February 23-24, 2018 

Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort 

Writing and Photos by Crystal Wallem 

Despite warm temps and a large dumping of rain the week prior to the race, ISOC did a fantastic job of making sure we had a track with plenty of snow to race on in Michigan! As usual, our FXR racers had another successful weekend—scoring 26 total podium appearances. 

- FRIDAY -  

Sport 

 To kick off the race weekend, Ryley Bester #151 continues his podium streak. After taking 2^nd in his heat, Ryley kept the momentum going into his Sport final where he placed 3^rd. 

Snowbike  

Close racing in Friday night’s Snowbike final as Tyler Vacala #515 and William Van Hook #88 soar over the finish line side by side. William placed 1^st by only 0.265 seconds over Tyler who landed in the 2^nd spot. 

Pro Am Women 

 Going 1-1 in her heats, Malene Andersen #93 finished off the night in 2^nd place. 

Pro Lite 

 Andy Lieders #57 had an exciting 3^rd place finish in Friday night’s Pro Lite final, and on the box for the second weekend in a row, Nisse Kjellstrom #27 landed in 2^nd.  

Pro  

Woodies Racing’s Johan Lidman #52 made his first podium appearance of the season, scoring 3^rd place in Friday night’s Pro final to wrap up the first night of racing in Michigan. 

- SATURDAY - 

 JR 14-15 

 To kick off the second day of racing, Brayden Kernz #811 scored 2^nd place in the JR 14-15 final. 

Transition 8-10 

 It was a great day of racing for both Cameron Cole #747 and Tanner Johnson #313. Tanner went 1-2 in his heats and placed 3^rd in the final. Cameron went 1-1 in his heats and went on to place 1^st in the Transition 8-10 final. 

JR Girls 9-13 

 We had a full podium on Saturday for the JR Girls 9-13 final. Addison Bourdages #330 placed 3^rd, Sophia Hulsey #800 came in 2^nd, and Mckaylee Meyerhofer #890 took the win. 

JR 16-17 

 Showing his face on the podium for the second time of the day, Brayden Kernz #811 placed 3^rd in his JR 16-17 final. 

JR 10-13 

 Kellen Chapuran #254 went 2-1 in his heats and finished 2^nd in the final. Drew Freeland #821, with the fastest lap time by nearly two seconds, took the win in the JR 10-13 final. 

Stock 200 

 Riley Johnson #106 added another one to his collection of plaques, scoring 2^nd place in the Stock 200 final. 

Transition 9-13 

 Wrapping up the morning races, Kellen Chapuran #254 finished 2^nd and Cameron Cole #747 took the win. 

120 Champ 

 Carter Meyeraan #125 went an outstanding 2-2-2 in Saturday’s 120 Champ class. Brady Freeland #831 went 1-1 in his heats, and with a big smile on his face, took the big win in the final. 

Pro Am Women 

 Elina Ohman #17 scored herself a 2^nd place finish in the Pro Am Women final. Malene Andersen #93 had a perfect day, going 1-1-1. 

Sport  

Ryley Bester #151 does it again, making his second podium appearance of the weekend—this time placing 2^nd in his final. 

Pro Lite  

Going 3-1 in his heats, Aki Pihlaja #128 went on to score 2^nd place in Saturday night’s Pro Lite final, and is currently sitting 3^rd in points.  

Pro 

 It was a weekend full of action for Kody Kamm #1. On Friday, Kody went 1-1 in his heats, beating out Tucker Hibbert in an intense battle. In Friday night’s final, Kody was running front of the pack when he had an off. He raced his way back up to 5^th. Saturday, Kody went 2-2 in his heats. In the final he was running in 1^st for the majority of the race, where he also obtained the fastest lap time. With only a few laps to go, he was passed and landed in 2^nd to finish off the weekend. 

One week off, and then we’ll be back at it in Dubuque, Iowa on March 9^th & 10^th for rounds 13 & 14 of Amsoil Championship Snocross.