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Please join us in putting out the word of the upcoming Extreme International Ice Racing Series/XiiR 2023 schedule as just announced by series owner/promoter Anthony Barlow.

The XiiR Series again will give racers an avenue to hone their skills in the off season while also giving the whole family several exciting evenings of bar-to-bar entertainment throughout.

Extreme International Ice Racing/XiiR Announces Their 2023 Schedule
of Events for “No Brakes No Gears No Fears” Competition

Series Owner/Founder Anthony 'The British Bulldog' pleased to also announce returning sponsors including Orange County Choppers/O.C.C., Methanol Moonshine, Burromax
& S100 Cycle Cleaner

Press release for immediate release

Palm Coast, FL.--November 15, 2022 – In what has become one of the most looked-forward to and exciting off-season series, the Extreme International Ice Racing Series/XiiR is pleased to announce their current schedule for the 2023 winter series of ice racing competition. Owner/promoter Anthony Barlow, himself a former multi-time international ice series racing champion, made the announcement earlier this week for what will surely be another great season for the 'no brakes-no gears-no fears' series.

“We're very happy to announce that we have signed six venues for our upcoming & current seven-race season,” stated Barlow. “In what will be our 20th season of operation, we have a big slate of new & returning venues to make up our series of exciting competition, and we are still working on the possibility of adding 1 or 2 more events to our schedule. We also have our four main & returning sponsors in Orange County Choppers, Methanol Moonshine, Burromax, and S100 Cycle Cleaner along to help us out again. We have a big slate of returning riders from all over the world that will be on hand, some of which have been riding in our series since it's inception in 2003. Some of those include 3-time defending XiiR Ice Racing Champion & New Jersey resident Jay Maloney, Indianapolis-area residents Colby Long and Jim Terchila, who has raced our Speedway events in XiiR for 14 years, Stoney Ray, last year's Quad Champion, and Sean Neil, also a previous Quad Champion.

“One of those riders, bassist Scott Wilson, formerly of the Ta***ic band and most recently a member of the Saving Abel band, will also be competing this season. Wilson has penned & produced some great music tunes/videos to go along with our fire-brand of fast competition on the indoor ice. But we also welcome any/all local riders to all of our events as well.

“Our typical event runs 2-2 ½ hours long from start-to-finish, and will include Speedway bikes, Quads & 450 flat track bikes. At some events that will be announced in the future, we will also have trikes, go-karts & kids classes,” continued Barlow. “We are certainly looking forward to everyone bringing out the family to see the great racing & competition that we have to offer on the ice-covered confines of these great arenas, and we hope to see you all there!”

2023 Extreme International Ice Racing Series/XiiR Schedule/Venues
currently scheduled:

Sat. 1/14/2023--Cross Insurance Arena—Portland, ME.
Sat. 2/11/2023—Ralph Engelstad Arena—Thief River Falls, MN.
Fri. 2/17/2023—Mountain America Center—Idaho Falls, ID.
Sat. 2/25/2023—Angel of the Winds Arena—Everett, WA.
Fri. 3/10/2023 & Sat. 3/11/2023—Danbury Ice Arena—Danbury, CT.
Fri. 3/31/2023—David McCarthy Memorial Ice Arena—Batavia, NY.

For more info please refer to XiiR's website for contact & event tickets/information:
https://www.xtremeiceracing.com

You can also view/listen to Scott Wilson's music video on YouTube that features some great action from the Extreme International Ice Racing Series here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfbzAqykD28

Photos courtesy of Extreme International Ice Racing/XiiR--Photos by Lori Biehl Photography & Xtreme Aerial View

1). Jay Maloney (L) and XiiR owner/promoter Anthony Barlow (R) go at it during a previous event in Danbury, CT in the XiiR Speedway Bikes class. Danbury will be one of several returning venues for the Extreme International Ice Racing Series, and will host two separate evenings of bar-to-bar action on Friday, March 10 & Saturday, March 11. 2023 in what promises to again be an exciting evening for the whole family to enjoy.

2). Colby Long #53 from the Indianapolis, IN area and Jay Maloney #1 out of New Jersey do battle during a previous XiiR round of the series. Long will be returning to action in the upcoming 2023 series as will 3-time and defending XiiR Ice Champion Maloney. XiiR has six venues lined up with seven races at this point, and is looking to possibly add 1-2 more should everything come together. Returning sponsors for the series are Orange County Choppers, Methanol Moonshine, S100 Cycle Cleaner and Burromax Electric Mini Bikes.

