March, 2011

The excitement of the new for 2012 snowmobile models is here, and your chance to see them in person is ending soon. The 2012 Manufacturer's Sneak Peek tour is nearly over, and once the tour is done, so too is your chance to be one of the first to...

Swedish snocross racer, Johan Lidman was named Pro Privateer of the Year after ISOC's grand finale race in Lake Geneva, Wis. The Pro Privateer of the Year award is bestowed upon the top rider of any non-factory team. The International Series of Champions...

The conditions on the 1700 foot Jackson Hill Climb couldn't have been different from last year, where last year the riders battled the dirt and rocks on the hill this year the heavy snowpack caused enormous ruts and trenches. Its debatable whether...

Powersports Adventures will kick off its spring season premier with an episode on the Rocky Mountain Jamboree this Saturday, April 2. Over 500 ATVs and UTVs attended this event. The show will air at 5pm Eastern, 4pm Central, 3pm Mountain and 2pm Pacific...

Tucker Hibbert concluded his record-breaking snowmobile season Saturday in Finland with a third place finish at the FIM Snowcross World Championship. Hibbert turned the fastest lap times of the day on the rough course in Tuuri but a drive belt failure...

Snocross racer Iain Hayden wrapped up the CSRA Ontario Provincial Pro Open Snowcross Championship this weekend in Kitchener, ON, with podium finishes on Saturday and Sunday. Hayden, who led the provincial points chase from the get-go aboard the explosive...

Dear Editor, I am writing on behalf of my husband, Chris Estes, and four of his good friends : included in this picture (left to right) are Lyle Sinden, Dan Bush, and Perry Stephens. Three weeks ago he and his riding buddies experienced what every...

I have a little history with turboed Yamaha sleds. One of my first mountain snowmobiling experiences was on a turbo Yamaha. Back in the winter of 2002 a family friend bought the first year RX-1 Mountain and quickly added a rear mount Bender Turbo Kit...

Snocross racer Logan Christian was voted Pro Rookie of the Year and his team, Christian Brothers Racing, was voted Team of the Year at ISOC's season finale in Lake Geneva, Wis. At the close of the weekend at ISOC's championship finale, CBR rider...

From July 10 to 17, 2011, BRP will host the largest event of its history in Montréal, Québec. Over 4,000 dealers and distributors from more than 100 countries will visit Montréal and the Eastern Townships. All regions of the world...

On a rainy day, hometown rider, Ross Martin ran away with the AMSOIL Pro Open final while Cat's Tucker Hibbert claimed the Championship Snocross Series Season Points Championship title at the Nielsen Enterprises Grand Finale in Lake Geneva, Wisc....

Ski-Doo rider Tim Tremblay has faced several challenges during the eight round ISOC competition, but Saturday night his persistence paid off with a win in the Pro Super Stock final at the Nielsen Enterprises Grand Finale in Lake Geneva, Wisc. Tremblay...

Two men from Maine finished first and won the grand prize purse of $65,000 in Cains Quest on March 17. Team 22 Rich Knipping, from Manmouth, Maine, and Robert Gardner, from Norridgwock, Maine, crossed the finish line at 18:58. Following in a close second...

Each year up in the very northern reaches of Newfoundland / Labrador Canada there is one of the most extreme snowmobile races in the world. Cains Quest is a grueling 2500 km endurance race that tests the durability of man and machine. The race usually...

Nick Muster established in Baysville, Ontario the world record for the greatest distance traveled on a snowmobile in twenty-fours, according to a press release by Ski-Doo. Nick Musters covered 3,069 kilometers (1,907 miles) aboard one of BRP's Ski...

It has been announced that the Eagle River, Wisconsin snowmobile trails will close for the season at Noon on Thursday, March 17, 2011. The Eagle River Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau on behalf of the Eagle River community wants to thank all...

Clarkson University won the overall competition in the 12th Annual Clean Snowmobile Challenge held over the past week at Michigan Technological University's Keweenaw Research Center (KRC). Clarkson claimed the Clarkson took top prize in the internal...

All Marathon County including Wausau, Wis. snowmobile and all-terrain vehicle trails have closed for the season, according to the Wausau Daily Herald . Due to warmer temperatures, trail conditions have deteriorated to the point that the Wausau and Marathon...

The Canadian government has given a local Quebec snowmobile club $70,000 to purchase a new snowmobile trail grooming machine, according to the Toronto Sun. The Natural Resources Minister Christian Paradis presented the check to the Club montoneigne Beauce...

The USCC National Guard Cross-Country Snowmobile Championship Seven Clans Casino race in Warroad, Minn., was treated to winter's last gasp of frigid weather with temperatures in the single digits and cold wind that cut through racers and spectators...

Tucker Hibbert swept the ISOC Pro Open and Pro Super Stock finals in Elko, Minn. with Ross Martin coming in right behind him. Day two of AMSOIL Champioship Snocross Series action from Elko Speedway saw HIbbert and Martin each go undefeated in their qualifying...

The lake trails in the Eagle River area - -Catfish Lake loop and Eagle Lake are safe and ready to ride by the orange reflective barrels. Both lake trails are smooth, have good snow cover, and are not quite as slippery as before. There are a fair number...

We have received a link to a new video from Arctic Cat's fan Carl. Carl attempts in this video to attend the dealer show and ends up being apprehended. Here is the description Cat sent us about this video. "A sledhead calling himself "Carl"...

Arctic Cat has released a video of the 2012 Arctic Cat F1100 riding through the bumps. Watch this video below

That's right, this could be Arctic Cat's year as it rolls out lighter new chassis for its performance trail sleds, both short and long-track, and the M Series mountain machines that have always been sidehilling wonders in the powder. The new chassis...