Chad Maki #413

#1 Pro Open 2009 Champ

Sponsors:  Trygstad Motorsports, Ski-Doo, Danner Sales, Camoplast, C&A Pro, Arctic FX, TEAM Industries, Skinz Protective Gear, HoglundLaw.com, Woody's, Straightline Performance, Shockwave Performance, EBC.
 

Home Town:   Inver Grove Heights, MN

Age: 18                                    Years Racing: 5

 

Special Notes: 

Jeff Fischer #2

Sponsors:   Motorsports Plus, Shockwave Performance,  Frogg Skinz, Sled Head 24/7

 

Home Town:  Eagan, MN

Special Notes:  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

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

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.

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

Derek "The Snowman" McPheeters #16

Sponsors:   Big Industries, Northway Sports, Straight Line Performance, Bell Helmets, C&A Pro Ski’s, Klim, Frogskinz, ArcticFX Graphics, Plasti Dip, NOS Energy Drink, Northside Septic.

 

Home Town:  Isanti, MN              Years Racing :  15

 

Special Notes:  

Classes raced:  Pro Ovals
Sled Brand:  Ski-Doo 600 RS

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

Dale Lindbeck #29

Sponsors:   Arctic Cat, Skinz,  Waconia Farm Supply and Arctic Cat, Century Power Sports, Lettertech Graphics, Speedwerx, SPY, Frog Z Skin, Jake Fern Racing.

 

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 

Kyle Carpenter #30

 

Sponsors:   Northside Septic Service, Northway Sports, Klim, Bell Helmets, ArcticFX Graphics, NOS Energy Drink, C&A Pro Ski's, Plastidip International, Frogz skin

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 Mighty Mongrel

Scott Mosher #34 (EWA and IWA)

Sponsors:   Camoplast, Lake Country Motorsports, The Graveyard, Erlandson Performance. HTG Racing Engines

 

Home Town:  Pine City, NY

 

Special Notes: 2007 Pro Oval Points Sweep 600, 700, 800. 21 Series points championships, Favorite Award , "1996 Rookie of the Year" Favorite Win "The Camoplast Challenge" (Note: Photo is not reversed we do turn the correct way  (left))

Classes raced:  EWA; Pro drags and Ovals;  IWA; Pro Open Drags and Ovals

Sled Brand:  2000 Polaris XC 600 SP, 2000 Polaris XCR 800

David Fischer #36

Sponsors:   Motorsports Plus, BRP, Shockwave Performance,  Frogg Skinz, Pub n Grub, Sled Head 24/7.

 

Home Town:  Eagan, MN

Special Notes:  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

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

Sponsors:  Busse Motorsports, Ecklund Motorsports, Modern motorsports, Straightline Performance,  Auto Art Specialist Inc., Keiper pinned race team, Engine Ice, Leahy's Rustic Inn.

 

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.
Sled Brand:  Skidoo/Arctic cat

Shawn Zurn #76

Sponsors:   GLH Performance, Team industries, The Great Oudoors, Beaver Liquors, OEM Fabricators,  Pump House Bar and Grill, Hi Performance Engineering, The Crank Shop, All Occasions Photography, Posh Paws. 

Home Town:  Downing, WI

 

Age:  32

Special Notes:  3 Time Mod Drag World Champion 2000, 2003, 2005 and top 10 in Pro Open ovals.

Classes raced:  Pro Open and Pro Stock
Sled Brand:  Ski-Doo Renegade

Matt Ledin #78

Sponsors:   Anderson & Koch Ford, Larry Rugland Performance, Showtime Racing, G.L.H. Performance, Team Industries, Straightline Performance, Millennium Technologies

 

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.

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

Miles Weske #95

Sponsors:   Weske Motorsports 

Home Town:   Brainerd, MN

 

Special Notes:  Rookie Year

Classes raced:  Semi Pro Ovals and Stock Drags
Sled Brand:  Polaris

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

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

Travis Nelson #104

Sponsors:   Straightline Performance,  ModSkis, Danner Sales, Melco Farms, Knauber Farms, Trade Lake Store, Bass lake Lumber, Lee's Pro Shop,

 

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

Josh Anderson #108

Sponsors:   Sunnyside Marina, Edington Design Sign & Graphics, Stoker Services, Frederic Area Sanitation.

 

Home Town:   Frederic, WI          Age 21

 

Racing Highlights:  Building a sled to race, the rush of your first race!

Classes raced:  Semi Pro Ovals, 800 Drags.
Sled Brand:  Polaris

Brandon Kulenkamp  #111

Sponsors:   Straightline Performance, Mark's Concrete and Fence.

