Ohnsorg Breaks Track Record and Joins Team Hoff to Win CRA Team Challenge
Brainerd, MN – Brainerd International Raceway hosted the Central Roadracing Association on the Competition Course July 20-22 and as there was an official from Webster’s Dictionary at the event, it was decided that “Domination” will now be spelled O-H-N-S-O-R-G. Kyle Ohnsorg was simply untouchable all weekend long as he brought home victory in all 15 races he competed in.
Ohnsorg was the class of the field in Middleweight and Heavyweight and was untroubled on his way to victory in those races, although Jordan Imrie made sure he brought his A-game with him on his trip from Canada and was unquestionably the best non-Ohnsorg rider in the 600cc classes. Unlimited Supersport was set to see a showdown between Scott Stall on his Farrell Performance Kawasaki ZX-10R and Ohnsorg astride Stephen Peterson’s Husman Race Engineering Tuned BMW S1000RR. Off the start, Ohnsorg pulled a small gap, but Stall began closing in and both riders were within a second of the lap record – on D.O.T. tires! Roughly halfway into the race, Stall’s charge “stalled” due to a cone in the racing line. A cone that Stall had hit the previous lap which put it into the racing line and kept hitting lap after lap. With Stall’s lap times dropping, Ohnsorg went on to win with little fanfare.
After Saturday’s Supersport races, the 3-hour Team Challenge took place and what appeared to be a snooze-fest at the halfway point turned into one of the most intense races in recent memory. At the end of the first lap, Goat Bros. was at the head of the 28-bike field courtesy of Scott Stall and over the next hour and a half they increased their lead over second place to two laps. It was around that time that the race was turned on it’s head when the Goat Bros. began to fall down the order due to a crash by Scott Stall. Tubbs and Crocket (Aaron Anderson, Shane Keaveny, Tony Mahto) took over the top spot and while they seemed to have a comfortable lead at the front, the question of fuel mileage was starting to appear. Team Hoff (Brian Hebeisen, Jake Hennen, Kyle Ohnsorg) had equipped their Yamaha R6s with oversized fuel tanks capable of keeping their riders on track for over an hour, meaning they would complete the race with only two pit stops. With Tubbs and Crocket not able to achieve that much time between pit stops it was hard to say how real their advantage truly was. With roughly 30 minutes to go in the race, Tubbs and Crocket had a 40-second lead and the only question was if they would need to pit before the end of the race. If they didn’t, the race was theirs to lose. If they did, then it could potentially be a close fight to the finish.
With 15 minutes to go, Tubbs and Crocket still led by 20 seconds over Team Hoff BUT they had lost that 20 seconds on track without taking a pit stop. With Team Hoff rider Brian Hebeisen taking 20 seconds out of Tubbs and Crocket rider Aaron Anderson in 15 minutes the possibility of a late-race lead change started to look possible. Not wanting to be left out of the party, Factory Honda (Tom Austin, Dave Collins, Justin Ebnet) had latched onto the back of Team Hoff courtesy of Ebnet as both riders fought for the final two places on the podium, and perhaps even the top step. With Hebeisen and Ebnet closing in on Anderson by multiple seconds per lap, the suspense grew and grew. As Anderson struggled with a lack of grip (running a GSX-R750 for more than 1.5 hours on one set of tires doesn’t do wonders for grip levels), he took the white flag as the leader with Hebeisen and Ebnet less than two seconds behind. Halfway through the last lap, Team Hoff snatched the lead from Tubbs and Crocket and held on to take a stunning win. After three hours of racing, the top three teams crossed the line within 1.5 seconds!
Even though there was enough excitement for an entire season during the 3-Hour Team Challenge, Kyle Ohnsorg decided we all deserved more and it would come in the shape of an attack on the BIR Competition Course track record. With Stall out of action and walking like an 86-year old who had lost his cane due to an injury from his crash in the 3-hour, Ohnsorg had the expectations of the entire CRA on his shoulders during the Unlimited Superbike race. He shot out of the gate and started his attack and got SO close to the existing track record of 1:35.010 (set by Jason Farrell) but his lap of 1:35.019 fell just short of a new track record. However, the best part of his attempt was his reception in pit lane. His dominant ride caused a majority of the CRA pit officials to come to pit lane to congratulate Kyle on a job well done, which would clearly make someone think they achieved a major milestone, not missed one by the width of a hair. The scene that played out immediately afterward easily earned the “Temple of Doom” award as bystanders were witness to some of Kyle’s team ripping Kyle’s heart out when they told him that even though everyone reacted as though he set a track record, indeed he had not.
