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First Race is in the Books!

2012-05-27T20:37:14Z

We spent the Memorial Day weekend at one of our favorite tracks, The Peat Monster, in Morrison, Illinois. Mr. Byron Tinkey won the Open Class with an incredible 2.160 for the fast 200' track. Congrats to Byron, who has picked up just where he left off last season...FAST and furious!! Paul Wesinger took second in Paperboy with 2.265. And Don "Hot Legs" Current took third in the "Road Rage". Be sure to check out Don's new website DCR Motorsports ! This was the first race on the Paperboy's new motor, so I think they should be pleased (of course, they are not!)....Our buddy Dan Richter (photo above) was able to make a test pass on his new engine, but a blown oil pump seal kept him out of the competition.

Byron Tinkey in "Bad Habit"

We also got to see one of the rookie drivers, Shane Ohlrogge, take home a win in the modified class in dad's "Racing-in-the-Dirt" car. Congrat to team Ohlrogge. They had a nice class of mod cars, including Psycotic (great guys from Missouri) and GrapeNutz; it is cool to see that Bill has added a class for them. Hopefully we'll see some more next race, too!!

Shane Ohlrogge, "Racing in the Dirt"

We've got some video of the open class...taken by the tall and handsome Shawn Parker. Thanks Shawn!!!

Coming up next weekend, the guys will be headed to another favorite spot, LCMMC in Sanford, NC. Deb and Darryl Jones (Scooby Doo) will host the Pro-BADD show, which will feature some great cars for sure! Can't wait for this one!!

Need a little help from our friends....

2012-04-13T00:43:23Z

Our friend, Lester Fleming was severely injured two summers ago in a four-wheeler accident in North Carolina which left him paralyzed. Lester is an avid fan and supporter of mud racing and a great guy. He still attends the great races at LCMMC when he can get transportation. His son has entered him into a contest to win a wheelchair accessible van. This van would change his life dramatically. All he needs is for people like us to take a few seconds and vote for him online. I have been voting daily all week, and I can assure you that this is safe and easy. All they ask is you type in your name, and email address and a special code, which I will list. Please help!! This is a rare opportunity to really make a difference! Thank you!

Here is the link to get to Lester's page, and you will have to enter one of these codes: 994, 989, 817, 675, 777, 880, 847, 848, 849. You can vote once per day. The contest runs until May 13th. As of the writing of this post Lester has 637 votes...he needs tons more.

http://www.nmeda.com/mobility-awareness-month/heroes/north-carolina/greensboro/743/lester-fleming

Thank you!!

National Mobility Awareness Month

Starting this year, the month of May is recognized as National Mobility Awareness Month. The purpose of this declaration is to bring attention to and show the world how people with disabilities can live an active, mobile lifestyle. Supported by national spokesperson, Mike Savicki, and utilizing the National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association network of members, the goal of National Mobility Awareness Month is to educate the public that:

People with disabilities constitute the 2nd largest minority in the United States.
Over 18 million people in the U.S. and Canada have mobility issues.
6 million of those are veterans.
There are mobility equipment manufacturers, dealers, driver rehabilitation specialists and other professionals in your community dedicated to improving the lives of people with disabilities.
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Oh Canada!

2012-04-01T18:48:45Z

Welcome back to the Mudblog for 2012! It has been a long winter and I am ready to start the blog up again bringing you news and results for the upcoming 2012 mudracing season. We wish all our fellow racers and fans a great and safe 2012 and hope to see ya at the races!!

We are proud to announce that Paperboy Express will be heading north to Canada with our friends, the Lamb family "Full Throttle" for an exhibition race at the Atikokan 4x4 Mudfling August 11th and 12th 2012!! We'd like to thank Cathy Barnard, President of the Atikokan Mudslingers 4x4 Club, and Jim and Buddy Lamb for this awesome opportunity to help promote blown alcohol mud racing in this part of Canada. Please check out http://www.bigtimetrucks.com/ for more information on this event.

The guys are currently getting the Paperboy ready for the season, and looks like our first race will be at Peat Monster on May 26th. We are also looking forward to seeing our pals Dan Richter and Lionel Parker back at it again this season. We wish those two good luck in getting their racers back together.

We'd also like to wish all the racers going to the first big MRA race of the season in Many, LA good luck! That race is next weekend April 6 and 7. Check out http://www.mudracersassociation.com/schedule/schedule.htm for more info.

Some More on Richland Center

2011-10-10T23:45:37Z

We'd like to congratulate Shane Ohlrogge on making the first pass of his racing career in the modified class. Shane is Scotty O's son, of Racing-in-the-Dirt. Shane did a great job! Always great to see the kids' getting into the sport. We saw Tyler Coolidge "NightMare3" make his rookie pass earlier this season as well. We look forward to seeing both these young men next season.

