Hard Work Key To Success For Team Tapio

Nels, Kyle & Russ Tapio

The Tapio Brothers are the most successful team on the RMSHA circuit. The team consists of: Nels the oldest, then Kyle and the youngest brother is Russ. The Tapio’s came to Jackson for the first time as spectators in 2005. That is when they decided to race. The first year Team Tapio raced at Jackson was 2006, and what a year that was. They seemed to come from nowhere and Kyle took the King Of Kings title. Kyle has gone on to win four King titles at the World Championship in the last four years. Three of those are King Of Kings Titles.

Kyle & Glen Gillis 2006

In 2007, Kyle even won the King of Kings on an improved stock sled. Older brother Nels has had class wins in every year and in 2007 had the fastest time on the hill. Youngest brother Russ had his first class win at Jackson and has taken 2^ndplace a couple of times.

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Friday Is A Great Day At The World Championship.

Mark Thompson

Qualifying was done in the Stock and Improved Stock classes. The racing started with the Pro Masters Stock Class. From the start of the day Mark Thompson was racing well. He was the top qualifier in this class and 600 Stock. Other top qualifiers included: Keith Curtis, Tony Ottobre, Tyler Crockett, Kyle Tapio, Tom Roby and Dolan Phelps. We will see all of them racing in the finals on Sunday. The finals were run today for the Non-Pro Masters, Juniors, Semi-Pros, and Women’s Classes. Norris Brown was the first racer over the top of Snow King today and won the Non-Pro Masters Class. The Juniors Class winner was Jay Mentaberry, from Alpine WY. Arctic Cat Racer Christy Frisby is the Women’s World Champion. The Semi-Pro Stock class winner was Landon Archibald, from Mendon,UT. Semi-Pro Improved winner was Patrick Trujillo and Semi-Pro Mod winner was David Sharp Jr.

David Sharp Jr.

At the end of the day, all three Semi-Pro class winners raced against each other for the Semi-Pro King title. The youngest semi-Pro racer won, David Sharp Jr.who is only 16 years old. David took on Snow King Mountain and went over the top with the fastest time. Our congratulations to David Jr. and his dad, David Sharp. As I heard someone say as David took off from the starting line: “We are watching the future of our sport”. And what a bright future it has…

Racing begins At Jackson!

Thursday is the first day of qualifying for the Semi-Pros, Juniors and the Women’s class. The day was action packed.

Murray Archibald

Murray Archibald was the first racer up the hill in the Non-Pro Masters class. David Sharp Jr. had a great run and for the youngest racer in the Semi-Pro class he had the fastest qualifying time in Semi-Pro Improved Stock and Semi-Pro Stock (heat 2.)

David Sharp Jr.

David is only 16 years old and had a time of 48.729. Landon Archibald was the top qualifier in Semi-Pro Stock (heat 1) with a time of 49.044. Amy Zollinger was the top qualifier in the Women’s class, with a time of 57.553.

Misao Kikuchi

Jackson has an international flair this year with one of the top racers in Japan competing in 4 classes. Misao Kikuchi will be taking on Snow King Mountain tomorrow. He is sponsored by Starting Line Products. We wish him the best of luck. Check back tomorrow night for more, from Jackson.

All’s Quiet On The Jackson Front

The final preparations are being done at The Jackson Hole World Championship Hillclimb. The food tents are up and the banners are being hung at the starting line. Race trailers are rolling into the town. The snow is falling hard and should make the mountain quite challenging.

Racing begins tomorrow. The qualifying begins with the Non Pro Masters, followed by the Amateurs, Semi-Pro’s, Juniors and the ladies. It should be a great day of racing. Check back tomorrow night for qualifying results and photos.

Jackson World Championship Hillclimb

At the end of this month, March 26^th to the 29^th, is the World Championship of hillclimb racing in beautiful Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Known world wide for being one of the most extreme sports on Earth and the largest snowmobile event in Western North America. The Jackson World Championship Hillclimb is four days of incredible racing and fun.

For everyone lucky enough to attend the event, be sure to check out vendor row for the latest products and technology in the snowmobile world. The town of Jackson Hole has a wonderful old west flair and there is some of the greatest shopping, dining and night life available. If you want to attend, there still is some lodging available. Check out www.snowdevils.org, www.jacksonholechamber.com and my favorite place to stay www.worthotel.com.

Racing begins on Thursday, March 26^th with the Amateurs Class. Here is your chance to race Jackson! Entries are being accepted right now on a first come first serve basis. Visit www.snowdevils.org for more info. The two most popular days are Mod Sat, when all the qualifying runs are done for the big mod sleds and the finals on Sunday. The greatest racers in the world will be competing both days. Keith Curtis will be back to defend his King of Kings title this year. Kyle Tapio will be back to try for his third King of Kings title. He was King of Kings in 2006 and 2007. BAM Film Productions will once again have multiple cameras on the mountain filming for another action packed DVD and a network TV special to air later this Fall.

Plus, BAM will be giving nightly updates during the event on the BAM web site and right here on the Snow Goer Racing web site. Be sure to check in for the latest results.