Offroad Motorcycle and ATV Nationals 2009 OMA Racing Series Round #10 - Morrison, Illinois Moose Run XC October 31, 2009

Photos and Story By: John Gasso

OMA ATV Racing Links Round 10 - Moonshine XC Overall ATV Race Results

Mud was the word of the day at the Moose Run held near Fenton, Illinois. Missouri racer Bryan Hulsey took his Dirtworks Motorsports Duncan racing Honda to victory in the pro ATV class after a grueling day of battle with the Peat Monster.

Morrison, IL - The OMA Nationals series round ten season finale was held at the Bike Barn near Fenton, Illinois. Rain throughout the weeks leading up to the event forced Bill Gusse to modify his original course due to high water and standing crops in portions of the circuit. The realigned course was shorter, but no less demanding than the Moose Run of previous years. When this race was over everyone knew they had ridden one of the toughest events in the country.

The peat bogs were particularly difficult, with stories of holes large enough to swallow an entire quad circulating through the pits at the conclusion of the event. The pro riders also had a unique experience since a wrong turn lead them through nearly seven miles of the Sunday motorcycle course. After being discovered and rescued by Bill Gusse they had a restart and completed their event no worse for the experience.

The thirty six minute first lap for the pros however, did have an effect on the printed overall results. Kyle Turnis was credited with the overall win in the amateur classes, while Bryan Hulsey captured the pro title. Turnis recalled a moment of concern early in the event as he and fellow A class rider Josh Bergfeld began clearing sections of trail that were barren of any tracks. “I’m either in first overall or I’m really lost,” thought Turnis.

He ultimately took the overall win for the non pro segment of the race, completing eleven laps of the muck and mire aboard his Sindt Motorsports GT Thunder Honda in one hour, forty four minutes, and sixteen seconds. Second place went to the only other rider to complete eleven laps, Plus Thirty class rider Tillman McDaniel aboard a Yamaha. The C class Honda of Blake Hynous finished in third place overall.

Bryan Hulsey blasted through a section of weeds headed for victory at the 2009 installment of the Moose Run.

Bryan Hulsey captured the pro win aboard his Moose Racing Dirtworks Motorsports Honda, completing his event with nine laps in one hour, forty six minutes, and seven seconds. Second place went to Jason Ochke making his OMA Nationals pro class debut riding what he referred to as a “bone stock Suzuki 400.”

The final podium slot was earned by John Pitts with his Duncan Racing Rekluse Honda, completing seven laps of misery before calling it quits at one hour and thirty two minutes. Series champion Kyle Martin suffered a mechanical failure after the third turn and missed out on all but the start of the race. Martin’s Dirtworks Motorsports Rekluse Honda tossed a front sprocket and bent the shift lever shaft. “It ended short for me,” said Martin. “It was one hundred percent my fault. All my sponsors did a good job. All their stuff worked great. It just came down to me making a small mistake; not having something torqued.”

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