OFFICIAL UPDATE! Rumors and Rumblings… Polaris Acquires KLIM
There's buzz and chatter this morning that Polaris Industries has recently acquired Teton Outfitters, makers of KLIM technical riding gear for snowmobile, off-road, and motorcycle enthusiasts. No official word has been issued by Polaris yet, but our undisclosed sources tell us the intent is for KLIM to continue to operate as a stand-alone business in the near term. We...
2013 Snowmobile Hall of Fame Inductees Announced
The board of directors of the Snowmobile Hall of Fame (SHOF) in St. Germain, WI, is happy to announce the 2013 Inductees. They are Blair Morgan of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, John Zeglin of Delano, MN, Norman Ball III of Menominee Fall, WI and Bob Bracey(p) of Almont, MI. Induction ceremonies will take place on Saturday, February 16, 2013 at the...
Who’s Winning at Duluth and the Truth About Those Gold Shocks
Now that the dust has settled and the barrage of news releases and stories form Duluth has subsided, we took a few moments to assess the results. It’s not just happenstance the podium box was swept by athletes using FOX shocks during the opening rounds of the International Series of Champions (ISOC) national snocross tour in Duluth, Minnesota. As...
Duluth National Video – The View from Tucker’s Camp
Things didn't go as planned for Tucker Hibbert at the season opener, but rest assured, T-Train will find his way atop the podium sooner rather than later.
Vintage Parade Through the Streets of Eagle River Wisconsin
The activities and buzz surrounding this winter's 50th celebration of the World Championship Eagle River Derby will undoubtedly make it the event of the season and a must attend. The latest addition just announced is a vintage snowmobile parade as part of the ever growing vintage weekend at the famed track the week prior to the big show. According...
Malinoski Wins Back to Back Pro-Open Finals at Duluth Season Opener
Don't write off veteran snocross racer Robbie Malinoski just yet... the tough as nails rider stamped out all the buzz surrounding the "new young guns" by winning both Pro-Open finals at the AMSOIL Championship Snocross event in Duluth, Minnesota. On Saturday night Robbie bested Ross Martin (Polaris) along with his teammate and last year's year-end champion Tim Tremblay (Ski-Doo)....
AMSOIL Duluth National Snocross Kicks Off Today
Fresh snow in Minnesota will usher in the kick-off of the in-season snowmobile racing season as the Duluth National Snocross will go green later this afternoon. With no Winter X qualifier on deck, race promoters will bring back the AMSOIL Dominator race for the event. Last year fans saw the debut of this new form of head to head...
First Round of Athletes Invited to Winter X Games 2013
The buzz surrounding the return of snowmobiles to Winter X games has clearly been the talk of the racing community since promoter and Winter X organizer Joe Duncan made the announcement just days before Haydays. Immediately following the news, speculation of one or possibly two qualifying races to determine the field of competitors in snocross, speed and style, freestyle,...
COR Powersports Cross Country Circuit Drops ISR Rule Making Body
It has been said there are only two things you never want to see happen in person…the inner workings of the legislature and a sausage factory…we may now have to add snowmobile rule making to the list. While we won’t go into the details (we will leave that to those two crackpot TearDown journalists Goodwood and Beerstein in an...
ISOC Announces Big $50K Payday for Freestyle Athletes
With word of Winter X returning and rumors of bruised egos within the snowmobile racing world regarding who is the king promoter of the sport, the kids at the International Series of Champions are trying to grab the lion's share of attention with their recent announcement of a pair of big pay day freestyle events slated for later this...
