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TRACKSIDE Volume 24, #3 - May 2015 Published By:

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The short answer and one the makes hair stand up on the back of people’s neck... because we have to, it’s a rule. The longer version is that 41 years ago a few riders, clubs, and promoters had the vision that being an organized district in the AMA was a good thing. 1974 it came together. Clubs and promoters like Motosports Park, Galesburg Mc, Rock River Riders, Forest City Riders, Tri-City M/c, LTM, Variety Riders, Peoria M/c, Canton M/c, and guys like Ron George, Bill Tuman, Bill Maxey, Bill Baird, and women behind the scenes like Betty Tuman devoted tons of time/ effort to make the District get off the ground. I’m sure I missed some but you get the idea. They thought it would be a good idea to have numbers uniformed. Sign up and operational processes with uniform rules, to make better events for everyone involved. This is why when you show up at a race there are flaggers on jumps, or everyone doesn’t have the same “22” for their riding number. This is why you see watering being done at the track, grooming and more, it is a result of competition and being involved in our district type atmosphere. Many thousands of riders over the forty-one years have started, quit, come back, and brought their kids out to race. Now third & fourth generations of riders are enjoying what these visionaries pictured back then. A vast amount of rules in the AMA rule book were District 17 rules first, and these rules became a primary influence to our national process. Bill Maxey was a huge part of that. Do you realize that today, at 93 years old, Bill Tuman is still our

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sitting Vice President! They don’t make em that way anymore. Ok... But you may say, “I don’t care about points. Really the only real racing is going to the big races, the national stuff.” Well in motocross did you know that the only way you used to get invited to the “Big” races was to be a top points earner in your district? Did you know that if you were in the top five mid season, that is how you were able to attend a qualifier in which there was only two. And you ONLY were allowed to qualify in your region. Then when you made it... it was at a track some where different every year. Today District 17 is of the best places in the country to ride, race, and enjoy time on your motorcycle or ATV. Close to the population base in the state of IL, there are a plethora of tracks and riding places. That is what 41 years of dedication and involvement has generated for you the rider of District 17. It’s not an accident there are so many quality places, it happened because all those places are Club Council members of District 17. In reference to year-end awards, I also hear, “but it’s only a “jacket” what good is that?” Well if you ever rode enough to earn a jacket much less a championship in District 17, then you already know the real meaning of all this. If you haven’t, then it’s easy to say there’s no value. You have to be dedicated, consistent, and fast enough to do well week in week out. Ride all the tracks pretty well, and it doesn’t hurt to be able to win a race or two. Once you have earned that honor of having been a top district rider, it’s signified by the infamous “jacket”. We’ve changed with the times some and gone to hoodies in some positions, but the Champion Jacket and Personalized Plaque has signified you are one of an elite bunch to earn that award. Ask anyone who has done it. See if the word “easy” is used. I bet you will find that is farthest from the truth! This doesn’t begin to cover all the other rewards... the bigger value of all the friendships, memories and shared experiences you will have with your new, and always growing racing family at the events. I could go on and on about that for a long time.

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Today’s riders expect more. They won’t tolerate long sign up lines, dusty tracks, poorly managed events, poorly marked courses etc.... They want variety as well. The District 17 Schedule has eleven types of racing or organized events on its calendar. On any weekend there are multiple events at different facilties to choose from, and those all will be points paying events. So as a rider YOU choose, where you want to race, what kind of race or event you wish to attend. You don’t have to worry about who has “points” that weekend as a way to be dictated to where you have to go. This was a strong issue back in the 70’s when the District was formed. Much like you race and compete with each other on the track, clubs and promoters compete for YOUR business as well. This competition is and has been critical in the development of a strong racing organization. So the next time you hear “I don’t race for points” or “it’s only a jacket” remember there is a place for you to race and ride mainly because of the riders and clubs who work very hard to offer that. If you race every weekend, or once a month, the D17 foundation was built by the racers every weekend earning points, winning jackets and enjoying the competition, and even better with today’s gas prices they likely did it close to home! Year after year we see new riders as kids enjoying the day beginning their own racing

and riding history. Hopefully having a safe and fun time at the local tracks we all were able to grow up with and ride on ourselves! This little note is about what I know and have seen in the 40 years of being a rider/ racer in District 17, and is why we still race and ride in this District weekly. There is nothing like “home” when it comes to racing here in Illinois. Thanks for reading. Gerhard Ward AMA District 17 Mx / Sx Director PS: For me, the people named and tracks as well are a big part of why my family has been involved with our sport, District 17 and the AMA, in a hope to give back and honor those who came before us, maybe inspire others to step up in the future. Ride smart, safe and have a good time - it’s what we do!

From the Back of the Pack

By Mike Quinn, D23 Chairman We are a couple of months into the season now and finally have some good cooperative weather. It has been nice to have the season start off with good weather and no cancelled events. Winters always seem so much longer than they really are. The long cold off season gives us time to recharge, and if we are wise, work out and get into shape.

Three-Time World Superbike Champion Troy Bayliss coming to Springfield Mile Troy Bayliss, the Australian road racing superstar and winner of three World Superbike titles, is coming to the USA to compete in the most iconic and historic form of American motorcycle racing. Bayliss will run five events on the AMA Pro Flat Track schedule, putting him in the field against the best dirt track racers in the world. He is set to make his debut May 24th at the legendary Springfield Mile in Springfield, IL., and will run the four remaining Mile events on the 2015 schedule. “Having Troy Bayliss race with AMA Pro Flat Track, at some of our most storied venues, really multiplies the excitement and positive momentum we have as a sport right now,” said Michael Gentry, of AMA Pro Racing. “With his own exhibition race, as well as the Superprestigio and with his impressive resume with World Superbike,

British Superbike and MotoGP, Troy is one of the motorcycle racing greats. Seeing him on American dirt is a mouth-watering prospect for USA race fans. We are looking forward to the excitement created by his presence in our paddock. A lot of work went into making this a reality and we are thankful to David and Michael Lloyd of Lloyd Brothers Motorsports, Jim Dillard, Vicki Smith and Ducati North America for their vision, support and participation.” Top road racers have long used dirt track as a training regimen, but Bayliss has taken it to a new level since his retirement from full-time competition in 2008. For the last three years, he's successfully promoted the Troy Bayliss Classic flat track exhibition in Australia, an event that has attracted top AMA Pro Flat Track riders such as current Grand National Champion Jared Mees, Sammy Halbert and Henry Wiles. “Dirt and flat track racing are where I cut my teeth as a junior. Everything I have learned on the dirt helped me through my career in road racing and to find myself back where it all started makes me feel young again," said Bayliss.

If you are like me you use it to relax get the bike worked on and dream about the upcoming season. Now that it is here I know that I will be so sore for at least three days after my first ride, I will probably need help getting out of bed. At least it is a good sore, and it comes from an activity we enjoy. By the time the season is half over I will be able to walk normally the day after. I do know it has been great to be able to get outside work on the trails and enjoy the sunshine. All of our disciplines will have held events by the time you read this. Our turn-outs to date have been pretty good, up a little from last year but still not back to the turnouts from several years ago. We are still working on ideas and methods to bring our numbers back up. We need continued growth to remain healthy as an organization. District business is moving along, we had several discussions at our last meeting regarding the best manner in which to promote the district. We are also very close to having district clothing made available to all members. This is something we have had many inquiries about so with luck we will be able to have apparel available to you by the time you read this. Dale Broughton has not sought re-election to AMA congress. I want to thank him for many many years of adding value and hard work to our district. I will be replacing him at congress as the competition representative for D23. I will be on the motocross committee so if you have any ideas for rules changes at AMA level get them to me so I can submit them for consideration. I hope to see you on the tracks and trails of Minnesota, and at several events through out the year. Keep urging your friends and acquaintances to join us at the races. We all need to bring in a new member or two. Mike

Youth Riders race for FREE!

The Norsemen Motorcycle Club announces FREE entry to all their events in the 2015 season for all Youth Cross Country Series classes and youth TT classes. Classes include Micro, Macro, PeeWee, Premier and Girls. Tell your friends and neighbors! This is an effort to allow families an opportunity to afford a fun day at the races. The family atmosphere at Enduros, Hare Scrambles, and TT events is something we are very proud of and this is an effort to allow more families to experience it. AMA requirements apply; get all the details at www.norsemenmc.org. This is a great opportunity for families wanting to try racing, mark your calendar and come out and ride with us!

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Gran Prix Season Fires Up LaSalle, Illinois, April 12 District 17 opening GP event Photos by Nick Smith, 893 Photos

aSalle, Illinois isn’t well known as a racing location since it’s only had three racing events ever. Two Hare Scrambles and now the first GP put on by the newly formed club Midwest Off Road Riders. Or M.O.R.R. The Seghi family horse farm is the A, B, and +40 class riders wait before their start. setting. They graciously let the Racing started at 10am and riders were club host two events this year and this introduced to starting the race by standone went off with great success, and was ing next to your running machine holdwell liked by all. Moto riders, woods riding on with only one hand. Now we ers, and a fairly good amount of play ridalready can hear the giggles, but it went ers tried their hand at this ever more off smoothly. But no get offs were noted popular style of racing. by missing the foot peg, or whisky throtThe course was solid. Nice moto practling off the line. The Jury is still out on tice track which was surrounded by this process! grassy hills and ravines, utilizing the A, B, and +40 classes were on the line small woods section in the corner of the first. Stagger starts and some intense racproperty, it made for a very well rounded ing followed. Holeshot first moto went layout and the fun factor totally off the to Service Honda CR500a/f rider Travis scale! Think of it as going out to the Ward (51), followed closely by Woodlocal golf course and being able to legally stock KTM 350cc rider Ryan Moss (24). roost the hell out of it! Ryan Smith (249) was in the hunt along with Blake Ryan (1) and Mason Schuhler bangin back and forth, keeping the leaders in check. First moto ended with little fan fare, solid racing back in forth, Schuhler went down in the later laps after

Greg Birkland topped the “twenty” rider +50 class.

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gaining some time. Smith and Moss were on the heals of Ward but never got past long enough to make it stick. Second moto was little more interesting. Smith and Ward race 122-Open class as well as A. So last moto of the moto sets, and first moto of the second set. Nothing much of an intermission means these two young men have to ride two long back to back motos. Smith led Ryan, Moss and Ward off the start. Entering into the optional EX section over the tires, Ward stalled letting Moss, Riley Schuhler, and brother Mason get past. Smith was cruising as Ryan and Moss started to battle. Remember this is a five lap moto, with long laps there’s time to make moves, get tired, etc. Lap two Moss started to pressure Ryan more, being the “elder” in the class at 40 years old, there still are a few tricks the new kids don’t know yet. A bobble here and a miss que there and Riley Schuhler got by Moss. Then early lap three Ward was back and by Moss and playing with Schuhler for third... for a while before Moss went past. Ryan and Ward caught the leader, Smith as they started the fourth lap. Lap

Keeping the program running smooth. Lexi Bedford and Sarah Doughty.

Garrett Ward on his way to winning the 85/ SuperMini class, over one of the fun man made obstacles.

#356 Orville Kline, #34 Mike Carey, and Jay Hall battle in +50.

five, Ward got past Ryan and using the high line in the last part of the mx track Moss finally made his pass stick on Riley Schuhler. Meanwhile Ward and Smith are playing tag, the last few corners one would get by, then the next corner the other one would. Corner before a little double down the ski hill, Smith comes in hard punts Ward off the dirt into the grass. Courses like this are open to many ideas of what is in and out of bounds, but

at the end of the straight Ward regained the lead, this being only three corners to the checkers. Ward went 1-1, Smith 3-2, Moss 2-4, Ryan 4-3. Mason Schuhler recovered to a 5-6 and a 5th overall. This was just one class! Eleven Women competed today with 2014 Hare Scramble Champion Katie Redell (356) and Ironman champion Rid-

ers Choice rider Kim Chandler (20) set to square off. Chandler did her normal holeshot and gone routine in the first moto. Seems like second motos were where all the action was. Chandler killed it early in the EX section allowing Redell to get by. Morgan Wheelwright and Brittany Mierzwa are set to pounce as well.

