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Our 2011 IWA Snowmobile Watercross Drivers...
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Brian McCurdy Jr. #442
#1 Pro Open Champ
Sponsors:
Bikeman
Performance, HMK,
Forest Lake Sales and Service, Gator Signs, BDM Racing and Repair,
Big Industries,
Millennium Technologies,
Boyesen, and sledbware.com.
Home Town: Lindstrom, MN
DOB: 10/7/81
Special Notes:
2010 and 2008 Pro Open Season Point Champion. 2010
Stats: Ely- 1st Place, Grantsburg- 2nd Place,
Wausau- 1st Place, Hill City- 5th Place.
Classes raced: Pro Open Oval
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Home Town: Eagan, MN
Years Racing: 20Special Notes:
2010 3rd place Mod Drags season points champ, 2009 Mod Drags Points Champion, 2008 Mod
Drag Points Champion, 2009 Pro Open 2nd Place, 2008 Pro Open
2nd Place. 2000 World
Champion and Pro Open Season Points Champion, 2001 Snowgoer Top
Ten Driver Award. Past IWA
board member and past IWA President.
Classes raced: Pro
Open Ovals, Pro Stock Ovals, Mod Drags
Sled Brand:
Yamaha
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Joey ("Showtime") Strub #3
Sponsors:
Strub
Motorsports Racing Team,
Totally Yamaha,
Tousley
Motorsports,
Bikeman
Performance, Performance Engineering,
HJC Helmets,
Castle Apparel,
FXR,
Appelco Graphics,
Millennium Technologies,
Exhaust Gas Technologies, Siegel Web Design, and the
Strub family
Home Town: Hudson, WI
Special Notes: Past IWA
officer, 2003-Pro Open points champion, 2004-World Champion
Pro Open, 2005- McHenry Pro Open 1st place.
2006-2nd place World Champion Pro Open.
Classes raced: Pro Open
Ovals
Sled Brand: Yamaha
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Andy Busse #4
Sponsors:
Ski-Doo,
XPS Lubricants, LRM LARRY RUGLAND MOTORSPORTS,
C & A Ultra Pro,
TEAM
Industries, Sunoco Race
Fuel,
Millennium Technologies,
Smith Optics, Arctic FX,
SRPHOTOS.NET, Mountain Machine,
Amsoil,
Pro Motorsports, Engine Ice, Tekbolt,
Captain Trailer
Sales,
Digatron Performance Data Acquistion Systems,
Graphic Sign and Letter Company, SRPhotos.net, Hein
Oil Company, Berlin Building Supply and
Berlin Street Cruzers.
Home Town: Berlin, WI
Age 30
Year Racing: 8
Special Notes:
2009
IWA Pro Open World Champion,
2009 IWA Pro
Stock Champion, 2008 year end
points Pro open ovals-4th place, pro stock ovals-2nd
place, mod drags-3rd place. Pro open ovals 1st place Ely
MN, finished 2nd in both Pro Open and Pro Stock at
Grantsburg in 2008. 2007 points
champion in Pro Stock Ovals and Mod Drags. 2007 runner
up in Pro Open Ovals. 2006 points champion in all pro
classes. Being crowned the first triple crown champion
by winning Mod Drags, Pro Stock Ovals, and Pro Open
Ovals at the 2006 World Championship in Grantsburg, WI
(first time in IWA history). Winning Mod Drags at every
race in 2006. Winning three triple crowns in a row at
Grantsburg, Ely, and Park X in 2006. Winning the 2005
points championship in Pro Open and Pro Stock Ovals
(first time in IWA history). In 2005 doing a film for OLN and BRP called the Ultimate Playground.
Classes Raced: Pro Open
Ovals, Pro Stock Ovals, and Mod Drags
Sled Brand:
Ski-Doo XP Renegade
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Jason McPheeters #7
Sponsors:
Big Industries, Team
Criticize, HMK USA, Fly Racing, Northway Sports, Arctic FX
Graphics, NOS Energy Drink, C&A Pro SKis, Last Minute Boyz,
PlastiDip International, Frogskinz, Team Industries.
Home Town:
Zimmerman, MN Age:
34
Special Notes:
2002 Semi Pro World Champ, 2001 Semi Pro Open Champion.
2010 Pro Open Hill City 2nd Place
Classes raced: Pro Open Ovals, Pro Stock
Ovals.
Sled Brand: Polaris
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Oliver ("Ole")
Baillargeon #13
Sponsors:
Aaen Performance, Team
Industries, Lee's Sports, Larsen Auto Centers, Wardlake
Services, Pauls Custom Covers, Weltons Pond, Brenizer
Motorsports, Snowmobilers.com .
Home Town:
Luck, WI DOB:
7/13/80
Special Notes:
2009 Season Points Champ Semi-Pro Stock. 7th Place in
Open on a stock sled. Can't wait to be running two
sleds this year. I want to thankall my sponsors.
I also want to thank my parents for helping out and mostly
my wife for always being there.
Classes raced: Semi Pro Stock
Ovals, Semi Pro Open Ovals
Sled Brand: Polaris
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Howie Steenberg #14
Sponsors:
Danner Sales, Straightline Performance
Home Town: Inver Grove
Heights,
MN
Special Notes: 2008 and 2007 World
Champion Pro Open.
Classes raced:
Pro Stock Ovals, Pro Open Ovals
Sled Brand:
Ski-Doo
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Derek "The Snowman"
McPheeters #16
Sponsors:
Big
Industries Racing, HMK, Fly Racing, Arctic FX Graphics, Northway Sports,
Team Industries, Last Minute Boyz.