Not to be deterred, Ohnsorg lined up for the last race of the weekend, Unlimited GP, with his Temple of Doom trophy stuffed in the hump of his leathers for good luck and set out to earn himself another Pirelli Bounty. Riding Stephen Peterson’s Husman Race Engineering tuned BMW S1000RR, the same bike that he set the Donnybrooke track record on in May of this year, Ohnsorg’s second timed lap was a stunning 1:34.986 and officially a new track record. However, Ohnsorg wasn’t happy with that and the following lap he clocked in at 1:34.976, which now stands as the Brainerd International Raceway Competition Course track record.
Elsewhere in the paddock, multiple riders turned in some great performances. In Featherweight, Robin Schmidt brought home the hardware with some great rides in the sprint races and a GP0 class victory with Team Sphincter (We Leave You Behind) co-riders Brad Lee Kreller and Brian Bartlow. (It needs to be public knowledge that the announcer and press release writer were not very fond of that team name.) While it was rumored that Robin recently returned from a two-week solo trip to Yemen that strangely contributed to a mystery injury for her husband, Christian, she brought home the family hardware and has at least 1.5 months to give him suggestions on how to be a winner.
The Middleweight and Heavyweight classes saw some standout rides by Jes Schwartz in the Expert field with Zack Abraham and Jacque Smith notching up good finishes in the Novice classes. In Ultralight, Brad Kreller threw a leg over the demo Krämer HKR Evo 2 and won his first race on it. Kreller had potential to win more races on the German machine but injuries from a miserable attempt at trying to ride a competitor’s R6 in the middle of a race left him battered, bruised and even less funny than he normally is, which hampered his riding.
After such an exciting July round, we can only wonder what August has in store for the CRA. Come race or volunteer with us August 31-September 2 at Brainerd International Raceway to see for yourself!
RACE RESULTS
Unlimited SS Expert
1 Kyle Ohnsorg (BMW S1000RR)
2 Scott Stall (Kaw ZX-10R)
3 Tony Mahto (Yam YZF-R1)
4 Jesse Nelson (Yam YZF-R1)
5 Aaron Anderson (Suz GSX-R750)
6 Mark Dargis (Yam YZF-R6)
Unlimited SS Novice
1 PR Stafki (Yam YZF-R1)
Unlimited SB Expert
1 Kyle Ohnsorg (BMW S1000RR)
2 Jake Schmotter (Yam YZF-R1)
3 Shane Keaveny (Kaw ZX-10R)
4 Jesse Nelson (Yam YZF-R1)
5 Brett Donahue (Suz GSX-R750)
6 Brian Hebeisen (Yam YZF-R6)
Unlimited SB Novice
1 PR Stafki (Yam YZF-R1)