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The three had a good battle with Chandler getting back to second in moto 2, but a 1-2 in Gp is just like moto, and Redell took the win with a 2-1. Wheelwright third and Mierzwa fourth with Autumn Franklin on a Yam 125 this year a respectable fifth. Some notable mentions: Hall’s Cycles Randy Southard (682) after a little tip over got up and won the +40 class with a 1-1 score. Riders Choice Racing’s Team Green rider Garrett Ward (231) won the 85-100cc class. Hall’s Cycles’ Greg Birkland (618) put a hurtin on the rest of the +50 field. In shape and on the gas, Birkland left the rest of the geritol group in his wake. Steve Bland, Jay Hall and Gerhard Ward battled for second. 65cc winner Nate Young had close racing with Chasen Orme, racing head to head the whole day! Ryan Smith won the Open class. Ryan Moss, with a stunt in the fast grass section found out what it takes to scare Matt Dissell. Simply start swapping at 50

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mph when hammering the big 350 and loosing some grip. Dissell being known for his antics, was caught off guard seeing Moss sideways coming at him. (Dissell was finish line flagging, in a cast from an early season tumble). Speaking of numbers. Classes offered this year +30A, 30B/C; twenty-one riders, +40; fourteen riders, +50; twenty and C class had thirty. Solid class sizes made for solid racing. There was Pro Dirt track, Hillclimb, Motocross, Stadium Mx, Hare Scramble, Trials, Ice, and Enduro riders at this event. It was great to see how it all worked. M.O.R.R. kicked off the AMA District 17 Gran Prix Championship Series with a great event! Many “firsts” happened this day for them and they stood the test of it all. From starting on time, keeping the event moving and being done at 3pm with all the riders getting a solid hour of racing and riding for one sign up fee. Ryan Moss stated “this is what GP is about, no big jumps, no tight woods, and

good flowing course that all riders can have fun doing.” Lastly, if you have a chance, check out Ryan Moss on you tube. He has four full motos of helmet cam footage up on his channel. Front row seat to all the action! Results: 122-Open: 1.Ryan Smith 2.Jeremy Smith 3.Joseph Voegtle 4.Grant Bodmer 5.Jesse Keith 14-29: 1.Riley Schuster 2.Blake Ryan 3.Mason Schuhler 4.Bryce Olson 5.Joseph Voegtle +30A: 1.Ryan Moss 2.Zeno Molteni 3.Jeremy Smith 4.Randy Southard 5.Luke Kaszynski +30B/C: 1.Mike Manuel 2.Adam Fusinetti 3.John McCarrens 4.Brad Eilers 5.Derek Piecha +40: 1.Randy Southard 2.Ryan Gusewelle 3.Dave DuPree 4.Eric Wheelwright 5.Tim Farrell +50: 1.Greg Birkland 2.Gerhard Ward 3.Steve Bland 4.Jay Hall 5.Joseph Voegtle 65cc: 1.Nathan Young 2.Chasen Orme 85/SM: 1.Garrett Ward 2.Thor Rick 3.Alex Moss 4.Gavin Sienkiewicz 5.Clayton Whyers A Class: 1.Travis Ward 2.Ryan Smith 3.Ryan Moss 4.Blake Ryan 5.Mason Schuhler B Class: 1.Josh Provost 2.Bryce Olson 3.Brad Glasnovich 4.Alex Parks 5.Jason Obrien C Class: 1.Justin Redell 2.Spencer Neurohr 3.Jacob McCarrens 4.Andrew Mueller 5.Garrett Ward Vintage: 1.Jay Hall 2.Kurt Stuart 3.Brian Roland 4.Mark Caballero Women: 1.Katie Redell 2.Kimberly Chandler 3.Morgan Wheelwright 4.Brittany Mierzwa 5.Autumn Franklin

#337 Craig Lee, and Frank Licastro battle in the +40 class. CYCLE USA, May 2015

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Kellogg MX Series Opener

Riders on the line, and ready to let the fun begin.

Kellogg, Minnesota, April 19 By Jamie Theis, Photos by Leslie Vanderwerf

other Nature and the weather forecasters played a little prank on Kellogg MX and Minnesota’s racers. The forecast was not good for racing; and the rain started late Saturday night. For the first time in a long time however, the rain was light and completely stopped by Sunday’s practice time. The Motokazie crew had packed in the track Saturday night after the organized practice; and that little bit of rain was just enough to make the track perfect. The racers that stuck around; and bet on the weather, had a great time racing on Sunday. This race was the second weekend of the District 23/ARMCA Motocross season and Motokazie’s first MX race of 2015. It was pretty obvious that the racers were excited to be on the track; but a little rusty around the edges. The adrenaline started to wear off by the second moto, and the muscle fatigue was starting to show. The Kellogg MX track is spread out across fifteen acres of rolling fields. After the holeshot is the first set of rollers that lead the racers to the back section of the track. The track features up-

hill whoops in the back, long sweepers that run along the edge of the property and turn to the front for a large triple table top jump. The front section of the track features another triple for the spectators; the “dirty dozen” whoops section and the 120’ “Kong” jump. Thirteen year-old Austin Kristiansen of Le Center, MN, lined up for his first ever 250C race on his new Starr Cycle Kawasaki. Sixteen riders lined the gates, and when the thirty second board went sideways it was Cody Wroe of Faribault, MN with the holeshot. Following Wroe was Payton Harrison of Lyle, Marcus Koester of Red Wing, and Kristiansen with a fourth place start in his first 250C race. I believe his Dad said that his heart almost stopped when he saw that start. The finish order for the first moto was Wroe, Harrison, Koester, Kristiansen, Brody Cherro of Chaska, and Jayden Leuth of Rochester. As stated earlier, the adrenaline started wearing off by the second motos, and that created some more challenging races. The second moto of 250C was even more exciting for the young Kristiansen. At the holeshot Kristiansen was pinched out and had to back off, or risk a crash. The

group of sixteen was still pretty clustered together at the back uphill whoops, when Kristiansen got hit from behind. The hit forced him into the median, which left Kristiansen in last place. By the finish of the first lap Kristiansen had passed three riders to thirteenth place. In the second lap Kristiansen moved up to seventh; and by the third lap he was in sixth. His parents were very proud of his persistence. The second moto finish order was: Wroe, Harrison, Koester, Leuth, Cherro, Kristiansen, Grosz, Herber, Alberts, Hess, Wadd, Chamberland, Streeton, Andersen, and Bailey. Wroe had a good day on his Yamaha. In addition to sweeping both 250C motos, he took the overall in 14-24C, after going 2-1. In the first moto Levi Buckley took the win. Wroe came back in the second mot ahead of Buckley for the win and overall. Nate Meyers finished third in both motos ahead of Matt Hendrix and Brody Cherro in the eleven rider group. Saturday practice at Kellogg MX was sunny and well attended. The largest group of riders appeared to be the 85cc bikes and a whole gang of pw50s. It was great to see the numbers up of the little CYCLE USA, May 2015

The track was in great shape... anyone missing the day, missed out.

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riders. Many of the 85cc riders stuck around for Sunday racing too. The 85cc 9-12 class had a great turnout, with some of the state’s fastest young guys getting some early track time. Gavin Janovsky of Elko, MN, went 1-1 in his motos. Gavin Tilford of Pine Island, MN, back in the saddle again after a serious accident last summer took a second in his first moto. Some Motokazie Supercross racers from Iowa showed up to test their skills against the Minnesota boys; Cole Busch and Ethan Wilkes both of Cresco, IA. Tyler Otterdahl of Mayer, MN made it back from the Indiana Loretta’s qualifiers in time to race his buddies,

and finished 4-3 for third overall, just edging out Cameron Skaalerud (3-4). Josh Boaz continued to show his speed, winning both the 85cc 12-15 class, and SuperMini 12-15. He swept all four motos, riding nearly perfect all the way. Janovsky was second in both of the 85cc motos, while Myles Dettmann was runner-up in SuperMini. Boaz did find it a little tougher in the Schoolboy 12-16 class as Eyota, MN’s Austin Nelson put his Yamaha out front to win both motos. Boaz finished second each time. Ahead of Wisconsin’s Chandler Turner in the first moto, and Kevin Checkmarks in moto two. The next race at Kellogg MX will be a Pro Am event with a $3,000 pro purse. May 16th organized practice 10:30-4pm and May 17th AMA/D23 Pro Am Motocross. Check out wow.motokazie.coma for more info. Motokazie would like to thank their 2015 sponsors: Matejka Implement, Ziegler Caterpillar, National Dizzy and Balance Center, Strider, Fly Racing, Ace Trailer, Vaish Cycle, Motored.

Results: +50: 1.Brad Erickson 2.Jerry Schulze 3.Jay Calkins Schlby 12-16: 1.Austin Nelson 2.Josh Boaz 3.Kevin Women 12+: 1.Katie Vanderwerf 2.Grace Eiden Checkalski 4.Chandler Turner 85cc 9-11: 1.Gavin Tilford 2.Gage Krech 3.Tyler OtOpen C: 1.Nate Myers 2.Austin Kristiansen 3.Mitch terdahl 4.Cameron Skaalerud 5.Timmy Kristiansen Grosz 4.Matt Hendrix 5.Cole Ward 85cc 12-15: 1.Josh Boaz 2.Gavin Janovsky 3.Myles 85cc 9-12: 1.Gavin Janovsky 2.Gage Krech 3.Tyler Dettmann 4.Ethan Wilkes 5.Cole Busch Otterdahl 4.Cameron Skaalerud 5.Ryan Andersen 250C: 1.Cody Wroe 2.Payton Harrison 3.Marcus Girls Jr 9-12: 1.Emmalee Otterdahl Koester 4.Jayden Leuth 5.Brody Cherro Girls Sr 12-16: 1.Grace Eiden 2.Kayla Streeter 65cc 7-11: 1.Louie Falardeaux 2.Timmy Kristiansen 3.Alayna Mahr 3.Riley Rainer 4.Garret Becker 5.Ethan Rennie +40C: 1.David Williams 2.Brian Stewart 3.David Supermini 12-15: 1.Josh Boaz 2.Myles Dettmann Paul 4.Joel Checkalski 5.Mark Vanderwerf +45A: 1.Brad Erickson 2.Dana Alexander +55: 1.Jerry Schulze 2.Lynn Meyer Open B: 1.Nick Oeltjen 2.Zach Bell 3.Austin Carolan 4.Colten Mikkelson +25B: 1.Corey Danberry 2.Jason Place 3.Beau Boerner 4.Steve Nelson 65cc 7-9: 1.Christian Berg 2.Lance Geis 3.Ethan Rennie 4.Ryan Sheetz 5.Jacob Oehrlein 65cc 10-11: 1.Gage Krech 2.Louie Falardeaux 125 12+: 1.Austin Nelson 2.Kevin Checkalski 3.Alec Muller 4.Keegan Campbell +30A: 1.Jon Falardeaux +45 Open: 1.Michael Engle 2.Jay Calkins 3.David Paul +60: 1.Lynn Meyer 14-24B: 1.Jordan Frericks 2.Aaron Sperling 3.Austin Carolan 4.Nick Oeltjen 14-24C: 1.Cody Wroe 2.Levi Buckley 3.Nate Myers 4.Matt Hendrix 5.Brody Cherro +25C: 1.Caleb Rosendahl 2.Tim Kenning 3.Colby Carlson 4.Charlie Vonwald 5.Jesse Beaver +30C: 1.Michael Miller 2.Jason Ham#66 Tyler Otterdahl and Iowaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cole Busch in the 85cc 9-12 class. mers 3.Jason Ritt

250Jr 14-16: 1.Marcus Koester 2.Nick Fox 3.Aleck Frasson 4.Katie Vanderwerf 5.Kevin Checkalski 250A: 1.Dana Alexander 250B: 1.Walker Kruse 2.Aaron Sperling 3.Colten Mikkelson +30B: 1.Steve Nelson 2.Jason Place 3.Beau Boerner 4.Drake Dreke 5.Dan Frasson +40A: 1.Jon Falardeaux +40B: 1.Michael Engle 2.John Metz

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2015 Nuclear Series Kick-off

#26 Eric Feuillerat and #997 Logan Skaggs get a good jump in the Open A class.

Byron, Illinois - April 5 Motosports Park - Nuke Series Rnd 1

he 2015 Barone Nuclear Series kicked off with fantastic weather, great track conditions, and a lot of really happy racers. Aaron Vincer and his team made even more refinements to the facility, the biggest being a bunch of sand and top soil mixed in, and spread around much of the track. The results was a rutted, rough, and great track. The soil holds moisture well, so it stayed nice all day. Just another sign of the ongoing improvements, and huge investment being made to keep Motosports Park a long time favorite. Juda, Wi’s Roy Nafzger has been doing well in the Vet classes for as long as most riders can remember. Today, when +45 left the line for their first moto, he quickly established himself, taking the lead out of turn one. With another quick vet rider be-

Quad riders get ready for practice.

hind him, Michael Westbrook, they immediately set the pace out front. Frank Licatro and David Genung on his KTM were in a heated battle over third right off the start as well. Westbrook pushed to get a look at Nafzger, and he did at times, but the smart Nafzger wicked it up just enough to hold on for the win after a couple more good laps. Late in the moto, Genung got the best of Licastro, to finish third as Andy Kooistra was fifth ahead of WI’s Eric Strum. In moto two, Westbrook took the lead, making Nafzger have to really work for the win. As they came to the completion of the second lap, Nafzger raced down the final hill to pass Westbrook. From there, it was all Roy going to the win. Genung put his number five KTM into third off the start, and ran ahead of Licastro to the flag for third overall. Nafzger also took the +50 class win,

after topping both motos ahead of Westbrook, Tim Boblin, and Scott Campbell. As if winning four motos wasn’t enough, Nafzger swept +40 to win six motos at day’s end. Waukesha, WI’s Boblin got out front early in the +55 first moto, and held on for the win. Coming from back a few spots, William Ziesk worked up to second late in the opening lap, then pushed Boblin, settling for runner-up at the checkered flag. Dan Dworzynski put his Yamaha across for third ahead of Orville Kline. Ziesk made up for his first moto second place finish by grabbing moto two’s win, and the overall. Boblin finished third behind Dworzynski, good enough for second overall. The Supermini 12-16 class came to the line, putting some very quick young guns on the track. With fourteen riders jumping out of the gate, it was a busy first lap as riders juggled positions. Half a lap in and DJ Gritzmacher was under big pressure from Eddie Norred and Colton Parson. As they crossed the line for the first lap, Norred had his Yamaha flying out front with Parson just a tick back. Gritzmacher was third with a bunch of fast guys still on his rear fender. As the final laps came into play, Norred had opened a little gap that grew when Parson slid out exiting a rutted corner. Brice Hansen took over second and CYCLE USA, May 2015

Open C winner Steven Minkus.

