Results - Thursday August 30th - Single Points - Make up Race

Moto 1: 31-35 Cruiser
1. Ben Kohls, 16c - Racine, WI - CSR / Sinz
2. Kevin O'Donnell, 40c - Milwaukee, WI
3. Steven Campanelli, 39c - Germantown, WI
dnq / wd: Dallas Weimer, 14c - Fond du Lac, WI - Factory Direct Link

Moto 2: 41-45 Cruiser
1. Michael Froh, 41c - Milwaukee, WI - Factory Direct Link
2. Ed Morris, 44c - Fort Atkinson, WI
3. Brian Woods, 43c - Milwaukee, WI

Moto 3: 5 & Under Novice
1. Lucas Rupp, 5n - Muskego, WI
2. Mike Calbatera, 5n
3. (Mad) Max Schmitt, 4n

Moto 4: 7 Novice
1. Sam Cabaltera, 7n
2. Garrett Kluth, 6n - Waukesha, WI
3. Luke Maneely, 7n

Moto 5: 8 Novice
1. Austin Bailey, 8n
2. Raymond (RJ) Eckert, 8n - Muskego, WI
3. David Smith III, 8n
dnq: Brittany Brzenski, 8n

Moto 6: 12 Expert
1. Jacob Hinzpeter, 12x - Twin Lakes, WI
2. Nick Campenelli, 10x - Germantown, WI
3. Dillon Kolinski, 11i

Moto 7: 14 Intermediate
1. Collin Kohls, 14i - Racine, WI - CSR / Sinz
2. Brad Olson, 14i - Racine, WI - Dirt Warriors
3. Nate Booth, 14n - Milwaukee, WI

Moto 8: 16 Intermediate
1. Dana Mittelstadt, 17i - Shorewood, WI - CSR / Sinz
2. Ben Kohls, 16i - Racine, WI - CSR / Sinz
3. Chris Bratz, 20i - Kansasville, WI
4. Andrew Wipjewski, 15n
dnq / wd: Dallas Weimer, 14x - Fond du Lac, WI - Factory Direct Link

Moto 9: 19-27 Novice
1. Brennon Manske, 18n - Shorewood, WI
2. John Sanfelippo, 26n
3. Shane McNallie, 25n

And, that concludes weeknight racing for the 2007 season at Milwaukee BMX. Thanks a ton to all of our racers who competed throughout the season. But, don't forget, we still have a few Saturday events to go ... and then ... it's on to the indoor 'short track' season.

BMX this weekend:
Labor Day should be a good one. Fond du Lac BMX has a single point race scheduled for Sunday afternoon, with registration between 10:30 and 11:30 and racing starting at noon. Rockford BMX hosts the Illinois State Championships this weekend and has a race on Saturday and Sunday. Unless we have it wrong, the Saturday race is a night race with registration between 5 and 6:30 and racing ASAP (under the lights) Sunday is a triple pointer and registration runs from 10 to noon.

Also, the NBL Grands are happening over at South Park in Pennsylvania and if you aren't down for travelling to a race ... maybe watching some other skilled riders would be more like it. Check it out at BMXTVdirect.com

It was a Dark and Scary Night:
Yeah, things ran a bit late last night, and since we're creeping up on the autum equinox, the days just keep getting shorter and shorter. Colin Kohls (red CSR / Sinz uniform) and Brad Olson (blue Dirt Warriors uniform) hardly let the lack of light slow them down, however ... as the photos below show. No, we don't have lights at Milwaukee BMX -- you can tell from the amount of red-eye in each shot that the light source comes from a flash. Good stuff.

Race Results Tuesday August 28 Single Points

Moto 1: 21-25 Cruiser
1. Ben Kohls, 16c - Racine, WI - CSR / Sinz
2. Brad Olson, 14c - Racine, WI - Dirt Warriors
3. Christopher Brock, 23c

Moto 2: 36-40 Cruiser
1. Mark Kluth, 38c - Waukesha, WI
2. William Wison, 38c
3. Steven Campanelli, 39c - Germantown, WI

Moto 3: 41-45 Cruiser
1. Michael Froh, 41c - Milwaukee, WI - Factory Direct Link
2. Brian Woods, 43c - Milwaukee, WI
3. Brian Schulz, 41c - Kenosha, WI
4. Ed Morris, 44c - Fort Atkinson, WI
dnq: John Wethall, 42c - Lake Mills, WI

