2008 Quadruple WI State Champion
(L-R) Jordan, Madden, Kohli, Davis, Huang, and Bogardus
Our 3rd weekend in a row in Eastern Wisconsin proved very fruitful. Jordan's first race was the Juniors under 15. Great competition, with Pete Davis, and Mitch Bogardus (2nd and 3rd in last week's State RR), and Kohli and Madden, the 2 MI juniors who Jordan raced against at the Duluth Classic.
The race was hot from the start, and after the first lap, there were 6 at the front (pictured above). A prime lap narrowed it to a group of 4 (Kohli, Madden, Davis, and Jordan). With 2 to go, Madden attacked and got a gap, leaving Jordan to chase. Jordan closed most of the gap by the final corner, but Madden was able to hold on for the win. Kohli got past Jordan too. Madden and Kohli showed good teamwork, and it payed off in a 1-2 finish. Jordan was 3rd, but 1st from WI giving him the State Crit Championship for Juniors 13-14. That made it 3 for 3 in the TT, RR, and Crit. Well done Jordan.
Next up was the Juniors 15-18 (juniors are allowed to race up in age). Turn-out was lite due to several older juniors being at a race in Kentucky. 3 older juniors got away early, but kept surging and slowing. Eventually, Kohli attacked the chase group to bridge with a few laps to go. Amazingly, it all came together as they got the bell. Jordan finished a strong 6th place. The best part was Jordan was the first WI rider in the 15-16, giving him a 2nd state championship for the day. WOW!
Jordan was done racing at 11AM, and my race wasn't until after 4PM. So, just like the last 2 weekends, I opted out, and we left early. We actually got home right about when my race would have started. We then proceeded to take the boat out on the river for the first time this summer. Now that was a good time. Looking forward to Stillwater tomorrow.
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