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Team AMSOIL snocrosser Ross Martin will head into the the final weekend of the AMSOIL Championship Snocross Series as an "Untouchable". Martin, the 2008 Pro Rider of the Year, sits 80 Points ahead of his competitors in the AMSOIL Pro Open points c  hase, clinching the title after his weekend of racing in Hayward, Wis.Martin has been on the podium in every AMSOIL Pro Open race this season, an incredible feat in a class loaded with talent. The Judnick Motorsports rider finished second in the open class in Hayward. "Winning the title is fantastic." said Martin. "I could not be more fired-up. It is twice as sweet after coming back from the disappointment of my season ending injury last year. We have worked ha  rd as a team and it has really paid off. I am holding off on the true celebration until after the finale in Lake Geneva, where I will be doing everything I can to capture the Pro Stock Year-End Title."Martin also won both Pro Stock heats and the final in Hayward last weekend. This narrows the gap between him and points leader Tim Trembley as Martin sits second in Pro Stock points. Scheuring Speed Sports riders Robbie Malinoski and Andrew Johnstad fought of physical battles with some opponents in  Hayward. Johnstad was landed on during one of his heat races and Malinoski was punted from the track in a separate altercation. Malinoski finished fifth in Pro Open and Johnstad came across the line in eighth. Both riders had mechanical problems in Pro Stock.The season finale is March 19-21 in Lake Geneva, Wisc. Until then, we'll see you at the races.  It was an exciting weekend of racing at the famed Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. as three major motorcycle racing events shared the spotlight with Daytona Bike Week.  The five top bikes entered in the AMA Pro Road Racing American Superbike opener at Daytona International Speedway went handle bar to handle bar for 15 laps on Thursday, including Team AMSOIL rider Larry Pegram. After a thrilling AMA Pro Racing SuperSport race, the AMA Pro American SuperBike field lined up under sunny skies and the warmest temperatures of the event so far. The exciting qualifying session saw Aaron Yates take pole position with Pegram less than a second behind for the number two spot. Jake Zemke took the lead with a huge drafting move on lap seven and led Tommy Hayden and Pegram, all within inches of each other, around the high eastern banking. Pegram and Hayden went by Zemke on lap 11 with Young and Yates holding station. Hayden had a near slide in the infield, later saying that it really didn't hurt his chances at that particular point on the racetrack. With two laps to go, there was a massive reshuffling as Hayden took the lead and was closely followed by Zemke, Pegram, Yates and Young. Pegram took the lead with less than two laps to go, but Zemke took a strong back stretch run to over take Pegram. Hayden finished second and Pegram closed out the podium with third. Pegram, Yates and Young all turned their fastest laps on the final lap of the race. The final AMA Pro National Guard American SuperBike race of the Daytona 200 week goes green tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. local time and both races can be seen in their entirety this Saturday beginning at 10:30 p.m. ET on SPEED. AMSOIL is the Official Oil of AMA Pro Road Racing and the presenting sponsor of the Daytona SportBike class, which will race in tonight's 200. Daytona Bike Week continues through the weekend. AMA Supercross will race on Saturday night with Kevin Windham and Justin Barcia looking for their first wins of the year. Until then, we'll see you at the races.  In front of a record-setting crowd of 74,000 fans in Jacksonville, Team Amsoil Shock Therapy and Amsoil Excaliber shone the brightest. Among a field of 16 of the world’s greatest monster trucks, Carl VanHorn took the AMSOIL Excaliber to the racing victory. "I qualified low in the bracket because I caught an edge, but I didn’t make any mistakes in the first round,” said VanHorn. “We got a huge victory and it was great to have a big victory for AMSOIL and team owner Brandon Lagarde; we  have a great team.”VanHorn took the final victory of racing by pushing the truck as hard as it would go, with his final jump giving him the edge for the win, but also twisting AMSOIL Excaliber sideways in the air. Being a veteran driver behind the wheel, VanHorn was able to power into the save and spun AMSOIL Excaliber from the sidewalls of the tires onto the nose, then back to earth for a spectacular save, a fitting end to the racing portion. “I knew that I had a huge crowd watching me, and this show was also televised for SPEED Channel, so I needed to make sure I brought that thing back to earth,” said VanHorn. “I was happy we didn’t damage Amsoil Excaliber for freestyle.” Freestyle was where Jon Zimmer and AMSOIL Shock Therapy made his statement. Zimmer drove the AMSOIL-sponsored truck with  incredible skill as usual, hitting every obstacle full-speed, and keeping great momentum. AMSOIL Shock Therapy was well on its way to a freestyle victory when he took a final chance, attempting a cross-thread on the biggest obstacle in the track that came up just short, sending AMSOIL Shock Therapy twisting into a cartwheel and ending up with the truck on its roof. All 74,000 fans were on their feet screaming their approval for AMSOIL Shock Therapy.