Moto 4: 6 Novice
1. Garrett Kluth, 6n - Waukesha, WI
2. Lucas Rupp, 5n - Muskego, WI
3. Mikey Calbatera, 5n

Moto 5: 7 Novice
1. Sam Cabaltera, 7n
2. Jonah Ausdembruch, 7n - Racine, WI
3. Maxwell Wilson, 7n

Moto 6: 8 Novice
1. Raymond (RJ) Eckert, 8n - Muskego, WI
2. David Smith III, 8n
3. Steve Foglia, 8n
dnq: Brittany Brzezinski

Moto 7: 9 Intermediate
1. Samuel Rupp, 9I - Muskego, WI
2. Kyle Schulz, 9I - Kenosha, WI
3. Chris Mantz, 9n

Moto 8: 12 Expert
1. Jacob Hinzpeter, 12x - Twin Lakes, WI
2. Nick Campanelli, 10x (happy birthday, Nick!) - Germantown, WI
3. Dillon Kolinski, 11i - Germantown, WI

Moto 9: 15 Novice
1. Andrew Wipjewski, 15n
2. Christopher Wipjewski, 14n
3. Nate Booth, 14n
dnq: Josh May

Moto 10: 16 Intermediate
1. Kommanche Jordan, 13x - Green Bay, WI
2. Ben Kohls, 16i - Racine, WI - CSR / Sinz
3. Dana Mittelstadt, 17i - Shorewood, WI - CSR / Sinz
4. Collin Kohls, 14i - Racine, WI - CSR / Sinz
dnq: Chris Bratz, 20i - Kansasville, WI

Moto 11: 19-27 Novice
1. Brennon Manske, 18n - Shorewood, WI
2. John Sanfelippo, 26n
3. Shane McNallie, 25n
dnq: Karl Ausdembruch, 37n

SCHEDULE CHANGE:

We are Racing on Thursday, August 30th -- a make up race for the two races that we lost to the monsoon season that rolled through last week.

For Immediate Release:


(Milwaukee, WI) -- Milwaukee BMX has cancelled it's Thursday practice and will run a make up single points race. The track was forced to cancel two races last week because of persistant rains in the Southeast Wiscosnin area.

The race will be run similar to any of the track's Tuesday evening races, with rider registration occuring between 5 and 6 p.m. Racing will begin after - or, around 6:30. Two moto transfer will be in effect and awards will be given to riders finishing 1st - 3rd in their main.

Riders who wish to register via telephone may do so by calling track operator, John Mittelstadt at 414-429-3485.

-- end --

More fantastic Peter Cowley images -

We have so much talent swirling around our volunteer ranks, and Peter is no exception, behind the lens of a camera. We are stoked to bring you more of his work from last night's race.

Steve Foglia has the preferred line into the first corner but, lots of company from a very determined looking David Smith III and just a hint of eventual winner Raymond Eckert on the outside. The three are regular competitors in our 8 novice class, which Eckert has been winning - a lot - lately.




Every track has it's "hard" class ... ours looks like it's shaping up to be 41-45 cruiser. As Bob Osborne wrote about Scott Breithaupt (SE Racing Founder - who was only like 27 at the time) back in 1981, "Don't let the fact that there's snow on the roof fool you into thinking that the fire doesn't still rage within" these guys are super competitive and on the gas. Every lap even the smallest mistakes are costly. The rider who didn't qualify last night, John Wethall, finished 5th in district 2 points last year !!! In this shot, Mike Froh is leading out Ed Morris (blue) and Brian Schulz. Schulz just turned 41 and must have his "move up" psych still working. He was going super fast last night. Froh and Morris finished 2nd and 3rd in the 41-45 cruiser class on Sunday at the Midwest Nationals in Rockford, IL earlier this season. The fourth rider in the main (who finished second after a big second straight tangle involving Morris and Schulz) was Brian Woods, a former A-pro who came back a few weeks ago and is picking up speed in a jiffy. Tough comp to be sure.




