GLYNDON, MN

Once again, everyone at Buffalo River Race Park enjoyed a perfect day, with a light cloud cover but no rain and with temperatures in the 60s.

The Open A/B contest was a roost-fest on the damp, dust-free Minnesota track; nobody made it out clean. From the start, it was clear that these guys all wanted that top step of the podium. Butches Boats-backed, TC-450 Husky-mounted Mike Lemke (274, above) garnered the holeshot, with Kawasaki rider Luke Perreault, Tousley Motorsports Honda racer Rory Beckman (292) and Jason Johnson (372), riding the U-Motors 2010 YZ450F Yamaha, close behind. After swapping positions throughout the race, Luke Perreault (422, below) from East Grand Forks, Minnesota, outlasted the rest of the field for the overall win. Early race leaders Lemke and Beckman rounded out the podium.

The Over 40 Seniors showed the kids how Dad does it. Once again, Renold Sawatsky made the long trip from Altona, Manitoba, Canada, worthwhile by putting his 450 Honda out front. Brian Perreault was pushing him the whole way. Dilworth, Minnesota's Jon Nettleton, also on a Honda, closed out the top three. Settling for fourth was Honda-mounted Jon Ruth from Lake Park, Minnesota, who was closely stalked by Yamaha rider Gary Wylot from Grand Forks, North Dakota. This Senior class just proves that age is just a number.

The newer racers in the 250 C class put on a show. Fargo, North Dakota's Andrew Myogeto, riding a Suzuki, made it clear that it's not only red that wins. Tim Smith from Morris, Minnesota, put up a serious battle on his Kawasaki to hold on to second place. Yamaha riders Derick Brehm and Riley Wanzek finished a very close third and fourth, respectively.

Results

50 (4-6): 1. Chase Hanson (KTM); 2. Noah Nathe (Yamaha); 3. Kyah Thomas (Yamaha).

65 (7-9): 1. Kourtney Truten (Kawasaki); 2. Ethan Lemke (Pol).

65 (10-11): 1. Jonah Hennen (Kawasaki); 2. Lindsey Trotter (Honda).

85 (7-11): 1. Tucker Olson (Kawasaki); 2. Ethan Lemke (Pol).

85 (12-15): 1. Alex Bouton (Suzuki); 2. Ian Blair (Honda); 3. Justin Haley (Honda); 4. Brady Mann (KTM); 5. Austin Myogeto (Yamaha).

250 A: 1. Luke Perreault (Honda); 2. Jesse Frost (Kawasaki).

250 B: 1. Dan Nelson (Kawasaki); 2. Jon Ruth (Honda); 3. Tyler Riewer (Honda); 4. Garet Zaugg (Kawasaki).

250 C: 1. Andrew Myogeto (Suzuki); 2. Tim Smith (Kawasaki); 3. Derick Brehm (Yamaha); 4. Riley Wanzek (Yamaha); 5. Sean Bitterman (Kawasaki).

450 A: 1. Mike Lemke (Hus); 2. Rory Beckman (Honda); 3. Jesse Frost (Kawasaki); 4. Renold Sawatsky (Honda).

450 B: 1. Jamie Molitor (Honda); 2. Trevor Thompson (Honda); 3. Jesse Schake (Honda); 4. Michael Spoor (Honda).

450 C: 1. Garrett Haley (Yamaha); 2. Matt Renner (Honda); 3. Mike Van Horn (Yamaha).

OPEN A/B: 1. Luke Perreault (Honda); 2. Mike Lemke (Hus); 3. Rory Beckman (Honda); 4. Jesse Frost (Kawasaki); 5. Jason Johnson (Yamaha).

OPEN C: 1. Garrett Haley (Yamaha); 2. James Nettleton (Yamaha); 3. Tim Smith (Kawasaki); 4. Mike Van Horn (Yamaha); 5. Luke Mickelson (Honda).

WMN OPEN: 1. Marian Hennen (Honda); 2. Kourtney Trauten (Kawasaki); 3. Lindsey Trotter (Honda).

SCHBY: 1. Reuben Jacobs (Honda); 2. Brandon Kofstad (Yamaha); 3. Derick Brehm (Yamaha); 4. Alex Bouton (Suzuki); 5. Ian Blair (Honda).

VET 30+ A/B: 1. Renold Sawatsky (Honda); 2. Jason Johnson (Yamaha); 3. Brian Perreault (Honda).

VET C: 1. Jerry Trotter (Honda).

SR 40+: 1. Renold Sawatsky (Honda); 2. Brian Perreault (Honda); 3. Jon Nettleton (Honda); 4. Jon Ruth (Honda); 5. Gary Wylot (Yamaha).