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
MaxRacer: USXC Naytahwaush season finale
And just like that, it’s a wrap on the 2018 USXC cross-country season! It’s crazy to think how fast this season went. You spend all summer preparing and getting ready and it always seems like it flies right by. This weekend we were in Naytahwaush, Minnesota, for the final round and the track was allRead More
Max Racer: Podium in Warroad!
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
Max Racer- Finishing my first USXC I500!
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
Max Racer- Soo I-500 Recap
Wow, what a week! We have been on the U.S. border in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, for the 50th annual Soo I500. This was my rookie year at the Soo, and I had the honor of riding with Keith Gainforth from Gainforth Racing. For those of you that aren’t familiar with the Soo I500, itRead More
Max Racer: Park Rapids recap
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
MaxRacer: Manvel race recap
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
MaxRacer: Gerald Dyrdahl Memorial
That’s a wrap on Pine Lake! The USXC Gerald Dyrdahl Memorial Pine Lake 100 is in the books and Mother Nature proved to be one tough competitor. We arrived a couple days before to do some testing and was greeted by sub-zero temperatures. At the time not realizing that would be the warmest temps ofRead More
MaxRacer: When the ice is thin, ride the new terrain sled
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
MaxRacer: Meet Mitch Sebastian
Greetings Max Sled readers and fellow sledders! My name is Mitch Sebastian, I’m 21 years old from Spencer, Iowa… yeah that’s right, Iowa. It is my honor to be joining you throughout the winter as we travel the Midwest chasing the checkers of the USXC (United States Cross Country) national series. This will be myRead More