Soo Kids
Some local school kids from the Sault Ste. Marie area got to tour the pits and talk with the racers on… [more]
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]
Sled Racer.com Features
Soo Kids
Some local school kids from the Sault Ste. Marie area got to tour the pits and talk with the racers on Wednesday at the Soo I-500. We present to you the team who got voted “Best Tour” by the kids, the DL Racing team of Shane Felegy and Joey Fjerstad. Photos are courtesy of Rick [...]
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 [...]
Snowmobile Racing News
Jimmy Blaze: The Leg Story
Read the story Jimmy Blaze wrote about his record recovery from a broken femur here.
Judnick Motorsports Eagle River Recap
Our race fans are awesome and just a little crazy! It was sub-zero temperatures in Eagle River at the Eagle River Derby World Championship during the Friday Night Thunder. Temps were about 20 below without the wind chill and the snow dust was so bad you could hardly see. But thanks to our outstanding fans [...]
Tucker Hibbert To Race At Sweden’s Clash Of Nations
January 25, 2012 – Monster Energy/Arctic Cat’s Tucker Hibbert, the reigning U.S. National Champion and 2010 World Champion, will travel to Falun, Sweden the end of March to compete in Clash of Nations’ inaugural Super Snowcross event. Over two days, 90 athletes from around the world will compete in Super Snowcross, Freestyle Snowmobile, Big Air [...]
Traxxas Extends Partnership With Scheuring Speed Sports
Aurora, MN (January 26, 2012) Steve Scheuring announced today that Traxxas, The Fastest Name In Radio Control, has extended their partnership with the Scheuring Speed Sports snocross team. “Our team continues to be a leader in the snowmobile racing industry both on and off the track. Traxxas is the industry leader in Ready-To-Run kits which [...]
Hibbert Set for Only Eastern Snocross Event of the Season in New York
January 30, 2012 – Monster Energy/Arctic Cat’s Tucker Hibbert is ready to hit the racetrack in Farmington, New York in his only snocross event in the eastern United States. This weekend, Finger Lakes Racetrack will transform from a horse track into a world-class snocross course for rounds seven and eight of the ISOC National Snocross [...]
SNOWMOBILE INDUSTRY NEWS
Arctic Cat Recalls 19,000 Snowmobiles
Arctic Cat is recalling 19,000 snowmobiles because of a steering problem. See the Consumer Product Safety Commission news release here.
Arctic Cat and Monster Energy Join Forces In Snowmobile Giveaway
Thief River Falls, Minn. (January 31st, 2012) – Arctic Cat has teamed up with Monster Energy to promote a giveaway involving one of the snowmobile industry’s greatest racing athletes – Tucker Hibbert. One lucky Grand Prize winner will receive a Tucker Hibbert Replica Monster Energy Arctic Cat snowmobile of their choice and 50 first prize [...]
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 [...]
