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11/8/2010 – Noah had a great time signing autographs at the Snow
Show Novi MI this past weekend. The Klim booth was such a big
success, he ran out of posters early Saturday afternoon. For those
who missed out on one, we are having more printed this week. Just
let us know that you would like one and Noah will get it to you.
Thanks to all the Klim folks, Andrew Johnstad, and Gabe Bunke for
being so good to Noah. Next stop is the Snocross season opener in
Duluth MN for the
AMSOIL Duluth
National November 26th - 28th ,
2010.
Hope to see everyone there.
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11/3/10
– Snirt Racing is excited to announce that one of our biggest sponsors,
Klim, has asked Noah to participate in the Snowmobile Show at the Rock
Financial Showplace in Novi Michigan this weekend (11/5 – 11/7). Noah
will be hanging out in their booth representing Klim and “Youth who
Embody Excellence
“. They have
created some posters and Noah will be signing autographs along with USCC
Cross Country Pro Class Champion and Multi-Time SOO 500 Winner
Gabe “Mr. Iron Man” Bunke, and Professional SnoCross racer, Team
Scheuring’s Andrew Johnstad! Stop by the show and say hi to Noah
and get your free poster.
Check out the official announcement at
http://www.klimusa.com/Custom/News.aspx?NewsID=249
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 11/1/10
– Snirt Racing finished the outdoor Motocross season at the annual
Monster Mash @ Baja Acres in Millington MI this past weekend. It was
great weather and lots of ghouls and goblins. Noah could not shake the
ghost’s crashing out in all 4 Moto’s, surprisingly and thankfully
without serious injuries. He lead the hole shot each Moto but finished
8th & 9th for a 7th overall on Saturday, and 9th & 11th for a 10th
overall on Sunday. We did have a great evening of trick-or-treating,
giant bonfire, music & dancing, and even a little TP’ing ! Thanks to Pat
and the entire crew at Baja for a great season and good times. Time to
switch to Snocross – see everyone in Duluth for the season opener.
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 10/4/2010 - Snirt Racing was in Gaylord Michigan at the beautiful Otsego Club and Resort October 1st thru the 3th for the 2nd
annual Great Lakes Grand Prix.
The weather was great and the track was amazing. Noah had his best weekend
of the season with two 1st place finishes, a 2nd place
finish, and a 4th place finish.
35 minute Moto’s made for some grueling racing and a lot of maintenance on the
bikes. The 4th place finish was due to Noah’s clutch failing on the
last lap of his second Moto on Saturday. Factory Cobra
support was there to help us make some
serious carb, clutch, and gear changes
Saturday night that really helped on
Sunday.
Thanks to Sean Hilbert of Cobra
for all his help. Big thanks to Pat of Baja
Acres and Jason of Otsego Club for a
awesome race weekend, and Matt from
SSI for all the photos. Oh, and did I
mention the really great trophies for this event. Noah and his 3 logs
and 1 plaque J We are so proud of you buddy !
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9/27/2010
- Snirt Racing was at Freelin MX this past weekend. The weather was cold
and windy, but the track was in great shape. Noah got a 2nd
in the first Moto, and a 2nd in the second Moto for a 2nd
overall for the day on Saturday. The bike had a slight bog all day, so
the wise mechanic changed jetting Saturday night which made for an awful
start in the first moto on Sunday. Noah struggled with the bike as it
stalled twice and finished 6th. We made drastic changes to
the jetting before the second Moto which gave Noah the hole shot and a
good lead in the first lap. He then crashed in a corner jump going over
the bars. By the time he got back up and got the bike started he was in
last place. He fought back to finish 5th for a 5th
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 9/7/2010
– Snirt Racing attended the 9th annual Baja Brawl at
Baja Acres MX over the long holiday weekend. The weather was so so, but
the racing action was intense. It was a new 3 Moto format this year
which made for a lot of down time over the course of 4 days, but we got
to participate in a lot of the other great activities Baja had at the
facility (skateboard bowl,
golf cart and sidexside races, pitbike races, wake skate
competition, pound jump, 200’ slip-n-slide,
live bands and DJ’s
each night, huge bon fire). Noah had 3 practice sessions on Friday. In
his first Moto on Saturday he finished 15th out of 25. Sunday in Moto 2
he finished 16th. Monday in Moto 3 he finished 16th again for a 16th
overall for the weekend. We were definitely hoping for a top 3 finish,
but there is always next year. Check out
www.bajamx.co for a recap video of all the action. Only two
more big MX race weekends left before we switch gears to Snocross.
