September, 2009

Canadian snowmobile hits 7.80 seconds in quarter-mile asphalt run By Mark Savage Martin, Mich. - Not surprisingly it was the Outlaw Class that scorched the asphalt at American Snowmobiler's 20th annual Super Sled Shootout, with a Canadian...

Woody's Quick Change Carbide Challenge occurred Saturday night in Martin, Mich. at the AmSnow Super Sled Shootout with 75 participants. Here are the results from Woody's /Scheuring Speed Sports/Amsoil/Makita/ Klim "Carbide quick change challenge...

BAM Film Productions announced their new television show, "Sledding the West," will air all season long on several channels. The Premier Episode will air on November 2 on Altitude Sports and Entertainments. This network covers the states of...

Team Arctic / Team Howard snowmobiler broke Glenn Hall's previous 2009 Z1 Turbo record at AmSnow Super Sled Shootout in Martin Michigan on September 27. Jeff Jaquish, from Racine, Wis. broke Hall's record of 137.99mph and a 9.395 E.T. with a 142mph...

National Straightline Snowmobile Racing has released the 2010 ice snowmobiling race schedule. The series is based on a 1000 foot ice track with 2000 plus feet of shutdown that is professionally shaved and uses a timing system just like NHRA for their...

MotorFist Gear launches a snowmobile outerwear market designed to be low cost and functional with top-notch quality. This grass roots company was founded in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Their staff have gathered their knowledge while snowmobiling throughout the...

The Outdoor Toy Store in Hood River, Oregon has made a name for itself as being a one-stop mountain performance shop. Powder coating while you wait? Yep, they've got that. Zbroz shocks, E-Z Ryde suspension, Boondockers pump gas turbo? Yep, they've...

Premier Snowmobiles and the Eagle River Derby Track have teamed up to bring a new program to the GNSS Sno-X race series for 2009-2010 season, according to a Premier press release. There will be ten 2010 Enforcer 300 snowmobiles available at every...

Klim announced a sweepstakes which would give one lucky rider the chance to snowmobile with the Klim team in Togwotee, Wyo. Here is how the sweepstakes work. You enter the contest two ways; first you go to your local Klim dealer and fill out...

The highly successful Woody's Carbide Quick-Change Challenge that debuted at Haydays this last week is coming to the AmSnow Super Sled Shootout in Martin, Michigan on the 26-27th of September.That's right, this next weekend stop by the Shootout...

photo courtesy of ISOC ISOC released its' 2009-2010 AMSOIL Championship Snocross Series schedule with four new race venues, according to an ISOC press release. "We are very excited about the new race venues for this season," said ISOC...

Tesoro Corporation has announced withdrawing their commitment to be the Title Sponsor for the 2010 race, according to a press release on Iron Dog's website. "We are disappointed. We have had a great, long partnership with Tesoro. In this economic...

A Wyoming judge says he has no judicial authority to stop a federal plan to reduce snowmobile traffic in Yellowstone National Park this winter, according to an Associate Press article . September 16's ruling by U.S. District Judge Clarence...

Arctic Cat donated a Limited Edition 2010 Crossfire 600 to the Pink Ribbon Riders during the Sno-Baron's Haydays events this year. "For the past three years, Arctic Cat has proudly supported the Pink Ribbon Riders breast cancer organization,...

At Ohio SnoBash weekend, September 18-20, Arctic Cat took home five first place finishes and one second place finish, according to Kale Wainer from Arctic Cat Media Relations. Team Arctic's Glen Hall of Gordon Wisconsin and Scott Moser of Lowville...

Team Arctic showed its new sleds have what it takes to win in the grass this last weekend. Arctic won all of the podium positions in the Stock 700 class and took one, two and four in the Stock AAA Open at this year's Haydays in Forest Lake, Minnesota...

The 43rd annual Sno Baron's Hay Days concluded on September 13 after a jam packed weekend racing, swapping and chatting with the snowmobile manufacturers. AmSnow's team attended Hay Days and came back with news on this year's racing teams...

The much anticipated Bret Rasmussen and Chris Burandt movie, "Schooled," has been released and is available to be purchased. The movie discusses the evolution in technical mountain riding, and Rasmussen and Burandt's techniques for...

From Sept. 10-15 Subscriber Xtras on the site are open and FREE for everyone to try! This includes our sled tests, dyno tests, comparison tests, product tests, tech and how to and interactive buyers guide. Everything in October's issue is available...

Yamaha Snowmobile Division announced a contingency program for qualified racers competing in both regions of United States Cross Country (USCC) race events. "Cross country is one of the most accessible forms of racing available," said Yamaha...

Ski-Doo announced kicking off the its' Open House Event at local dealerships. "It's the time of year when you feel that crisp autumn air in the evenings and know the first snow fall is getting closer. It's also the time of year when...

The USCC and USCC East schedules have been released with tentative locations in the Twin Cities metro area, Prior Lake and Grand Forks. The East series will race at Tug Hill, Maine and New Hampshire. The Munising race is on both schedules and will be...

The Eagle River Derby Track, in Eagle River, Wis., will be hosting the 9th annual World Championship Vintage Snowmobile Show and "Reunion" September 18 and 19. "For two days in September you can revisit the grand old days of snowmobiling...

Capitalizing on its successful 2008 snowmobile club fund-raising program, Ski-Doo is again offering a special dealer-coupon incentive to help local snowmobile clubs raise money to be used for their club operations. How the program works This fall and...

Elk River Extreme Motor Park, in Elk River, Minn., will be offering a special rate for a 2010 ERX Winter Track Pass at this year's Hay Days Grass Drags and Swap Meet in Lino Lakes, Minnesota. During the weekend's events, racers can purchase...