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Our 2008 IWA Snowmobile Watercross Drivers...
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Dennis (the "Studman")
Rhyner #1
Sponsors:
Principal Financial Group-Rick Unger, Larry Rugland
Motorsports, Mike & Crystal Josiger, Snow Shack, 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. I just
enjoy spending time with my family and friends and the
other racers. I would like to say "THANKS"
to my pit crew!
Brian, Chuck, Jason, Justin, Paul and the driver teams
of Aaron Wallin #726, and Kenny Koltisch #175.
Classes raced: Pro Open Ovals, Mod Drags
Sled Brand: Polaris
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Home Town: Eagan, MN
Special Notes: 2000 World
Champion and Season points champion, Past IWA
board member.
Classes raced: Pro
Open Ovals, Pro Stock Ovals
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,
Straightline Performance,
C & A Ultra Pro,
TEAM
Industries, VP Racing Fuels, Smith Optics,
Millennium Technologies,
Mountain Machine, Amsoil,
Ecklund
Motorsports, Engine Ice, Goodwin
Performance, Apparel Art, Tekbolt,
Captain Trailer
Sales, Digatron Performance Data Acquistion Systems,
Graphic Sign and Letter Company, Hein
Oil Company, Berlin Building Supply and
Berlin Street Cruzers.
Home Town: Berlin, WI
Age 28
Special Notes: 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
Special Thanks:
To all IWA drivers for a great 2007 race season. Also
would like to thank
Straightline Performance
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Lance Kozumplik #8
Sponsors:
Dan Hill Racing, MODS Skis, Danners Ski-doo Sales,
Straightline Performance, Joe Rogers-Amsoil,
Mountain Machines Performance
Home Town: Grantsburg,
WI
Classes raced: Pro Stock
Ovals, Pro Open Ovals
Sled Brand:
Ski-Doo
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Howie Steenberg #14
Sponsors:
Danner Sales, Straightline Performance
Home Town: Inver Grove
Heights,
MN
Special Notes: Former World
Champion.
Classes raced:
Pro Stock Ovals, Pro Open Ovals
Sled Brand:
Ski-Doo
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Aaron Wallin #26
Home Town:
West Bend, WI Age: 27
Special Notes: 2007 was
my first year racing in the Pro Open class. I
placed 5th in Season Points, and also made it into 2
finals!
Classes raced: Pro Open
Ovals
Sled Brand:
Polaris
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Home Town: White Bear
Lake, MN
Special Notes: World
Champion 3 times, Year End Point Champion 3 times.
Part of the Lindbeck Racing Team/Team Baywatch.
2006-3rd place World Championship Pro Open, 2nd place
year end points champion.
Classes raced: Pro Open
Ovals, Pro Stock Ovals
Sled Brand:
Arctic Cat
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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: Downing WI/Ely,
MN
Age: 29
Goals: Highpoints
championship Pro Open And possibly a couple of Wins!
Special Notes: 3 time world
champion MOD Drags 2000, 2003, 2005 Semipro open runner
up season points 2003, 2004 8th place Pro Open season
points and 2006 7th place season points Pro Open
Classes raced: Pro Open and Mod Drags
Sled Brand: Ski-Doo
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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 #86Sponsors:
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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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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Travis Nelson #104Sponsors:
Dan Hill Racing, Mod Skis,
Straightline Performance,
Lee's Pro
Shop, Webb Small Engine, Knauber Farms,
Danner Sales,
Edina Realty, Napa, Amsoil Racing, Bass Lake Lumber
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: 600 Drags
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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, current Vice President of the IWA.
Special Thanks: I want to
say a special thanks to my wife Tonia and sons Jon and
Jason
Classes raced: Pro
Stock Ovals and Pro
Vet Ovals
Sled Brand: Polaris
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Jeremy Carlson #122Sponsors:
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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Rocky Vowles
#127
Sponsors:
Rueters Auto Sales, Bikeman
Performance, Sno-Stuff, Penders Racing, Starting Line
Products, Team Industries.
Home Town:
Albany, MN
DOB:
1/27/73
Special Notes:
Around 15 years of racing, both
stock and mod. 3rd place in semi-pro stock at
Grantsburg World Championship in 2006. I'd like to
thank all my sponsors, friends, and family for all their
help and support throughout the years!
Classes raced: Semi Pro Open Ovals, Semi
Pro Stock Ovals, 800 and Mod
Drags
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Matt Gregor #128
Home Town:
Berlin, WI
Age:
23
Special Notes:
Highest finishing points rookie in
2006, Made it to 4 of the 6 finals in Semi Pro Open my first
year racing, Finished 7th in year end points in
Semi Pro Open in 2006
Classes raced: Semi Pro Open Ovals and Mod
Drags
Sled Brand: Ski-Doo |
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DJ Lindbeck #129
Home Town:
White Bear Lake, MN
Special Notes:
Racing with and against the YOUNG GUNS in Semi Pro Stock
Ovals. Has been racing 3 years.