 

Home Town:   Mora, MN        Years Racing: 2

 

Special Notes: Taking 2 First Place heats in Frederic, then sinking all day Sunday.  Special thanks to Bobby Penders and crew, and Shawn Zurn and crew for all the help and advice last year, and my dad. 

Classes raced:  800 Drags, Semi Pro Stock Ovals
Sled Brand:  Polaris

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:  

Justin Gully #116

Sponsors:   Big Industries Racing, Northway Sports, Arctic FX Graphics, Bell Helmets, Klim, C&A Pro Skis, NOS Energy Drink, Northside Septic Service, PlastiDip International.

 

Home Town:   St. Francis, MN

 

DOB:  7/22/87        Years Racing:   Rookie Year

 

Special Notes:   Proud member of Big Industries Racing.  Aiming for 2010 Semi Pro Open Rookie of the year!

Classes raced: 
Sled Brand:  Polaris

Mike Dufour #121

Sponsors:   Northway Sports, G.L.H. Performance, Team Industries, Millennium Technologies and Power Madd.

 

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.

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

Krista "The Fox" Maki-Zurn #176

Sponsors:   G.L.H. Performance, The Great Oudoors, Beaver Liquors, Pump House Bar and Grill, www.snowmobilers.com, Sled Descent, All Occasions Photography, Posh Paws, ETown Guitars, Sniper Kustoms, and Signs of Ely.

Home Town:  Downing, WI/Ely, MN

 

Age:  34                                             

 

Special Notes:  In just 1 year of racing stock 800 drags I received finishes of 3rd in Frederic WI, 3rd in Ely MN, 1st in Billings MT, and finished 5th in season points.  Also nominated for Rookie of the Year.

Classes raced: 800 Drags
Sled Brand:  Ski-Doo Renegade

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 Semi-Pro Open for 07 on a Polaris Mod

Lenny Neis #184

 

Sponsors:   Jamie's Buck-Shot Bar, Johnson Motors, Tink Shop Racing

Home Town:   Knapp, WI
 

 

 

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

Adam Hiller  #194

 

Home Town:   Antioch, Il
 

Sponsors:   Team Alky, Hiller Motorsports, Spelman Studios, The Sandbar, and Steiz Resort

DOB:  1/18/80

 

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

John Stadick #217

Sponsors:   Spy Optics, August Schell Brewery & Grainbelt Beer, G&S Manufacturing, High Performance Engineers, Engine Ice, Boyesen, Graphix Unlimited

 

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

Robert Henderson     #240

 

Home Town:   Fond Du Lac, WI

 

 

 

Classes raced:  Semi Pro Stock Ovals, 800 Drags
Sled Brand:  Ski-Doo

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

 

Age: 30
 

Home Town:   Siren, WI         Age:   18

Age: 19
 

Classes raced:  Semi Pro Stock ovals, Semi Pro Open Ovals
Sled Brand:  Ski-Doo

DOB:  8/26/84          Years Racing: 1
 

 

Sponsors:  K&A Raciong, Brenizer Motorsports, Bikeman Performance, Lee’s Sports, Airworld Custom Paint and Signs, Pour House, Maurer Power, Jennemans Hardware Hank, Jed’s Laker Lounge, Welton's Pond, Slednecks, PowerMadd... I want to thank my family, Josh Anderson, Joey Strub, Troy Anderson, and a special thanks to the town of Siren and all that have got me to where I am today.

 

 Classes raced:  Semi Pro Stock Ovals, 800 Drags
Sled Brand:  Polaris

 

Special Notes:   7th Place Semi Pro Stock Oval Ely 2009, 8th Place Semi Pro Stock Oval Grantsburg 2009.

Phil Sperling #401

Sponsors:  Rt. 12 Arctic Cat, Kimball Crane, Chicago Waterjet, Fat Boy Racing, Border Boys, Scordo's Motorsports
 

Home Town:   Port Barrington, IL

 

Special Notes:  Rides an Arctic Cat, sends a special thanks to Bruce, Howard, and all our wives.

Tony Schaller #410

Sponsors:  Tony 23 1/2  Hr Towing, Signs of Ely, Weisinger Construction, Ely's BA Lounge.
 

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. 

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: 

Brian Kormanik #417

Sponsors:  GLH Performance, K&K Foods, Ellas in Point.

