Polaris hillclimbers have had a memorable season, winning 11 pro class points titles, all three semi-pro points crowns, two Women’s points titles and the lion’s share of King of the Hill honors on the 2012-13 Rocky Mountain Snowmobile Hillclimb Association (RMSHA) circuit.

Leading the way were Polaris racers Keith Curtis, who won points titles in five Pro classes and won Stock King of the Hill at all five points events, Erin Beukelman – winner of three points titles and a three-time King of the Hill winner (two Modified, one Improved Stock) – and Luke Rainey, Cole Willford and Tyson Thomas, who each won a points championship.

Polaris hillclimbers won all four of the premier Pro Stock classes and filled the top 10 in the standings. Polaris racers finished 1-2 in Pro 600 Stock points and claimed six top-10 spots; finished 1-2-3 in Pro 700 Stock points and earned six top-10 positions; dominated Pro 800 stock, leading to Polaris hillclimbers finishing first through sixth in points; claimed five top-10 spots in Pro 1000 Stock points, a class won by Keith Curtis at four of five events.

Leighton Motorsports will have a very tough Pro Lite snocross team to beat next season, as East Coast Snocross Pro Champion Corin Todd and ISOC Sport Champion Zak Mason will join forces with top-ranked ISOC Pro Lite rookie Trevor Leighton.

Twenty-year-old Todd of Malone, NY captured the 2013 ECS championship riding a Polaris for the Bailey/Hulten team and will be relocating to the Midwest for his first full effort on the AMSOIL Championship Snocross tour. Eighteen-year-old Mason of Gaylord, Mich. also captured his national championship riding a Polaris and will be moving to Minnesota, along with his father and mechanic Rob, as he makes his debut as a Pro Lite rider this fall.

At the conclusion of the 2013 season, Leighton Motorsports set forth a unique plan to focus their efforts on the Pro Lite class, much in the same way Pro Circuit has done in motocross racing.

Polaris continued its torrid sales pace in the first quarter of 2013 with net sales of $745.9 million, an increase of eleven percent from last year’s first quarter sales of $673.8 million.

“We are pleased that consumers and enthusiasts around the world continued to make Polaris their brand and product of choice during the first quarter of 2013. While Off-Road Vehicles (“ORVs”) and motorcycles faced challenging 2012 comparisons, we were again able to outpace the industry and increase market share in both product lines,” says Scott Wide, Polaris’ chairman and CEO. “Our snowmobile business also generated strong retail sales and market share growth during the first quarter.”

Jake Scott was dominant in the second half of the 2012-12 AMSOIL Championshp Snocross season. The Mystic Lubricants/Loctite/Polaris rider wrapped up the Pro Lite championship this past Friday in Lake Geneva, Wis., besting rivals Andrew Lieders and David Joanis.

ISOC caught up with Scott to get his take on this past season, some of the highlights and his feelings on being crowned the Pro Light class champion.

ISOC: Jake, congrats on your Pro Lite title. What a dynamite year, especially the second half of the season when you were pretty much unstoppable. Talk about the 2012-’13 AMSOIL Championship Snocross season and where the turning point was that allowed you string together such an impressive run of victories.

Jake Scott: The 2012-’13 snocross season was for sure the highlight of my career so far. It was full of great competition and memorable moments. I think the turning point in my season had to be qualifying for the Winter X Games. I carried the confidence from that, back to the ISOC snocross series and just had fun with it!

(Photo courtesy Gary Walton)

Andy Lieders has been hunting for a Pro Lite win all season on the AMSOIL Championship Snocross series and finally managed to take the checkers at the season finale in Lake Geneva, Wis.

The victory was pivotal in the outcome of the season standings, as Lieders finished two positions ahead of rival Dave Joanis, locking down the runner-up spot in the championship. Lieders swept both rounds of qualifying on Saturday, backing up a strong night of racing on Friday, where he also won both heat races and finished fourth in the main event.