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Cool News
December 2008 - Posts
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Aftermarket company D&D showed some of their newest trail and lake racer sleds at the Adirondack Shootout. Woodgate, N.Y. - AmSnow was back in New York this year as the official media outlet for the Adirondack Shootout. AmSnow started this event 19 years ago and with the help of Jim Czekala of Dynotech and George Taylor, the event has survived through the many years. For the event, we dyno stock sleds, run them through a 1/4-mile test track, and...
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With more than 15,000 fans expected, the AMSOIL Championship Snocross Series would move to Canterbury Park on January 9 where the riders would try to claim the $250,000 prize money, according to an ISOC press release. Expected to be in attendance at Canterbury Park, in Shakopee, Minn., were Tucker Hibbert, Chris Burandt and Levi LaVallee. "Racers will fly more than 80-feet in excess of two-stories high," ISOC's representative said in...
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Cross-country racer, Chris Burandt, and the United Snowmobile Cross-Country Association announced the creation of a new post-race program called "Track Side with Chad Colby," according to a USCC press release. Colby's program, presented by Burandt's Backcountry Adventure, was designed to provide an inside look into cross-country racing that included video interviews from drivers, factory personnel and sponsors. "Chad's show...
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Team Arctic Cat took home some wins in Gonvick, Minn. during strong winds and sub-zero temperatures, according to an Team Arctic press release. "Our class wins were impressive considering most guys hadn't had much seat time prior to the race," said Mike Kloety, Team Arctic Cat Race Manager. "With what we learned at Gonvick and some more time spent testing, I'm confident we'll see more green sleds in the top podium spot."...
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The Snowmobile Hall of Fame has released a book entitled I Raced Ski-Doo... A Different Point of View , and the book is now available just in time for the holiday season, according to a letter from Loren Anderson, Snowmobile Hall of Fame. The book had exclusive photos and insights into the early years of Ski-Doo racing and snowmobile development. The 138 pages book had behind the scenes stories from 1968 to 1978. It, also, had a detailed 8 page introduction...
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Michigan Legislators have sent a bill to Governor Jennifer Granholm to increase snowmobile registration and trail permits fees in an effort to fund a program to prevent a $1 million deficit, according to a Michigan Snowmobile Association press release. "Industry stakeholders did the necessary homework to conclude that permit increases is the only way to adequately fund snowmobiling in Michigan as we know it," said Bill Manson Executive Director...
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Polaris's Ken Christensen sledded into first and third podium positions in the USCC's semi-pro events over the weekend in Gonvick, Minn. Christensen, from Provost, Alberta, finished first in the Fox Racing Shox Semi-Pro Improved event. Another Polaris rider, Bill Thomas, helped give Polaris a one-two by taking second. Thomas is from St. Joseph, Minn. Arctic Cat racers Cody Kallock of Oslo, Minn., and Spencer Fett of Frazee, Minn. were third...
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Ski-Doo and racer Dave Allard dominated the Championnat De Sno-Cross at Monts-Valin, Quebec on Saturday, Allard taking the Open and Super Stock 600 classes and Ski-Doo winning five categories, including all four Pro and Semi Pro races. Allard, of St. Félcien, came in first in the Pro Open event. Followed by a trio of Ski-Doo's riders that earned the top four positions at the event: Tim Tremblay from Ste-Jeanne d' Arc (second), Dave Asselin...
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At 16 years old and with a battered sled and goggles, the youngest member of the Sport Super Stock class, Andrew Carlson placed third at Bad River National, according to Sportech Racing press release. "Visibility was really tough," said Carlson in the press release. "The track was challenging enough, but add in the wind, snow and no tear-offs and it became real hard to see." Earlier in the day during the Sport Super Stock #1, Carlson...
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Bagley, Minn.'s Bryan Dyrdahl carried over his winning ways to the US Cross-Country Snowmobile Racing Association's first race of the season in Gonvick, Minn. on Saturday. The Gonvick 100 was the first race of USCC's nine race schedule. The race course was a 9.2 mile lap, the FXR Pro 600 racers ran 7 laps. The course included ditch and woods running. Dyrdahl rode his Ski-Doo to a field-best time of 1 hour, 15 minutes, 41 seconds. Dyrdahl...
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Arctic Cat issued a recall on '09 Mountain Cat and Crossfire snowmobiles, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission's website. The recall was issued because of a hazard with the mounting hardware securing to the fuel pump. The pumps could allow fuel to leak, which could become a fire hazard to riders. Arctic Cat had received four reports of the fuel leakage, but there were no reports of personal injury or property damage, according...
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Warnert Racing's Pro rider, Mike Schultz, is recovering after several surgeries at St. Mary's Hospital to care for his lower left leg that was injured during qualifying in Ironwood, Mich., according to his family's blog. According to his family's blog, at http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/mikeschultz , they successfully removed his lower left leg on December 16. Starting on Saturday, he has undergone several surgeries, and the hospital...
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After receiving questions about break-in procedures, Arctic Cat recently released information about these procedures for a Z1 Turbo. The information came from their Z1 Turbo's operator's manual. A proper break-in period is required for this engine before it is subjected to heavy load conditions or periods of full throttle operation. In addition, a 4-stroke engine required a longer break-in period than 2-strokes. This made it very important...
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Team Arctic Cat capped Bad River National's semi-pro races with a "massacre" as they clinched both the ISOC's Semi-Pro Super Stock and the Semi-Pro Open, according to Arctic Cat's press release. The International Series of Champions weekend's events took place at the Bad River Lodge and Casino in Ironwood, Mich. Dan Ebert, Arctic Cat rider, had an emotional victory in the Semi-Pro Super Stock race because a wrist injury had...
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Tucker Hibbert, Arctic Cat's rider, "rocked" the Bad River National by winning both pro main events after spinning out in the Pro-Open Showcase, and making this event his second straight win of the series, according to ISOC's press release. The International Series of Champions's snocross event took place at the Bad River Lodge and Casino National, a .5-mile track located in Ironwood, Mich. The track is described by riders as...
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