Home Town: Isanti,
MN
Years Racing : 15
Special Notes:
Classes raced:
Pro Ovals
Sled Brand:
Ski-Doo 600 RS
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Jon Dufour #17
Sponsors:
Showtime Racing; Mike Houle
Racing, Larry Rugland Motorsports, Alpine Electric, Team
Industries, Millenium Technologies, Northway Sports
Home Town:
Age:
Special Notes:
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Nick Benoy #19
Sponsors:
JT Quality Coatings, Gross
Trucking, Wahl Brothers Racing,
Snowmobilers.com,
Sledfreak.com,
OvernightWraps.com, Bikeman
Performance,
Dennis Kirk, Woody's,
Polaris Racing, Mom and Jason, Dad and Jenefer
Home Town:
Osceola, WI
Age:
15
Special Notes:
Fastest retriever driver in 2009.
Sled Brand: Polaris |
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Aaron Wallin #26
Sponsors: Kontny Muscle,
Nature-L signs,
SLP,
Hi-Performance Engineering, Studman Racing, SnowShack, Ken Kolitsch, and
my wife, mom and dad.
Home Town:
Wausau, WI
Years Racing: 6 DOB:
7/26/79
Special Notes: Winning
the East/West Challenge in New York in 2008. This
was the first time someone from the IWA circuit won.
Also won the Pro Open Shoot Out in Billings MT last
summer.
Classes raced: Pro Open
Ovals
Sled Brand:
Polaris IQR 800
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Home Town: Chisago
City, MN Years Racing:
watercross every yr since 1988
Racing Highlights:
3 time Grantsburg World Champ, 3 time IWA Points Champ,
USSA Ice Oval Champ, WSA Snocross Champ.
Classes raced: Pro Open
Ovals, Pro Stock Ovals
Sled Brand:
Arctic Cat
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Sponsors:
Northside Septic Service, Northway Sports, Klim, Bell
Helmets, ArcticFX Graphics, NOS Energy Drink, C&A Pro
Ski's, Plastidip International,
Frogz skin,
JW Snoweld, Northside Septic
Service
Home Town: Stacy,
MN
Age: 24
Special Notes:
2009 Semi-Pro Open Season Points Champion, won 2009
Semi-Pro at Grantsburg, 2008 Rookie of the Year.
Classes raced: Pro Open Ovals
Sled Brand: Pol-Ski--sleds name is the
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David Fischer #36Sponsors:
Motorsports Plus,
BRP,
Shockwave
Performance,
Frogg Skinz, Pub n Grub, Sled Head 24/7, Trygstad
Motorsports, Wayne Davis Photography, Kentco Signs.
Home Town: Eagan, MN
Special Notes:
2010 800 Drags Season Points Champ, 2010 600 Drag World
Champ, 2010 Semi Pro Stock 3rd Place Season Points, 2009
World Champion 800 Stock Drags, 2009 1st Place Semi Pro
Stock, Wausau WI, 2009 Rookie of the Year, 2009 Featured
on Andrew Zimmerns Bizarre World on the Travel Channel,
2009 Featured on On the Edge on the Speed Channel.
Classes raced: Semi Pro
Open Ovals, Semi Pro Stock Ovals, 800 Drags
Sled Brand:
Ski-Doo
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Howard Marunde #43
Sponsors:
Gavers Sand & Gravel,
C & L Service & Supply, Alliance Contractors Inc.,
Digitrol Instruments, Kimball Crane, Border Boys, Rt. 12
Arctic Cat
Home Town: Crystal
Lake, IL
Special Notes: Racing on
water 27 years...Just being competitive and having fun,
Pulling Barefoot water skier behind my race sled.
Getting new people involved with racing, and watching
them improve
Classes raced: Pro Open Ovals, Pro Vet
Ovals
Sled Brand: Polaris
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Home Town: Fairwater,
WI
Age: 24
Special Notes: Placed 2nd in
year end points semi pro stock ovals, 3rd in year end
points 800 drags, and got rookie of the year award in
2007. Semi pro open world champ, semi pro open points
champ, 2nd in year end points semi pro stock ovals, and
Sno-Baron's triple crown semi pro champ for the 2008
race season. Looking forward to racing with the pro's in
2009
Classes raced: Pro open ovals, pro stock
ovals, and mod drags.
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Shawn Zurn #76
Sponsors:
GLH Performance,
C&A Pro Skis,
Great
Oudoors,
US Chrome,
Beaver Liquors, The Pump House Bar and Grill,
OEM Fabricators, ATVPT.com, E-Town Guitars, Sniper
Kustoms,
Hi
Performance Engineering,
Red Line Synthetic Oil, Signs of Ely, GLH Dyno Service.
Home Town: Downing, WI
Age: 32
Special Notes: Top
10 Driver Pro Open. 3 Time Mod Drag World
Champion, 2010 IWA Team of the Year, Current IWA Board
Member.
Classes raced:
Pro Open and Pro Stock
Sled Brand: GLH
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Home Town: Luck WI
Age 34
Special Notes: 2001-600 Mod Drag
World Champ, 2001 Semi Pro Open point Champ. 2002 700
mod Drag point Champ, 2005-800 Mod Drag point Champ 1st
place Pro Stock Frederic 2006.
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Aaron Lundeen #86
Sponsors:
Jaws Performance, Wayne Born Enterprises
Home Town: Maple
Grove, MN
Special Notes: I have been
racing watercross for 24 years with many wins and many
more broken parts.