“I always go all-out, and I had the crowd behind me, as well as AMSOIL,” said Zimmer. “The truck took everything I threw at it, and I could have flipped it back over and gone out and drove some more; it was still fine besides the body.” VanHorn also had a spectacular run, filling his entire time and continuing the run even with a broken axle halfway through. Big air, donuts, and cross-threads were his staple, and both AMSOIL Shock Therapy and AMSOIL Excaliber finished in the top half of the freestyle field, nearly completing a weekend sweep on the biggest stage in Monster Jam. This weekend, the team heads to Winnipeg. Until then, we'll see you at the races.  Sometimes a week can make all the difference in the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series. GEICO Powersports/AMSOIL/Honda riders Trey Canard and Brett Metcalfe turned bad luck in Indianapolis into podium finishes Saturday night in Atlanta in front of a jam-packed house at the Georgia Dome.  Canard, racing in the series' top division for Honda for just the second time, took advantage of a strong start and other competitors' mistakes to finish second. Metcalfe, who crashed in practice in Indy before rallying for a fifth place finish, remained patient during a wild Supercross Lites East race and finished in third. "It was a good week," said Canard, who was involved in three accidents last weekend in Indy. "I feel like I made some good improvements and it paid off. Right now I'm just kind of speechless with the whole thing." Team AMSOIL rider Kevin Windham ran into trouble in the main event after starting the day on such a high note. Windham was the No. 1 qualifier and won his heat race. But on the third lap, Windham veered off-track and fell off his bike. He fell to last place but would rally to finish 14th on the day.  In the Lites race, Metcalfe and teammate Justin Barcia were key players in a wild race where they used polar opposite strategies. Barcia was an aggressor and Metcalfe took a more patient strategy.Both started in the top five, but Barcia rushed to the front and challenged for the lead. Unfortunately he made an error heading into one of the tracks sharp corners and fell off his bike. With just three laps left, he ran out of time to atone for his misstep. Metcalfe took advantage of Barcia and others' mistakes and moved up the standings and into third. "This race reminded me of another race that was just as strange," Metcalfe said. "That race was about being patient, so I knew tonight to be very patient. Barcia (bar-sha) was undaunted despite seeing victory slip through his fingers.  "I had the bike to win tonight that's for sure," said Barcia, who finished 17th. "The team made a great adjustment right before the race that really helped my ride. I made a rookie mistake, but I learned so much tonight. I'm going to work extra hard this week and be ready to go." The Montster Energy AMA Supercross Series next heads to the world center of speed, Daytona International Speedway on March 6. AMSOIL is the Official Oil of Daytona Bike Week, which started this past weekend. Until then, we'll see you at the races.  Supercross veteran Kevin Windham thrilled a capacity crowd in Indianapolis on Saturday night by leading 11 laps of the main event before eventually taking third place. Meanwhile, his teammate and Supercross Lites rookie Justin Barcia had a thrilling debut on his own GEICO Powersports/AMSOIL/ Honda, also finishing third in the lites main. "I could hear the crowd all night and that made it special," said Windham, an obvious fan favorite. "It definitely pushes you when everyone is cheering and you look up and see the 'Windham' signs. I wish I could have gotten them the win."  After qualifying first in the second heat, Windham had the Hoosier State faithful at full throat from the first lap of the main event when he set up early leader Davi Millsaps and made a slick pass to assume the lead. A back-and-forth battle with Millsaps consumed the next few circuits until Windham managed to pull away and enjoy some free time out front. But point leader Ryan Villopoto, who barely qualified for the main in the Last Chance Qualifier after wrecking in his original heat, methodically tracked down Windham. After poking his nose out in front a few times, Villopoto finally made the pass in lap eleven. Not long after, Ryan Dungey also managed to get past Windham and the three settled into their positions and finished the race without any other changes. No. 2 qualifier Barcia rocketed from the gate in the Lites race, taking the $1,000 Spike Holeshot Award for leading the way to the first turn. He then settled into second place behind reigning  champion Christophe Pourcel until the third lap when he had a slip. "Just a rookie mistake," he said. Fortunately, his bike didn't stall and he was able to get back in line in fourth place.Barcia held that spot for the next 11 laps until finally passing Ryan Sipes in the second-to-last turn to steal away a third-place finish, with the razor-close action sending the fans into a frenzy. "It all set up just right in front of me and I got a lucky line," Barcia said of the finish. "I'm glad I was able to stay with those guys all night so I could be in position to do that. I could see them all race and I could hear the crowd whenever I got close." (Racer X Five Minutes with Justin Barcia). Team member Brett Metcalfe had mixed results in Indy. Metcalfe ran well throughout the day in his Lites East debut and finished fifth overall in the main event. But a strange landing in qualifying aggravated a pre-existing ankle injury that hampered him a bit in the race itself. (Racer X on Metcalfe's Indy Race). The GEICO Powersports/AMSOIL/Honda team has now placed a rider on the podium at six of seven Monster Energy Series events this year. Up next on the schedule is Atlanta, Ga. Until then, we'll see you at the races.  