Looking pretty green in the top-10 places in the Pro class following Day 1 of the I-500.

(Sorry, no times yet, just overall placings)

1. D.J. Ekre (Cat)

2. Ryan Simons (Cat)

3. Brian Dick (Cat)

... more after the jump...

Among the 124 racers who will leave the starting line of the USCC I-500 cross-country race this morning in Thief River Falls, Minn., only one is a Vice President of Engineering for a snowmobile manufacturer.

For those who have been waiting for Arctic Cat to offer power steering on an ATV, the wait is over. Six new 2010 models will come with Variable Assist electronic Power Steering (VAPS): three 550 models (including one TRV), and three 700 machines (including one TRV), which will arrive at dealerships beginning around March 1.

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The 47th World Championship Snowmobile Derby takes place this weekend in Eagle River, Wis.

During the excitement, drama and spectacle, one of the world's great oval racers will do something special to help people impacted by breast cancer.

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Yes, Tucker Hibbert is human after all. And yes, Team Arctic keeps on winning.

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Photos courtesy of Gary Walton.

Will P.J. Wandershcheid be the first racer to win four Eagle River World Championship titles?

We don't know either, but when he goes for it this coming weekend, he'll do so wearing the newest sponsored gear by DRIFT performance race apparel.

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Wishing your sled was a little bit faster?

You're probably giving up free horsepower and top speed.

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Some important news out of Speedwerx.

First: a product recall on their early-build Z1 Turbo Mufflers.

Second: their new blog. Make the jump to read more.

Arctic Cat launched into the New Year with an outstanding performance at the USCC cross-country race in Grafton, ND.

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Team Arctic's Dan Ebert (right) and Cody Thomsen have both risen to a new level in ISOC snocross this season. Literally, as they both jumped a class - Ebert to Pro and Thomsen to Semi Pro.

Unlike most of their contemporaries, Ebert and Thomsen work on their own sleds, every day.

Captured here inside the Ebert race shop in Lake Shore, Minn., by photographer Gary Walton, the duo are preparing for the National in Sandy, Utah, this coming weekend.

Look here for a full story on these two racers in the next couple weeks. And in the meantime, see if you can detect any top-secret race tricks on this sled.

Team Arctic racers rang in the New Year with a helluva bang, the loudest of which came from Cory Davis who dominated the USCC cross-country in Grafton, ND.

Is Kirk Hibbert preparing to race cross-country once again, or is he test riding a sled to help a friend?

If I was a Twitt(erer), here are some of the various things I would have Tweeted the past week:

Taking self-promotion to a new level, ArcticInsider.com pays a visit to the Team Arctic Race Shop.

Our Christmas wish has already come true, in the form of a major snowfall.

Godbless to all, and happy trails this Christmas!

Desperate times call for desperate measures, especially when it comes to promotion. You know that when ArcticInsider is willing to bribe Arctic Cat engineers like Troy Halvorson, times are tough.

Four distinguished racers and/or snowmobilers will be inducted into the Snowmobile Hall of Fame this February, including one of the all-time greatest Team Arctic racers: Jim Dimmerman.

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There's a little something for everyone at ArcticInsider, including Arctic Cat Product Manager, Joey Hallstrom.

Day two at the ISOC snocross in Milwaukee concluded with a familiar name atop the Pro Open podium: Tucker Hibbert, scoring career victory #50.

From the Pro Stock final at the Milwaukee Mile in... Milwaukee.

1. Tucker Hibbert (Cat)

2. Ross Martin (Pol)

3. Garth Kaufman (Cat)

That marks career win #49 for Tucker. And the second week in a row that Garth Kaufman worked his magic to get through most of the pack to finish third.