Iowa ATV Hare Sramble Series Fort Dodge, Iowa Mineral City Speedway - Round 2

The weather for the morning classes was as close to perfect as possible with sunny skies and mild temperatures; however, temps and humidity were on the rise for the afternoon classes and caused a bit of fatigue for some racers, but the heat and humidity were a welcomed change from round one where muddy conditions took their toll on both racer and machine.

There were 10 racers on the starting line for the AA class, including Jason Gudde, who grabbed the holeshot and was followed closely by Carson Coffman, Derrick Schrock and Zac Johnson. As Jason led for several laps, he had to contend with the pressure from Derrick Schrock who was challenging him for the lead. “Derrick was closing in on me and we were battling, but then Derrick dropped back,” recalled Gudde. “Then all of a sudden Derrick was there again, but he was missing a nerf bar and foot peg!” Schrock’s mishap forced him into the pits to have a quick repair job, which cost him valuable time and put him in 9th place at the end of the race.

All though Schrock was no longer a threat, Coffman had worked his way into 2nd and was soon challenging Gudde for the lead. Coffman seized the opportunity for a pass and took over the lead. Gudde, however, stayed right on Coffman’s tail until Gudde got caught up in lap traffic and found himself 40 seconds off the lead, but still in second place. At the finish line, it was Coffman who took the win followed by Gudde and Zac Johnson in third. “I was really hoping Carson wouldn’t show up this round. Maybe next round I’ll get lucky and gas prices will be too high and he won’t want to make the drive from Missouri,” joked Gudde, in regards to the now three-way tie for points between him, Coffman and Johnson.