Classes raced: Pro Open Ovals
Sled Brand: Ski-Doo
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Miles
Weske #95
Sponsors:
Weske Motorsports
Special Notes: Rookie Year
Classes raced: Semi Pro Ovals and Stock
Drags
Sled Brand: Polaris |
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Shawn Cummings #101
Sponsors: S&S
Custom Springs and Truck Repair of Rush City, Reiser
Plumbing and Heating, Miracles on 4th, Kevin Steinert,
Hancock Construction, Grays Custom
Homes, Campbell's Tire and Auto, NAPA, C&G Telephone
Sales and Installation
Inc., Lakeland Homes, B & D Repair, and Great Ideas of
Rush City
Home Town: Pine City, MN
Special Notes: Rookie year
in the 2006 watercross season. Member of the FAST
BOYZ RACING team.
Classes raced: Semi Pro stock, Semi Pro
Drags
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Gareth Cummings #103
Sponsors: S&S Custom
Springs and Truck Repair of Rush City, Reiser Plumbing
and Heating, Miracles on 4th, Kevin Steinert, Hancock
Construction, Grays Custom
Homes, Campbell's Tire and Auto, NAPA, C&G Telephone
Sales and Installation
Inc., Lakeland Homes, B & D Repair, and Great Ideas of
Rush City
Home Town: Pine City, MN
Special Notes: Raced
watercross for 5 years. Member of the FAST BOYZ
RACING team
Classes raced: Semi Pro Open Ovals, Semi
Pro Stock Drags
Sled Brand: Ski-Doo
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Home Town: Grantsburg,
WI
Special Notes: 2005-2nd place year
end point 600 Drags, 2006-1st place year end points
champion 600 Drags
Classes raced: Semi Pro Ovals
Sled Brand: Ski-Doo |
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Josh Anderson #108
Sponsors:
K&A Racing, Chicken Coop Racing, LRM, Stoker Service,
Frederic Area Sanitation and a special thank to everyone
who has helped me get to where I am at now.
Home Town:
Frederic,
WI
DOB 9/10/88
Racing Highlights:
My Rookie Year in 2010!
Classes raced: Semi Pro Ovals, 800 Drags.
Sled Brand: Polaris |
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Brandon Kulenkamp #111
Sponsors:
Wayne-Val Auto Body, A-to-Z Landclearing, Mark's Concrete and Fence.
Home Town: Mora, MN
Years Racing: 2
Special Notes:
Looking forward to stepping it up and winning more races
this year. Special thanks to Rick and Junior at
Wayne-Val Auto Body for the great pain job.
Classes raced: 800 Drags, Semi Pro Stock
Ovals
Sled Brand: Polaris |
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Steve Baillargeon #113
Sponsors:
AEEN Performance, BR Tech Race Hoods, Lee's sports,
Larsen Auto Centers, Wardlake Services, Airworld, The
Doctors Touch, Brenizer Motorsports, Welton's Pond.
Home Town:
Frederic, WI
Special Notes:
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Justin Gully #116Sponsors:
Big
Industries Racing, Team Criticize, Northway
Sports, Arctic FX Graphics, C&A Pro Skis, NOS Energy Drink,
PlastiDip International, Frogskinz, Team Industries, HMK USA, Fly Racing,
Sledbwear.com, BOJ Enterprises, Last Minute Boyz.
Home Town:
St. Francis, MN
DOB: 7/22/87
Years Racing: 1
Special Notes:
1st Place Semi Pro 800 Ovals in Epping, New Hampshire
2010 (first IWA member to win an EWA event).
Classes raced: Semi Pro Open Ovals
Sled Brand: Polaris
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Cole Engstrand #119
Sponsors:
ABR Performance, Highway 70 Storage, Pizza Planet,
Engstrand Trucking.
Home Town:
Luck, WI
DOB: 10/04/94 Years Racing:
1
Special Notes:
2010 IWA Rookie of the Year
Classes raced: 600 Drags
Sled Brand: Polaris
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Home Town: Andover, MN
Age 50
Special Notes: Member of Showtime Racing Team, 2006 2nd place
semipro stock world champion and 2nd place pro vet world
champion at Grantsburg, 2006 5th place points in semi
pro stock and 3rd place points in pro vet, 2007 6th
place pro stock and 5th place semi pro open year end
points, past Vice President of the IWA.
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Jeremy Carlson #122
Sponsors:
Log Rail, Airworld Signs & Graphics, Knauber Farms,
Lundmark Campers, Lee's Sport, Brenizer Salvage, BMR
Performance & Racing, Ackerley Drywall, Northwoods
Logging, Quimby Construction
Home Town: Frederic,
WI
Special Notes: Racing a sled
that I designed and built.
Classes raced: Semi Pro Open Ovals
Sled Brand: Polaris
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Lance Gravelle #127
Sponsors:
Gravelle Construction, King Solutions, Blaine Brothers,
Transport Graphics.
Home Town:
Stacy, MN
Special Notes:
Classes raced: Semi Pro Stock Ovals
Sled Brand: Ski-Doo
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DJ Lindbeck #129
Home Town:
White Bear Lake, MN Years Racing:
6
Special Notes:
09 3rd place Points Semi Pro Ovals.