2 Kyle Franz (Duc 899)
Unlimited GP Expert
1 Kyle Ohnsorg (BMW S1000RR)
2 Jake Schmotter (Yam YZF-R1)
3 Jesse Nelson (Yam YZF-R1)
4 Jacob Hennen (BMW S1000RR)
5 Tony Mahto (Yam YZF-R1)
6 Brett Donahue (Suz GSX-R750)
Unlimited GP Novice
1 PR Stafki (Yam YZF-R1)
2 Kyle Franz (Duc 899)
Middleweight SS Expert
1 Kyle Ohnsorg (Yam YZF-R6)
2 Brian Hebeisen (Yam YZF-R6)
3 Justin Ebnet (Hon CBR600RR)
4 Jes Schwartz (Yam YZF-R6)
5 Dan Krambeck (Yam YZF-R6)
6 Ryan Alvar (Yam YZF-R6)
Middleweight SS Novice
1 Justin Miest (Yam YZF-R6)
2 Zack Abraham (Kaw ZX-6R)
3 Joel Nelson (Yam YZF-R6)
4 Jacque Smith (Yam YZF-R6)
5 Donald Romer (Hon CBR600RR)
6 Andrew Tolzmann (Kaw ZX-6R)
Middleweight SB Expert
1 Kyle Ohnsorg (Yam YZF-R6)
2 Jordan Imrie (Yam YZF-R6)
3 Thomas Austin (Hon CBR600RR)
4 Brian Hebeisen (Yam YZF-R6)
5 Justin Ebnet (Hon CBR600RR)
6 Scott Masterton (Yam YZF-R6)
Middleweight SB Novice
1 Justin Miest (Yam YZF-R6)
2 Joel Nelson (Yam YZF-R6)
3 Zack Abraham (Kaw ZX-6R)
4 Austin Isfeld (Yam YZF-R6)
5 Andrew Tolzmann (Kaw ZX-6R)
6 Brandon Pierce (Kaw ZX-6R)
Middleweight GP Expert
1 Kyle Ohnsorg (Yam YZF-R6)
2 Jordan Imrie (Yam YZF-R6)
3 Brian Hebeisen (Yam YZF-R6)
4 Justin Ebnet (Hon CBR600RR)
5 Thomas Austin (Hon CBR600RR)
6 Kenneth Nielsen (Yam YZF-R6)
Middleweight GP Novice
1 Justin Miest (Yam YZF-R6)
2 Joel Nelson (Yam YZF-R6)
3 Zack Abraham (Kaw ZX-6R)
4 Brandon Pierce (Kaw ZX-6R)
5 Joseph Fry (Yam YZF-R6)
6 Mike Grund (Hon CBR600RR)
Lightweight GP Expert
1 Kyle Ohnsorg (Krä HKR Evo 2)
2 Jack Barton (Krä HKR Evo 2)
3 Chris Mattson (Suz SV650)
4 Jon Champ (Suz SV650)
5 Brad Kreller (Krä HKR Evo 2)
6 Jesse Vanderweide (Suz SV650)
Lightweight GP Novice
1 Thomas Conroy (Yam FZ-07R)
2 Zack Johnson (Suz SV650)
3 Lucas Landin (Suz SV650)
Formula 40 – F2
1 Shane Keaveny (Kaw ZX-10R)
2 Tony Mahto (Yam YZF-R1)
3 Brett Donahue (Suz GSX-R750)
4 Joel Nelson (Yam YZF-R6)
5 Karl Rehpohl (Kaw ZX-6R)
6 Jacque Smith (Yam YZF-R6)
Formula 40 – F1
1 Josh Pangier (Yam FZR400)
2 Paul Jensen (Yam FZ-07R)
3 Tate Guckin (Yam FZ-07R)
4 Jeffrey Quam (Suz SV650)
5 Dave Juntunen (KTM RC390)
6 Harlan Bullard (Yam YZF-R3)
Michelin Cup GP2 Expert
1 Harry Jensen (Yam FZ-07R)
2 Jesse Vanderweide (Suz SV650)
3 Brian Rogers (Suz SV650)
4 Anthony Marcinek (Suz SV650)
5 Adam Harrison (Hon CBR600F2)
6 Nathan Jessup (Suz SV650)
Michelin Cup GP1 Expert
1 Jack Barton (Krä HKR Evo 2)
2 Billy Lachmiller (Kaw EX300)
Michelin Cup GP0 Expert
1 Brad Kreller (Yam YZF-R3)
2 Dave Juntunen (KTM RC390)
3 Jacob Hennen (Yam YZF-R3)
