Jimmy Wins Again! Round AMA Championship Snow Bike Series, - McCall, ID, January 28, 2017

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Jimmy Wins Again! Round 3 2017 AMA Championship Snow Bike Series, - McCall, ID, January 28, 2017.

Gone were the menacing -20F temperatures from round 1 in Minnesota, and the lack of snow at round 2 in Utah.

1 Jimmy Wins Again! Round AMA Championship Snow Bike Series, - McCall, ID, January 28, Round three of the 2017 Nitro Lubricants, AMA Championship Snow Bike Series landed in scenic, McCall, Idaho, 100 miles north of Boise. Gone were the menacing -20F temperatures from round 1 in Minnesota, and the lack of snow at round 2 in Utah. Blue skies, temps in the low 20 s, and over three feet of powder snow made winter seem normal again. About the only thing that this event had in common with earlier rounds was the blazing speed of Jimmy Jarrett, who overcame an all-night, 850-mile drive to get to town, after running as high as 5 th in the X Games snow bike event on Friday, before mechanical issues. Photo by: Eric Backman The McCall event is officially the world s oldest snow bike race, starting in 2009, and it has set records every year for both racer and spectator attendance, and 2017 was no different as it hit yet another set of high marks, with 1,240 spectators and 65 racers from as far away as Australia. After outgrowing the McCall Golf Course, the event moved to a brand-new location near the airport which allowed for much better pits, spectator parking and the creation of a longer, more technical 1.1 mile course. Without Camso/Yamaha arch-rival, Cody Thomsen from Nisswa, Minnesota, (whose trailer broke down on the way to the event) Jarrett had another stellar weekend, charging to his second A Main win in two weeks and also taking charge of the series championship points, although with six rounds remaining, anyone could still win the title. The sport of snow bike racing is growing wildly and every race brings in new faces and talent, and the entire field is getting faster. Oregon s Kevin Rookstool rode a smooth, fast race to take

2 second in the A Main, with endurocross pro Cory Graffunder winding up third and newcomer Keaton Ward looked impressive finishing a strong fourth. As predicted, the women s class continues to grow and a record turnout of nine fast women lined up to go fast. As usual, Idaho s Shayla Fulfer and South Dakota s Shayna Lier went at it again, with Lier avenging her loss in Utah, and Idaho s Sarah Whipple showing increasing speed as well, as she challenged Fulfer for second. Both Fulfer and Lier also raced in the men s classes and beat a number of guys in the C Main. The Senior, 40+ class is also exploding, pulling a record 18 entries, and showcasing a great duel between Idaho riders Petel Jacobs (who also won the tough B Main) and Mark Olberding. Round 4 of the AMA Championship Snow Bike Series will be held in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota on February 12, 2017 on a tight, half-mile, twisty supercross style track right in the middle of town. The series partners are: Nitro Lubricants, Moto Trax, Camso, Arctiva Clothing, Fox Suspension, Snomoto.com, Timbersled, CMX, Cyclops, Pro-Moto Billet, Snow Tech MX, HMK, and Excel Fabrication and Fresh Moto who created the beautiful custom trophies, and local partners were: Mile High Powersports, Edge Performance, Grizzly Powersports and Carl s Cycle. Special thanks to McCall planner Kurt Wolf who spent many hours making sure that the new property could be used for this year s race and helping to insure that it can be held at the park for years to come. A Main: NAME HOMETOWN RIDING 1 Jimmy Jarrett #44 Nampa, Idaho KTM, Timbersled KTM, Timbersled, Superior Construction 2 Kevin Rookstool #123 Bend, OR HUS, Timbersled Gosnomoto.com, motosport Hillsboro, Moose 3 Cory Graffunder #118 Simi Valley, California HUS, MotoTrax SRT MotoTrax, Sidi 509, Kenda, Oneal, Rekluse, GPR, Fasst, Fastway, Shoie, TBT, CTI, IMS, Hammer, Hyde, USWE, P3 Carbon, HBD, Moto Seat, TM Designs 4 Keaton Ward #195 Bozeman, MT KTM, Timbersled PRZ Racing, Fly, Timbersled, Baylies, Von Zipper, SCS Unlimited, 6d Helmets, HLTN Co, Hinson, VP Fuel, Ethikay Stance Socks 5 Waylon Caldwell #12 Asotin, WA YAM, CMX Motorfist, CMX, Moto-Jet, Outlaw Motorsport, Revolution Motosport, Peak Physical Therapy, SXS Skidplate, Prymer Graphics 6 Andrew Watson #826 Post Falls, ID YAM, Timbersled Specialty Recreation & Marine, Moto 365, Motorfist, O Neal, ODI, Bell Helmets, SXS Sideplates, Jerm Designs 7 Mick Olson Roosevelt, Minnesota HUS, Timbersled Pete s Body Shop, Team Bar Bangers, Timbersled 8 Jimmy LaMastus #847 Post Falls, ID YAM, Moto Trax Moto Trax, Experience Motorsports, R63, Fly, SXS Sideplates, Valley Powersports