Team AMSOIL oval ice racer PJ Wanderscheid continued his dominance last weekend at the Oval Racers Alliance event in Grey Eagle, Minn. On Saturday, Wanderscheid piloted his AMSOIL/Arctic Cat to  first and second place finishes in the Pro 600 qualifiers. In the 12-lap final, Wanderscheid left the starting line from the pole position and battled with Gary Moyle for the entire race before finishing in second.In Champ 440 action on Sunday, Wanderscheid swept all three rounds of qualifying and was the number one qualifier for the final. On the start of the 12-lap final, Wanderscheid battled for second down the backstretch and passed the leader on the second lap for the lead. He extended his lead to over eight seconds for the win. "Our champ ride is absolutely amazing and we have really got things working well with the sled," said Wanderscheid. Wanderscheid will be racing in Garrison, Minn. next weekend for the last race of the 2010 ORA race schedule. Until then, we'll see you at the races.  Team AMSOIL continued its dominance of the AMSOIL Championship Snocross Series as the competition headed north of the border to Sarnia, Ontario over the weekend. In Friday nights Pro Super Stock, it was a freight train of AMSOIL sleds leading the way around the technical track laid out at the Hiawatha Horsepark in Sarnia. Ross Martin, Andrew Johns  tad and Robbie Malinoski went bar-to-bar for the first half of the race, lining up in second, third and fourth respectively. A rare mishandle by Martin allowed Johnstad and Malinoski to take over second and third behind eventual race winner Tim Trembley. Johnstad would pull away from his teammate Malinoski, but would have a battle on his hand with Emil Ohmen. The rookie from Sweden edged out Johnstad for second, but Johnstad was able to pick up his first podium of the year. Malinoski finished fifth and Martin came across in ninth."I've been getting more consistent on this AMSOIL sled," said Johnstad. "Tonight I felt really good and found some great lines. This team has been working so hard between races to get better, and the results are starting to show for both Robbie and myself."  Martin, who entered Sarnia with the points lead in AMSOIL Pro Open, continued to open up his championship quest with another win on Saturday. Martin had to work for the win with fellow Polaris rider Levi LeValle pushing the lead group to AMSOIL Finish Line. Johnstad finished fifth in the open class, while Malinoski finished eighth. Malinoski now sits third overall in the points race, just behind LeValle.Mike Bauer also brought home two more podiums in Semi Pro Super Stock. Bauer won on Friday night and finished second on Saturday. Scheuring Speed Sports rider Joe Fallon finished second on Friday night. Bauer sits in the points lead in Super Stock #1 and second in Super Stock #2, just one point behind the leader. The ACSS takes a much needed week off as teams return home after more than a month on the road. The next national event will be in Hayward, Wis. on March 5-7. Until then, we'll see you at the races.  More than 20,000 off road enthusiasts lined the 2010 King of the Hammers race this past weekend as Team AMSOIL driver Brad Lovell pushed his AMSOIL/Ford Ranger to a second place finish at th  e popular winter event.The King of the Hammers has quickly become THE rock race and over the past three months, Brad and brother Roger Lovell have spent all their time and money gambling for a win. The goal of the #232 AMSOIL Ranger was to get it through the 135 miles of the roughest off road race ever run. With navigator Bill Kumz by his side, Lovell darted around competitors through boulder and rock trails. By race mile  23, they had already passed 63 trucks.With two rock trails down, they pulled into the Torchmate pit at RM 55 for fuel and a quick inspection. Entering the most remote stretches, Bill noticed the transmission heat climbing to 260 degrees. but the team put their faith in the Art Carr transmission and synthetic fluid from AMSOIL and pushed on. The team entered Race Marker 104 in fifth position with the roughest parts of the track ahead. As they crested a  gigantic sand dune, thousands of spectators came into view and they knew they had reached the terrain that makes the race famous. Miles of horrific boulders went by until they reached the epicenter of it all – the plaque at Sledgehammer. John Reynolds, the physical leader, got to it first and winched his truck through. Lovell followed his lead but a strap got wedged and it took forever to free it. Reynolds was out of sight but the AMSOIL team stayed focused. Once back in the truck, Lovell noticed the steering fading. With 26 miles to go, it was not what they needed to see.Misfortune had struck Reynolds as well as he had rolled in the rocks. He was the 87th pass for the AMSOIL truck. Now determined to finish, Lovell put all his strength into the wheel and found it slow but possible to move through the desert. The biggest problem was the last rock trail called Spooners. They s  tuffed the AMSOIL Ford into the rocks and while it was uncontrollable and they almost rolled twice, they made it through unscathed. Kunz was spent from spotting Lovell down the rocks. As he belted back in, the duo entered the final desert stretch. The last eight miles were long and Lovell's strength was fading. Finally, they saw the checkered flag and the celebration ensued. Nobody was sure who had won. After the numbers were run and KOH official Jeff Knoll pulled two nervous teams aside. In the end, Loren Healy won after a well executed race but just 28 seconds.Lovell Racing will have a couple months off to construct the new V8 powered AMSOIL Pro-Light for the Traxxas TORC Series presented by AMSOIL. Until then, we'll see you at the races.  