For the second year in a row, Arctic Cat won at the famed Baja 1000 off-road race in Ensenada, Mexico, this time aboard the Thundercat 1000 H2.

Make the jump to read the release.

A quick trip to Thief River Falls, Minn., with a stop in Fertile, Minn., produced the sights, sounds and smells of a snowmobile world that's ready to ride (and race).

Racers accustomed to white/clear plastic fuel tanks value the ease of determining fuel level. This is especially true for cross-country, where fuel stops can play a meaningful role in the race’s outcome. So when racers received their 2010 Sno Pro race sleds, there was some serious grumbling about the black-coated tanks.

SledRacer.com got the skinny on the situation, and posted about it HERE.

Have a 2010 Crossfire 800 and want optimized gearing for either high-speed or mountain riding? Read on for some recommendations.

This blazing product evaluation of HMK boots was written by an old friend for the infamous Race Gas Magazine, a short-lived 'zine whose impact hung long and low. It's a perfect Turkey Weekend read.

They've turned the snow guns all the way to 11.

Plus, here's an interesting editorial about all the factors that influence the decision to race/not race, written by Terry Mattson, President/CEO of Visit Duluth.

The Fall 2009 issue of Arctic Cat Pride magazine is now posted on the Arctic Cat Website.

Click HERE to see it.

New to the Sportech/Team Arctic team this season, pro racer Paul Bauerly wrote his impressions of the new 2010 Sno Pro 600 following a week of testing out West.

One week prior to the start of the 2009-10 Snocross race season, Tucker Hibbert reports in with some photos and insight of the Hibbert race shop.

In Tucker's words....

Check out this video of a Sno Pro 500 with D&D's 720 Predator Kit, ridden by their customer Jeff Foy.

Here's a second update on the Team Arctic Test Trip, as captured by full-time journalist (and part-time snocrosser) Tucker Hibbert.

A 130-hp (stock) Sno Pro might be available right now at your local dealership, tempting you to buy it and rule the trails this winter. There's just one catch...

At this very moment, a handful of Team Arctic racers are out West, pounding their bodies into shape for the soon-to-start race season.

Monster Energy racer and McDonalds Happy Meal consumer, Tucker Hibbert, took some pix and sent us some notes from the trip so far.

The respected (and independent) dyno gurus at DynoTech recently tested a produciton 2010 Arctic Cat F8.

Compared to the pre-production engine they tested last spring, the production engine... made more hp. Read the download after making the jump.

Team Arctic has released their 2009-10 roster information. Read below to see what's new for this season.

I'm beginning to think that Tucker Hibbert believes this site is a total joke. Not sure if I'm flattered or hurt?

To conclude the series on the new Sno Pro 500, let's look at possible solutions to the "It-doesn't-have-enough-horsepower-for-me" dilemma: the aftermarket.

Here, in Part III of the Sno Pro 500 Series, I want explain my own time aboard the Sno Pro 500, put it in a historical perspective, then perhaps challenge some of the assumptions we tend to make.

Happy Halloween from Eric Bergstrom and everyone else on the ArcticInsider forum.

Three 2009 Model Arctic Cat snowmobiles were issued for safety recall: the Z1 Turbo, Z1 Turbo Sno Pro and TZ1 Turbo. Read more...