Well so far 2011 has started off good by making it to my second race of the year, it is another indoor kart races and this is the one race everybody keeps looking forward too and really the words that can sum it up are wow, what an awesome show.
I decided to make the 53 mile trek from my house to the Richard O. Jacobson Exihibiton Center presented by Chevrolet on the Iowa State Fairgrounds were this years 3rd Annual Battle at the Barn was set to take place, i was able to take a chance to walk around the pits numerous times before race time and there was a lot of entries.
I also took the time to stop by the display's from Threewide Clothing, Jamaica Raceway, MADCRA Mod Lites/Eliminator Race Cars, Iowa Speedway, Knoxville Raceway, Hoosier Tires Iowa Micro Sprint Series, IMCA, Motorsports Photography and Slingshot graphics.
Meanwhile Hot Laps were run and then it was time for the drivers meeting with the first heat race taking to the track at 1:30pm and the features were slated for 7pm.
So the schedule for the day would be run the first set of heat races and then run the 2nd set of heat races, they would also have an hour of racing and then take a 10 minute break throughout the afternoon and then take a break for the evening session which would start off with the buddy race and celebrity race and then b-features. After all of that it was time for the features.
Buddy Race was won by Bike #98 meanwhile the Celebrity Race was won by KGGO Morning Show Host/Producer Lou "The Living Legend" Siplot.
The first feature of the day was the Kid Karts. "Little Chelsea Charger" Dallon Murty won both heats on the day and look to be going on to the win but then young Maguire Dejong from Montezuma would make the pass and take the win, Murty finished 2nd. Bobby Daniels from Des Moines was 3rd, Cruz Dejong from Montezuma was 4th, Cole Peakham from Des Moines and Mason Hausman from Mason City wasn't able to make the call.
Jr. Quad class was up next for their feature. Zach Hovell won the heats earlier but the fan favorite was Conner Ruge and Hovell experience troubles and took the lead and looked to be going to the win but Hovell took the win but they decided to crown Hovell and Ruge as the the winners. Cohen Mott from Ankeny was 3rd, Dylan Mckasson from Indianola was 4th and Mason Merfeld from Milo was 5th.
Putt Putts would split the carts into separate features. In feature #1 it was Maguire Dejong from Montezuma picking up his 2nd feature of the evening. Walker Ashton from Beamon was 2nd, Brenden Essex was 3rd, Hailee Wendel from Mason City was 4th and Kadence Davenport was 5th. In feature #2 it was Nick Rose from Boone took the win with "Hartford Hot Shoot" Landon Murray in 2nd. Madison Clark from Laurel was 3rd, Jackson Miller from Des Moines was 4th and Max Allen from Des Moines was 5th.
10" Pit Bikes 12 & Under saw Brandon Webster from Ottumwa took the win with Kade Higday from Des Moines in 2nd. Noah Hovell from Pella was 3rd, Colt Stewart from Norwalk was 4th, Steven Danial from Des Moines was 5th and Krishyon Grabovskis from Indianola was 6th.
The Adult 10" Pit Bikes were up next and it was Jordan Baber from Carlisle taking the win. Casey Greubel from Lacona was 2nd, Kyle Glandon from Keosauqua was 3rd and Brandon Wilson from Bondurant was 4th.
370 Clones brought a lot of excitement on the race track when it was all of sudden and done it was IMCA Sport Mod Driver Cayden Carter from Oskaloosa taking the win. Ryan Frye from Kinsman, Illinois took 2nd, Eddie Brouse from Mitchellville was 3rd, Andy Bates from Newton was 4th amd Ryan Nelson from Carroll was 5th. There was 25 370 clones karts on the day.
12" Pit Bikes would see Joe Wessenburger from Carlisle take the victory. Brian Klug from Norwalk was 2nd, Trent Meimann from Ames was 3rd, Taylor Detrick from Runnells was 4th and Kyle Busch from Lawrence, Kansas was 5th. 21 12" Pit Bikes were there to compete.
Jr 1 Medium was up next and it was Brody Willett from Alburnett took the win, Brandon Maitland from Waterloo was 2nd. Michael Dejong from Montezuma was 3rd, Dane Balzer from Phill was 4th, Caymen Dejong from Montezuma was 5th, Andri Todd from Pleasant Hill was 6th, Tyler Inman from Runnells was 7th, Jordan Parcel from Des Moines was 8th and Seth Kilburn from Gilman was 9th.