The AMSOIL Championship Snocross Series continued its East Coast swing with the fifth round of nationals held at Rockingham Park in New Hampshire. For Team AMSOIL, it was a break out weekend both Scheuring Speed  Sports and Judnick Motorsports filled up the podium in both Pro and Semi Pro.Judnick Motorsports rider Ross Martin continued his push for a pair of championships with strong runs in Pro Stock and Pro Open. On Friday Night, he pushed race leader Robbie Malinoski of the Scheuring Speed Sports team to the finish line. Malinoski battled out front with eventual race winner Tim Trembly before Martin came  into the mix. When the final flag dropped, Malinoski was second with Martin in third. Scheuring Speed Sports rider Andrew Johnstad showed an impressive run finishing right behind Martin in fourth. Martin now sits just 16 points behind Trembly for the Pro Stock championship.In Saturday's Pro Open final, Martin took advantage of his two heat wins  to get a good start in featured race. Martin grabbed the lead on lap two and never looked back. Martin now leads the AMSOIL Pro Open points standings by 41 points.Judnick Motorsports Mike Bauer continued his onslaught of two championships this season. Bauer picked up another win in the Semi Pro Super Stock class on Saturday after finishing second on Friday. With each class being scored  separately, Bauer now leads both in the points race.The next event for the ACSS is February 19-20 in Sarnia, Ontario Canada. Versus will have coverage of the New Hampshire rounds on February 28 at 4 P.M. EST. Until then, we'll see you at the races.  Team AMSOIL supercross rider Trey Canard won his second AMA Supercross Lites race of the season Saturday by blowing away the field at Angel Stadium in Anaheim. Canard wasted little  time getting to the front of the pack in the 15-lap main event and managed to extend his lead each lap, winning with plenty of room to spare before an enthusiastic, near-capacity crowd."Smooth and smart," Canard said. "That's how I wanted to ride and it came together well for me." Racer X Five Minutes with Trey Canard Canard, who also won two weeks ago in San Francisco, entered the race second in the points behind Jake Weimer and will certainly gain a substantial amount of ground as Weimer struggled in the race. Canard now sits just 14 points behind Weimer in the standings. "I saw Jake go down at one point and it really made me focus on what I was doing even more because I knew I had a great chance to make up some ground," Canard said. "He's got a pretty good lead in the standings but we knocked it down a bit tonight. Meanwhile, teammates Kevin Windham and Blake Wharton also had strong showings in the sixth race of the Monster Energy season, with Windham posting a third-place finish in the  Supercross main and Wharton taking fourth behind Canard in Supercross Lites.Windham looked racy from the gate in the 20-lap Supercross main and managed to pass a few riders in the middle part of the race to climb into third place. The finish equaled his effort at the first race of the year, which also was held in Anaheim. "I'm pumped up," said Windham, a 16-year veteran on the circuit. "We had a tough finish last weekend so we really wanted to step up big here for GEICO Powersports/AMSOIL/Honda. We were right there all night. There was a bit of a freight train going with the lead pack and it was some exciting racing. That was a respectable race for us and it sets the team up nice as we head east." Wharton rode alone for most of the night, caught in a large gap between the front three riders and the chase group. Canard will be joining Windham in the 450 class in Indianapolis this weekend as he fills in for Team Honda rider Andrew Short. The Lites West Coast Series will take a few weeks off as the East Coast Lites Series gets underway in Indy. Team AMSOIL riders Brett Metcalfe and Justin Barcia will be making their 2010 debut this weekend. Until then, we'll see you at the races.  The AMSOIL Championship Snocross Series will enter uncharted territory this weekend as the national series heads into New Hampshire. The inaugural New England Nationals begins this evening at Rockingham Park in Salem, N.H.  Practice is now underway at the new venue, with Semi-Pro Open and Pro Stock racing tonight. The Monster Energy Freestyle Show will also take place under the lights this evening.On Saturday, the AMSOIL Pro Open and Semi Pro Super Stock classes will end the ACSS portion of the weekend. The Rock Maple Racing series will also be hosting a full weekend of racing in conjunction with the ACSS. RMR racing begins on Saturday morning and finishes on Sunday. AMSOIL is the Official Oil of both the ACSS and RMR. If you want to tune in, go to ISOC Racing and click on the live streaming button. The ACSS Canterbury show will air on Versus this Sunday at 4:00 PM EST. Until then, we'll see you at the races.  