FEATURE
MAD DOG RACING
P98
STEVEN BODAK MAD DOG NATIONAL
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t's a tragedy of life that the 2016 Mad
Dog National needed to have Steven
Bodak's name attached to it. The Texas
Tornado Boot Camp junior instructor,
the man responsible for guiding young
children into their motorcycling lives—
many for the first time—passed away ear-
lier this year following an incident with a
car while cycling.
As such, this year's National doubled
as a fundraising event for the Bodak
family, and to say it was a success
would be an understatement. Over
$12,000 was raised via the 420 paying
spectators and competitor entry fees,
a sum that will no doubt help a family
whose father had helped so many in his
all-too-brief time on this planet.
This year's event had a whopping
$5000 purse on the line across all the
classes—that's right, $5000. Not bad for
dirt tracking minibikes! The circuit was
a mix of tight switchbacks and fourth-
gear sweepers that changed in traction
constantly as the temperature dropped
later in the night and more bikes carved
out every line possible.
With two heat races and a final per
class, the action was absolutely furious.
To no one's surprise, Colin Edwards
walked away with the Pro-class victory
in the main event, Josh Serne took out
the Amateur 175 class; Hayes Edwards
