Arctic
Cat, Ski-Doo, Polaris rack up ISOC wins
Arctic Cat, Ski-Doo
and Polaris each had an impressive showing at the ISOC National Snocross opener
in Duluth, Minn., over Thanksgiving weekend.
Arctic Cat
The following is
Arctic Cat’s press release following the race weekend:
If there were any
questions about which brand would reign supreme at the 2014-2015 ISOC National
Snocross opener in Duluth, Minn., Team Arctic delivered a resounding answer:
We’re the ones to beat! It was an answer that echoed among the 20,000 race fans
atop Spirit Mountain who witnessed Team Green victory in 8 of 15 classes, as
well as 20 out of 45 possible podium finishes.
Leading the charge for
the beginning of his 15th season atop the Pro category was Tucker
Hibbert, who stomped his particular brand of authority on the premier class
with wins in every heat and both Pro Open finals to notch his 96th
and 97th career victories. David Joanis and Logan Christian also
delivered inspired performances in the premier class, setting the stage for a
strong season.
Montana Jess returned
to competition for the first time since suffering what was nearly a
career-ending hand injury last season, taking an emotional win in the Sport
final. Other Team Arctic class winners at Duluth included Lee Butler in ProAm
Plus 30, Trent Wittwer and Colin Kernz in the Amateur classes, Carson Alread in
Junior Novice, and Anson Scheele in Transition.
“With the talented
racers and mechanics on our team matched by the more potent 2015 ZR6000R SX in
the ProCross chassis, we expected to do well at the season opener,” said Mike
Kloety, Team Arctic Race Manager, “But you never know until it all plays out.
To win more than half of the classes while taking 45 percent of the podium
places proves that we are the ones to beat for the 2015 season. We’re proud of
all the Team Arctic racers, crew and fans who made Duluth the perfect season
opener.”
The next stop on the
2015 ISOC National tour is Dec. 12-13, 2014, in Fargo, ND.
Ski-Doo
The following is
Ski-Doo’s press release following the race weekend:
Ski-Doo X Team riders
opened the snocross season in Duluth, MN at the ISOC season opener in winning
fashion with Tim Tremblay of Scheuring Speed Sports capturing his second
straight $10,000 prize at the Friday night Dominator race. The annual Spirit
Mountain race is always a high energy affair as snocross racers gather from
across North America, on what is the U.S. Thanksgiving weekend, for their first
taste of competition.
On Saturday,
Makita/GMC/NSK/Warnert Racing rider Elias Ishoel stole the spotlight, winning
his first ever Pro Lite main event. Ishoel is a 16 year-old racer from Norway
who was scheduled to compete in the first three rounds of ISOC national
snocross competition. His impressive rides throughout the weekend might have
altered plans for the remainder of his winter. Despite being involved in a
first lap pile up on Sunday that took him out of podium contention, he fought
back to an ninth place finish with another hard charging ride.
The big win added to a
weekend of excitement for the Warnert Racing team as, just days prior to the
event, they announced a new partnership with Makita Industrial Power Tools and
GMC Trucks.
Marica Renheim added
to the win tally on Sunday when she scored the Women’s Pro class victory in her
first ride of the season for her new team Jimmy John’s/BOSS Racing. Renheim,
who is the defending class champion, made it interesting as she grabbed an
early holeshot but then went off course as she raced to the top of the giant
uphill straight. It was only a matter of time, however, before the speedy Swede
caught the leaders and made her way to the front.
In the final main
event of the weekend, young Lincoln Lemieux of St. Johnsbury, Vermont earned
his first Pro Open podium with an impressive ride against the world’s best
racers, taking a third place finish on his Scheuring Speed Sports sled. Lemieux
made his debut with the team as a fill-in rider for Tremblay late last season
and is off to a great start in his full rookie year.
The national snocross
series will have a one week break before resuming action in Fargo, North Dakota
on December 12-13.