Article Courtesy of Arctic Speedway When it comes to Friday Night oval racing, AMSOIL ice oval racer P.J. Wanderscheid has been all but unbeatable this season. At the AMSOIL Eagle River World Championship Friday Night Thunder program, Wanderscheid won his heat race and the coveted Champ 440 final in convincing fashion. Better still, the champion was wearing special pink DRIFT Authority race gear that, after his win, he autographed and donated as auction items to the Pink Ribbon Riders.  Two days after winning Friday Night Thunder, Wanderscheid finished second in the AMSOIL World Championship final. “Second place in the World Championships is a solid result,” said the three-time World Champ. “The truth is that we go there to win, which we did convincingly in the Friday Night program but, unfortunately, not in the title event.” Clearly unsatisfied with anything less than winning, Wanderscheid left Eagle River intent to dominate the rest of the season. In Wausau, Wis., Wanderscheid stamped his authority by handily winning Champ 440. A week later, in his hometown of Sauk Center, Minn., Wanderscheid claimed the Friday Night Champ Shootout. He was about to back it up with a dominating victory in the Champ 440 final on Sunday when a blown belt on the final lap cost him the win. “We’ve won our class in three of the four weekends we’ve raced this season,” said Wanderscheid. “We have three or four more races remaining, and it’s my goal to win at each of them.” See the AMSOIL/Team Arctic-sponsored Wanderscheid Race team Feb. 13-14 in Weyauwega, Wis., and Feb. 19-21 in Grey Eagle, Minn. Until then, we'll see you at the races.   CIRCLE TRACK magazine, the #1 Source for Advanced Racing Technology,announced the launch of the AMSOIL Great American CIRCLE TRACK Tour. The most popular and comprehensive technical magazine dedicated to Oval Track racers in the world is embarking on a four year adventure that will criss-cross the greatest racing regions of our country. We will travel to both local Saturday night race tracks and a selection of the most prestigious special events in the country. Our goal is to interact with racing teams, drivers and fans to promote grass roots racing, discuss current trends in racing technology and build sponsor awareness among the hard-core  racing community.The first year of the AMSOIL Great American CIRCLE TRACK Tour will take Senior Tech Editor, Bob Bolles, to 25 race tracks throughout the Southeastern United States during a four month period. Each stop will be pre-arranged with track owners and promoters ensuring the maximum possible exposure through advance announcements, local publicity and press releases. While at the track, Bob will meet with the racers to talk shop and discuss issues important to their racing and also to distribute sponsor information, literature and promo items. He will talk one on one with the top teams in all divisions racing at each track in a unique exchange that will be shared with our larger online audience through blogs and web exclusive articles at www.circletrack.com. This interaction with the racers will be reported in more detail through a series of articles published in the pages of CIRCLE TRACK Magazine on a monthly basis. Feature stories will review the trip and discuss the technology of racing and how it varies throughout the regions we visit. During the entire Tour, Bob will share his experiences online with daily entries into a special trip blog where our friends can keep track of our progress. The tour promises to be the most innovative program in the history of short track racing. Bob had the idea for a tour like this more than five years ago, but circumstances at the time prevented it from coming to fruition. When current Editor Rob Fisher heard about the idea he liked it and the pair worked to refine the concept for launch in 2010. When synthetic lubricant manufacturer AMSOIL joined the tour as title sponsor, it was off to the races...literally. The first event will be at the Citrus County Speedway in Inverness, Fla. on February 20. Until then, we'll see you at the races.  AMSOIL snocross racer Ross Martin continued his push towards another AMSOIL Pro Open championship as the AMSOIL Championship Snocross Series headed to Farmington, NY for the Eastern National.  Martin started Saturday's final in the middle of the pack and battled his way up to second-place as he found several good lines to work with on technical track. Martin made the final as the number ten qualifier after getting catapulted off his sled during one of his qualifying heat. Martin also finished third in Friday nights Pro Stock class.  AMSOIL/Scheuring riders Robbie Malinoski and Andrew Johnstad qualfied for the open final as top qualifiers. Malinoski was tied for the third spot while Johnstad was number two behind Tucker Hibbert. In the final, Johnstad finished sixth while Malinoski did not complete the race after another rider tried to drive through him, cutting a main line and causing the anti-freeze to drain completely out of his sled. Martin's junior teammate Mike Bauer had another strong run in the Semi Pro Super Stock class. Bauer grabbed the hole shot and battled with eventual race winner Kyle Pallin all the way to AMSOIL Finish line. Bauers second on Saturday followed up his win on Friday night in the first round of Semi Pro Super Stock racing in New York. The next stop for the ACSS will be race number six in Salem, NH for the HK Powersports New England National on Valentines weekend Feb. 12 -14.. Until then, we'll see you at the races.  