Classes raced: Semi Pro Stock Ovals
Sled Brand: Arctic Cat |
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Mitch Allen #140
Home Town:
Fond Du Lac, WI
Age:
31
Special Notes:
2006-1st place World Champion and 2nd place season points
champion 600 Drags
Classes raced: Semi Pro Open Ovals, Semi Pro Stock
Ovals, 600 Drags
Sled Brand: Ski-Doo |
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Ryan Jurek #167
Sponsors: Big Industries, Team Criticize,
Northway Sports, Appelco Graphics, Powermadd, Driven
Products, and Billy The Beaver
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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TJ Peterson #168
Sponsors:
A-1 Machine, KMA Racing, Frederic Auto Body, WildSide
Racing, KJ's Eureka Bar, Banker Bob, Williamson Concrete,
Eureka Tranny, Indian Creek Tavern, Paul's Custom Covers
Home Town:
St. Croix Falls, WI
Special Notes:
2003 Semi Pro Open World Champion, 2004 placed in the top 10
in Year End Points for Pro Open.
Classes raced: Pro Open Ovals, Pro Stock
Ovals
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Jon Dufour #171
Home Town:
Anoka, MN
Age:
born in 1979
Special Notes:
Top ten finishing in Pro Open 2005-2006. Most improved
driver of the year in 2004. Semi Pro Open high points
champion 2004.
Classes raced: Pro Open Ovals and Pro Stock
Ovals
Sled Brand: Polaris |
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Ken Kolitsch #175
Home Town:
Little Suamico, WI
Special Notes:
2004 McHenry, IL 1st place Pro Open. I am most
thankful for all the people I have met ,and the friends I
have made in the 10 years with the IWA
Classes raced: Pro Open Ovals and Pro Vet Ovals
Sled Brand: Polaris |
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Home Town: Downing WI/Ely,
MN
Age: 32
Special Notes: first year
racing
Classes raced: Mod Drags
Sled Brand: Ski-Doo |
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Larry Lange #181
Sponsors: Tink Shop
Racing, Johnson Motors of Menomonie, Hoyt Construction,
Airtec Sports
Age: 28
Special Notes:
Finished 6th Place in Pro Stock Ovals in 06. Going to
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Lenny Neis #184
Home Town: Knapp, WI
Age 55
SPECIAL THANKS:
Johnson Motors (Menomonie,
WI), Trygstad Motor Sport
Larry Lange, Shawn Zurn
Classes raced: Mod Drags
Sled Brand: Ski-Doo
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Jon Novotny #187
Sponsors:
Delano Sports Center, Arctic FX Graphics, Thunder
Products, Nelson Tours, Speedwerx, All Powersports,
Slednecks, Harwood Body Shop, Team Criticize
Home Town: Buffalo MN
Age 27
Special Notes: Placed 5th in
Year End Points in Semi Pro Open Ovals.and placing 4th
in the endurance race at McHenry
Classes raced: Semi-Pro Open Ovals and
Semi-Pro Stock Oval
Sled Brand: Arctic Cat M7 and Arctic Cat
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Troy Davidsavor #193
Home Town: Osceloa, WI
Sponsors:
Wildside Racing, A-1 Machine, Frederic Autobody, KJ's
Eureka Bar, Full throttle Motorsports
Special Notes: 2004-3rd
place season points Stock 800 Drags
Classes raced: Semi Pro Stock Ovals
Sled Brand: Polaris
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Chris Gray #202
Home Town: Big Lake,
MN
Sponsors:
ACME Window Cleaning, Larry's Snowmobile Salvage and
Repair
Special Notes: very first
race took a tour of the lake at Hill City/Park X and by
the last race of the year 2006 at McHenry, I finally
made a final race in Semi Pro Stock taking a 5th (a
personal accomplishment)
Classes raced: Semi Pro Stock Ovals
Sled Brand: Polaris
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Home Town: Mahtomedi,
MN
D.O.B. 1/27/80
Special Notes: I've been
racing over 13 year in many different forms of
snowmobile racing (Watercross, Snowcross, Hillcross, Ice
Le-Mans, Grass and Ice Drage, and Speed Run)Over 10
years of District 23 Motocross racing with many top 10
and podium finishes. 1996 NSSR World Record holder, 2006
IWA Semi-Pro Rookie of the Year. I need to thank all of
my sponsors for all of their help and support. I also
need to thank all of my friends and family for all their
efforts and support, especially my Dad for being there
through everything.
Classes raced: Semi Pro Stock Ovals, Semi
Pro Open Ovals, Drags
Sled Brand: Polaris
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Kevin ("KG") Greeninger #218Sponsors:
Penders Racing,
Mahtomedi, MN; Northway Sports, G.A.
