The Central Iowa Fairgrounds saw the roar of go-karts, quads and bikes for its 3rd season inside the covered arena building on Saturday afternoon. A total of 87 entries signed in to do battle on the slightly banked black dirt oval.
It was a picture perfect day weather wise for racing and many came out to enjoy the day, I was extremely pleased with the turn out and hope it continues all season.
First feature of the day was the Kid Kart feature and this would be pretty exciting as Rolend Stewart, Kinzer Jaennette and Keagan Thompson would battle for the lead for a while until Stewart would make contact with Jaennette and go flying landing back on the wheels but infortunately the chain broke. Jaennette would get a great run to go on and take his 1st win i believe in only a handful of races. Thompson was 2nd, Chase Selk ended up 3rd, Ryder Langenfeld was 4th and Cason Fitch was 5th.
Next up was the JR 2 Medium feature and because of the only 4 total JR 2 Karts on hand the Animals and Mediums were combined to compete but awarded separate points. All 4 karts would race close but when it was all settle it was Mark Maas crossing the line first, Jamison Hampton came across in 2nd but first as the best finishing animal. Brooke Havens came home 3rd but was second in the Medium class while Cassidy Nerland was 4th and finished 2nd in the Animals.
Again this year the Rookies would be split in to 2 different divisions for the Beginners and Advanced. In the Beginners feature it was Ty Solverson from Fort Dodge taking the early lead and going on to take the win over Jayson Alexander and Keagan Thompson.
In the Rookie Advanced feature it was a good battle between Brady Kohrs and Conner Kriegel. Kriegel would grab the early lead but would spin out giving the lead over to young Kohrs from Independence. Kohrs would hold on and take the win over fellow friend Landon Duffy. Gaige Stratton would finish 3rd, Conner Kriegel was 4th and Kamden Criss was 5th.
Mad Dogg Bikes would see Jayson Beal grab the whole shot win as he would lead from start to finish despite challenges from Keeton Fleener and Brandon Webster, who finished 2nd and 3rd respectively. Justin Lichty, who was originally going to run Pit Bikes ended up running with the Mad Doggs ended up 4th and Promotor Brian Kauffman would end up 5th after having some issues.
The JR Quads were split up into 2 features based on size and motor. The first feature was for 125cc and under, it would be Triston Rethmeier getting the hole shot win over Kaden Polson. The 2nd feature was for 50cc and under, it would see Jaxxson Smith taking the win over Jackson Misel, Cason Fitch and Jackson Smith.
Only one JR Bike would show up and that was Jonathan Hall from Jackson, MN so he would grab the honor in that division.
Up next was the Open Amateur Bikes and it would be Clayton Webster taking the win over Hunter Even, Erich Voitel, Brandon Webster and Austin Davis.
Open Amateur Quads saw Vance Misel get the Whole Shot Win. David Petithory, Shane Robertson, Doug Slyvester and Blake Miller rounded out the top 5.
Unlimited All-Stars had only 1 entry so he were combined with the Open 4 Cycles but awarded separate points. Tim Bontrager would jump to the lead early and go on take the win over his good friend Mike Jones. Taylor Luke would end up 3rd. Scott Badker was 4th but awarded the win in the UAS division.
The next feature was one of the best features of the day and that was the very exciting JR 1 Medium feature. Keegan Havens would lead all but the last 2 laps Landon Duffy would be in 2nd before having trouble with some lap traffic that would end up costing him quite a bit on the track. Ashton Gein would take over the lead late and take the win, however he was a JR 1 Animal so he would receive credit for winning the JR 1 Animal division. Keegan Havens would finish 2nd but be credit with the win in the JR 1 Medium. Nick Rose, Dayton Filloon and Walker Ashton finished 3rd through 5th.
Stock Heavys are the newly combined Flatheads and Clone Class and it was Jenae Gustin taking the lead and having the patience getting through the lap traffic to take the win over Kody Havens. Albert Wolfgram was 3rd, Cole Liekweg was 4th and Tyler Havens was 5th.
Open Pro Bikew would see Clayton Webster grab the early lead but it wouldn't last as he would be passed by Duke Erikson and then Clint Erikson. Duke would go on take the win with Clint finishing 2nd and Webster in 3rd. Erich Voitel and Jayson Beal would round out the top 5.
The Final feature of the day was the wild and crazy Open Pro Quads feature but it would be David Petithory grabbing the top spot and go on to take the win. Blake Miller was 2nd, Zac Brain was 3rd, Billy Petithory was 4th and Spencer Hopwood was 5th.
Next Race for the Thunder Dome Indoor Dirt Racing Series is Saturday November 17th and all of the division will be racing but there will be Thunder Dome Throwdown Classes and they are the JR 2 Mediums, Mad Dogg Bikes and Pro Bikes. Gates Open at 9a, Sign In 9-11:30a, Drivers Meeting at 11:45a, Hot Laps at Noon and Racing to Follow.
For more information about the Thunder Dome check out http://www.ftpiowa.com/ or contact Brian Kauffman at (319) 551-0077 or FTPIowa@gmail.com.
