2008 IATVHSS Round 1 "Fun Valley" Montezuma,IA

[Johnny & Monica]

The opening round of the 2008 IATVHSS took place at Fun Valley in Montezuma,IA. The week leading up to the event was meet with a ton of rain and left much of the parking areas sitting under water. The Fun Valley staff was busy getting everyone into spots that were near the pavement and for the most part dry.

The 50 classes which run for 30 minutes were the first to get a chance to challenge the course.

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Here's Austin McCoy who would put in a great run and finish third for the day in the 50 stock class. There were 13 racers this round in the 50 stock class.

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Nicholas Serck a new racer to the IATVHSS, but definitely no stranger as his dad is Paul Serck who embodies the spirit of the sport. Nick's brother Adam also made his Iowa debut.

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50 production racer Kendrick Uehlin was off to a commanding lead in his class and would finish with top honors for the day.

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Christian Hohneke got bitten by the racing bug once again and was back to battle in the 50 production class. Christian's Dad and Mom were gracious enough to sponsor the 2nd round at Fort Dodge, IA May 25th,2008. Get ready for the Honky-Tonk. On behalf of us all, thank you so very much for your generosity.

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Landon Criswell gaining much experience and working hard to finish with a 2nd place in the 50 stock class.

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Caleb Gaylor working his way to a 2nd place in the 50 production class.

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Even these little guys had to pick good lines and showed huge hearts. Getting some traction on the grass and leaves seemed to help quite a bit.

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Colton Grief getting a little push from Dad, Scott Grief. Many of the parents line the course and help all the kids keep going with a push or a cheer.

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Skyler Jungling with the hammer down in the 50 stock class.

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It's amazing how much perserverance these little racers have.

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Here's another new racer giving it his all.

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Brock Kyner looking confident and proud with his first win in the 50 stock class.

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Even with the race nearing it's conclusion there was no giving in or giving up.

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Jason McCoy sure helped the kids out tremendously. Jason only had about an hour to get himself cleaned up and ready to race the morning round in the utility class.

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The 70's and 90's make some last checks on their quads in anticipation of their start for the 45 minute race.

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The little racer was ready to cheer the bigger kids on.

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I'm not sure who was more excited about grabbing the holeshot in the 90 production class, Logan Hazzard or his Dad, Roy.

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Chance Kellison didn't get the holeshot but quickly took over the lead in the 90 stock class.

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And finally the 70's were off and running. Here's KJERSTEN COLSCH.

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This guy was running good but many racers were having quad issues and would be unable to finish the race.

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Check out this guy sliding into the corner and not letting off the gas for a minute.

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Free for all to the next single line path of the course.

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Collin Rink a return racer to the 90 stock class. Collin took a fifth place finish this first round.

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Joe Miklus III running once again in the 70 class.

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Tricton Curnett letting the mud fly and finishing third in the 90 stock class.

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Here's Sawyer Smith from the 90 stock class. Sawyer takes a fourth in the class.

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Logan Hazzard hot the the heels of the leader of the production class. Unfortunately Logan's quad wouldn't be able to last the race this round.

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Now if this isn't a mother of the year picture I don't know what is:D

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Getting some air throught the whoops section leading back to scoring.

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Brian Johnson made the long haul from Illinois to try his luck in the IATVHSS.

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More and more Pee Wee Racers were having issues and many would be unable to finish.

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Travis Gromowski pushed himself and it payed off with a second place finish in the production 90 class.

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The Junior class was all ready to go and just waiting for the signal and the cry of "Hands on Helmets."

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18 utilities lined up on the first row to see who would be the winner or the last man standing.

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Stock class off in chase

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8 women were out to make a name for themselves. Angela Mickelson grabs the holeshot but she would succumb to quad related issues.

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C classes were next

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The course started on the motocross track and then zigzagged in and out of the woods. The mx portion was in good shape, the woods however would be quite a surprise for the racers since most spots were still wet from the 7 inches of rain that had at the track in the days before the race.

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The new first year racers class and the juniors got a little confused and all left the line at the same time.

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Kevin Wehde not only grabbed the holeshot but would go on to win the first round of utility action.

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Glenn Young putting in a fast lap.

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This poor guy came walking back in on the first lap:(

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Still on the first lap and many racers are already unrecognizable and almost look like they and their machine were one rolling ball of mud.

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The pond here was overflowing and running out over the track.

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Gotta keep that momentum going

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Racers all over the track were giving the thumbs up and I think that meant they were just happy to still be moving.