Classes raced: Semi Pro Stock Ovals
Sled Brand: Arctic Cat |
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David Vorwerk #130
Sponsors:
Home Town:
New Ulm, MN
DOB:
9/10/86
Special Notes:
Classes raced:
Drags
Sled Brand: Ski-Doo |
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JT Kosnitch #134
Sponsors: GLH Performance, Caswell Cycle, Signs of
Ely, JTK Services, Beaver Liquor, Kelly Weisinger
Excavating, Edgewraps.com
Home Town:
Isanti, MN
Age:
17
Special Notes:
New year on a new sled!
Classes raced: Semi Pro Open Ovals
Sled Brand: Ski-Doo |
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Cody Engstrand #151
Sponsors:
ABR Performance, Highway
70 Storage, Pizza Planet, Engstrand Trucking.
Home Town:
Luck, WI
DOB:
04/23/96
Special Notes:
Classes raced: Semi Pro Ovals,
Drags
Sled Brand: Polaris |
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Ryan Jurek #167
Sponsors: Big industries, Team Critize, DM16
racing, Northway sports, Showtime racing, Straightline
performance.
Home Town:
The Mean Streets Of EB (East Bethel,MN)
Age: 26
Special Notes:
2006 Rookie Of The Year Semi-Pro Stock Ovals.
Photograph by Kerri Harter
Sled Brand: Ski-Doo |
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Ken Kolitsch #175
Sponsors:
Starting Line
Products, Todd's Custom Paints, Snow Shack,
srphotos.net,
Whealkate Bluff Hillclimb.
Home Town:
Little Suamico, WI
Special Notes:
2004 McHenry, IL 1st place Pro Open. Current IWA Board
Member.
Classes raced: Pro Open Ovals
Sled Brand: Polaris/Edge |
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Krista "The Fox" Maki-Zurn #176
Sponsors:
G.L.H. Performance,
C&A Pro Skis,
The Great
Oudoors,
US Chrome,
Beaver Liquors, The Pump
House Bar and Grill,
snowmobilers.com,
Sled Descent,
Sledfreak.com, ATVPT.com, Team Industries, Williams
Mountain Construction and Maintenance Inc, ETown
Guitars,
Sniper
Kustoms, SRPhotos.net, Red Line Synthetic
Oil, S&M Video, Sledbwear.com,
FoxRacingShox, Nyman
Construction and Masonry and Signs of Ely.
Home Town: Downing, WI/Ely,
MN
Special Notes:
2010 World Champion in Stock 800 Drags. 2010-
became the 1st female in IWA history to become a world
champion. Finished 2nd in season points.
Voted Team of the Year. 2009- Finished 5th in
season points and nominated for Rookie of the Year.
Miss
July 2011 Ladies ride calendar (containing some of the
top female sled heads of the USA and Canada).
Featured in the Film Sled Betties "Rise" as the only
watercross racer. Featured in the March 2011
Wheels Of Thunder. Special thanks to my husband Shawn Zurn, the Leisch
family and all the amazing people who help me behind the
scenes.
Classes raced: 800 Drags
Sled Brand: Ski-Doo |
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Larry Lange #181
Sponsors: Tink
Shop Racing,
Johnson
Motors of Menomonie, Larry Rugland Motorsports,
Jamie's Buckshots of Boyceville WI, Buck Country Grain
of Arcadia WI
Age: 28
Special Notes:
Finished 6th Place in Pro Stock Ovals in 06. Going to
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Lenny Neis #184
Sponsors: Jamie's
Buck-Shot Bar, Johnson Motors, Tink Shop Racing
Home Town: Knapp, WI
Classes raced: Mod Drags
Sled Brand: Ski-Doo
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Jon "The Hitman" Novotny #187
Sponsors:
Big Industries, Team Critize, Northside Septic, Delano
Sports, Klim, C&A Pro Skis, Thunder Products, NOS Energy
Drinks, Straightline Performance, Bell Helmets, Plasti
Dip, Northway Sports,
Arcticfx graphics,Team ind. and Frogzskin.
Home Town: Buffalo MN
Age 31
Special Notes:
First year racing Pro Open
Classes raced: Pro Open Oval
Sled Brand: Mod |
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Adam Hiller #194
Home Town: Antioch, Il
Sponsors:
Team Alky, Hiller Motorsports, Spelman Studios, The
Sandbar, and Steiz Resort
DOB:
1/18/80
Classes raced: Semi Pro Ovals,
Mod Drags
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Bobby Penders #216
Sponsors:
Penders Racing,
MN Wall
Systems LLC.,
Polaris Racing,
Northway Sports
Polairs,
HotSeat Performance/Speedwerx, Milltown Dock and Marine,
Lucky Party Rental, Daeffler’s Quality Meats, GA
Construction, Wildside Graphix, Hanson Racing Engines,
Deycore Enterprises snowmobile shock service, Powermadd
Racing, Starting Line Products.
Home Town: Mahtomedi,
MN
D.O.B. 1/27/80 age
30
Years Racing: 5
Special Notes:
I've been racing over 16 year in all, 4 in watercross.
MRP Snocross 94-96, AMA District 23 Motocross 1996-2005,
1996 NSSR World Record Holder, WSA Hillcross 2006, 2006
IWA Semi-Pro Open Rookie of the Year, 2008 Frederic
Watercross National Pro Stock 2nd Place and Semi-Pro
Open 3rd Place, 2009 WSA Pro-Ice Sportman 600/800 High
Points Champion, Limited 500 4th Place over all.
Classes raced: Pro Stock Ovals, Pro
Open Ovals
Sled Brand: Polaris
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John Stadick #217
Sponsors:
High Performance Engineers, G&S Manufacturing, Spy Optics.
