 8 Spring Creek MX........................Millville 15 Moto City Raceway .....................Staples 15 Club MX North ...........................Kellogg

Quad MX April 2 Straight Arrow ER ...........Grantsburg, WI 9 Straight Arrow ER ...........Grantsburg, WI 30 Cambridge MX ......................Cambridge May 7 Moto City Raceway .....................Staples 21 Club MX North ...........................Kellogg 29 Cambridge MX ......................Cambridge 30 Cambridge MX ......................Cambridge June 11 Cambridge MX ......................Cambridge July 9 Kato Cycle Club ........................Mankato 16 Cambridge MX ......................Cambridge August 20 Moto City Raceway .....................Staples 27 Cambridge MX ......................Cambridge September 17 Cambridge MX ......................Cambridge

Dirt Track April 29 ST Shadow Valley Drift ..New Richmond, WI 30 ST Shadow Valley Drift ..New Richmond, WI May 20 ST Flying Dutchmen M/C ............New Ulm 21 ST Flying Dutchmen M/C ............New Ulm June 17 TT Norsemen M/C ...................Cambridge 18 TT Norsemen M/C.....................Cambridge July 23 ST Shadow Valley Drifters ........Cambridge Tentative September 16 ST Flying Dutchmen M/C ............New Ulm 17 ST Flying Dutchmen M/C .............New Ulm October 14 ST Shadow Valley Drift ..New Richmond, WI 15 ST Shadow Valley Drift ..New Richmond, WI

Hillclimb

Dual Sport

May 5 Indianhead M/C ....................Red Wing 6 Indianhead M/C ....................Red Wing June 17 Kato Cycle Club .......................Mankato 24 CMJ Raceway ........................Hixton, WI 25 CMJ Raceway ........................Hixton, WI July 15 Kato Cycle Club .......................Mankato August 26 Kato Cycle Club .......................Mankato 27 Flying Dutchmen M/C .............New Ulm September 3 Valley Springs M/C ............Bay City, WI

June 24 Norsemen M/C .........................Walker 25 Norsemen M/C .........................Walker July 8 Valley Springs M/C ............Bay City, WI September 23 Twin Cities Trail Riders ........Huntersville 24 Twin Cities Trail Riders ........Huntersville

Enduro Yth - Youth Event, Spt - Sprint Style Enduro May 6 Spt Norsemen M/C ....................Cambridge 7 Spt Norsemen M/C ....................Cambridge June 3 Yth River Valley End Riders .......Huntersville 4 River Valley End Riders .......Huntersville 17 Yth Norsemen M/C .............................Mora 18 Norsemen M/C .............................Mora July 16 Golden Eagles M/C ......................Kasso 29 Paul Bunyan Forest Riders ..........Akeley 30 Paul Bunyan Forest Riders ..........Akeley August 12 Yth Central Iowa End Riders ........Dayton, IA 13 Central Iowa End Riders ........Dayton, IA 19 Yth Straight Arrow End Riders .......Duquette 20 Straight Arrow End Riders .......Duquette September 30 Yth MORR ..................................Kensington

Hare Scrambles May 14 Spring Creek MX .......................Millville June 11 Straight Arrow Enduro Riders ....Millville 25 MORR ..................................Kensington July 16 Norsemen M/C ...................Dresser, WI August 6 Range Riders M/C .................Brookston September 24 Moto City Raceway ....................Staples October 15 Golden Eagles M/C .................Mazeppa

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Trail Rides May 20 Golden Eagles M/C ................Thielman 21 Golden Eagles M/C ................Thielman August 12 Kato Cycle Club .......................Mankato 13 Kato Cycle Club .......................Mankato September 9 Golden Eagles M/C ................Thielman 10 Golden Eagles M/C ................Thielman 23 Twin Cities Trail Riders ........Huntersville 24 Twin Cities Trail Riders ........Huntersville October 1 MORR ..................................Kensington 21 Paul Bunyan Forest Riders ..........Akeley 22 Paul Bunyan Forest Riders ..........Akeley