3). Jay Maloney (L) and XiiR owner/promoter Anthony Barlow (R) battle during a previous XiiR Quad event in Portland, ME. Portland, another of the returning events for the upcoming season, will kick off the 2023 season of the XiiR Series on Saturday, January 14, 2023. All ticket and venue information can be found on the series' website at XtremeIceRacing.com and we hope to again see the whole family there!

Please join us in celebrating and pushing forward the good news of Raffle Racing's naming up-and-coming Wisconsin rider Ezra Brusky to their team to compete in the 2022 Progressive American Flat Track Singles Series championship.

Raffle Racing's Jim Terchila & Bob Berry Would Like
to Announce Addition of Ezra Brusky #35 to their Team
Effort for the 2022 Parts Unlimited American Flat Track
Singles presented by Kicker Season

Team leaders Jim Terchila/Indianapolis & Wisconsinite Bob Berry
officially welcome fellow Wisconsin resident to the team alongside
2nd-year team member & 3rd-year AFT competitor
& Indy resident Kasey Sciscoe

Press release for immediate release

Indianapolis, IN. – February 23, 2022 – Jim Terchila & Bob Berry, under their recently re-branded Raffle Racing team, would like to welcome 2nd-year professional rider Ezra Brusky of Milwaukee, WI. to their team for the upcoming Progressive American Flat Track season. Brusky, in what will be his sophomore season in the AFT Singles Series, will become an official team rider for the team after receiving 'unofficial' help throughout his maiden year in 2021. Brusky's machines will carry the #35 based on his 16th-place finish (after qualifying in the 20th-place spot) in last year's Chicago Half-Mile round, after carrying the #135 last season.

“We felt like it would be a good opportunity to bring Ezra into the fold (& under the tent, so to speak) for this year to head up our branching out into a two-rider team for the 2022 season,” said Terchila. “Last season we all pitted together anyway & we were able to give Ezra & his Dad some mechanical help & knowledge where we were able to & as an up & coming rider in the very competitive class thought this would be a good time for us to expand our team with Ezra as a young, but very capable rider to build on our resources, while also continuing our upwards trajectory in the Production Twins Class. He & our 2nd-year rider Kasey Sciscoe, will also be able to build on Ezra's knowledge with Kasey's vast background riding singles as an amateur racer and the previous two seasons in the AFT professional ranks. We're going to have Kasey's Dad, Mike, over helping Ezra out with his big bag of tricks garnered over the years wrenching Kasey's singles machines, while Clayton Criswell will be handling the wrenching duties for Kasey.”

“I am super excited to join Raffle Racing in 2022 & up my game with a legend like Bob Berry & some great help in the pits from Mike Sciscoe & the rest of the Raffle Racing team,” stated Brusky, “and I also couldn't ask for a better person than Kasey Sciscoe to have as my first professional teammate. I hope to make at least half the AFT main events this season & qualify for the show in every race I enter this season. I am very honored to run #35 for the 2022 American Flat Track season in honor of Charlotte Kainz (who sadly passed away at the young age of 20 after a racing incident at Santa Rosa in September 2016), who I met at my first flat track race in 2010 at Aztalan Cycle Club before I had ever even ridden a motorcycle. I hope I can make her & Jack Kainz proud this year. I am lucky to have been supported by so many great people in District 16 over the years to get me to American Flat Track.”

“Our regular sponsors Thunder Pro, C&C Cycle & Cars and Western Power Sports' Fire Power division will continue to be our major sponsors for us again in the 2022 season, alongside Kasey's personal sponsors Dreyer Motorsports, KMA Racing & JG Lubricant Services & Ezra's personal sponsors Moto-Scoot Milwaukee, Gingras/Thomsen/Wachs Lawyers & Tom Loos Photography for his Honda CRF450F mounts. Ion Stear's 19 Cycle Works also provides sponsorship for Ezra as well as for our Mission Production Twins presented by Vance & Hines Kawasaki 650 Ninja-based mounts,” continued Terchila, “and we're really looking forward to kicking the new season off together on March 10-11 at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, FL.”


For more info or if you are interested in helping out with sponsorship on or at any level, please contact :

Jim Terchila-team co-owner
317-871-4392 (call or text) or [email protected]

All photos courtesy of Ezra Brusky/Brusky Racing

1) Raffle Racing's team principle's Bob Berry (L) and Jim Terchila (R) flank their team wrench Clayton Criswell and newly-announced rider Ezra Brusky during an American Flat Track event during the 2021 season. Raffle Racing, with this new announcement, will be adding Brusky to their team as they branch out into the 2022 Parts Unlimited American Flat Track Singles presented by Kicker class. The team will again field rider Kasey Sciscoe in the Mission Production Twins presented by Vance & Hines class for the upcoming season set to kick off in Barberville, FL. on March 10-11.