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Wallace had a tough moto, finishing sixth as Justin Peterson and Jake Garwood finished 4-5, making up for mid-pack first motos. After finishing his day in Open B, Star Racing Yamaha team member Sexton had this to say. “I’ve won all my motos, and got all the holeshots so it went really well. The track is fantastic. They did a great job on it, and it is getting good and rough. The new sand is really making it nice out there, and a lot of fun to race on. I’ve been training out in California, with Cooper Webb and other team members, and that has been good. I go back there in a couple weeks to finish getting ready for Loretta’s. I love the new Yamahas, and feel really comfortable.” 250C saw twenty-eight riders dive into the first turn... most of them making it out clean. Leading the pack, Jimmy Epifanio wanted to make the most of a clear track. Half way through the second lap, he had pulled a small gap on Paul Law, running in second, just holding off Cameron Poces, Steven

Minkus and Tanyon Palka. The order held until the last lap, when Poces made a slick, modestly aggressive pass in the final corner, to slip by Minkus. The second moto was wild. After an opening lap, the race was re-started, while Epifano was leading. With the restart, Poces jumped to the front, while Epifanio had to work into second through the opening laps. On the last lap, pushing Poces, the two bumped after Poces briefly stalled. Epifanio had the momentum to take a shot at winning with a lap to go. Maybe in a little to much of a hurry, he took a chance going hard into one of the next corners, went down, dropping to mid-pack. Poces went on to win, ahead of Palka and Thomas Schwieter. Minkus finished fourth. Overall winner (3-1) Poces, “I got a better start and just rode my own race. Jimmy (Epifanio) came at me there late in the moto, then fell right behind me. You can see by my blisters that it was rough out there, but a lot of fun!”

they finished with Gritzmacher in third. Tyler Gamble rode well to claim fourth ahead of Nick Harris, and Parson. Six of the top seven riders (Harris being from Hampshire, IL) coming out of Wisconsin to get some track time before their season opened up. The second moto was another exciting one. Conner Burger started out in the lead with Hansen, Gamble and Harris in tow. Everything changed by the second lap... Burger dropped back. Hansen ran into problems in the back section of the track, now around mid-pack. Out front, Norred had come from outside the top five, and was on the gas hard. Things settled down a little after all that as Norred never let up, pulling a nice lead. Gamble rode really well for second in the moto and overall. Hansen fought all the way back up to fourth, for third overall. Harris, quietly snuck in for third giving the Suzuki rider and impressive fourth overall in the fast class. Gritzmacher finished fifth on his KTM. The bar has been raised in the B classes for 2015, now that the young Chase Sexton, a National Mini Champion has moved to 250 and 450B. If Sexton spends any amount of time in his home state, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be

collecting a bunch of first place trophies. Sexton led every lap of his four motos, and turned the fastest lap times of the day, even with a fast field in the A classes. Sextonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s year round racing program... and potential path to a much bigger future was on full display. Sexton was gone off the start... leaving many fast riders to put on a good show for the next spots in the twenty-two rider 250B class. By the third turn, Chad Saultz had second with Jarred Berggren, Wisconsinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Brandon Martyniak won the 85Jr class. Andrew Truhlar and finish line. Coming down the hill before Rj Mackenzie leading the others. Coming the flag, Wallace dove into the corner from mid pack, up to six in the opening hard, bumping Berggren back, and finishlap, Anthony Wallace was on a mission. A ing third behind Saultz who had a few bike couple laps later, and he had made his way lengths on the others. to fourth behind Berggren. Third through In the second moto, Saultz claimed a fifth were in a tight battle right up to the strong second place ahead of Berggren.

In the Open C class, Andrew Gerdau pulled a nice start and led the first lap. Right there the entire time, Honda mounted Steven Minkus was pulling Tanyon Palka and Timothy Lowe in a close race. Just as the second lap began, Minkus made his move. Club 57/ MotoSport/ Rhino/Bell/ 100% backed Minkus after the moto, “I was second off the start, and knew right away where I wanted to try and make a pass. On the second lap, in the first turn area he was going wide and the inside was much faster, so it was a pretty clean pass. They did a lot of really good changes out here, and all the sand that has been added is awesome. The sand separates the riders, and makes it much deeper, and more rough... making racing just that much better.” Minkus led the rest of the race as the other rides shuffled sports behind him. Lowe moved up to third at one point, before falling, and dropping to ninth. Palka took over second mid moto, and Gerdau finished third ahead of Michael Kingstad and Isaac Mancini. The second moto was a four lap battle between Minkus, Palka, and Mancini. They ran in that order till the final lap. Mancini, “I got a good start in fifth, and got to third right away. I had a couple good lines in the deep sand in back. I was passing them on the outside. It was rough, and having good lines, even longer lines made all the difference.” Mancini made the most of the last lap, passing both Palka then Minkus to take the win. It was all about pride at that point, as the scores of both motos put Minkus on top of the podium (1-2) with Palka (2-3) second and Mancini third (5-1). In 2014, Ty Tyrrell dominated the Nuke Series Open A class, winning all but one of the races he entered. He enjoyed winning, and taking home the cash all season. When the 2015 series kicked off today, he started right where he left off last year. Eric Feuillerat pulled the first moto holeshot. Early in the first lap, Tyrrell took the lead as Feuillerat had a pack of fast guys turning up the heat right away. Logan Skaggs moved his #997 Honda into second, then Nicholas Inman advanced to third. Tyrrell opened a little gap, as Inman

50Sr rider Kayden Schultz finished fourth overall.

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made Skaggs work to hold onto second. At moto’s end Feuillerat finished fourth ahead of Ryan Rowntree and Daniel Sanders. The second moto saw the same three finish in the repeat order as Rowntree moved up to fourth ahead of Sanders. Tyrrell’s two moto sweep was made even a little sweater after he pulled down both moto wins in the 250A class, ahead of Skaggs and Inman. Season openers are always cool... everyone is excited, and if you get a nice day from mother nature, even better yet. This day had it all, and with all the great racing, it will be another fun summer at Motosports Park! Results: 50cc (4-8): 1.Mikah Carpenter 2.Cade Olberding 3.Ashton Warfield 4.Jayden Adams 5.Payton Wald 50Jr. (4-6): 1.Mikah Carpenter 2.Jayden Adams 3.Ashton Warfield 4.Cade Olberding 5.Nolan Simonton 50Sr. (7-8): 1.Krystian Janik 2.Hunter Savage 3.Deegan Vanvreede 4.Kayden Schultz 5.Ethan Ebben 65Jr. (7-9): 1.Krystian Janik 2.Isaac Therrien 3.Ian Murphy 4.Deegan Cooley 5.Hunter Savage 65Sr. (10-11): 1.John Perovic 2.Anthony Edgerton 3.Cole Godfrey 4.Seth Warfield 5.Zachary Brunner 85Jr. (9-11): 1.Brandon Martyniak 2.Ewan Krisch 3.Cole Godfrey 4.Anthony Edgerton 5.Isaac Therrien 85Sr. (12-15): 1.Bryce Hansen 2.Eddie Norred 3.Dj Gritzmacher 4.Ronald Schmidt 5.Jacob Lincoln Open Mini (65-85) 7-11: 1.Ewan Krisch 2.Brandon Martyniak 3.Krystian Janik 4.Deegan Cooley 5.Ian Murphy 65 Beg: 1.Ethan Ebben 2.Kaecen Kosmalski 3.Nathan Bills SuperMini (12-16): 1.Eddie Norred 2.Tyler Gamble 3.Bryce Hansen 4.Nick Harris 5.Dj Gritzmacher Schlby (12-16): 1.Anthony Wallace 2.Jarred Berggren 3.Eddie Norred 4.Blake Hansen 5.Chase Boykin 125cc: 1.Chase Boykin 2.Jacob Selock 3.Blake Hansen 4.Zachary Mcclenny 5.Beans Tilma Open A: 1.Ty Tyrrell 2.Logan Skaggs 3.Nicholas Inman 4.Ryan Rowntree 5.Daniel Sanders Open B: 1.Chase Sexton 2.Chad Saultz 3.Garrett Deieso 4.Chad Johnson 5.Justin Peterson Open C: 1.Steven Minkus 2.Tanyon Palka 3.Isaac Mancini 4.Andrew Gerdau 5.Michael Kingstad 250A: 1.Ty Tyrrell 2.Nicholas Inman 3.Logan Skaggs 4.Daniel Sanders 5.Byron Downen 250B: 1.Chase Sexton 2.Chad Saultz 3.Jarred Berggren 4.Anthony Wallace 5.Rj Mackenzie 250C: 1.Cameron Poces 2.Tanyon Palka 3.Steven Minkus 4.Thomas M. Schwieter 5.Paul Law 14-24: 1.Chase Sexton 2.Arick Abra-

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ham 3.Brandon Marescalco 4.Ryan Robinson 5.Andrew Truhlar +25: 1.Ty Tyrrell 2.Eric Feuillerat 3.Ryan Rowntree 4.Joseph Smutny 5.Dan Dadwyk +30A: 1.Dan Dadwyk +30B/C: 1.Paul Molkentin 2.Brandon Hastings 3.Cory Lingle 4.Jeremy Barone 5.Randy Julseth +40: 1.Roy Nafzger 2.Filipe Martinez 3.Fred Therrien 4.Jeremy Barone 5.Timothy Vanvreede +45: 1.Roy Nafzger 2.Michael Westbrook 3.David Genung 4.Frank Licastro 5.Andy Kooistra +50: 1.Roy Nafzger 2.Michael Westbrook 3.Tim Boblin 4.Scott Campbell 5.Frank Licastro +55: 1.William Ziesk 2.Tim Boblin 3.Dan Dworzynski 4.Steve Abt 5.Roy Bittner Women (12+): 1.Kayla Miller 2.Kimberly Middlebrook Vintage: 1.Bradley Kane 2.Cory Lingle 3.Kasey Lomax 4.David Genung 5.Jordan Roxworthy Schlby 2 (12-16 250F): 1.Anthony Wallace 2.Ian Pistole 3.Jacob Selock 4.Jarred Berggren 5.Rj Mackenzie 4- Wheel B: 1.Drake Koelling 2.Kelton Zeman 3.Steven Bickett 4.Keegan Waggoner 4 -Wheel C: 1.Shane Stoddard 2.Justin Fravell 3.Marcus Misfeldt 4.Cody Albert 5.Brian Shelato 90cc 4-Wheel: 1.Austin Hayes 2.Zach Smith 3.Gavin Mortensen 4.Tyler Svob 5.Savannah Mortensen 300cc 4-Wheel: 1.Jacob Lincoln 2.Lucas Haynes 3.Chase Dorsey

Eddie Norred had a good day, including a big win in SuperMini 12-16.

“Fast” is an understatement. Chase Sexton is on his way to a bright future.

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Good day at LTM Pro-Am Casey, Illinois - April 5 By James Pinckard

erfect weather welcomed the riders to the JM Racing Suspension Pro-Am at Lincoln Trail Motosports. The Bomber track was fast, rough and well-kept all day. The crew watered and worked the track throughout the day making for great racing. JM Racing’s Matt Borgic was on hand with the support truck checking all riders’ sag as well as setting up and watching his riders on the track. Pro-Am races are great to attend and watch, if you have not been to one you need to go at least watch. These riders are the next racers that will be racing the AMA pro Nationals. When you see all the racers out of the pits getting ready to watch the moto on the track you know something special is going to happen. The Open A Pro Am class had Three class winner Jace Pennington. thirty-five riders on the line lookwas the #140 of Johnny Moore (MS) out ing for points and a shot at the prize front. Yamaha riders Broc Schmelyum money that waited for them at the end of (PA) and Justin Freund (MO) were in the day. Any time that many riders hit the tow, setting a blistering pace. Moore first turn it’s exciting, and they did not looked good out front but on lap six disappoint. When the thunder passed it Schmelyum matched his pace and made

Justin Freund in one of his ProAm motos.

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a pass for the lead. Schmelyum took the win with Moore second and Freund putting in an outstanding ride in third. Wisconsin’s Joe Dretzka finished fourth, and was the only area rider in the lead group. In the second moto Moore jumped to an early lead with Freund in second. First moto winner Schmelyum found himself in fourth at the end of the first lap behind Honda rider Blake Copeland (IL). Schmelyum worked past Copeland into third and set after the leaders. He put on a good charge but ran out of time as Moore took the win giving him the overall. Freund was second for the moto and overall while Schmelyum took third for the moto and overall. Dretzka was fifth for fourth overall. The 250A Pro Am class had thirtyeight riders and when the gate dropped it was the Yamaha of Johnny Moore out front and trucking. Kawasaki rider Jetti Pifer (VA) was second at the end of the first lap, but he was being hunted by a pack of fast guys. The first rider to pounce was Mason Eck. The Collinsville IL rider looked good and set out after Moore. The next was Justin Freund who also looked focused to head to the front.

50Sr holeshot with Caleb Bates out front.

On the third lap Eck became the hunted as Freund had caught him and made the pass for second. At the flag it was Moore with the win, Freund second and Eck third. Brady Neys (IL) finished fourth ahead of Mark Marincic (IL). The second moto had Moore leading

every lap to take the moto and overall wins. Eck finish finished second for the moto and overall. Third overall was the question. Honda rider Brady Neys was running third but where was second place in the first moto Freund? After a less than desired start Freund found himself

in eleventh at the end of the first lap. With his head down and charging but at the end of the third lap he found himself at his truck with mechanical problems. One bunch of riders dreaming of being in the ProAm class some day was the 50Sr class. In the first moto KTM rider Caleb Bates made short work of the Bomber track and took the moto win. KTM rider Tristan Dalton took second with KTM rider Oliver Kamp third. In the second moto Bates again had his orange machine on the pipe and took the win. KTM rider Jeremy Frailey finished eighth the first moto but he was up front and finished second this time. Third for the moto was Cobra rider Teegan Dowers, but with a fifth in the first moto it left him in a moto score tie with Caleb House (4-4). The tie went to Dowers with the better second moto score. After finishing second in the first moto Tristan Dalton finished fifth in the second moto leaving a moto overall score of 7 which was good enough for second overall. I hope these young riders pay attention in math so they could figure out all those scores. I have to say good job to 50JR rider Brayden Cox. The KTM rider was the

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Brayden Cox in his first ever race.