4 William Miller (Yam YZF-R3)
5 Robin Schmidt (Yam YZF-R3)
Michelin Cup GP2 Novice
1 Lucas Landin (Suz SV650)
Michelin Cup GP0 Novice
1 Si Klien (Yam YZF-R3)
2 Jonathan Myers (Kaw EX250)
Featherweight GP Expert
1 Kyle Ohnsorg (Yam YZF-R3)
2 Brad Kreller (Yam YZF-R3)
3 Billy Lachmiller (Kaw EX300)
4 Jacob Hennen (Yam YZF-R3)
5 Dave Juntunen (KTM RC390)
6 William Miller (Yam YZF-R3)
Featherweight GP Novice
1 Thomas Conroy (Yam YZF-R3)
2 Justin Miest (Kaw EX300)
3 Si Klien (Yam YZF-R3)
4 David Schaenzer (Kaw EX300)
5 Jonathan Myers (Kaw EX250)
6 Max Bullard (Yam YZF-R3)
New Rider Race
1 Tom Marchant (Kaw ZX-6R)
2 Lucas Landin (Suz SV650)
3 Michael McMerty (Yam YZF-R6)
250GP Expert
1 Jack Barton (Krä HKR Evo 2)
Featherweight SB Expert
1 Kyle Ohnsorg (Yam YZF-R3)
2 Dave Juntunen (KTM RC390)
3 Brad Kreller (Yam YZF-R3)
4 Billy Lachmiller (Kaw EX300)
5 Lawrence Lin (Yam YZF-R3)
6 Jacob Hennen (Yam YZF-R3)
Featherweight SB Novice
1 Thomas Conroy (Yam YZF-R3)
2 Justin Miest (Kaw EX300)
3 Si Klien (Yam YZF-R3)
4 David Schaenzer (Kaw EX300)
5 Jonathan Myers (Kaw EX250)
6 Harlan Bullard (Yam YZF-R3)
Heavyweight SB Expert
1 Kyle Ohnsorg (Yam YZF-R6)
2 Jordan Imrie (Yam YZF-R6)
3 Brett Donahue (Suz GSX-R750)
4 Brian Hebeisen (Yam YZF-R6)
5 Aaron Anderson (Suz GSX-R750)
6 Dan Krambeck (Yam YZF-R6)
Heavyweight SB Novice
1 Justin Miest (Yam YZF-R6)
2 Austin Isfeld (Yam YZF-R6)
3 Joel Nelson (Yam YZF-R6)
4 PR Stafki (Hon RC51)
5 Zack Abraham (Kaw ZX-6R)
6 Kyle Franz (Duc 899)
90s Cup Expert
1 Leif Nadeau (Yam YZF-R6)
2 Chris Mattson (Suz SV650)
3 Adam Harrison (Hon CBR600F2)
4 Brad Kreller (Hon CBR600F2)
5 James Michaelson (Hon CBR600F2)
Ultralight Cup Expert – Race 3
1 Jack Barton (Krä HKR Evo 2)
2 Brad Kreller (Krä HKR Evo 2)
3 Billy Lachmiller (Kaw EX300)
4 Dave Juntunen (KTM RC390)
5 Jacob Hennen (Yam YZF-R3)
Ultralight Cup Novice – Race 3
1 Justin Miest (Kaw EX300)
2 Si Klien (Yam YZF-R3)
Supertwins Novice
1 PR Stafki (Hon RC51)
2 Kyle Franz (Yam FZ-07R)
3 Jeffrey Quam (Suz SV650)
Supertwins Expert
1 Harry Jensen (Yam FZ-07R)
2 Chris Mattson (Suz SV650)
3 Bill Plucky (Suz SV650)
4 Brian Rogers (Suz SV650)
5 Paul Jensen (Yam FZ-07R)
6 Tate Guckin (Yam FZ-07R)
Sportsman Middleweight Expert
1 Leif Nadeau (Yam YZF-R6)
2 Kenneth Nielsen (Yam YZF-R6)
3 Martin Holte (Yam YZF-R6)
Sportsman Lightweight Expert
1 Josh Pangier (Yam FZR400)
2 Jack Barton (Krä HKR Evo 2)
3 Brad Kreller (Krä HKR Evo 2)
4 Adam Harrison (Hon CBR600F2)
5 Billy Lachmiller (Kaw EX300)
Sportsman Middleweight Novice
1 Si Klien (Yam YZF-R3)
