Arctic Cat’s Hibbert tops Ski-Doo’s Robbie Malinoski in a spectacular Pro Open main event at a PACKED Canterbury Park; Kody Kamm sweeps Pro Lights
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SHAKOPEE, Minn. – (Jan. 7, 2012) – The largest crowd to ever assemble for a snowmobile race at Canterbury Park Raceway was treated to a thrilling Pro Open main event that had Arctic Cat racer and defending AMSOIL Championship Snocross Series champion Tucker Hibbert top rival Robbie Malinoski (Ski-Doo) in the Traxxas National, presented by Jimmy John’s, round six of 2011-’12 ACSS.
And in the Pro Light class Polaris’ Kody Kamm made it a clean sweep at Canterbury, adding Saturday night’s top spot on the podium to his win on Friday.
Pro Open
Pulling the Stud Boy Holeshot in the Pro Open was Malinoski, with Ski-Doo racers Darrin Mees (2nd) and Tim Tremblay (3rd) in close behind. By lap nine the three had separated themselves from the rest of the pack – with one addition: Hibbert. Within one lap Hibbert dispatched of both Tremblay and Mees and set his sights on race leader Malinoski.
Three laps later Hibbert had all but erased Malinoski’s four-second lead and put the skis on his Arctic Cat into Malinoski’s view on a couple corners before finally berzerking his sled into the first turn on lap 16 to take the lead. But rather than checking out, Malinoski hung tough and brought the nearly 12,000 fans in attendance to their feet for the final five laps.
“That was a gnarly race, man,” said Hibbert, who DNF’d on Friday at Canterbury with a mechanical failure. “Once I got by Robbie I thought I’d be able to pull away, but he (Malinoski) stayed right there with me. Great race.”
Added Malinoski: “I just about had Tucker Hibbert … and not a lot of people can say that. Tucker raced me clean and got to 1st place.”
Rounding out the Pro Open podium at Canterbury on Saturday was Ski-Doo racer Tim Tremblay. “Tucker and Ross were pretty fast,” said Tremblay. “They did a really good job and I’m happy for them.”
Pro Light
In Pro Light action #193 Arctic Cat rider Matt Pichner shot out of a cannon and pulled the Stud Boy Holeshot, followed by Ski-Doo racer David Joanis who got out front early. Followed closely by Kamm and Ski-Doo’s Derek Ellis, the pack separated before Kamm took charge by lap seven, moving five seconds ahead of the next-closest racer.
Moving into the second half of the 14-lap Pro Light main event, chasing Kamm’s Polaris – from 2ndplace through 8th place were seven Ski-Doos in succession. But in the end none of them would have anything for Kamm who walked away with the win by a comfortable margin. Second place would go to Joanis, with the class’ final podium spot going to Ski-Doo racer Travis Mueller.
Traxxas National at Canterbury Park, Pro Open Saturday results
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1 |
68 |
ATC |
Tucker Hibbert | Pelican Rapids, MN | ||
|
2 |
4 |
SKD |
Robbie Malinoski | Lino Lakes, MN | ||
|
3 |
11 |
SKD |
Tim Tremblay | Ste Jeanne D’arc, | ||
|
4 |
837 |
PLS |
Ross Martin | Burlington, WI | ||
|
5 |
170 |
SKD |
Darrin Mees | Stanchfield, MN | ||
|
6 |
717 |
PLS |
Mike Bauer | Owen, WI | ||
|
7 |
99 |
SKD |
Zach Pattyn | Ravenna, MI | ||
|
8 |
14 |
SKD |
Mathieu Morin | Val Dor, | ||
|
9 |
48 |
ATC |
Garth Kaufman | Driggs, ID | ||
|
10 |
108 |
PLS |
Levi LaVallee | Longville, MN | ||
|
11 |
44 |
PLS |
Tj Gulla | Jericho, VT | ||
|
12 |
244 |
PLS |
Bobby LePage | Duluth, MN | ||
|
13 |
160 |
ATC |
Cory Davis | Soldotna, AK | ||
|
14 |
43 |
ATC |
Logan Christian | Fertile, MN | ||
|
15 |
168 |
SKD |
Justin Broberg | Waukesha, WI |
Pro Open overall points (after six rounds)
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1. |
837 |
Ross Martin |
241 |
1 | ||
|
2. |
68 |
Tucker Hibbert |
221 |
1 | ||
|
3. |
4 |
Robbie Malinoski |
218 |
1 | ||
|
4. |
11 |
Tim Tremblay |
216 |
1 | ||
|
5. |
170 |
Darrin Mees |
185 |
1 | ||
|
6. |
44 |
Tj Gulla |
161 |
1 | ||
|
7. |
717 |
Mike Bauer |
146 |
1 | ||
|
8. |
48 |
Garth Kaufman |
137 |
1 | ||
|
9. |
168 |
Justin Broberg |
131 |
1 | ||
|
10. |
14 |
Mathieu Morin |
131 |
1 |
Pro Light results, Saturday
|
1 |
553 |
PLS |
Kody Kamm | Kenosha, WI | ||
|
2 |
106 |
SKD |
Derek Ellis | West Fargo, ND | ||
|
3 |
436 |
SKD |
Travis Muller | Windom, MN | ||
|
4 |
421 |
SKD |
Dylan Hall | Ayr, | ||
|
5 |
630 |
SKD |
Casey Boylan | Anchorage, AK | ||
|
6 |
198 |
SKD |
Nick Pattyn | Ravenna, MI | ||
|
7 |
113 |
PLS |
Matt Bristow | Sauk Rapids, MN | ||
|
8 |
154 |
PLS |
James Johnstad | Beltrami, MN | ||
|
9 |
115 |
SKD |
David Joanis | Cochrane, | ||
|
10 |
113x |
SKD |
Lincoln Lemieux | St. Johnsbury, VT |
Pro Light overall results (after six rounds)
|
1. |
553 |
Kody Kamm |
231 |
1 | ||
|
2. |
106 |
Derek Ellis |
204 |
1 | ||
|
3. |
115 |
David Joanis |
185 |
1 | ||
|
4. |
154 |
James Johnstad |
173 |
1 | ||
|
5. |
857 |
Andrew Lieders |
159 |
1 | ||
|
6. |
271 |
Petter Narsa |
152 |
1 | ||
|
7. |
259 |
John Stenberg |
138 |
1 | ||
|
8. |
173 |
Corey Watkinson |
135 |
1 | ||
|
9. |
151 |
Andrew Carlson |
132 |
1 | ||
|
10. |
118 |
Garret Mees |
132 |
1 |
Next up …
Who: World’s top snowmobile racers, including locals Brett Bender & TJ Gulla
What: The Vision Kia Eastern National … rounds 7 & 8 of the 2011-’12 AMSOIL Championship Snocross Series
When: Feb. 3-4
Times: Practice starts each day at 8 a.m., amateur racing begins at 9:30 a.m., pros at noon.
Where: Farmington’s Finger Lakes Casino and Racetrack
Tickets: Tickets start at just $25 ($10 for kids) and are available at the gate or online atwww.fingerlakessnocross and snocross.com
ISOC/ACSS photos by Gary Walton
About ISOC Racing
The International Series of Champions (ISOC) is the premier snowmobile race sanctioning organization in North America and sanctions the national AMSOIL Championship Snocross Series, in addition to affiliating with nine regional circuits. Visit snocross.com for more information, fan and racer memberships, schedule details and more.
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