Friday Night kicks off the Pro Open qualifying rounds 1 & 2 at the Derby. In Round 1 Arctic Cat/Doc360 Logan Christian jumped out to a quick lead with teammate Arctic Cat/Royal Distributing Dave Joanis in chase in 2nd place. When the checkers flew, it was Christian with the win and Joanis in 2nd place. In Round 2 it was Joanis in 2nd off the start with Christian in 3rd, but with a 15 lap qualifier Joanis and Christian charged to the checkers finishing with Joanis in 1st followed by Christian in 2nd place.
Going into Saturday for the World Championship Pro Open Snocross Final it was Joanis with the top qualifying spot and Christian with 2nd pick on the line. As the starter threw the green flag Joanis aboard his Royal Distributing/Arctic Cat and Christian aboard his Doc360/Arctic Cat both rocketed off the start, but it was Joanis who took over the #1 position as the sleds entered the first turn with Christian in 3rd.. As the field settled into their positions for their 20 lap final, Christian made his move on the backstretch making the pass taking over 2nd place. Joanis followed by Christian started breaking away from the rest of the competitors building a commanding lead. With a bobble in turn 1 for Joanis, Christian capitalized on the mistake and moved into the lead. When the checkers flew the Christian Brothers Racing teammates would finish 1st and 2nd with Logan Christian earning the title “World Champion”.
“Eagle River was good for us,” stated Logan Christian “Our first time there for the derby and it was really cool. It was different for us running just heats one day and the final the next but it worked out. Track was fast and had some big jumps. Betsy, DJ and Carver had my sled dialed and I am pumped to come away with the win and confidence going back to ISOC racing.”
“I felt good riding all weekend and had some fun qualifiers battling with Logan,” said Joanis. “Unfortunately I made a mistake in the final that cost me the win, but I managed to still finish 2nd and was happy to see that Logan won it! Looking forward to Deadwood this weekend.”
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Click on the link below to watch the CBR/Arctic Cat 120 Giveaway Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVpkQHA4p5I
CBS Sports Television Coverage
Episode #6 : Pirtek Snocross National January 23, 2016 at 10:00AM
Past Episodes
https://snocross.com/on-demand/
Media contact
Lissa Marsolek: lissa@christianbrosracing.com
Photos Lissa Marsolek