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All of us here at Snirt Racing send our deepest
condolences and prayers to Ashlee’s family and closest friends. RIP
Ashlee, you will truly be missed by all.
 8-11-2010
~ The World of Motocross Racing and our Michigan family of MX’ers has
suffered the loss of a truly spectacular young lady. Nearly a week after
a wreck that left her in serious condition, 19-year-old motocross racer
and Chesterfield, Michigan resident Ashlee Sokalski has died. She had
been racing at the AMA Amateur National Motocross Championships Aug. 5
at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. when she crashed while
completing a jump on the track. She had a series of injuries, including
six broken ribs, injuries to her right lung and closed head injuries.
Family members chose to take Ashlee off life support Tuesday night after
doctors at
Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, Tenn. informed them there was
nothing else they could do to save her. There has been a website created
for Ashlee at
www.ashleesokalski316.webs.com or
local news report
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8/7-8/8
Battle Creek MX – Snirt was in their birth town for racing this
weekend. Noah had a horrible morning practice session on Saturday
crashing 7 times, with the last crash not being able to finish the
session. He regrouped in the trailer and pulled a 1st place
finish in Moto #1. He got a 2nd in Moto #2 for a 2nd
overall for the day. Sunday Noah went 2nd and 2nd
for a 2nd overall again. Looks like he had a few fans in
Battle Creek. How
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7/31-8/1 Race
Grattan Raceway this weekend. Weather was hot. Noah had mechanical
issues the first lap of Moto #1 on Saturday and DNF’d, but came back in
the second Moto to get the hole shot and a 6th place finish.
Sunday he had 6th and 5th place finishes for a 5th
overall. |
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7/24-7/25 BAJA MX –
We opted out of racing Saturday because of the weather. Sunday was much
better, but Noah struggled with a huge crash on the hole shot of Moto
#1. Lost his boot and his bake brake, but got back up, put his boot on,
and finished the race with no back brake for a 14th place
finish out of 20. He came back with a 6th place finish in
Moto #2 for a 9th overall for the day. |
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7/17-7/18 Snirt
Racing was at Log Road in
Coldwater, MI. Noah placed 4th and 3rd for
a 3rd overall on Saturday. He stepped it up a little on
Sunday with a 4th and 2nd place for a 2nd
overall. |
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7/5/10 –
RedBud was amazing again this year. Noah finished 12th
out of 30 in the first moto Friday night, but went down hard in
the second moto to finish 23rd for a 15th overall that night. He
came back Saturday with a 9th place finish in the first moto,
and a 11th place finish in the second moto at around 12:30 am
(what a long day it was) for a 9th overall for the series.
Snirt Racing is very proud of Noah for the
top 10 finish this weekend, there was a lot of tough competition
at the National level.
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6/21/10 – Snirt Racing was in Coldwater Michigan at
LogRoad MX this past weekend. Noah again had some mechanical trouble
with the bike. Saturday morning during 1st practice his clutch gave out,
so he missed the first moto. In the second moto the bike seemed to run
good but Noah went down once and placed 6th for a 6th overall. On Sunday
he had a good practice session and come out and won the 1st moto by half
a lap. But as luck would have it, in the second moto leading by a lap
with 2 laps to go Noah’s clutch again gave out. What a heartbreaking
weekend it was for all of us.
We purchased two new clutches
and have been working all week to fix up the bike for a practice session
at Baja MX this Sunday, in preparation for
RedBud the 4th of July weekend.
Should be a great weekend of racing. Go REEEEDDDDBUUUUDDDDD !
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6/14/10 - Noah raced Grattan MX this past weekend. It was a
tough start getting back on the bike after a 4 week hiatus and
being on a track he never raced before. The bike ran really
good, but the track was very moist and rutted out. This track
has a couple of really big up hills and down hills and 3 big
table tops. Noah continued to improve over the course of the
weekend with 7th and 6th for a 7th place overall on Saturday,
and 5th and 5th for a 5th place overall on Sunday. Noah should
be able to get in some good practice time on Thursday and Friday
to prepare for Log Road MX in
coldwater MI
this weekend. The next race after that will be the week of July
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5/3/2010 - Noah raced Baja MX this past Saturday only. The bike ran really well,
but Noah seemed a little off pace not racing in three weeks. He placed 6th
in the first moto and 4th in the second moto for a 6th
place overall. The bike is now with our suspension guy getting some much needed
TLC to the front forks and rear shock. Our next race will be the Baja
Blast
on May 29th, 30th, 31st, 2010. This will
include the Extremity Games
on Friday featuring some of the world’s best Athletes with Disabilities.