 

Home Town:   Litchfield, MN

DOB: 8/27/85                                   Years Racing: 3

 

Special Notes:  "getting to know all the other racers, and getting 4th in season points my first full year racing"

Dan Hoffman #419

Sponsors:   Dunlavy Pro, Nate Winberg #606, U.S. Chrome, Amsoil-Kevin Seeger, Lakeland Power, Hi Performance Engineering. G&S Manufacturing, Horace Mann and Progressive Insurance from Don Wendal, JK Cattle Company, Augest Schell Brewing Compnay & Grain Belt Beer

 

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  

Brian McCurdy Jr. #442

Sponsors:   Bikeman Performance, BDM Racing and Repair, Blackwidow, BRtech, Strub Motor Sports, Forest Lake sales and service and Paul's Custom Covers

 

Home Town:   Lindstrom, MN

DOB:  10/7/81

 

Special Notes:   2008 Pro Open Season Points Champion, 2008 Sno Barons Triple Crown Champion, 2009 Pro Open Season Points 5th Place.  1997 IWA Rookie of the Year.

Classes raced:  Pro Open Oval
Sled Brand:  Yamaha

Eric Peterson #444

Sponsors:   KMA Racing, B & D Repair, High Perfomance Engineering, The Main Store, Indian Creek Tavern, A-1 Machine, Frederic Autobody, Paul's Custom Covers, Donnohue Designs, Edwin Erickson & Eagle Ditcher, Bikeman Performance

 

Home Town:   Frederic, WI

 

Age 27

 

Special Notes:  Rides a Ski-doo Rev-Factory Mod 800, been racing 8 years.  Past IWA board member. 

Matthew Podgorski  #469

Sponsors:  Remington Oil, Antigo Yamaha, North Country Yamaha.   

 

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

Arthur (Bud) Coen #517

Sponsors:   B and D repair, Airworld, Beans Country Griddle, Fur Fins and Feathers, KMA Racing, SMX Optics, Motor tabs energy drink, Six Six One, Indian Creek Tavern, Animal Lodge Bording Kennel, Pauls Custom Covers, Frederic Auto Body
 

 

Home Town:   Frederic, WI

Age:  17

 

Special Notes:  Getting first place in Frederic at my first heat ever

Classes raced:  Semi Pro Open Ovalled Brand:  Ski-doo

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

Joe Schellbach #550

Sponsors:   Team Attack, Fastboys Racing, Dale Tool Company, Great Ideas.

 

Home Town:   Rush City, MN        Years Racing :  3

 

Special Notes:  Riding a Cat!

Years Racing:  3

Sled Brand:  2007 Arctic Cat M8

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

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

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, WI

Age:  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

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

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

R. Scott Blamey #777

 

Sponsors:   Pro Motorsports of Fond du Lac, Retrospeed, JnL Photography, HMK, Grip-n-Rip, sled-x.com, Action Graphics, New Vision Signs and Graphics.

 

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)

 

 

Home Town:   Fond Du Lac, WI

 

 

 

Classes raced:  Drags
Sled Brand:  Ski-Doo

Lance Brenizer #787

 

Sponsors:   Tin Cup Promotions, Brenizer Salage, C7C Enterprises, Ward lake Services, Mike's Four Seasons Sport & Marine, Larry Rugland Motorsports, Airworld, Twin Pine Antiques, Carquest

 

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
Sled Brand:  Polaris

Jeff McFadden #788

 

Sponsors:   Brenizer Motorsports, BMR Racing, Welton's Pond, Wardlake Services, R&M Crafts, TEAM Industries, and Larsen Auto Centers

 

Home Town:   Frederic, WI         Age:  52

 

Special Notes:

 

Classes raced:  Semi Pro Ovals
Sled Brand:  Polaris

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

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

Leo Dunlavy #828

 

Sponsors:   Hoffman Racing, Bear Crossing, Dunlavy Pro, Grain Belt, Maggie D's Marinade, Dick's Auto, Elkhorn Lodge, www.snowmobilesalvageparts.com

 

Home Town:  Shell Lake, WI

Age: 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
Sled Brand:  Ski-doo

Troy Marsh #887

 

Sponsors:   Wildside Graphix - 63 Express - Hager City, WI; JB Services - Maiden Rock, WI; WI Industrial Sand Co., Maiden Rock, WI; Forgiven Motorcycle Services - Hager City, WI;  Mike's Bay Town - Bay City, WI;  Skog's Welding.

 

Home Town:  Bay City, WI

 

Special Notes: 2007 800 Drags Points Champion;  2009- making it to the finals at Grantsburg my first year doing ovals and qualifying 1st at Wausau and missing 1st place by inches in the final;  I want to give a special thanks to all of the racers who have helped me out, especially in 2009;  Special thanks to all of my friends and family who have shown their support, especially my wife, Trina & daughter, Allison.

Classes raced:  800 Drags, Semi Pro Stock Ovals
Sled Brand:  Ski-doo