2) Team co-owner Bob Berry (R) talks set up with AFT Singles Class rider & fellow Wisconsinite Ezra Brusky during a Progressive American Flat Track event during the 2021 season. Brusky received 'unofficial' help from Berry and his partner, Jim Terchila, as well as team wrenches Mike Sciscoe and Clayton Criswell throughout the 2021, "so bringing him 'under the tent' for the 2022 season seemed like a great fit for all" according to Terchila.

3) Ezra Brusky #135 prepares to roll out for a practice session at the Chicago Half-Mile in May '21 on his Brusky Racing Honda CRF450F. Brusky qualified in the 20th-place spot out of 36 riders at the Joliet-hosted round, and was able to make the main and garner an eventual 16th-place finish in order to gain his National number. He will wear the #35 for the 2022 season to honor one of his hero's, Charlotte Kainz, who tragically passed away after a racing incident at Santa Rosa in September '16. Brusky's addition to the Raffle Racing team will see the team field two riders in the AFT series, with Production Twins rider Kasey Sciscoe looking to build on his solid maiden voyage on a Twins machine in his initial season in '21.

Thanks to all for the support and Raffle Racing looks forward to seeing you all at the track in the 2022 season!

Jim Terchila & Bob Berry/Berry Brothers Racing-the newly Re-branded Raffle Racing-Want to Take the Time to Thank all of their Sponsors for a Great 2021 American Flat Track Production Twins Year

Terchila, former promoter of now-defunct Mid-America Speedway in Indy & Berry Brothers Racing
grateful for all of their sponsors who supported their efforts in 2021

Press release for immediate release
Indianapolis, IN. – January 24, 2022 – Jim Terchila and Bob Berry, now newly re-branded as Raffle Racing (a play on the fact that Jim won their first race bike in a Facebook ticket raffle), just want to take this time before the start of the 2022 American Flat Track Mission Production Twins presented by Vance & Hines season to thank all of their sponsors & supporters from the previous season who made it possible for them to attend every AFT Production Twins Series event.

“If not for the following businesses and people, there would have been no way possible for Bob & I to have been able to contest our first full season together in the Production Twins Class,” stated Terchila. “Thunder Pro motorcycle repair out of Greenfield, IN., 19 Cycle Works out of Hebron, IL., C&C Cycle & Cars with Clayton Criswell out of Frankfort, IN., Western Power Sports' Fire Power division, Wiseco Piston, Dreyer Motorsports on Indy's west side, PowerSeal USA, Eric Collins, Don Romack, and of course my wife, Holly Terchila, all made this solid season a great year for us. Along with our newly-signed rider, Kasey Sciscoe, we managed to finish the season in a respectable 16th-place overall.

“After starting the year off with another rider, we switched gears just after the Dallas rain out in early spring and brought on Kasey Sciscoe out of Camby, IN (just southwest of Indy.) He's a former class champion at our former track at Mid-America Speedway, but had never ridden a Production Twins bike before this time. Between mechanical issues and some other logistics, Kasey did a great job in garnering two 9th-place finishes on the year and six top-12 finishes in the nine races where we qualified for every main event,” continued Terchila.

“Our primary bike is a 750cc Kawasaki/Big A bike that was originally built & raced by Chad Cose, and then later by Jay Maloney. This is the bike I won in a Facebook raffle for $350, hence our new re-branding of the team name to Raffle Racing for the 2022 season. And we have some big additions in store for the upcoming year which we hope to have completely finalized and able to announce sometime in the next few weeks before the season kicks off at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, FL on March 10,” added the team co-owner of Raffle Racing, “and although we are really looking forward to the upcoming 2022 season, without the aforementioned people and businesses, none of this would have been or would be possible, so hats and helmets off to them for standing behind us throughout our journey, we are very grateful for their support,” concluded Terchila.

For more info or if you are interested in helping out with sponsorship on or at any level, please contact :

Jim Terchila-team co-owner
317-871-4392 (call or text) or [email protected]

All photos by/courtesy of Raffle Racing's co-owner Jim Terchila

1) Newly rebranded Raffle Racing's team logo for the 2022 AFT Mission Production Twins presented by Vance & Hines season

2) Team co-owner and head wrench Bob Berry discusses the upcoming weekend with team associate wrench Clayton Criswell at the Sacramento Mile I round on September 11, 2021.