Will be a great time for all. Thanks to Chad @
CMPracing.com
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Baja Acres, Millington Michigan
Noah had 3 good weekends of MX practice leading up to the season opener
at Baja Acres in Millington Michigan last Saturday and Sunday. He had
been riding extremely hard and we could tell the snocross season and the
work with his trainer made a huge improvement in his MX riding during
the practice sessions. But we noticed a huge difference in the bikes
performance midway thru the first moto on race day #1. After a 7th place
finish in the first moto and a 9th place in the second moto (7th overall
for the day) we pulled the bike into the trailer and found compression
went from 120 lbs to just over 30 lbs. Time for a new piston! So Noah
raced his old TTR-50 in the 50 Trail class on Sunday getting a 3rd and
5th place finish for a 5th overall for the day. The motor is on the
bench and getting some TLC. We will be back in business for this
weekend’s practice session and the next race in Battle Creek Michigan
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MSXRA Saturday 2-27-10 Traverse
City
Noah raced his
300 in Traverse City today at the Turtle Creek Casino for MSXRA.
He rode extremely well getting the following results: Rnd 1 = 4th, Rnd 2
= 3rd, Rnd 3 = 3rd for a 2nd place overall out of a class of 10 kids
today. We are very pleased. -- Todd Willbrandt |
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ISOC Michigan Regional Round #6
Saturday 2-20-10 Frankfort, MI
Nicholas Horstman #318
Round 1= DQ’d, round 2 = 4th, round 3 =
4th, final = 4th
Carson Madziar #258
Round 1= 3rd, round 2 = 2nd, round 3 =
4th, final = 4th
Sunday 2-21-10 Frankfort, MI
Noah Willbrandt #523
Round 1= 5th, round 2 = 3rd, round 3 =
4th, final = 3rd
Nicholas Horstman #318
Round 1= 3rd, round 2 = 4th, round 3 =
5th, final = 2nd
Carson Madziar #258
Round 1= 1st, round 2 = 5th, round 3 =
5th, final = 5th
Bruce Jesionowski #121
Round 1= 3rd, round 2 = 2nd, final = 3rd
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MSXRA
Saturday 2-20-10 Gaylord, MI
Noah Willbrandt #523
8-12 Transition 300 Freestyle Class
heat
1= DNF (crash), heat 2
= 3rd, final = 4th, (4th) overall
Bruce Jesionowski #121
heat
1= 6th, heat 2 = 5th,
final = 3rd, (4th) overall
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Michigan Snow X Racing Association (MSXRA)
Noah Willbrant took a big step this weekend and moved into the 8-12 Transition
300 Freestyle Class at the MSXRA in Gaylord MI. Being only 7 years old he
had to be waived into the class and he placed 2nd in his final
against a full class of 12 year olds. We were very proud of him and plan to
catch a few more MSXRA races in between his ISOC races (120 class) yet this
season.
We are adding a new rider to the team, Bruce Jesionowski.
Check out his bio and more...
