FWD Studded Feature Winner Tony Everhart (Randy Van Hoof Photo)tory and Photos provided by Randy Van Hoof (http://www.photosbyhoofer.com)
The 2010 season wrapped up this week with the crowing of the champions in all three divisions. Dan Michonski picked up his fourth feature win only to come up a few points shy to the season champion Justin Kraeger in the RWD Non-Studded class. FWD Studded pilot Tony Everhart made it two wins in a row, but it was Daryl Erickson that would survive and take the championship. Scott Weisnicht would capture his first feature win in the FWD Non-Studded class but nobody had an answer to B.J. Giese’s hot start to the season to catch him for the top spot.

Tony Everhart would take advantage of his inside front row starting spot in the FWD Studded feature and cruise to his second win in a row. The race was for second as Matt Skarynski, Clint “Chucky” Forstner and Calvin Stueck would mix it through the middle of the race, Forstner would end up blinded as his hood would come loose and flip up making it kind of hard to see going onto turn one. In the end it was Everhart, Skarynski, Stueck, Erickson and Forstner. But in the end it was Daryl Erickson that would hold on to his points lead and take the championship.

FWD Studded feature winner Tony Everhart (Randy "Hoofer" Van Hoof Photos)Story and Photos provided by Randy Van Hoof (http://www.photosbyhoofer.com)
Two new winners this week just proves that anyone can be beat on any given day. In the FWD Studded class it was Tone Everhart getting his first win ending Clint “Chucky” Forstner’s 5 win streak. The question, could B. J. Giese run the season and win every feature in the FWD Non-Studded class this season? The answer, no, Tom Brandt would get his first feature win and end Giese’s reign. Dan Michonski would start his day over on Shawano Lake running the Fire On Ice invitational and end up second and getting to Tilleda in time to start the feature with us, and end up taking the win for his ninth win overall this season!

Tony Everhart would take the green form the pole for the FWD Studded feature and would never give up the lead. Matt Skarzynski would make it interesting in the closing laps but in the end would have to settle for the runner up spot followed by Daryl Erickson and Clint Forstner.

Cody Bierman and Brad Wedde would lead the FWD Non-Studded field to the green. This would be a very entertaining race as the top five cars were always within a car length of each other. As the race went on the faster cars would come to the front. Tom Brandt would battle his way to the lead with the points leader B. J. Giese giving chase but would come home in the second spot with Jeff Jolitz in third, Dan Hintz fourth and Josh Jolitz would end up fifth.

FWD Studded heat action three wide coming out of turn four. - Randy Van Hoof PhotosBy: Randy Van Hoof Feb. 6, 2010 - B.J. Giese is on a roll in the FWD Non-Studded division, this first year ice racer has won all five feature so far this season, hope I don‘t jinx him. No less of a feat is Clint “Chucky” Forstner winning the last four features in the FWD Studded class but if not for the fact that he did not have a car ready for the opener, he too might have five wins. In the RWD Non-Studded class “The Pride Of Leopolis”, Dan Michonski has three feature wins after a close second last week and taking week two off. With wins at Tilleda, Fire On Ice and Mid-States Ice Racing, his total wins for the season is seven, that matches his previous season best and we still have three week left!

RWD Non-Studded feature winner Kasey KolpackBy: Randy Van Hoof Jan. 30, 2010
This was a very special day for a very special family. Reed Leupke is a four year old young MAN that has been diagnosed with leukemia. I say a young MAN because he is handling all this with great courage. A lot of adults could learn a lesson from this little guy! With our highest car count of the season with drivers coming over from Lake Du Bay and one driver coming all the way from the Madison area we had thirty seven cars in the pit area. With the help of all the drivers, fans and fifteen special drivers we were able to raise over $900.00 for the Leupke Family, you all deserve a big pat on the back for that! Only four “media” people showed up to race so we put them in with the dirt drivers and the asphalt drivers and that special race was won by non other that regular IMCA Modified driver and champion, Jared Siefert.

By: Randy Van Hoof Jan. 23, 2010
It was a foggy and misty day for racing at Tilleda Thunder On Ice on “Lake Speed” in Tilleda. The new layout of the track with it’s longer straights and more sweeping turns is providing for some close three and sometimes four wide racing, Saturday was no exception. The crowds this season has been great and this week saw the largest car count of the year so far. Next week with the special benefit race should prove to be a great day.