National Straightline Snowmobile Racing held the second race of the NSSR 2013 Super Series on Forest Lake in Forest Lake, Minn. and posted eighteen new World Records. Temperatures ranged from 25 to 34 degrees F with a light wind of about 8 to 12 mph. The 1000 foot shaved ice track was aimed to the Northeast. Racer entries included nearly 95 on the Pro track and almost 90 on the Fun Run track for nearly 700 passes between the two shaved ice tracks. Jenny Stevens of Dayton, Minn. set the pace on the Fun Run, posting a breathtaking 138 mph pass on her modified Polaris Storm. Nearly 40 of the 95 Pro Entries ran at speeds of 120 mph or better in this competition.Steve Hoch of Mondovi, Wis. led the way in Trail Stock 500 on his Polaris setting a record at 91.428 mph. Mike Mansfield of Minn. rocked his Trail Stock 800 triple Polaris to another record pass of 112.353 mph. Joe Reinhardt on his Artic Cat T-Cat bumped the Trail Stock 1000 record to 114.893 mph to take out the long standing record from 2008 of Pat Welty of Ohio. Seth Thorson took the weekend off of Cross Country racing to bring his Yamaha Nytro to a new record of 101.289 mph in the Trail Stock Four Stroke Class. Seth also took a new record in the Four Stroke Stock 3 cylinder class on his Yamaha Nytro back up sled of 98.742 mph. Skylar Tomlin then ran his 1999 Polaris XC Fan to a record setting pass at 84.955 mph. Brandon Damask of Hatley, Wis. came with Go Fast Racing of Wisconsin to take the Professional Stock 600 single pipe record on his 2005 Artic Cat at 111.053 mph. Dan Graunke took his Professional Stock 2008 Ski Doo 800R XP to a new record at an amazing 116.129 mph in the 800 single pipe class. All we can say is that our announcer, Lon Oelke, was getting hysterical announcing all the fast speeds and we are not done yet. Kris Doberstein of CSE came out swinging on her Improved Stock Twin 600 Artic Cat to bump her record up to 117.711 mph – nice! For the Hot Rods that go 120 mph and above, we had Larry Norberg of Slingshot Racing set the pace on his Pro Stock 600 Ski Doo at 122.033 mph. Mike Cleary bumped up the Pro Stock 1500 record to 146.938 mph on his Ski Doo. Megan Norman on her Justice Brothers Ski Doo was able to take her Dad’s 2009 Record up to 132.718 mph. John Anderson took back the Open Mod 500 Record on the Vortex Chassis at 133.127 mph. Rick Schellbach posted a whopping 160.000 mph speed for a new record on his Open Mod 1100 Anderson/Union Bay entry. Brad Cone of Fairmont, MN on his Henricks Powersports/OSP Yamaha posted a 157.090 mph World Record in the Four Stroke Improved Stock Class. Vintage is more exciting than ever and these classics are coming out swinging. Remember, Roger Davidson of Duluth, Minn. came out with his Polaris Hot Rods to win both the Vintage Stock C and D classes in Menomonie, WI, but could not back up the speeds for the World Record. This time he was able to take the record in the Vintage D class at 79.778 mph. Samy Christianson on her 1978 Ski Doo Blizzard set the pace with a 80.747 mph pass in Vintage Stock C!The battle of the day was in the Pro Stock 1000 triple pipe class between Mike Cleary and Joe Kittel of Straightline Performance, with Mike taking the win and setting a new World Record in this class at 147.692 mph! Joe took a close second at 146.192 mph. No matter how you cut it, this is fast and furious for this class!Top Speed of the day was captured by Mark Fricke of Melrose Park, Ill. at 168.750 mph in the 1000 foot mark. Mark continues to tune on the twin cylinder turbo charged two stroke 1200 and is making great progress. All records require a run within 2% to back up their World Record run!! Nearly 600 fans and race supporters were on hand to witness the record setting runs throughout the day.
Photos courtesy of Hank Wagner
