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Slush, No Fuss For Peckham!
Colorado State Ice Racing Championship
Round 3 : Rainbow Falls
Woodland Park, CO. | February 11, 2007
By George Pennington
After seven straight weeks of winter storms and frigid temperatures, the weather in Colorado finally took a turn, greeting today’s ice racers with mild and comfortable temperatures. While the conditions were outstanding for spectators, the racers were challenged with deteriorating conditions as the track steadily melted down through the day, forming wet and mushy conditions that may have favored a Jet Ski by late afternoon!
This made a good start a huge advantage, as the immense water spray left many a rider soggy and soaked. While complaints from the riders were few, many of the bikes took offense to the conditions as they popped and misfired around the circuit.
Bodie Packham (20) dogs Bob Spann (85), Enroute to 301+B Win!
As one of the earlier afternoon races, the spray didn’t play a role in the 301+B Class, where Bodie Packham recovered from a poor start to nab the win on his RMZ450.
Jay Struss catapulted into the lead out of the gate, rounding turn two with a solid three bike-length lead, but it only took till the end of the lap before CRF450R mounted Bob Spann closed the gap and began to pressure Struss. With the jiving and chucking going on ahead of him, Packham dropped his head and began to reel off smooth, mistake free laps that would bring first him past Spann, then two laps later past Struss for the win. Struss would finish a close second, while Spann held on for third.
Tom Flint (49) would lead early before before falling(literally) back to third!
While the mushy conditions were causing havoc in the Studded Tire classes, the Bare Tire guys were eating it up, digging in and riding in an aggressive, rear wheel sideways dirt track style. In no class was this more evident than the Bare Tire A’s where Honda mounted Teague Sawyer managed to both grab the holeshot and come from behind to take the win. It was just a little too much momentum into turn one that allowed Tom Flint, Adam Vlasicak and Davey Durelle respectively, underneath the CRF450X mounted Sawyer, quickly turning a holeshot into a mid-pack slush shower. Vlasicak was having nothing-doing with second place however, and making a move from the inside, initiated contact with Flint. The battle wouldn’t last long though, as Vlasicak’s ’76 YZ would apparently succumb to the wet conditions, leaving him stranded trackside. By this time Sawyer managed his way back around Durelle and set his sights on Flint, who shortly thereafter, succumbing to the pressure, laid it down in turn three, handing the win to Sawyer. Glued to Sawyers’ rear wheel, Durelle crossed the line in second, while Flint quickly recovered from his crash to hold onto third.
Keifer Jacobson (48) overtakes Robby Burch (89) for the Studded Novice Win!
In one of the final, and wettest, races of the day, Keifer Jacobson topped the Novice Studded class in only his second race on studs. The start was dominated by the heavy hitting horsepower of CR500 mounted Robby Burch. Jacobson was able to quickly move inside of Burch, jamming the more agile RM250 under him in turn two. Burch’s response had him hot into turn three, losing the rear into a slide before stalling as he made the save. This allowed Reena Manka into the second position, where initially she began to pressure Jacobson. The clear track ahead seemed to motivate Jacobson as he seemingly found another gear, pulling away from Manka each lap, finally gapping her by five bike lengths for the victory.
Ryan Kilday (22) Romped to the Amatuer Quad Win, Wes Asmus (98)
and
Adam Kimler
(16) were close early.
Ryan Kilday schooled the Amateur Quads, breaking away with the holeshot and fending off the early advances of Dannan Wagner, before disappearing off into the ice mist for the win. Wagner was in contention early, but a spin out in turn one would allow Kilday to break away unchallenged. Adam Kimler, who had been maintaining a distant third, was the beneficiary, inheriting second and keeping Chris Riggs, who could never quite get close enough to challenge, at bay in third.
Craig Anderson (12) topped Mel Kruse (1) for the 4x4 Win!
Ice Racing Results:
Speedway: 1. Mike Rohr; 2. Marty Booth; 3. Rusty Booth
301+ Pro: 1. Davey Durelle; 2. Steve Brown; 3. Walker Pew; 4. Sean Nesshoeffer; 5. Kelly Larkin
0-300 Pro: Joey Malloy; 2. Steve Brown
301+A: 1. Dave Vlasicak; 2. Nikolas Pew; 3. Dave Stock; 4. Duane Williams; 5. John Pennington Jr.
