Less than a month before the race, trail boss and enduro big cheese, Ken Fastner, found out that a key piece of private land could not be used this year. Besides the sad loss of some really fun trails, this left the course with a large gap. With some creative re-routing, coupled with many hours of work, the course was made continuous. The total mileage, while reduced, was still 70 miles.

With the severe storms forecast for the night before never materializing, riders woke up Sunday morning (or earlier depending on how well they can sleep through the passing trains) to pleasant temps. The course was in great shape, perhaps just a bit dry. Early on, word began to circulate that the bar down the road that was to be used for the award presentation had burned down a few hours earlier. This was tough news for everyone, not only because it is a regular stop for those going to and from the trails, but also because the owner had really welcomed motorcyclists.

This is all that remained of the beloved watering hole.

Reviving a tradition, breakfast was provided for the riders, workers, and anyone else who paid a nominal fee. (The sausage and French toast was a culinary delight raved the New York Post) Next up was the sound test. Sound testing has been done at District 23 woods events for the last four years and is now a regular part of the promoter’s and riders’ pre-race routines. Most riders there were very aware of the sound level of their bike and had no problem passing the test. The 158 bikes entered were all tested relatively quickly and the riders began preparing for the 9:00 key time.

After Check Six, they hit the hilly A/B section where Holosek was able to add another point to his lead. Pulling a gap as the course got tougher, he recorded a total score of 15 points, to win the event by a comfortable six points. The race for second came down to the tiebreakers, with District 23 Enduro points leader, Mathwig, talking the position over Young and Moss. A point behind them was Peterson in fifth.

In the B class, it was 250cc rider, Matt Lindeberg, taking the overall with a 33 score. His brother, Robert, was next at 36, winning the 200c class. The next three riders overall, Brian Gray, Todd Treichler, and Joey Martinson, all rode in the 200cc class. Senior class winner, Tim Danelius, was seventh overall, with Vet class victor, Michel Prom right behind in eighth. A lightly attended Open class saw Canadian, Eric Flom, taking the win in fourteenth overall. Jim Finkowski topped the Super Senior class over Richard Kaczmarowski, who had trouble with a few of the early checks and was unable to make up for it.

The C riders had a slightly shorter course, but still had plenty of challenging trails to contend with. The overall winner was again from the 250cc class. Christopher Giger edged fellow 250 pilot,

The Junior class ran the regular Enduro on Sunday, but the remainder of the Youth riders competed Saturday. Those classes have their own series, the District 23 Youth Cross Country Series, which has rounds running in conjunction with the regular Enduro and Hare Scrambles events.

The next event for the Straight Arrows is the September 24th Grantsburg Motocross. This year, all the profits from the race are going towards helping Dave Kott. Dave is a club member who suffered a broken neck while riding this spring and was left paralyzed from the chest down. Many other organizations, including the Norseman Motorcycle Club and several businesses in his native Stillwater, are also rallying to help Dave with the challenges his new life will entail. A raffle and many other fun activities are planned for the race, with the goal of raising enough money to make a significant contribution towards his needs.

Results
Overall A:
1.Craig Holasek; 2.Todd Mathwig; 3.Jeffrey Young; 4.Ryan Moss; 5.Josh Peterson; 6.Stephen Adams; 7.Kyle Treiber; 8.Steve Swenson;

AA:
1.Craig Holasek; 2.Todd Mathwig; 3.Jeffrey Young; 4.Ryan Moss; 5.Josh Peterson; 6.Stephen Adams; 7.Kyle Treiber; 8.Paul Otto;

200 A:
1.Jd Friebel; 2.Pete Laubmeier; 3.Paul Schreiner;

250 A:
1.Tony Montgomery; 2.Ryan Beaber; 3.Brian Grote; 4.Alex Martinson; 5.Jonathan Stueck; 6.Kevin Plzak;

Open A:
1.Scott Hofmann; 2.Karl Ingulsrud; 3.Dana Feal; 4.Douglas Latvala; 5.Andrew Johnson; 6.Rob Martinson; 7.Ron Lindeberg;

Vet A:
1.Andrew Goldammer; 2.Todd Sigfrid; 3.Brian Terry; 4.John Oelkers; 5.Dave Schreiner; 6.Travis Larson;

Senior A:
1.Steve Swenson; 2.Joseph Zierman; 3.Ralph Feld; 4.Paul Reschke; 5.Chuck Neavin; 6.Duane Eller; 7.Brian Breci; 8.Kraig Hinkemeyer;

Super Senior A:
1.Patrick Feal; 2.John Montgomery; 3.Steve Reschke; 4.Michael Adams; 5.Kenneth Schuck;

Womens A:
1.Marissa Carpenter;

Overall B:
1.Matt Lindeberg; 2.Robert Lindeberg; 3.Brian Gray; 4.Todd Treichler; 5.Joey Martinson;

200 B:
1.Matt Lindeberg; 2.Brian Gray; 3.Todd Treichler; 4.Joey Martinson; 5.Francisco Alarcon; 6.Brittany Daas;

250 B:
1.Robert Lindeberg; 2.Justin Edge; 3.Dale Sanborn; 4.Joseph Barr; 5.Sean Mowry;

Open B:
1.Erik Floen; 2.Steve Podraza;

Vet B:
1.Michel Prom; 2.Gregory Roland; 3.Kelvin Huotari; 4.Brian Lawrence; 5.Ray Davis; 6.Chad Larson; 7.Ben Eggum; 8.Kevin Nix;

Senior B:
1.Gregory Hillman; 2.Pete Caron; 3.Wayne Bracken; 4.Steve Danelius; 5.Martin Johnson; 6.Steve Baker; 7.Ross Mortensen;

Super Senior B:
1.Jim Finkowski; 2.Richard Kaczmarowski; 3.Fred Holm;

Overall C:
1.Christopher Giger; 2.Michael Strang; 3.John Nienow; 4.John Jack; 5.Jacob Nienow;

200 C:
1.John Nienow; 2.Jacob Nienow; 3.Jessica Peterson; 4.Mitch Treichler; 5.Chris Hillman; 6.Alex Wink; 7.Kristi Grote; 8.Adam Less;

250 C:
1.Christopher Giger; 2.Michael Strang; 3.Mike Nash; 4.Caleb Gaier; 5.Michael Hunter; 6.Joshua Jack; 7.Jacob Adler; 8.Trevor Anderson;

Open C:
1.John Schmalenberg; 2.Richard Ormsbee; 3.Jace Porter; 4.Steven Wise; 5.Dustin Butler; 6.David Hintermeister; 7.James Landini; 8.Monte Manske;

Vet C:
1.Michael Birrenbach; 2.Andy Gunderson; 3.Dean Anderson; 4.Kevin Secco; 5.Mike Gandolfo; 6.Karl Oelhafen; 7.James Lemmer;

Senior C:
1.John Jack; 2.Michael Pohl; 3.Robert Martin; 4.Doug Anderson; 5.Ray Cole; 6.Scott Mcelfresh; 7.James Stadin; 8.Todd Strang;

Masters:
1.Jim Friebel; 2.Don Krueger;

Womens:
1.Jennie Carpenter; 2.Camille Cagle; 3.Sarah Mauel;

Junior :
1.Nathan Hillman; 2.Cody Sigfrid; 3.Zac Bainville; 4.Brock Stone; 5.Raymond Nelson; 6.Nathan Ferderer; 7.Bennet Johnson; 8.Jack Reed;

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