(ED--We showed you
Ski-Doo's race sled a few weeks ago. If you happened to miss that, go here: http://www.snowest.com/snowmobile-news/display.cfm?ID=3464.
Here is a follow up on Ski-Doo's race
plans for the upcoming season.)
North Branch, MN - BRP's Ski-Doo snowmobile division has
finalized its racing plans for the 2012-13 winter with emphasis on snocross
plus an increased cross country and ice oval endurance presence. These will compliment
mainstay efforts in hillclimb, grass drags and sprint ovals as the Ski-Doo
X-Team looks to better last year's stellar season.
Last season proved very successful for Ski-Doo snowmobiles
with X-Team racer Tim Tremblay grabbing the coveted top spot in ISOC's
professional snocross series. He also took the Eagle River Snocross World
Championship and he'll be back with a laser focus on defending those
championships. Cross country racing proved just as prosperous when Dusty Van
Meter and Mark McKenna brought home the Iron Dog win while Steve Girard and Jean-Guy
AuCoin captured another Cains Quest victory--adding to the already legendary Rev-X
platform reputation. Look for the X-team to continue its domination in terrain
racing, both snocross and cross country, in 2013.
"Snocross continues to be the most visible and exposed form
of snowmobile racing and for good reason with the high flying, close quarters
action" Denis Morin, vice president of engineering at BRP, said. "Because we
have a philosophy of racing what we sell, and cross country emulates trail use--at
a much accelerated pace--this is also another natural development tool.
Consequently we will gradually increase our involvement there, while continuing
in other forms of racing too."
But terrain racing isn't only place the boys in yellow will
be seen. The Ski-Doo X-Team will be represented in all racing disciplines with
top racers and teams capable of winning at every event and supported with
technical help and parts supplied from the Valcourt Race Shop.
A partial list of racers and teams is below:
Snocross
ISOC National Series
Scheuring Speedsports: Tim Tremblay, Robbie Malinoski,
Darrin Mees
Warnert Racing: Emil Ohman, Adam Renheim, Travis Muller
BOSS Racing: Petter Narsa, Renaud Alexandre, Corey Watkinson
Team Bauerly: Paul Bauerly, John Stenberg, Chad
Bauerly, Chase Rosemeyer
Stud Boy Racing: Zach Pattyn, Nick Pattyn
Royal Distributing/Hall Racing: Dylan Hall, Dave Joanis
Goodwin Performance: Brett Nastala, Eddie Neubauer
Independents: Willie Elam, Camryn Anderson, Corbin Anderson,
Kyle Anderson, Preston Cowing, Spencer Cowing,
Jacob Geeseman, Kevin Wallenstein
CSRA National Series
FR Racing: Joey Sagan, Christian Huber
London
Recreation: Ric Wilson, Devin Wilson, Benjamin Vrij
Independents: Jeremy VanDolder, Robbie Gavel, Tom Bachly
ECS Series
Team Damexco: Mathieu Morin, Luc Brunelle, Adam Sedlmeier
daSilva Racing: Jake Dasilva, Conner Roscoe
Lemieux Racing: Lincoln
Lemieux, Brent Royea, Stephanie Lemieux-Bell
Ingles Performance: Michael George, Chris Ackerman, Leo
Patenaude, Hunter Patenaude, Jesse Bonaduce
SCMX Series
Dave Allard, Dave Asselin, Donavan Asselin, Patrick Brodeur,
Jason Cote, Michael Ouellette, Maxime Taillefer, Luc Villeneuve, Jonathan
Lebel, Franky Pare
Cross Country
Iron Dog: Dusty
Vanmeter, Marc McKennea, Tyler Ackelstad, Aaron Bartel, Chad Gueco, Tyson
Johnson, Jason Wichman, Robbie Muir, Aaron Loyer, Jeremiah Jones
USXC: Justin Tate,
Corey Grant, Nick Rohl, Sam Vandeputte, Cale Anseeuw,
USCC East: TBA
Grass Drag
Mike Golaski, Manuel Landry
Asphalt Drag
Ron Bray
Hillclimb
RMSHA: Scott
Cheeny, Carson Ellingford, Colton Ellingford, Milo Fear, Justin Jacobson, Carl
Kuster, Steve Martin, Tom Roby, Mark Thompson, Scott Thompson, Calvin Felker, Brad
Sharp, David Sharp, David Sharp Jr., Mike Anderson, Dane Wilson, Josh Koresky
Ice Oval Endurance
MIRA: DL Racing
Ice Oval Sprint
Jacques Villeneuve, Malcom Chartier, Dan Fenhaus, Ryan
Kniskern, Travis McDonald, Matt Schulz, Nick Lagoy
Water X
Chad
Maki