January, 2010

Vintage Championship Final: 1 Tony Pettinelli Chaparral SSX 2 Jacob Goede Polaris Starfire 3 David Pettinelli Chaparral Firebird SSX 4 Davey Pettinelli Chaparral Firebird SSX 440 Sport Mod '85 older 1 Cyle McNees 2 Dan Avery 3 Kelley Oium 4 Marc Harbron...

Photos by Stephen Clark The Western Nationals in Sandy, Utah was filled with madness and a surprising ending when Ski-Doo's Tim Tremblay broke Tucker Hibbert's seemingly unbeatable winning streak in the Pro Open, according to ISOC. A crowd...

We're out in the field (literally) for most of January, testing and timing and weighing our snowmobiles for the Spring issue. So keep watching the site over the next month and we'll post up some photos and updates as to what we've found...

The Ontario Federation of Snowmobiling Clubs has invested $2.4 million in a provincial grooming fleet. Through its Industrial Groomer Program, this OFSC investment from permit sales revenues is for 22 capital equipment projects. The placement of new or...

Above: Recalled Muffler Speedwerx has issued a recall for all Z1 Turbo Mufflers sold from the end of 2008 until December 28, 2009. Customers who purchased this muffler should immediately send it to Speedwerx. The mufflers will either be updated...

Photo courtesy of Tyler Mathwich/USCC Racing Cory Davis swept the Pro Classes during the fridged USCC Grafton Snow Drifter 100 in Grafton, North Dakota. Racers started the day with temperatures at -19 Fahrenheit on the thermometer and, despite blue...

The three-time Eagle River World Champion for snowmobile oval racing, P.J. Wanderscheid and team, has geared up with DRIFT performance race apparel. "When I race around an oval track at 100 mph, I need to be seen by my fans, my sponsors and my competition...

Eagle River, Wis.- For the second straight year, Tony Pettinelli, Jr. from Rome, N.Y. took home first place in the Vintage World Championship Final last weekend. Pettinelli glided his Chaparral SSX to a first place finish. Coming in second was...

Pro Pro Open 1 Tim Tremblay 2 Ross Martin 3 Robbie Malinoski 4 Cory Davis Pro Super Stock 1 Tucker Hibbert 2 Tim Tremblay 3 Dan Ebert 4 Zach Pattyn Semi-Pro Semi-Pro Open 1 Cody Thomsen 2 Dylan Martin 3 Willie Elam 4 Logan Christian Semi Pro Super Stock...

The United States Cross-Country Snowmobile Racing Association has announced snowmobile ski maker C&A Pro as the Presenting Sponsor for the USCC Seven Clans Casino Red Lake I-500. The deal joins two organizations that are dedicated to the sport of...

Results for Jan. 10, 2010 in Malone, NY Pro: Pro Open 1 Bobby LePage 2 Mathieu Morin 3 Danny Poirier 4 Dave Allard Pro Super Stock 600 1 Mathieu Morin 2 Dany Poirier 3 Bobby LePage 4 Jason Stone Semi Pro: Semi Pro Open 1 Garret Mees 2 Cody Flach 3 Ash...

By Mark Boncher Minocqua, Wis. - For the last few days AmSnow and several other snowmobiling media types have been riding a new 2011 Yamaha snowmobile on a new sort of test ride. This was an "early release" or "super secret test...

By Mitch Weber Winter is finally here for good. Trails are open and all is well. Or, so I thought. On my second day out I crossed our driveway and headed through the ditch to hook up with the trail system about 1/2-mile south of my house. I headed...

Freshly groomed trails are waiting for riders in Eagle River. The sledding this season is wonderful. Both land and lake trails in Eagle River are open, groomed and smooth. There are a few spots with icy corners, with much of the entire trail system in...

Sledding the West, a snowmobiler enthusiast show by Bam Film Productions, will begin airing on Comcast starting January 21 at 6pm. The show is described on its website, sleddingthewest.com , as a show devoted to showing the best trails, powder, boondocking...

Due to warm weather and a lack of snow portions of the snowmobile trails in Manitowoc County, Wisc. will be closed starting at noon on January 15, 2010, according to htrnews.com Snowmobilers who trespass on the closed trails will be charged $250. For...

By Mark Boncher As we suspected and forecasted in our February issue, Ski-Doo has dropped a new Rotax E-TEC 800R engine into its MXZ-X package. The E-TEC technology is the gold standard in clean, lightweight, efficient 2-stroke technology. AmSnow will...

Red Lake I-500 Pro: Pro 600 1 Dan Ebert Arctic Cat 8:11:35.371 2 Gabe Bunke Polaris 8:13:42.290 3 Ryan Huston Arctic Cat 8:16:22.969 4 Cody Kallock Arctic Cat 8:27:43.946 Pro Open 1 Gabe Bunke Polaris 8:13:42.290 2 Cody Kallcok Arctic Cat 8:27:43.946...

Photo courtesy of News of North, by Joe Costanza Eagle River, Wis. - Matt Schulz of Wausau, Wis. won the 47th AmSoil World Championship Snowmobile Derby on January 17 becoming the first Wisconsinite to win since 1995 and the first Polaris racer to...

Photo from the USCC Arctic Cat rider Dan Ebert went from fourth place too winning the three day Red Lake I-500 on January 17 in Thief River Falls, Minn. Temperatures reached a high of 28 degrees Fahrenheit but the gray overcast made it tough for riders...

OGIO International, Inc.a marketer and supplier in Powersports industry with performance gear comprised of bags, packs, ramps, stands and other accessories, announced today a new relationship with Tucker Rocky Distributing, a Powersports products distributor...

In addition to a Top Speed of 174.898 mph set by Fast Eddie Ensor, there were five new world records set at the first NSSR competition of the year on January 16 in Hackensack, Minn. Fast Eddie and crew Glenn Stickels of RPM Specialties made the trip from...

Colby Crapo after winning both the Pro Open and Pro SS. Photo by Bam Film Productions Pro Pro Open 1 Colby Crapo Polaris 2 Willie Elam Arctic Cat 3 Logan Halford Ski-Doo 4 Rylie Hogue Polaris Pro SS 1 Colby Crapo Polaris 2 Willie Elam Arctic Cat 3...

Premier has suspended the production launch of its' 2010 Enforcer model snowmobiles due to an EPA fuel tank certification test failure. Premier said it plans on concentrating on resolving the issue and moving on to begin the 2011 Production in the...

After three weeks on the snow testing our sleds and several days spending face time with the Big 4 PR machines, execs and engineers, we're back in the office for a few days. Gotta crank out all the new product info for you ... but as always, we can't...