Construction, St. Paul, MN; No Limit Motorsports, HUGO,
MN, PowerMadd
Home Town: Mahtomedi,
MN
Age: 20- single
Special Notes: 2006-4th
place at Ely 600 drags,5th at Park-X 600 drags.
Experience in BMX and Watercross. My goals for next
year-To be a competitive Rider in Semi-Pro Stock and
Open ovals in 2007 and to have some top finishes and to
shoot for the "Most Improved Rider" award for 2007
SPECIAL THANKS: My dad Tom and
G.A. Construction, Penders Racing for all the help
getting started.
Classes raced: Stock 600 drags, Semi-Pro
Stock Ovals
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Brent Liggett #292Sponsors:
Olson Performance, Dimmerman Bros. Arctic Cat, Myers
Racing Inc., Turf Management Specialties,
SCOTT goggles
Special Notes:
In 2005 raced entire circuit and finished fourth overall
in my rookie year. Looking forward in running entire
circuit in 2007! Races in the Semi Pro Open Ovals.
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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
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Mitchell Booth #313
Sponsors: Red Iron Pulling
Home Town: Boyceville,
WI
Age: 19
Special Notes: Raced
first year last year in semi pro-stock ovals, got 5th
place year end points, made it to my first final the
last race of the year and got 3rd place. Special
thanks: The Tink Shop Racing crew, my dad, and everyone
who has helped me along the way
Classes raced: semi pro-stock ovals
Sled Brand:
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Paul Nelson #316
Sponsors:
Strub Motorsports, Motorsports Plus, B & D
Repair, Bikeman Performance, Inner City Church Minneapolis
Home Town: Rush City,
MN
Special Notes: Chosen
by peers as multiple winner of Sportsman of the Year
award. My race number also stands for John 3:16.
Current acting IWA Vice President.
Classes raced: Pro Open Ovals
Sled Brand: Yamaha |
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Jeff Tonnar #347
Sponsors: J & J Trucking ,
Raska Sewer Services
Home Town: Osceola, WI
Special Notes:
having all the fans come to watch the races
Classes raced: Semi Pro Stock Ovals
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Jon Heideman #369
Sponsors: Camoplast ,
Polaris Racing,
Dmax Racing Engines,
NGK,
Woody's Traction, Walker, Evans Racing Shocks, Lehmann
Motorsports,
Klim USA,
Millenium Technologies, C&A Pro,
Team
Industries, Koso North America, Chicago Mastercraft,
Starting Line
Products,
Scott
USA, PowerMadd, Hayes Brakes,
Hi-performance Engineering,
Heideman
Amsoil,
Kimball Crane, Bulls
Eye Boring, Route 12 Rental ,
Home Town: Crystal
Lake, IL
Age:
30
Special Notes:
2007 Racing Highlights:
Winning 800 drags at
Wausau, Making 3 Pro Stock Finals. Special Thanks:
To all the sponsors that make racing possible, Kevin and
Kay Ivers
Classes raced:
Pro Stock, Semi-Pro Open,
Mod Drags, 800 Drags
Sled Brand: Polaris
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Home Town: Port
Barrington, IL
Special Notes: Rides an
Arctic Cat, sends a special thanks to Bruce, Howard, and
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Home Town: Ely, MN
Special Notes:
Finished 6th in season points my first year racing
(even though I missed a race). Nominated for rookie
of the year (didn't win). Looking forward to racing
a full season this year!
Classes raced: Semi-pro stock and
open ovals
Sled Brand:
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Chad Maki #413
Sponsors: Ski-Doo,
XPS,
Danner
Sales,
Camoplast,
Straightline Performance, Shockwave Performance,
C&A Pro,
Arctic FX Graphics,
Skinz Protective Gear, Team Industries,
HoglundLaw.com
Home Town: Inver Grove
Heights, MNDOB: 6-20-91
Years Racing: 4
Special Notes:
2007: Semi-Pro Open Season Points Champion,
Pro-Stock Season Points Runner Up, 2006: Semi Pro
Stock Season Points Champion, Semi-Pro Open Season
Points Runner Up
Classes raced: Pro Open Oval, Pro
Stock Oval
Sled Brand:
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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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Brian McCurdy Sr. #441Sponsors:
KMA Racing,
B & D Repair,
Flesh Gear, High Perfomance Engineering, The Main Store,
Indian Creek Tavern, A-1 Machine, Frederic Auto body
Home Town: Harris, MN
Special Notes:
Current IWA Board Member
Classes raced: Semi Pro
Open Oval
Sled Brand: Arctic Cat |
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Home Town: LINDSTROM, MN
AGE: 26
Special Notes:
2000- Eagle River World Championship 2nd place, 2008-
Eagle River World Championship F-500 Runner Up. 2008-
WSA Pro Ice F-500--4 class wins. 1999- IWA Oval Rookie
of the Year. 1998-Haydays 1st place. 2006- 3rd place IWA
Season Points Champion, 2006- 3rd place IWA Season
Points Champion. 2006- 1st place IWA Pro Open McHenry,
2006- 2nd place IWA Pro Stock McHenry. 2007- World
Championship Runner Up- Pro Open 2nd place.