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only rider in his class, but more important it was his first motocross race on a track ever! Welcome to mx Brayden. Motocross is a family sport, so after watching his son Landon Lankutis finish third overall in the 65 Open class, long time Hare Scrambles rider Lee Lankutis brought out his Hallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Husky and jumped in the +40 class. In the first moto it was Honda rider Aaron Copeland, who also had sons racing in the ProAm class and the B classes, who took the moto win. Kawasaki rider John Dixon took second with Bret Milan third. Lankutis took his Husky to fourth. In the second moto 28

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Copeland again took the win, this time ahead of Milan. Third for the moto and overall went to Dixon. Lankutis ended up in a three way tie for fourth with Eric Trigalet and Jason Straight. With the tie breaker Trigalet finished fourth the second moto taking fourth overall. After winning both motos and overalls in Schoolboy 2 and the Open B class, KTM Seven rider Jayce Pennington headed to the Schoolboy class where he met up with Big StCharles Seven Yamaha rider Joey Sapienza who won both moto wins in the 125 Two-Stroke class and traded moto wins with Preston Pennington in the Open Two-Stroke for second overall. In the first moto Jayce Pennington laid down amazing lap times taking the win with the Yamaha 125 of Sapienza screaming in tow. Yamaha rider Chase Smothers finished third. In the second moto Pennington had his KTM on the way for a clean sweep of all his motos for the day, taking the moto and overall win. Sapienza finished second ahead of Smothers. Keep your eyes open, I feel it wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be that long and you will see both Pennington and Sapienza running in the ProAm classes. Results: 50 Shaft/Shift: 1.Brayden Cox 2.Nick Knostman 50Jr (4-6): 1.Brayden Cox 50Sr (7-8): 1.Caleb Bates 2.Tristan Dalton 3.Teegan Dowers 4.Caleb House 5.Oliver Kamp 50 Open (4-8): 1.Caleb Bates 2.Tristan Dalton 3.Jeremy Frailey 4.Oliver Kamp 5.Teegan Dowers 65Jr (7-9): 1.Mark Fineis 2.Carter Toal 3.Preston Leaf 4.Andrew Hayhurst 5.Mason Byrnes 65Sr (10-11): 1.Trevor Colip 2.Edgar Lewis 3.Carter Snowden 4.Clayton Anderson 5.Dillon Welsh 65 Open (7-11): 1.Trevor Colip 2.Mark Fineis 3.Landon Lankutis 4.Mason Byrnes 5.Xavier Kopsho 85Jr (9-11): 1.Edgar Lewis 2.Alyssa Cole 3.Trevor Colip 4.Adam Funk 5.Paul Mahacek 85Sr (12-15): 1.Dane Folsom 2.Kole Medwid 3.Zennon Shain 4.Alex Smith 5.Jc Hoyt 85 Open (9-15): 1.Edgar Lewis 2.Alyssa Cole 3.Paul Mahacek 4.Zennon Shain 5.Luke Fineis SuperMini (12-16): 1.Kole Medwid 2.Brett Greenley 3.Dane Folsom 4.Grant Shelton 5.Alex Smith Schlby 1 (12-16): 1.Jayce Pennington 2.Joey Sapienza 3.Chase Smothers 4.Troy Noland 5.Cody Schmitt Schlby 2 (12-16): 1.Jayce Pennington 2.Dawson Chesnut 3.Landen Noggle 4.Keegan Dwyer 5.Dylan Downing 14-24: 1.Parker Smith 2.Tyler Gosnell 3.Preston Pennington 4.Nick Lasecki

5.Matthew Kretzler +25A: 1.Joseph Dretzka 2.Cory Deadmond 3.Tyler Inboden 4.Adam Young 5.Justin Kelly +25B/C: 1.Aaron Carter 2.Sam Sappington 3.Jordan Hug 4.Jason Gerling 5.Trenton Wade +30A: 1.Brendan Grgurich 2.Cory Deadmond 3.Kenneth Honn 4.Adam Young 5.Kirt Monk +30B/C: 1.Bill Short 2.Aaron Carter 3.Blake Beckmann 4.John Dixon 5.Bret Milan +40: 1.Aaron Copeland 2.Bret Milan 3.John Dixon 4.Eric Trigalet 5.Jason Straight +45: 1.Paul Willis 2.Gary Adams 3.Brad Kopsho 4.Paul Mumper 5.Jon Darmon +50: 1.Paul Willis 2.Gary Adams 3.Gary Peak 4.Randy Hug 5.Jacque Bryant +55: 1.Gary Peak 2.Charles Nice 3.David Savoie 125 Two Stroke: 1.Joey Sapienza 2.Troy Noland 3.Cody Schmitt 4.Jacob Bell 5.Tristan Gross Open 2 Str: 1.Preston Pennington 2.Joey Sapienza 3.Bill Short 4.Thomas Goodnick Vintage: 1.Nathan Reed 2.Austin Hebenstreit 3.Dustin Biggs Women: 1.Holly Hill 2.Sydney Trigalet 250A: 1.Johnny Moore 2.Mason Eck 3.Brady Neys 4.Mark Marincic 5.Zack Hoffman 250B: 1.Damon Evans 2.Colten Burk 3.Brody Beck 4.Gage Noblitt 5.Brayden Copeland 250C: 1.Evan Faucett 2.Dalton Hancher 3.Colton Wilkies 4.Bodhi Parsons 5.Logan Boone Open A: 1.Johnny Moore 2.Broc Schmelyun 3.Justin Freund 4.Channing Hunt 5.Joseph Dretzka Open B: 1.Jayce Pennington 2.Parker Smith 3.Tyler Gosnell 4.Damon Evans 5.Nick Lasecki Open C: 1.Collin Gosnell 2.Tyler Harris 3.Logan Boone 4.Blake Beckmann 5.Bodhi Parsons Open Beg: 1.Kyle Thomas 2.Dallas Cooke 3.Tyler Bredenkoetter 4.Jacob Cumbridge 5.Ryan Bredenkoetter

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D16 MX Kick-off at Azzie Lake Mills, Wisconsin - April 12 By Morgan Strauss

fourth place position. Haseleu never looked back as he went on for a first his weekend marked the first race place finish, followed by of the season at Aztalan, and the Hein, Price, Postma, and first race for many riders this year. Snyder. Everyone was more than ready to get In moto two, Hein was back out on the track, so it made for an able to clinch the holeshot exciting day of racing. Not only that, we with Haseleu right on his couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have asked for a more beautiful rear fender. Postma and day to kick it all off! Price worked their way The day started off with +30B/C on the into third and fourth, folline. Daniel Lopez stole the holeshot in lowed by Benjamin Blazek moto one. As they rounded the first corand Snyder. Hein and ner, Jeremy Braund, Kyle Bettilyon and Haseleu continued to batJustin Fluger followed close behind. tle for the lead until HaseBraund held onto second until he faced leu boggled in the west some bike trouble near the plateau. Betside during the second lap, tilyon slipped into second place, followed and lost a few positions. by Fluger, Brad Yde, and Tom Ferguson. Price took the opportunity Lopez held onto the lead for a first place and stole the second place Lane Rhyme won the 50Jr class (2-1) finish, with Bettilyon, Fluger, Yde, and spot, with Postma, Blazek It was a great day in Unlimited A, Ferguson claiming the following places. and Haseleu shortly behind him. At the where Timmy Baake was able to pull off In moto two, Fluger rushed for the end of the day, Hein (2/1) walked away the holeshot in moto one. As the riders holeshot, with Jason Haessig and Elijah with the overall, Price (3/2) with second, made their way around the west side of Gorecki close behind. By the time they and Haseleu (1/5) with third. the track, Zach Coons made it the start jump in lap and Joe Dretzka found an two, Braund managed to opening and made their fight his way up to second way into first and second place. Fluger continued to as Baake now had Tylor hold off the rest of the ridSkodras behind him. ers as they made their way Into the second lap, around the west side of the Coons continued to lead track. Fluger, Braund and with Dretzka and SkoGreg Niles were locked dras working their way into the top three spots as closer and closer. Baake Gorecki and Ferguson batfell back as Josh tled for fourth. By the Philbrick, Brandon fourth lap Ferguson manMarescalco, Justin aged to work his way past Broberg, and Jacob Gorecki. Fluger (3/1) took Wiedmeyer took no time the overall with Bettilyon in picking up positions. (2/5) second and Ferguson Dretzka was able to pass (5/4) in third. Coons for first over the Owen Haseleu put himplateau in the fourth lap, self in charge of Mini 65 7and they finished there 11 in moto one, when he with Skodras, stole the holeshot in front Marescalco, and Broberg of Dalton Hein. The two filling the top five. kept a short distance beIn moto two, Dretzka tween each other, while pulled the holeshot, with Kaiden Snyder, Nathan Baake right behind. As Postma, and Ayden Price the riders made their way followed behind. By the around the first half of third lap, Postma found his the track, Coons made way around Snyder for the Marc Ottenad won both the +40 and 45 classes.

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his move into the lead. Coons and Dretzka continued to battle, while Skodras, Philbrick, Baake, and Wiedmeyer fought

It was a perfect day to play in the dirt!

for the following positions. Dretzka wasn’t giving up on that first place position though, and eventually passed Coons on the last lap. Dretzka, “For as much rain as this place had just prior to the race, the Azzie crew did a great job providing a very competitive track. The track actually got dryer than I thought it would. We made a tire change after the first set to accommodate the dryer conditions and the

Joe Dretzka and Jonathan Hartman in Open A.

second set went really well. In the second Unlimited A moto, Zach Coons and I had a tight battle up front for quite a while. I could feel Skodras bring some pressure during laps 2 and 3, but Zach and I were locked and movin’, we were able to put a little space between us and third. About a lap later I was able to put a move on Zach in the back section, just before the sand. Sportland2 has always been tremendous, thanks to Tom and the crew. The 2015 Kawi is awesome, along with Enzo Suspension, it’s a great combo. Perfect weather for racing, a great track-- a classic Azzie opener!” Next up was Women’s, where Bryanne Wolf was able to get away with the holeshot in both motos. During the first half of the lap, Kaylen Pellman worked her way past Wolf for first. Pellman continued to gain a bigger lead ahead of Wolf, Madisyn Larsen, Jade Wennlund, and Tammy Flemming. Wennlund pushed ahead and took over the third place position in front of Larsen. Pellman never looked back as Wennlund charged through and took over second place in the third lap. Pellman held onto first for the finish, followed by Wennlund, Wolf, and Larsen. During moto two, Pellman was once again able to fight her way up to first. Wolf, Wennlund, and Larsen pushed themselves closely behind for most of the race. By the beginning of lap four, Wolf started to close the gap on Pellman and battled with her for first over the Plateau. It was close, but Pellman took the win. Pellman went 1/1 for the overall, fol-

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lowed by Wolf (3/2) for second, and Larsen (4/3) for third. Pellman, “I felt decent out there for the first race of the season. It was the second day on my new Honda, so I was excited to get out on the new bike. 1/1 is definitely a nice start to my season! Another day on a bike is always a blessing. The track turned out pretty good; the track crew at Azzie always does a great job on

prepping it for the race. Glad we got all the motos done before the wind really started picking up! I’d like to thank Rob’s Performance Motorsports, Razor Image, and of course my friends and family who have been by my side through this long haul. My moto family!” 250C had a huge turnout this weekend, with an almost full gate. Logan Rusk and Tyler Sidders battled around the first cor-

Jeremiah Koleheose in PeeWee Jr

ner, with Austen Madison, Joseph Scheiber, Micheal Florentino and Seth Doeberlein not far back. As the riders neared the plateau in the first lap, Sidders was able to make his way into first, with Madison and Scheiber left to fight for second. Doeberlein was able to push into second by the third lab. Sidders managed to hold off his first place position for the rest of moto one, followed by Doeberlein and Madison. In moto two, Doeberlein claimed the holeshot, and continued in first through the opening lap, with Madison and Dalton Pergande holding second and third. Scheiber and Sidders battled behind. As lap two approached, Sidders worked into fourth, and Nate Telfer found his way into fifth. By the beginning of the third lap, Sidders and Telfer found the extra drive that helped push them into second and third. Doeberlein never let off and took the win, with Sidders, Telfer, and Madison shortly behind. Doeberlein (2/1) took the overall, with Sidders (1/2) for a second, and Telfer (4/3) third. Doeberlein, “I think the race was going good on a lot of parts of the track. By the second round of motos the track was getting a little rough, but the members always manage to work on ways to improve it. My first 250C class on the new bike went really well. I got second in the first moto, then the holeshot in second moto and kept pulling. I'd like to thank Rob’s Performance for providing me with a sponsorship and a great bike. Also Quaker Steak and Lube, Best Tile Werks, Rock River Powersports, the big riggers crew and most important my family. They stick behind me with everything I want to do.” It was an awesome day for PeeWee Jr, with Lane Rhyme getting the holeshot in both motos. In moto one, Logan Kresal managed to work his way around Rhyme during the first lap. He held onto the first place position with Rhyme, Ryder Skodras, Luca Paajanen, and Chase Blazek close behind. Once in the lead, Kresal never looked back and took the win. In moto two, Rhyme once again grabbed the holeshot this time holding the lead all the way to the end. Even with pressure from Skodras and Paajanen behind him, Rhyme still hadn’t let off. Rhyme (2/1) walked away with the overall, with Kresal (1/4) in second, and Paajanen (4/2) in third. CYCLE USA, May 2015

Bryanne Wolf going to second overall in Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.