3) Raffle Racing's (formerly known as Berry Brothers-Terchila Racing) team rider Kasey 'The Sciscoe Kid' Sciscoe prepares to roll out for one of the practice sessions at the Sacramento Mile II on September 12, 2021. Before the fifth round of the season, Kasey had never ridden a Production Twins bike, and quickly adapted himself and the machine to help him and the team to a season-ending 16th-place finish for the year.

4) Raffle Racing's Big-A framed Kawasaki Ninja-based 750 and Scott framed 750 sit on display before the weekend's doubleheader AFT Production Twins Series races at the Sacramento Mile on September 11, 2021.

Mid-America Speedway Announces 2018 Schedule and Kicks Off New Season with Spring Opener Mid-America Speedway Marion County Fairgrounds By Mike “Stu” Stuhler/Stu’s Shots INDIANAPOLIS, IN, APR. 23, 2018 Spring seems to be taking some time to officially get going in the Midwest, but a sure sign that it’s finally coming around is that Mid-America Speedway in Indy is getting ready

2017 AMA Vintage Dirt Track National Championship schedule released, Mid-America Speedway in Indy to host rounds 8-9 on August 4-5:

http://stusshots.blogspot.com/2017/01/2017-ama-vintage-dirt-track-national.html

2017 AMA Vintage Dirt Track National Championship Schedule Released, Mid-America in Indy to Host Rounds 8-9 on August 4-5

Weirbach Racing to team with Jake Shoemaker #55 for 2017 American Flat Track (formerly AMA Pro Flat Track) season:

http://stusshots.blogspot.com/2016/12/weirbach-racing-2013-ama-pro-flat-track.html

Weirbach Racing & 2013 AMA Pro Flat Track Rookie of the Year Jake Shoemaker to Team Up for 2017 American Flat Track Series (formerly AMA Pro Flat Track) AMA Flat Track, AMA Road Racing, World Superbike, MotoGP and various motorcycle racing-related news and information.

WERA and AMA/Ohio team up for road racing in 2017 as co-sanctioning bodies:

http://stusshots.blogspot.com/2016/12/wera-american-motorcyclist-association.html

WERA & American Motorcyclist Association Team Up as Co-Sanctioning Bodies in Road Racing for 2017 AMA Flat Track, AMA Road Racing, World Superbike, MotoGP and various motorcycle racing-related news and information.

2017 schedule released today by American Flat Track:

http://stusshots.blogspot.com/2016/11/ama-pro-racing-releases-2017-schedule.html

AMA Pro Racing Releases 2017 Schedule for American Flat Track Series (formerly know as AMA Pro Flat Track) AMA Flat Track, AMA Road Racing, World Superbike, MotoGP and various motorcycle racing-related news and information.

Congrats to Jim Terchila and the team at Mid-America Speedway for the addition of Holland Regional trucking as track sponsorship:

http://stusshots.blogspot.com/2016/09/mid-america-speedway-in-indy-adds-track.html

Stu's Shots R Us: Mid-America Speedway in Indy Adds Track Sponsorship from Holland Regional Trucking Firm

Mid-America Speedway in Indianapolis is set to host one of it's largest races of the season on Friday, August 12 and Saturday, August 13 in rounds 11&12 of the AMA Vintage Dirt Track National Championship Series. This is one event you don't want to miss out on!

http://stusshots.blogspot.com/2016/08/mid-america-speedway-in-indianapolis.html

Stu's Shots R Us: Mid-America Speedway in Indianapolis Set to Host Rounds 11&12 of the 2016 AMA Vintage Dirt Track National Championship Series on August 12&13 Bringing you the high-speed motorcycle racing news & action from today with the race photos from yesterday & today. Having followed AMA Flat Track, AMA Road Racing, WERA & various other series since the early to mid '70s, the adrenaline-fed rush still lives on. Thanks for making Stu's Shots your one...

Reflections on Jared Mees' win at the ESPN XGames and the great show put on by the stars of AMA Pro Flat Track:

http://stusshots.blogspot.com/2016/06/ama-pro-flat-track-grand-national.html

Stu's Shots R Us: AMA Pro Flat Track Grand National Champion Jared Mees Takes Home the Gold... Bringing you the high-speed motorcycle racing news & action from today with the race photos from yesterday & today. Having followed AMA Flat Track, AMA Road Racing, WERA & various other series since the early to mid '70s, the adrenaline-fed rush still lives on. Thanks for making Stu's Shots your one...