Van Strydonk Wins World Championship With Last Lap Pass
January 22, 2012
Just when it seemed the Eagle River World Championship snowmobile race couldn’t get any better, Nick Van Strydonk used a dramatic pass in the last corner to win his first title on the famed Derby Track in Eagle River, Wisconsin. Van Strydonk beat 2010 World Champion Matt Schulz to the waving checkered flag by a ski length. The margin of victory was 0.025 second. Nick Van Strydonk won his first... [Read more]
Fresh Powder At Lake Gogebic
January 5, 2012
Better late than never? Well sure – any snowmobile ride is a great day spent outside, even if it happens a solid month after I had originally hoped to be riding. . On New Year’s Day, instead of sitting at our respective homes watching football , digesting food and grumbling about the mild weather close to Minneapolis, Associate Editor Tom Kaiser and I loaded up sleds, jumped in the truck... [Read more]
The Outlaws have arrived!
December 6, 2011
Early in the spring of 2011, I began to hear some internet chatter about the creation of a new class of snowmobile ice oval racing. This revolutionary new idea was going to place the driver in a left-side cockpit driving position, surrounded by a full roll cage and driven much like a Sprint car, with a steering wheel, foot pedal controls, and a 5-point harness. Considering the high amount of injuries... [Read more]
Flat Out in Arctic Cat’s New Wildcat
October 24, 2011
Look out Polaris! Cross-state nemesis Arctic Cat has set its engineering cross hairs directly on its arch rival’s hugely successful RZR XP 900 with the release of the all-new Wildcat — a pure-sport off-road side-by-side that revives the name of departed muscle sled. The Wildcat has a powerful engine, trophy truck-style suspension, racer-friendly ergonomics and an “exoskeleton chassis” that’s... [Read more]
Snowmobiling This Week in Chama, New Mexico
March 18, 2011
Warm weather was in the forecast here in the Upper Midwest, meaning our snowmobiling season was in danger. So, what did I do? I traveled over 1,000 miles SOUTH to go ride sleds! Clearly that doesn’t seem to make much sense, and it seemed even less logical when my plane landed in Albuquerque, New Mexico on this past Sunday afternoon (March 13). It was so warm, I was tempted... [Read more]
Martin Steals Victory From Tremblay at Hayward Nationals
March 7, 2011
Tim Tremblay did everything necessary to capture his first AMSOIL Pro Open final of the season, but it was yet another Ross Martin took 1st place at the Hayward Nationals mechanical gremlin that slowed the Warnert Racing/Foremost Racing/ Ski-Doo pilot as Ross Martin capitalized to win the Hayward Powersports/Polaris National. With time running out on the AMSOIL Championship Snocross Series chase, Martin... [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]
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]
Big East Update: Big Performance On Display
October 3, 2010
Do you have the need for speed? A hankering for horsepower? There’s plenty of all of that at the Big East Snowmobile Show, which wraps up today in Syracuse, New York. It’s presented by Dodge Trucks. D&D's modified Z1 Turbo makes upwards of 280 horsepower When people walk in the front door of the show, the first booth they pass is Bikeman Performance, where Erich... [Read more]
10 Best Things About Haydays — Sept. 11-12
September 3, 2010
The 44th annual Haydays grass drag, swap meet and snowmobiling party is a less than a week away, and with its new location it’s bound to be interesting. Here is my unofficial, quickly thrown together and hardly thought about Top 10 Things About Haydays. The Swap Meet – This is where you can find the windshield you’ve been seeking for your primary sled, the seat for your older sled and the clutch... [Read more]