Offroad Motorcycle and Atv Nationals Nationals 2006 Series Round #3 - Judah, Indiana April 29, 2006

OMA Nationals Round #3 - Results 1 Rob Zimmerman Honda 2 Josh Beavers Yamaha 3 Todd Krupinski Honda 4 Jonathan Shaff Honda 5 Kenneth Staake Yamaha 6 Justin Shepard Honda 7 Jeremy Stuckwisch Yamaha 8 Scott Hash Yamaha 9 Jason Schrock Honda 10 Jared Graves Honda

Rob Zimmerman

OMA Round 3:
The OMA Nationals round three green flag dropped in Judah, Indiana on Saturday April 29 and 2005 series champion Rob Zimmerman was left sitting on the line. Zimmerman had some trouble starting his machine and was dead last when he entered the rain soaked woods. Jonathan Shaff launched his Honda to get the hole shot and lead the pack in to the first turn and a sweeping grass track section before passing through the scoring tent and dropping in to a mixture of mud, trees, rocks and roots that would challenge the racers for the next two hours.

Todd Krupinski

Zimmerman and fellow Honda riding buddy Todd Krupinski were racing with a vengeance and managed to pass everyone in the first lap. Krupinski crossed the scoring checkpoint first and Zimmerman was just there ten seconds later. Kenneth Staake was fifty five seconds behind them on his Yamaha with Jared Graves on his B Class Honda an impressive five seconds behind the third place pro riders. Another twenty seconds passed before Joshua Beavers and Ryan Smith brought their Yamahas through the tent for scoring and headed back out on lap two.

Josh Beavers

Krupinski continued leading until Zimmerman passed him using a fast line at a log section. That pass was short lived as Krupinski and Staake passed Zimmerman on what he called “an awesome line through the mud hole section.” The three riders would battle for the next lap until Zimmerman passed Staake on a huge uphill and beat him in to the woods. The two rubbed going in to the woods, but Zimmerman pressed harder and began putting some distance on Staake. Another lap went by and Zimmerman passed Krupinski on the uphill. This time he blew a corner at the top and stalled allowing Krupinski to push past in to the lead again. After the pass Zimmerman pushed hard and used the same fast line on the log that he used the previous lap to pass Krupinski for the lead. Both were riding hard and putting distance between themselves and the rest of the riders.

1. Zimmermann 2. Beavers and 3. Krupinski

Zimmerman kicked up a stick that would spell disaster for Krupinski. The stick damaged Krupinski’s radiator and soon his Honda was indicating over temperature and smelling of antifreeze. Krupinski pulled over to check it out and Josh Beavers passed for second place. Beavers was running strong, but he crashed and Krupinski regained second place. Krupinski and Beavers were running close on the last lap with Krupinski trying hard but struggling to keep his overheating motor going. Beavers passed Krupinski for the last time just before the finish to take second place with a two second margin. Zimmerman won the race a minute ahead of them.

The overnight and early morning rains helped make another Bill Gusse track design in to a monster of slime, rocks, roots, and trees. Nine riders managed to run eight laps with the rest of the field making seven laps or less. It was not pretty, but this is off road racing.

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