Monster Energy/Arctic Cat’s Hibbert pulls the holeshot and never looks back, checking out and putting 13 seconds between himself and the 2nd place finisher
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BESSEMER, Mich. – (Dec. 11, 2011) – It was only a matter of time before defending ISOC AMSOIL Championship Snocross Series champion Tucker Hibbert (Monster Energy/Arctic Cat) found his way back to the top of the podium. He would have done it yesterday when he came from behind to catch and pass Judnick Motorsports/Polaris’ Ross Martin for the lead, only to break his sled in the process.
So a bit of poetic justice was served up today at Blackjack Resort in western Upper Michigan when Hibbert pulled a monstrous holeshot and checked out early, leading a field of the world’s best snowmobile racers to the checkers at round four of the ACSS.
And in ACSS Pro Lite Lite action Wisconsin’s Kody Kamm (Polaris/Hentges Racing) pulled the holeshot and took advantage of the No. 1 and 2 qualifiers – Petter Narsa (Ski-Doo/Boss Racin/Jimmy John’s) and David Joanis (Ski-Doo/FR Motorsports) – getting collected in a first turn crash and cruised to a six-second victory over 2nd place Andrew Lieders (Polaris/Lieders Racing) and 3rd place Travis Muller (Ski-Doo/Mueller Motorsports).
Pro Open
Qualifying No. 1 over Tim Tremblay (Ski-Doo/Warnert Racing) and Martin, Hibbert took the $500 Stud Boy holeshot and early lead. Setting the precedence immediately, Hibbert clocked the day’s fastest lap with a 42.8-second cooker to send a sharp message to the rest of the field.
“Tucker just grabbed the holeshot and ran away with it,” said Martin. “I give it up to them for working hard and coming back.”
As the 14 laps clicked down in the Pro Open main event, Hibbert continued to put about a second-a-lap on the rest of the field, highlighted by completing a burly triple jump at the base of the big downhill section that no other rider was jumping.
“I felt good all weekend,” said Hibbert. “We took what happened on Saturday and used that to motivate us today. The track got a lot stickier as the day went on, and as a whole it was a tough track to race.”
Joining Hibbert and Martin on the podium was Duluth’s (Minn.) Saturday opener winner Robbie Malinoski (Ski-Doo/AMSOIL) in 3rd place.
Pro Lite
A big pileup on the opening corner collected Sunday’s Blackjack Pro Lite winner (Joanis) and 2nd place finisher (Narsa), both of whom had qualified 1st and 2nd, respectively, today. This opened the door for Kamm who pulled the holeshot and ran a mistake-free race on the aggressively-designed Blackjack track.
“I had a pretty good jump, bumped in to Andy (Lieders), held on and got the holeshot,” said Kamm, who won his second Pro Lite class main of the season and moved into 2nd place in the overall points behind Narsa. “From there I just rode a smart race and was able to win. Thanks to my mom and dad for letting me take time off school to come here and race!”
Six seconds back of Kamm in 2nd place was Lieders, followed closely by Muller – who scored his first career Pro Lite class podium. “I just let ‘er go and hung on,” said Muller. “Glad everyone came out today!”
Also … Mike Schultz made a triumphant return to Gogebic County, the site of his horrific accident two years ago that resulted in the amputation of a leg. Schultz won a moto in the Pro/Am Plus class and ended up 2nd in the main … In Sport class racing Michigan’s Kevin Wallenstien took 1st, Minnesota’s Jacob Blanshan 2nd and Michigan’s Korbyn Anderson 3rd …
ACSS Blackjack National, Pro Open Sunday results
|
Finish |
Number |
Brand |
Name | City,State |
