Judnick Motorsports Hentges Racing Working Together
July 14, 2009
Judnick Motorsports and Hentges Racing have always worked together as a phenomenal part of the Polaris Racing Team…this year they are taking it to a new level! They will remain two individual racing teams with their incredibly talented racer line-ups but will combine sled building, research and development via legendary snowmobile racer and mechanical expert…Tim Bender.
Bender will remain Hentges Racing Team Manager, in addition will work with both teams as the Technical Director building sleds for 2010 season. The combined research and data sharing will ensure that both Hentges Racing and Judnick Motorsports hit the track with the ultimate in sled performance.
Yamaha WILL race snocross this season
June 23, 2009
Amid speculation Yamaha was not going race snocross for the 20009-10 season, the company put out the following press release today:
Pleasant Prairie, Wis. Yamaha Snowmobile Division announced today that snocross fans will find the high-performance 4-stroke-powered FX Nytro race sled in the starting grid at races this coming season.
Legendary Yvon Duhamel Invited by Ski-Doo to Grand Prix de Valcourt
February 12, 2009
For some twenty years now, the circuit hosting every winter the Grand Prix Ski-Doo de Valcourt bears the name of one of motorsports greatest legends: Yvon Duhamel. A member of both the international motorcycle and snowmobile racing Hall of Fame and of the Canadian Motorsports Hall of Fame, the Montreal native has been the very first Ski-Doo racing team star. His memorable accomplishments in snowmobile racing have been a world championship title earned on the Eagle River oval in 1970 and his win in the challenging Winnipeg/St-Paul 500-mile cross-country race in 1972. Also a winner of the Daytona motorcycle race in 1969 and a World Champion in 1972, Duhamel will be an honorary guest of BRP Inc. during the Grand Prix Ski-Doo de Valcourt weekend, a few months before he turns 70, next October.
SNOCROSS RACING AT GRAND PRIX SKI-DOO DE VALCOURT:
February 12, 2009
QUÉBEC’S TIM TREMBLAY PLANS TO SHINE ON HIS HOME TURF
Polaris Racers Take Up Half the Podium at Brainerd
February 12, 2009
Release From Polaris: MEDINA, MN (Feb. 11, 2009) – Polaris snocross racers captured three of six Pro-class podium spots in February 6-8 ISOC racing at Brainerd, Minnesota, to put themselves in prime positions to battle for class titles in the second half of the ISOC season.
Three Hentges Racing teammates earned the Pro-class podium spots at Brainerd, led by Brett Bender’s second-place finish in Pro Open, one spot ahead of teammate Levi LaVallee in third. In Pro Super Stock, TJ Gulla of Hentges Racing finished second to reach the podium.
The eight-race, 2009 ISOC schedule is now at its mid-point, and LaVallee is second in points in both Pro classes. He and his fellow Polaris racers will battle the field for championship points in four of the next five weeks. Gulla is currently third in Pro Open points and fifth in Pro Super Stock points. Polaris racers on IQ® Race Sleds occupy seven of the top 11 positions in Pro Stock points.
JACQUES VILLENEUVE PROMISES TO BE PART OF THE UPCOMING GRAND PRIX SKI-DOO DE VALCOURT
January 8, 2009
RELEASE: Valcourt, January 8, 2009 – Since 1986, there has been only a few Grand Prix Ski-Doo de Valcourt editions that Jacques Villeneuve, by far the most passionate and most courageous driver of Canada’s motorsport history, has not entered. Comes February 20, 21 and 22, expect the St-Cuthbert (Québec) veteran to honour his annual rendez-vous with his fans. He intends to show up healthy, having fully recovered after an accident in the season’s opener at Beausejour (Manitoba) left him with a broken leg. In fact, as he stated this week, he could have entered the Eagle River vintage weekend kicking off tomorrow, or the World Championship Snowmobile Derby next week. But wisdom has prevailed and Villeneuve will instead return to the track at Boonville (New York), January 31st and February 1st.
‘’My thighbone has healed well. I don’t still put all my weight on my wounded leg but I could have raced my friend Guy Montminy’s vintage sled this weekend”, says Villeneuve who for a change, doesn’t sound frustrated to be home and away from the iced ovals. He adds: ‘‘ I felt that I had to be a little more cautious and choose to return to the track only at the end of the month. This way, I have better chances to do all of the Eastern Pro Tour races including of course, going back to Valcourt where I couldn’t race last year.”
For the legendary driver who turned fifty a few years ago and can claim a little less than forty winter seasons spent on the iced oval tracks, evidently the flame is still burning. Although, he admits that he is seing some things differently now. ‘’There is stuff that I don’t like or wish to do anymore. For example, I am no longer spending my nights working on my sleds. I let others play the mechanics. On the other hand, I still enjoy travelling and of course being the fastest on track. Here at home, not much beats a walk to the shop in my garage and the sound of an engine on my dyno. I am always willing to devote plenty of time for more power”, says a very serene Villeneuve.
Boyesen’s CHANGE OF HEART Rage Cage Reed System Giveaway!
September 23, 2008
The first drawing is to be held on October 30th!
Lenhartsville, PA (September 5th, 2008) — Team Rosko Power Sports has joined forces with Boyesen and will be using the Boyesen Rage Cage system complete with Triple Staged Power Reeds to gain the extra competitive advantage that they are seeking.
Polaris Donates Ross Martin’s Sled for Haydays Raffle
September 4, 2008
Polaris has donated the 440 IQ race sled that Ross Martin used to win two Championships in 2005. The winning snowmobile will be raffled at Hay Days September 6-7, 2008, in Lino Lakes, MN.
Ross Martin on his Polaris 440 IQ
The raffle will continue on Monday, September 8, 2008, at the 2nd annual CJ Ramstad Memorial Golf Classic to be held at Forest Hills Golf Club in Forest Lake, MN. All proceeds will benefit the fund set up in honor of “Mr. Snowmobiling.”
The winner need not be present to win, but will be notified after the drawing on Monday.
Be sure to stop by our booth at Hay Days and get your chance to win a history making sled! We will be located on the west side of the demo track.
If you are interested in the Golf Tournament, please see our website at isocracing.com.
Renewed 2009 Ski-Doo MX Zx 600RS Race Sled Ready to Win
September 4, 2008
Valcourt, Que` August 5, 2008 - BRP is introducing the 2009 Ski-Doo MXZx-600RS with a host of changes and refinements designed to make this the most race ready snowmobile offered to the racing community. Last year the MXZx600RS debuted on the all new REV-XP platform with great results across North America, winning several championships. [Read more]