3 9 Jake Hedlund #509 Rathdrum, ID KTM, Timbersled Burly Products, Truline RV, Wade Mangum 10 Rory Sullivan #272 White Salmon, WA KAW, Timbersled Power Motorsports, Timbersled, Bell Helmets, Fly Racing, Von Zipper, TCX Boots, Fasst Co, FMF, Evo Inc. Jeremy Deming Graphics 11 Colton Sturm #801 Nisswa, Minnesota YAM, Camso Camso, HMK, Scott, Straight Line Performance, Rede X Kamron Hoffman #10 Clyde Park, MT KTM, CMX CMX B Main NAME HOMETOWN RIDING 1 Petel Jacobs #8 McCall, ID KTM, Timbersled 2 Kurt Brady #824 McCall, ID YAM, Timbersled Mile High Powersports, Fly Racing, Dragon Goggles, Ride McCall 3 Justin Homan #13 Redmond, OR HUS, Moto Trax Fly Racing, Metal Mulisha, MotoTrax Snowbikes, Pro Caliber MotorSports, M9 Suspension 4 Shannon Mason #825 Golden, Australia KTM, Timbersled Sic Riderz, Banner Recreation & Marine 5 Gunner Baker #823 McCall, ID YAM, Camso Mile High Powersports, RK Motorworks, Superior Construction, Ride McCall 6 Richard Kelsy #115 Boise, ID KAW, Timbersled Grizzly Sports, Rekluse, Kawasaki 7 Jayden Luhning #81 Saskatoon, Canada YAM, Timbersled 8 Ty Oliver #61 Clark Fork, ID HON, Timbersled Timbersled, Peck Dirt Works 9 Chaun McCallister #9 Coeur D Alene, ID HUS, Yeti RG3, Motion Sports, NW Road & Drive 10 Marc Burchart #831 Boise, ID KTM, Timbersled Carl s Cycle, Fokus Graphics, NW Sledder, 208 Productions, CM Backcountry Rentals, Motorfist C Main NAME HOMETOWN RIDING 1 John Arlund #37 Farmington, WA KTM, Timbersled Gage Broz Motorsports, Prymer Graphics, Arland Farms 2 Mark Fowler #815 Orofino, ID YAM, Timbersled 3 Roger Pinckney # Williston, ND YAM Timbersled 4 Patrick Trowbridge #822 Bend, OR KAW, Timbersled Gosnomoto.com 5 Justin Cox #205 Idaho Falls, ID YAM, Timbersled Relentless Riding Clinics, South Valley Motorsports, Klim, Sum+it 6 Ray Peck #53 Sagle, ID KTM, Timbersled