Open C: 1.Robert Snider 2.Jordan Martz 3.Dylan Apuli 4.Logan Telfer 5.Isaac Mancini 50cc 4-6: 1.Lane Rhyme 2.Logan Kresal 3.Luca Paajanen 4.Ryder Skodras 5.Nolan Simonton 50cc 7-8: 1.Ayden Price 2.Kaiden Snyder 3.Benjamin Ben Blazek finished fourth in moto two of Mini 65 7-11 Blazek 4.Riley Busse 5.Ryan Bussen Once again, Aztalan hosted an awe+40: 1.Marc Ottenad 2.Mark Marescalco 3.Brian some day of racing on a beautiful and Mccanna 4.Tom Ferguson 5.Daniel Lopez

sunny day! Thanks to everyone that came out. Whether you are a racer, spectator, or club member, they couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t put on any of these events without you and your support! Aztalan hopes to see you all in May. Thanks for a great opening weekend! Results: 125Jr: 1.Nate Telfer 2.Tyler Gamble 3.Seth Doeberlein 4.Devin Blume 5.Deven Fell 250A: 1.Zach Coons 2.Justin Wolf 3.Eli Walters 4.Brandon Clifford 5.Dakin Coons 250B: 1.Jake Garwood 2.Matthew Gabrielse 3.Dustin Sikorski 4.Nicholas Czechowicz 5.Justin Hall 250C: 1.Seth Doeberlein 2.Tyler Sidders 3.Nate Telfer 4.Austen Madison 5.Zachary Scheiber +25A: 1.Joseph Dretzka 2.Jonathan Hartman 3.Cody Sokolik 4.Keith Degrand 5.Aaron Stroebel +25B/C: 1.Neil Knottnerus 2.Nate Knottnerus 3.Zachary Wolf 4.Nate White 5.Josh Ramsay 65 7-11: 1.Spencer Hein 2.Ayden Price 3.Owen Haseleu 4.Nathan Postma 5.Benjamin Blazek 85 12-15: 1.Dalton Hein 2.Rory Schultz 3.Tristian Tuhy 4.Cody Gamble 5.Cory Loveless 85 9-11: 1.Aidan Mccormick 2.Spencer Hein 85 9-13: 1.Aidan Mccormick 2.Rory Schultz 3.Cody Gamble 4.Dana Hanna 5.Brody Spiekerman NonCurr: 1.Cody Sigler 2.Lucas Padrutt 3.Cody Raduenz 4.Greg Niles 5.Ryder Sigler Open A: 1.Joseph Dretzka 2.Zach Coons 3.Joshua Philbrick 4.Timmy Baake 5.Justin Wolf Open B: 1.Nate Knottnerus 2.Zachary Wolf 3.Ian Malinowski 4.Neil Knottnerus 5.Kail Mccormack

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+45: 1.Marc Ottenad 2.Carl Hein 3.Tom Ferguson 4.Frank Weiss 5.Jeff Ramsay +50: 1.Jeff Ramsay 2.Tim Boblin 3.Gregg White 4.Robert Edler 5.Jonathan Hyde Sports B/C 14-24: 1.Jake Garwood 2.Kail Mccormack 3.Bryce Telfer 4.Cody Richter 5.Eric Leach SuperMini 12-16: 1.Tyler Gamble 2.Dalton Hein 3.Tristian Tuhy 4.Cody Gamble 5.Easton Ruiz Unlim A: 1.Joseph Dretzka 2.Tylor Skodras 3.Joshua Philbrick 4.Zach Coons 5.Brandon Marescalco +30A: 1.Karter Busse 2.Keith Degrand 3.Brad Johnson 4.Aaron Stroebel 5.Travis Schedler +30B/C: 1.Justin Fluger 2.Kyle Bettilyon 3.Tom Ferguson 4.Greg Niles 5.Jeremy Braund Women: 1.Kaylen Pellmann 2.Bryanne Wolf 3.Madisyn Larsen 4.Jade Wennlund 5.Dana Hanna

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Big Qualifier at Sunset Ridge

Thirty-three 250B Limited riders come off the gate for the first moto of the day.

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iders from eighteen states, plus three territories of Canada came to the first race of the 2015 season at Sunset Ridge, an Area Qualifier with perfect weather all weekend, including the practice day ran on Friday. Many were working at qualifying for Loretta Lynn’s Regional, but there were plenty of riders hitting their first event of the season, just trying to shake out the cob webbs after another long winter. Racing to the north in Wisconsin hadn’t yet begun, Minnesota was fresh into the season as well. As everything fired up Saturday morning, you couldn’t have asked for a better day. A few were wearing shorts, and at day’s end, a little sunburn wasn’t uncommon. First race out of the gate... the thirtythree rider 250B Limited class. Wisconsin’s Jamison Duclos had the far outside gate, but grabbed enough throttle around the first turn to lead everyone into the second corner. A lap later, he still had a couple bike lengths on Indiana’s Jakob Haney, Chad Saultz, Chase Evans and Brady Bill. Half way through the third lap, and Duclos was starting to gap the field as Iowa’s Evans had moved up to second. Rock River Powersports/ Cycle Trader/ Fly backed Duclos went on for the win, “I had a late gate pick, and started on the way outside, but got a good drive off the line. From there I tried to find a good rhythm,

and not tense up. I wanted to put good smooth laps, and it worked.” Evans finished second, a bit ahead of Saultz, Michigan’s Seth Green and Dalton McDonald, having made the trip all the way from Idaho. The second moto had riders changing positions with each lap. Duclos, Saultz, and Evans all took turns leading, while mixing it up with Seth Green and Ian Pistole. After more changes, when they crossed the line Evans held down Mendota, IL’s Ewan Krisch went 2-5 for third the lead ahead of overall in the thirty rider 85cc 9-11 class. Green and Pistole. couple guys, but just couldn’t catch him. Duclos finished fourth, but second overall This is my first time here, and it is more after the first moto win. Evans was the rough than I expected. The track is amazoverall winner (2-1). ing and as it gets more rough, it is more Evans after the good moto, “I didn’t get like my home tracks. The layout is sick the best of starts, and did my best to come and it makes for awesome racing.” back. A couple kids fell, and then Duclos The top finishers in the thirty rider Sumissed a triple so I got to the lead. From perMini 12-15 class were for the most there it got a lot easier out front.” part, out of our area riders. Missouri’s Michigan’s Green put on quite a charge Lance Kobusch put on a show as he took to finish second, “I had to work my way both moto wins ahead of Devin Xindaris up and then I got behind Evans. I rode my of Texas. Wisconsin’s Eddie Norred had rear off to stay with him as we passed a to work up in both motos, but finished 5CYCLE USA, May 2015

4 for fourth overall. IL’s Zack Tatar finished seventh in the second moto, but was further back in the pack in moto one. It was a fast class to say the least. The 250C Limited class was large enough to have the group split into two heats, and a last chance. All to put the riders in one forty-rider second moto. Michigan riders Trevor Pavlik and Caine Dodson topped the class ahead of Indiana’s Braden Groves. Highland Park, IL’s Maximillian Richter was the best finishing local rider, taking down eighth overall. The Women’s 16+ All Star class had some great racing, both for the win as well as through the pack. WI’s fast Kirsten Raemisch faced off with Elwood, IL’s Danielle Grigoletti for the win. In the first moto, Raemisch led the first two laps, as Grigoletti never let up. At the same time, back just a little, Michigan’s Bryce Martinez and Samantha Mandelke (IL) were having one of the closest battles of the day. As they started the third lap, Grigoletti found a line around Raemisch to take the lead. Raemisch made a few quick efforts to get back into the lead, but then Grigoletti pulled a small gap for the win. The fight over third didn’t end until the last lap when Mandelke passed Martinez just before the checkers. In the second moto, Raemisch again got the edge out of the gate over Grigoletti with Martinez leading Mandelke this time. The same two battles developed for the lead, and for third. Grigoletti came at Raemisch hard in the last lap, as they were side by side before the finish line. 125cc Yamaha mounted Grigoletti, “I started in second and the track was super rough. I was on her the entire time and went for it at the end, but she cut me off to keep the win. It was a good clean race for sure.”

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#99 Kirsten Raemisch and Danielle Grigoletti had a great two moto battle in Women All-Star.

Raemisch enjoyed the close race as well, “This is my first race of the season so it felt like I was fighting the bike and all a lot - just getting back in the swing of things. At the end we were so close, I was a little aggressive, but it was for the win, and we both stayed up to finish. We were both going for it, and it was great.” Iowa’s Patrick Murphy took control of the 85cc 9-11 Limited class, leading thirtyone riders out of the first turn in moto one. Ewan Krisch (IL) was second with Cameron Jeffers and Adam Funk (IL) right on his rear fender as they finished

the first lap. As Murphy started to pull away, everyone in the top ten were tangled in close racing behind. Krisch held Jeffers off to the end, as Kaden Parmley (IN) and Lane Fiser (KY) were still dragging bars up to the final corner and jumps. Parmley got the edge for fourth.

Gavin Batson in the 65cc 7-9 class.

MX Stuff 4 U/ Bell/ Fly backed Murphy after repeating in moto two. “The start was good, it is always good when you get

the holeshot. The track was good, so I was able to just ride my own race. This is like my closest track and I really like it, so I

Minnesota’s Henry Miller finished third in 250A, and fourth in Open A.

ride here quite a bit.” Krisch rode really well, running in second early, then pushing Jeffers for a lap, before slipping back to fifth. Fiser and Colin Marler finished 3-4 in the moto. Krisch’s 2-5 was good for third overall. The fastest riders of the day came out in the 450A class, fifteen of them from seven states. Geico Honda’s pro from Minnesota, Christian Craig led from start to finish. Craig, “I had a pretty good start. I got pinched a little off the gate but held it on through the first turns and came out in first. It was good riding with some of these younger kids as they have plenty of energy. The track is awesome. I came down for the weekend to ride and have some fun, and what more could you ask for. The conditions are perfect.” Jacob Williamson (MI) ran in second much of the moto, before the non-stop efforts by Oklahoma’s Chase Marquier and IN’s Josh Osby dropped him to fourth. MN’s Henry Miller charged hard to finish fifth ahead of Ty Tyrrell and Logan Skaggs. Craig took the lead away from Osby in the second lap of moto two, then went on for a comfortable win.

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51cc (7-8) Lmtd: 1.Krystian Janik 2.Cole Kish 3.ZaIllinois’ Krystian Janik grabbed the first yden Mason 4.Dalton Tisdel 5.Preston Masciangelo moto holeshot in the 65cc 7-9 class. By 65cc (7-9) Lmtd: 1.Ryder Mcnabb 2.Krystian Janik 3.Maddox Owens 4.Cole Kish 5.Preston Mascianthe third turn, Canadian Ryder Mcnabb gelo had slipped by, setting sail for the eventual 65cc (10-11) Lmtd: 1.Cayden Switzer 2.Wyatt Mattson 3.Trevin Nelson 4.Edgar Lewis 5.John Perovic win. Janik rode well, with some on going 85cc (9-11) Lmtd: 1.Patrick Murphy 2.Cameron Jefpressure from MI’s Cole Kish, Maddox fers 3.Ewan Krisch 4.Lane Fiser 5.Sage Lewis Mini Sr 1 (12-13): 1.Lance Kobusch 2.Nathanael Owens and Gavin Batson. In the end they Thrasher 3.Jace Kessler 4.Bryce Hansen 5.Christoheld their positions. The second moto was pher Blackmer Super Mini 1 (12-15): 1.Lance Kobusch 2.Devin much of the same at the front as Mcnabb Xindaris 3.Dar Comfort 4.Eddie Norred Jr 5.Blake led Janik. This time, Owens worked into Hoag third as Indiana’s Zayden Mason finished Schlby 1 (12-16) B/C: 1.Marco Cannella 2.Anthony Wallace 3.Christopher Fortier 4.Trey Moore fourth. 5.Matthew Gross +25 today was a non qualifying class, Girls Sr (12-16): 1.Gina Grigoletti 2.Jada Murphy 3.Aubrey Sarchett 4.Kassidy Bishop 5.Haylee Peand it was all Ty Tyrrell out front. Tad terman Tyrrell worked his way up to second, getGirls Jr (9-13): 1.Jada Murphy 2.Kassidy Bishop ting past Donald Leddy in the first moto. In the Anthony Wallace chrging to second second moto, with Tyrrell over in Schoolboy 1 (12-16). out front, MI’s Kirk Newman pulled down the runner-up spot (5-2) with Leddy and Tad Tyrrell giving chase. At the end of the day many riders cleaned and prepped bikes for day two. Some went home, as others came in for the classes running on Sunday. Each day had just over 400 entries, and with the great weather, and fantastic track prep, it was one really good weekend. No doubt, the first race of the year at Sunset Ridge goes in the book as a huge success! Saturday April 11th Results: 250A: 1.Chase Marquier 2.Josh Osby 3.Henry Miller 4.Ty Tyrrell 5.Jacob Williamson 250B Lmtd: 1.Chase Evans 2.Jamison Duclos 3.Seth Green 4.Chad Saultz 5.Ian Pistole 250C Lmtd: 1.Trevor Pavlik 2.Caine Dodson 3.Braden Groves 4.Evan Hills 5.Calb Conner 450A: 1.Christian Craig 2.Josh Osby 3.Chase Marquier 4.Henry Miller 5.Ty Tyrrell 450B Lmtd: 1.Seth Green 2.Chad Saultz 3.Wyatt Lyonsmith 4.Jeremy Murphy 5.Trampas Newman 51cc (4-6) Special LTD: 1.Cade Olberding 2.Mikah Carpenter 3.Joseph Buskirk Jr 4.Jayden Adams 5.Tucker Harkins 51cc (4-6) Shaft Dr. LTD: 1.Logan Grounds 2.Daisy Harens 3.Caleb Luttrell 51cc (4-6) Lmtd: 1.Mikah Carpenter 2.Caden Dudney 3.Tucker Harkins 4.Miles Mccarty 5.Tyson Glenn

