At WPSA's AMSOIL Duluth National this past weekend, Team Arctic Cat earned double digit podiums in the top classes, and a pair of racers got hard-fought invitations to Winter X Games '07.
Tucker Hibbert scored the No. 2 seed through qualifying in both Pro Open and Pro Stock and took a strong 5th in the Open main. In the Stock final, Tucker - who has the second-most National victories in WPSA history - got a great start but got caught up in another racer's accident.
Garth Kaufman earned his first career Pro-class top-three and got another third in Pro Open. "Garth has a lot of skill; I wasn't surprised at all that he performed like that" said Arctic Cat Race Manager Russ Ebert. "He and Star Performance are going to be very good."
Dan Ebert and Ryan Simons both earned Winter X Games '07 invites by finishing second and third, respectively, in their Winter X races. Ebert got a pair of Semi-Pro podiums as well. "We got our share of podiums and we're pleased with that," said Ebert. "Our equipment is very competitive and the machine's durability seems to be excellent... I think additional seat time for our riders will make a tremendous difference."
As far as injuries are concerned, Carl Schubitzke was landed on while leading a Winter X Invitational heat race. It is reported that he is fine and he is expected to compete again this coming weekend.
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