In the 16" Big Bikes it was Brandon Webster from Ottumwa taking the win with Rick Billock from Perry in 2nd. Colin Hickman from Des Moines was 3rd, Keeton Fleener from Ottumwa was 4th and Trent Meimann from Ames was 5th. Jason Mcclellan from Ottumwa, Todd Sawyer from Boone, Justin Reed from Waterloo, Brian Klug from Norwalk and Matt Burton from Ottumwa was 6th through 10th.
Stock Medium class saw Dustin Heath from Joilet, Illinois taking the win with IMCA Stock Car Driver Johnny Emerson from Waterloo in 2nd. Chad Selk from Chili, Wisconsin was 3rd, Dusty Trail from Danville was 4th, AJ Johnson from Oskaloosa was 5th. Chris Weyer from Indianapolis, Indiana, Brandon Worthington from Indianola, Josh Most from Red Oak, Eddie Brose from Mitchellville, Coery Forsyth from Knoxville, Cayden Carter from Oskaloosa, Nick Roberts from Des Moines and DJ Robinson from Ankeny rounded out the field.
In the Amateur Bikes saw Jordan Baber from Carlisle took his 2nd feature of the evening. Chad Stewart from Norwalk was 2nd, Clayton Webster from Ottumwa was 3rd, Justin Klein from Waterloo was 4th and Tony Rulli from Des Moines was 5th. 13 Amateur Bikes signed in to compete.
Jr 2 Medium would see The Younger Carter Brother Brayton Carter from Oskaloosa taking the win with Nathan Skinner from Evansdale in 2nd. Ryan Maitlan from Waterloo was 3rd, Jimmy Abell from Colfax was 4th and Jac Allen from Des Moines would finish 5th. Dalton Murphy, Cole Nicoletto from Des Moines and Taylor Inman from Runnells finished 6th through 8th.
In the Pro Singles class it was Aaron King from Waterloo taking the win. Dustin Cassian from Walnut, Illinois came home 2nd, Rob Pearson from Morton, Illinois was 3rd and Dusty Klein from Waterloo was 4th. Chaz Parker from Muscatine wasn't able to make the start.
Next up was the KT100 class and that saw Johnny Emerson from Waterloo taking the victory. Austin Ferrell from Des Moines was 2nd, Jamie Ferrell from Indianapolis, Indiana was 3rd, Steve Smith from Des Moines was 4th and Ryan Hale from Des Moines came home in 5th. Chase Young from Des Moines, Jacob Haws from Des Moines, Jeremy Clearwater from Des Moines, Aaron Young from Des Moines, Taylor Reynolds from Des Moines, Chris White from Des Moines and Ross Hall from Pleasant Hill rounded out the field.
Open 4 Cycles saw Eddie Brose from Mitchellville take the top spot and the win. Dusty Trail from Danville was 2nd, Bryon Weyer from Des Moines was 3rd, Chris Burke from Boone was 4th, Chad Selk from Chili, Wisconsin was 5th and Cayden Carter from Oskaloosa was 6th.
Outlaw Golf Karts were a very entertaing class to watch unlike normal. Russell Haefner from Dysart took the win, Justin Kirkpatrick from Waterloo was 2nd, Byran Rodman from Dysart was 3rd, Craig Dunlap from Dysart was 4th and Travis McCombs from Center Point was 5th. Matt Nehring from Indianola and Weston Dunlap from Dysart would not make the start.
Outlaw Lawnmowers were up next and that saw Paul Kreueger from Carson taking the win. Dan Love from Hartford was 2nd, Brandon Patave from Des Moines was 3rd, Ron Love from Hartford was 4th, Denny Baker from Reagnor was 5th, Cody Ambers from Knoxville was 6th, Rex Fitzgerald from Carlisle was 7th, Mike Nelson from Oakland was 8th and Doug Baker from Hartford was 9th.
Jr 1 Heavy was up next and it was another Dejong winning this time around it was Michael Dejong from Montezuma taking the win. Brody Willett, Dane Balzer, Brandon Maitland, Tyler Inman, Caymen Dejong and Andri Todd rounding out the field.
Outlaw Three Wheelers saw excitement on and off the track but when that was all finished it was Eddie Bergman from Topeka, Kansas taking the win. Eric Moore from Murray was 2nd, Mike Cook from Topeka, Kansas was 3rd, Mike Ayers from Waukee was 4th, Mark Johnson from Des Moines was 5th, Mike Moore from Des Moines was 6th and Michael Graham from Des Moines was 7th. Gregg Moyer from Ankeny was not able to start the feature.
390 clones were up next and it was Zach Hahn from Sigourney taking the victory. Cayden Carter was 2nd, Eddie Brose was 3rd, Bryan Nevins from Des Moines was 4th and Corey Forsyth from Knoxville was 5th. Andy Bates, Ryan Nelson, Dustin Heath, Kelly Lyons from Boone and Michael Seachman from Waterloo rounded out the top 10. 22 390 clones were signed in to do battle.