Heat Finish 1 |
Heat Finish 2 |
|
1 |
68 |
ATC |
Tucker Hibbert | Pelican Rapids, MN |
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
837 |
PLS |
Ross Martin | Burlington, WI |
2 |
1 |
|
3 |
4 |
SKD |
Robbie Malinoski | Lino Lakes, MN |
1 |
2 |
|
4 |
11 |
SKD |
Tim Tremblay | Ste Jeanne D’arc, |
2 |
1 |
|
5 |
170 |
SKD |
Darrin Mees | Stanchfield, MN |
1 |
6 |
|
6 |
52 |
PLS |
Johan Lidman | Pitea, |
3 |
5 |
|
7 |
48 |
ATC |
Garth Kaufman | Driggs, ID |
3 |
7 |
|
8 |
44 |
PLS |
Tj Gulla | Jericho, VT |
7 |
2 |
|
9 |
24 |
SKD |
Paul Bauerly | Milaca, MN |
6 |
3 |
|
10 |
99 |
SKD |
Zach Pattyn | Ravenna, MI |
2 |
3 |
|
11 |
62 |
ATC |
Cody Thomsen | Lake Shore, MN |
4 |
6 |
|
12 |
160 |
ATC |
Cory Davis | Soldotna, AK |
4 |
6 |
|
13 |
717 |
PLS |
Mike Bauer | Owen, WI |
3 |
4 |
|
14 |
27 |
SKD |
Emil Ohman | Pitea, |
5 |
3 |
|
15 |
14 |
SKD |
Mathieu Morin | Val Dor, |
4 |
2 |
Pro Open overall points (after four rounds)
|
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Points |
|||
|
1. |
837 |
Ross Martin |
168 |
1 | ||
|
2. |
68 |
Tucker Hibbert |
155 |
1 | ||
|
3. |
11 |
Tim Tremblay |
139 |
1 | ||
|
4. |
4 |
Robbie Malinoski |
138 |
1 | ||
|
5. |
170 |
Darrin Mees |
124 |
1 | ||
|
6. |
44 |
Tj Gulla |
111 |
1 | ||
|
7. |
52 |
Johan Lidman |
99 |
1 | ||
|
8. |
717 |
Mike Bauer |
94 |
1 | ||
|
9. |
27 |
Emil Ohman |
92 |
1 | ||
|
10. |
99 |
Zach Pattyn |
89 |
1 |
Pro Lite results, Sunday
|
Finish |
Number |
Brand |
Name | City,State |
Heat Finish 1 |
Heat Finish 2 |
|
1 |
553 |
PLS |
Kody Kamm | Kenosha, WI |
1 |
2 |
|
2 |
857 |
PLS |
Andrew Lieders | Colby, WI |
1 |
2 |
|
3 |
436 |
SKD |
Travis Muller | Windom, MN |
5 |
3 |
|
4 |
42 |
PLS |
Jake Scott | Port Jefferson, NY |
3 |
2 |
|
5 |
154 |
PLS |
James Johnstad | Beltrami, MN |
2 |
2 |
|
6 |
173 |
SKD |
Corey Watkinson | Port Carling, |
4 |
3 |
|
7 |
427 |
PLS |
Joe Fallen | White Bear Lake, MN |
3 |
1 |
|
8 |
193 |
ATC |
Matt Pichner | Owatonna, MN |
1 |
5 |
|
9 |
115 |
SKD |
David Joanis | Cochrane, |
2 |
1 |
|
10 |
106 |
SKD |
Derek Ellis | West Fargo, ND |
3 |
1 |
|
11 |
118 |
SKD |
Garret Mees | Setauket, NY |
2 |
5 |
|
12 |
937 |
SKD |
Dylan Martin | Pleasant Prairie, WI |
4 |
6 |
|
13 |
271 |
SKD |
Petter Narsa | Fargo, ND |
1 |
1 |
|
14 |
259 |
SKD |
John Stenberg | Lofsdalen, |
2 |
3 |
|
15 |
202 |
SKD |
Joey Sagan | Elmvale, |
6 |
3 |
Pro Lite overall results (after four rounds)
|
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Points |
|||
|
1. |
271 |
Petter Narsa |
152 |
1 | ||
|
2. |
553 |
Kody Kamm |
141 |
1 | ||
|
3. |
857 |
Andrew Lieders |
133 |
1 | ||
|
4. |
106 |
Derek Ellis |
131 |
1 | ||
|
5. |
115 |
David Joanis |
119 |
1 | ||
|
6. |
259 |
John Stenberg |
116 |
1 | ||
|
7. |
154 |
James Johnstad |
110 |
1 | ||
|
8. |
42 |
Jake Scott |
108 |
1 | ||
|
9. |
151 |
Andrew Carlson |
98 |
1 | ||
|
10. |
118 |
Garret Mees |
87 |
1 |
Next up …
Who: World’s top snowmobile racers, including Minnesota’s Tucker Hibbert & Levi LaVallee
What: The Traxxas National, presented by Jimmy John’s … rounds 5 & 6 of the 2011-’12 ISOC AMSOIL Championship Snocross Series
When: Jan. 6-7
Times: Practice starts each day at 8 a.m., amateur racing begins at 9:30 a.m., pros at noon.
Where: Canterbury Park Racetrack and Card Casino
Tickets: Adults start at $15 and kids five and under are free. Tickets are available at the gate and online at www.canterburypark.com and snocross.lab.b2tech.us
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.lab.b2tech.us for more information, fan and racer memberships, schedule details and more.
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