Team Arctic wins first-ever Soo 500 enduro

The following is a release from Arctic Cat:

Soo 500 Arctic Cat

Thief River Falls, Minn. (Feb. 9, 2010) – It took a racer with a broken shoulder to finally knock the monkey off Team Arctic’s back at the Soo International 500 enduro in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.

Piloting a 2010 Arctic Cat Sno Pro 600 while nursing a broken shoulder blade, Troy Dewald and his Cadarette Racing teammate Jeff Leuenberger broke the 42-year hex to finally put Arctic Cat atop the world’s most prestigious snowmobile enduro race. [Read more]

Andrew Carlson Wins Elk River Semi-Pro Open

Elk River, Minnesota (January 5, 2010) – Racing your home track  is usually always cause for celebration, but this past weekend such jubilation was held in check for Team Sportech as the challenges of the ERX Motor Park track were heightened by lingering heavy snow dust creating a very difficult  racing environment. Still there was cause for celebration as Andrew Carlson captured his first win of the season in Semi-Pro Open amid very stiff competition.

        With an off-weekend on the national tour, the focus of the snocross racing community turned to the Minnesota Regional ISOC event held at ERX Motor Park in Elk River, Minnesota. Many of the Midwest’s top teams were in attendance taking advantage of the “close” proximity of the event thereby creating a level of competition likened to a national.

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2010 Race Season Kick Off: Quadna Regional

The following story from Sportech Racing tells about the Elk River-based snocross team’s ISOC Regional season opener at Quadna Mountain in Hill City, Minnesota.

The opening round of the ISOC Minnesota Regional series and the 2009-2010 snocross season started with a bang for Team Sportech Racing during the ISOC Minnesota Regional event at Quadna Mountain in Hill City, as both pro rider Paul Bauerly and semi-pro Andrew Carlson looked to be in mid-season form with convincing qualifying efforts and podium finishes in their respective classes. Pro-Women’s rider Taylor Carlson is still on the mend from knee surgery as is expected to return to competition in 3-4 weeks. [Read more]

In Support of Breast Cancer Awareness

It’s hard to live life anywhere in the mainstream and be surprised to learn that October is breast cancer awareness month. Even members of NFL teams are sporting pink shoes and hat brims in support of the cause.

            It’s also hard to find someone who isn’t in one way or another impacted by breast cancer. Breast cancer affects 1 in 8 women in their lifetime, so chances are you know someone who has suffered from it. Breast cancer takes the life of one woman every 15 minutes.

            It’s one thing to have breast cancer awareness – yet another thing to do something about it. There are long-time cancer charities like the Susan B. Komen that fund grants toward a cure, but there are many people who believe research is no closer to a breast cancer cure than it was 10 years ago.

            If you wish to make a donation to a breast cancer charity in support or in honor of friends or family, there are two motorsports-themed charities. Both of them approach breast cancer differently. SnowGoer has partnered several times with the Pink Ribbon Riders (pinkribbonriders.com) who dedicate their efforts to awareness and financial assistance with those undergoing treatment.

            Another charity, http://www.1in8motorsports.org/, dedicates its mission to prevention and early detection. Much of the charity’s funding goes to buy mammograms for women who may not be able to afford them. According to the information provided by 1 in 8, a typical mammogram – the best tool we have for early detection – costs between $125 and $150.

            Be sure to check out the two sites to find out where events are happening near you or to make a tax-deductable donation.

2010 Ski-Doo race sled revised over last year’s machine

Ski-Doo snowmobile race shop engineers concentrated on better engine and holeshot performance from their 2010 MX Zx 600 RS, along with better chassis control through rough terrain. [Read more]

Polaris names Darin Gould race coordinator for western hillclimb program

The following is a press release from Polaris:

Darin Gould

MEDINA, MN (Oct. 8, 2009) – Darin Gould, a longtime Polaris snowmobile hillclimber and past winner of a King of the Hill title at the Jackson Hole World Championships has been named as Race Coordinator for the Hillclimb Program by Polaris Racing Manager Tom Rager, Sr.

Gould succeeds longtime coordinator Rick Ward, who died from injuries sustained in a traffic accident on September 1. [Read more]

Tucker Hibbert’s race sled goes down the production line

Photo courtesy of Arctic Cat

2010 Arctic Cat CFR800 takes top honors at SnowBash

Arctic Cat put out this press release about its performance at SnowBash last weekend.

Thief River Falls, Minn. (Sept. 21, 2009) – For the second weekend in a row Arctic Cat’s new CFR 800 showed that it’s dominate 800 class wins at Haydays were no fluke. [Read more]

ISOC National Snocross Schedule Released

The International Series Of Champions recently unveiled its 2009-2010 schedule in the following release:

Minneapolis, MN (September 2009) The 2009‐2010 AMSOIL Championship Snocross Series will feature four new race venues to compliment five established Nationals from seasons past.

“We are very excited about the new race venues for this season,” said ISOC CEO John Daniels. “We’ve worked very hard to find locations which will lend to success for not only ISOC, but most importantly our racers, fans, sponsors and the entire sport of snocross.” [Read more]

Arctic Cat CFR 800 wins two classes at Haydays

Arctic Cat put out this press release today about its performance at Haydays last weekend.

CFR 800.

Thief River Falls, Minn. (Sept. 16, 2009) – The annual kick-off to winter also proved to be a kiss-off to the competition at the Sno-Baron’s Haydays grass drags, with Arctic Cat’s new CFR 800 delivering the “World’s Fastest Snowmobiles” message with unmistakable clarity.

In the capable hands of Team Arctic’s Glenn Hall of Gordon, Wis., and Scott Moser of Lowville, N.Y., the CFR 800 nailed commanding wins in both the Stock 800 and Open Stock classes at the famed summer event in Forest Lake, Minn., effectively ending any debate about which brand owns the big classes. [Read more]

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