District 23 Club/ Promoters

Berm Bender Raceway ................320-679-2582 Cambridge MX............................320-980-4428 CMJ Raceway..............................608-220-6853 Echo Valley..................................218-348-4754 Flying Dutchmen ........................507-354-2306 Golden Eagles .............................507-367-2193 Indianhead Cycle Club.................952-210-8208 Kato Cycle Club............................612-460-6190 Little Falls Raceway.....................218-894-2826 Midway Recreation Park..............507-534-3276 Midwest Off Road Riders..............320-815-8199 Moto City Raceway ......................218-894-2826 Motokazie...................................612-282-5463 MS River Road Run ......................612-816-6362 Norsemen Motorcycle Club ..........763-263-9835 Range Riders...............................218-341-9691 River Valley Enduro Riders ..........320-248-4499 Shadow Valley Drifters ................715-222-4310 Spring Creek MX Hi Winders........507-753-2779 Straight Arrow Enduro Riders ......651-785-8898 Twin Cities Trail Riders .................612-965-8619 Valley Springs Motorcycle Club ....651-380-2351

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, Mark Vanderwerf........................952-469-3841 Government Relations Tom & Karen Umphress ...............612-965-8618 Trail Rider Vice Chairman Peter Nickel ................................763-360-8224 Recognition Chair, Lisa Boaz........651-808-0014 Webmaster, Jamie Romfo.............763-219-3615 Membership, Angela John ...........612-386-6680 ARMCA/District 23 Office: Shannon Rumpca........................651-998-0406

2017 D17 Events

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Hare Scrambles All have semi pro, amateur & youth classes NQNo Quad classes at this event, B= Bonus points, Q only= Quad classes only March 5 WFO Promotions ...............Keithsburg 19 WFO Promotions ...............Keithsburg April 2 B, NQ Canton M/c ..........................Glasford 9 WFO Promotions .................Plainview 29 NQ WFO Promotions .................Roselawn 30 NQ WFO Promotions .................Roselawn May 7 Moto Pro Inc ..........................Wedron 14 NQ MORR.....................................Ottawa 20 NQ Belleville Enduro Tm ............Belleville 21 B, NQ Belleville Enduro Tm ............Belleville June 4 NQ Pleasure Riders ...............Georgetown 11 WFO Promos..................Chandlerville 18 Moto Pro Inc ..........................Wedron 25 B, NQ Dirt Riders/Wfo ....................Oakford July 9 WFO Proms .................Spraugville, IA 23 Moto Pro Inc ..........................Wedron 30 B, NQ Forest City/WFO .......................Byron August 12 NQ Hill Gulley...........................Roselawn 20 B Moto Pro Inc ..........................Wedron 27 B Splinter Creek ...................Fosterburg September 9 NQ Cahokia Creek DR ..............White City 10 B, NQ Cahokia Creek DR ..............White City October 1 WFO Promotions...................Geneseo 8 Moto Pro Inc ..........................Wedron 22 NQ MORR.....................................Ottawa November 19 B WFO Promotions ...............Keithsburg Team Races No Points November 5 Cahokia Creek DR ..............White City 12 Belleville Enduro Tm ............Belleville

Dirt Track All have semi pro and youth classes. Q= Quad classes offered April 9 ST, Q Pekin M/C ................................Pekin 22 TT, Q Lamoine Ramblers................Macomb 29 ST GMC...................................Galesburg

30 HM Nace ........................................Henry May 6 ST, Q Pekin M/C ................................Pekin 13 ST, Q Lamoine Ramblers................Macomb 20 ST, Q Pekin M/C ................................Pekin 27 TT Nace.................................Springfield 28 TT, Q CIMC........................................Neoga 29 TT, Q CIMC........................................Neoga June 3 ST, Q GMC...................................Galesburg 17 ST, Q Pekin M/C ................................Pekin 24 TT, Q Lamoine Ramblers................Macomb July 15 ST, Q Lamoine Ramblers................Macomb 22 ST, Q Pekin M/c.................................Pekin 26 HM CIMC........................................Neoga August 5 ST, Q Lamoine Ramblers................Macomb 12 ST GMC...................................Galesburg 19 ST, Q Lamoine Ramblers................Macomb 19 ST, Q Splinter Creek ...................Fosterburg September 2 ST Nace.................................Springfield 3 TT, Q CIMC........................................Neoga 4 TT, Q CIMC........................................Neoga 9 HM, Q Splinter Creek....................Jerseyville 10 HM, Q Splinter Creek....................Jerseyville

