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Snowmobile freestyler Darryl Tait badly injured Canadian freestyle snowmobiler Darryl Tait failed to complete a back flip at a competition on Oct. 11 and has suffered serious injuries. October 21, 2009
Team Arctic returns with improved race sleds Team Arctic racers will head into battle this upcoming 2009-2010 race season piloting an improved and more potent array of race sleds, including the Sno Pro 600, Sno Pro 500 and M8 HCR hillclimber. October 20, 2009
Team Arctic continues success on grass drags Arctic Cat rider Scott Moser put together another stellar weekend of racing at the New Hampshire Snowmobile Association Grass Drags & Water Cross in Fremont, NH. October 15, 2009
Darin Gould hired by Polaris as race coordinator Polaris has hired champion hillclimber Darin Gould as race coordinator for the hillclimb program by Polaris Racing Manager Tom Rager, Sr. October 09, 2009
Arctic Cat employees sign Tucker Hibbert's race sled Arctic Cat employees signed Tucker Hibbert's race sled and attached a sign that reads “Tucker Hibbert’s 2010 X-Games Winning Sled.” October 06, 2009
Arctic Cat CFR800 keeps in wining For the second weekend in a row Arctic Cat’s new CFR 800 showed that its success in the 800 classes at Hay Days was no fluke. September 28, 2009
New venues highlight national snocross schedule The 2009-2010 AMSOIL Championship Snocross Series will feature four new race venues to compliment five established Nationals from seasons past. September 28, 2009
Team Arctic sweeps top Stock classes at Hay Days The annual kick-off to winter also proved to be success for Arctic Cat at the Sno-Baron’s Hay Days grass drags. September 17, 2009
Star Performance joining ISOC national snocross tour Star Performance is returning to national snocross competition for the upcoming racing season. After a one-year hiatus, Star Performance has teamed with Polaris Industries to contest the 2010 ISOC national snocross tour. August 18, 2009
Bauerly joins Sportech Racing for ISOC snocross circuit Paul Bauerly, one of the top talents in the national Semi-Pro snocross ranks last winter, is turning pro and will race for Team Sportech aboard Arctic Cat for the 2009-2010 season. August 18, 2009
Gulla, LaVallee win Pro championships Polaris teammates TJ Gulla and Levi LaVallee wrapped up successful snocross seasons at Lake Geneva March 21-22 by clinching the Pro championships in the AMSOIL Championship Snocross Series. March 25, 2009
Polaris sweeps Pro classes Polaris snocross racers were firing on all cylinders at the AMSOIL Championship Snocross Series (ACSS) event in Hayward, Wis. on March 6-8, winning both Pro classes. March 10, 2009
Team Arctic racks up racing victories March came in like a lion for Team Arctic, with its cross-country team rolling at the USCC Munising 300, the snocross contingent flying high at the ISOC regional in Hill City, Minn. and the Hillclimbers beating the competition in the RMSHA hillclimb series. March 05, 2009
Bender earns first pro win at Valcourt Just weeks after finding the podium for the first time in Brainerd, Minn., Polaris’ Brett Bender took it a step further by winning the Pro Open main event at the Grand Prix Ski-Doo de Valcourt. February 23, 2009
Gulla, Crapo win in New York With snocross superstar Tucker Hibbert out of the picture and focusing on motocross, TJ Gulla and Shaun Crapo each picked up a Pro class win. February 17, 2009
Hibbert completes his perfect season Tucker Hibbert completed his last race of the AMSOIL Championship Snocross Series the same way he started it – with a convincing win. February 09, 2009
Ryan Simons earns cross-country victory Arctic Cat’s Ryan Simons picked up his first career cross-country victory at the Ada 100 in the Pro 600 class. February 03, 2009
Salemark to Christian Bros. racing team Swedish snocross racer Christian Salemark will join the Arctic Cat-sponsored team Christian Bros. Racing for the second half of the season. February 02, 2009
Polaris' Davidson third at Red Lake I-500 Polaris cross-country racing legend Corey Davidson fought for the lead over three days of grueling racing and finished third in the USCC Red Lake I-500, which was run Jan. 16-18 near Thief River Falls, Minn. January 22, 2009
'Monster' Mike Schultz Returns Just weeks after losing his left leg in a crash, 'Monster' Mike Schultz was in attendance to watch his Warnert teammate Tim Tremblay win the Semi-Pro Super Stock on Jan. 10. January 15, 2009
Hibbert continues unbeaten streak With a huge crowd on hand at Canterbury Park, Tucker Hibbert continued his unbeaten streak in the Pro ranks with two more victories. January 12, 2009
Ekre tops at Grafton 100 Cross-Country Two races into the 2008-09 United States Cross-Country season, Team Arctic’s D.J. Ekre has made it perfectly clear he’s the guy to beat in the Pro Open class. January 08, 2009
Hibbert to put helmet up for auction Tucker Hibbert will auction off a race-worn helmet honoring long-time competitor and friend Blair Morgan. January 08, 2009