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SRMA Winter Se ries
Round ,: Down South MX Track
Dubroc Locks It Up
By Roy JENKINS
NEW IBERIA LA, JAN. 10-11
,
he seventh ann ual SRMA Wint er Series
began with a bang at the opening rou nd in
New Ibe ria. Although it ra ined th ro ughout
T hursd ay, on Friday night the fron t moved
through , t he campe rs pulled in, and tra ck
ow ne r Ch ippy Giselar chopped up the dark
Louisian a dirt. On Satu rday morning, a co ld
wind and bright sun gr eeted th e 50c c and
Be ginne r cla sses . T he big. bike Novice and
Money classes raced on Sunday. The track held
up well, and by aftern oon it had become very
ro ugh, with deep ruts across many turns and
braking bumps that challenged even the hardiest riders.
Sunday's 12Scc Novice class was the biggest
cl ass , a nd it had t o be broken down int o
q ual ifie r s. Chad Dubroc took his KTM to
victo ry in the main event, followed by lo cal
riders Broussard and Tee Hebert. Dubroc, from
Youngsville , Louisiana, sw ept the 12Scc and
Schoolboy classes by using good starts, qu ick
po we r delivery, and a bike-slingin', tail-whipp in'
jumping style, w hich drew so me compariso ns
to a young Kevin Windham.
Pra irieville's Mitch Go urney wo n the first
mota of the talent-laden 8Scc ( 12.1 S) class. All
e yes w e r e o n Jerem y Dom ing ue , a s the
Lafayett e rider stormed from last to fifth. In the
second mota, Moss Point , Mississippi , f1yboy
Co lt McCarra sailed int o se c o nd , beh ind
Goumey, followed by Wagner, Domingue and
Cortez. Wagner seemed to have second nailed
down again, but Domingue was on the move
from m id pack . Wagner w e nt dow n , wh ile
Dom ingue moved into fourth. By the time the
leaders reappeared on the last lap, Dom ingue
had moved into second, behind Gcumey's fivesecond lead. Sudden ly Domingue went do wn in
the finish-llne S curve , allowing McCarra and
Wagner to slip by and finish behind Goumey at
the checkered flag.
The best race of all was the last mota of the
week end, wh ich some lingered to watch wh ile
those pac king up in the pits listened over the
PA. It was a "battle ro yal" between Go urney
T
Mighty Mini pilot Alan Sparks of Ringgold, Georgia, topped the SOcc (4- 6)
class at round eight of the No rth Georgia MX Winter Se ries.
LAndon Genuy (KTM). 65 BEG: I. Westley Currie (Kaw ); 2.
(Suz); J . C hris Shell (Hon); 1. Jaco b Thacker
Andrew Dillon (Kaw): 3. Joe Thacker (Yam); 4. Eric Anderson
(KTM); S. Richard Cain (Y . 115 A: I. D.C. Tho mason
am)
(Kaw). 6 5 (7 -9) : I. Kyle Gibson (KTM); 2. Michael Glenn
(Kaw); 3. Tyler Nutter (Y
am) . 6S ( 10- 11): I. John Paul
Tortori gi. 85 BEG : I. Eric Sandoval (Hon); 2. Brandon Cain
(Yam); J. c.J Virgona (KTM) . 85 O PEN : I . Chad Wh idby
.
(Hon ). 85 (7 .11): I. Tyler Nutt e r (Yam). 8 5 (12.15): I.
Nick Phipps (Hon ). 125 BEG: I. Mark Steven ton (Yam); 2.
(KT H). 115 C: I . Chad Bro wn (Yam); 2. Brad Pittard (KTM);
c.J Ph ip ps
.
3. Greg Stephens (Y
am). 15 0 BEG: I. Trey Hall (Yam);2. Jay
P. Grund (Hon) . 1S 0 A, I. D.C. Thomaron ( KTM). 1S0 B,
I. De ny Gant (KT M) . 2 5 0 C: I. Chad Bro w n (Yam).
SC H BY/YT H : I. Ch ad Whid by (Hon). 4 0+: I. Scott
Stevenson (Hon) .
CWIRA Ice Races
Race 2: Jellystone Park
No Boo-Boos for
Walbuesser at Jellystone
By DAN SCHMln
FREMONT, WI, JAN. 11
T
he second points-paying race of the CentraJ
Wisconsin Ice Racing Association was held
at the Jellystone Park facility in Fremont. Wis ·
ccnsln. With no wind and with temperatures in
the mid-20s, a huge number of competitors and
spectators came out to play.
On this large ice track, Don Walbuesser let
everyone know that his di rt -track-framed
Yamaha was going to be competitive. He won
the Open Pro and Vet Pro heat .
In the Vet Pro final , Chris Daniels got a
super holeshot to lead the first go-around . but
co ming out of tum four, Scott Winkler moved
through to take the lead, with Cliff Eckes right
behind. At midway, Walbuesser put the
hammer down and m oved by Eckes and
W inkle r t o take the lead . W inkle r tried t he
outside line , but Walbuesser's 600c( Yamaha
four-stro ke had the drive to take the w in.