Classes raced: Pro Open Oval
Sled Brand: Yamaha |
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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
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Bill Buggert #448Sponsors:
KMA Racing,
B & D Repair,
Jensen Sundquist Insurance, JL Builders, Bass Lake
Lumbar
Home Town: Grantsburg,
WI
Classes raced: Semi Pro
Open Oval
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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,
WIAge: 17
Special Notes: Getting first
place in frederic at my first heat ever
Classes raced: Semi Pro Open Oval
Sled 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
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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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Aaron Hein #639
Sponsors:
Busse Motorsports, Hein Oil Company, Straightline
Performance, Ecklund Motorsports, Amsoil, Falcon
Drilling and Blasting Inc, Apparel Art, Captain Trailer
Sales, Graphic Sign and Letter Company, Berlin Street
Cruzers
Home Town: Berlin,
WIAge: 29
Special: 2006 - 4th
in year end points in Stock 800 Drags my first year
competing
Classes raced: Stock 800 Drags, Stock Ovals
Sled Brand: Ski-doo |
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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!
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Brian Laybourn #704
Sponsors:
Straightline Performance,
C & A Ultra Pro,
TEAM
Industries, Millennium Technologies,
VP Racing Fuels, Amsoil, Ecklund Motorsports, Hein Oil
Company,
Auto Art Specialist Inc. of Brandon and Waupun,
Leahy's Rustic Inn of Fairwater, Jim & Lisa’s Bar & Grill of
Fairwater.
Home Town: Fairwater,
WI
Age: 23
Special Notes: Got my sled setup for the last race in
2006 at McHenry IL and had a blast. Looking forward to a
full racing season in 2007
Classes raced: Semi Pro Stock Ovals, Semi
Pro Open Ovals, and
Drags
Sled Brand: Ski-Doo |
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Rachel O'Brien #707
Sponsors:
BMR Racing,
Mike's Four Season
Sport & Marine, Lucky Party Rental Webster
Sharpening, Johnson Repair, Sandgren Trucking, Arctic Cat,
Cuts n' Curls.
Years
Racing: 2 years
DOB: 01/25/89
Home Town:
Frederic, WI
Special Notes:
Classes raced: Stock
800 Drags
Sled Brand: Arctic Cat |
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Oliver ("Ole")
Baillargeon #713
Sponsors:
Tin Cup Promotions, Wardlake
Services, C & C Restorations, Brenizer Salvage, BMR Racing,
Air World, LRM, Twin Pines Antiques Etc, Carquest, Mike's
Four Season.
Home Town:
Frederic, WI
Special Notes:
2005-3rd place year end points for stock 800 drags, 4th
place year end points for Semi Pro Stock Ovals
Classes raced: Pro Stock
Ovals
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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Jim Touhy #776
Sponsors:
Route 12 Rental, Kimball Crane, Gaver's Sand and Gravel,
Bulls-Eye Boring, and Jack Daniel's. Special
thanks to Bruce Kooop and Denny Schwantz for all their
help with racing setups over the years.
Home Town:
McHenry, IL
Special Notes:
Winning first place in the Semi-Pro Open final at
McHenry in 2007. Also racing under the lights in
the late night final at Barga, Mich race site.
Classes raced: Semi Pro Ovals
Sled Brand: Arctic Cat |
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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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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
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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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
Sled Brand: Ski-doo |
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Troy Marsh #887
Sponsors:
Wild Side Graphics - Cottage Grove, MN; 63 Express -
Hager City, WI; Cedar Valley Homes - Bay City, WI;
Mike's Bay Town Sports Bar and Grill - Bay City, WI; The
Bluffs Bar and Grill - Hager City, WI; MADMAC Racing -
Elko, MN; Froggy's Detailing - Cottage Grove, MN
Home Town: Bay
City,
WI
Special Notes: 2007
points champion 800 stock drags. Thanks to all my
friends and family who supported me at all of the races,
especially my wife Trina and daughter Allison. I hope
2008 proves to be as good as last year!
Classes raced: 800 Drags
Sled Brand: Ski-doo |
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Jim Kelly #921
Sponsors:
Recreation Plus, Gavers Gravel, Kimball Crane, Border
Boys, Possibilities Unlimites
Home Town: Twin
Lakes, WI
Special Notes: Took 5th
at McHenry for my first year of racing!
Classes raced:
Sled Brand: Yamaha |
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