The exciting sports of snocross, oval, hill climb and cross country racing are a great way to see how fast a sled can go in all sorts of conditions. All four snowmobile manufactures sponsor race teams and current consumer sleds are reaping the benefits of racing technology.
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 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
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
Hibbert continues early-season dominance
Tucker Hibbert continued his win streak in the still young AMSOIL Championship Snocross Season, winning both Pro Main Events at Bad River.
December 15, 2008
Arctic Cat shines in regional races
Two weekends into the 2008-2009 snowmobile race season, and Arctic Cat is looking like the team to beat.
December 11, 2008
Big payouts up for grabs in snocross
Snocross riders and teams will have plenty of opportunity to earn prize money this season.
December 11, 2008
Hibbert sweeps Pro Finals at Duluth
Tucker Hibbert swept both Pro classes during the AMSOIL Duluth National Snocross to capture his 39th and 40th professional career victories.
December 03, 2008
Polaris offers free pit passes for ISOC races
Polaris is helping snocross fans get close to their favorite racers by offering a limited number of free passes into the pit area at AMSOIL Championship Snocross Series (ACSS) races.
November 17, 2008
Yamaha announces Factory Snocross Team
Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A., has announced its 2009 Yamaha Factory Race Teams, including the Factory Snocross team.
November 17, 2008
Freestyle show and longer track at Duluth
For the 17th consecutive season, Duluth’s Spirit Mountain is host to the biggest professional snocross racing event on the planet, The AMSOIL Duluth National Snocross, Nov. 28-30, 2008.
November 17, 2008
Hibbert announces snocross schedule
Tucker Hibbert will compete in the first four rounds of the newly formed AMSOIL Championship Snocross Series and ESPN’s Winter X Games 13.
November 11, 2008
Freestylers to join ISOC snocross tour
National snocross fans have another reason to be excited for the 2008-2009 national snocross season.
November 04, 2008
Blair Morgan suffers spinal injury
World champion snocross racer Blair Morgan suffered a severe spinal injury in a crash while practicing for Montreal Supercross on Sept. 20.
September 30, 2008
Amsoil signs title deal with ISOC
Amsoil Inc. has signed a title sponsorship package with the snocross racing series, the International Series of Champions.
September 10, 2008
Interview: Polaris Racing's Tom Rager, Sr.
Tom Rager Sr., snowmobile racing’s most gifted turn-around specialist, is quick to give credit to others on his team. But, as Snowmobile.com contributing writer Paul Johnson learned, Rager likes “taking something that wasn’t very good and turning it into something special.”
September 02, 2008
Polaris endorses ISOC race circuit
Management of the Polaris Snowmobile division and the Polaris racing program have officially endorsed the International Series of Champions (ISOC) race circuit for the upcoming race season.
August 21, 2008
Two Ski-Doo X-Team race schools announced
Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) Inc. of Valcourt, Que. has announced the hosting of two all new Ski-Doo race schools this fall concentrating on the 2009 MXZx-600RS.
August 20, 2008
Ski-Doo updates MXZx-600RS race sled
Ski-Doo’s MXZx-600RS race sled has a host of changes and refinements for 2009. According to Ski-Doo, the sled was designed to be the most race-ready snowmobile offered to the racing community.
August 20, 2008
Hibbert staying with Team Arctic Cat
Tucker Hibbert has agreed to compete again for Team Arctic Cat for the upcoming ISOC National Snocross Tour season.
August 13, 2008
ISOC updates classes
After reviewing input from racers, the International Series of Champions (ISOC) has decided to change the Pro Plus 35 Super Stock class to the Pro Plus 30 Super Stock on the national tour.
August 11, 2008
Ski-Doo to sponsor ISOC snocross series
Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) Inc. of Valcourt, Que. has reached a marketing agreement with the long-time snowmobile race circuit International Series of Champions (ISOC).
July 25, 2008
Preparations continue for ISOC series
All four snowmobile manufacturers have committed to the ISOC snocross series, which replaces the World PowerSports Association (WPSA) series that shut down operations in the spring.
July 21, 2008
Asphalt racing series ready to kick off
The start of the 2008 National Speed Association season is around the corner and the best Pro Stock asphalt racers are ready to get started.
