Polaris rider Keith Curtis was the big winner at the 33rd annual World Championship Snowmobile Hill Climb, held March 27 to 30 in Jackson Hole, Wyo.
Curtis rode Polaris RMKs to three Stock titles – Stock 600, Stock 700 and Stock 800. He also won the Stock King of the Hill title, which allowed him to advance to the King of Kings competition. Curtis outpaced Improved Stock King Less Keller and Mod King Kyle Tapio, both with Arctic Cat, to take home the King of Kings crown.
Also earning Pro wins for Polaris were Trent Backus in Improved 700 Stock and Norm Hebert in Improved 800 Stock. None of those riders, however, could match the fastest time set by Polaris’ Parker Brown. Brown fired up the mountain in the Mod 800 class in 56.41 seconds, setting a record for the quickest summit run in Jackson Hole history.
In addition to winning the Improved Stock King title on an Arctic Cat, Keller picked a win in Improved Stock 1000 and was fourth in Stock 800. Teammate Tapio won the Open Mod class and was second in Mod 800 before winning the Mod King event.
David McClure added to Arctic Cat’s win total with a victory in Improved Stock 600, while Nels Tapio won Mod 600 and Tony Ottobre took home top spot in Pro Masters Mod.
Ski-Doo riders also managed to bring home some hardware. Luke Rainey earned the title of Semi-Pro King of Kings. Rainey picked up wins in Semi-Pro Stock and Semi-Pro Improved Stock. He also finished third in Semi-Pro Mod.
Ski-Doo also picked up some wins in the Pro classes. Vincent Clark won Stock 1000, David Sharp led a Ski-Doo podium sweep in Pro Masters Improved Stock, Steve Martin was victorious in Mod 700 and Tom Roby helped Ski-Doo to another podium sweep in Pro Masters Stock.
World Championship Hill Climb Results:
| Non Pro Masters |
| 1. |
Norris Brown |
Other |
| 2. |
Jim Marshall |
Polaris |
| 3. |
Kelly Winters |
Ski-Doo | |
| Amateurs |
| 1. |
Matthew Pittmam |
Polaris |
| 2. |
Bo Morss |
Arctic Cat |
| 3. |
Bryan Pack |
Polaris | |
| Semi-Pro Stock |
| 1. |
Luke Rainey |
Ski-Doo |
| 2. |
Levi Kilroy |
Ski-Doo |
| 3. |
Kenny Thompson |
Ski-Doo | |
| Semi-Pro Improved Stock |
| 1. |
Luke Rainey |
Ski-Doo |
| 2. |
Justin Sampson |
Arctic Cat |
| 3. |
Kyler Stone |
Arctic Cat | |
| Semi-Pro Mod |
| 1. |
Braiden Coleman |
Arctic-Cat |
| 2. |
Justin Smapson |
Arctic-Cat |
| 3. |
Luke Rainey |
Ski-Doo | |
| Women's |
| 1. |
Amy Zollinger |
Arctic-Cat |
| 2. |
Rachel Humphrey |
Arctic Cat |
| 3. |
Christy Carlson |
Arctic Cat | |
| RHSHA Juniors |
| 1. |
David Sharp Jr. |
Ski-Doo |
| 2. |
Hayden Ellingford |
Ski-Doo |
| 3. |
Jake Kilroy |
Ski-Doo | |
| Pro Masters Stock |
| 1. |
Tom Roby |
Ski-Doo |
| 2. |
Scott Barge |
Ski-Doo |
| 3. |
Mark Thompson |
Ski-Doo | |
| Stock 600 |
| 1. |
Keith Curtis |
Polaris |
| 2. |
Chance Buckallew |
Arctic-Cat |
| 3. |
Cole Willford |
Polaris | |
| Improved Stock 600 |
| 1. |
David McClure |
Arctic-Cat |
| 2. |
Dustin Haderlie |
Polaris |
| 3. |
Michael Crockett |
Polaris | |
| Mod 600 |
| 1. |
Nels Tapio |
Arctic-Cat |
| 2. |
Russ Tapio |
Arctic-Cat |
| 3. |
Jason Hughes |
Arctic Cat | |
| Stock 700 |
| 1. |
Keith Curtis |
Polaris |
| 2. |
Stott Cheeney |
Arctic Cat |
| 3. |
Chance Buckallew |
Arctic Cat | |
| Improved Stock 700 |
| 1. |
Trent Backus |
Polaris |
| 2. |
Dolan Phelps |
Polaris |
| 3. |
Erin Beukelman |
Polaris | |
| Mod 700 |
| 1. |
Steve Martin |
Ski-Doo |
| 2. |
Carson Ellingford |
Ski-Doo |
| 3. |
Chris Burandt |
Arctic Cat | |
| Stock 800 |
| 1. |
Keith Curtis |
Polaris |
| 2. |
Dolan Phelps |
Polaris |
| 3. |
David Sharp |
Ski-Doo | |
| Pro Masters Improved Stock |
| 1. |
David Sharp |
Ski-Doo |
| 2. |
Tom Roby |
Ski-Doo |
| 3. |
Scott Barge |
Ski-Doo | |
| Improved 800 Stock |
| 1. |
Norm Herbert |
Polaris |
| 2. |
Tom Roby |
Ski-Doo |
| 3. |
Jake Stickney |
Polaris | |
| Mod 800 |
| 1. |
Parker Brown |
Polaris |
| 2. |
Kyle Tapio |
Arctic Cat |
| 3. |
Todd Tupper |
Arctic Cat | |
| Stock 1000 |
| 1. |
Vincent Clark |
Ski-Doo |
| 2. |
Brad Sharp |
Ski-Doo |
| 3. |
Dolan Phelps |
Polaris | |
| Improved Stock 1000 |
| 1. |
Les Keller |
Arctic-Cat |
| 2. |
Jason Crane |
Ski-Doo |
| 3. |
Trent Handsaker |
Ski-Doo | |
| Pro Masters Mod |
| 1. |
Tony Ottobre |
Arctic-Cat |
| 2. |
Darin Gould |
Polaris |
| 3. |
Charlie Lopeman |
Polaris | |
| Open Mod |
| 1. |
Kyle Tapio |
Arctic-Cat |
| 2. |
Russ Tapio |
Arctic Cat |
| 3. |
Charlie Lopeman |
Polaris | |
| Semi-Pro King of Knigs |
| 1. |
Luke Rainey |
Ski-Doo | |
| Stock King |
| 1. |
Keith Curtis |
Polaris | |
| Improved Stock King |
| 1. |
Les Keller |
Arctic Cat | |
| Mod King |
| 1. |
Kyle Tapio |
Arctic Cat | |
| King of Kings |
| 1. |
Keith Curtis |
Polaris | |
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