3.Landrey Hazen 4.Alexis Abeyta 5.Sidnee Mason Women (14+): 1.Samantha Mandelke 2.Bryce Martinez 3.Danielle West 4.Gina Grigoletti 5.Haylee Peterman +25NQ: 1.Ty Tyrrell 2.Donald Leddy 3.Tad Tyrrell 4.Kirk Newman 5.Kasey Turley 250C (12-16) Limited: 1.Trevor Pavlik 2.Calb Conner 3.Caine Dodson 4.Braden Groves 5.Dalton Fisher Women (16+) All-Star: 1.Kirsten Raemisch 2.Danielle Grigoletti 3.Bryce Martinez 4.Samantha Mandelke 5.Danielle West Sunday April 12th Results: 450B: 1.Chase Sexton 2.Chad Saultz 3.Taylor Strauss 4.Anthony Wallace 5.Wyatt Lyonsmith +35: 1.Donald Leddy 2.Joe Buskirk 3.Tony Robinson 4.Burton Lavens 5.Reid Law Mini Sr 2 (12-14): 1.Lance Kobusch 2.Nathanael Thrasher 3.Bryce Hansen 4.Eddie Norred Jr 5.Jace Kessler 450C: 1.Caleb Conner 2.Chase Mcgee 3.Alexander Rudd 4.Evan Hills 5.Zach Holloway +25: 1.Ty Tyrrell 2.Justin Kelly 3.Nick Peterson 4.Ryan Rowntree 5.Eric Feuillerat 65cc (7-11): 1.Ryder Mcnabb 2.Wyatt Mattson 3.Trevin Nelson 4.Conner Klemenhagen 5.Krystian Janik Two-Stroke (16+): 1.Jamison Duclos 2.Chad Jeralds 3.Tucker Cantrell 4.Mitch Gaylord 5.Sam Tinkey +45: 1.Tim Filippi 2.Robert Lloyd 3.Howard Jabaay 4.Ernest Peterman 5.Kerry Barnes 85cc (9-11): 1.Patrick Murphy 2.Ewan Krisch 3.Lane Fiser 4.Ryder Schnowske 5.Sage Lewis 250C: 1.Trevor Pavlik 2.Chase Mcgee 3.Maximillian Richter 4.Jimmy Epifanio 5.Braden Groves +50: 1.Bart Newman 2.Jack Lambert 3.Terry Bidlack 4.Howard Jabaay 5.Kerry Barnes College (16-24): 1.Logan Skaggs 2.Hunter Braun 3.Jamison Duclos 4.Chad Saultz 5.Blake Rivard 50cc Open NQ: 1.Tristan Dalton 2.Vincent Harens 3.Peter Parenti 4.Caden Dudney 5.Kayden Schultz Open Pro Sport: 1.Christian Craig 2.Josh Osby 3.Henry Miller 4.Chase Marquier 5.Jacob Williamson +30: 1.Kasey Turley 2.Eric Feuillerat 3.Kirk Newman 4.Donald Leddy 5.Kirsten Raemisch Schlby 2 (13-16) B/C: 1.Chase Sexton 2.Marco Cannella 3.Hunter Braun 4.Anthony Wallace 5.Ian Pistole +40: 1.Joe Buskirk 2.Burton Lavens 3.Robert Lloyd 4.Keith Sheldon 5.Reid Law 250B: 1.Chase Sexton 2.Hunter Braun 3.Seth Green 4.Anthony Wallace 5.Jamison Duclos Super Mini 2 (13-16): 1.Lance Kobusch 2.Matthew Gross 3.Eddie Norred Jr 4.Devin Xindaris 5.Dar Comfort CYCLE USA, May 2015

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Staples, Minnesota, April 12 By Owen Riess, Photos by Samantha Laderer

he weatherman had threatened rain all week, 70% then 60% and finally on race day 50% after 4 PM. Dale Kadlec had the track in perfect condition after a busy, warm and sunny practice day on Saturday. And, the forecast left him with a sunny and mid 60’s day to run D23’s first MX event of the season. The season opener had an excellent rider turnout with nearly 250 entries. Clay Olson of PDR Performance was on hand with fresh rubber and anything else the riders and mechanics might need to get through the day. The multi class winners included Drew Slocum, Josh Boaz, and Gavin Kadlec. The 250C class was loaded with twenty-nine riders, and had Drew Slocum lined up on the far outside, trying to pull a holeshot and he almost got it, going around the corner in second, but finishing 1-1 for the overall and then 2-1 for the overall in Open C.

Boaz came to the gate his normal happy self, then put on his game face and got the job done from the drop of the gate to the checked flag, going 1-1 in both the 85 12-15 and the Supermini classes. Kadlec’s off season conditioning paid off as he fended off the 250A and Open A riders, while going 1-1 in both classes for the overalls. Cole Felland gets a shout out for staying close, and keeping Kadlec honest. Of note; Tim Walker put the +45B/C guys on notice with a Track guro, Dale Kadlec. strong 1-1 ride for that overall, Results: 50cc 4-6 Premix: 1.Mac Nornberg 2.Ashton while Emmalee Otterdahl moved up to Thomas 3.Cody Bohlman the girls 9-12 class this year and went 150cc 7-8 Premix: 1.Tanner Schlegel 2.Brady Karolevitz 3.Griffin Disse 4.Hayden Schwochert1 as class winner. Gavin Tilford came horner 5.Kaden Tabaka roaring back in the 85 9-11 class going 250cc oil 4-8: 1.Cody Bohlman 2.Ashton Thomas 3.Kahler Omann 4.Brayan Anstine 5.Tucker John1 for the class victory. son 50cc multi: 1.Hayden Schwochert-horner The Moto City Season opener had 50 Open 4-8: 1.Brady Karolevitz 2.Hayden good racing, although, those with the Schwochert-horner 3.Evan Sherman 4.Mac Nornberg 5.Kaden Tabaka winter fitness programs came out of the 85cc 12-15: 1.Joshua Boaz 2.Gavin Janovsky gate stronger, look for the competition to 3.Cody Hansen 85cc 9-11: 1.Gavin Tilford 2.Drew Nelson 3.Chase get better every week as everyone gets Webber 4.Avery Long 5.Dominic Lindquist their racing legs back under them. 250A: 1.Gavin Kadlec 2.Cole Felland 3.Philip Maus 4.Colton Davis 5.Devin Redemske CYCLE USA, May 2015

Drew Slocum won three of four motos in the 250 and Open C classes.

Clay Olson and Trisha Hoover of PDR Performance. Kannegiesser 5.Matthew Meyers 14-24C: 1.Robert Marty Jr 2.Justen Berttunen 3.Joshua Campa 4.Nate Myers 5.Nate Hardy 65cc 7-9: 1.Braden Long 2.Tanner Schlegel 3.Karsen Omann 4.Caleb Bohlman 5.Ryder Johnson 65cc 10-11: 1.Waylon Hooper Vet A: 1.Christopher Weisbrod 2.Ray Schlegel 3.Rory Beckman 4.Corey

Barber 5.Kevin Woizeschke Vet B: 1.Scott Lehneitz 2.Jimmy Diedrich 3.Nick Leaf Vet C: 1.Shawn Eide 2.Jeremy Dahl Schlby 12-16: 1.Austin Aspros 2.Aaron Boatman 3.Joshua Boaz 4.Drew Slocum 5.Nick Frey +40B: 1.Michael Engle 2.John Metz

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Strauss shines at Sugar Maple Hill Point, Wisconsin April 19 By Dave Hollub

ason Erdmann had Sugar Maple MX all prepped and ready for a weekend of riding and racing, but the weatherman was determined to mess it up by predicting rain on Sunday. Over 100 riders came out on Saturday to get ready to race but Saturday. Rain was not expected until late Sunday afternoon but many riders pulled out and went home. Sunday morning dawned a bit cool and overcast but the track was prepped to perfection and racing began for the 170 entries that came out. The 50cc Senior class got the first gate drop of the season and Ayden Price was out front at the first tunnel jump. Price had Nolan Schweighardt right on his rear wheel and a couple bike lengths back Brad Ottenad was busy defending against Owen Blakey. Price stayed out front all moto despite pressure from Schweighardt. By the time lap one was scored Blakey had Taylor Strauss (529) and Colton slipped past Ottenad and soon Bentz (327) battled in Open and 250B. Ottenad lost another position to what he could to hold off Troy Blakey. hard charging Kaiden Snyder. Snyder Blakey was on a roll though, and got by passed Blakey then held onto third to the both Block and then Stewart before the finish. Price was out front again in moto finish. two with Snyder and Schweighardt close Ottenad was out front by the time lap behind. Schweighardt slipped past Snytwo started in moto two, with Blakey and der in the rollers and then got by Price Stewart battling for second just ahead of coming out of the scoring area. Price Boebel and Tom Ferguson. Boebel saw stayed on Schweighardt’s rear fender but an opening as he went past the scoring got caught in ruts and went down on lap area to slip around Stewart for third. Ferthree. By the time Price was up and runguson was able to get by Stewart on the ning he had slipped back to fifth. white flag lap to claim fourth for the Schweighardt cruised through the final moto. lap with Snyder and Blakey filling the Taylor Strauss and Colton Bentz battop three. The overall went to tled it out in the Open B class earlier in Schweighardt with his 2/1 day while the order today. When 250B hit the track Snyder (3/2) was second. Price (1/5) it was a replay. Bentz got the holeshot. edged Blakey (4/3) off the final podium Strauss stayed within striking distance all step. moto but just couldn’t find the opening When +40 took their gate drop John to take the lead before the checkers. Stewart powered out front with Marc OtMason Persha held third all moto while tenad right behind him. Ottenad got Jason Lucht had his hands full fighting around Stewart and started opening up off pressure from Austin Kenefick for some breathing room in the first lap. fourth. Kenefick finally made the pass Stewart had pressure developing behind for position on lap three. him from Jason Boebel as lap three Bentz just edged out Strauss once again began. Boebel got past Stewart in the for the moto two holeshot, and once west section, as Lyle Block was doing

again Strauss set up on Bentz’s rear wheel looking for room to slip past. Kenefick started out in third but Lucht was able to get by him in the rollers. There was a three way battle for third the rest of the moto between Lucht, Kenefick, and Persha. Strauss was able to get past Bentz just before the Ski Jump on lap three and went on to hold the lead to the finish. Kenefick and Persha got around Lucht and then began battling as the white flag came out. After changing positions a couple times on the final lap, Persha saw an opening going through the rollers and took over third for good. Strauss took the overall with his 2/1 finishes while Bentz (1/2) was second and Persha (3/3) took third. Strauss on his day, “It was a good day with three overalls. I got five moto wins. In 250B, once I was out front it turned out to be a good finish. I also won Sportsman and Open B. I got all four of those holeshots and moto wins. It really was a good day. The track was great, Jason did a awesome job watering and prepping it so it stayed really nice. I CYCLE USA, May 2015

would like to thank my Mom and Dad, Rob’s Performance Motorsports, PR2, Ben Carlson, Bell Helmets, Pro Honda Oil, FMF, EVS, Braden Warner, and everyone else that supports me.” Max Early owned the 85cc (12-15) class as he led both motos from gatedrop to checkers followed by Ronald Schmidt. Cody Gamble went 3/3 on the day to claim third overall. Dylan Knoch and Kevin Gollubske battled both motos for fourth, with Gollubske holding off Knoch’s push in moto one. In moto two Knoch got the edge at the start and despite pressure from Gollubske, held on the rest of the moto. With the largest gate of the day, 250C also provided some of the toughest fought battles. Seth Doeberlein was out front in the first moto with Cody Graham was right on his rear fender. Ezra Graumann was in third with Connor Blaschke and Dalton Pergrande pushing hard behind him. By the time the first lap was scored Graham was out front. He and Doeberlein held their spots to the finish as they distanced themselves from the rest of the field. Pergrande moved up into third in the west section before lap two was over. Zachary Scheiber worked his way up from a mid pack start to challenge Pergrande, finally making a pass

Devin Denman finished third overall in Open C.

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into third in the rollers on lap three. Doeberlein was again out front at the start of moto two but Cj Flancher took over the lead in the rhythm section by the road. Graham got by Doeberlein as they hit Jump #9 only to have Doeberlein get back by him. Graham wasn’t finished yet, and by the time they came out of Hollub’s Hollow he was out front, only to end his day mid lap when he went down hard. As the moto went on Doeberlein began pressuring Flancher for the lead, taking it away on lap four. Doeberlein got the overall win with his 2/1 finishes while Scheiber made a last lap charge to get past Flancher before the checkers to claim second for the moto and overall. When the Women hit the track Alisha Zwicky was out front with Kaitlynn Pfaff, Angel Ennis, and Jen-

nifer Eng in the next three spots. Eng made up for a poor start by charging through the class and taking the lead in the scoring area at the end of lap one. Ennis moved into second ahead of Zwicky and Pfaff by the time they hit the Daytona corner on lap two. Andi Bow-

man started near the back of the class, but midway through lap two she began a charge to the front after picking off Pfaff, Zwicky, and then Ennis early on lap four. Now Bowman had open track ahead of her as she started closing in on Eng. By the time the white flag came out Eng heard Bowman closing in and stepped up her pace enough to hold on for the moto win. Pfaff was out front at the holeshot in moto two with Jersey Graumann and then Eng close behind. Eng was out front before lap one was in the books and Bowman had worked her way into second. Bowman stayed close enough to Eng that she was ready to take advantage of any mistake. Eng rode hard and never gave Bowman an opening. Eng’s 1/1 day earned her Nolan Schweighardt (11) and Ayden Price battle in 50Sr. first ever overall win.