MSXRA
Saturday 2-6-10 Gaylord, MI
Noah Willbrandt #523 8-12 Transition 300
Freestyle Class
heat
1= 4th, heat 2 = 4th, final = 2nd
Bruce Jesionowski #121
heat
1= 2nd, heat 2 = 3rd, final = 4th
MSXRA
Saturday 1-30-10 Gaylord, MI
Noah Willbrandt #523
8-12 Transition 300 Freestyle Class
heat
1= 6th, heat 2 = 6th, final = 5th
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ISOC Michigan Regional Round #5
Saturday 1-23-10 Cadillac, MI
Noah Willbrandt #523
Round 1= 2nd, round 2 = 2nd, round 3 =
1st, final = 2nd
Nicholas Horstman #318
Round 1= 4th, round 2 = 3rd, round 3 =
4th, final = 7th
Carson Madziar #258
Round 1= 3rd, round 2 = 2nd, round 3 =
2nd, final = 3rd
Bruce Jesionowski #121
Round 1= 3rd, round 2 = 2nd, final = 2nd
Sunday 1-24-10 Cadillac, MI
Noah Willbrandt #523
Round 1= 1st, round 2 = 1st, round 3 =
1st, final = 1st
Nicholas Horstman #318
Round 1= 4th, round 2 = 1st, round 3 =
4th, final = 2nd
Carson Madziar #258
Round 1= 2nd, round 2 = 1st, round 3 =
2nd, final = 2nd
Bruce Jesionowski #121
Round 1= 3rd, round 2 = 4th, final = DNF (crash)
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Very Sad Day
The entire world and the family of ISOC / Bay-Racing
Michigan Regional SnoX has
lost a beautiful person this week. Carrie Hauger, wife to Joe Hauger the
Michigan regional 120 class director, mother to Cora, Inanna, Mira, and little
Bruyn, passed away Sunday from injuries she sustained in a
traffic crash in Kalkaska County
Mi while driving home from the Cadillac
race track. For any
of you that were fortunate enough to know the Hauger’s know what a lovely person
she was and what a great family they are. She will be deeply missed by all of us
at the track. Our deepest condolences go out to Joe and the kids. I’m sure all
of us racer families will do whatever is needed or requested to help out in any
way possible during this tragic time. All of our thoughts and prayers here at
Snirt Racing and
Sled-X.com
go out to the Bricker-Hauger families.
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ISOC
Michigan Regional Round #4(Pictures)
Saturday 1-16-10 Val Du Lakes, Mears MI
Noah Willbrandt #523
Round 1= 2nd, round 2 = 2nd, round 3 =
1st, final = 2nd
Nicholas Horstman #318
Round 1= 4th, round 2 = 3rd, round 3 =
4th, final = 7th
Carson Madziar #258
Round 1= 3rd, round 2 = 2nd, round 3 =
2nd, final = 3rd
Sunday 1-17-10 Val Du Lakes, Mears MI
Noah Willbrandt #523
Round 1= 1st, round 2 = 1st, round 3 =
1st, final = 1st
Nicholas Horstman #318
Round 1= 4th, round 2 = 1st, round 3 =
4th, final = 2nd
Carson Madziar #258
Round 1= 2nd, round 2 = 1st, round 3 =
2nd, final = 2nd
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ISOC
Michigan Regional Round #3 (Pictures)
Saturday 1-9-10 Cadillac MI
Noah Willbrandt #523
Round 1= 2nd, round 2 = 1st, round 3 =
2nd, final = 1st
Nicholas Horstman #318
Round 1= 4th, round 2 = 3rd, round 3 =
3rd, final = 2nd
Carson Madziar #258
Round 1= 4th, round 2 = 6th, round 3 =
6th, final = 5th
Sunday 1-10-10 Cadillac MI
Noah Willbrandt #523
Round 1= 1st, round 2 = 2nd, round 3 =
1st, final = 1st
Nicholas Horstman #318
Round 1= 3rd, round 2 = 4th, round 3 =
2nd, final = 3rd
Carson Madziar #258
Round 1= 1st, round 2 = 5th, round 3 =
2nd, final = 5th
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ISOC
Michigan
Regional Round #2
Saturday 12-19-09 Otsego Club Gaylord MI
Nicholas Horstman
Round 1= 5th, round 2 = 4th,
round 3 = 3rd, final = 2nd
Carson Madziar
Round 1= 2nd, round 2 = 2nd,
round 3 = 2nd, final = 2nd
Sunday 12-20-09 Otsego Club Gaylord MI
Nicholas Horstman
Round 1= 2nd, round 2 = 1st, round
3 = 1st, final = 2nd
Carson Madziar
Round 1= 2nd, round 2 = 3rd, round
3 = 3rd, final = 2nd
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AMA District 14
Top Ten Champions
AMA District 14, Michigan's Partner in Motorcycling, released their 2009
Top Ten Champions and Noah Willbrandt was recognized for his 7th overall
place for the D14 2009 Series.
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New Website
12/17/09
Welcome to
SNIRT Racing's new website where we will bring you the latest highlights
of our motocross and snocross racing. Noah Willbrandt is preparing
to transition to Snocross and we expect a great season in the ISOC.
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Battle Creek
MX 08/23/09
Noah Willbrandt, #523, finished the District 14 season
off with
a successful weekend at the Battle Creek Motorcycle
Club. Noah dominated on Saturday with wins in two motos
and an overall win. Sunday resulted in a podium in each moto and 3rd
overall. |
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