Here you have found your way to the homepage of R~n~D Racing. We are a small, Minnesota based quad motocross team, participating in several race series, District 23 Motowoz, District 16, and, GNC National's . We currently have 5 riders for the 2009 season, Ryan Rivers and Jon Diethelm, The co-founders of R~n~D Racing, and three others, Jeremy "Rail" Katula, Anthony Beaubien and Ryan Jeurissen. After a pretty decent season for most of us in 2008 we are working with a great training and friend and many great companies to take the next step. We will have two riders running in A class and three of us running in B class. Looking foward to a great season!!!! Check back often!
Update 10-2-08
Well This update has some bad news to but also some good news. I will start with the bad news. Last friday while running his first A race and Last race of the season Jon ended up crashing when another guy shorted the jump in front of him. It was a pretty nasty crash and definetly left him in a lot of Pain!!! Jon ended up Fracturing his right femur in 2 spots, Fracturing his humorus just below the shoulder and Cracking a rib. They ended up not doing anything with the rib and arm but had to put a rod in his femur to hold everything in place. It is going to be a long road to recovery but he is determined and ready to show he can come back strong!!!!!!!!!!
In some good News R-n-D Racing has added a new rider that brings a great attitude and a lot of talent to the team. Ryan Jeurissen had a pretty good 2008 season finishing 3rd in Production B and 3rd in Open B. Ryan always goes out and leaves everything he has out on the track. He has showen a lot of determination of taking the next step. For next season Ryan plans on running both production A and Open A. Welcome to the team Ryan and can't wait to work all season with you!!
2nd Update for 9-9-08
Well the reason for the 2nd update is that we would like to welcome Anthony Beaubien to R-n-d Racing. Anthony has had a up and down season but showed tons of improvements. We look foward to helping Anthony take the next step in racing and show that he is ready to step up. If anyone else is interested in riding for R-n-d just let us know and we will look into it. You can contact me at rivsracing448@yahoo.com or on myspace or facebook. Anyone has a chance it is strictly based on what myslef and Jon think and how you promote yourself. Thanks to everyone that has supported us and continue to support us for years to come.
Update 9-9-08
Well the 2008 season has finally came to an end. The season has brought a lot of ups and downs and a whole lot of repairs. First of all we all would like to thank our sponsors that have stuck with us and helped us through the season. It would have been a really long season without their help. Next up I would like to give a big thanks to Cody Anderson. Cody throughout the season and even before the season had started helped to teach us alot of new techniques and ways to get to the front of the pack. I would espicially like to thank my wife Sarah who has supported me the whole time while being pregnant with our first child!!
I would like to give a big congrats to my Brother Jon for bringing home the Open B Championship. Jon has worked his butt off all season to get to the top and showed that he belonged there. He led the whole season in points never looking back. To make sure that there was no doubt that he should be there, this last weekend he finished his season on a high note taking the final overall in Open B at Staples. Jon also finished 3rd overall in 16-24 for the season
Mark finished his season off this past weekend also by taking a fourth overall in 16-24. For the season Mark finished 5th overall. Mark's season had some up's and downs but being consistant paid off. Motor problems were the majority of the problems that plague Mark.
Rail season never has able to get under way. The shoulder injury that he had suffered at the final sandbox race just never healed. Rail has been really disappointed that he could not be out helping R-n-d to post great finishes. Rail's machine did get to see some action though. For a couple races that my machine was not running Rail let me use his. Rail hopes to come back strong next season and show that he has not lost that competative edge.
Well last is myself. My season also had some ups and downs. I had some great finishes and had some not so great finishes. One of my greatest finishes ever this year was my first overall outdoor season win. It took a lot of hard work and dedication but hopefully come next season there will be more of them to come. With all of that hard work I was able to finish the season in the number 4 spot overall in Production B. In a season after I did not race one district race I was able to come back and get this type of finish I know anything is possible. For everyone out there anything is possible if you put your mind to it.