We're really hoping they have us back at Richland Center again in the Spring and Fall of 2012. This really was a great event at a real nice venue. We'll keep you posted!

Here is one more video from RC...the Rossman's let us put the Go Pro on "Penny Pusher"....

Great Race at Richland Center

2011-10-09T22:33:34Z

Richland Center has always been one of my favorite races of the year, and the fall classic this year was awesome. Great racers, a great track, awesome fans and phenominal weather all combined to make this one great. Jim Lamb "Full Throttle" took the win in open class with a 1.74, followed by Paul Wesinger "Paperboy Express" and Cody Rossman "Penny Pusher", who tied for second with 1.806.

Once again, we have great video to share, courtesy of Lamb Motorsports. Many thanks to Andrea and Becky Lamb, and all the others who have shared their videos with us all season long. I have heard from many racers this season who really enjoy seeing the action, since most are too busy preparing for their run to see a lot of the other action.

More pictures:

And Video:

Video and Pictures From WV MRA Race

2011-10-03T02:09:55Z

Here is some visual media from the race. The weather was dark and dreary, so not the best conditions for pics and video, but made for some good MUD!!

Picture Slideshow:

Jason Massie Wins West Virginia

2011-10-02T15:21:33Z

The weather did not co-operate at all for this first time MRA show at the Kanahwa Valley Track in Southside, WV, but the racing was great anyways. Jason Massie "Intensity" picked up the win in Open Class with a 1.976 for the 160' track...just edging out Dale Ellenberger in Touch of Madness, and Scott in Paperboy, as they tied for second (1.996).

We'd like to thank Dale and his kids, along with Mike Lane for helping Scott with starting the car. We missed Paul and Jeff on this trip. We'll have some pictures and video from this great event to share later....

Penny Pusher!

2011-09-25T13:55:56Z

'Nuff said!! Cody was the big story at Peat this weekend...laying down two great passes and setting a new track record at 2.143 for the 200' track. We knew this car was going to be fast and Cody has gotten it all figured out! Way to go Cody!

Paperboy broke in the pits during warm-up (head gasket) and did not run. Jeff Heck had Lethal Injection out with Paul driving and ran a real nice pass, but they ran into some engine trouble and shut it down before the second pass. Don Current made a great second pass in the Road Rage, 2.53 and Scotty O was solid the his new car.

We also saw great wheel-stand passes from both Darren Wilson "E-Magin-That" and Sam Lambasio. It was a great show...check out some pics and video:

Indy Highlights...

2011-09-23T02:18:00Z

Congratulations to Byron Tinkey "Bad Habit" (class 5) and Kevin Stone "The Grind" (class 6) on their big wins at the NMRO Indy event. It was a great weekend of racing and fun at Indy. Paul had a slight mishap in Paperboy (see video below) but they were able to fix the car and run class 6 the next day.

We'd also like to congratulate Jason Massie "Intensity" on his NMRO Class 5 Championship and Dale Ellenberger "Touch of Madness" on his NMRO Class 6 Championship. Way to go guys on a great season!!

Upcoming Races....

2011-09-04T22:48:22Z

We got rained out at Peat Monster this weekend, but Bill has decided to reschedule by adding drag classes to the September 24th event in Morrison. So please put that on your schedule and hope we can get some racers out for that one! We also have a race flyer to share for the final CMA race of the season at Richland Center WI. This fall event has always been one of my favorites and has always had a great showing of both fans and top notch competitors. A great race to end the season with!

Lamb Chops at Neillsville!!

2011-08-28T22:50:32Z

Jim Lamb has done it again....a repeat of his record breaking run in Neillsvielle, WI. Jim matched his 1.738/150' record which he set last month in Rochester, MN. Way to go Jim and Buddy!

Paul picked up second place with a 1.785--not bad after the guys worked all week getting the car back together from Scott's roll last weekend. Special thanks to Don Current and Jeff Heck for their help. Huge thanks to Dan Richter for the use of his supercharger, as the Paperboy's Whipple was damaged in the rollover.

Cody Rossman was third with the Penny Pusher and Byron Tinkey fourth in Bad Habit. Another strong run by the rookie, Tyler Coolidge in Nightmare 3...Unfortunately Joel Coolidge had a bad roll on a subsequent run and Nightmare3 was in pieces. Joel injured his hand, but will be ok.

Thanks to the CMA and the folks in Neillsville for a fabulous race!! We had a great time and look forward to this one next year. Here are some pics and videos:

Joel Coolidge still smiling!