Team AMSOIL oval ice racer PJ Wanderscheid had redemption on his mind in Wausau, Wis. this past weekend.  Wanderscheid, who finished second at the AMSOIL Eagle River Snowmobile Derby in Eagle River, Wis. two weeks ago, was looking to get back on track and beat a talented field at the Wausau 525 race. The competition was brutal on the smaller track, including defending AMSOIL World Champion Matt SchultzWanderscheid set the tone early, winning all three of his 440  Champ heat races. He entered the final as the number one qualifier. Turn one saw Schultz with a narrow lead, but Wanderscheid answered quickly and by turn four the Sauk Centre, Minn. native had the lead. He would keep his AMSOIL/Arctic Cat out front for the entire race, but Dustin Wahl and Schultz battled it out right behind him for the final two podium spots. This was Wanderscheid's second straight  win in Wausau."This is a great event to win because it honors the late Flip Merwin," said Wanderscheid. "The community does a nice job coming together and putting on a great race for the teams and the fans." Congratulations also goes out to Matt Ritchie who took his AMSOIL #355 to a pair of semi-pro wins in Wausau. Wanderscheid will compete in his hometown of Sauk Center on February 5-7. Until then, we'll see you at the races.  GEICO Powersports/AMSOIL/Honda rider Trey Canard rode to victory in the fourth round of the 2010 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Calif. on Saturday.  Coming off the heels of a strong third place performance at round three in Anaheim just a week earlier, Canard was eager to get back on the track in San Francisco and had his sights set on the win. The AMSOIL rider won the second qualifying heat of the night, placing him in good position for the main event. While he did not capture the Spike Holeshot award, Canard was leading the field by the end of the first lap. He continued to lead for the entire fifteen lap main event to take the  win.The field in the West Lites class is proving to be a competitive one, and Canard showed that he is a true contender for the title. “I am just very thankful” said Canard, “I’m so excited for the team and everyone involved, it was a great night!” Canard will head to San Diego on February 6 for the fifth round of racing and is now second overall in points, just 16 behind the leader. Until then, we'll see you at the races.  The 2010 ESPN Winter X Games wrapped up last night with its newest event, Knock Out with Team AMSOIL rider Robbie Malinoski finishing fifth. The Scheuring Speed Sports rider just missed medal consideration by less than one inch. Not a bad finish for someone who never hit a freestyle ramp before that mornings practice. On the snocross tracker earlier in the day, Team AMSOIL/Judnick Motorsports rider Ross Martin took home another X Games medal in snocross. Martin, who started in the back row of the 25-sled final, stormed from as fa  r back as eighth place to finish with the silver medal. The podium was a bit of redemption for the current points leader in the AMSOIL Championship Snocross Series after he broke his hip during the 2009 games."I had to really work for this one," said Martin. "It's a great track and it was tough coming back here after last years accident, but we found a way today." Malinoski, who won the second round LCQ, crashed in the first turn of the final and rebounded for a ninth place finish. His teammate, Andrew Johnstad finished sixth on the highly technical track.  Team AMSOIL also picked up two medals in Adaptive Snocross. Mike Schultz piloted his AMSOIL/Ski Doo to the gold in the inaugural event. Schultz lost his left leg in December of 2008 during the national event in Ironwood, Mich. Jim Wazny, on board his AMSOIL/Scheuring Speed Sports sled, was close behind Schultz in the final, taking home the silver.The ACSS returns to national racing this weekend as the series heads on its East Coast swing. The next race will be held in Farmington, N.Y. at the Finger Lakes Casino. Until then, we'll see you at the races.  Team AMSOIL snocross racer Robbie Malinoski will add another competition to his X Games re  sume today: Knock Out.Malinoski has been added as a last minute alternate to the new snowmobile "Knock Out" competition in Aspen today. The program is pretty basic, jump farther than the other guy in a bracket style format. Knock Out will air live on ESPN 2 tonight starting at 6:00 P.M. EST. Malinoski, who sits fourth in the AMSOIL Pro Open standings in the AMSOIL Championship Snocross Series after four rounds, is also competing in the Snocross competition this afternoon. The race is scheduled for 1:30 P.M. EST. on ESPN. AMSOIL will also have two riders in Adaptive Snocross this morning (11:00 A.M. EST). Jim Wazny will race on a Scheuring Speed Sports sled and Mike Schultz will represent Warnert Racing on an AMSOIL/Ski Doo. Until then, we'll see you at the races.  