0-300A: Kelly Wright; 2. Eric Stradley; 3. Sid Shoemaker; 4. Allan Manka
Master A: 1. Kelley Wright; 2. Dave Stock; 3. Dave Vlasicak; 4. John Pennington Sr.; 5. Ricky Manka
Bare Tire A: 1. Teague Sawyer; 2. Davey Durelle; 3. Tom Flint; 4. Dave Hersperger; 5. Dan Hoier
Mini A: 1. Nate Haney; 2. Ian Gann; 3. Maverick Spann
301+ B: 1. Bodie Packham; 2. Jay Struss; 3. Bob Spann; 4. Bethanne Peters; 5. Kamsey Durelle
0-300B: 1. Mike Ranom; 2. Matt Simpson; 3. David Ure
Master B: 1. Mark Jacobson; 2. Dennis Peters; 3. Gunner Williams
Bare Tire B: 1. Craig Schultz; 2. Randy Bergin
Mini B: 1. Kenan Jacobson; 2. Paul Jenness; 3. Melissa Steinberger; 4. Riley Hash; 5. Brenna Peters
Novice studded: 1. Keifer Jacobson; 2. Reena Manka; 3. Jacob Schultz; 4. Adam Leavenworth; 5. Keith Midcap
Master Bare: 1. Tom Flint; 2. Davey Durelle; 3. Mark Hanks; 4. Dave Hersperger; 5. Dan Hoier
Novice Bare: Steve Hash; 2. Michael Neal; 3. Bart Finn; 4. Stanton Bergin; 5. Mark Mackel
Vintage Open: 1. Kelly Wright; 2. David Doubleday; 3. Ricky Manka; 4. David Ure
3rd Wheel Sr.: 1. Vince Reichardt; 2. Peter Perez; 3. Tom Flint; 4. David Carriker; 5. David Beck
3rd Wheel Jr.: 1. Sean Nesshoeffer; 2. Scott Walz; 3. Kamsey Durelle; 4. Brady Dimmick; 5. Bill O’Neil
Pee Wee: 1. Sean Wacker; 2. Zach Jenness; 3. Jobie Harmon
Pro-Quad: 1. Craig Kilday; 2. Clint Raymond; 3. Erick Laxson; 4. Mark Wellauer; 5. Jack Guyan
Pro-Quad 2x4: Jimmy Keeney; 2. Mel Kruse; 3. Mike Tollett; 4. Ray Robinson; 5. Nancy Kruse
2x4 Quad A: 1. Jeremy Lowdermilk; 2. Danny Wells; 3. Norman Meyer; 4. Scott Walz; 5. Jeremiah Leslie
4x4 Quad-Stud: 1. Johnny Hardrick; 2. Mel Kruse; 3. Brandon Hargrave; 4. Brian Anderson; 5. Garth Butler
Mini-Quad A: 1. Tyler Schneider; 2. Kira Capson; 3. Nicole Wacker; 4. Billy Smith; 5. Tori Raymond
2x4 Quad B: 1. Garrett O’Neil; 2. Jason Banstrom; 3. Nick Engen; 4. Alan Laird; 5. Julie Flint
Mini-Quad B: 1. Eric Dech; 2. Conner Lowdermilk; 3. Jordynn Houde; 4. Euhan Griego; Morgan Lamm
2x4 Quad C: 1. Wes Ausmus; 2. Brian Binkley; 3. Wayne Sturtz; 4. Glen Davenport; 5. Steve Peak
Mini-Quad C: 1. Tyler Keefer; 2. Megan Baker; 3. Jordan Kuykendall; 4. Ryan Riggs; 5. Morgan Binkley
Amateur Quad: 1. Ryan Kilday; 2. Adam Kimler; 3. Chris Riggs; 4. Johnny Hardrick; 5. Roger Phipps
4x4 Quad: 1. Craig Anderson; 2. Mel Kruse; 3. Johnny Hardrick; 4. Mark Mackel; 5. Nancy Kruse
ATC: 1. Art Bedore; 2. Gary Steinberger; 3. Rink Smith; ;4. Anthony Marcovich; 5. Norman Meyer