Press Release-
TEAM ARCTIC WINS MORE AT ISOC SNOCROSS SPIRIT NATIONAL
Team Green and the ZR6000R SX Start Season with Six Wins and 21 Podium Places
Team Arctic snocross racers launched into the 2015-2016 season and on top of the podium with a stunning performance at the ISOC National at Spirit Mountain in Duluth, Minn., delivering six victories, 21 podium positions and a winning performance across all classes and categories aboard the mighty Arctic Cat ZR6000R SX.
Tucker Hibbert once again led the charge at Duluth with a dominant performance in the Pro Open class, taking the win on night one with his fifth consecutive victory at this venue, followed by a near-miss on the second day that saw him charge from mid-pack to second place, less than a half-second from passing for the win. Justin Broberg joined Team Arctic for this season and immediately proved his place among the Pro Open elite with a fourth place finish that bodes well for the rest of the season. And David Joanis was the top qualifier of the weekend and backed it up with a sixth place finish.
If there were questions about Team Arctic’s top Sport riders moving into the Pro Lite class for this season, they answered it with a show of force sure to make the competition nervous. Montana Jess (above) claimed a pair of second place finishes, Dan Benham took a third place and Team Arctic claimed five of the top-10 in one final and four of the top-10 in the other.
Ryley Bester hit a new level of speed and confidence to start the season, taking commanding wins in both Jr. 14-15 and Jr. 16-17. The winning continued in the youth classes with Eric Downs claiming Jr. 10-13, Inanna Hauger winning Jr. Girls 9-13, and Anson Scheele taking Transition 8-12. When Team Arctic wasn’t winning, they were whisker away from it. Eddie Neubaur, Dylan Jansen and Brandon Lind delivered podium finishes in the Sport and Sport Lite classes, while Wes Selby made a strong return to snocross with a second in Pro AM 30 Plus.
“We’re happy and excited,” said Team Arctic Race Manager Mike Kloety, when asked about the team’s overall performance at Duluth. “For starters, it’s great to capture the big class with Tucker. That’s the headline win for sure. But it’s equally impressive to win every Junior category, with Team Green taking five of the top-6 in Jr. 16-17, four of the top-5 in Jr. 10-13 and seven of the top-10 in Jr. Girls. Plus we claimed podium positions in every Pro Lite, Sport and Sport Lite class. It proves how hard our racers and teams have worked, the power and handling of our ZR6000R race sled and the strength of our program.”
The next ISOC snocross national is Dec. 11-12 in Fargo, ND.
Team Arctic Results from 2015-16 ISOC National Snocross in Duluth, Minn.
Pro Open #1
1. Tucker Hibbert
4. Justin Broberg
6. David Joanis
Pro Open #2
2. Tucker Hibbert
9. Justin Broberg
11. David Joanis
Pro AM 30-plus
2. Wes Selby
Pro Lite #1
2. Montana Jess
3. Dan Benham
Pro Lite #2
2. Montana Jess
4. Martin Moland
Sport #1
2. Eddie Neubaur
Sport #2
3. Dylan Jansen
Sport Lite #1
3. Brandon Lind
Sport Lite #2
2. Brandon Lind
Jr. 16-17
1. Ryley Bester
2. Carson Alread
Jr. 14-15
1. Ryley Bester
2. Carson Alread
Jr. 10-13
1. Eric Downs
2. Evan Christian
Jr. Girls 9-13
1. Inanna Hauger
2. Taven Woodie
Transition 8-12
1. Anson Scheele
3. Andy Pake
Champ 120
2. Crayden Dillon
Great job Anson!
Always fun to watch the JR AC riders do well…that is the future. There is a silly amount of young talent at AC right now. We will be hearing more from them shortly….
Congrat’s to a great opening ISOC Snocross Arctic Cat racer weekend at Duluth this past weekend across all the race classes. Awesome reporting & photography as always from yourself John. Glad to see Tucker is racing strong as always with the win on day one and moving through crowd on day two to finish a very strong second place as he chased down Spicoli.
What happened to Logan
How did the guy do with the 90’s zr chassis?