Brian Dick Wins Weather-Shortened USCC Red Lake I-500
January 23, 2011
Today, Mother Nature won the battle at the historic USCC Red Lake I-500, but the war this year was won by Brian Dick, the Arctic Cat engineer who won the title for his employer. Wicked winds and falling snow caused multiple delays of the planned third and final day of the I-500 – it was scheduled to go off at 10 a.m. and was moved back to 10:30, 11 and then 11:30 a.m. Finally,... [Read more]
Wanderschied Wins Incredible Fourth World Championship
January 16, 2011
EAGLE RIVER, WI — Snowmobile racing has a new four-time World Champion, and his name is P.J. Wanderschied. PJ Wanderschied became the sport's first four-time champion with a thrilling victory Sunday in Eagle River, Wisconsin. In one of the most competitive and action-packed Eagle River World Championships in the 48-year history of the event, Wanderschied used a late pass... [Read more]
World Championship Field Is Set; Who Will Win?
January 15, 2011
EAGLE RIVER, WI — The front row for the Eagle River World Championship is now set, as 10 drivers have now qualified for snowmobile racing’s most coveted prize. Defending champion Matt Schulz is going off at 3-to-1 in our fictional odds, bested only by PJ Wanderschied. The star-studded field includes four former champion who have a combined 8 championships between them,... [Read more]
UPDATE: Friday Night From Eagle River World Championship
January 15, 2011
A familiar front row qualifier, some big-air, paint-trading snocross racing and a notable comeback marked an action-packed Friday Night Thunder program at the 48th Annual Eagle River World Championship Snowmobile Derby in Eagle River, Wisconsin, January 14. Let’s get right to the action. Wanderscheid Seeks Fourth Title PJ Wanderscheid, seen here driving his sled away from an interview, goes into... [Read more]
Snowmobile Oval Racing Schedule for 2010-11
December 13, 2010
A friend of mine left me a phone message moments ago asking where he could find a complete schedule of modern oval races (read: not just vintage, not that there’s anything wrong with vintage racing) for this coming winter. Not knowing where to find one, I decided to create my own! Below is a combined schedule of the oval races for this winter for the USSA Pro Star, Oval Racers... [Read more]
News & Notes From The Duluth Snocross
November 29, 2010
As with any event, several things occurred at the season-opening ISOC Amsoil Duluth National that didn’t make the main story. Here’s a notebook dump of sorts, plus a look at some of the stats behind the race. The Pro Super Stock final Saturday night included 6 Polaris sleds, 5 Arctic Cats and 4 Ski-Doos, which reflected their driver entry numbers fairly well, as Polaris had 12 entries... [Read more]
13 Drivers Earn Way To Winter X Games In Snocross
November 27, 2010
Racing has begun at the season-opening ISOC Amsoil Duluth National, but qualifying for snocross racing’s biggest stage is what highlighted Friday’s show in windy conditions at the host Spirit Mountain ski hill. Friday included qualifiers in some of the undercard, but the big named racers were on the track to try to qualify for the ESPN Winter X Games. The X Games qualifier... [Read more]
IWA Names Points Champs & Completes Season in Wausau
September 7, 2010
Summer is sadly coming to an end, which I think we call can admit is mildly depressing. However, there are two bright lights at the end of that tunnel. One is that the International Watercross Association comes together with the Wausau Watercross Group and Studman Racing over the last weekend in August to host the final race of their season. The second is that in the next several months the very... [Read more]
IWA Returns to Hill City, and Wins my Heart
August 4, 2010
The first thing I learned about journalism is that it is the responsibility of the author to report on topics in an unbiased manner. In the few years that I have been reporting on snowmobile races, I have lived by that principle and for the most part, kept my opinions out of my stories. That being said it has come time that I make an exception to that rule in saying that watercross is by and far... [Read more]
Maki Becomes World Champ, Times Two
July 21, 2010
2010 World Champions When I think of the Grantsburg World Championship Watercross Race, I think of my most favorite weekend of the year, blazing hot sun, delicious lemonade and the street dances that I love so much. After this years 34th Annual World Championship Race I’ve added one more thing, or should I say person, to that list. Chad Maki. [Read more] Read More →