Home Town: Courtland,
MN D.O.B. 2/7/90
Special Notes:
Crashing into the speed TV cameraman!
Classes raced: Semi Pro
Ovals, and drags
Sled Brand: Ski-Doo
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Clint "Bubba" Fjosne #222
Sponsors: Fjosne
Construction, Willies Mill, Willard Rehbein, Dalco Inc,
Northern Contractor, Wolf Creek Elk Farm and Dirt Works,
Quality Homet Sports, J&R Larson
Home Town:
Willow River, MN D.O.B.
7/26/77
Special Notes:
Classes raced: Semi Pro
Ovals, and Drags
Sled Brand: Ski-Doo
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Robert Henderson
#240
Sponsors:
ProMotor Sports of Fond du Lac, HMK, snowmobilers.com,
Snowstuds, Prilosec OTC, Helmet Skinz (motoationracing.com),
US Chrome of Fond du Lac.
Home Town:
Fond Du Lac, WI DOB:
10/14/64
Classes raced: 800 Drags
Sled Brand: Ski-Doo
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Rachel
Vorwerk #247
Sponsors:
Snowmobilers.com, C&A Pro Skis, Arctic FX Graphics, HMK,
Big Industries
Home Town:
New Ulm, MN D.O.B.
5/26/91
Special Notes:
Season Points Champ for my class in 09 and named Rookie
of the year.
Classes raced: Drags
Sled Brand: Ski-Doo
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Kyle
Helmstadter #282
Sponsors:
Central Wisconsin Evergreens, Straightline Performance,
Podgorski Grain Farms.
Home Town:
Merrill, WI D.O.B.
6/1/90
Special Notes:
Classes raced: Semi Pro
Ovals and Drags
Sled Brand: Ski-Doo
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Bruce Koop #308
Sponsors:
Route 12 Arctic Cat, Bullseye Boring, Kimball Crane,
Border Boys, Fat Boy Racing.
Acres Group,
Valley Aggregates Sand & Gravel
Home Town: McHenry, IL
Special Notes: 11
years of having fun!
Classes raced: Pro Open Ovals, Pro Vet
Ovals
Sled Brand: Arctic Cat |
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Jason Meskill #310
Sponsors:
Ely auto
, sled-b-ware .com , mike motors ,
Home Town: Ely, MN
Age: 30
Special Notes:
Classes raced: Semi Pro Stock
Sled Brand: Polaris |
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Eric Keith #312
Sponsors: K&A
Racing, Bikeman Performance, Lee's Sport, Great Lakes
Cheese, Brenizer Motorsports, Airworld Custom Paint and Signs.
Home Town:
Siren, WI
Age: 18
Racing Highlights: 2010 Season Points Champ in 600
Drags. 1st place in Ely 600 Drags. Took 4th place in final at at Wausau
in the 800 Stock Drags. Had a major motor melt
down in Ely.
Classes raced: Semi Pro Stock Ovals, 800
Drags
Sled Brand: Polaris |
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Mitchell Booth #313
Sponsors: Red Iron Pulling
Home Town: Boyceville,
WI
Age: 19
Special Notes: Raced
first year in the Stock Class, and racing this year in
Semi Pro Open. Special Thanks to the Tink Shop Racing
Cres, my dad, and everyon who has helped me along the
way.
Classes raced: Semi Pro Stock ovals, Semi
Pro Open Ovals
Sled Brand:
Ski-Doo |
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Dan Dombrowsky #314
Sponsors:
Remington Oil, Antigo Yamaha, North Country Yamaha
DOB: 8/26/84
Years Racing: 1
Racing Highlights: 2009: Semi
Pro Stock Oval 1st place Moose Lake, 1st place
Grantsburg Stock 800 Drags, 1st place Wausau, 2nd place
in Semi Pro Stock Ovals and Drags.
Classes raced: Semi Pro Stock Ovals, 800
Drags
Sled Brand: Yamaha |
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Ryan Keith #321
Sponsors:
K&A Raciong, Bikeman Performance,
Lee’s Sports, Airworld Custom Paint and Signs,
Brenizer Motorsports, Pour House, Jed’s Laker Lounge,
Cometic Gaskets, Welton's Pond, Powermadd... and I want
to thank my family, Joey Strub, and the town of Siren
and all that have got me to where I am today.
Home Town:
Siren, WIAge: 22
Years Racing: 4
Special Notes:
Made all 800 Stock Drag Finals in 08. Took 4th in
800 Stock Drags at the World Championships in 08.
Went undefeated in all Semi Pro Stock Oval heat races at
the World Championship in 09. 2009 600 Stock Drag
World Champion, in 09 featured on "On the Edge" on
the Speed Channel.
Classes raced: Semi Pro Ovals, 800
Drags, Mod Drags.
Sled Brand: Polaris |
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Ben Grandprey #327
Sponsors:
Greenenergyalt.com, BDM Racing and Repair, Phantom Perf,
Scott USA, BMP, Oxygen4energy, Axo, Go-Pro, Hart&Huntington,
Osiris, B-Line Control, Amsoil, Hi-performance energineering,
Monster Energy, Engine Ice, Axxxtion Sports.
Home Town:
North Branch, MN
DOB: 3/27/81
Special Notes:
6th place Semi Pro Stock
Ovals Hill City 2010. Stock sled is august of the
2011 Axxxtion sports calendar. 7th Place Semi Pro Stock
Oval Ely 2009, 8th Place Semi Pro Stock Oval Grantsburg
2009.
Classes raced: Semi Pro Stock Ovals, Semi
Pro Open Ovals.
