Hot Temperatures Doesn’t Stop Heated Racing in Hartford
Hartford, WI (January 8th, 2023) - Another fantastic weekend is in the books as the Midwest SnoCross Series returned to the RK Compound in Hartford, Wisconsin for rounds 6 and 7. Over 200 sleds signed up for the event with great racing taking place all day. Hard fought heat races and LCQs set up the 24 finals on Saturday and 23 finals on Sunday. (Writer’s Note: Please note that the race number shown in the article will be based off Saturday’s race numbers, as Plus 40 and Plus 30 combined on Sunday and would mess up the
format of the article and that wouldn’t be fun, ok thanks, back to the article) Race 1 - Transition 11-13 Easton Kuhn dominated the weekend, picking up wins on both days, with John Thieke second both days. Jacob Daniels finished third on Saturday with Logan Bruch
third on Sunday. Race 2 - MLK Carpentry/Design LLC 200 Stock 6-12 saw a podium of Noah Kuhn, Abram Newton, and Harrison Skar on Saturday. Lincoln Skar, Harrison Skar, and Abram Newton found themselves on the podium Sunday. Race 3 - Professional Plating Inc. Novice finished with a podium of Evan Schwier, Ben Gehring, and Brodie Lund on Saturday. Schwier and Gehring finished a great weekend in the same spots Sunday, with Landon Giese joining them third. Race 4 - 120 lmp Stock 8-12 saw Vincenzo Diorio have a career weekend, sweeping the wins on both days, with Hudson Pritchard and Lyla Judnick joining him on the podium Saturday. Levi Dahl came back after a rough Saturday to finish second on Sunday, with Lyla Judnick returning to the podium on Sunday. Race 5 - Snow Country Customs llc Junior 10-13 witnessed Easton Kuhn continue his good form, picking up both wins, with Logan Bruch finishing second both days, while third was shared between Beckum Pete on Saturday and Jacob Daniels on Sunday. Race 6 - Pro 206 6-12 Saw the Skar name dominate with Harrison winning both days and Lincoln taking a pair of second places. Lochlan Giese would finish third on Saturday with Russell Walsh third on Sunday. Race 7 - The Brown Brothers Racing Pro Am Women’s class podium stayed the same both days with Mckaylee Meyerhofer winning both finals, while Janiece Brown and Hailey Brown took second and third both days. Race 8 - Saturday’s Pro Lite podium included Brian Petersen, Cade Fleming, and Rob Boussum. Petersen would win Sunday while Rob Boussum went one better to finish second, with Parker Krumm picking up third. Race 9 - Recreational Motorsports 200 Stock 10-12 was won by Lincoln Skar, with Abram Newton, and Jackson Kafka rounding outthe podium on Saturday. The top two stayed the same while Max Koenig finished third on Sunday. Race 10 - Junior 10-13 2 went to Logan Bruch both days, with Ava Kruschke and Tucker Jahns second and third on Saturday. Colden Harnois and Ava Kruschke would make up second and third on the podium Sunday. Race 11 - Rhinelander Cabins 200 Stock 6-7 finished with Jackson Kafka winning on Saturday with Harrison Skar and Russell Walsh following behind on the podium. Sunday’s race saw Harrison Skar pick up the win with Russell Walsh and Otto Walli second and third. Race 12 - C&A Pro Skis Sport Lite was a hotly contested class, with Jerrett Junemann edging out Jake Hunger for the win on Saturday, and then swapping on Sunday. Max Nowak came home third on Saturday with Brodie Lund taking third on Sunday. Race 13 - A 2 class race, with Junior Girls 9-13 going to Ava Kruschke, while Adelyn Thompson and Bernice Thieke wrapped up the podium, while Hailey Brown picked up the Junior Girls 14-17 class in the same race Saturday. Sunday’s race saw Bernice Thieke pick up the win with Ava Kruschke and Adelyn Thompson on the podium, with Hailey Brown sweeping the weekend in her class while Kenzie Pokszyk finished second. Race 14 - Saturday’s 40 plus was won by Augie Hoffmann while Adam Konz and Mike Gagliano joined him on the podium. The order stayed the same on Sunday. Tomahawk Sports Center Plus 30 - Race 15 was dominated by Adam S Johnson while Scott Doll and Jonathan Serdar finished second and third on Saturday, with Brad Carman finishing second on Sunday. Race 16 - Town & Country Lawn Service Transition Combined 8-12 went to John Thieke both days with Logan Bruch second both days as well. Saturday would see Beckum Pete finish third
while Colden Harnois took the spot on Sunday. Race 17 - 120 Imp Stock 6-7 saw Russell Walsh take the win on Saturday and Vincenzo Diorio win on Sunday. Otto Walli finished second on Saturday with Vincenzo Diorio third. Russell Walsh finished second Sunday with Otto Walli taking third the same day. Millennium Technologies Sport - Race 18 - was won by Cole Johnston, while Jake Hunger and Ryder Harnois took second and third on Saturday. Sunday’s final went to Jake Hunger, with Jerrett Junemann and Max Nowak second and third. Race 19 - Goodwin Performance Inc. Transition 8-10 - Saturday was a good day to have the last name of Kuhn, with Holden Kuhn picking up the win while his cousin, Noah Kuhn finished
second; Bernice Thieke rounded out the day's podium in third. Sunday’s race went to Vivian Yager, with Axel Kruschke and Lincoln Skar second and third. Race 20 - Saturday’s Recreational Motorsports 120 Imp 4-12 was won by Vincenzo Diorio both days, with Jakob Blenker and Otto Walli second on Saturday and Sunday, while Levi Dahl left with a pair of third places. SnowStuds Junior 14-17 - Race 21 went to Mason Helland with Brodie Lund and Colt Scheckel second and third on Saturday. Sunday’s race saw Brodie Lund pick up the win with Evan Schwier and Jesse Blenker rounding out the podium. Race 22 - Kafka Granite LLC 200 Stock 8-9 - Eli Pallin went on a run and dominated the weekend, picking up the win on both days, with Noah Kuhn and Sawyer Hoffmann joining him on the podium Saturday, while Bensen Boschae and Sawyer Hoffmann finished second and third on Sunday. Race 23 - Rollin Transport LLC 120 Imp Stock 4-5 saw Vincenzo Diorio pick up the win both days, with Hudson Pritchard joining him in second both days. Jakob Blenker and Bennett Devault shared the third place spoils over the two days. The final race of the both days, Race 24 - Pro Am, witnessed utter domination by Spring Grove’s Brian Petersen as he took home to win on both days. Devin Denman and Adam S Johnson finished second and third on Saturday. Sunday’s second and third place spots consisted of Westby, WI’s Cade Fleming and Bristol, WI’s Parker Krumm. The Midwest SnoCross Series would like to thank and appreciate the RK Compound, Ryan Kuhn, and all of the crew for a tremendous weekend. With mother nature being as weird as she has been, the crew stepped up and made sure the weekend was a success and that is greatly appreciated. From making sure the track was in top shape to helping tow stuck vehicles out of the pits long into the night, they made sure it was an awesome weekend. A short turnaround time for the teams of the Midwest SnoCross Series awaits as in just a few short days, the series will return to Plymouth, WI. The 2 day event will see the annual Adam Muesegades Memorial races Saturday and Sunday, as well as a Dominator race for the 200 class, sponsored by Millennium technologies and C & A Pro Skis. To learn about the event or the rest of the season, visit the series at midwestsnocross.com
today.
Article Credit: Zack Krueger
Photo Credit: Emily Schwanke