Thunder Dome Race #1
November 3rd, 2012
*Please note if the division receives points there pts awarded are behind them*
Kid Karts
1) 62 Kinzer Jaennette (Toledo)
2) 60 Keagan Thompson (Runnells)
3) 29 Chase Selk (Chili, WI)
4) 24R Ryder Langenfeld (Ankeny)
5) 71 Cason Fitch (Altoona)
6) 6 Rolend Stewart (Cedar Rapids)
JR 2 Medium
1) 24M Mark Maas (Epworth) 202 pts
2) 14 Brooke Havens (Ankeny) 192 pts
JR 2 Animals
1) 97 Jamison Hampton (Cedar Falls) 202 pts
2) 6C Cassidy Nerland (Williams) 192 pts
Rookie Beginner
1) 18 Ty Solverson (Fort Dodge)
2) 0 Jayson Alexander (Milo)
3) 02 Keagan Thompson (Runnells)
Rookie Advanced
1) 17 Brady Kohrs (Independence) 205 pts
2) 10 Landon Duffy (Independence) 195 pts
3) 1 Gaige Stratton (Amana) 185 pts
4) 44K Conner Kriegel (Marshalltown) 180 pts
5) 12JR Kamden Criss (Oskaloosa) 175 pts
Mad Dogg Bikes
1) 17L Jayson Beal (Waterloo) 205 pts
2) 22F Keeton Fleener (Ottumwa) 195 pts
3) 122 Brandon Webster (Ottumwa) 185 pts
4) 166 Justin Lichty (Waterloo) 180 pts
5) 78 Brian Kauffman (Cedar Rapids) 175 pts
JR Quads A (125cc and Under)
1) 48 Triston Rethmeier (Newton)
2) 6 Kaden Polson (Des Moines)
JR Quads #2 (50cc and Under)
1) 44 Jaxxson Smith (Des Moines)
2) 1 Jackson Misel (Des Moines)
3) 5 Cason Fitch (Altoona)
4) 1X Jackson Smith (Des Moines)
JR Bikes
1) 01 Jonathan Hall (Jackson, MN)
Open Amateur Bikes
1) 155 Clayton Webster (Ottumwa) 206 pts
2) 22 Hunter Even (Waterloo) 196 pts
3) 2 Erich Voitel (Cumming) 186 pts
4) 155X Brandon Webster (Ottumwa) 181 pts
5) 33 Austin Davis (Eldon) 176 pts
6) 93 Brad Barickman (Richfield, MN) 171 pts
Open Amateur Quads
1) 17 Vance Misel (Des Moines) 210 pts
2) 20 David Petithory (Des Moines) 200 pts
3) 00 Shane Robertson (Hendrick) 190 pts
4) 17X Doug Slyvester (Ottumwa) 185 pts
5) 1 Blake Miller (Des Moines) 180 pts
6) 15 Donny Teninty (Eldon) 175 pts
7) 33 Luke Smith (Des Moines) 170 pts
8) 81 Todd Zobel (Altoona) 165 pts
9) 8y Justin Sutherlin (Des Moines) 160 pts
10) 69D Jarod Swallow (Ottumwa) 155 pts
Open 4 Cycle
1) 78 Tim Bontrager (Oxford) 203 pts
2) 00 Mike Jones (Iowa City) 193 pts
3) 88 Taylor Luke (Cedar Rapids) 183 pts
UAS
1) 57 Scott Badker (Garner) 201 pts
JR 1 Medium
1) 11 Keegan Havens (Ankeny) 210 pts
2) 0 Nick Rose (Boone) 200 pts
3) 93 Dayton Filloon (Toledo) 190 pts
4) 7R Walker Ashton (Beaman) 185 pts
5) 53 Amy Thomas (Brandon) 180 pts
7) 18 McKinzie Culbertson (Dubuque) 175 pts
8) 25 Dylan Gray (Ankeny) 170 pts
9) 7X Jonathan Hall (Jackson, MN) 165 pts
10) 10 Logan Duffy (Independence) 160 pts
11) 14 Keaton Woosley (Conrad) 155 pts
DNQ:
7 Ethan Starrett (Clear Lake)
23 Seth Stacy (Brandon)
JR 1 Animal
1) 5 Asthon Gein (Hiawatha) 201 pts
Stock Heavy
1) 91 Jenae Gustin (Marshalltown) 211 pts
2) 4X Kody Havens (Ankeny) 201 pts
3) 78X Albert Wolfgram (Boone) 191 pts
4) 4 Cole Liekweg (Rockwell) 186 pts
5) 14X Tyler Havens (Ankeny) 181 pts
6) 48 Casey Luke (Cedar Rapids) 176 pts
7) 22 Travis Hatch (Marshalltown) 171 pts
8) 177 Randy Braunschweig (Newell) 166 pts
9)14 Jason Braunschweig (Newell) 161 pts
10) 99 Clair Messor (Marshalltown) 155 pts
11) 66 Casey Kohl (Dubuque) 151 pts
DNS: 78 David Reiks (Eldora)
Open Pro Bikes
1) 55K Duke Erickson (Sioux Falls, SD) 208 pts
2) 42K Clint Erickson (Sioux Falls, SD) 198 pts
3) 155 Clayton Webster (Ottumwa) 188 pts
4) 2 Erich Voitel (Cumming) 183 pts
5) 17L Jayson Beal (Waterloo) 178 pts
6) 22X Keeton Fleener (Ottumwa) 173 pts
7) 22 Ken Even (Waterloo)168 pts
8) 208 Jason Hardy (Sioux Falls, SD) 163 pts
Open Pro Quads
1) 20 David Petithory (Des Moines) 206 pts
2) 1 Blake Miller (Des Moines) 196 pts
3) 415 Zac Brain (Hendrick) 186 pts
4) 08 Billy Petithory (Des Moines) 181 pts
5) 5H Spencer Hopwood (Ottumwa) 176 pts
6) 17 Vance Misel (Des Moines) 171 pts
