Ross Martin (Judnick Motorsports) and Jake Scott (Team LaVallee) combined to give Polaris racers three of a possible four Pro Open and Pro Lite victories at the Deadwood, SD round of AMSOIL Championship Snocross.

The Polaris racers had heavy hearts and dedicated the weekend to Caleb Moore, the Polaris snowmobile freestyle star who died Jan. 31 as the result of injuries sustained while competing at the recent X Games.

Pro Open: Martin Tops the Podium

Ross Martin (center) and Kody Kamm (left) finished 1-2 in Saturday’s Pro Open final.

Ross Martin finished second in the Friday night Pro Open final, then told his team he was determined to break his string of reaching the podium without winning. “I told the guys on my team, ‘Dudes, I’m ending this thing,’” he said.

In Saturday’s final, Martin got off to a slow start but charged through the pack, surged into the lead and ran away with the victory, after which he paid tribute to Moore, a fellow X Games competitor.

“I want to dedicate this win to Caleb Moore,” says Martin. “We miss you but I know you’ve got your eyes on us and are keeping us safe.”

Polaris racers who earned top-10 finishes on Friday were Kyle Pallin (Team LaVallee) in sixth and Johan Lidman (Carlson Motorsports) in 10th. Martin and Kody Kamm (Hentges Racing) finished 1-2 on Saturday and were followed by Justin Broberg (Hentges Racing) in 10th, Lidman in 11th, Colby Crapo (Leighton Motorsports) in 13th and Kyle Pallin (Team LaVallee) in 14th.

Martin left Deadwood second in Pro Open points, while Kamm was sixth and Broberg was 10th. Other Polaris racers in the top 20 in points were: Pallin, 11th; Crapo, 13th; Lidman, 14th; Levi LaVallee (Team LaVallee), who was injured at the recent X Games and did not race at Deadwood, in 15th; and Bobby LePage in 20th.

In the final ISOC snocross race of the season, Pro Lite champion Kody Kamm made the move up to the Pro Open class to see how he stacked up against the best racers in the world. Turns out they may have to see how they stack up against Kamm, as the Polaris pilot bested the field.

As luck would have it, Kamm ran the course with a Drift HD camera mounted to his helmet. Check out the video and see Kamm fight his way through the Lake Geneva course.

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Photos by Gary Walton

Polaris snocross racer Ross Martin (Judnick Motorsports) won one of two Pro finals at the ISOC Ironwood National and extended his early season streak to four straight podium finishes.

Martin won the Pro final on Saturday, Dec. 10, at Bessemer, Mich. and finished second on Sunday, which gave him two first and two seconds in the season’s four Pro finals. Martin left Ironwood with a 13-point lead in the Pro point standings (168-155).

Kody Kamm (Hentges Racing) won one of two Pro Lite finals at Ironwood, Justin Tate (Two-Eight Motorsports) won the Pro-Am Plus 30 final, and Jennifer Pare (JFP Racing) won the Pro-Am Women’s final. Tate and Pare lead the points races in their respective classes and Kamm is second in Pro Lite points.

The 20th annual AMSOIL Duluth National was another huge success with thanks to the ISOC team and Visit Duluth! They put on a great show for the fans in attendance and also provided amazing online streaming where 100,000 connections were tuned in to the Pro Final Saturday Night!

Kody Kamm came through the AMSOIL Duluth National Sunday show with something to prove. And he did just that by winning his first Pro Lite race of his career and doing it in convincing fashion.

Kamm got the holeshot and led from flag to flag as he pulled on the field and left a statement of how he plans on running the entire season….nearly untouchable! Kamm was tangled at the start of the Pro Lite Saturday event and when he was able to get free he was already nearly two laps down but still put up the fastest laps of the race. This was a great way for Kamm to start the season and he will be a fun rider to follow all season. As team owner Nate Hentges stated, “I couldn’t be more proud of Kody and I look forward to a long career with Kody at Hentges Racing!”