By Mike Reynolds — Multichannel News, 8/1/2011 12:01:00 AM As expected, national cable network Versus will be rebranded to reflect its membership in the NBC Sports Group. The rechristening of Versus as the NBC Sports Network will take place on Jan. 2, 2012, as part of a strategy to bring all four tiers of the group’s assets — the broadcast …
ISOC Racers Celebrate Cat’s 50th
Several legendary members from both eras of ISOC were on hand in Thief River Falls, Minnesota last weekend to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Cat. Snow media veteran John Sandberg, who has earned his green stripes over the years as the official Arctic Cat historian, has a great recap on his site, Arctic Insider. http://www.arcticinsider.com/Article/Arctic-Cat-50th-Recap-People-Products–Passion John also penned the …
Wayne Davis To Hall of Fame
Veteran snowmobile photographer Wayne Davis was recently selected to the 2012 class that will be inducted into the Snowmobile Hall of Fame. In addition to his past work for ISOC, Davis has a storied career that includes shooting virutally every form of the sport for every publication that’s ever existed, as well as corporate work for the OEMs and many …
Congratulations Zach Pattyn
Congratulations to Zach and Sara Pattyn on the birth of their first child Zayne, born July 20, weighing in at a healthy 8 pounds, 1 ounce. Zayne is also the first grandchild for Stud Boy owners Ron and Danielle Pattyn who, from the looks of various social media sites, could not be more proud.
Garrett Goodwin Update
We had a chance to speak to Garrett’s father Greg this morning and learned more about his ongoing recovery. Garrett was recently moved to the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, where he continues to heal from a list of injuries that have required him to be heavily sedated until last weekend. In all, Goodwin suffered 3 fractured vertebra, 6 broken ribs, …
Sportech Seeing Red For 2012
Sportech Racing is returning to action in 2012 with a very familiar lineup that made an impact in both the Semi-Pro and Pro classes last season. One thing will be noticeably different when the trailer door comes down in Duluth, however, and that is the change to Polaris snowmobiles. “We have been a self-funded team in the past and it’s …
Silly Season Update
While it may seem like the dog days of summer to the average snocross race fan, there is actually quite a lot of behind the scenes activity taking place as team and riders play musical chairs in hopes of striking on the winning combination for 2012. Over the next few days we’ll begin outlining whose coming, whose going and whose …
Warrior Tour Rocking The Middle East
Its been a standout week for Levi LaVallee, Mike Schultz and Glen Kafka as they share their experiences as professional snocrossers with members of the U.S. Armed Forces in Iraq. To follow the remainder of their tour and check out some great photos, check out their Facebook page @ http://www.facebook.com/TheWarriorTours