Sled Brand: Arctic Cat |
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Krystle
Kulenkamp #333
Sponsors:
Wayne-Val Auto Body, A-to-Z Landclearing, Marks fence and
concrete.
Special Notes:
Ran one race at Grantsburg last year and sled didn't run
right the rest of the weekend. special thanks to
Rick and Junior at Wayne-Val Auto for the great paint
job.
Classes raced:
Sled Brand: Ski-Doo |
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Mark Engnes #365
Sponsors:
Freiers Electric & Heating, Kirchner Excavating,
New Adventures Learning Center of Hudson, Eggshell Racing,
Dan Hoffman, Nate Winberg.
Home Town: Beldenville,
WI
DOB:
11/5/68
Special Notes:
Endowing my sled at the Wasuas race my first year.
Classes raced:
Sled Brand: Polaris |
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Matt Waldron #380
Sponsors:
MAC SPORT AND MARINE, GLH PERFORMANCE, DUNNIGANS PUB,
SAMULSON AUTO REPAIR, PRO SOUND AND LIGHT.
Home Town: Two
Harbors, MN
DOB:
3/15/80
Special Notes:
Winning a heat at Grantsburg on a 440.
Classes raced:
Semi Pro Ovals, 800 Drags.
Sled Brand:
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Home Town: Port
Barrington, IL
Special Notes: Rides an
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Tony Schaller #410
Sponsors: Tony's
23 1/2 hour towing, Meskills, Kovall Construction
Home Town: Ely, MN
Years Racing: 3
DOB: 4/5/82
Racing Highlights:
5th Place Moose Lae and Freceric 2009, 7th Place Season
Points in Semi Pro Stock Oval, 10th Place Season Points
in Semi Pro Open Ovals.
Classes raced: Semi-pro stock and
open ovals
Sled Brand:
Ski-doo
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Kelly Weisinger #411
Sponsors: Ely
Bowling Center, AJ's Fastlube, Straightline Performance,
Signs Of Ely,
Heritage Log Homes, Tony Towing,
GLH
Performance, Boathouse Brewery,
Creek Ridge
Lodge, Day Brother's Barging, Anderson Construction.
Home Town: Ely, MN
Special Notes:
Finished 6th in season points my first year racing.
Finished 4th in season points in both open and stock
classes my second year racing.
Classes raced: Semi-pro stock and
open ovals
Sled Brand:
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Chad Maki #413Sponsors: Trygstad
Motorsports,
Ski-Doo,
Danner Sales,
Camoplast,
C&A Pro,
Arctic FX,
Skinz Protective Gear,
HoglundLaw.com,
Woody's,
V-Force Reeds,
Straightline Performance,
EBC,
Dynamo Joe.
Home Town: Inver Grove
Heights, MN
Age: 19
Years Racing: 5
Special Notes:
2010 World Champion, 2010 IWA Pro Stock Champion,
2009 IWA Pro Open Champion, 2009 Camoplast East-West
Challenge Champion, 2008 & 2009 Pro Stock World
Champion, 2008 IWA Pro Stock Champion, 2007 IWA Semi
Pro Open Champion, 2005 & 2006 IWA Semi Pro Stock
Champion, 2005 & 2006 Semi Pro Stock World Champion,
2005 & 2006 IWA Stock 800 Drag Champion, 2005 Snow
Week Rookie of the Year. 413 stands for Philippians
4:13: "I can do all things through Christ who
Strengthens me."
Classes raced: Pro Open Oval, Pro Stock
Oval
Sled Brand:
Ski-Doo
Renegade
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Brian Kormanik #417
Sponsors: GLH
Performance, snowmobilers.com, McDonalds of Litchfield
and Hutchinson
Home Town: Litchfield, MN
DOB:
8/27/85
Years Racing: 4
Special Notes:
Being in the company and racing with some of the most
genuime people I have ever met. Finishing top 5 in
season point for 800 drags 2 years ago.
Classes raced: Semi Pro Stock Ovals, 800
Drags
Sled Brand:
Ski-Doo
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Dan Hoffman #419
Sponsors:
Dunlavy Pro, Nate Winberg #606,
U.S. Chrome,
Amsoil-Kevin
Seeger,
Lakeland Power,
Hi Performance Engineering. G&S Manufacturing, JK
Cattle Company,
Home Town: Sleepy Eye, MN
Special Notes:
2004-2nd place Year End Points Semi Pro Stock Ovals,
2005-World Champion Pro Stock, 2005-2nd place Year End
Points Pro Stock. 2006-3rd place year end points
champion Pro Stock Ovals
Classes raced: Pro
Stock Oval, Pro Open Ovals
Sled Brand: Polaris |
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Eric Peterson #444
Sponsors:
Bikeman Performance, High
Performance Engineering, Pauls Custom Covers, Mixx
Salon, EP Electric, Remote Repair, Airworld Signs and
Graphics, St Croix Transmission, St Croix Scuba.
Home Town: Frederic,
WI
Age 27
Special Notes:
RRiding
a Bikeman Performance Ski-Doo 800 Mod, Been racing 11
years. Dedicating this year to my mom, RIP.
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Matthew Podgorski #469
Sponsors: North
Country Yamaha, Antigo Yamaha, Podgorski Grain Farms,
Trappe River Powdercoating, Friends & Family.Home Town: Merrill, WI
DOB: 6/12/74
Special Notes:
2008
first time competing in a final at Wausau finished 4th.
