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Iowa ATV Hare Sramble Series
Montezuma, Iowa
Fun Valley - Round 7
Photos By:
THEDE Photography
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2007
AA ATV Champion
#3 Duane Johnson |
Montezuma, IA - The 4th season
of the Iowa ATV Harescramble Series drew to a close
on October 07, 2007, at the Fun Valley track in
Montezuma, IA. Series points leader, Duane Johnson,
was MIA for the season final after wrapping up the
championship with his fifth win of the season at
Mt. Pleasant. For Michael Burrows, Johnson’s
absence from the lineup opened up the opportunity
for a season first win, and Burrows wasted no time
taking over the lead in the second lap of the race
and checked out on the rest of the pack to take
1st place in his class. Derrick Schroch, who was
in third for series points had to battle his way
back up through the pack after a bad start and landed
himself a respectable second place finish.
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final round of the season was held at Fun
Valley Ski Resort
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A light sprinkling of rain just before the AA class
lined up made track conditions ideal, with very
little mud and no dust. The 4 ½ mile track
consisted of a lot of natural terrain that included
a two mile stretch of tight woods, wide open fast
areas, some off camber technical sections and also
a little bit of MX. “There was a tight section
off the start and there were a lot of one-lane sections
in the woods, which made it hard to pass.”
Said AA class racer, Jason Gudde.
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Jason Gudde out ran #171 Michael Burrows
to the first turn for the Holeshot |
Despite the tight section off the start, Gudde
still managed to grab the holeshot followed by
Michael Burrows, Todd Gilham and Jeff Schroch.
“Jason got the holeshot on me and he stayed
out front until the second lap when I went for
the pass and took over the lead.” Stated
Michael Burrows. Once Burrows got around Gudde,
he put an impressive six-minute lead on the rest
of the pack over the course of the 11-lap race.
Burrows also recorded the fastest lap time of
the day with a 10:48 time in his ninth lap.
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Derrick Schrock |
#6
Jason Gudde |
While Burrows and Gudde were leading, Derrick
Schroch was busy battling his way back from a
slow start. “I was next to last in the holeshot.”
Derrick explained. “I charged hard and was
able to work my way up to 6th place by the end
of the 1st lap. I caught up to Jason (Gudde) on
the second lap and we battled a little bit until
he got caught behind a lapper and I was able to
get around him.” Schrock concluded. Schrock,
who just started racing three years ago (An IATVHSS
event was his first-ever race), has had an impressive
year by winning the first race of the 2007 season
at Indianola, and taking the IATVHSS podium an
additional three times throughout the year.
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#171
Michael Burrows claims his first win of
the season, and finishes 2nd in points behind
Duane Johnson
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When the checkered flag was waved, Michael Burrows
was in the lead, claiming his first win of the
season, followed by Derrick Schroch in second,
and Jason Gudde made his first appearance of the
season on the podium, in third. Rounding out the
top five for the AA class was Zac Johnson in fourth
and Jerome Rewerts in fifth.
Dates and venues for the 2008 season have yet
to be confirmed, but series organizer, Andy Kyner
will more than likely be sticking to an April
through October, 7-race format, which has proved
to be quite successful for the series with many
racers pledging to return next year in hopes of
getting their shot at the IATVHSS championship.
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