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Bowman turned her 2/2 day into a second overall while Ennis moved into third before the moto ended to claim the final podium spot. Eng, “This is my first overall. First moto I didn’t let the clutch out enough to get the holeshot or anywhere close to it so I started out last, but I was able to work my way up to the lead. I did better on the second moto gatedrop. By the time we hit the triple I had moved up a couple positions so I was third at the next corner. I got out front pretty fast after that and held first to the end. Bowman was pushing me pretty hard both motos, she was right behind me and I didn’t let off. This was my first day on a 125 ever, I went down in practice and bent my radiators up so Matthew Mowery let me use his 125 to race. Thanks again Matthew for letting me use your bike, and my dad for always supporting me.” Once again Jason Erdmann beat the weatherman’s predictions and pulled off a great day of racing. The overcast skies and cool temperature helped the dirt stay moist and soft while building up incredible ruts in every corner. All the racers put in a great day of racing, and the common thought in the pits was that the people that decided to stay home missed a perfect track. Hopefully we will get to see more of you at the next race. Thank you to everyone that came out. Results: Quad B: 1.Kyle Ertmer 2.Zachary Haggerty Quad A: 1.Jay Toelle 2.Kyle Meives 3.Nick Vallone 50Sr: 1.Nolan Schweighardt 2.Kaiden Snyder 3.Ayden Price 4.Owen Blakey 5.Ryder Johnson Mini Quad: 1.Landen Kruse 50Jr: 1.Lane Rhyme 2.Ryder Schweighardt 3.Bella Quaerna 4.Cora Moore 5.Ezekiel Swingen

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Open B: 1.Taylor Strauss 2.Colton Bentz 3.Mason Persha 4.Jason Lucht 5.Benjamin Grosse Open C: 1.Logan Telfer 2.Joseph Scheiber 3.Devin Denman 4.Duke Crook 5.Joe Buss +40: 1.Marc Ottenad 2.Troy Blakey 3.Jason Boebel 4.Tom Ferguson 5.Lyle Block +25A: 1.Kirsten Raemisch Open A: 1.Brad Johnson 2.Brandon Clifford Non-Cur: 1.Mark Bahr 2.Zachary Scheiber 3.Justin Fluger 250B: 1.Taylor Strauss 2.Colton Bentz 3.Mason Persha 4.Austin Kenefick 5.Jason Lucht 85cc (9-11): 1.Eugene Wolff 2.Aidan McCormick 3.Josh Bowman 4.Easton Block 5.Logan Roberts 85cc (12-15): 1.Max Early 2.Ronald Schmidt 3.Cody Gamble 4.Dylan Knoch 5.Kevin Gollubske 250C: 1.Seth Doeberlein 2.Zachary Scheiber 3.Dalton Pergrande 4.Devin Blume 5.Sebastian Conner 65cc: 1.Owen Haseleu 2.Easton Block 3.Ayden Price 4.Nolan Schweighardt 5.Nathan Postma +30A: 1.Kirsten Raemisch 2.Brad Johnson 3.Andy Bowman +30B/C: 1.Ted Coplien 2.Kyle Bettilyon 3.Troy Blakey 4.Mark Bahr 5.Benjamin Grosse +50: 1.Jeff Ramsay 2.Doug Ninneman Women: 1.Jennifer Eng 2.Andi Bowman 3.Angel Ennis 4.Kaitlynn Pfaff 5.Jersey Graumann +25B/C: 1.Josh Ramsey 2.Stanley Ward 3.Benjamin Grosse Sports B/C: 1.Taylor Strauss 2.Mason Persha 3.Bryce Telfer 4.Alec Davey 5.Isac Davey 250A: 1.Kirsten Raemisch 2.Brandon Clifford 65cc Open: 1.Nathan Postma 2.Ryder Will 3.Gavin Templen +45: 1.Marc Ottenad 2.Tom Ferguson 3.Jeff Fritz 4.Jeff Ramsay 125Jr.: 1.Max Early 2.Nate Telfer 3.Seth Doe-

Close +40 racing between Troy Blakey (198) and John Stewart.

berlein 4.Tyler Gamble 5.Devin Blume 85cc Open (9-13): 1.Eugene Wolff 2.Cody Gamble 3.Aidan McCormick 4.Dylan Knoch 5.Trent Furgason Supermini: 1.Max Early 2.Tyler Gamble 3.Ronald Schmidt 4.Zachary Mecalis 5.Jersey Graumann

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Motocross * = D16 Points May 10 * Aztalan Cycle Club..................Lake Mills 17 * Marshfield T&T Riders ...........Marshfield 24 * Pine Ridge Raceway ..............Athelstane 31 * CMJ Raceway ..............................Hixton June 6 * Fantasy Moto........................Wittenberg 7 * Fantasy Moto........................Wittenberg 13 X-Mas Family Mtrsprts .......Christmas MI 14 * X-Mas Family Mtrsprts .......Christmas MI 14 * Aztalan Cycle Club..................Lake Mills 21 * Arkansaw Creek C/C...............Arkansaw 27 CMJ I-94 Series............................Hixton 27 * Sugar Maple MX......................Hill Point 28 * Sugar Maple MX......................Hill Point July 4 * Gravity Park USA........................Chilton PM Race 5 * Gravity Park USA........................Chilton 11 * Valley Raceway Inc.........Crystal Falls MI 12 * Fantasy Moto............................Tigerton 12 Aztalan Cycle Club..................Lake Mills 22 CMJ I-94 Series..........................Portage 25 * Arkansaw Creek C/C...............Arkansaw 25 * Range MX.........................Houghton, MI 26 * Arkansaw Creek C/C...............Arkansaw 26 * Range MX.........................Houghton, MI August 1 * X-Mas Family Mtrsprts .......Christmas MI 2 * X-Mas Family Mtrsprts .......Christmas MI 8 * Valley Raceway Inc.........Crystal Falls MI

9 * Valley Raceway Inc.........Crystal Falls MI 9 Aztalan Cycle Club..................Lake Mills 15 * Gravity Park USA........................Chilton PM Race 28 CMJ I-94 Series...........................Hustler 29 CMJ I-94 Series...........................Hustler 22 Fantasy Moto............................Tigerton 23 * Fantasy Moto............................Tigerton 30 * Fantasy Moto........................Wittenberg September 6 * Pine Ridge Raceway ..............Athelstane 12 Aztalan Cycle Club..................Lake Mills Mike Gaborsky Senior Race 13 Aztalan Cycle Club..................Lake Mills 20 Fantasy Moto............................Tigerton 27 * Sugar Maple Mx......................Hill Point October 11 * Aztalan Cycle Club..................Lake Mills Memorial Race

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Enduro June 14 U.P. Sandstormers............Marquette, MI August 8 Hill and Gully Riders..........Roselawn, IN 9 Hill and Gully Riders..........Roselawn, IN 23 Straight Arrow E Rdrs .......Duquette, MN September 13 SEWER ........................................Adams 20 WFO Promotions ..................Geneseo, IL Nov (2016 Points) 1 Riders MC .........................New Paris, IN 8 Forest City Riders..............Forest City, IL

Annual Meeting/ Banquet November 13 District 16 MX Meeting ..............WI Dells 14 D16 Annual Meeting/Banquet...WI Dells

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 ......715-743-4132 Pine Ridge Raceway ....................920-434-7015 Range Moto-X.............................906-369-2558 Rapid Angels Motorcycle Club.......715-421-5038 Rib Mountain Riders ....................715-359-3518 Southeast Wisconsin End Riders....262-930-0358 Southeastern Short Trackers.........414-303-1331 Sugar Maple MX..........................608-393-8812 UP Sandstormers.........................906-869-6724 Valley Raceway Inc......................906-236-3265 Valley Springs MC Club ................715-594-3726 Wisconsin Dual Sport Riders.........920-350-2030 Wisconsin Observed Trials ............319-624-2003 X-Mas Family Motorsports ...........906-202-2681 Associate Members Forest City Riders M/C ..........(IL) 815-624-6535 Fox Valley Off-Road..............(IL) 815-539-9021 Grand Kankakee Trail Riders .(IL) 708-269-9754 Hill And Gully.......................(IN) 708-261-3433 Riders M/C ..........................(IN) 574-248-2544 Straight Arrow End Riders ...(MN) 651-456-0224

District 16 Officers:

President, Todd Ellingson........................715-451-1168 V. President, Joe Stoppleworth................920-579-2372 Secretary, Judy Sumner .........................262-754-0686 Treasurer, Ken Schuck ............................608-873-9854 Registration, Erin Aune...........................414-331-6254 Dist.Legislative Off. Mike Schwarzenbacher ..........................920-319-6889

Referees and Pointskeepers:

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

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Dual Sport June 27 Norsemen M/C .........................Walker 28 Norsemen M/C .........................Walker

Enduro YTH = Youth classes May 30 Yth River Valley EnR ................Huntersville May 31 River Valley EnR ................Huntersville June 13 Yth Norsemen M/C............................Mora June 14 Norsemen M/C............................Mora August 8 Yth Paul Bunyan Forest Riders.........Akeley 9 Paul Bunyan Forest Riders.........Akeley 15 Yth Central Iowa EnR .................Dayton, IA 16 Central Iowa EnR .................Dayton, IA 22 Yth Straight Arrow EnR.................Duquette 23 Straight Arrow EnR.................Duquette

June 14 TT Norsemen M/C ...................Cambridge September 13 TT Norsemen M/C ...................Cambridge 19 ST Flying Dutchmen M/C............New Ulm 20 ST Flying Dutchmen M/C............New Ulm

Hillclimb May 30 Indianhead M/C ...................Red Wing 31 Indianhead M/C ...................Red Wing June 13 Kato Cycle Club ......................Mankato 14 Kato Cycle Club ......................Mankato 28 CMJ Raceway.......................Hixton, WI July 11 Indianhead M/C ...................Red Wing 12 Indianhead M/C ...................Red Wing 25 Kato Cycle Club ......................Mankato August 2 CMJ Raceway.......................Hixton, WI 22 Kato Cycle Club ......................Mankato 23 Flying Dutchmen M/C............New Ulm September 6 Valley Springs M/C............Bay City, WI 19 Indianhead M/C ...................Red Wing Hill Drags – no points 20 Indianhead M/C ...................Red Wing Semi-Pro – no points

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May 10 Spring Creek MX......................Millville June 7 Straight Arrow EnR..........Arkansaw, WI 21 Midwest Offroad TR.......Stone Lake, WI 28 Range Riders M/C ..............Kensington July 26 Moto City Raceway....................Staples August 2 Range Riders M/C................Brookston 30 Spring Creek MX......................Millville September 20 Norsemen M/C...................Dresser, WI October 11 Golden Eagles M/C................Mazeppa

Trail Rides May 16 Golden Eagles M/C................Thielman 17 Golden Eagles M/C................Thielman September 12 Golden Eagles M/C................Thielman 13 Golden Eagles M/C................Thielman 19 Kato Cycle Club ......................Mankato 20 Kato Cycle Club ......................Mankato 26 Twin Cities Trail Riders.......Huntersville 27 Twin Cities Trail Riders.......Huntersville October 17 Paul Bunyan Forest Riders.........Akeley 18 Paul Bunyan Forest Riders.........Akeley

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24 Cambridge MX ....................Cambridge 25 Cambridge MX ....................Cambridge June 7 Motokazie................................Kellogg

Motocross May 10 Cambridge MX ....................Cambridge Moto City Raceway ...............Little Falls 17 Berm Benders Raceway................Mora Motokazie................................Kellogg 24 Cambridge MX ....................Cambridge Spring Creek MX......................Millville 25 Cambridge MX ....................Cambridge Spring Creek MX......................Millville 31 Moto City Raceway ...............Little Falls Motokazie..............................Mankato June 7 Echo Valley Motocross...........Brookston Motokazie................................Kellogg 14 Moto City Raceway....................Staples Spring Creek MX......................Millville 21 Cambridge MX ....................Cambridge Motokazie................................Kellogg 28 Berm Benders Raceway................Mora Echo Valley Motocross...........Brookston July 4 Moto City Raceway....................Staples Cambridge MX ....................Cambridge 5 Moto City Raceway....................Staples Cambridge MX ....................Cambridge 12 Moto City Raceway ...............Little Falls Motokazie..............................Mankato 17 Spring Creek MX......................Millville

Spring Creek MX......................Millville AMA MX Pro National 19 Spring Creek MX...............Millville, MN 26 Echo Valley Motocross...........Brookston Berm Benders Raceway................Mora August 2 Moto City Raceway....................Staples Motokazie................................Kellogg 9 Cambridge MX ....................Cambridge Motokazie..............................Mankato 16 Berm Benders Raceway................Mora Spring Creek MX......................Millville 23 Cambridge MX ....................Cambridge Echo Valley Motocross...........Brookston 30 Moto City Raceway ...............Little Falls September 6 Berm Benders Raceway................Mora Motokazie................................Kellogg 7 Berm Benders Raceway................Mora Motokazie................................Kellogg 13 Echo Valley Motocross...........Brookston Spring Creek MX......................Millville 19-20 Berm Benders Raceway................Mora Bonus Points Event 26-27 Spring Creek MX...............Millville, MN Bonus Points Event

MX Micro's, Greta Martin.............507-753-2779 David Williams ......................507-316-4837 MX 60/85, Steve Boatman...........612-418-8275 Spencer Kadlec ......................218-270-0423 MX 250, Scott Cripps ...................320-587-7134 Dale Kadlec ...........................218-894-2826 MX Open, Jason Place..................507-298-1074 Mikey Quinn .........................507-254-9554 MX Schoolboy/Jr, Dave Ingalls.....612-868-5769 MX 14 - 24, Greg Aspros ..............218-821-5969 MX 25+/30+, Mark Becker .........630-640-8267 MX 40+/45+/50+/55+/60+ Kevin Sheetz .........................952-567-3614 MX Women/Girls, Kelly Caswell ..320-679-2582 MX Quad Minis, Corey Otte..........320-583-1994 MX Quad, Corey Otte...................320-583-1994 Flat Track, Bayley Boehlke ...........612-616-9053 Hillclimb, Kaleb Northrup............952-210-8208 Tim Cain ...............................651-442-3888 Enduro, Jonathan Banks..............612-221-9487 Daniel Banks .........................612-282-5383 Hare Scramble, Paul Otto.............763-229-1177 Jessica Noaeill.......................651-587-4435 Youth Cross Country, Mike Zappa.612-396-2932 Road, John Otto..........................952-445-2942

