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. 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.

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