Shakopee, Minn. ~ When AMSOIL Championship Snocross, POWERED by RAM makes its annual stop at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, Minn., it usually marks the official transition into championship mode. The season sits just under the one-third mark, meaning teams are starting to figure things out. On Saturday, one pro team finally put all of the pieces together this season as the …
New Year Turns Up the Heat in Shakopee
Shakopee, Minn. ~ The foul weather that followed the start of the 2019-2020 AMSOIL Championship Snocross season turned fair as the tour made its annual New Years trek to Canterbury Park in Shakopee, Minn. What’s not fair just might be what happens when defending champion Elias Ishoel grabs a holeshot in the final. The long start line at Canterbury filters …
BOSS of a Weekend for Ishoel
Fargo, N.D. ~ What’s old was new in the world of AMSOIL Championship Snocross, Powered by Ram this weekend in Fargo, N.D. After two full days of racing in the wind and snow as part of what is considered rounds three and four, the ACS finally held its first official round of racing on Sunday. The flip-flop on the confusion …
Ishoel Shakes Off Bitter Cold, Snow Dust for Fargo Triumph
Fargo, N.D. ~ It’s a safe bet that the temperature will plummet following any measurable snow fall. After the sun began its nocturnal slumber over the North Dakota plains on Saturday night, the above zero temperatures took a quick nose-dive, dropping roughly 15 degrees to -10 below by the time opening ceremonies cranked up for round two of AMSOIL Championship …
First Strike in Fargo for Pihlaja, Patenaude at “Season Opener”
Fargo, N.D. ~ If something is ironic it means that it is happening in the opposite way to what is expected, and typically causes wry amusement because of this. Having the opening round of AMSOIL Championship Snocross, Powered by RAM canceled because of a snowstorm would easily fall into a state of irony. As Mother Nature won in Duluth on …
Ishoel Opens with Dominator Win
Duluth, Minn. ~ The 2019-2020 AMSOIL Championship Snocross, Powered by RAM season got underway with a little bit of drama and a familiar reminder that Ski Doo’s Elias Ishoel can rip around a snocross track. Fresh off his first U.S. title, Ishoel came into the opening round in Duluth, Minn. focused on defending his championship and proving that he’s still …
Snocross Champions Crowned
Ishoel, Patenaude Clinch First Career Titles After four-and-a-half months of bar-to-bar racing, the 2018-2019 AMSOIL Championship Snocross, POWERED by RAM has two first-time champions atop its premier classes. Ski Doo riders Elias Ishoel and Hunter Patenaude both secured their respective points championships on Sunday in Lake Geneva, Wis., with each winning their respected finals. While their storylines to success have …
Renheim and Patenaude Win; Championship Sunday Set
March has been the month of speed for Ski Doo’s Adam Renheim. The Swedish rider carried his quickness over from the Iowa rounds, and used some proper timing to pick up his third win of the season as AMSOIL Championship Snocross POWERED by RAM enters its final day of racing for the 2018-2019 season. With all eyes on points leader …