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Offroad Motorcycle and Atv Nationals
Nationals 2006 Series
Round #5 - Morrison, IL
Moose Run
June 3, 2006


OMA Nationals
Round #5 - Results
1 Rob Zimmerman Hon
2 Todd Krupinski Hon
3 Kevin Tinsley Hon
4 Kenneth Staake Yam
5 Ron Opper Polaris
6 Ian Pavelonis Yam
7 Justin Shepard Hon
8 Ryan Smith Yam
9 Adam Reed Hon
10 Jason Schrock Hon

Todd Krupinski

Rob Zimmerman pulls out a win at the Moose Run: XC ATV Racing

OMA Round 5:
OMA Nationals regular Rob Zimmerman returned from his honeymoon to defend his Moose Run title and clinched victory for the fourth consecutive year at a race that is referred to as America’s toughest race. Zimmerman started from dead last with a Honda that does not seem to like dead engine starts but goes like lightning once it starts. The first long straightaway after the start gave Zimmerman a chance to pass a number of riders, but a miscalculation on a whoop section sent him flying over the bars and back to dead last. Zimmerman began pushing again and passed a number of stuck riders at the first creek crossing using a switchback line over the creek. After passing more riders in the woods Zimmerman finally saw Todd Krupinski’s chest protector flashing ahead of him and he pushed harder to catch the leader. They came to the first creek crossing again but Krupinski took a great line and left Zimmerman behind in his dust. The next creek crossing turned the tables on Krupinski as he was stuck for a bit and Zimmerman got by him for the lead. After he “spent everything to get in front of Todd”, Zimmerman held on to win and said “I have never had to work that hard at the Moose Run. Todd ran awesome.”

Rob Zimmerman
Second place finisher Todd Krupinski took the hole shot and had the lead until stalling his Honda at a log crossing. Ryan Smith rode his Yamaha past the stalled Krupinski and took off. “He (Smith) was just pounding through those whoops. I was like, dear lord, you go boy. He was riding good” recalled Krupinski. Smith ran a nineteen minute and thirty nine second lap which was twenty nine seconds faster than anyone all day but developed a mechanical problem and he stopped after four laps. Zimmerman and Krupinski battled hard to the end with Krupinski clipping a lapper about one half mile out from the final checkpoint. The impact sent Krupinski in to a ditch with a stalled motor. His kick starter was stuck in and it took some effort to free it up and get restarted. The delay getting his quad restarted took away Krupinski’s last chance for the win.

Kevin Tinsley
Kevin Tinsley rounded out the all Honda podium with a ten second advantage over fourth place Yamaha rider Kenneth Staake. Tinsley also had a bad start. He was sitting on the line with Zimmerman and “everybody seemed to be gone.” After getting started he ran with Zimmerman passing the pack along the way. Tinsley was passed by Zimmerman in a field, but ran strong and steady all day for a well deserved third place finish. According to Tinsley “the creeks were refreshing, the open fields were refreshing, tight woods in the shade were refreshing. Everything was nice. You couldn’t ask for a better track or better conditions today.”

Ryan Smith
The Moose Run 2006 was a tough nine mile course through a mixture of terrain that tested man and machine. Forty eight atv riders started the two hour race and fifteen managed to complete six laps. Sixteen year old Jake Berner was running in fourth place on the second lap when his Honda ate a chain following a jump over one of the nasty creek crossings. His day was done along with about ten others who did not finish. This race has a well deserved reputation for being difficult and it stood up to expectations. Spectators and participants were treated to a special brand of racing. This is off road racing.

Article and photos by John Gasso

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