"What's Up Wednesday's" with Andy Kyner!
IATVHSS RACER SPOTLIGHT:
Rider Name: Kendall Kruse
Home Town: Huxley, Iowa
Age: 29
Family: Kurt (Dad), Leah (Mom), Kathryn (Fiance'), Paige (Sister), Andrew (Brother)
Occupation: Manufacturing Supervisor
1. 1st ATV?
2008 Polaris Outlaw
2. How did you get started racing ATVs?
My Dad & Andy Kyner
3. Where was your first race?
2015 Centerville, IATVHSS Race
4. Favorite track or race?
Mount Pleasant
5. If you could have any automobile what would it be?
1967 Plymouth GTX
6. What is on your playlist right now?
Everything including Zac Brown Band, Taylor Swift, Slipknot
7. Favorite hobbies besides racing?
Duck Hunting
8. Who is your favorite ATV racer and why?
Adam McGill, Great Ambassador for sport, Accessible to fans, and just a funny guy!
9. What is one thing we don't know about you that we should?
I teach and advise Marching Bands in my spare time.
10. What is your favorite food?
Chinese
11. If you could spend a day with anyone alive or dead, past or present, who would it be?
Johnny Cash
12. Name two people who have influenced your racing style:
Matt Lindle & Walker Fowler
13. What are your goals for 2017?
No DNFs and try to improve every race
14. Who would you like to thank?
God, Christy Motorsports and all our Great Sponsors. Team QXCG, Engine Ice, Ryno Sports Supplements, VanWall Powersports, Power Film Solar, KKS Graphics, the entire IATVHSS crew, my family, my Fiance', Kathryn, and everyone else who makes this possible for me! Thank you!
Update for 6/7/2017:
THANK YOU to the Graber Family for a great event at Mt Pleasant 2017!!
Special Thanks to
Sponsor Jason Smith at Midwest Performance!
ATV B Class will Split into 25 & Younger, and 26+ Age Groups
YELLOW Plate Color for -25 B
ORANGE Plate Color for 26+ B
UTV "1000 OPEN" Class Split for Pro & Forced Induction Machines
Contingencies for GBC Tires and Can-Am Machines!
Rd 1 Mt Pleasant Race Videos have been posted by XS Motorsports!
Boone County Fairgrounds Short-Course Race Info coming soon! (non-points race)
Race Result times updated for Youth 50cc and Afternoon ATVs for Mount Pleasant
IATVHSS RACER SPOTLIGHT:
Rider Name: Jerald "Jake" Stratton aka "Old Man Stratton"
Home Town: Des Moines, Iowa
Age: Just turned 80!
1. 1st ATV? 1987 Honda 250X
2. How did you get started racing ATVs?
Went to a 3-Wheeler Hare Scramble in the 80s with 30+ 3-Wheelers, and 2 quads. The quads were faster so everyone switched over.
3. Where was your first race? Eagleville, Missouri - 1988
4. Favorite track or race? Blackwater 100 and Loretta Lynn's
(Blakwater: "don't worry about winning, just try to finish!")
5. If you could have any automobile what would it be? Rolls Royce - any of them!
6. What is on your playlist right now? "Huh?"
7. Favorite hobbies besides racing? Tinkering with stuff in the garage
8. Who is your favorite ATV racer and why?
"All of them!" Specifically: Barry Hawk and Bob Sloan racing eachother back and forth
9. What is your favorite food? Taters and gravy with corn
10. If you could spend a day with anyone alive or dead, past or present, who would it be? Malcolm Smith (MX Racer)
11. Name two people who have influenced your racing style:
The guy in front of me and the guy behind me!
12. What are your goals for 2017?
Finish every race I start.
13. Favorite Place to Ride?
Anywhere there's Timber and Trails!
14. What States have you raced ATVs in?
Iowa, Tennessee, Indiana, Florida, Georgia, Texas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Illinois, Minnisota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, W. Virginia & Kentucky, to name a few!
15. How many ATVs have you owned?
30+, that I can recall.
16. How many of those have you raced?
All of them!
17. Who would you like to thank?
God and my Wife of 59 years!
Jake riding when he's 80 and his race setup for the 2017 Season:
Jake (2nd from left) and his son Garry (2nd from right) after an ATV Race in 1988:
IATVHSS RACER SPOTLIGHT:
Rider Name: Jesse Hayes
Home Town: Beech, Iowa
Age: 34
Family: Wife - Justine; Daughters - JJ & Jemma
Occupation: Service Adviser at Karl Chevrolet
1. 1st ATV? Yamaha Blaster
2. How did you get started racing ATVs? Luke Fitzpatrick
3. Where was your first race? Carlisle 2010
4. Favorite track or race? Heartland Challenge & Fort Dodge
5. If you could have any automobile what would it be? Pagani Huayra
6. What is on your playlist right now? Five Finger Death Punch
7. Favorite hobbies besides racing? Shooting Guns
8. Who is your favorite ATV racer and why?
Adam McGill, his attitude and great ambassador of our sport
9. What is the one thing we don't know about that we should?
Try to be better to others than they are to me
10. What is your favorite food? Spaghetti
11. If you could spend a day with anyone alive or dead, past or present,
who would it be? Jesus Christ
12. Name two people who have influenced your racing style: Joshua Emmrick, Luke Fitzpatrick (Poor guy)
13. What are your goals for 2017?
Enjoy every second, every race and to hit every race, and get on the podium.
14. Who would you like to thank?
Andy and Tracy, Josh Emmerick, Shawn Houston, Luke Fitzpatrick, my family and Kadin Dyer for pushing me
IATVHSS RACER SPOTLIGHT:
Rider Name: Matt Lindle
(2016 IATVHSS AA PRO Season Champion!)
Home Town: Muscatine
Age: 26
Family: Mom - Missy; Dad: Ed; Sister: Rachel
Occupation: Farmer
1. 1st ATV? 350 Warrior
2. How did you get started racing ATVs? Good friends, local race
3. Where was your first race? Prophetstown, IL
4. Favorite track or race? Snowshoe, WV
5. If you could have any automobile what would it be? McLaren F1
6. What is on your playlist right now? ACDC
7. Favorite hobbies besides racing? Physical Training, Biking
8. Who is your favorite ATV racer and why?
Walker Fowler - Personality, great for the sport and fans, Great Respect.
9. What is the one thing we don't know about that we should? Home schooled by Mom
10. What is your favorite food? Ice Cream
11. If you could spend a day with anyone alive or dead, past or present,
who would it be?
Travis Pastrana
12. Name two people who have influenced your racing style: Borrich, McGill
13. What are your goals for 2017? Defend Iowa Championship and
Claim XCZ Championship w/ multiple wins and Top 8 Overall.
14. Who would you like to thank? Family, Iowa Series, OMA, GNCC, Spider Graphics, Precision,
BNR Motorsports, HMF, House Racing, Tire Spines, Dirtworks, RJR, IMS, Glann Inovations,
Rockwell Time, 100%, Sunstar, UNI Custom Axis, Shorai Batteries, EVS, Quad Tech, GBC, VGR,
Variom Racing, Goldspeed, Moose Racing.
(January 13th, 2017)
