Hard Work Key To Success For Team Tapio
March 31, 2009
Nels, Kyle & Russ Tapio The Tapio Brothers are the most successful team on the RMSHA circuit. The team consists of: Nels the oldest, then Kyle and the youngest brother is Russ. The Tapio’s came to Jackson for the first time as spectators in 2005. That is when they decided to race. The first year Team Tapio raced at Jackson was 2006, and what a year that was. They seemed to come from nowhere... [Read more]
XMR Snocross Finale at the Top of the World!
March 30, 2009
The last start of a great season! Silverton, Colorado – March 30, 2009 - As the spring riding season settles into the Rocky’s, XMR hosted the final race of the season at 10,500 feet, almost two miles above sea level in Silverton, Colorado – this is the essence of Xtreme Mountain Racing – sled tuning was never more important, athlete endurance wasn’t tested like this all... [Read more]
Kyle Tapio Reprises King of Kings Role
March 29, 2009
Kyle Tapio took the top prize at Jackson: King of Kings Kyle Tapio earned King of Kings honors when he squared off against Les Keller and Tom Roby for the Jackson Hole World Championship Snowmobile Hillclimb top honors. Tapio blazed up Snow King’s Exhibition Hill with a time nearly two seconds faster than what he posted in Open Mod, one of three classes he won. Using a pair of tuned-up Arctic... [Read more]
Jackson World Championship Hillclimb Results
March 29, 2009
Stock King: Tom Roby (Ski-Doo) 1:14.963 Improved Stock King: Les Keller (Arctic Cat) 1:09.974 Mod King: Kyle Tapio (Arctic Cat) 1:05.024 King of Kings: Kyle Tapio [Read more] Read More →
Friday Is A Great Day At The World Championship.
March 27, 2009
Mark Thompson Qualifying was done in the Stock and Improved Stock classes. The racing started with the Pro Masters Stock Class. From the start of the day Mark Thompson was racing well. He was the top qualifier in this class and 600 Stock. Other top qualifiers included: Keith Curtis, Tony Ottobre, Tyler Crockett, Kyle Tapio, Tom Roby and Dolan Phelps. We will see all of them racing in the finals on... [Read more]
Racing begins At Jackson!
March 26, 2009
Thursday is the first day of qualifying for the Semi-Pros, Juniors and the Women’s class. The day was action packed. Murray Archibald Murray Archibald was the first racer up the hill in the Non-Pro Masters class. David Sharp Jr. had a great run and for the youngest racer in the Semi-Pro class he had the fastest qualifying time in Semi-Pro Improved Stock and Semi-Pro Stock (heat 2.) David Sharp... [Read more]
All’s Quiet On The Jackson Front
March 25, 2009
The final preparations are being done at The Jackson Hole World Championship Hillclimb. The food tents are up and the banners are being hung at the starting line. Race trailers are rolling into the town. The snow is falling hard and should make the mountain quite challenging. Racing begins tomorrow. The qualifying begins with the Non Pro Masters, followed by the Amateurs, Semi-Pro’s, Juniors... [Read more]
Levi LaVallee Captures Pro Stock Win, Series Title at Geneva
March 23, 2009
Kaufman Falls Short of Title Hopes, Gulla and Simons Follow LaVallee to Podium; Ebert Wins Semi-Pro Open Race But Tremblay Clinches Title Even the best Hollywood writer could not have scripted a better scenario for the final Pro Super Stock race of the season than what unfolded on the slopes of the Mountaintop Ski-Resort during the final weekend of the AMSOIL Championship Snocross Series. Before... [Read more]
Snowmobile Evolution is Rapid
March 19, 2009
Managing editor Andy Swanson and I were testing with Speedwerx this week. We had a lot of casual conversation during the day of radar testing speed parts on our Crossfire R, but one of things we talked about with Speedwerx guru Jeremy Houle was snowmobile evolution. We all agreed that it’s almost unbelievable how quickly things change. Houle talked about how the F7 Firecats were the sh …... [Read more]
Colorado Powersports XMR Snocross Double Header
March 17, 2009
Racing in the Rockies - What a Beautiful Thing! Gould, Colorado – March 16, 2009 - Warm weather in the Colorado Rockies didn’t stop Xtreme Mountain Racing from hosting a snocross double header in Gould over the last full weekend of February and the first weekend of March this year. Colorado Powersports and The Northpark Snow Snakes sponsored these events, and spectators and riders alike... [Read more]