Classes raced: Semi Pro Stock Oval, 800
Drags
Sled Brand: Yamaha Viper
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Mike Rowley #514
Sponsors: Amsoil,
AMR Racing, Epic Stealth Cams, Studboy, Moto Grip, Scott
Moto USA, Motoption Clothing, BSN, RipXX, RB Components.
Home Town:
Grand Forks, ND
DOB: 6/10/91
Special Notes:
First Year Racing.
Classes raced:
Sled Brand: Polaris |
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Arthur (Bud) Coen #517
Sponsors:
St. Croix Transmission, Craige’s Handy Service, LLC,
Remote Repair 2, Advance Auto Parts, Bikeman
Performance, Silver Lake Floral, Hummer’s Rendezvous,
The Main Store, Air World, Paul’s Custom Covers.
Home Town: Frederic,
WIAge: 17
Special Notes: Getting first
place in Frederic at my first heat ever
Classes raced: Semi Pro Open Ovalled Brand: Ski-doo |
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Alex Nelson #518
Sponsors:
Special thanks to Roger Sandberg and Gene Marek.
D.R. Tech, Grantsburg Transfer,
Auto Truck Center of Grantsburg, Tone's Taxidermy,
Danner
Sales, East Refuge Electric, Team Criticize, Bikeman
Performance and
Mountain Machine Performance
Home Town: Grantsburg,
WI
Special Notes: Finished 2nd
in 2005 for the year end points in both 800 Drags and
Semi Pro Stock Ovals. Consecutively captured
2nd place wins in 2005 and 2006 in year end points for
Semi-Pro Stock. Took 6th place in year end points
for Semi Pro Open 2006. And a special Thanks to
all my sponsors who made it possible.
Years
Racing: 3
Sled Brand: Ski-doo |
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Joe Schellbach #550Sponsors: Dale Tool Company,
SPEEDWERX, TEAM ATTACK
Home Town:
Rush City, MN
Years Racing : 4
Special Notes:
2010 3rd place at Grantsburg, WI in Semi-Pro Ovals.
2010 2nd Place at Hill City, MN in Semi-Pro Ovals.
2010 2nd place for year end points in Semi-Pro Ovals.Sled Brand:
2010 Arctic Cat M8 Mod |
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Nate Winberg #606
Sponsors:
Hoffman Racing, Dunlavy Pro, Grain Belt, Wisconsin Metal
Fab, and James and Tiffany
Home Town: Boyceville,
WI
Special Notes: 2007- World
Champion Semi Pro Stock Grantsburg, 2007- McHenry Semi
Pro Stock first place, 2006-3rd
place year end points champion Semi Pro Stock.
Age: 25
Classes raced: Semi-Pro Stock, Semi-Pro
Open
Sled Brand: Polaris |
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Greg Metz #612
Sponsors: Metz Construction, Studman
Racing Team
Home Town: Merrill,
WI
Special Notes: Years racing
1
DOB: 6/12/70
Classes raced: Semi-Pro Ovals
Sled Brand: Polaris
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Aaron Hein #639
Sponsors:
Busse Motorsports, Hein Oil Company, Ecklund
Motorsports, Larry Rugland Motorsports, Team Industries,
SRPHOTOS.NET, Amsoil,
Captain Trailer Sales, Graphic Sign & Letter Company,
Berlin Street Cruzers.
Home Town: Berlin,
WIAge:
31
Racing Highlights:
2009 finished 5th in year end points in Semi Pro Stock
first full season. 2008 & 2009 finished in first
place in year end points 800 stock drags. 2006 4th
in year end points in 800 stock drags.
Classes raced: Stock 800 Drags, Semi Pro Stock Ovals
Sled Brand: Ski-doo Renegade |
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Sponsors: Recreation
Plus-Twin Lakes, WI
Home Town: Twin Lakes,
WI
Special Notes:
I took 2nd in the final at Frederic my first time ever
racing!
Sled Brand: Yamaha |
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Mann Nordin #700
Sponsors:
Bonzi boats, MLR, CA-PRO, DANNERS
Home Town:
Maple Plain, MN
Special Notes:
2008 taking first at Grantsburg in 600 Drags and 2009 taking
second in 600 season points.
Classes raced: Stock
600 Drags
Sled Brand: Ski-Doo
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Rachel O'Brien #707
Sponsors:
Penders Racing,
MN Wall
Systems LLC.,
Polaris Racing,
Northway Sports
Polairs,
HotSeat Performance/Speedwerx, Milltown Dock and Marine,
Lucky Party Rental, Daeffler’s Quality Meats, GA
Construction, Wildside Graphix, Hanson Racing Engines,
Deycore Enterprises snowmobile shock service, Powermadd
Racing, Culligan Water, Arctic Cat, Johnson’s Repair,
Webster Sharpening, & Sandgren Trucking.
Years
Racing: 6 years
DOB: 01/25/89
Home Town:
Frederic, WI
Racing Highlights I’d like to thank my friends and family
for all of their love and support. Most importantly I’d like
to thank the staff at Milltown Dock and Marine because if it
weren’t for them, I wouldn’t be where I am today.
Classes raced: Drags,
Semi Pro Stock Ovals
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Justin Pitt #709
Sponsors:
Gravelle Construction, King Solutions, Blaine Brothers,
Transport Graphics.
