NEW RICHMOND, WI

Twenty-one-year-old Josh Koch (68K, above) piloted his Jeff's SOS/Anderson Plumbing/General Engineering/Durelle Racing Products-backed 450cc Honda to convincing victories in both the 450 and Open Semi-Pro divisions during the double district dirt-track event held at the Amsoil Sandbox Arena, located in New Richmond Wisconsin.

Although Koch's wins were relatively uneventful, his progress in the Pro class this season has had its ups and downs, to be sure.

"We had a good week in Daytona and made the main event at the Short Track National," explained Koch. "But I crashed at Peoria off the jump and banged myself up pretty good."

The good news is that Koch's efforts earned him a National number for 2010.

"I hope I get my number 68," said Koch, "but I'll be happy with any number they give me."

It took four restarts to get the crash-infested Open A main event under way, and after the dust settled, it was District 16's Dustin Paul scoring the win, just ahead of a hard-charging Dave Shultz from Beaver Dam, Wisconsin.

Paul returned for the 250 A final and seemed to doing a pretty good job of holding off Cole Anderson until they encountered lapped traffic. Paul got tangled with a lapper and went down, allowing Anderson to take the victory.

The 85cc class saw a classic come-from-behind charge from Wisconsin's first little lady of racing, Charlotte Kainz. She started out in the fourth position and methodically clawed her way into the lead by the halfway point. Fellow District 16 racers Andrew Schleicher and Jacob Jesko finished a close second and third, respectively.

The Vintage Twin main event became a shootout between District 16 heavyweights Dan Vrana and Terry Vestol. Vrana hounded Vestol aboard his Harley-Davidson until the final lap before making a pass that would stick. Vestol would return to secure victories in the Over 30 and Over 40 classes in convincing fashion.

Results

50 SHAFT: 1. Aaron Jahnke (Honda); 2. Amelea Hauer (Yamaha); 3. Lleyton Monk (Yamaha).

50 CHAIN: 1. Andrew Haberman (KTM); 2. Aaron Jahnke (Honda); 3. Bradey Lange (Honda); 4. Lleyton Monk (Yamaha).

50 OIL-INJ: 1. Aaron Jahnke (Honda); 2. Andrew Haberman (KTM); 3. Simon Traeton (Apx); 4. Lleyton Monk (Yamaha); 5. Amelia Hauer (Yamaha).

65: 1. Jacob Jesko (Suzuki); 2. Parker Lange (Suzuki).

80: 1. Charlotte Kainz (Suzuki); 2. Andy Schleicher (Suzuki); 3. Jacob Jesko (Suzuki); 4. Elliot Darsow (Suzuki); 5. Parker Lange (Suzuki).

80 OPEN: 1. Elliot Darsow (Suzuki).

MAD DOG: 1. Mark Nelson (Yamaha); 2. Tom Fox (Honda).

250 A: 1. Cole Anderson (Honda); 2. Dan Jacobson (Honda); 3. Riley Rasmusson (Suzuki); 4. Matt Elliot (Honda); 5. Jesse Walton (Suzuki).

450 A: 1. Ian Steen (Suzuki); 2. David Schultz (Honda); 3. Mike Schnur (KTM); 4. Tony Hauer (Suzuki); 5. Jake Leclair (KTM).

450 SEMI-PRO: 1. Josh Koch (Honda); 2. Tim Zemanovic (Honda); 3. Jake Leclair (KTM); 4. Luke Fox (Yamaha).

OPEN A: 1. Dustin Paul (KTM); 2. Dave Schultz (Honda); 3. Cole Anderson (Honda); 4. Robbie Treinen (Suzuki); 5. Cale Langland (Honda).

OPEN B: 1. Soren Lavalley (Honda); 2. Bryan Smetanta (KTM); 3. Dan Jacobson (Honda); 4. Mike Schnur (KTM).

OPEN SEMI-PRO: 1. Josh Koch (Honda); 2. Tim Zemanovic (Honda); 3. Cole Anderson (Honda); 4. Cale Langland (Honda); 5. Luke Fox (Yamaha).

30+: 1. Terry Vestal (Yamaha); 2. Dan Vrana (Triumph); 3. Tony Hauer (Suzuki); 4. Tim Zemanovic (Honda).

40+: 1. Terry Vestal (Yamaha); 2. Ron Bystrom (Honda); 3. Jack Kainz (Honda); 4. Dan Jacobson (Honda); 5. Marvin Wollschlager (Kawasaki).

50+: 1. Ron Bystrom (Honda); 2. Ron Bean (Yamaha); 3. Mark Nelson (Yamaha); 4. Tom Fox (Yamaha); 5. Mike Schmidt (Honda).

VINT TW: 1. Dan Vrana (H-D); 2. Terry Vestal (Yamaha); 3. Mark Martinich (Yamaha); 4. David Darsow (Honda); 5. Mike Schmidt (Honda).