Bear Lake Hillclimb
February 9, 2009
Jeremy Osler
Extraordinary, was the word for this two day racing event. The snow level was lower than normal and this added to the challenge the racers faced. By the end of the finals, they were racing on mostly dirt.
This didn’t stop top names like Vinnie Clark, Justin Jacobson and Jeremy Osler.
Vinnie Clark and Keith Curtis battled it out in the final moments of the Stock King runs. Keith had won both the 600 and 700 stock classes, so he had two king runs. But he was underpowered against Vinnie’s 1000 cc SkiDoo. Vinnie Clark won Stock King with an incredible run.
Stock Is Stock At RMSHA
December 1, 2008
We have just learned from Scott Crane, the new President of RMSHA, that an age old debate has now been settled. Stock means “out of the box” stock at all RMSHA race events. There will be no changing of OEM parts any longer. The improved stock and mod stock classes will not change.
This has been done for many reasons. First of all, to help keep down the cost of racing. Now, if you can afford a stock sled and can travel to the races, you can afford to race RMSHA. This will also be a great showing of the capabilities of each manufactures stock sleds.
According to Heidi Tobin, President of The Snow Devils, this rule will apply at The Jackson Hole World Championship Hillclimb held at the end of March each year.
We have to wonder what advantage manufactures like Arctic Cat will have with their new HCR (Hill Climb Racer) sled that they have just introduced. This is a stock sled. What advantage will the more aggressive track and lighter weight give Team Arctic? And the new sled by Polaris… We will not have to wait long to see. The RMSHA Preston Pride Hillclimb is set for Jan. 16th and 17th. Registration begins Dec. 16th. For more information go to http://www.rmsha.com/index.php.