Lake Stevens racer returns to Irby

IRBY-Jolene Janacek of Lake Stevens has been coming to Desert 100 for seven years.

Janacek is a street racer for Angry Possum Racing and was the Northwest Motorcycle Association poker run chairwoman this year.

She helped with the Ladies' beginner ride during the weekend and competed in the 50-mile event. Janacek placed 35th place out of 45 racers in her class.

"I had two bad wrecks that affected my time," Janaceck said. "The first one happened at the 45-minute mark."

She said a broken coolant line caused the first delay.

"I had coolant spraying all over," Janacek said. "Those guys out there we...