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RACE REPORT- Lake Geneva, WI
Neilson Enterprises Grand Finale
March 14-16, 2008
Friday Pro Super Stock Double Header
The 2007 WPSA Nielsen Grand Finale was the final
round of an exhilarating BOSS Race season.
Friday brought the Pro Super Stock event, and
kicked off the start to a double-header weekend
with 10 races possible including two 20 lap
finals on the grueling terrain park style track.
With 50 degree temperatures, and a bright sun,
the track was soft but offered plenty of snow
for the intense race packed weekend.
Robbie was up first in heat one on Friday,
qualifying 6th, 6th, and rebounding to 3rd. Jeff
qualified 6th, 5th, and 6th. The Last Chance
Qualifier gave Robbie a 4th place transfer
finish to the final and Jeff a 6th place finish,
just barely missing the first of two big stock
finals on Friday. Robbie finished 12th for the
first final, only to gear up and do it again.
Jeff started off the second round of qualifying
with a 5th, 6th, and 5th place finish and Robbie
qualifying 6th, 4th, and 6th. Through the LCQ
Robbie made it through to the final where he
finished 10th. During the final Robbie came from
15th in last place to finish 10th after intense
bar banging battling with fellow racers.
Friday had set the tone for the weekend, and it
proved to be one of the toughest competitions
for BOSS Racing all year; Jeff broke a shock in
his first race of the weekend in the very first
corner. The Weekend was on its way to be one of
the toughest weekends of racing all year.
Saturday Pro Open Round 1
The weather took a turn for the worse with
colder temperatures, cloud cover, and strong
winds as Team BOSS Racers and crew welcomed the
favored Modified racing. The grandstands were
full and a sea of people continued to pour in.
Robbie was up first qualifying coming out strong
in his first heat in 2nd out of the hole,
finishing in 4th, which he followed with two 3rd
place finishes to qualify 9th for the final.
Jeff would finish 3rd, 6th, and 4th, leading 2
out of his 3 races halfway or more. Through the
LCQ, Saturday’s final would have both Team BOSS
Pro Riders set to throw down for the final.
The 15 lap final was unleashed at 3:00pm after a
picturesque fly over from a C-130. As the green
flag dropped, Robbie came out of the first turn
mayhem in 9th with Jeff following in 15th. The
poor visibility produced a brutal race for man
and machine. Robbie got tangled up with another
rider and fell out of the race due to mechanical
issues. Robbie’s last lap of the race before his
mishap was logged as the final’s fastest lap
time, scorching the next fastest lap by 2
seconds! Team BOSS Pro Rider Jeff Snow battled
from last place to finish in 10th place; an
unworthy demonstration of the team’s motivation
to dominate this weekend.
Sunday Pro Open Round 2
Skin-burning sunshine and the largest crowds of
the weekend, set the stage for the final high
octane day of the season. Jeff was up first in
qualifying, finishing 6th, 5th, and 7th in a
trouble-filled day. Things started out tough for
Jeff in his first qualifier. He was violently
ejected off his sled when the #16, Brett
Turcotte swiped the front of Jeff’s machine;
bending the frame, a-arms, pipes, and steering
stem. To the audience’s disbelief, Team BOSS was
able to completely transfer Jeff’s custom parts
onto a new mod sled and make it in time for his
2nd heat, unlike the number 16 machine. For the
rest of the day, Jeff was also plagued by mis-launched
landings that spun his bars in his 2rd heat and
cost him a motor in his 3rd heat to finish the
day. Robbie qualified 3rd, 2nd, and 3rd in his
rounds, running in the front of the pack every
race. With Robbie’s steam rolling performance
qualified him t10th on the front row. The
atmosphere was super tense and thick with
anticipation.
With athletes staged, the green flagged dropped
and 15 rocket sleds climbed the steep ski hill
and soared 8 wide – 3 deep – over 20 feet in the
air at 60 mph. The first lap put Robbie in a
maintainable 10th place. He climbed lap by lap
up to 7th place chasing the leaders down. At the
end of the front whoops section Robbie crossed
paths with #16 Brett Turcotte sending Robbie to
the back , 2nd from last place. With half the
race gone, Robbie grabbed a fistful of throttle
and pushed his Team BOSS Racing Ski-Doo FXR
Machine again to a10th position. Robbie went on
to finish in the top ten in Pro Open Points
finishing in 10th place highlighting the BOSS
Racing Team efforts throughout the season.
Labeled “The Dark Horse” by “Snow Week
Magazine”, Robbie Malinoski and Team BOSS came
from the back in the start of the season and set
a timely and professional pace, to finish out
the year strong.
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