2 Jason Weidholz (Hon CBR600RR)
Lightweight SB Expert
1 Harry Jensen (Yam FZ-07R)
2 Josh Pangier (Yam FZR400)
3 Jon Champ (Suz SV650)
4 Jesse Vanderweide (Suz SV650)
5 Bill Plucky (Suz SV650)
6 Brian Rogers (Suz SV650)
Ultralight Cup Expert – Race 2
1 Jack Barton (Krä HKR Evo 2)
2 Brad Kreller (Krä HKR Evo 2)
Lightweight SB Novice
1 Thomas Conroy (Yam FZ-07R)
2 Zack Johnson (Suz SV650)
3 Jeffrey Quam (Suz SV650)
4 Lucas Landin (Suz SV650)
Featherweight SB Expert
1 Billy Lachmiller (Kaw EX300)
Ultralight Cup Novice – Race 2
1 Justin Miest (Kaw EX300)
2 Si Klien (Yam YZF-R3)
Heavyweight GP Expert
1 Kyle Ohnsorg (Yam YZF-R6)
2 Brian Hebeisen (Yam YZF-R6)
3 Aaron Anderson (Suz GSX-R750)
4 Brett Donahue (Suz GSX-R750)
5 Mark Dargis (Yam YZF-R6)
6 David Stone (Yam YZF-R6)
Heavyweight GP Novice
1 Justin Miest (Yam YZF-R6)
2 Joel Nelson (Yam YZF-R6)
3 Zack Abraham (Kaw ZX-6R)
4 PR Stafki (Hon RC51)
5 Kyle Franz (Duc 899)
90s Cup Expert
1 Leif Nadeau (Yam YZF-R6)
2 Chris Mattson (Suz SV650)
3 James Michaelson (Hon CBR600F2)
4 Adam Harrison (Hon CBR600F2)
5 Brad Kreller (Hon CBR600F2)
Featherweight SS Expert
1 Kyle Ohnsorg (Yam YZF-R3)
2 Brad Kreller (Yam YZF-R3)
3 Brian Hebeisen (Yam YZF-R3)
4 Dave Juntunen (KTM RC390)
5 Billy Lachmiller (Kaw EX300)
6 William Miller (Yam YZF-R3)
Featherweight SS Novice
1 Justin Miest (Kaw EX300)
2 Si Klien (Yam YZF-R3)
3 Jonathan Myers (Kaw EX250)
4 William Nystrom (KTM RC390)
5 David Schaenzer (Kaw EX300)
6 Harlan Bullard (Yam YZF-R3)
Heavyweight SS Expert
1 Kyle Ohnsorg (Yam YZF-R6)
2 Jordan Imrie (Yam YZF-R6)
3 Brian Hebeisen (Yam YZF-R6)
4 Aaron Anderson (Suz GSX-R750)
5 Thomas Austin (Hon CBR600RR)
6 Jes Schwartz (Yam YZF-R6)
Heavyweight SS Novice
1 Justin Miest (Yam YZF-R6)
2 Zack Abraham (Kaw ZX-6R)
3 PR Stafki (Hon RC51)
4 Joel Nelson (Yam YZF-R6)
5 Nathaniel McNichols (Kaw ZX-6R)
6 Brandon Pierce (Kaw ZX-6R)
90s Cup Expert
1 Leif Nadeau (Yam YZF-R6)
2 Adam Harrison (Hon CBR600F2)
3 Chris Mattson (Suz SV650)
4 James Michaelson (Hon CBR600RR)
5 Brian O’Mara (Suz SV650)
90s Cup Novice
1 Lucas Landin (Suz SV650)
Michelin Cup GP4 Expert
1 Jake Schmotter (Yam YZF-R1)
2 Brett Donahue (Suz GSX-R750)
3 Pat Gill (Yam YZF-R1)
Michelin Cup GP3 Expert
1 Kyle Ohnsorg (Yam YZF-R6)
2 Brian Hebeisen (Yam YZF-R6)
3 Thomas Austin (Hon CBR600RR)
4 Justin Ebnet (Hon CBR600RR)
5 Scott Masterton (Yam YZF-R6)
6 Barry Schmidt (Suz GSX-R600)
Michelin Cup GP3 Novice
1 Justin Miest (Yam YZF-R6)
2 Donald Romer (Hon CBR600RR)
3 Jacque Smith (Yam YZF-R6)
4 Nathaniel McNichols (Kaw ZX-6R)
