Eagle River: 10 Years On
The last time I traveled to Eagle River for the World Championship Snowmobile Derby was 2002. I kind… [more]
USCC Pine Lake In Pictures
It was the first USCC cross-country race of the season and the first cross-country lake race in over… [more]
2012 Cross-Country Rider Rankings
On the eve of the first USCC cross-country race of the 2011-2012 season its time for sledracer.com to… [more]
Bunke Racing: Lake Race Testing
With the first lake race in over a decade just one week away, the Bunke Racing team was holed up at a… [more]
DL Racing: Chasing The Soo 2.0
For DL Motorsports and team owner Don LaBean, two must be a lucky number. Or at least he's hoping it… [more]
Sled Racer.com Features
Eagle River: 10 Years On
The last time I traveled to Eagle River for the World Championship Snowmobile Derby was 2002. I kind of wanted to go back because I had seen some great racing there, but my schedule was always full that weekend with other races or events. I saw P.J. Wanderscheid’s first WC win that weekend in 2002 [...]
USCC Pine Lake In Pictures
It was the first USCC cross-country race of the season and the first cross-country lake race in over a decade. It was also the answer to the question: Where do you race sleds if there’s no snow? Read on as we block our shocks, sharpen our studs and carbides and slam it down for the [...]
2012 Cross-Country Rider Rankings
On the eve of the first USCC cross-country race of the 2011-2012 season its time for sledracer.com to do its 2012 Cross-Country rider rankings. We picked ten riders and ranked them 1-10, but this list could easily have been longer. To do some of the rest of the talented field justice we have to name [...]
Snowmobile Racing News
Lynx Rider Narsa Wins Swedish Stadiumcross
Lynx pilots dominated Swedish Stadioncross Championships in Östersund. Petter Nårsa, as a troop commander of Lynx, led the Lynx pilots to the podium. Petter Nårsa and Lynx showed, once again, who´s who in Snowcross. Nårsa dominated every single heat he rode on Thursday. Nårsa, who doesn´t respect the law of gravity or any other law [...]
Team LaVallee Brings On Jimmy “Blaze” Fejes For Snowmobile Freestyle, X Games 2012
Longville, MN (January 23, 2012) – With Team LaVallee’s freestyle riders, Levi LaVallee and Daniel Bodin out for Winter X Games 2012 (both were injured in separate training incidents during preparation for X Games), Team LaVallee was on the hunt – looking for a freestyle rider that could represent Team LaVallee. Jimmy “Blaze” Fejes was [...]
Logan Christian To Compete In The Swedish Super Snowcross Championships
Thursday the 26th of January Logan Christian of Christian Brothers Racing will attend the the Swedish Super Snowcross Championship Östersund, Sweden. Joining him will be thirty of the best Swedish, Finnish and Norwegian snowcross racers. Amongst them we can find ISOC Pro Lite drivers Petter Nårsa (reigning Swedish Super Snowcross Champion) and John Stenberg. The [...]
Dick, Erdman Win Pro Finals At USCC Opener
Minto, ND (January 19, 2012) – It was a weekend of firsts for the USCC National Guard Cross-Country Snowmobile Championship at Pine Lake near Gonvick, Minn., January 15. Not only was it the first event on the 2012 USCC race schedule, it was the first cross-country lake race to take place in over a decade [...]
SNOWMOBILE INDUSTRY NEWS
2012 Arctic Cat Snowmobile Demo Ride Update
Thief River Falls, Minn. (Jan. 26, 2012) – Arctic Cat is hosting 2012 snowmobile demo ride events in select North American locations. Models available to ride include the 2012 Arctic Cat F1100 and XF1100 in the new ProCross chassis, plus the TZ1 Touring, F5 LXR and Bearcat Z1 in the Twin Spar chassis. Here is [...]
Arctic Cat Reports 2012 3Q Results
*Net sales grew 36 percent, chiefly driven by increased snowmobile sales and international all-terrain vehicle (ATV) sales; *Quarterly earnings per diluted share up 84 percent to $0.92 from $0.50 *Net sales grew 36 percent; *Third-quarter operating profit rose 114 percent to $26.2 million from $12.2 million; *Company again raises fiscal 2012 sales and earnings guidance [...]
Polaris Reports Record Q4 and Full Year Results For 2011
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 25, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — –Fourth quarter 2011 earnings per diluted share increased 15% to a record $0.90 with sales increasing 26% from the year earlier period to a record $782.0 million. –All product lines experienced increased sales and market share for the full year 2011. –International sales increased 43% in the fourth [...]
Demo Ride A 2012 Arctic Cat
What: 2012 Arctic Cats ready to ride: F1100, XF1100, TZ1, F5, F570 & Bearcat Z1 models When: Jan 12-15, Jan 19-22, Jan 26-29 Times: 9:00am – 4:00pm each day Course: Trail ride, approximately 15 miles Who: Open to general public (see rules below) Where: Wildlife Refuge and Cabins,101 Wildlife Lane, South Range, MI 49963 (906-482-1001) [...]
What You Can Do to Be Safer in Avalanche Terrain
An avalanche ‘trigger’ is any force or event that initiates an avalanche. Sure, sometimes they are caused by mother nature but they rarely random events. Avalanches happen when the stress on the snowpack overcomes the strength of the snowpack. Stress on the snowpack comes from triggers that may be from natural causes but are usually [...]
