Buschell kept his 3-year unbeaten streak going by also winning the Pro Mod 700 class, took a second in Pro Mod 800, and a 3rd in the Open Mod Final. It was the “Sling Shot,” 600 horsepower, Turbo of Jeff Moleski that had the crowd excited throughout the day. Moleski’s snowmobile not only dominated in the Open Mod class, but thrilled the crowd when his Jaws Performance, S-3 Engineering, Michigan Power Sports turbo-charged 4-stroke snowmobile challenged Buschell to a special race at the end of the day. Moleski, from Howell, Michigan, gave Buschell a 3 sled lead at the starting line. Moleski easily won the special race.
While Stilson Racing made the long trip to the Western UP worthwhile, Buschell’s teammates, did well. In addition to Voelker’s second in Top Gun, Ken Cohen won the Pro Mod 800 class.
In addition to Lacosse Racing, another team that has been with the MASTERS Racing Circuit for years is Wood Brothers Racing. Wood Brothers Racing, from Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula, took home a UP Snow Drag Championship class by winning the Trail Stock 600 class. Dave Wood on an Arctic Cat won that class. Dave’s son, Trevor took a second in Race Stock 600.
“When you look at having Rosely Racing from the Lower Peninsula, Minkel Racing from Rice Lake, Wisconsin, and one of our Circuit’s best snowmobile racers, (Adam) Hawkins from Ontonagon, we had the ‘cream of the crop’ at the races,” commented MASTERS President, Skip Schulz. Ontonagon County Economic Partnership President, Bill Fischer, told the drivers and the fans to expect an even bigger race next year.
The Ojibwa Casino/MASTERS Snow Drag series now heads to Sagola for the Sagola Sportsman Club Tip Up Town Snowmobile Drags. The Snow Drags will be on Eddy Lake, next to the Sagola Sportsman Club on Saturday, February 7th. The circuits first Snowmobile Hillclimb will be on February 21st when they host the Mid America Championship Hillclimb (MACH) in Caspian, Michigan. The first Hillcross will be at Keyes Peak in Florence, Wisconsin on March
