Marshalltown, Iowa (November 16th, 2013) – After taking a week off it was back to the Thunder Dome for Race number three of the eight race winter season. A lot of exciting and close finishes in several races on the day, we even had a short delay be heavy rain.
Before Main events could go we had a last chance qualifer for the Clone Heavy and it was Travis Hatch and John Hyman grabbing the final two transfer spots in the Clone Heavy feature.
First Feature of the day was the Jr Two Medium feature which saw Mark Maas complete a sweep by leading all 12 laps. Second wented to Michael Pfalzgraf, who also was credited with the win in the Jr Two Animal Division. Colton Runyan was third but got second in the Jr Two Medium division.
Only one Restricted Box Stock on the Day and that was of Bradyn Greubel, who experienced motor issues in hot laps.
JP Strawn was the only Kid Kart on the day so he would take home the win.
Open four Cycles saw Casey Greubel grab the early lead in the feature event and appeared to be going on to the win until his go-kart was getting a strong push in the corners that allow Bryan Nevins Jr to catch up to himm. Greubel and Nevins would make contact in turn two on lap 11 forcing a restart with four laps to go. Greubel and Nevins battled out for the lead and came across the line side-by-side but it was Nevins with his bumper just barely in front of Greubel to take the win. Gary Stark came home third meanwhile Jason Purvis was fourth.
In the Quad C Trophy Class it was Riley Onofre grabbing the early lead but on lap six, Jeremy Polson experienced troubles when he was unable to get his quad to turn in the corners. At the same time, Onofre exited to the infield with a flat left front tire that handed the lead over Jamie Gilbert. Gilbert lead until lap eight when Brandon Gillette got by. Gillette went on to take the win, Gilbert was second, Justin Sutherlin was third, Onofre was fourth and Polson was fifth.
Rookie Beginners saw three entries this week but it was the "Little Flying Deuce" Chase Atcher taking another feature win by leading the entire ten laps. Tyler Fessler came home in the runner-up position and Jake Riddle was third.
The Rookie Adavanced class saw Ty Solverson completing a sweep by leading all ten laps in the feature. "Toledo Terror' Kinzer Jaennette was second.
Jr. Quads Beginners (0-90cc) had a total of nine entries so they were split into two races. First feature was called "The Fast" Feature and this race saw the young man named Valley True lead from start-to-finish. Brody Northway finished in the runner up spot. Jackson Misel was third, Carter Kruse was fourth and Jake Riddle was fifth.
The "Slow" Feature saw Davonte Polson lead from start-to-finish. James Anderson finished second, Izabell Purvis was third and Lily Pike was fourth.
The second Jr. Quads Beginners feature was called "The Fast" Feature and it was Jake Riddle leading the first two laps before Conner Ruge got by to take the top spot. Ruge took the win over Riddle, Jackson Misel, Carter Kruse and James Anderson.
In the Advanced class (0-125cc), it was Conner Ruge leading all ten laps in the feature to complete the sweep. Tristian Rethmeier was second and Ashton Gilbert was third.
Mad Dogg Bikes were lead from start to finish by Clayton Webster. Justin Lichty finished second, Brian Kauffman was third and Leighton Potter was fourth.
Up next was the Jr One Amateur division and it was Braydn Greubel leading the first handful of laps before Jackson Bresson was able to grab the top spot away. Bresson went on to take the win over Greubel, Aaron Lyon, Drake Badker and Seth Stacey.
For the third race only one Jr. Bike was signed in to battle and that was of Young Kaden Kauffman from Cedar Rapids. Kaden however got a little competition again by his dad Brian Kauffman. Brian would get a head and then slow down let Kaden by through out the entrie race, the black flag was pointed at Brian. Kaden crossed in first barely to win.
Quad B feature saw Blake Miller lead all 15 laps to take the win. Vance Misel came home scond, David Petithory was third, Brandon Gillette was fourth and Riley Onofre was fifth.
Finally the Unlimited All-Stars (UAS) class had some entries. "Toby" Matt Webb lead the entire feature event to take the win. "Handsome" Rob Crandell finish second.
Jr One Medium feature saw Brady Kohrs take advantage of starting on the pole as he lead all 12 laps to take his second win of the season. Dayton Filloon came home in the runner up spot. Amy Thomas, McKinzie Culbertson amd Walker Ashton rounded out the top five.