District 23 Elected Officers

Berm Benders Inc .......................320-679-2582 Echo Valley.................................218-348-4754 Flying Dutchmen.........................507-388-1671 Golden Eagles.............................507-208-8839 Hi-Winders .................................507-753-2779 Indianhead Cycle Club.................952-210-8208 Kato Cycle Club...........................612-860-6436 Midway Recreation Park .............952-601-1169 Motocity Raceway .......................218-894-2826 Motokazie ..................................952-601-1169 Norsemen Motorcycle Club ..........763-263-9835 North Central Dirt Track ..............612-616-9053 Paul Bunyan Forest Riders...........218-739-5252 Range Riders ..............................218-341-9691 River Valley Enduro Riders ..........612-247-2039 RM Promotions ...........................612-919-3457 RTW Race Promo/Cambridge ......218-894-2826 Straight Arrow Enduro Riders ......651-277-1047 Twin Cities Trail Riders.................612-965-8618 District 16 clubs with D23 events: Arkansaw Cycle Park ..................715-285-5679 CMJ Raceway..............................608-220-6853 Valley Springs MC .......................651-380-2351

Chairman, Mike Quinn ..............507-288-2612 mquinn4@charter.net Vice Chairman, Leslie Vanderwerf .......................952-469-3841 lvanderwerf@frontiernet.net Treasurer, Karen Umphress.......612-965-8619 karen@tnkent.com MX Vice Chairman, MarkVanderwerf.........................952-469-3841 tzracer46@hotmail.com Government Relations Tom & Karen Umphress...............612-965-8618 tom@tnkent.com Trail Rider Vice Chairman Duane Nienow............................952-213-3840 dnienow1@comcast.net Recognition Chair, Owen Riess.952-240-3020 Webmaster, Ben Horgen ..........651-983-2637 Membership Angela John ...............................612-386-6680 angela_s396@msn.com

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Dirt Track All have semi pro and youth classes. NQ= No Quad classes May 9 ST Pekin M/C ...............................Pekin 16 ST Lamoine Ramblers...............Macomb State Championship event 23 TT,NQ Nace................................Springfield 23 TT,NQ Nace................................Springfield 24 TT Central Illinois MC ..................Neoga 25 TT Central Illinois MC ..................Neoga 30 TT Lamoine Ramblers...............Macomb June 6 ST,NQ Galesburg M/C .................Galesburg 20 ST, B Pekin M/C ...............................Pekin July 11 ST Lamoine Ramblers...............Macomb 17 ST,NQ Galesburg M/C Club .........Galesburg 18 ST Pekin M/C ...............................Pekin 19 TT,NQ Peoria M/C.............................Peoria 29 Half Central Illinois MC...........Champaign State Championship event August 15 ST,NQ Galesburg M/C Club .........Galesburg 16 TT GNC ......................................Peoria M/C Peoria 22 ST Lamoine Ramblers...............Macomb September 5 ST,NQ Nace................................Springfield 5 ST,NQ Nace................................Springfield 6 TT Central Illinois MC ..................Neoga State Championship event 7 TT Central Illinois MC ..................Neoga 12 ST Pekin M/C ...............................Pekin

Gran Prix Motorcycle only classes at these events. May 31 Midwest Off Road ..................LaSalle June 13 Tri-City M/C .....................Coal Valley 14 Variety Riders ........................Ottawa July 5 Moto Pro Inc .........................Wedron 18 Tri-City M/C .....................Coal Valley August 15 Tri-City M/C .....................Coal Valley 29 Motosports Park ......................Byron September 7 Lincoln Trail Motosports ...........Casey

All have semi pro, amateur & youth classes NQ- No Quad classes at this event, B= Bonus points, Q only= Quad classes only May 24 MGR Inc..............................Morrison June 7 NQ Cahokia Creek DR .............White City 14 NQ,B Bellville Enduro Team .........Belleville 21 Fox Valley Off Road ..............Wedron 28 NQ Canton M/C.........................Glasford July 12 NQ WFO Promotions ..........Prophetstown 19 Fox Valley Off Road ..............Wedron 26 B Splintercreek....................Fosterburg August 2 WFO Promotions ........................ TBA 8 NQ Hill and Gully Riders ..........Roselawn 16 B Fox Valley Off Road ..............Wedron 23 NQ, B Dirt Riders/ WFO ................ Oakford 30 NQ, B Motosports/ FCR/ WFO ...........Byron September 6 NQ, B Cahokia Creek DR .............White City 13 NQ, B Canton M/C.........................Glasford October 4 WFO Promotions..................Geneseo 18 Fox Valley Off Road ..............Wedron November 15 WFO Promotions ..............Keithsburg Non Points Events Many are team, and or charity events June 28 Dirt Riders ............................ Oakley November 1 Dirt Riders ............................ Oakley 8 Belleville Enduro Team ...... Belleville 15 Lincoln Trail Motosports .......... Casey 15 Cahokia Creek DR ............ White City

Hillclimb NQ= No quad classes, N= event runs at night All have semi pro, amateur and youth classes May 16 NQ, N Cahokia Creek DR .............White City 17 Goshen Iron Horsemen..........Goshen 23 N Central Illinois M/C ................Neoga 24 Central Illinois M/C...............Oregon 30 N Pleasure Riders M/C........Cayuga, IN 31 Pleasure Riders M/C........Cayuga, IN June 21 NQ Rock River Riders M/C ...............Polo 27 N Pleasure Riders M/C........Cayuga, IN 28 Pleasure Riders M/C........Cayuga, IN July 18 N King City Dirt Riders.........Mt. Vernon 26 NQ Rock River Riders M/C ...............Polo August 29 N Cahokia Creek DR .............White City September 5 N Central Illinois M/C ................Neoga 6 Central Illinois M/C ................Neoga

12 N 13 19 N

D17 Championship Pleasure Riders M/C........Cayuga, IN Pleasure Riders M/C........Cayuga, IN King City Dirt Riders.........Mt. Vernon

Motocross NQ= No Quad classes, B= Bonus points, L= Limited classes, PA= ProAm. All have semi pro, amateur & youth classes except where indicated Q only (Quad classes only). May 10 Sunset Ridge MX....................Walnut 17 NQ MC Motopark.....................Mt Carroll 24 B Tri-City MC .......................Coal Valley 30 Q only,B ................................Splinter Creek Fosterburg 31 NQ, B Splinter Creek ..................Fosterburg 31 NQ Lincoln Trail Motosports ...........Casey 31 Joliet Motosports.............Wilmington June 7 Motosports Park ......................Byron 14 Tri-City MC .......................Coal Valley 14 Joliet Motosports.............Wilmington 20 Q only Splinter Creek ..................Fosterburg 21 NQ Splinter Creek ..................Fosterburg 21 Muddy Waters Inc ...........East Moline Mid Season Championship 28 Motosports Park ......................Byron 28 NQ Lincoln Trail Motosports ...........Casey July 12 NQ, B Sunset Ridge MX....................Walnut 19 Motosports Park ......................Byron 19 NQ Lincoln Trail Motosports ...........Casey 19 Tri-City MC .......................Coal Valley 26 NQ KI Tracks ...............................Oregon August 2 Motosports Park ......................Byron 7 L Pleasure Riders MC ........Georgetown 9 NQ,B KI Tracks ...............................Oregon 16 Motosports Park ......................Byron 16 NQ,B Lincoln Trail Motosports ...........Casey 16 Tri-City MC .......................Coal Valley 23 Muddy Waters Inc ...........East Moline September 5 Motosports Park ......................Byron 6 Motosports Park ......................Byron 6 NQ Lincoln Trail Motosports ...........Casey 13 B Joliet Motosports.............Wilmington 20 NQ,B Galesburg MC ...................Galesburg AMA D-17 IL State MX Championship 26 Sunset Ridge MX....................Walnut 27 (QB) Sunset Ridge MX....................Walnut ATV AMA D-17 Illinois State MX Championship, Bike classes also October 4 Tri-City MC .......................Coal Valley 4 NQ KI Tracks ...............................Oregon 11 Muddy Waters Inc ...........East Moline 18 Sunset Ridge MX....................Walnut 24 NQ Lincoln Trail Motosports ...........Casey 25 Motosports Park ......................Byron 25 (QB) Lincoln Trail Motosports ...........Casey November 1 Muddy Waters Inc ...........East Moline Non Points MX May 23 AQ Motosports Park ..................... Byron

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Motosports Park ..................... Byron

Sunset Ridge MX................... Walnut ATV National 27 Vet Sunset Ridge MX................... Walnut 28 Vintage Sunset Ridge MX............... Walnut September 26 Vet Motosports Park ..................... Byron

Stadium MX B= Bonus points. Most run limited classes, and usually into the night, check with promoter for times, bike classes only May 8 Woodstock MX ..................Woodstock 9 Moto Pro Inc. ......................Mendota 16 Joliet Motosports.............Wilmington 22 Woodstock MX ..................Woodstock 23 Moto Pro Inc. ......................Mendota 30 Joliet Motosports.............Wilmington June 5 Woodstock MX ..................Woodstock 6 Moto Pro Inc. ......................Mendota 12 Joliet Motosports.............Wilmington 19 Woodstock MX ..................Woodstock 26 Joliet Motosports.............Wilmington 27 Moto Pro Inc. ......................Mendota July 10 Joliet Motosports.............Wilmington 11 Moto Pro Inc. ......................Mendota 18 Joliet Motosports.............Wilmington 25 Moto Pro Inc. ......................Mendota 29 Woodstock MX .................Libertyville 31 B Woodstock MX ..................Woodstock August 1 Joliet Motosports.............Wilmington 7 Woodstock MX ..................Woodstock 8 Moto Pro Inc. ......................Mendota 15 Joliet Motosports.............Wilmington 21 Joliet Motosports.............Wilmington 28 Woodstock MX ..................Woodstock September 5 B Joliet Motosports.............Wilmington 11 Woodstock MX ..................Woodstock 12 Moto Pro Inc. ......................Mendota 19 Joliet Motosports.............Wilmington 26 B Moto Pro Inc. ......................Mendota October 10 Joliet Motosports.............Wilmington 24 Joliet Motosports.............Wilmington

Trials All have semi pro, amateur and youth classes May 24 Northern IL Trials Org ..............Byron June 7 Northern IL Trials Org ..............Tilton July 5 Moto Pro Inc. ........................Wedron August 2 Northern IL Trials Org................Lena 30 Variety Riders ........................Ottawa September 19 Peoria M/C.............................Peoria 20 Peoria M/C.............................Peoria October 11 Forest City Riders.....................Byron CYCLE USA, May 2015

Enduro CC= Closed Course, Nat= National May 17 Nat Missouri Mudders .......Park Hills, MO July 25 Turkey Scratch ER............Fremont, IA August 8 Hill and Gully Riders.....Roselawn, IN HS Pnts as well 9 Hill and Gully Riders.....Roselawn, IN September 13 SE WI Enduro Riders.........Adams, WI 20 CC WFO Promotions..................Geneseo October 11 Nat Muddobbers M/C .............Upland, IN 18 Cahokia Creek DR .............White City November 1 Riders MC ........................Goshen, IN 8 CC Forest City Riders MC.........Leaf River

Road May 17 Peoria M/C.............................Peoria September 12 Peoria M/C.............................Peoria

Egg Hunts Non Point Paying events May 17 Variety Riders M/C ................Ottawa June 7 Variety Riders M/C ................Ottawa August 9 Variety Riders M/C ................Ottawa

September 13 Variety Riders M/C ................Ottawa October 4 Variety Riders M/C ................Ottawa

Dual Sport September 19 WFO Promotions..................Geneseo November 1 Brush Poppers ......................Sterling 7 Forest City Riders ..............Leaf River

Dist 17 Clubs & Promoters

4P Promotions, Inc. .....................815-379-9534 Belleville Enduro Team ................618-277-3478 Brush Poppers M/C .....................815-622-4099 Cahokia Creek Dirt Riders............618-946-4316 Canton MC Club...........................309-202-1144 Cetral Illinois MC .........................217-234-2505 Dirt Rider, Inc..............................217-789-0107 Forest City Riders M/C.................815-624-6535 Fox Valley Off-Road ....................815-539-9021 Galesburg M/C ...........................309-344-1714 Grand Kankakee Trail Rid............708-946-0999 Hill and Gully M/C ......................708-424-1969 IMDA ..................................217-753-8866 Joliet Motosports Park.................815-476-7433 Ki Tracks ..................................815-732-3073 King City Dirt Riders ....................618-266-7208 Lamoine Ramblers M/C...............309-837-9436 Lincoln Trail Motosports ...............217-932-2041 M.C. Moto Park ...........................815-541-1209 Midwest Off-Road........................815-234-2271 Moto Pro, Inc. .............................815-539-9021 Motosports Enterprises.................815-234-2271 Muddy Waters.............................309-948-1560

N.I.T.R.O ..................................815-335-2749 Peoria Motorcycle Club ................309-635-1662 Pekin M/C ..................................309-231-4945 Pleasure Riders M/C....................217-247-2216 Riders M/C .................................574-209-1234 Rock River Riders M/C ................815-645-2351 Splinter Creek Dirt Riders ............618-977-5587 Tri-City M/C, Inc..........................309-799-9449 Variety Riders M/C......................815-434-3669 Woodstock Racing .......................815-337-3511 WFO Promotions .........................309-314-3343

District 17 Officers: E-mail addresses at the D17 web site President, AJ Waggoner...............219-696-1873

V. President, Bill Tuman Treasurer, Patty Ward..................815-539-9021 Secretary, Don Hachmeister.........815-978-5471 Card Processor, Patty Ward ..........815-539-9021 Road, George Barrington.............630-530-4810 ABATE, John Harris......................309-678-8613

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

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