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WSA Park-X National Snocross

            On March 5-6 Park-X at Quadna in Hill City, MN played host the second to last round on the Worldwide Snocross National tour.  This race was one for the record books, as the track was the largest in the history of Snocross racing.  With lap times at a minute and a half, the qualifying rounds lasted like finals on a normal weekend.  The weather really cooperated too, with 50’s and sun all weekend.  The team fared well on the grueling course, making several finals and topping the best in several heats.  In Semi-pro Open competition, Chad Kurt and Paul all ran well, placing in the top 3 many times and also winning a few rounds.  Kurt and Chad made the Open final, with Paul just missing the cut.  In the final they ran hard for 8 intense laps, eventually crossing the line with Kurt in 10^th and Chad in 11^th place overall out of 15.  Just to finish these races in one piece seemed a task in itself.  Paul moved up to the Pro Stock class for the first time this weekend to try his hand against the worlds best, and had an impressive showing.  Paul grabbed the lead right from the line in all three of his rounds of qualifying, but a big wipeout on the second downhill took him out of the finals contention due to points from that round.  Paul did show though that he could compete at that level and we will look for great things from him in the future.  Chad and Kurt ran in the Semi-pro stock class on Sunday, where the competition and the course were again fierce.  Chad ran through qualifying with 4^th place finishes, not quite enough to make the finals, but Kurt was able to squeeze into the finals with a few better finishes.  In the final Kurt was lined up in the back row, but off the line he shot up and around the entire field to find himself in 4^th at the bottom of the first hill.  As the race wore on and wore on Kurt, he did give way to one rider, but was able to fend off the rest of the field to cross the line with a huge 5^th place finish.  It was a big weekend for the team, as everyone competed well and all came home healthy after the most grueling weekend of racing yet.