Speaking of SE racing, 7 year old Jonah Ausdembruch shows from his jersey that Red Bull isn't the only thing that "gives you wings". What do you suppose the odds are that some dude at Red Bull Corporate finds this and calls us with a "cease and desist" order threat. Oh well, it's a risk I'll just have to take for the sake of vague and ambiguous references to corporate slogans!




Back to the theme of hard classes, if your last name isn't Wipjewski, then 15 Novice is awfully tough. At the moment the Wipjewski brothers are dominating. Older brother Andrew is in the lead here and won the main, while 14 year old Christopher (347) jumped his way into the second spot. Nate Booth (334) pushed down his sleeves and took home the third.








28+ Novice hits the double into the first corner. Brennon Manske with things under control here in the first round while John Sanfelippo (red helmet), Karl Ausdembruch (on mags) and Shane Mcnallie look for a way around.


Rad dad, Steven Campanelli looking awfully hollywood in this glamour shot. The fact that this picture is up here almost guarantees that I'm going over a berm one of these days. Sorry Steven, I had to go with it, bro !!!








This kid is something to watch. Green Bay (yes, as in 140 miles North of Milwaukee) racer Kommanche Jordan jetted in to win our 16 intermediate class. Only Ben Kohls, one of our regular racers who is also just dripping with skills and speed, could keep up with this kid. I'm guessing the reason that Peter took this cameo shot of Jordan is because he couldn't hit the shutter fast enough to get a decent shot of him on the track. At 13, he's not that big of a kid, but, you can see from this shot that his focus is huge.



This young guy (#59) is Sammy Rupp and is Milwaukee BMX's first ever move up from Novice to Intermediate. Despite the fact that he's new to inter, he won again Tuesday night against some very spirited competition from Kyle Schulz and Chris Mantz.

Tuesday August 28th and we are RACING !!!

Okay, yeah ... so, just writing that felt absolutely great. We're super happy to have caught a break with the weather and get a chance to get back on track tonight. Hope we see you there.

Below are some images from the way we left the track last Saturday after a pretty full day of work. Hopefully, we didn't lose too much of that progress with the rains that moved through the area yesterday.

The first corner has been "worked" ... it may be rolling as smooth as it has all season. It's starting to become obvious that we've lost some berm height, so look for a major update on this turn in October.

Second turn (above) was similarly raked and rolled ... it was a big mess when we arrived ... the rain from last week had left it nearly unrideable and completely full of ruts.

A project that I've been meaning to get at for the past several months -- putting a cap on the first roller out of the second turn. I'm sure Denise (Mrs. O') would only be too stoked if things around the house would only bug me for a couple of months before they got done -- it's more accurately like a few years.

DO NOT let the fact that John and Mark are holding rakes fool you ... it was really little Garrett Kluth that did most of the work on Saturday. Shame about all the rain we had last week ... Saturday turned out to be such a perfect day. And, few things are more depressing than a soft / soggy BMX track that can't be ridden.

Fond du Lac is racing TODAY:

For any of you who couldn't scratch your racing itch at Milwaukee BMX yesterday, the weekend won't be a total loss. Fond du Lac is racing as scheduled today. Signups are from 10:30 - 11:30 and racing begins at noon.

Milwaukee Bails Out and Gets Better !!!
A small but energetic group of volunteers worked their tails off yesterday to get the track ready for our coming Tuesday night race. T/O Mittelstadt, Mark Kluth and I were determined to transform the soggy mess into a raceable track. Talk about taking a pile of lemons and turning them into lemonade! the soft track conditions allowed us to hand rake the majority of rutts out of the turns and wheel pack them into conditions that haven't been seen since our State Qualifier race in June. We also dragged, raked and roll packed the straights. The track is in pretty sano condition and we're definitely looking forward to the great racing that will go down on Tuesday night. We'll post pictures of current track conditions on Monday.

Race Saturday August 25th has been cancelled due to track conditions.

Racing Saturday August 25th: It's On !!!

Yeah, that's right ... if we don't pick up a bunch of extra rain overnight, we're going to give it a go for Saturday's race.

Start Time Change:
Because we'll be working on the track in the morning, we won't start racing before 1 p.m. ... if we get started between before 2, we will consider running a 3 moto transfer ... if we can't get started until after 2, we will definitely run a two moto transfer to move the racing quickly.

Keep your fingers crossed ... and, no rain dances ... okay?

