January, 2012

A record number of riders entered in to the USCC J&K Marine Beach 200 this past Jan. 29 in Detroit Lakes. The event was held on Big Detroit Lake just in front of the Holiday Inn which played host to the riders and fans. The two-day race featured a...

Heath Frisby pulled off the first ever front flip on a snowmobile at Winter X-Games 2012 on January 29 at Buttermilk Mountain, Aspen, Colorado. As he took his turn he raced his snowmobile up the ramp and when he landed the goal was accomplished. "This...

Iain Hayden took the overall top podium slot in the CSRA Snowcross Championship Tour Pro Opens points chase with a second place podium finish in the Royal Distributing Cup at Georgian Downs in Barrie, Ont. The defending champ rose to the occasion by...

Flying A Films has released a behind the scenes look at PJ Wanderscheid and his team's attempt at this year's Eagle River World Championship Derby. In the video Wanderscheid discusses his strive for five. Watch this video below.

The Texas brothers, Caleb and Colten Moore pushed the envelope this year in the X-Games Snowmobile Freestyle event along with Joe Parsons. Colten won the gold with a winning score of 93.66. "This year I have been a little behind in my training...

Minneapolis - Despite the lack of snow in December, both Arctic Cat and Polaris Industries are reporting increased snowmobile sales and profits for their respective quarters. Arctic Cat reports snowmobile sales rose 61% to $125.2 million in its fiscal...

Straightline Performance tested its new 800 E-TEC pump gas safe nitrous kit in St. Germain, Wis. the weekend of Jan. 21. This video shows the before and after results of 550ft of hard pack snow at 15 degrees. The kit easily shows a 7 mph gain in this...

Steve Scheuring announced Traxxas, a radio control company, has extended their partnership with the Scheuring Speed Sports snocross team. "Our team continues to be a leader in the snowmobile racing industry both on and off the track. Traxxas is the...

Cardo Systems, Inc., maker of wireless Bluetooth communications for helmet headsets, announced awarding a snowmobile communications system and $300 grant to the following Snowmobile Association Clubs: Cherry Creek Sno-Goers (New York), Eastern Ontario...

Arctic Cat is hosting 2012 snowmobile demo ride events in select North American locations. Models available to ride include the 2012 Arctic Cat F1100 and XF1100 in the new ProCross chassis, plus the TZ1 Touring, F5 LXR and Bearcat Z1 in the Twin Spar...

Arctic Cat's Tucker Hibbert will travel to Falun, Sweden the end of March to compete in Clash of Nations' inaugural Super Snowcross event. Over two days, 90 athletes from around the world will compete in Super Snowcross, Freestyle Snowmobile,...

Canadian Polaris Snocross racers' Iain Hayden and Lee Butler will be heading for Russia to compete in the prestigious FIM Snowcross World Championship, which will be held in the country's Ivanovo Region on February 25th. This will be the first...

The Pink Ribbon Riders 6th Annual Michigan Snow Run will take place this weekend, Jan. 28, at the Eagles Lodge in Gaylord, Mich. The Annual Michigan Snow Run's mission is to raise funds for men and women diagnosed with breast cancer. Also, this...

This year's Eagle River Snowmobile Derby World Championship's winner was determined by 0.025 seconds in the final lap when Nick Van Strydonk passed Matt Schultz, on January 22. Dustin Wahl (Jimmy John's/Wahl Bros./Polaris Racing) finished...

Ski-Doo racer Tim Tremblay won the Pro Open snocross World Championship at the 49th World Championship Snowmobile Derby in Eagle River, Wis., this past Sunday. The Derby featured a snocross track located inside the ice oval that featured a mix of jumps...

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ESPN announced Winter X Games will air 16 hours of live coverage on television and 25 hours of live coverage online from January 26-29. Winter X Games content will be available via television, smartphones, tablets and online through digital and social...

Editor's Note: We received this release from the Pink Ribbon Riders. Pink Ribbon Riders (PRR) needs your help in voting for the second phase of the PINK WELL grant, as a finalist chosen from more than 150+ organizations, PRR is in the final 30...

Yamaha Factory Racing's Ross Erdman scored a landmark Pro Open class win aboard his four-stroke FX Nytro in the USCC Pine Lake 100 in Gonvick, Minnesota, on Sunday, Jan. 15. Not only was Erdman's victory against a field of rival two-strokes, but...

Team Rockstar Energy Polaris Racing's Lee Butler, Iain Hayden, and JB Dennis had podium finishes at the International Grand Prix of Rouyn Noranda in Quebec on January 14/15th. Although Saturday's heats and finals proved to be a challenge for defending...

Levi LaVallee and his teammate, Daniel Bodin, were injured in separate training incidents during preparation for the Winter X Games 2012 freestyle and best trick snowmobile competition. LaVallee broke his left tibia and Bodin suffered fractured vertebra...

It's no secret we've been short of snow in the Midwest, and well, just about everywhere this winter. But the intrepid AmSnow crew hit the highways and back roads last week in search of decent snow for our annual Real World Shootout, plus trail...

Eagle River, Wis. - Michigan's Todd Krikke won the Vintage World Championship in his first try Sunday at the Eagle River Derby Track. Krikke, of Hudsonville, Mich., rode his vintage Polaris to victory with New York's David Pettinelli in hot pursuit...