Enduro OR= All Off-Road, Nat= National April 23 Grand Kankakee ...........Roselawn, IN July 29 OR Forest City / Motsp Park...........Byron August 12 OR Hill and Gully ................Roselawn, IN 13 Hill and Gully ................Roselawn, IN 20 Nat Muddobbers M/C ..............Upland, IN September 17 Nat Missouri Mudders ........Park Hills, MO 24 WFO Promotions...................Geneseo October 1 OR SE WI Enduro Riders ..........Adams, WI 15 Cahokia Creek DR ..............White City November 5 Riders MC .........................Goshen, IN 12 OR Forest City Riders ...............Leaf River

Dual Sport September 23 WFO Promotions...................Geneseo November 5 Brush Poppers......................Morrison 11 Forest City Riders ...............Leaf River

Trials May 6 Nitro....................................Elmwood 7 PMC..................................Bartonville 27 Nitro.........................................Sidell 28 Nitro.........................................Sidell July 2 Moto Pro Inc. .........................Wedron August 5 Nitro ......................................Oregon 6 Nitro ......................................Oregon

27 Variety Riders M/C .................Ottawa September 24 Nitro ..........................................Lena October 7 PMC..................................Bartonville 8 PMC..................................Bartonville

Gran Prix Motorcycle classes only at these events March 26 Midwest MX Club ...........Chandlerville May 6 Moto Pro Inc ..........................Wedron 21 M.O.R.R..................................LaSalle 28 Tri-City M/C ......................Coal Valley July 2 Moto Pro Inc ..........................Wedron 16 Tri-City M/C ......................Coal Valley 22 Moto Pro Inc ..........................Wedron September 3 Variety Riders .........................Ottawa 17 Tri-City M/C ......................Coal Valley October 7 Moto Pro Inc ..........................Wedron 29 Canton M/C............................Canton

Motocross Q= Quad classes offered, B= Bonus points, PA= ProAm points offered. March 5 Lincoln Trail Motosport..............Casey 26 Lincoln Trail Motosport..............Casey April 2 Motosports Park .......................Byron 9 Lincoln Trail Motosport..............Casey 16 PA Lincoln Trail Motosport..............Casey 16 Motosports Park .......................Byron 23 Q Splinter Creek ...................Fosterburg 23 B, Q Tri-City M/C ......................Coal Valley May 14 Q Muddy Waters Msp ............Port Byron 21 B, Q Galesburg M/C ..................Galesburg 21 Motosports Park .......................Byron 28 Joliet Motosports.............Willmington 28 Lincoln Trail Motosport..............Casey June 4 Motosports Park .......................Byron 18 Lincoln Trail Motosport..............Casey 18 PA Mc Moto Park ......................Mt Carrol 25 Q Muddy Waters Msp ............Port Byron July 9 Lincoln Trail Motosport..............Casey 9 Q Sunset Ridge Mx.....................Walnut 16 Motosports Park .......................Byron 22 Muddy Waters Msp ............Port Byron 23 Q Muddy Waters Msp ............Port Byron 30 B Ki Tracks ................................Oregon Mid-Season Championship Bonus August 6 Motosports Park .......................Byron 13 B Joliet Motosports.............Willmington 20 Lincoln Trail Motosport..............Casey 20 Motosports Park .......................Byron 27 Q Muddy Waters Msp ............Port Byron September 3 Lincoln Trail Motosport..............Casey 3 Motosports Park .......................Byron

