23-Win Weekend for Team Arctic Terrain Racers

TEAM ARCTIC’S DEPTH SHOWS WITH 23-WIN WEEKEND IN TERRAIN COMPETION

Snocross and Cross-Country Racers Storm Through Michigan, Minnesota and Alaska

Team Arctic terrain racers showed their mettle and strength during a dramatic week that saw 23 victories and gutsy performances aboard the Arctic Cat ZR 6000R ProCross and Sno Pro snowmobiles.

The season-long onslaught continued at the USXC cross-country race at the two-day, combined-points event in Park Rapids, Minn., where Team Arctic racers notched 16 class wins, including a full sweep of the podium in seven classes.

Christian Bros. Racing pro Zach Herfindahl led the charge with a win in the Pro Open and then shrugged off a broken thumb suffered in the Pro Stock class during the first day  to finish second overall for the weekend and  retain his championship points lead.

Proving the depth of Team Arctic’s cross-country contingent, 16 different racers scored a win in Park Rapids, including Cole Nymann who led a team sweep of the Semi Pro 600 stock class. 

Similar success highlighted the ISOC national snocross in Mt. Pleasant, Mich., where Team Arctic racers recorded seven class wins. Tucker Hibbert continued his historic run in the Pro Open class, sweeping another weekend of competition. He was joined on the podium by factory Team Arctic pro Cody Thomsen, who scored a second and fourth during the two rounds. Logan Christian also scored a pair of fifth place finishes on the weekend, putting three Arctic Cat riders in the top-5 of the premier class.

Trent Wittwer and Carson Alread joined Hibbert with double-victories at Mt. Pleasant, with Wittwer sweeping the Junior classes and Alread leading podium sweeps in the Jr. Novice and Transition classes.

Five Team Arctic teams contested and finished the brutal 2,000-mile Iron Dog in Alaska, where low snow conditions and tough luck challenged the two-person teams and their chance for overall victory. A spectator’s errant move onto the course caused a tough first-day crash for Pro contenders Brian Dick and Eric Quam. They rebounded to salvage a fifth place finish while the Christian Bros. Racing team of Ryan Simons and Cory Davis soldiered to a ninth-place finish following a broken track midway through the grueling event.

“We’re extremely proud of all the Team Arctic racers, crews and teams, and we’re thrilled with all the wins and top finishes this past week,” said Mike Kloety, Team Arctic Race Manager.

The next USXC event is March 1 in Warroad, MN, with an ISOC national March 7-8 in Fargo, ND.

Team Arctic Results from USXC Cross-Country in Park Rapids, Minn. 

Pro Open

1. Zach Herfindahl

Pro 600

2. Zach Herfindahl

Semi Pro 600

1. Cole Nymann

2. Casey Pries

3. Timmy Kallock

Semi Pro Improved

1. Casey Pries

Expert 85

1. Ryan Trout

2. Girard Reinking

3. John Langaas

Expert 85 Improved

1. John Langaas

2. Matt Feil

Sport 85

1. Brandon Wolter

2. Logan Kilichowski

3. Hunter Houle

Trail

1. Thomas Junglen

2. Logan Kilichowski

Women

1. Jolene Bute

Masters 40 Plus

1. Jon Arneson

Masters 50 Plus

2. Brian Perreault

3. Brian Brown

Sport 600 Stock

1. Chase Nordstrom

Classic IFS

1. Tom Clement

Junior 10-13

1. Tyler Brown

2. Paul Brown

3. Daron Pringle

Junior 14-17

1. Thomas Junglen

2. Hunter Houle

3. Logan Kilchowski

Jr. 14-17 Girls

1. Savannah Landrus

2. Sara Larson

3. Kelsey Pladson

Vintage

1. Peter Behm

3. Mike Mattison

Vintage Legends

1. Gerry Mattison

Team Arctic Race Results from ISOC Snocross in Mt. Pleasant, Mich.