13th Annual One Lunger 100 Results
Dec 11
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 (Yamaha) |
| 2nd Place | DuWayne Roberts and Paul Mindermann, New York Mills, MN (Sno Jet) |
| 3rd Place | Aaron Patton, Stacy, Minnesota (Cat) |
| 4th Place | Bud Gassert and Andy Bowman, Willow River, Minnesota (Cat) |
| 5th Place | Paul George & Joe”Dirt” Hedlund, Princeton, MN/ IG Heights, MN (Cat) |
| 6th Place | Andy Englund and Jay Englund, Isanti, Minnesota (Cat) |
| 7th Place | Bob Hanson and Grant Wilkins, Aitkin, MN and Brainerd MN (Polaris) |
| 8th Place | Gary Quam and Greg Homme, Thief River Falls, Minnesota (Cat) |
| 9th Place | Bill Adams and Ann Erickson, Sauk Rapids, Minnesota (Cat) |
| 10th Place | Corey Pracher, Willow River, Minnesota (Cat) |
| HD Stock | Name |
| 1st Place | Greg Kerr, Carndoff, Sask. Canada (Cat) |
| 2nd Place | Bradee Mlaskoch, Willow River, Minnesota (Yamaha) |
| 3rd Place | Phil Schmidt /Wayne Dahlberg, IG Heights, MN/Grantsburg, WI (Cat) |
| 4th Place | George Dieffenbacher and Steve Thorp, Upstate New York (Cat) |
| 5th Place | Dave Peterson & Wes Hendrickson, Milltown, WI & Amery, WI (Sno Jet) |
| 6th Place | Derik T. and “Cruel Paul” Shearer, Lisbon, North Dakota (Sno Jet X) |
| 7th Place | Dale Fett and Dennis Fett, Frazee, Minnesota (Yamaha) |
| 8th Place | Justin Koehler and Jason Hotakainen, New York Mills, MN (Cat) |
| 9th Place | Mike Thompson, Willow River, Minnesota (Yamaha) |
| 10th Place | Tim Gapinski and Chris Holscher, Braham, MN and Foreston, MN (Cat) |
| Relic | Name |
| 1st Place | Dustin Leggat, Anchorage, Alaksa (Cat) |
| 2nd Place | Donn Danelski and Keith Jusczak, Sturgeon Lake, MN (Scorpion) |
| 3rd Place | Lee Larson, Fargo, North Dakota (Ski Doo) |
| 4th Place | Todd Danelski and Jake Danelski, Sturgeon Lake, MN (Scorpion) |
| 5th Place | Brian Miliander, Mahnomen, Minnesota (Ski Doo) |
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!
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