Thank you racers and crews for another great R.O.L.A. One Lunger 100!  There

were 52 sleds in the HR class, 37 sleds in the HD class and 13 sleds in the Relic

class for a total of 102 vintage sleds out on the track.  What an awesome sight

to see!   The race started at 11:06 and it was 2:02 when the “overall” winner

came in for the checkered flag.

R.O.L.A. Race Results for the 13th Annual One Lunger 100
HR Stock	Name
1st Place	Brett Lessman, Lake George, Minnesota
2nd Place	DuWayne Roberts and Paul Mindermann, New York Mills, Minnesota
3rd Place	Aaron Patton, Stacy, Minnesota
4th Place	Bud Gassert and Andy Bowman, Willow River, Minnesota
5th Place	Paul George and Joe”Dirt” Hedlund, Princeton, MN and Inver Grove Heights, MN
6th Place	Andy Englund and Jay Englund, Isanti, Minnesota
7th Place	Bob Hanson and Grant Wilkins, Aitkin, MN and Brainerd MN
8th Place	Gary Quam and Greg Homme, Thief River Falls, Minnesota
9th Place	Bill Adams and Ann Erickson, Sauk Rapids, Minnesota
10th Place	Corey Pracher, Willow River, Minnesota
HD Stock	Name
1st Place	Greg Kerr, Carndoff, Sask. Canada
2nd Place	Bradee Mlaskoch, Willow River, Minnesota
3rd Place	Phil Schmidt and Wayne Dahlberg, IG Heights, MN and Grantsburg, WI
4th Place	George Dieffenbacher and Steve Thorp, Upstate New York
5th Place	Dave Peterson and Wes Hendrickson, Milltown, WI and Amery, WI
6th Place	Derik Shearer and “Cruel Paul” Schearer, Lisbon, North Dakota
7th Place	Dale Fett and Dennis Fett, Frazee, Minnesota
8th Place	Justin Koehler and Jason Hotakainen, New York Mills, Minnesota
9th Place	Mike Thompson, Willow River, Minnesota
10th Place	Tim Gapinski and Chris Holscher, Braham, MN and Foreston, MN
Relic	Name
1st Place	Dustin Leggat, Anchorage, Alaksa
2nd Place	Donn Danelski and Keith Jusczak, Sturgeon Lake, Minnesota
3rd Place	Lee Larson, Fargo, North Dakota
4th Place	Todd Danelski and Jake Danelski, Sturgeon Lake, Minnesota
5th Place	Brian Miliander, Mahnomen, Minnesota

First Towed In:  Roland Giroux from Yorkton, Sask. Canada  (towed in at 11:10 a.m.

- never even made a lap!)  Ten sleds were towed in by 11:37 p.m.

Prettiest Sled:  #68 – Todd Danelski and Jake Danelski, Willow River, Minnesota

with the patriotic themed Scorpion.

Cosmetically Challenged:  #68 – Craig Crowl, Park Falls, Wisconsin with

“The Crayola Cat.”

Loudest Sled: #66 – Doug Skersick, Bemidji, Minnesota, on a Viking with

serious exhaust issues.

Sportsmanship Award:  #112 – Jeff Zalatoris, Springbrook, Wisconsin.

Going above and beyond helping a fellow racer.

Oldest Driver:  #37 – Charlie Wise, Appleton, Wisconsin.  His name says it all!

Longest Distance Travelled to Race:  #17 – Dustin Legatt, Anchorage, Alaska

(3350 miles)!  Dustin is serving our country in the Air Force and is stationed

in Alaska.  Thanks Dustin for coming to race and for your service to the USA!

Also, thanks to the crew from upstate New York!  #57 Tom Stack and

#89 George Dieffenbacher and Steve Thorp – thanks guys for coming to

Minnesota.  We’ll see you next year!

Tough Luck Award:  #58 Brian Miliander – he broke down on his last lap

500 feet from the finish line (right before the zig zags), got towed back

to the pits, got his sled going in the pit and ran another lap around to get counted.

Turkey Award:  #80 Nick Butze – he got the award for dragging an 8′ long

feather boa behind him for a lap during the race before the flag man

caught up to him and made him take it off.  Nick also got the other

turkey award because we couldn’t think of anyone else!

Thanks Nick for being such a good sport!

*If you were not in the Top Ten and you want to know where you placed

in the race please email shannonmomof4@wcta.net .

Special Thanks:

*To all of you who helped clean up the track after the race!

*The Wise Family for dessert.

*Dane Gigstead and Vicky Olson for gathering raffle prizes.

*Tow Sled Guys, Flag Men and Lap Counters – you know who you are!

*James”Tumbleweed” Kenyon for your auctioneering!

*Holiday Inn Crew – what a great facility to hold our event!

*To the greatest racers and crews – you guys make our job easy by your

professionalism!  You make all this work worth it!

Rola 100

New pictures available soon!