TEN WINS AND 14 CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR TEAM ARCTIC
Cross-Country Domination in USCC; Top Finishes at ISOC Hayward Snocross
Team Arctic cross-country racers concluded their remarkable season at the USCC Warroad 100 in Warroad, Minn., winning 10 classes and taking 14 of 18 class championship titles to rewrite what “terrain domination” truly means.
From top-to-bottom and everywhere in between, Team Arctic racers, crew and Sno Pro race sleds left no doubt about which brand owns trail, ditches and river that define cross-country competition. The championship points tell the story:
Arctic Cat engineer/racer Brian Dick led a top-four sweep (and seven of the top-10) of the Pro 600 points, while his teammate D.J. Ekre took his second consecutive Pro Open championship. Team Arctic notched seven of the top-10 in Semi Pro 600, the top-12 positions in Expert 85, the top-25 in Sport 85 and the top-19 in Junior class points.
“I’ve had the fortune of witnessing Team Arctic dominate cross-country for nearly two decades, but I’ve never seen anything like this season,” said Mike Kloety, Team Arctic Race Manager. “On behalf of everyone at Arctic Cat, I’d like to congratulate everyone who raced on our team this season, with a special nod to the 14 class champions.”
As Team Arctic’s cross-country contingent crushed the competition in Warroad, the snocrossers delivered a solid performance at the ISOC Hayward 300 National in Wisconsin, notching eight podium finishes.
Team Arctic snocross racers will compete in the final round of the ISOC National Series at Nielsen Enterprises event in Lake Geneva, Wis., March 19-21. Team Arctic Hillclimb racers will compete at the Wisdom, Mont., RMSHA event.
Team Arctic Race Results for the USCC Warroad 100
Pro 600
3. Brian Dick
Pro Open
2. Brian Dick
3. D.J. Ekre
Semi Pro 600
2. Chris Huston
3. Cole Nymann
Semi Pro Improved
3. Adam Brandt
Expert 85
1. Bryce Buchanan
2. Bobby Menne IV
3. Brad Pecka
Sport 85
1. Luke Perreault
2. Chris Klie
3. Dustin Grausam
Women
1. Jolene Bute
3. Sasha Cook
Sport 600
2. Lance Strum
Sport 600 Improved
1. Brandon Langaas
3. Matt Austin
Vet 30 Plus
2. Chad Lian
Masters 40 Plus
1. Jon Arneson
3. Bill Slominski
Masters 50 Plus
1. Bill Slominski
Trail
3. Chris Sobeck
Jr. 14-17
1. C.J. VandePutte
2. Timmy Kallock
3. Chase Nordstrom
Jr. 10-13
1. Adam Mach
120 Stock
1. Sean Clement
2. Noah Arneson
3. Sara Larson
120 Open
1. Sara Larson
2. Noah Arneson
Team Arctic USCC Championship Season Points
Pro 600
1. Brian Dick
2. D.J. Ekre
3. Chad Lian
4. Ryan Huston
Pro Open
1. D.J. Ekre
2. Brian Dick
Semi Pro 600
3. Cole Nyman
Semi Pro Improved
2. Erik Bute
3. Adam Brandt
Expert 85
1. Bryce Buchanan
2. Nathan Moritz
3. Bobby Menne
Expert 85 Improved
1. Brad Pecka
2. Nathan Moritz
3. Bobby Menne
Sport 85
1. Chris Klie
2. Luke Perreault
3. C.J. VandePutte
Sport 600
1. Chris Hoff
2. David Forbes
Sport 600 Improved
1. Matt Austin
3. Sasha Cook
Vet 30
2. Chad Lian
3. Arne Rantanen
Masters 40
1. Bill Slominski
2. Jon Arneson
3. Brian Perreault
Masters 50
1. Bill Slominski
3. Jim Sobeck
Women
2. Sasha Cook
Trail
1. Luke Perreault
2. Casey Clement
3. Chris Sobeck
Jr. 14-17
1. C.J. VandePutte
2. Timmy Kallock
3. Chris Klie
Jr. 10-13
1. Adam Mach
3. Matt Feil
120 Stock
1. Sara Larson
2. Collin Austin
3. Alex Gudajtes
120 Improved
1. Sara Larson
2. Collin Austin
3. Alex Gudajtes
Team Arctic Race Results from ISOC Hayward 300
Pro Women
2. Carly Davis
Semi Pro Open
3. Cody Thomsen
Semi Pro Stock #1
2. Kyle Pallin
Sport Women Stock #1
2. Erika Rau
Sport Stock #1
3. Andrew Carlson
Jr. 16-17
3. Nick Patterson
Jr. 10-14
2. Tyler Adams
120 Champ
3. James Raffauf