Thursday Gate Practice is Cancelled

Seriously, we're about as tired with this weather as anyone ... we're going a bit stir crazy at best. This gives a whole new meaning to the often used BMX terms -- "sandbagging" and "bailing out".

Nevertheless ... we admire those of you hearty SE Wisconsin types and we continue to join you in holding our chins up. Better weather and brighter days are ahead.

Fond du Lac BMX cancels Thursday 8/23 race:
We received a note late last night that Fond du Lac was cancelling it's Thursday night race because the track is waterlogged and we wanted to pass it along to anybody who was thinking about traveling tomorrow night.

We'll have a better sense by tomorrow morning as to wether we'll attempt to run gate practice or not.

We appreciate your patience ... and we sympathize with all of our friends in the Kenosha area, as well as those in the Western portions of the state that have suffered from the recent flooding in the area.

Please take care of yourselves -- and we'll get right back to racing just as quick as we can.

Tuesday August 21st -- RACING CANCELLED

Unless you've been living in a completely indoor environment, with no access to the outside world whatsoever, it should come as no surprise that we're cancelling racing tonight. We'll check the track and the forecast to determine wether Thursday's practice will run as scheduled. Please check back here for updates.

This is the first rainout that we've faced since we got in full swing back in June ... so, we have no complaints, it's been a fun summer and we are still looking forward to better weather next week and througout September.

Results 8/14/2007

Moto 1: 31-35 Cruiser
1. Brad Olson, 14c - Racine, WI
2. Kevin O'Donnell, 40c - Milwaukee, WI
3. Thomas Porter, 37c

Moto 2: 41-45 Cruiser
1. Michael Froh, 41c - Milwaukee, WI - Factory Direct Link
2. Ed Morris, 44c - Fort Atkinson, WI
3. John Wethall, 42c - Lakes Mills, WI
4. Brian Woods, 44c
dnq - Paul Weimer, 42c - Fond du Lac, WI - Geared 4 Racing

Moto 3 & 4: 7 Novice
1. Miles Porter, 7n
2. Josh Sobczak, 7n
3. Miles Priefer, 7n - Waterford, WI
4. Steven Meyer, 7n
5. Dane O'Donnell, 7n - Milwaukee, WI
6. Brittany Brzezinski, 7n
7. Lucas Rupp, 5n - Muskego, WI
8. Owen Porter, 5n
dnq - Maxwell Wilson, 7n - Wauwatosa, WI

Moto 5: 10 Novice
1. Raymond (RJ) Eckert, 8n - Muskego, WI
2. David Smith III, 8n
3. Allison Meyer, 10n

Moto 6: 10 Expert
1. Scott Sullivan, 10x - Wadsworth, IL
2. Zach Sullivan, 9i - Wadsworth, IL
3. Samuel Rupp, 9i - Muskego, WI

Moto 7: 14 Novice
1. Christopher Wipjewski, 14n
2. Nate Booth, 14n
3. Anthony Brzezinski, 11n
dnq - Jordan Toth

Moto 8: 14 Intermediate
1. Collin Kohls, 14i - Racine, WI - CSR / Sinz
2. Jacob Hinzpeter, 12x - Twin Lakes, WI
3. Jack Hall, 14i - Dirt Warriors

Moto 9: 19-27 Novice
1. Brennon Manske, 18n - Shorewood, WI
2. John Sanfelippo, 26n
3. Andrew Wipjewski, 15n
dnq - Shane Mcnallie, 25n

Moto 10: 19-27 Intermediate
1. Dana Mittelstadt, 17i - Shorewood, WI - CSR / Sinz
2. Ben Kohls, 16i - Racine, WI - CSR / Sinz
3. Chris Bratz, 20i - Kansasville, WI

Moto 11: 28 & Over Novice
1. Chris Meyer, 35n
2. Daniel Priefer, 34n - Waterford, WI
3. William Wison, 42n

We Are Racing !!!


The sun is out ... and the forecast for this afternoon calls for hot and dry ... so, whattaya' say to a race tonight !!!

The rain last night has left the track in pretty rough condition ... but, as always, we'll do what we can to fill cracks, washouts, etc. and make the best of a tough situation. Signups are likely to last until a little closer to 6:30 tonight ... and we'll do what we can to be racing by 7.