The Kid..Tyler Coolidge, with a super pass.

Scott had a 1.85 in round 1

Special thanks to Steve Knoop who is a big part of the Neillsville race.

Did we mention this guy??

Slideshow:

More From Whitehall/Augusta

2011-08-24T03:50:05Z

Here is some video and pictures from this past weekend...

Good News, Bad News for PaperBoy....

2011-08-23T03:51:48Z

Well the good news is, the boys finally got the car to run great! The bad news...Scott rolled the car in shutdown at Augusta this past Sunday. Thankfully, Scott was not hurt (Great news), but the car is pretty torn up (BAD news). He made a 1.755 155' pass, perfectly straight...but a couple of patches of dirt and sand in the shutdown did him in.

Joel Coolidge won at both Whitehall and Augusta. Way to go Joel! Joel's son Tyler also made his first career pass in the Nightmare 3 and did awesome. He followed it up with two strong passes at Augusta. Always nice to see the new kids!

Here is video from Scott's rollover and from Whitehall. Many thanks to Raedel Racing Family for sharing their great video with us!

We will have more pics and video from the weekend later this week.

Byron Tinkey Wins Springville!

2011-08-14T15:26:19Z

Congratulations to Byron Tinkey on the big win in Springville at the IMRA Annual race. Byron laid down a perfect 1.993 pass on the the tough 150' track. Scott took 2nd in Paperboy with a 2.099 followed by Ed Block "Mr. Spectacular" with 2.175.

Jamie Boyd and Jeff Heck had "Lethal Injection" out for the first time this season, but their new blower proved to be too much power for the drivetrain, and both driveshafts blew apart. Hopefully the Lethal Boys will get it back together soon so we can see what that car can really do!

Cody Rossman also had the Penny Pusher back in action, but also left with broken parts. He dropped a valve again. Cody has had a run of bad luck with his engine and we really hope that changes, 'cause his car is fast.

We have some pictures and full results to follow. We'd like to thank the Springville Tractor Pullers, and IMRA for a great event. Really enjoyed listening to the "boys" announcing in the booth, and special thanks to the hard working Melissa Rossman who let me sneak in the booth to take some pictures.

We'd also like to recognize one of the MudBlog's loyal followers and a great mud racing fan, Lukas. Lukas along with his Mom and Dad run "Kookie Monster", a black Outlaw Bronco. It was great to meet them at the race.

Thanks Lukas, we hope to see you behind the wheel one day!

RESULTS

Place	Vehicle	Driver	1^st Pass	2^nd Pass
1	BAD HABIT	BYRON TINKEY	1.993	BROKE
2	PAPERBOY	SCOTT SNARSKI	2.3112	2.099
3	MR SPECTACULAR	ED BLOCK	2.175	2.190 DQ
4		TROY SEEMAN	2.303	2.324
5	RACING IN THE DIRT	SCOTT OHLROGGE	2.549	2.479
6	PENNY PUSHER	CODY ROSSMAN	2.615	BROKE
7		MIKE ORNESS	2.854	2.693
8	LETHAL INJECTION	JAMIE BOYD	BROKE	BROKE

CMA Neillsville, Wisconsin Aug 27th

2011-08-11T00:53:48Z

Joel Coolidge and Jim Lamb win at Ely PLUS New Videos!

2011-08-02T02:38:11Z

Ely, MN: Joel Coolidge "NightMare III" picked up the win in the cut tire class in the sand at Ely, MN, and Jim Lamb contiues to dominate with another victory in the scoop tire class. Scott finished second in scoops.

We've got a couple of catch-up videos to share...

Rochester, MN 7/29/11 (Courtesy of Lamb Motorsports)

Hamilton, MO 7/9/2011 (Courtesy of Dawin Coffman)

and Eau Claire, WI 7/2/2011 (Courtesy of Lamb Motorsports)

Thanks for the great videos Andrea, Becky and Darwin!!!

Jim Lamb Wins at Rochester!

2011-07-30T03:39:45Z

(file photo)

Congratulations to Jim and Buddy Lamb on a CMA record breaking run in Rochester, MN earlier tonight! 1.735/150'. Jim also picked up the win in Hamilton, MO a couple weeks ago and really has that rear-engine Full Throttle going. Paul finished second in Paperboy followed by Shawn Barber in Back 'n Black. More racing tomorrow as the guys head further north to Ely, MN.

Chinle, Arizona August 26th & 27th

2011-07-25T01:37:31Z

Springville, Iowa Race Flyer

2011-07-13T00:41:53Z

Ely MN Race/North Country Mud Racing Association

2011-07-06T00:57:49Z