Open 2 Cycle would see Jeremy Hills from Newton took the win, Jamie Ferrell from Indianapolis, Indiana was 2nd. Austin Ferrell, Josh Higday and Mike Hughes from Oskaloosa rounded out the top 10. DJ Palmer from Des Moines, Rick Walls from Des Moines, Terry Young from Des Moines, Luke Payton for Des Moines and Johnny Emerson rounded out the top 10. 16 Open 2 Cycle karts signed in.
Jr 2 Heavy would see Brayton Carter take his 2nd feature win for the evening. Nathan Skinner from Evansdale was 2nd, Jimmy Abell from Colfax was 3rd, Ryan Maitland from Waterloo was 4th, Jacob Sales from Des Moines was 5th, Kole Nordquist from Beresford was 6th, Kade Higday from Des Moines was 7th, Dalton Murphy was 8th and Taylor Inman was 9th.
Quad C class was up next and it was Mike Goldsberry from Runnells took the win. Zack Myers from Des Moines would come home in 2nd. Clint Brightman from Indianola was 3rd, Mike Adams from Des Moines was 4th and DJ Vance from Des Moines was 5th. 15 quads signed in to compete in the Quad C Class.
Stock Heavy class was up next and it was Dustin Heath from Joilet, Illinois taking his 2nd win of the evening. Dusty Trail, Chris Weyer, Chad Selk and Corey Forsyth rounded out the top 5. Ryan Mills from Des Moines, Cayden Carter, Josh Most, Nick Roberts, Andy Tiernan from Woodward, Eddie Brose and AJ Johnson would round out the finishing order meanwhile Riley Larson from Boone would not make the call for the feature.
Quad Open A class saw Eric Vanderplueg from Altoona take the win. Travis Brandt from Des Moines was 2nd, George Hood from Des Moines was 3rd, Derrick clark from Eldon was 4th and Mike Moore for Des Moines was 5th. 16 quads signed in to compete in the Quad A Class.
The last go-kart class was Run What Ya Brung and that feature would go to Chris Burke from Boone. Jeremy Hills from Newton was 2nd, Josh Higday from Des Moines was 3rd, Austin Ferrell from Des Moines was 4th and Jamie Ferrell from Indianapolis, Indiana was 5th. Steve Smith, Luke Payton, Ryan Humphrey from Oskaloosa, DJ Palmer, Johnny Emerson, Terry Young, Shawn Reynolds from Des Moines, Jerad Thomas from Beacon and Jeremy Clearwater rounded out the field.
The final class of the night was the Quad B Class and that saw Tyler Hammons from Fremont, Nebraska take the win. Brandon Hagins from Des Moines was 2nd, Clint Brightman from Indianola was 3rd, Matt Webb from Des Moines was 4th and Brody Ebaer from Elmwood, Nebraska was 5th. 12 quads signed in to compete in the Quad B Class.
Special thanks for Toby Kruse for letting me attend this event. Special thanks to the announcers Blake Anderson and Jerry Van Sickel for doing a great job on announcing, Albert "Pep" Wolfgram great job on flagging the races and all the officials and safety crew that was involved. A big thanks goes out to the Iowa State Fair board letting this happen inside a great facility like the Richard O. Jacobson Exhibition Center presented by Chevrolet.
Last but not least a thanks to all the sponsors Econo Lodge, Larry Fleck and Sons Trucking Inc., Marshalltown Speedway, Kruse Motorsports, Karl Chevrolet, Toby K's Hideaway, IMCA Racing, Allen Lawn Care, Iowa Speedway, Cookies BBQ Sauces and Seasonings, Knoxville Raceway, Slingshot Graphics, Hooters and Trick Speed Cuts.
No doubt in my mind this was an awesome show. If you are still looking for some kart racing to do this winter the next race for Thunder Dome is coming up this weekend at the Central Iowa Fairgrounds then after that there will be races on February 12th, February 26th and March 5th. Monster Energy Drinks presents the Mid-States Kart Shootout coming up March 11th-13th at the Mid America Center in Council Bluffs. Then it will be time to start the outside kart season.
For complete heat race results you can check out http://www.scribd.com/doc/47917879/Battle-at-the-Barn-III-Heat-Results and for complete feature results you can check out: http://www.scribd.com/doc/47490817/Battle-at-the-Barn-III-Results. For Pictures from the Show check out Motorsports Photography at http://www.moto.photoreflect.com/ or Zipps Photos at http://www.zippsphotos.com/ or you can check out my personal facebook page for pictures from the show.