We appreciate your ongoing support and look forward to seeing a bunch of you trackside tonight.

Results 8/11/2007 - Single Points

Moto 1: 14 Cruiser
1. Dallas Weimer, 14c - Fond du Lac, WI - Factory Direct Link
2. Chase Pauza, 9c - Arlington Heights, IL - Team Rock'N
3. Jacob Szymanski, 9c

Moto 2: 36-40 Cruiser
1. Kevin O'Donnell, 40c - Milwaukee WI
2. Mark Kluth, 38c - Waukesha, WI
3. Steven Campanelli, 39c - Germantown, WI
dnq - Thomas ORourke, 39c

Moto 3: 41-45 Cruiser
1. John Wethall, 42c - Lake Mills, WI
2. Brian Woods, 43c
3. John Maurer, 64c - Madison, WI
4. Paul Weimer, 42c - Fond du Lac, WI - Geared 4 Racing
5. Ed Morris, 44c - Fort Atkinson, WI
dnq - Debbie Syron, 44g

Moto 4: 7 Novice
1. Daniel Walkowiak, 7n
2. Garrett Kluth, 6n - Waukesha, WI
3. Brittany Brzezinski, 7n

Moto 5: 9 Novice
1. Gavin Decker, 9n - Sun Prairie, WI
2. Mckaylla Orourke, 8n
3. David Smith III, 8n

Moto 6: 9 Expert
1. Chase Pauza, 9x - Arlington Heights, IL - Team Rock'N
2. Nick Campanelli, 9x - Germantown, WI
3. Jacob Szymanski, 9x - Oakwood Hills, IL
4. Kasen Vanooyen, 9i - Oshkosh, WI
dnq - Tamryn Syron, 8g - Bartlett, IL

Moto 7: 11 Novice
1. Colton Owens, 11n - Cross Plains, WI
2. Anthony Brzezinski, 11n
3. Wyatt Orourke, 10n
dnq - Cole Baake, 10n - Port Washington, WI

Moto 8: 11 Intermediate
1. Drake Pusateri, 10x - Lombard, IL
2. Jaden Vanooyen, 10i - Oshkosh, WI
3. Dillon Kolinski, 11i - Germantown, WI

Moto 9: 14 Expert
1. Dallas Weimer, 14x - Fond du Lac, WI - Factory Direct Link
2. Collin Kohls, 14i - Racine, WI - CSR / Sinz
3. Jacob Hinzpeter, 12x - Twin Lakes, WI

Moto 10: 15 Novice
1. Andrew Wipjewski, 15n
2. Christopher WIpjewski, 14n
3. Colin Baake, 14n - Port Washington, WI

Moto 11: 19-27 Novice
1. Brennon Manske, 18n - Shorewood, WI
2. Matthew Pusateri, 39n - Lombard, IL
3. John Sanfelippo, 26n
4. Andrew Moore, 20n
dnq - Shane McNallie

Moto 12: 19-27 Expert
1. Joshua Flairty, 19x - Waukesha, WI
2. Dana Mittelstadt, 17i - Shorewood, WI - CSR / Sinz
3. Taylor Syron, 16g - Bartlett, IL

Moto 13: 28 & Over Expert
1. Chris Trapp, 34x - Sun Prairie, WI
2. Cory Frick, 41x - Lomira, WI
3. John Maurer, 64i - Madison, WI

We Have No Stile(s) -- Stile Industries BMX Clinic Cancelled

Persistent rain in the area has forced the cancellation of tonight's Stile Industries BMX clinic at Milwaukee BMX. The track will be closed to riders tonight and tomorrow.

Additionally, volunteers are needed for Saturday morning track maintenance (raking and crack filling) so that we can get the track back into usable shape by race time Saturday. If you can help, please bring a leaf rake, a thatch rake, or a shovel.

Thanks for your patience and continued support.

