Press Release-
TEAM ARCTIC MATCHES WORLD SNOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP WITH CROSS-COUNTRY SUPREMACY
Tucker Hibbert Takes World Championship Title;
Team Arctic Racers Score 15 Wins in USCC Cross-Country
It was a weekend of worldwide domination for Team Arctic racers and the ProCross chassis-based Arctic Cat Sno Pro.
At the FIM Snocross World Championships in Semigorje, Russia, Tucker Hibbert once again proved he’s the best in the world. A three-final format pitted Hibbert against an international field of 33 racers from six different countries in front of 12,000 fans. A first-turn mishap in the first final prevented Hibbert from taking the win, however, he backed up that second-place finish with two convincing wins in the remaining finals to secure his second World Championship title in three years.
On this side of the Atlantic, Team Arctic cross-country racers delivered a supremely-dominant performance, taking 15 wins (out of 20 classes) at the USCC Oslo 100 cross-country in Oslo, Minn., where ample snow provided a rough, genuine cross-country that combined ditch and river.
Defending USCC Pro Champion Ryan Simons scored his first win of the season, while simultaneously underlining the depth of the Christian Bros. Racing team that has now scored three Pro 600 wins with three different racers. Simons’ greatest challenge of the weekend appeared to come from his CBR teammate D.J. Ekre, who claimed the Pro Open class early in the day and was on pace for a top finish in Pro 600 until an untimely crash took him out of contention.
Of the 15 class wins at Oslo, eight were full podium-sweeps by Team Arctic racers, underscoring the team’s depth as well as the strength of the Sno Pro 600 and Sno Pro 500 race machines.
“This was another exciting weekend for Arctic Cat,” said Mike Kloety, Team Arctic Race Manager. “Tucker Hibbert’s World Championship title is proof that he is the fastest snocross racer in the world. And the 15-victory performance at the USCC cross-country in Oslo confirms that it’s tough to beat great racers piloting great snowmobiles.”
Team Arctic Race Results from USCC Cross-Country in Oslo, Minn.
Pro 600
1. Ryan Simons
Pro Open
1. D.J. Ekre
3. Ryan Simons
Semi Pro 600
2. Zach Herfindahl
3. Wes Selby
Semi-Pro Improved
3. Wes Selby
Expert 85
1. Tyler Johnsrud
2. Jon Arneson
3. Lance Efteland
Expert 85 Improved
1. Travis Bach
2. Tyler Johnsrud
3. Bryce Buchanan
Vet 30-Plus
1. Chad Lian
3. Jon Nelson
Masters 40-Plus
1. John Arneson
2. Mike Dirkman
3. Jeff Voigt
Legends 50-Plus
2. Todd Hoyhtya
Sport 85
1. Taylor McLean
2. Zach Thoma
3. Grady Reinking
Sport 600
1. Boris Mahlich
2. Quintin Rettler
3. Andrew Hawkins
Sport 600 Improved
1. Boris Mahlich
2. Benjamin Langaas
3. Andrew Hawkins
Trail
1. Jake Kallock
3. Chris Klie
Women
1. Jolene Bute
Junior Girls 10-15
1. Kelsey Pladson
2. Marissa Kallock
3. Cecily Nordstrom
Junior 10-13
3. Ean Voigt
Junior 14-17
1. Benjamin Langaas
2. Zach Herfindahl
3. Taylor McLean
Vintage
2. Gerry Mattison
3. James Mattison
120 Stock
1. Noah Arneson
120 Improved
1. Noah Arneson