Results for the Bridgestone Tire Badger Kart Club Championship points race
August 9, 2002
Dousman, WI
Hot and humid conditions made for a long day of racing at the Badger Raceway in Dousman. However, the track was in excellent condition and fast times fell like leaves in Autumn as quite a few racers dialed in the right combinations for the features.
One of the most exciting races was the 2-cycle Jr. Sportsman. For six laps, Jessica Brannam, Patrick Olsen and Forrest Biersach ran nose-to-tail. The 3 broke away from the rest of the pack early and put on their own show. Jessica Brannan won over Patrick Olsen by .120 seconds. In doing so, the top 3 all broke Forrest Biersach’s previous fast time for the year. But Biersach ended up the fastest yet, besting his record by a half second!
Eric Suminski took top honors in HPV Heavy. Suminski was running second to Matt Mercier when the two went side-by-side into turn 1 on the white flag lap. Mercier appeared to loose him momentum slightly and this allowed Suminski past as well as Nicole Baier, who was connected to Suminski’s bumper. At the checkers it was Suminski, Baier and Mercier.
The husband and wife team of Charlene and Mark Jung finally scored a one-two finish in Yamaha Lite with Charlene taking the top spot on the podium. Jeff Hanisch finished third and Joel Steffen, although finishing 4th, managed to break the fast time for 2002.
Erick Heiling smashed his previous track record in Briggs Animal Sr. by over 6 tenths en route to winning this week. David Koeferl came in second. Joe Brenner broke his fast time while winning the Jr. Can feature. TJ Nevels was right on him but he just couldn’t make the pass. Jerry Kindler won Yamaha Heavy while the pursuing Mark Baier took fast time. Joe Hartmann grabbed another fast time in Briggs Jr. Stock but it was Shelley Krzewinski who wound up on top at the end. Tylor Wolfert had the field covered in Briggs Lite winning by over 3 seconds while Mike Landeck added another feature win and fast time to his resume in Briggs Heavy.
The next race in the Bridgestone Tire BKC Championship points series is scheduled for September 15th. Also coming up is the Track Challenge on October 6th. This race pits racers from the Midwest’s top tracks against one another for prizes and track points. The track which scores the most points not only gets the traveling cup but the right to host the event the next year.
Top 3 finishers in each class
(FT) denotes Fast Time
2-cycle Jr. Sportsman Yamaha Lite Briggs Jr. Stock
1. Jessica Brannam 1. Charlene Jung 1. Shelley Kzrewinski
2. Patrick Olsen 2. Mark Jung 2. Joe Hartmann (FT)
3. Forrest Biersach (FT) 3. Jeff Hanisch 3. Chris Faestel
Jr. Can Yamaha Heavy Jr. SSX Can
1. Joe Brenner (FT) 1. Jerry Kindler 1. bye week
2. TJ Nevels 2. Mark Baier (FT) 2.
3. Derek Crane 3. Terry Thomas 3.
HPV Sr. Heavy Sr. Sportsman Lite Sr. Sportsman Heavy
1. Eric Suminski 1. Matt Cota 1. Steve Mente
2. Nicole Baier 2. Jill Rubenzer 2. Mike Weaver (FT)
3. Matt Mercier 3. Jon Ellingham (FT) 3. Bob Jeziorski
Briggs Animal Sr. Briggs Animal Jr. Expert
1. Erick Heling (FT) 1. Catlin Tannis 1. Greg Shaefer
2. David Koeferl 2. Mike Gahagan 2.
3. William Huck 3. 3.
Briggs Heavy HPV Jr. Briggs Lite
1. Mike Landeck (FT) 1. Zack Emmons (FT) 1. Tylor Wolfert
2. Aron Scalissi 2. Josh Nevels 2. David Storm
3. Derrick Quella 3. Nick Gillette 3. Gene Warren
Briggs Jr. Sportsman 125cc Shifter Jr. Briggs
1. Cody Weber 1. Randy Reichardt 1. Derek Crane (FT)
2. Grant Hoffmeister 2. Alex Scheuerell 2. Joe Graf
3. Steve Wirtz 3. Ken Kroeger 3. Michael Schumacher