# Name Sled Trail Stock 500* 10 Steve Hoch* 1995 Polaris XCR 91.428 90.566 Trail Stock 800* 7 Mike Mansfield* 2001 Polaris XCR 112.353 112.353 Trail Stock 1000* 130 Joe Reinhardt* 1998 Artic Cat T-Cat 114.893 112.646 Trail Stock Four Stroke (3 cyl)* 177 Seth Thorson* Yamaha Nytro 101.289 100.115 Jr Stk 440 Fan No Entries Jr 440 Liquid No Entries Mini 60 Katie Warner 1977 Artic Cat Kitty Kat 29.821 Mini Mod Shelby Bray 2010 Billdozer 250 61.233 Jr Pro (8-12) Dial In 11X Sheridian Christianson 1980 Ski-Doo Citation 2.047 33 Simone Warner Polaris 250 11.159 Jr Pro 13-16 145 Dana Norman 1982 Yamaha 340 5.879 daily Jr Mod 2X Cameron Parent 1991 Yamaha SV125 66.615 Stock 440 FAN* 328 Skylar Tomlin* 1999 Polaris XCF SP 84.955 84.21 Stock 600S* 30X Brandon Damask* 2005 Artic Cat 111.053 111.053 271 Patty Olson 2004 Arctic Cat F6 110.485 Stock 600RS 190 Dan Graunke 2008 Ski-Doo XRS 600 110.911 Stock 600 2 Chris Parent 1999 Yamaha SX 107.596 1250 Scott Kostman 1999 Artic Cat ZRT 103.347 139X Jeremy Reid 1998 Yamaha No Runs Stock 700S 271 Patty Olson 2003 Artic Cat F7 116.285 1250 Scott Kostman 2003 Artic Cat F7 114.588 30X Brandon Damask 2003 Artic Cat F7 112.500 Stock 700 139 Sandie Reid 2001 Yamaha SRX 113.089 2 Chris Parent 2001 Yamaha Sno 109.783 Stock 800S* 190 Dan Graunke* 2008 SkiDoo XP 800R 116.129 115.973 271 Patty Olson 2012 Artic Cat F8 115.508 30X Brandon Damask 2011 Artic Cat CFR 114.134 Stock 800 51 Harvey Otremba Ski-Doo Mach Z 117.711 Stock 1000 17 Don Johnson 2001 Arctic Cat 116.599 IS 600* 124 Kris Doberstein* 2004 Artic Cat F6 117.711 116.599 181 Devin Spindler 1997 Polaris 600 XCR 114.588 00X Rani Waldoch 1999 Arctic Cat ZRT 110.344 206 Bradley Copeland 1994 Polaris XLT 104.854 IS 700 125 Al Doberstein 2003 Artic Cat F7 119.667 18 Rod Spindler 1999 Polaris XCR 117.871 723 Randy Windsperger 2003 Artic Cat F7 116.914 200 Neil Hvidston 2003 Artic Cat F7 113.833 108 John Jacklitch III 1998 Mach I Ski-Doo 113.534 IS 800 21 Tia VanGuilder 1999 Ski-Doo Mach Z 129.535 190 Dan Graunke 1998 Ski-Doo Mach Z 125.764 108X John Jacklitch III 1998 Mach Z 125.399 51 Harvey Otremba 1999 Ski-Doo Mach Z 124.855 56 Mark Kulenkamp 2000 Ski-Doo Mach Z 122.033 17 Rich Anderson 2000 Polaris XCR 121.861 19X Jay Hanson 1996 Polaris Storm 119.833 IS 1000 113 Doyle Swift 1999 Artic Cat T-Cat 138.019 21 Tia VanGuilder 1998 Ski Doo Mach Z 131.506 PS 600* 37 Larry Norberg* 1996 Ski-Doo Formula III 122.033 119.667 77 Jamie Lewis Ski-Doo Mach Z 120.334 PS 700 77 Jamie Lewis Ski-Doo Mach Z 132.110 37 Larry Norberg 1996 Ski Doo Mach Z 130.909 PS 800 108 John Jacklitch Jr 1998 Ski-Doo Mach Z 137.799 91 Brian Haffenbredl Ski-Doo Mach Z 132.110 PS 1000* 300 Mike Cleary* 1998 Ski-Doo Mach Z 147.692 146.938 19 Joe Kittel 2008 Ski-Doo Mach Z 146.192 77x Todd Lewis Ski-Doo Mach Z 145.454 16X Mark Jensen 1996 Polaris Ultra 140.032 21 Tia VanGuilder 1998 Ski-Doo Mach Z 134.579 287 Jeff Turcotte 1999 Ski-Doo Mach Z 128.000 PS 1500* 300 Mike Cleary* 1998 Ski-Doo Mach Z 146.938 146.689 Super Stock* 12 Megan Norman* 1998 Ski-Doo Formula III 132.718 132.515 Super Stock Twin 1X Megan Graham 2007 Ski-Doo Mach Z 118.356 187 Jim Miotke Ski-Doo MXZ 115.973 59 Charlie Fleck 2008 Ski-Doo MXZ No Runs OM 440 31X John Anderson 2006 Vortex 132.312 11 Greg Christianson SRC/Rotax 130.909 4 Matt Glenna 2006 Anderson Ski-Doo 126.315 daily OM 500* 31X John Anderson* 2006 Vortex 133.127 132.718 11 Greg Christianson SRC/Rotax 132.718 OM 600 37 Jeff Norberg 131.306 OM 700 37 Jeff Norberg 2005 Bullet Rotax no runs OM 800 54 Rick Schellbach 2001 Union Bay Anderson 141.871 OM 1100* 54 Rick Schellbach* 2000 Union Bay Ultra Mod 160.000 158.532 Super Mod 54 Rick Schellbach 1620 cc Triple Anderson 157.664 5150 Mike Graham 2012 Proline/HMC 144.723 Dial In 912 Jason Loften 1994 Ski-Doo Formula 0.624 56 Kent Christianson 1999 Polaris XZR 0.675 daily 96 Lon Sash 2000 Ski-Doo Mach Z 0.773 daily 51 Harvey Otremba 2000 Ski-Doo MXZX 0.975 38 Lee Anderson Bullet Rotax 2.523 32 Casey McDonald 2003 Polaris Pro X 3.572 2 Chris Parent 1999 Yamaha SX 4.114 43 Dan Wagner 2006 Yamaha Apex 4.200 Four Stroke IS* 70 Brad Cone* 2011 Yamaha Apex 157.090 155.956 Four Stroke Stock (3 Cyl)* 177 Seth Thorson* 2012 Yamaha Nytro 98.742 97.627 Four Stroke Stock Turbo 126 Jesse Doberstein 2012 Artic Cat Turbo 111.627 Super Twin Lake Racer 59 Howie Steinburg 1998 Ski-Doo MXZ 122.727 Super Twin Lake Racer (Four Stroke) 100 Mike Martin 2009 Artic Cat 150.260 no backup Lake Racer No Entries Lake Racer Open 99 Ken Hunt 1997 Polaris Storm 133.746 Pro Max 222 Marc Fricke 2010 Artic Cat 1200 168.750 Top Speed Exhibition Class No Entries Vintage C Class* 56X Samy Christianson* 1978 Ski-Doo Blizzard 80.747 79.778 6X Tim Davidson 1978 Polaris TXL 76.800 Vintage D Class* 6X Roger Davidson* 1979 Polaris Free Air 79.778 78.760 2 Murray Roberts 1976 Mercury 440 Fan 77.628 daily