Photos courtesy of Brian Balsaitis Photography Sam Rogers needed a sled to ride at Winter X Games 14 in Aspen, Colo., so AMSOIL/Scheuring Speed Sports team owner Steve Scheuring brought him one. After a few modifications to the 500-pound sled, Rogers took it for a few practice laps before qualifying sixth for last nights final on live on  ESPN.In the final, Rogers picked a stacked heat with former gold medalist Levi LeValle the early favorite. Since only two riders could advance into the final from his group, Rogers needed a perfect run. Unfortunately he came off his sled during a combination backflip about two-thirds of the way through his 90-second run. "It was fun seeing the AMSOIL/Makita/U.S. Air Force sled in the finals for freestyle," said Scheuring. "Sam did a great job competing and he can ride our sleds anytime." The same sled that Rogers used in freestyle will continue in its utility capacity this weekend. The team will make another round of modifications to the 600cc Polaris, getting it ready for Jim  Wazny's Adaptive Snocross race on Sunday. Another AMSOIL sponsored rider, Mike Schultz, will also take part in the Adaptive Snocross race. Schultz, who lost his leg racing in the AMSOIL Championship Snocross Series last year, recently raced in the Pro Vet class in Shakopee, Minn. last weekend.Also on Sunday, Team AMSOIL riders Robbie Malinoski, Andrew Johnstad and ACSS AMSOIL Pro Open points leader Ross Martin will vie for X-Games gold in Snocross. (Complete ESPN TV schedule). Until then, we'll see you at the races.  Scheuring Speed Sports has added more riders to the AMSOIL/Makita/U.S. Air Force team, at least for one weekend of competition. With snocross riders Robbie Malinoski and Andrew Johnstad looking for Winter X-Games gold in the snocross competition this weekend, Scheuring has also added a freestyle rider Sam Rogers and adaptive snocross rider Jim Wazny.  The Winter X Games started today with practice and qualifying in several disciplines, including freestyle. Rogers made it through qualifying in sixth place with a score of 76.33. Rogers will go for gold tonight on ESPN starting at 9:00 P.M. Est. Wazny will race in Adaptive Snocross on Sunday morning. Malinoski and Johnstad will race in the Snocross competition on Sunday afternoon. Ross Martin and Matt Judnick from Judnick Motorsports will also be competing at this years event. Malinoski, who sits fourth in the AMSOIL Pro Open class on the AMSOIL Championship Snocross Series, took third in last years event. Until then, we'll see you at the races.  For 2010, Lovell Racing is headed in an exciting new high profile direction – The Traxxas TORC Series presented by AMSOIL. Brad Lovell will pilot an AMSOIL sponsored Pro-Light throughout the 2010 season in hopes of capturing a piece of the $200,000 purse. Brad comments, “I have watched off-road racing since I was a child and never realistically thought I would have a chance to compete. I’m thrilled and in awe that my dream is coming true.”  TORC carries a few similarities with the team’s roots but is more akin to NASCAR in dirt with added turns and high flying jumps. Two wheel drive Pro-Lites can reach speeds over 100 mph and jump as far as 150’; all while holding position mere feet from other drivers. Starting on May 1, The TORC series will feature racing in Tucson Ariz., Charlotte N.C., Bark River Mich., and end on Labor Day at the legendary Crandon Wis. track. Races are scheduled to air on ABC and ESPN2 during the summer of 2010. Capitalizing off yet another dominating year in rock racing, Lovell Racing was only able to make this move with the steadfast support from AMSOIL. Race Manager Jeremy Meyer adds, “Brad and his team have shown they can be successful in so many different forms of racing over the past five years and we believe that stepping into short course racing will be more of the same. They bring a great program to TORC and short course racing and I can’t wait to see the new Pro Light on the track in Arizona.” BFGoodrich Tires, another long-term supporter, also has confidence in both Lovells’ abilities to climb the ranks. Victor Angon of BFGoodrich Racing adds, “There is no doubt in my mind that Brad will catch on quick to short course racing. BFGoodrich Tires has stood behind the Lovell brothers because of their dedication and commitment to racing and with Brad moving on to a whole new level of competition we have complete confidence in Roger carrying on their winning ways in the rocks. Congratulations to the entire team.” While Brad’s focus on TORC will prevent full commitment in other series, Roger will race the entire King of the Hammers Grand Slam Series as well as XRRA. In the multi-discipline Grand Slam Series, Roger will take the wheel for his first ever desert race and rockcrawl. For these events, the brothers will switch traditional roles with Brad as navigator / spotter. Aside from TORC, Brad will enter select We-Rock rockcrawls, XRRA races, and CHCA hillclimbs. Lovell adds, “With the universal design of our current vehicles and entrance into short course, we should be doing just about every type of off-road racing out there. It’s a huge challenge and very exciting, I can’t wait.” In just over a week, the newly minted AMSOIL off-road team starts their charge into 2010 at the King of the Hammers race on Feb 12. This epic endurance race consists of 100 trucks and 135 miles of brutal rockcrawling trails. #232 Brad (finishing fifth in 2009) will be joined by Bill Kunz of Torchmate CNC Systems while #32 Roger (finishing 21st in 2009) will have desert veteran Greg Foutz as navigator. For those not watching the race in person, live coverage during the race will be available on Pirate4x4.com. Until then, we'll see you at the racs.  