5 Christian Swanson (Hon CBR600RR)
6 Scott Tyykila (Kaw ZX-6R)
Michelin Cup GP4 Novice
1 Mike Grund (Hon CBR600RR)
Lightweight SS Expert
1 Bill Plucky (Suz SV650)
2 Jon Champ (Suz SV650)
3 Chris Mattson (Suz SV650)
4 Brian Rogers (Suz SV650)
5 Luke Trombley (Suz SV650)
6 Jesse Vanderweide (Suz SV650)
Ultralight Cup Expert – Race 1
1 Brad Kreller (Krä HKR Evo 2)
2 Jack Barton (Krä HKR Evo 2)
3 Brian Bartlow (Yam YZF-R3)
4 Dave Juntunen (KTM RC390)
5 Billy Lachmiller (Kaw EX300)
6 Jacob Hennen (Yam YZF-R6)
Lightweight SS Novice
1 Zack Johnson (Suz SV650)
Ultralight Cup Novice – Race 1
1 Justin Miest (Kaw EX300)
2 Si Klien (Yam YZF-R3)
3-Hour Team Challenge Overall
1 Team Hoff- Didn’t Get Laid Got In A Fight (Brian Hebeisen, Jake Hennen, Kyle Ohnsorg)
2 Tubbs and Crocket (Aaron Anderson, Shane Keaveny, Tony Mahto)
3 Factory Honda (Tom Austin, Dave Collins, Justin Ebnet)
4 Goat Bros. (Jesse Nelson, Jake Schmotter, Scott Stall)
5 The Gorrillas (Martin Holte, Ken Nielsen)
6 Jobo’s Rum (Dan Krambeck, Joel Nelson, Jes Schwartz)
3-Hour Team Challenge GP3
1 Team Hoff- Didn’t Get Laid Got In A Fight (Brian Hebeisen, Jake Hennen, Kyle Ohnsorg)
2 Factory Honda (Tom Austin, Dave Collins, Justin Ebnet)
3 The Gorrillas (Martin Holte, Ken Nielsen)
4 Jobo’s Rum (Dan Krambeck, Joel Nelson, Jes Schwartz)
5 B.A.D Ass (Adam Bastien, Barry Schmidt, David Stone)
6 It’s Not Easy Being Green (Tom Marchant, Karl Rehpohl, Andrew Tolzmann)
3-Hour Team Challenge GP4
1 Tubbs and Crocket (Aaron Anderson, Shane Keaveny, Tony Mahto)
2 Goat Bros. (Jesse Nelson, Jake Schmotter, Scott Stall)
3 #TrackLivesMatter (Mark Dargis, Nathan Dotson, Scott Masterton)
4 MONSTER MULE (Pat Gill, Zach Hughes)
5 Team Road Closed Promotions (Ward Jensen, Randall Johnson, PR Stafki)
3-Hour Team Challenge GP2
1 The Leftovers (Harry Jensen, Anthony Marcinek)
2 Victorious Secret (Chris Mattson, Brian Rogers)
3 Wild Bill and Jesse James (Bill Plucky, Jesse VanderWeide)
4 Heros In A Half Shell (Zack Johnson, Luke Trombley)
5 Slicks Are For Chicks (Katie Champ, Sonia Pond)
6 Team Futurestar Racing (Jeff Franz, Kyle Franz)
3-Hour Team Challenge GP0
1 Sphincter- We Leave You behind (Brian Bartlow, Brad Kreller, Robin Schmidt)
2 Super Friends with Benefits (Dave Juntunen, Justin Miest)
3 Darkhorse Motorsports (Tom Conroy, Lawrence Lin, Sean Stettnichs)
4 New Bees (David Schaenzer, Lee Steussi)
3-Hour Team Challenge GP1
1 Slow Poke Rodriguez (Brilly Lachmiller, Will Miller)
2 Two Gingers And Poor Life Choices (Pierre Champon, Jon Myers, Leif Nadeau)