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AMSOIL World Championship Snowmobile Derby Starts Today
With over 800 entries and thousands of fans looking on, the annual vintage snowmobile race kicked off the 2010 AMSOIL Eagle River World Championship Snowmobile Derby last weekend in Eagle River, Wis. Attention now turns to the highly-anticipated world championship race. With forecasts calling for balmy temperatures of around 25 degrees, record crowds are expected to arrive today at the AMSOIL Eagle River Derby Track to watch this weekend’s racing action, where Team AMSOIL oval ice racer P.J. Wanderscheid will be looking to become the first four-time Eagle River World Champion.
AMSOIL/Scheuring Speed Sports snocross racers Robbie Malinoski and Andrew Johnstad are taking advantage of the break in the AMSOIL Championship Snocross Series schedule to attend The Derby this year and will compete in the Friday Night Thunder event, as well as other races on Saturday and Sunday.
Check the AMSOIL Racing Blog all weekend for daily updates on Derby Weekend, or watch the action on Pay Per View at https://www.derbytrack.com/DTVideoFeed/register.cfm.
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 Wanderscheid Prepared for AMSOIL World Championship
The best snowmobile ice racers in the world braved below-zero temperatures at the USSA event in Amherst, Wis. on the weekend of January 2-3 to prepare for this weekend’s AMSOIL Eagle River World Championship Snowmobile Derby.
Team AMSOIL racer P.J. Wanderscheid, who already has three Eagle River World Championships, tested his AMSOIL/Arctic Cat Champ 440 sled in both the Pro 600 and the Pro 440 Champ classes. In the Pro 600 class, Wanderscheid qualified for the final with a fourth, a second and a third against the more powerful 600cc sleds. In the final, he started fifth and took part in a three-way battle for third for most of the race. With two laps to go, he passed into third and took the final podium spot. In the Champ 440 class, Wanderscheid won his first two heats and finished third in the final qualifier. As the number three qualifier for the final, Wanderscheid pushed into fourth off the start and battled for third the entire race. With just two laps to go, he made the pass into third on the final turn before the checkered flag, but after blowing a belt, he coasted across the finish line in fourth with an undriveable sled.
"We feel confident going into Eagle River that we have the pieces to put together a competitive performance there and win our fourth World Championship," said Wanderscheid. |
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 Windham and Canard Earn Podium Finishes in Anaheim
The Geico Powersports/AMSOIL/Honda supercross team, with the aid of new team manager and renowned multi-time champion Mike LaRocco, enjoyed some early season success at the 2010 AMA Supercross season-opener at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif. last weekend, earning two podium finishes.
After taking a strong fourth in his heat race, Kevin Windham moved up the field on his Honda CRF450R to take a third place podium in the supercross class main event.
"It was a great day," said Windham. "The Geico Powersports/AMSOIL/Honda team has done a lot of work in the off-season, and we've got another year under our belt on the new Honda. Luckily, for me, it worked."
Teammate Trey Canard finished third in his Supercross Lites West heat race before earning the second place podium in the main event. Teammate Blake Wharton finished fourth.
The Geico Powersports/AMSOIL/Honda team heads to Phoenix on January 16 for the second round of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series. |
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 Martin and Malinoski Earn Pro Open Podiums at Western Nationals
The third round of the 2009-2010 AMSOIL Championship Snocross Series took place last weekend at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah, where fans were treated to plenty of exciting racing action on the new track.
In the Pro Open final, Ski-Doo racer Tim Tremblay became the first pro rider other than Tucker Hibbert to earn a win this season. Team AMSOIL/Judnick Motorsports rider Ross Martin and Team AMSOIL/Scheuring Speed Sports rider Robbie Malinoski were in close pursuit, with Martin taking the second place podium and Malinoski skillfully working through the pack from the back row to take the third place podium. The strong finishes moved Martin into first and Malinoski into third in the Pro Open points standings. Martin and Malinoski finished fifth and ninth respectively in the Pro Super Stock final.
Team AMSOIL/Judnick Motorsports semi-pro rider Mike Bauer took the win in the Semi Pro Super Stock #1 class, while Team AMSOIL/Scheuring Speed Sports semi-pro rider Joe Fallen took sixth. Bauer and Fallen finished sixth and eighth respectively in the Semi Pro Super Stock #2 class.
The AMSOIL Championship Snocross Series season resumes January 22-23 with the Air Force National in Shakopee, Minn. |
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AMSOIL Monster Trucks Kick Off 2010 Season
The AMSOIL monster trucks started the new year strong, with Ben Winslow and the Ground Pounder truck and Sean Duhon and the Cult Energy Activator truck making the trip to Council Bluffs, Iowa for a three-day, four-show weekend. Duhon made it to the final round of racing twice and took four second place finishes in freestyle, while Winslow made three trips to the racing semifinals and thrilled fans with some big air in the freestyle competition. Meanwhile, Jon Zimmer and the AMSOIL Shock Therapy truck and Carl VanHorn and the Cult Excaliber truck competed at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas, where VanHorn narrowly lost in the racing finals.
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Tim Horton’s Georgian Cup Rescheduled
Due to minimal snow in the Owen Sound, Ontario area, the Tim Horton's Georgian Cup CSRA race scheduled for January 16-17 has been rescheduled for January 30-31. The AMSOIL Kawartha Cup will take place as scheduled in Lindsay, Ontario January 23-24.
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Upcoming Events |
| AMSOIL Championship Snocross Series |
| January 22-23 |
Air Force National - Shakopee, MN |
| Team Geico Powersports/AMSOIL/Honda Supercross |
| January 16 |
Chase Field - Phoenix, AZ |
| January 23 |
Angel Stadium - Anaheim, CA |
| January 30 |
AT&T Park - San Francisco, CA |
| Rock Maple Racing |
| January 16-17 |
X-Town - Mirabel, QC |
| January 23-24 |
The Lodge at Belmont - Belmont, NH |
| P.J. Wanderscheid |
| January 14-17 |
AMSOIL Eagle River World Championships - Eagle River, WI |
| CSRA National Snowcross Series |
| January 23-24 |
AMSOIL Kawartha Cup - Lindsay, ON |
| January 30-31 |
Tim Horton's Georgian Cup - Owen Sound, ON |
See you in the pits! |
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