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Woessner Pistons – Brad Goolsby talking Racing

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

Round 4 Race Report – Racetown 395 – Adelanto, CA
Open A – 1st Place (1st in points)
After sitting on the sidelines and scouting out lines during the 450 A race I was ready to get going in the Open race. I got a decent jump but was pushed wide coming out of the first turn and left the motocross track in tenth place. I kept my cool and moved up to sixth at the end of the first lap. Luckily for me a track routing mistake put us into the endurocross section, normally used just for the Pro race, and I was able to move into third place when we exited the section. The top two guys had a little gap and I was able to close it down on the second lap and moved into first on the third lap. I never looked back and kept a good pace going and finished first with just over a one minute gap. I was happy to get that first win for the year and I took over the points lead.

Pro 2 – 6th Place (3rd in points)
When the gate dropped for the Pro 2 race I got a decent jump but got pushed out wide rounding the first corner and was stuck midpack. I made a few quick passes to move up into the top ten after two laps. The next few laps I pushed hard and moved into sixth at the halfway point of the race and then I developed a stomach ache that stopped me in my tracks. I was doing all I could to just keep going but I dropped back to seventh. Last lap I pushed hard and was able to take sixth place back to conserve my third place position in the points. I was a bit disappointed with my finish but am looking forward to the next round at the beautiful Honey Lake MX Track in Milford, CA.
Thanks to all for your continued support!
Brad Goolsby

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Baja 1000 2009, Kawasaki Race Report

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

baja 1000 151

Hi Everyone,

It’s been a week since the Baja 1000, and I’m sure many of you know how it went. We came so close. Here is a basic run down as how the race went.

Start to Nuevo Junction mile 101: Robby Bell
Started 5th and passed into the physical at mile 11. At Nuevo junction was 8 1/2 minutes over 12X (5 1/2 minutes adjusted time)

Nuevo Junction to Borrego mile 201; Destry Abbott
Increased the lead to over 11 minutes at one point. At Borrego, we changed both wheels and pulled cover off air filter. We now had a 9 min. 50 sec. lead.

Borrego to end of Matomi Wash mile 302: Ryan Penhall
At the end of Matomi we changed the rear wheel and air filter. The lead was now 1 min. 6 sec.

Matomi wash to Mikes Road mile 417: Robby Bell
Extended lead to over 7 min. Crashed at mile 414. Assessed bike damage and removed right side plate. Bike left on Mikes road with 4 min. lead.

Mikes road to El Coyote mile 465: Destry Abbott
Road with bent bars and smashed pipe. Extended lead to 6 min. Changed silencer. Left El Coyote with 5 min lead.

El Coyote to Valle De Trinadad meadow mile 505: Conner Penhall
Choose not to replace bars, Changed wheels, air filter, installed lights, installed right side panel. 12X did same. Left with 2 1/2 minute lead.

Valle De Trinadad meadow to finish mile 672: Steve Hengeveld
Had to change battery at pit 14, cost 30 seconds. At the finish, we were 1min 3 sec. ahead.

With a 3 minute start gap, this means we were 2nd by 1 min. 57 sec.

Looking back, we darn near won the race with only a 2 month effort. We have helped Honda win this race 9 times and knew how strong their effort is. But to come this close and not get the win is a tough pill to swallow. Bruce Penhall did an absolutely amazing job putting this team together and I’m gratefull to him for having us on board. We know there are a few stratagy things we can do that would have helped. Heres how I see it.

Rider split stratadies can be improved.
The prerunning light set up needs to be the same as the race bike. (sorry Steve)
Final bike set up needs to be set before going to baja

On the positive side,

The bike ran flawless
Fuel milage was better than expected
The team work was the best I have ever been around
It was the closest bike finish ever at this race
It was the first time in 12 years that Honda has not crossed the finish line first.

We are trying to get an effort going for next year. We know we have what it takes to win and will be back next year with the intent of doing just that. With nearly twice the time to prepare for San Felipe as we had for the 1000, and with an already proven bike, 2010 looks to be a great year for Green in Baja.