Kevin O'

Race Results - Tuesday August 7th, 2007

Moto 1: 31-35 Cruiser
1. Brad Olson - 14c
2. Christopher Brock - 23c
3. Thomas Porter - 37c

Moto 2: 41-45 Cruiser
1. Michael Froh - 41c - Milwaukee, WI - Factory Direct Link
2. John Wethall - 41c - Lake Mills, WI
3. Brian Woods - 43c

Moto 3: 6 Novice
1. Owen Porter - 5n
2. Tyler Fruncek - 5n
3. Jack Nelson - 6n
dnq - Luc Marchessault - 6n

Moto 4: 7 Novice
1. Raymond (RJ) Eckert - 7n - Muskego, WI
2. Miles Porter - 7n
3. Miles Priefer - 7n - Waterford, WI
dnq - Brittany Brzezinski - 7n

Moto 5: 9 Novice
1. Gavin Decker - 9n - Sun Prairie, WI
2. David Smith III - 8n
3. McKaylla O'Rourke - 8n

Moto 6: 12 Expert
1. Jacob Hinzpeter - 12x - Twin Lakes, WI
2. Scott Sullivan - 10x - Wadsworth, IL
3. Zachary Sullivan - 9i - Wadsworth, IL

Moto 7: 17-18 Novice
1. Brennon Manske - 18n - Shorewood, WI
2. Andrew Wipjewski - 15n
3. Tyler Schmidt - 14n

Moto 8: 19-27 Intermediate
1. Dana Mittelstadt - 17i - Shorewood, WI - CSR / Sinz
2. Collin Kohls - 14i - Racine, WI - CSR / Sinz
3. Chris Bratz - 20i - Kansasville, WI

Moto 9: 28+ Novice
1. Chris Meyer - 35n
2. John Sanfelippo - 26n
3. Daniel Priefer - 34n
dnq - Shane Mcnallie - 25n

Hot Shots
Since the shots from Tuesday's race below were taken by a photographer who had some of his early work published in the mighty Bicycle Motocross Action (BMX Action) magazine, I figure it's probably okay to borrow the Hot Shot reference just this once. Peter Cowley, who's been around the world a few times, but who still has the BMX bug from the late 80's, recently landed in Milwaukee Wisconsin as the Director of the American Diabetes Association "Tour de Cure" fundraising rides. Funny how networks get built when it comes to bikes, but Peter is a good guy, and BMX through and through. He's (obviously) also still pretty mean with a camera in his hands -- even the little Kodak snap-shooter I asked him to use while he was acting as corner judge down in turn three. Yeah, it's safe to say, we multi-task at Milwaukee BMX.


This is Scott Sullivan, a stout young 10x from Wadsworth, IL. He got lumped in with Jacob Hinzpeter, a very quick 12 expert (who will probably be Milwaukee BMX's first AA pro candidate) and gave him a really solid race. Notable: I noticed Scott's pedal cleat popped loose in both his second moto and the main. Scott's younger brother Zachary, a 9 intermediate, spent the night chasing some fast experts.


This is a cool shot of Chris Meyer, who already has a couple of wins since he returned a few weeks ago. Chris' bike tells me that he knows all about BMX Action -- and like a lot of us, back in the day, he probably wondered what it would have been like to have his picture taken by a guy like Cowley. Here it is, Chris ... Milwaukee BMX is not exactly BMX Action and it may be 20 years after you were thinking hoping for it ... but you still got a pretty doggone good shot.


I always feel a bit guilty to the guys I normally race with because they so infrequently get their photos up here. I can tell them what they look like -- usually from behind -- but, somehow it's just not the same. Here's Mike Froh, the tireless track tweaker with another super valuable Milwaukee BMX volunteer in tow, John Wethall. 41-45 cruiser was super competitive Tuesday night and Brian Woods (not pictured) is definitely picking up speed quickly.

Sometimes, I swear that Milwaukee BMX has almost as many little kids as some elementary schools. And that rocks, because the future of BMX belongs to guys like 7 year old RJ Eckert (above) and the even mini-er mini riders below (l-r: Jack Nelson, Tyler Fruncek and Luc Marchessault) all of whom are 6 or younger.

This is moments after the 28+ Novice Main -- and, you will see this scene play out at pretty much any BMX track any time there's a race. It's a moment that I quite honestly don't think about that often, truth be told, and probably gets photographed even less. Which is why I'm so glad Peter caught it. Looking at this picture, it immediately was clear to me that I'm looking at the post race replay, a naturally occurring phenomenon that illustrates the camaraderie in BMX racing. Sometimes, it's almost as good to just talk BMX with your friends as it is to ride.

WE ARE RACING !!!