June 02, 2008
New snocross series in the works
Despite the fact that the World PowerSports Association shut down and pulled the plug on its ATV and snowmobile racing circuits, it appears we will have a national snocross racing series this winter.
May 08, 2008
Polaris rider wins big in Jackson Hole
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.
April 11, 2008
Van Strydonk making waves in oval racing
He might be young, but snowmobile racer Nick Van Strydonk is already making a big name for himself on the oval racing circuit.
April 01, 2008
Asphalt racing series returns in June
Just because spring is near, it doesn’t mean it’s time for everybody to put away their snowmobiles.
March 25, 2008
Hibbert, Martin win at WPSA
Tucker Hibbert put on a show in the final stop of the World PowerSports Association (WPSA) snowmobile tour in Lake Geneva, Wis. on March 14 to 16.
March 18, 2008
LaVallee shines in Brainerd
Levi LaVallee excelled throughout a tough weekend of racing in Brainerd, Minn., winning two races and landing on the podium four times in four races in the World PowerSports Association (WPSA) doubleheader, which took place March 7 to 9.
March 11, 2008
Polaris' Martin wins Pro Open
What started out looking like a long, painful weekend for Ross Martin at the Ski-Doo Grand Prix de Valcourt ended up with him on top of the podium.
February 20, 2008
WPSA pulls out of Ontario
For the second time this month, the World PowerSports Association (WPSA) has pulled out of a national snocross event.
February 15, 2008
Hibbert repeats at X Games
Tucker Hibbert entered ESPN’s Winter X Games as the hottest snocross racer on the planet. After earning his third career X Games gold medal, he certainly lived up to all the hype.
January 29, 2008
Hibbert, Arctic Cat win double gold
Tucker Hibbert continues to be the hottest racer on the World PowerSports Association (WPSA) national tour.
January 23, 2008
Hibbert sweeps Pro Super Stock
Tucker Hibbert had a wild weekend at the World Powersports Association (WPSA) national tour event in Shakopee, Minn. as the Arctic Cat rider won two events and was disqualified from two others.
January 14, 2008
I-500 on the move?
After 40 years on the same track, the International 500 snowmobile race in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. may have to find a new home.
January 14, 2008
Ski-Doo tops in Pro Open
Brett Turcotte took home the Pro Open checkered flag in the World Powersports Association (WPSA) Minnesota Series on Jan. 6, 2008.
January 08, 2008
Schultz wins Pro Open in Minnesota
The WPSA Minnesota Series returned to action on the final weekend of 2007 in Brainerd, Minn. and Mike Schultz rode his Polaris to victory in the Pro Open final.
January 02, 2008
Profile: Tucker Hibbert
Tucker Hibbert has accomplished a lot in his 23 years, but it’s on a sled where the snocross champion really stands out.
December 21, 2007
Simons, Hibbert win gold in Minnesota
Arctic Cat rider Ryan Simons picked up a victory for the second straight week in the World Powersports Association (WPSA) Minnesota Series.
December 18, 2007
Factories provide contingencies
A big winner in various racing venues last season, Polaris enters the new racing season with a new sled and engine combination to capitalize on new rules and regulations. Gone is the 440cc category.
November 28, 2007
Hay Days Help Kick Off Season in Minnesota
To many in Minnesota, the snowmobile season officially kicks off with the Hay Days Grass Drags.
The Sno Barons Snowmobile Club, which runs the Hay Days Grass Drags, calls it the largest snowmobile event in the world. From its humble beginnings of sparse crowds 40 years ago, Hay Days now draws almost 30,000 people each year.
October 17, 2007
Martin Recommits to Polaris Racing Team
Defending WPSA National Pro Open snocross champion Ross Martin will be riding a Polaris for the foreseeable future. Martin’s team, Judnick Motorsports, has signed a three-year contract extension...
October 17, 2007
Taylor and Davis head Yamaha snocross team
Yamaha has announced its factory snocross team for the 2007-08 season, signing pro racer Steve Taylor and semi pro racer Cory Davis...
September 26, 2007
Gueco Wins Soo I-500 Enduro With Yamaha Apex RTX
A Yamaha Apex snowmobile won the tough Soo I-500 endurance race in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., for the second consecutive year...
December 09, 2006
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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
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
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
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