Clone Heavy division 16 entries on the day and after the feature field was dwindled down to 12 for the feature it was time for the 15 lap event. Al Wolfgram grabbed the lead and appeared to be going on to the win but several cautions came out at the mid-way point of the race. First caution came out when Josh Banzhaf got pinched up against the wall and rolled his kart on the front stretch. Banzhaf was okay meanwhile when the race resumed things started getting heated again. Cole Janssen and Dean Mahlstedt got into eachother in turn three, which after a little altercation in turn three. Racing resumed and few laps later the caution came out again this time for Wolfgram when he had a wheel break off.
This handed the lead over to Paul Nagle, Nagle lead the remaining laps to take the win. Clair Messor, Tyler Havens, Jared Daggett and Casey Luke rounded out the top five.
Again there was Only one Pro-Am Bike on the day so he opted to run with the Pro Bike Class which there was also only one entry. Clayton Webster grabbed the win in the feature and also credited with the Pro Bike win meanwhile Younger Brother Brandon Webster finished second and was credited the win in the Pro-Am Bike.
Final feature of the day was the Quad A Feature. Just like he did in Quad B, it was Blake Miller leading from start-to-finish. Vance Misel again came home second. David Petithory was third, DJ Robinson and Rick Reeves rounded out the top five.
Next race inside the Thunder Dom will be on Saturday December 7th at the Central Iowa Fairgrounds in Marshalltown. After that race the next one will be on February 1st. Gates Open at nine am, Sign-In from nine to 11:30 am, Drivers Meeting at 11:45 am, Hot Laps at Noon and Racing to Follow. Pit Pass is Fifteen dollars for all Adults and Kids (8 & Under Participant), meanwhile Kids (8 & Under non-participant) are Free.
Full Throttle Promotions, Brian & Dolly Kauffman, are heading to the North Iowa Event Center located at the North Iowa Fairgrounds in Mason City called the Rumble in the River City next Friday and Saturday November 22nd and 23rd.
For additional information, rules and information about the classes competing inside the Thunder Dome and The Rumble in the River City, log on at: http://www.ftpiowa.com/, or call Brian Kauffman at 319-551-0077 or email at ftpiowa@gmail.com.
UNOFFICIAL RESULTSCentral Iowa Fairgrounds, Marshalltown, Iowa
Saturday, November 16th, 2013 – THUNDER DOME INDOOR DIRT RACING RACE 3
Jr. 2 Medium
1) 24 Mark Maas (Epworth, IA)
2) 14 Colton Runyan (Indianola, IA)
Heat winners : Rd 1 - Maas Rd 2 - Maas
Jr. 2 Animal
1) 1 Michael Pfalzgraf (Cedar Falls, IA)
Restricted Box Stock
1) 99 Braydn Greubel (Lacona, IA)
Kid Karts
1) 44X JP Strawn (Des Moines, IA)
Open 4 Cycle
1) 1 Bryan Nevins Jr. (Des Moines, IA)
2) 64 Casey Gruebel (Lacona, IA)
3) 92 Gary Stark (Waterloo, IA)
4) X4 Jason Purvis (Boone, IA)
Heat winners : Rd 1 - Nevins Rd 2 - Greubel
Quad C
1) 57 Brandon Gillette (Pleasant Hill, IA)
2) 19 Jamie Gilbert (McCallsburg, IA)
3) 8Y Justin Sutherlin (Des Moines, IA)
4) 94 Riley Onofre (Ankeny, IA)
5) 6 Jeremy Polson (Des Moines, IA)