Polaris
The following is
Polaris’ press release following the race weekend:
Polaris snocross
racers started the 2014-2015 ISOC National season with a powerful performance
as they earned three of the weekend’s six Pro Open podium spots, and they
dominated the Pro Lite class — including finishing first through fourth in the
weekend’s second Pro Lite final. The ISOC National tour opened Nov. 28-30 in
Duluth, Minnesota, with the AMSOIL National at Spirit Mountain.
Kyle Pallin (Team
LaVallee) reached the podium in both Pro Open finals with third- and
second-place finishes, which put him second in Pro Open points after two rounds
of racing.
Ryan Springer (Carlson
Motorsports) won one Pro Lite final, and Andrew Carlson (Carlson Motorsports)
finished fourth and third in the weekend’s finals, making Carlson the points
leader.
In the weekend’s first
Pro Open final on Saturday, Nov. 29, Kody Kamm (Hentges Racing) finished second
and Kyle Pallin took third. Justin Broberg (Hentges Racing) finished sixth and
Jake Scott (Team LaVallee) finished 11th.
In the second Pro Open
final held on Sunday, Pallin once again reached the podium with a second-place
finish, and Kamm finished fourth after making it into the final via the last
chance qualifier (LCQ). Jake Scott finished eighth and Justin Broberg (Hentges
Racing) finished 10th.
After two rounds of
Pro Open racing, Pallin was second in points while Kamm was third. Broberg was
in eighth, Jake Scott was in ninth, Ross Martin (Judnick Motorsports) was 12th,
and Andrew Lieders (Team LaVallee) was 13th.
In the weekend’s first
Pro Lite final, Jake Angove (Fort Fremont Racing) reached the podium with a
second-place finish. Andrew Carlson was fourth, Travis Muller (Cottew
Motorsports) was fifth, and Zak Mason (Leighton Motorsports) was sixth.
In Sunday’s Pro Lite
final, Polaris Terrain Domination® was on full display as Polaris racers
finished 1-2-3-4. Ryan Springer (Carlson Motorsports) earned the victory, Zak
Mason took second, Andrew Carlson was third, and Trevor Leighton (Leighton
Motorsports) finished fourth.
Andrew Carlson, who
finished second overall in Pro Lite points last season, left Duluth as the
class points leader. Zak Mason was third in points after two rounds, Trevor
Leighton was fourth, Jake Angove was sixth, Ryan Springer was eighth, James
Johnstad (Judnick Motorsports) was 10th, and Travis Muller (Cottew Motorsports)
was 11th.
In the AMSOIL
Dominator, the non-points feature traditionally held on Friday night of the
Duluth racing weekend, Ross Martin reached the final by winning the LCQ and
finished second in the finale. Martin, a two-time winner of the AMSOIL
Dominator, had to start one row behind the other two racers in the final, and
his determined bid to win the special trophy and $10,000 winner’s purse fell
just short. The AMSOIL Dominator field is made up of the weekend’s top Pro Open
qualifiers. They face off in three-lap head-to-head duels until just three
racers are left for the final.
In the weekend’s
Pro-Am +30 final, Justin Tate (2-Eight Motorsports) finished second as five
Polaris racers earned top-10 finishes. Patrick Brodeur (Walls-Unlimited) took
fifth, Luke Routh (RF3 Industries) was seventh, Bruce Jesionowski (Snirt
Racing) finished ninth, and Scot Adams (Never Enough Racing) took 10th.
Four Polaris racers
finished in the top 10 in the Pro-Am Women’s final, led by Janell Smith (Team
NorthStar) in fourth. Amanda Duitsman (Plaisted Racing) finished sixth, Jakki
Farmer (Farmer Racing) was seventh, and Jessica Martel took 10th.
Jacob Yurk (Team
Vermillion) won the weekend’s first Sport final, and Jake Geeseman (Wollenberg
Motorsports) took second in the second Sport final. Geeseman had finished fifth
in the first final, which left him third in Sport points after the season’s
first two rounds of racing. Yurk was fourth in points, and Cole Cottew (Cottew
Motorsports) was fifth.
The second round of
ISOC National racing will be the U.S. Air Force National at Buffalo River Race
Park in Glyndon, Minnesota, near Fargo, N.D. Racing will be held Dec. 12-13.