Years
Racing: Rookie yr
DOB: 06/04/81
Home Town:
Elk River, MN
Racing Highlights:
Classes raced: Drags,
Semi Pro Open Ovals
Sled Brand: Ski-Doo |
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Nicholas Gustafson
#724
Sponsors:
Years
Racing:
DOB:
Home Town:
Roseau, MN
Racing Highlights:
Classes raced:
Semi Pro Open
Sled Brand: Polaris |
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Mike Smekens #769
Sponsors:
Recreation Plus, Rollform Racing, Kimball Krane, Gavers
Gravel, and Bullseye Racying
Home Town:
Powers Lake, WI
Special Notes:
2006-3rd place year end points champion Semi Pro Open
Ovals
Classes raced: Pro Open Ovals
Sled Brand: Yamaha |
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Jay Fiene #772
Sponsors:
Route 12 Rental, Kimball Crane, Gaver's Sand and Gravel,
Bulls-Eye Boring, and Jack Daniel's.
Home Town:
West Chicago, IL
Special Notes:
Classes raced:
Sled Brand: Ski-Doo
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R. Scott Blamey #777
Home Town:
Fond du Lac, WI
Special Notes: Top
Grantsburg 600 stock drags qualifier two years in a row.
2nd place 600 stock drags at Grantsburg 2006 on a
completely stock 440 snocross sled, with no tape, caulk,
or chassis modifications of any sort. Member
Full
Throttle Racing
Classes raced: 600 Drags, 800 Drags
Sled Brand: 2006 Ski-Doo MxZX REV 440
(stock)
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Laura
"Lorali"
Henderson #779
Sponsors:
snowmobilers.com, Promotorsportsinc.com,
motovationracing.com (Helmet skinz), Prilosec OTC,
HMKUSA.com, Spy optics, Snowstuds.com. GoPro, H20 Audio.
Home Town:
Fond Du Lac, WI DOB: 10/17/67
Racing Highlights:
A special shoutout to my wonderful mechanic/husband Rob,
snowmobilers.com, friends, and family who support my fun
and especially R. Scott Blamey and his snocross fun sled on
borrow to me. Thank you a million time over
everyone. Life is good! Life goes on!.
Classes raced: Drags
Sled Brand: Ski-Doo
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Lance Brenizer #787
Home Town:
Frederic, WI
Special Notes: I would
just like to thank my very dedicated team, my family for
teaching me to "never give up." Thanks to the
Baillargeon Family and the "reckless N" crowd.
Sounds like this is a good year to take a few 1st place
finishes.
Classes raced: Pro Open Ovals
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Jeff McFadden #788
Sponsors:
TLC 800-679-7018, Weltons Pond, Brenizer Salvage,
Brenizer
Motorsports, BMR Racing, R & M Crafts. I would
like to thank Lance Brenizer for helping me get into the
sport. Thanks to my wife Diana for putting up with
my midlife crises and all my friends and family.
Home Town:
Frederic, WI
Age: 52
Classes raced: Semi Pro Ovals
Sled Brand: Polaris
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Kurt Mattila #809
Sponsors:
Evergreen Construction, Zups Food Market, Keuhl's
Logging, Performance Graphic's, Wildlife Liquor, Burger
Photography, Dirty Dog Manufacturing, Hand Done
T-Shirts, sledbitch.com
Age: 30
Home Town:
Ely, MN
Special Notes: 2006
season points champion Semi Pro Open Ovals.
Special Thanks to Shawn Zurn from GLH Performance for
all of his help & advice. Also, thanks to my wife and
kids who are there to support me at every race
Classes raced: Semi Pro Open Ovals
Sled Brand: Polaris
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Dennis (the "Studman")
Rhyner #812
Sponsors:
Principal Financial Group-Rick Unger, Larry Rugland
Motorsports, Mike & Crystal Josiger, Snow Shack,
Digatron, Polaris.
Most Important-my family and friends and the spectators
that support our sport.
Home Town:
Merrill, WI
Special Notes: Season
Points Champ Pro Open 2007. Current IWA Vice
President. I just
enjoy spending time with my family and friends and the
other racers. I would like to say "THANKS"
to my pit crew!
My grandson Parker and Paul, Larry Wallin, Chuck, Brian, Justin, and the driver teams
of Aaron Wallin #26, and Kenny Koltisch #175, and Greg
Metz #612.
Classes raced: Pro Open Ovals, Mod Drags
Sled Brand: Polaris
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Leo Dunlavy #828
Home Town: Shell
Lake, WIAge: 35
Special Notes: Sank 6
times at Milnor, Burnt Down in Ely, Borrowed Busse's
stator at Frederic, "Bumped" out of finals at
Grantsburg, Too little/Too much flap at Wausau, More Fun
than I had ever expected! Special
Thanks to my wife Jill, and Daughter Megan.
Classes raced: Pro Open Ovals,
Pro Stock Ovals
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Troy Marsh #887
Sponsors:
Wildside Graphix -
Hastings, MN; 63 Express - Hager City, WI; JB Services -
Maiden Rock, WI; Mike's Bay Town Bar & Grill - Bay City,
WI; Skog's Welding - Ellsworth, WI; Clyde's Corner Bar &
Grill - Beldenville, WI;
Haize Auto Body,
Ellsworth, WI;
Chop Shop,
Ellsworth, WI
Home Town: Bay
City,
WI
Special Notes:
2010 - Semi-Pro Stock Season Points Champion and 2nd
place at the World Championship; 2008 - 800 Stock Drags
National Champion; 2007 - 800 Stock Drags Season Points
Champion. Special thanks to all of my sponsors, pit
crew, friends, and family. I couldn't have done it
without your support.
Classes raced: 800 Drags,
Semi Pro Stock Ovals
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