When three-time world champion P.J. Wanderscheid competed at the AMSOIL World Championship Snowmobile Derby on Jan. 14 - 17, he was focused on two monumental goals:  become the first-ever four-time winner; and raising awareness of breast cancer to help those affected by this widespread disease.To accomplish both, Wanderscheid wore a one-off, pink AMSOIL/DRIFT Authority jacket and pants during the Derby’s Friday Night Thunder race program, after which he autographed and donated as auction items to the Pink Ribbon Riders. This is the same outfit that Wanderscheid won the Sweet Sixteen races with during the Friday Night Thunder. An online auction for Wanderscheid's historic gear started on January 22 and bidding will run until March 2 on www.pinkribbonriders.com, the proceeds of which will help provide direct financial support to breast cancer patients to make their fight less stressful. Anyone can bid on this size-medium pink gear.  “P.J. is one of the highest-profile oval racers in the world,” said Jody McKay, Director, Pink Ribbon Riders. “By racing with and donating his pink DRIFT gear, he will send the message that help is available for people affected by breast cancer.” Wanderscheid will be back on the track at the Flip Merwin Wasuau 525 in Wausau, Wis. this Saturday and Sunday. Until then, we'll see you at the races.  When the skies open up during a Minnesota January, snow usually prevails. With a strange storm hitting the Midwest this past weekend, the temps stayed above freezing causing a watery mess  at the fourth round of the AMSOIL Championship Snocross Series.For Team AMSOIL, and more than 20,000 fans cheering on, the conditions didn't matter much in the way of podium finishes. For AMSOIL/Judnick Motorsports rider Ross Martin, the battle wasn't with the elements but rather with Tucker Hibbert in the AMSOIL Pro Open final. Martin led for almost the entire race before Hibbert completed a remarkable comeback from eighth place to take the win. Hibbert even surprised himself with the win, “I seriously don’t know how I got here,” Hibbert said on the podium. “That was the har  dest I’ve ever had to work to get here.”With Martin and Hibbert going bar-to-bar during the final four laps of the 22-lap final, it was one of the best races of the ACSS season. With Hibbert finishing first, Martin was a close second and Tim Tremblay third. The AMSOIL Pro Open race in Canterbury tightened up the season points standings considerably as Hibbert was able to catch Martin. The two former champions  are now tied at 179. Team AMSOIL Scheuring Speed Sports rider Robbie Malinoski finished 12th at Canterbury due to a blown fuel pump but still sits fourth overall.Up next for Team AMSOIL is the ESPN Winter X Games this weekend. Practice and qualifying will be held on Saturday. The final will be on Sunday afternoon (1:30 P.N. EST) on ESPN. The next ACSS race will be in Farmington, N.Y. Until then, we'll see you at the races.  Wharton Podiums in Phoenix SX The second race of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross season yielded a second straight podium finish for the GEICO Powersports/AMSOIL/Honda race team. This time it was AMA West 250 Lites rider Blake Wharton taking third place in Saturday's main event, boosting his rankings in the early points to third place overall.  "I felt really good," said Wharton, who led 12 of the 15 laps in the main event before falling to third place late in the race. "This was my first time leading laps in the West and the more laps you lead the better you get at it. I just fell off a little bit in the last few laps, just the smallest amount, but it was enough to let a few guys past me."Teammates Kevin Windham and Trey Canard also recorded respectable finishes with Windham taking sixth in Supercross and Canard seventh in the AMA West 250 Lites class. Canard's effort was exceptionally heroic as he suffered a severe foot injury in the time trial when another rider drove over his left foot as he planted it in a turn. After X-rays at the onsite medical center determined nothing was broken, Canard made it back to the Last Chance Qualifier where he made the field for the main event with a superb ride. Windham battled traffic for most of the early part of the race and dropped as low as 11th at one point but the veteran rider picked his way back through the crowd during the second half of the race and closed the evening in sixth place. Overall, he's now fourth in the standings after two of 17 races. "I rode the second half great. The second half is always harder but things just worked for me tonight. I just needed a better start and I would have had a much better finish." The tour returns to Angels Stadium in Anaheim, Calif., on Saturday. AMSOIL Championship Snocross Series in Twin Cities The AMSOIL Championship Snocross Series has returned from its Western swing in Utah for its annual trek to Canterbury Park in Shakopee, Minn.  Team AMSOIL stars Robbie Malinoski and Andrew Johnstad will look to keep their winning momentum going. Both riders picked up wins at the AMSOIL Eagle River World Championships last weekend and Malinoski has podiumed in five straight races. Racing begins tonight at 7:00 p.m. and opening ceremonies are scheduled for 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Until then, we'll see you at the races. 
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