Heat winners : Rd 1 - Onofre Rd 2 - Gilbert
Rookie Beginner
1) 2 Chase Atcher (Marshalltown, IA)
2) 59 Tyler Fessler (Clear Lake, IA)
3) 12 Jake Riddle (Colfax, IA)
Heat winners : Rd 1 - Riddle Rd 2 - Atcher
Rookie Advanced
1) Z1 Ty Solverson (Fort Dodge, IA)
2) 93 Kinzer Jaennette (Toledo, IA)
Heat winners : Rd 1 - Solverson Rd 2 - Solverson
Jr. Quad Beginners 0-90cc
Feature #1
1) 17K Valley True (Mitchellville, IA)
2) 67 Brody Nothway (Ankeny, IA)
3) 1 Jackson Misel (Des Moines, IA)
4) 21 Carter Kruse (Altoona, IA)
5) 12 Jake Riddle (Colfax, IA)
Feature #2
1) 1 Davonte Polson (Des Moines, IA)
2) 8 James Anderson (Altoona, IA)
3) X4 Izabell Purvis (Boone, IA)
4) 88L Lily Pike (Des Moines, IA)
Heat winners : Rd 1 - Northway & True Rd 2 - Northway & Riddle
Jr. Quad Advanced 0-125cc
1) 2 Conner Ruge (Des Moines, IA)
2) 48 Tristian Rethmeier (Newton, IA)
3) 587 Ashton Gilbert (McCallsburg, IA)
Heat winners : Rd 1 - Ruge Rd 2 - Ruge
Mad Dogg Bikes
1) 7 Clayton Webster (Ottumwa, IA)
2) 166 Justin Lichty (Waterloo, IA)
3) 9 Kaden Kauffman (Cedar Rapids, IA)
4) 146 Leighton Potter (Waterloo, IA)
Heat winners : Rd 1 - Webster Rd 2 - Webster
Jr. 1 Amateur
1) 33 Jackson Breeson (Ankeny, IA)
2) 99 Braydn Greubel (Lacona, IA)
3) 7A Aaron Lyon (Independence, IA)
4) 59 Drake Badker (Clear Lake, IA)
5) 23S Seth Stacey (Brandon, IA)
6) 7 Ethan Starrett (Clear Lake, IA)
Heat winners : Rd 1 - Greubel Rd 2 - Breeson
Jr. Bike
1) 144 Kaden Kauffman (Cedar Rapids, IA)
Quad B
1) 1 Blake Miller (Des Moines, IA)
2) 17 Vance Misel (Des Moines, IA)
3) 20 David Petithory (Des Moines, IA)
4) 57 Brandon Gillette (Pleasant Hill, IA)
5) 97 Riley Onofre (Ankeny, IA)
Heat winners : Rd 1 - Misel Rd 2 - Petithory
Unlimited All-Stars (UAS)
1) 51X Matt Webb (Des Moines, IA)
2) 2 Rob Crandell (West Des Moines, IA)
Heat winners : Rd 1 - Webb Rd 2 - Crandell
Jr. 1 Medium
1) 17 Brady Kohrs (Independence, IA)
2) K Dayton Filloon (Toledo, IA)
3) 53 Amy Thomas (Brandon, IA)
4) 18 McKinzie Culbertson (Dubuque, IA)
5) 71 Walker Ashton (Beamon, IA)
6) 14 Keeton Woosley (Conrad, IA)
7) 25 Nick Rose (Boone, IA)
Heat winners : Rd 1 - Kohrs Rd 2 - Kohrs
Clone Heavy
1) 05 Paul Nagle (Nevada, IA)
2) 9 Clair Messor (Marshalltown, IA)
3) 14 Tyler Havens (Polk City, IA)
4) 22D Jared Daggett (Marshalltown, IA)
5) 48 Casey Luke (Cedar Rapids, IA)
6) 38 Gary Stark (Waterloo, IA)
7) 71 John Hyman (Washburn, IA)
8) 78 Al Wolfgram (Boone, IA)
9) 21M Dean Mahlstedt (Clear Lake, IA)
10) 19 Cole Janssen (Pella, IA)
11) 22 Travis Hatch (Marshalltown, IA)
12) 124 Josh Banzhaf (Marshalltown, IA)
DNQ:
64 Casey Greubel (Lacona, IA)
60 Mike Cleghorn (Des Moines, IA)
17B Beau Batteb (Nevada, IA)
44 Josh Parcel (Des Moines, IA)
Heat winners : Rd 1 - Havens & Wolfgram Rd 2 - Daggett & Nagle
Pro-Am Bike
1) 155 Brandon Webster (Ottumwa, IA)
Pro Bike
1) 155 Clayton Webster (Ottumwa, IA)
Quad A
1) 1 Blake Miller (Des Moines, IA)
2) 17 Vance Misel (Des Moines, IA)
3) 20 David Petithory (Des Moines, IA)
4) 33 DJ Robinson (Des Moines, IA)
5) 19 Rick Reeves (Des Moines, IA)
6) 18 Jeff Robinson (Des Moines, IA)
Heat winners : Rd 1 - Misel Rd 2 - DJ Robinson
