Team Arctic will tackle the upcoming snowmobile racing season on a fine-tuned 2013 Arctic Cat Sno Pro 600. According to Arctic Cat, the updated sled features improvements to durability, precision cornering and suspension control.

At the heart of the 2013 Sno Pro 600 is the 600R race engine with heated 40mm Mikuni rack style TM carburetors. Other key features include: Front Arctic Race Suspension (ARS) with Fox Float X Evol Shox, Race Slide Action rear suspension equipped with Fox Racing Shox, 1.7 in. Snocros track or 1.25 in. Cobra 2-ply Cross Country track, Arctic Drive System (ADS) with magnesium chaincase and Torque Overload Sensing (TOS) bottom sprocket, Torque Control Link (TCL), Radial Master Cylinder brake system, and five-gallon Snocross or 13-gallon Cross Country fuel tank.

2013 Sno Pro 600 Updates

For 2013 Arctic Cat has made several key changes to the Sno Pro 600. First is a new chassis geometry, which is designed to offer added ground clearance to improve predictability and allow the rider to attack the track with confidence while scrubbing less speed. A total of 1.35 inches of ground clearance has been added at foot pockets, along with flatter running board angles. As well, a single layer 0.8-inch thick tunnel offers increased strength, while new rear suspension mounting positions give the track drive more ground clearance.

If you’ve been itching to improve the shocks on your rMotion equipped Ski-Doo snowmobile, BRP is now selling a kit made up of the same shocks found on Ski-Doo race sleds.

The X-RS shock conversion kit (US$2,499.99/C$2,899.99) features KYB Pro 40 shocks, which come as standard equipment on both the MX Z x 600RS race sled and the X-RS trail sleds, and fit 120” rMotion equipped sleds with the Quick Adjust System.

“There are many high quality shocks available in today’s market place, but few can match the track record and quality that these KYB shocks offer,” BRP says in a release.

Thirty-seven state and provincial snowmobile organizations are receiving contributions from Polaris’ Winning Riders program, which generates support for the groups based on the sales of new Polaris snowmobiles.

From Newfoundland to Washington and Alaska to Quebec, snowmobile associations are receiving Winning Riders funds proportionate to the number of new Polaris snowmobiles sold within each state and province. Polaris is making contributions to snowmobile associations in 12 Canadian provinces and territories and 25 states in the United States.

Polaris also announced it is extending the Winning Riders program through the 2013 sales season, meaning contributions will be made next year based on retail sales of new Polaris snowmobiles between April 1, 2012, and March 31, 2013.

Officials with ISOC and AMSOIL have unveiled the new AMSOIL Championship Snocross (ACS) logo.

“Tighter with bolder lines and greater representation of the sport’s biggest sponsor – AMSOIL – the confident and edgy logo is set to pop when the prestigious series opens for action this Nov. 23-25 at Duluth’s (Minn.) Spirit Mountain,” the series says in a release.

“Everyone at ISOC and AMSOIL are always looking for ways to make this series better in every aspect. We feel we’ve come a long way in the past couple years – and to signify this we wanted a new and upgraded look for the series logo as well,” says Carl Schubitzke, director of operations and racing for ISOC. “We feel the new ACS logo best represents the series’ most generous supporter – AMSOIL – along with being an iconic symbol representative of the great people involved with this great sport.”

BRP’s Ski-Doo X-Team has announced past winners Scott Davis and Todd Palin will use Ski-Doo MX Z X E-TEC 600 models when they pair up once again for the Iron Dog race. The pair had been using Arctic Cat snowmobiles in recent years.

The Iron Dog Gold Rush Classic is an off-trail snowmobile race covering 2,000 miles across Alaska. Seven-time winner Davis and four-time winner Palin have five top-three finishes in their eight years as a team.

“We want every advantage we can get,” says Davis, “and BRP’s Ski-Doo sleds have the best combination of speed, durability and handling that can win this race.”