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2019 ICE RACING
CHAMPIONS ANNOUNCED
T
hree race teams, two youth
riders and one solo rider were
crowned AMA National Champi-
ons at the 2019 AMA Ice Race
National Championship, January
20, at Kettle Moraine Lake in
Campbellsport, Wisconsin.
The event, part of the Steel
Shoe Fund's annual fundraiser,
featured an endurance race on a
grand-prix-style circuit.
In the adult classes, JR Sch-
nabel rode the entire three-hour
endurance race on his West
Bend Harley-Davidson to a vic-
tory in the Ironman Solo Class.
The Schweighardt Concrete
team of Ben Schweighardt, Cole
Godfry and Ed Smulders won
Lightweight Amateur Teams Class
title. The Retriever Racing team
of Pat Ryder and Terry Hahn won
the Middleweight Amateur Teams
Class crown. And the Harada
team of Craig Pickett and Westley
Westesson won the Heavyweight
Amateur Teams Class title.
In the youth classes, Dominic
Huey won the 85cc Solo class,
and Jack Brucks captured the
65cc Solo class title.
The event used a three-hour
endurance format that featured
multiple classes racing at the
same time. A 30-minute race was
run on a shorter course for youth
competition classes.
The Steel Shoe Fund was es-
tablished in 1997 to assist injured
flat track motorcycle racers, pay
medical bills and address their
immediate needs. CN
2019 AMA Ice Race National
Championship Results
Ironman Solo Class
1. JR Schnabel
2. Jacob Jesko
3. Jason Larson
Lightweight Amateur Teams Class
1. Ben Schweighardt / Cole Godfrey /
Ed Smulders
2. Braxton Callies / Luke Padrutt /
Jennifer LaTour / Ryan Callies
3. Elias Saigh / Jennifer Froh
Middleweight Amateur Teams Class
1. Pat Ryder / Terry Hahn
2. Scott Fittshur / Benny Carlson
3. Ethan Rosine / Emmett Sund
Heavyweight Amateur Teams Class
1. Craig Pickett / Westly Westesson
2. Jacob Weidmeyer / Tylor Skodras
3. Kyle Heller / Michael Haynes /
Kaley Johnson
85cc Solo Class (Youth)
1. Dominic Huey
2. Blake Bradish
3. Colby Bondeson
65cc Solo Class (Youth)
1. Jack Brucks
2. Drake Callies
3. Rocket Altman
AMA Ice Racing Champions were
crowned in Wisconsin.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
JEN
MUECKE