4 LDR, Peck Dirtworks, Oliver Tree Service, Valu-Tire, SPF, Timbersled, Wood, Hay & Grain 7 Shayla Fulfer #1W McCall, Idaho KTM, Timbersled Superior Construction, Mile High Powersports, DSG, Ride McCall, Thor 8 Garrett Evans #817 Boise, ID KTM, Timbersled 9 Sam Wenham #761 Benaraby, Australia YAM, Timbersled 10 Shayna Lier #2W Stratford, South Dakota HON, Timbersled Gary s Auto Body, Evolution Powersports, Klim, Bell Helmets, Timbersled 11 Canyon Ashley #2 Meridian, ID KTM, Timbersled Ashley Heating, Carl s Cycles 12 Sheldon Hodges #813 Nampa, Idaho HON, Timbersled Pro-Moto Billet, Fastway Performance, KLIM, Leatt, K&N, Idaho Custom Iron Works 13 Chase Smith #814 Meridian, ID KTM, Moto Trax 14 Colton Olson #777 Roosevelt, MN HON, Timbersled Team Bar Bangers, Pete s Body Shop 15 Nathan Titus #297 Kuna, ID YAM, Moto Trax Fly Racing, WPS, Moto Trax, Triple 9 16 Bruce Gage #811 Palouse, WA HUS, Timbersled Gage Brothers Motorsports 17 Brandon Durham #456 Payette, ID KTM, Timbersled Edge Performance Sports 18 Pete Olson #45 Roosevelt, MN HON, Timbersled WOMEN NAME HOMETOWN RIDING 1 Shayna Lier #2W Stratford, South Dakota HON, Timbersled Gary s Auto Body, Evolution Powersports, Klim, Bell Helmets, Timbersled 2 Shayla Fulfer #1W McCall, Idaho KTM, Timbersled Superior Construction, Mile High Powersports, DSG, Ride McCall, Thor 3 Sarah Whipple #3W McCall, Idaho HUS, Timbersled Divas Snowgear, Ride McCall, Fly 4 Kapri Maupin #821 Middleton, ID KTM, Timbersled Superior Construction, Kelly Fulfer, Timbersled, President Trump 5 Leslie Atkinson Stanger #4W Boise, ID HUS, Timbersled Reflex Racing Handguards 6 Tina Weis #23 Hamilton, MT KTM, Timbersled Hamilton Polaris/KTM, Bar Bangers Racing 7 Charlotte Britton #819 Boise, ID KTM, Timbersled Interstate Battery, 8 Markie Hoffman #827 Clyde Park, MT KTM, MCX CMX, Motorfist 9 Johanna DeFoort #801 McCall, ID KTM, Moto Trax CITRA Youth NAME HOMETOWN RIDING Ripper 1 Ryan Evans #816 Meridian, ID HON, Ripper

5 Carl s Cycle Sr +40 NAME HOMETOWN RIDING 1 Petel Jacobs #8 McCall, ID KTM, Timbersled 2 Mark Olberding #829 Boise, ID KTM, Timbersled Carl s Cycle, Obie Snow Guards, Air Pro, Timbersled 3 Read Young #812 Nampa, ID KTM, Timbersled Pro-Moto Billet, Fastway, Idaho Custom Ironworks 4 Jason Whipple #311 McCall, ID HUS, Timbersled 5 Nathan Titus #297 Kuna, ID YAM, Moto Trax Fly Racing, WPS, Moto Trax, Triple 9 6 Patrick Trowbridge #822 Bend, OR KAW, Timbersled Gosnomoto.com 7 John Arlund #37 Farmington, WA KTM, Timbersled Gage Broz Motorsports, Prymer Graphics, Arland Farms 8 Justin Homan #13 Redmond, OR HUS, Moto Trax Fly Racing, Metal Mulisha, MotoTrax Snowbikes, Pro Caliber MotorSports, M9 Suspension 9 Don Stanger #820 Boise, ID KTM, Timbersled Reflex Racing, Interstate Battery 10 Jason Weis #23 Hamilton, MT KTM, Timbersled Hamilton Polaris/KTM, JWTC Les Schwab Tires, Fly, WPS, Marley s Casino, Motorcycle Garage, Bar Bangers Racing 11 Pete Olson #45 Roosevelt, MN HON, Timbersled 12 George Ribble #832 Post Falls, ID KTM, Yeti 13 Mark Hoffman #82 Clyde Park, MT KTM, CMX 14 Bruce Gage #811 Palouse, WA HUS, Timbersled Gage Brothers Motorsports 15 TJ Austin #360 Temecula, CA GAS GAS, Moto Trax Sponsor: Moto Trax, Renegade Race Fuel, Brisk Spark Plugs, Regina Chain, Thunder Design, FXR, Twin Air, Fox Shocks, Bell Helmets, X Brand Goggles, Lockstraps 16 Darren Rupinski #63 Rathdrum, ID HUS, Timbersled 17 Dan Hughes #117 Otis Orchards, WA YAM, Timbersled

Words by Ron Dillon, Photo by Kenton Knutson. Hill Wails, Jarrett Fails at Eagle River AMA National Championship Snow Bike Races

Words by Ron Dillon, Photo by Kenton Knutson. Hill Wails, Jarrett Fails at Eagle River AMA National Championship Snow Bike Races Unbeaten, untested Shayna Lier, ran two perfect nights in a row to top the pro women class yet again. With three rounds run and a perfect 3-0 record, she is well on her way to repeating as the women s