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After 25 years of chasing checkered flags in snowmobile competition, Tucker Hibbert today announced that he’s reached the finish line of his remarkable racing career. The 33-year-old from Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, is now officially retired as a professional snocross racer. “It’s time for me to retire from professional snocross racing,” Hibbert said. “It’s been aRead More
Another weekend is in the books. This weekend we were up in Warroad, Minnesota, for round six of the USXC series and it was a rough one. For starters, I seemed to have caught the bug going around and felt like complete garbage the days leading up to the race. I kinda just huddled upRead More
Textron President Scott Donnelly spoke at the first combined dealer meeting since his company acquired Arctic Cat just over a year ago and laid out the best possible message a consumer could hear. “Our company is all about product,” he said. “New products matter. We’ve been in the vehicle business. Arctic Cat is a greatRead More
Cat’s best “adventure” sled gains more growl, a sleeker coat and sharper claws for on or off trail treks. The wily Cat aficionado knows the 2018 CrossTrek with Cat’s own 794cc dual stage injection two-stroke gains muscle and efficiency plus a slimmer, more streamlined on snow presence. They also know that this “adventure” Cat withRead More
Two 500 mile races in two weeks! Now we’re finishing up in Bemidji, MN for the legendary USXC I500. The last three days have been a brutal 500 miles of racing through the Northern Minnesota countryside. Like last weekend’s Soo I500, this was my first shot at competing in this endurance race. The raceRead More
This weekend brought us to Park Rapids, Minnesota, for round three of the USXC series. It was originally supposed to be a woods terrain race, but with our lack of snow it was moved to the lake for our second ice race of the season. We faced a bit of a struggle this weekend. WithRead More
Coming at you from the frozen tundra of North Dakota. We just finished up at the second stop of the USXC series here in Manvel, ND and it was a rough one. The course was a 25-mile lap, made up of mostly ditches, fields, a little bit of woods, and a short section of river.Read More
How do two of 2018’s best flatland sportsters compare? When sport riders hit the Midwest’s trail system, they think big and fast. But at sea level 125-horsepower can be plenty “big” and fast enough for most of us. That’s why we’re concentrating on a comparison of Polaris’ 600 Rush XCR and Arctic Cat’s ZR 6000Read More
Good morning Max Sled readers. We are just getting home from spending the last few days on snow in the Wisconsin Northwoods. Unfortunately, this weekend was supposed to be the first round of the USXC series but Mother Nature continues impose her bad sense of humor on the sledder nation. The Gerald Dyrdahl Memorial PineRead More
Need some inspiration for what to give your Cat diehard? We have a trio of nifty gift ideas straight from the factory. Sure, you could opt for something that bolts onto the sled, or branded apparel. Those are pretty low hanging fruit, in terms of gifting ideas. But what about something that has year-round usefulnessRead More