The "Moo se Man," John Strangleld, led the
first tw o la ps of the Open Pro final before
Walbuesser powered by on the 600cc Y
amaha.
Winkler, on the big-bore Kawasaki, held oflthe
charges of Mark Muth , on the 600 cc Har leyDavidson Rotax, to hang on to third .
Robin Williams grabbed the holeshot in the
C fina l, but Be r ry Pric har d and Dave Mills
moved by o n the outs ide, setting up their twoman duel to the finish. Coming out of the last
comer, Prichard stayed low and bea t Mills by an
inch to take the victory.
The 2SOcc B final was a breakaway for Steve
Stewart and Seb Boge; the latt er took the lead
on the third lap and hung on to take the victory.
Young Adam Bushman took th ird on his 12Scc
Honda.
Tom Wottreng came off the line first and ran
up front in t he Open B final, w hile his Cycle
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Craft te ammate Keith Spen ner ra n second on
another 600 cc Yamaha. Boge, on the big fourstro ke Husky, moved up to chaJlenge Spenner,
he ld the inside line o ut of the last co me r, and
nipped Spenner for second.
Jam ie Hanso n he ld the up per hand in th e
200cc B final on his 200cc Kawasaki, holding off
charges from Bushm an on the 125cc Yamaha.
Bushman took the w in on his 85cc Yamaha,
over Brandon Duellman , in the Junior Bike
clas s. Michell Leu and Sabrina Wottreng ran
third and fourth .
When Scott Bushma n joined the action up
front in the 2SOcc Pro final, Eckes dec ided to
ma ke a br ea k, lea ving Pat Bean to ho ld off
Scott . At the checkers, Eckes took the victory.
Bean took second, over Scott .
Joel Bayer! had his hands full in t he Vet B
final. Bot h Mike Vogel and Stewa rt tried the
outside line to get by Baye rl, but on the lap that
cou nte d , Bayer! got to the flag first. Vogel
settled for second, with Stewart third .
Strangfeld ha d his b ig-bore Kawa sa ki
wo rking it the Open GP final, stretching out his
lead ove r second-placed Mall Glodoski . A tight
battle developed for th ird on this seven -eighths .
mile TT co urse . Bayerl t urned tighter and
accelerated harder to take third , over Dave
Wappler and Roger Lundsten.
and Domingue in the Mini Open 80cc class.
Dom ingue had won the first mota , but
Goumey got the holeshot in the second stanza
an d t ried to chec k o ut. However, Domingue
wouldn't let him get away, shado wing Goumey
all th rough th e race. On the last lap, the duo
disap pe ared into the bac k section; w he n th ey
reappeared, Do mingue made his inside mo ve
with o nly four turns to go. At the big double ,
Domingue appeared to stretch his lead, but
Gourney sneaked into position at the entrance
of the S curve. So mehow, Gourney fo und a
"magi c line " through t he deep ruts and
launched his Kawasaki onto the finish-line triple
to w in the race. A game Do mingue got t he
ove rall victo ry in th is class wit h a 1·2 finish ,
over Gou rney 's 4- 1 sco re .
The efforts of a ll the r iders w ho put it
on the line to ma ke it an ex citi ng start for
t he Wi nter Series are much appreciated ,
as is the support of the SRMA, the parents,
t he grandparents and t he ~it crews w ho
made it happe n . For more info, ch eck out
www.mxseries.com .
RE SULTS
so O IL-IN), I. Kolby )ohmon (KTM); 2. Barron IleIlanl
(Hon); 1. """'" Hayw>nJ (KTM); <. N;ck Webre (KTM); S.
John Mabry (Kaw) . 50 (4 .6): I. T-Don lerille (KTH ); 2.
Chad Pattison (KTM); 3. Bar ro n Bellard (Ho n) ; -t. Gage
Hutchinson (Cob) ; S. Damon Devillier (Cob) . 50 (7-8) : I.
Shaw Guillotte (lem); 2. Seth Savell (KTM); l . Trae Falcon
(Cob ); -t. Koi Westbrook (KTM); S. Jay Miehon (KTM). 50
O PEN: I. Hunter Foreman (Cob ); 2. Shaw Guillotte (lem);
3. Trae Falcon (Cob) : -t. Jay Michon (KTM); S. K.oi Westbrook
(KTM). 65 BEG: I. Alex Gu itreau (Kaw); 2. Ty }ones (Kaw);
l . Zac.hary Airhart (Kaw) : -t. Beaux Martin (Kaw): S. Shaw
Guillotte (l em ). 65 (6-9 ): I. Jan -H uny Barr (Suz); 2. Em l
Angel~ (KTM); 3. Kade Breaux : -t. Hunter Foreman (Suz); 5.
forrest Smith (50,). 6S (10 -11) , I. -.... Moss (S