Bob

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Woessner scores with WORCS title

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Maria Forsberg finished 2nd in the Mesquite Nevada, WORCS Women’s Pro race on her Maxxis, FMF, GPR, Rekluse, KTM 250 XC F. Maria’s finished 3rd in overall WORCS Pro Women’s points. Her record stands at 4 WORCS Championships in 7 years. This just 1 week after from returning from Portugal where she finished 2nd in the World riding the Women’s class at ISDE 6 days. Her Maxxis, FMF, GPR, Rekluse, KTM 300 XC ran perfect for all 6 days. The U.S. Women’s team finished 4th overall. Previous to ISDE Maria finished 2nd at the Glen Helen WORCS race. She just moved into the lead on the last lap but a crash near the end had Maria and Penny Cyrus drag racing to the finish with Maria finishing 2nd by less than a bike length after 1 hour of racing. Maria caps of the year with the rest of RPM Racing Team in Las Vegas at the Maxxis Endurocross November 21st.

Brenden Ritzman, riding a Maxxis, FMF, GPR, KTM 450 XC F, finished 8th at the Round 10 WORCS Pro race. Brenden closes the WORCS season 8th in Pro points and 2nd in Western AMA National Hare Scrambles points. Brenden has 4 top 10s in a row now at WORCS and we are very excited for season. With our RPM, KTM Racing Team starting to jell we should be a Championship contender in 2010.

Bobby Prochnau, riding a Maxxis, FMF, GPR, RTR Performance, Rekluse, KTM 300 XC finished 8th at the Denver Colorado Endurocross. KTM’s Taddy Blasuak won the event and the Championship. Previous to that Bobby and his KTM 450 XC F, finished 1st overall in the Canadian Enduro Championship. Bobby won all 8 events in a row. Totally undefeated in the National Series. Bobby capped that off with 2 more PNWMA Canadian Off Road wins in a row. Bobby is training for the Las Vegas Endurocross on a new KTM 300 XC. Hope to see you there.

Thank you to all our great sponsors and supporters.

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Woessner Pistons Help Robbie Goolsby haul at the WORCS

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

Misquite, NV hosts the last round of the WORCS series. I was looking forward to this race because the last two races held here I have crashed out hard. This track is very sandy and rough and will bite you if you’re not ready for it. I’ve always liked sand and have been practicing in it for the past few weeks to get ready for this race. I got to the track on Friday morning to see what the moto track was like and did two practices to learn all the jumps. After practice I walked the off-road and was really happy with the layout of the track. It was a litter shorter than last years track but still long. Saturday morning raced the unclassified race and was super pumped with everything. 450A race didn’t start very well I got caught sleeping on the start and was last. I forced my way through the motocross track and by the end of the first lap I was 6th. I felt really good and started pushing more every lap. People were falling everywhere in the sand and I was able to stay up for once. I moved into 2nd with 2 laps left and I kept a strong pace thinking maybe that I can catch first, but didn’t push it too much to crash. I came through a dusty section of the track and notice that 1st was on the ground. I wanted to spirit the last two laps so no one can pass me and take the win away from me and I did just that. I won by about 15 seconds. I was super happy to get my first win of the season, but the only down fall it was at the end of the season. Either way it was a win. I raced again in the Open A race and like the 450 Race I got a last place start again. I made a lot of passes on the moto and off-road to get into second behind my brother (Brad). I was feeling really good so I wanted to pass my brother and pull away. I did that but then I started to tighten up so I slowed up and he got back around me. I dropped back about 30 seconds and with two laps left I pushed it again and closed up and almost passed him but ran out of time. I felt really good with my performance on Saturday’s races. Sunday I didn’t know exactly how I was going to hold up for 2 hours after racing two races the day before and pushed in both of them. I warmed up on my road-bike for about 20 minutes before the race to loosen up and so I could push from the start of the race. I got a great started and was 3rd heading out to the off-road. My first lap wasn’t the greatest and fell back to 4th. I tried to stay smooth and fast to stay with the lead group. I was 6th when I pitted the first time and I was feeling really good. I knew that I was going to push the last hour of the race with all the hard work I’ve been putting into training. Ian Bythe was 5th and riding a great race until his bike broke on him after the half waypoint. Justin Seeds was running 4th and I pushed to catch him. He let me by with about 30 minutes to go and next was Ryan Abbatoye in 3rd. I caught and passed him but he got back by me in the pits when I did a stop and go for gas. I was able to pass him again on the same lap before coming into the motocross track. I was feeling amazing and kept pushing on the last lap I caught Corey Floyd but wasn’t able to get passed him. I finished 3rd and I was in shocked because it was my first Pro2 podium ever. It was a great way to end the 2009 Worcs series and hopefully can transfer into the 2010 season. I would like to thank my family for all their support, My Trainer Randy Lesovsky, John Burr Cycles, Maxxis, AP Brakes, Wossner Pistons, GPR, FMF, Precision Concepts, Answer,

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