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In this off camber section racers were sliding clear down into the thickets.

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Robbie Enquist the C+26 class winner.

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In the war of man vs. mud if can go either way with one turn.

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Just a short section and back to the mx with another lap in the books.

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Jason McCoy had a great day in the utility class with his second place.

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The track was getting slicker and more and more ruts were erupting with all the racers getting stuck or high centered. The utilitys made easy work of the track though.

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Jake Stratton +50 class racer

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I think I see some eyes in there.

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Here the mud was soupy and slick but other areas the mud was more like a suction cup.

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The mud was flying

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Most racers really appreciate the spectators and all their help.

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The weight of the mud broke off many fenders.

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You can see the size of some of the ruts here with this quad up to the axle.

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Almost over, not letting up.

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Luke Olberding over came this situation and went on to take 2nd in the Stock class.

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The morning racers finished up their last lap or waited to be towed back in so the afternoon race could get started.

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As the afternoon race was about to get started my Daughter gave her Dad some words of wisdom. She said " Just be prepared to get stuck over and over and over."

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24 racers entered in the A class with Bob Ziebell taking first place.

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#74 Mike Flohr in the +30 class hauling here but would smoke his clutches on the first lap.

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We got some flipping action when the B class left the line with 37 racers.

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It's hard enough trying to recognize racers at the beginning of the season with all the new riding gear and or different quads but about impossible in the mud.

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Even with the sun shining for the afternoon it wasn't doing much to dry up the water soaked course.

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Many racers were lucky they had someone with a power washer hosing the quads down when the race was over.

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This section of ruts was about to get really crazy.

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Mike Blanton tried to give Pat O'Neil a push through the ruts and ended up getting his tire lodged up under Pat's quad.

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Racers would have to go around cause those two were really stuck. It took several people pushing and pulling to finally get them apart.

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Still having to redirect the racers around the stuck like Chuck quads.

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The afternoon racers have a little more experience than many of the morning racers.

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Bradley Burrows turned 16 over the winter and he jumped right on up to the AA class and finished in the 6th spot. Even after getting run over by his own quad.

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Nick Olberding was done for the day. He spent his time helping other racers.

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Racers hunkered down to make it through some of the tighter sections.

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Apparently somebody else was out of the race.

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Blanton was making up time and would take 2nd in the +30 class behind Dan Wipper.

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This part of the track seemed to be tacking up nicely.

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Gotta love the logs across the track. Sometimes you hit them just right and sometimes not.

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Kim Muzzerelli mixing it up with the boys in the A class.

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Racers were still dropping off like flys from smoked clutches and other mechanical issues.

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Miles Harris +40 class 4th place

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GNCC Pro racer Duane Johnson making a quick pit stop but his day was about to end with radiator problems.

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This was the scene all over the track. If not getting a tow back to the pits racers also needed a little help getting out of some of the ruts and mud.

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Johnny Kellison's goal was to just finish the race, it was icing on the cake to take the win in the +40 class. That's a nice win for him and the Bannedatatvnews race team.

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That's going to be it for this round. Hoping for some dryer conditions at Fort Dodge, Memorial Weekend. Congratulations to all the racers and especially to Zac Johnson for his overall win.

[Colby@C&DRacing]

What no pics of my new ride come on monica I was the guy missing a left rear fender most of the race and eventually the left front fender fell....

Good job on the race report really hard to tell who everyone is :uhoh:

Hopefully FT Dodge will be a bit dryer :chinese:

[Johnny & Monica]

Sorry Colby I forgot you were racing the Polaris. Looks like you had a good race on it though. Are you racing it at Fort Dodge? Maybe you'll have to let Chicklet race it so he can get a lap in:eek:

[turbo j]

Awesome Coverage Monica!! See You in Ft. Dodge. I made it in the write up with a pic on page 5, Thanks :cool:

[400exmom]

Thanks for the coverage monica!! your pix explain a bit better how bad it got there for those that didnt go!!
Great pix! thanks so much!!

[jgfarmsracer]

Originally posted by Johnny & Monica
It's hard enough trying to recognize racers at the beginning of the season with all the new riding gear and or different quads but about impossible in the mud.

gudde 4

[weinerdoggys]

Thanks Monica who would of thought I make it two blocks into the race and there would be a pic of me. Thanks for the hard work trudging through the mud.

[ta2d]

Hopefully I've got all my first turn flipping out of the way for the season. 37 is alot of people squeazing into a corner.