All the rain that fell over the last couple of days definitely didn't help the track, but, we are going to have a go at it tonight. There are a couple of cracks to fill and a few low spots to cope with ... but, it's Bicycle MX, right?

Hope to see you there tonight.

Kevin O'

This week at Milwaukee BMX (8/6 - 8/13)

Tuesday Night Race (8/7): Keep refreshing your browser on MilwaukeeBMX.com throughout the day tomorrow for updates on racing tomorrow night. The forecast doesn't look great ... and the track is fairly saturated from the rain over the weekend and last night. Still, we'll run if there's any way that we can.

Thursday Gate Practice: THERE IS NONE -- However, if you are interested in attending the Stile Industries BMX clinic that's going on ... please come on out. Cost of the clinic is $25 and all proceeds help to pay for Stile Industries summer tour. Clinic will run from 6 p.m. until 9-ish -- depending on how we do with daylight. Please Don't be concerned about the evident "criminal intent" of the Stile riders in the photo above ... the Stile Industries guys are really cool. And, fearless leader of this merry band of Mexican Cat Jugglers is none other than Colin Stiles (all the way right) ... who, by day, leads the very normal life of a (yawn) school teacher.

These guys have been doing clinics all summer long and I've noted they've received some nice props from other track operators we know. We're looking forward to hosting them Thursday night and hope you can make it out.

When: 6-9 p.m.

Where: Milwaukee BMX

Cost: $25 / rider

Saturday 8/11 Race:

Oh yeah, finally another Saturday single point race at Milwaukee BMX -- seems like about forever since we ran our last Saturday single pointer -- but, we're ready to rock and roll -- are you? If the answer wasn't a confident "yeah, bro!" ... then you should check out the clinic information above.

Note to my buddy Ben Kohls:

Hey kid, we're all pulling for your speedy recovery here ... take your time, mend up, and we'll make sure the track is ready for you just as soon as you are ready for it. Ben had a scary wreck at the Land O' Lakes Nationals (in St. Cloud, MN) that landed him in the hospital with some pretty serious injuries. My understanding is that he's doing well and is already working on his comeback plans with his folks. He's a great kid and we all look forward to having him back soon.

C-Ya Soon.

Results From Tuesday July 31st

Moto 1: 36-40 Cruiser
1. Ben Kohls, 16c - Racine, WI - CSR Sinz
2. Jason Leikam, 37c - Hartford, WI - University Cycle
3. Brad Olson, 14c - Wisconsin - Dirt Warriors
4. Kevin O'Donnell, 40c - Milwaukee, WI
5. Brian Woods, 43c - Wisconsin
6. Thomas Porter, 37c - Wisconsin (new full membership)
dnq: Karl Ausdembruch, 37c - Racine, WI

Moto 2: 6 Novice
1. Owen Porter, 5n - Wisconsin
2. Rachel Rankins, 5n - Twin Lakes, WI
3. Luc Marchessault, 6n - Wisconsin (one day temporary membership)

Moto 3: 7 Novice
1. Raymond (RJ) Eckert, 7n - Muskego, WI
2. Josh Sobczak, 7n - Wisconsin
3. David Smith III, 7n - Wisconsin
4. Porter, 7n - Wisconsin
5. Johah Ausdembruch, 7n - Racine, WI

Moto 4: 8 Intermediate
1. Seth Willis, 8i - Salem, WI
2. Reece Rankins, 8i - Twin Lakes, WI
3. Micala Gayner, 8n - Wisconsin

Moto 5: 15 novice
1. Andrew Wipjewski, 15n - Wisconsin
2. Christopher Wipjewski, 14n - Wisconsin
3. Tyler Schmidt, 14n - Wisconsin

Moto 6: 16 Intermediate
1. Jacob Hinzpeter, 12x - Twin Lakes, WI
2. Ben Kohls, 16i - Racine, WI - CSR / Sinz
3. Chris Bratz, 20i - Kansasville, WI - Dirt Warriors
dnq: Colin Kohls, 14i - Racine, WI - CSR / Sinz

Moto 7: 28 & Over Novice
1. Karl Ausdembruch, 37n - Racine, WI
2. John Sanfelippo, 26n - Wisconsin
3. Shane McNallie, 25n - Wisconsin