17 B, Q Lincoln Trail Motosport..............Casey D-17 Illinois State Championship/ Pro Am 23 Sunset Ridge MX .....................Walnut 24 Sunset Ridge MX .....................Walnut October 1 Q Galesburg M/C ..................Galesburg 1 Joliet Motosports.............Willmington 8 B, Q Sunset Ridge MX .....................Walnut 15 Q Splinter Creek ...................Fosterburg 21 Lincoln Trail Motosport..............Casey 22 Motosports Park .......................Byron 22 Q Lincoln Trail Motosport..............Casey 29 B, Q Muddy Waters Msp ............Port Byron

Road Events May 14 Peoria MC Club .................Bartonville September 24 Peoria MC Club .................Bartonville

Stadium MX B= Bonus points, Motorcycle classes only. April 7 Joliet Motosports.............Willmington 15 Joliet Motosports.............Willmington 29 Moto Pro Inc.........................Mendota May 12 Woodstock Mx ...................Woodstock 13 Moto Pro Inc.........................Mendota 20 Joliet Motosports.............Willmington 26 Woodstock Mx ...................Woodstock 27 Moto Pro Inc.........................Mendota June 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 July 8 Moto Pro Inc.........................Mendota 14 Woodstock Mx ...................Woodstock 15 Joliet Motosports.............Willmington 21 Joliet Motosports.............Willmington 26 Woodstock Mx ...................Woodstock 28 Woodstock Mx ...................Woodstock 29 Joliet Motosports.............Willmington August 3 Woodstock Mx ...................Woodstock 11 Joliet Motosports.............Willmington 12 Moto Pro Inc.........................Mendota 18 Woodstock Mx ...................Woodstock 19 Joliet Motosports.............Willmington 26 Moto Pro Inc.........................Mendota September 1 Woodstock Mx ...................Woodstock 2 Joliet Motosports.............Willmington 9 Moto Pro Inc.........................Mendota 15 Woodstock Mx ...................Woodstock 16 Joliet Motosports.............Willmington 30 Moto Pro Inc.........................Mendota October 13 Joliet Motosports.............Willmington 28 Joliet Motosports.............Willmington

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D17 Egg Hunts Non Point paying events, with Quad classesApril 30 Variety Riders .........................Ottawa May 21 Variety Riders .........................Ottawa June 4 Variety Riders .........................Ottawa 25 Variety Riders .........................Ottawa July 16 Variety Riders .........................Ottawa August 13 Variety Riders .........................Ottawa September 24 Variety Riders .........................Ottawa October 1 Variety Riders .........................Ottawa

D17 Hillclimb NQ= No quad classes May 6 NQ Cahokia Creek DR ..............White City 21 Goshen Iron Horsemen ..........Goshen 27 Central Illinois M/C .................Neoga 28 Central Illinois M/C .................Neoga June 10 Pleasure Riders.................Cayuga, IN 11 Pleasure Riders.................Cayuga, IN 18 NQ Rock River Riders M/C ................Polo July 8 Pleasure Riders.................Cayuga, IN 9 Pleasure Riders.................Cayuga, IN 15 Thunder Ridge M/C .................Neoga D/17 Illinois State Championship 16 Thunder Ridge M/C .................Neoga

22 NQ Rock River Riders M/C ................Polo August 12 NQ Cahokia Creek DR ..............White City 27 Goshen Iron Horsemen...........Goshen September 2 Central Illinois M/C .................Neoga 3 Central Illinois M/C .................Neoga 9 King City D Riders .............Mt. Vernon 16 Pleasure Riders.................Cayuga, IN 17 Pleasure Riders.................Cayuga, IN

Dist 17 Clubs & Promoters

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 Megatraxs Indoor. ....................(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 Pekin M/C................................(309) 231-4945 Peoria Motorcycle Club..............(309) 697-4981 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 Thunder Ridge MC Club .............(217) 254-4940 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

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 Miller........................815-503-0119

District 17 Officers: E-mail addresses at the D17 web site President, AJ Waggoner...............219-670-7358 V. President, Jim Viverito .............773-282-2176 Treasurer, Patty Ward..................815-539-9021

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