BRP’s Ski-Doo snowmobiles and Carl Kuster have joined forces in creating a new riding camp designed to deliver an unparalleled mountain snowmobiling experience.

Riders will have the chance to try the latest Ski-Doo technology from BRP, learn from recognized backcountry experts, and hone their riding skills while having a great time in the deep powder snow of British Columbia.

With two spectacular locations offering riding that ranges from big meadows of fresh powder to play in to super technical steep-and-deep inclines and even unique glacier areas, the camp has something for everyone and every ability.

Classes offered will be one, two or three days long for skill levels from intermediate to expert. Attendees can bring their own sled or rent a state-of-the-art Summit at a special rate.

“Creating a permanent place for our loyal snowmobile customers to experience all the best in mountain riding, while using the newest sleds and clothing from BRP, has been a vision of ours for a while now.” said Robert Lumley, vice president of Sales and Marketing Ski-Doo and Sea-Doo. “Partnering with Carl Kuster Mountain Park brings it to reality in a stunning way. Everything from the experience and instruction to fantastic riding areas and great hospitality, this is a combination our dealers and customers will truly appreciate.”

Carl Kuster grew up riding in the back-country of Alberta and British Columbia for 20 years before leaving to race snocross at the highest level in North America with Blair Morgan Racing. But every spring he returned home to his real passion of backcountry riding and exploring.

Although fiercely competitive, Kuster is modest and friendly by nature and thrives helping people push their limits and gain confidence in all aspects of mountain riding.

“Making Carl Kuster Mountain Park a premier destination for mountain riders has been my dream for over ten years,” said Carl Kuster. “Partnering with BRP gives our team the opportunity to realize that dream and to share our great riding areas and passion with everyone coming through the camps.”

Instruction and improving skills will be a big part of what the camps offer, and people will be learning from some of the best mountain riders around.

Carl will have some interesting guest instructors join him throughout the year, including Rob Alford, Rob Hoff, Vincent Clarke and Dave Norona. There will be also be specialty events like ladies-only or mountain beginner camps added as demand and time permit. People can also set up their own private group rides and themes.

To reserve a riding experience at CKMP, riders can sign up on line at: www.carlkuster.com contact them at 250-836-3058.

For a second straight year, Polaris will sponsor a team of Iron Dog Ambassadors who will ride the route of the legendary Iron Dog snowmobile race across Alaska to promote the race and thank volunteers for their help with the event.

Four Iron Dog Ambassadors on new 2013 Polaris snowmobiles will depart from Big Lake, Alaska, on Feb. 17, 2012, with the Trail Class teams.

The Ambassadors will run throughout Alaska to Nome, the mid-point of the grueling 2,000-mile cross-country race.

As they did during the 2011 race, the Ambassadors will stop in towns and villages along the route to thank volunteers and raise awareness of the 28th running of the race.

Since it was first run in 1984, the Iron Dog has been an ideal real-world proving ground for Polaris durability and Terrain Dominating ride and handling.

The race takes two-rider teams deep into remote areas of Alaska across punishing terrain. The event’s results over the years reflect Polaris Terrain Domination: Polaris teams have won 13 of 27 Iron Dog races, including the past three.

The Polaris-backed Iron Dog Ambassadors for 2012 will be:

– Mike Bedard, Polaris Snowmobile Engineering Manager, Trail Performance and Race. This former racer from Roseau, Minnesota, was a 2011 Ambassador as well.

– Lt. Col. Joseph Lawendowski of the Alaska National Guard, the race’s primary sponsor. Lawendowski was also a 2011 Ambassador.

– Evan Booth, who won the Iron Dog in 1992 and 1994 aboard Polaris Indy snowmobiles.

– Dan Zipay, a five-time winner of the Iron Dog – all on Polaris Indy models – who is a member of the Iron Dog Hall of Fame.

Booth and Zipay won the race as teammates in 1992 and 1994, and Zipay won it with John Faeo as his teammate in 1986, 1987 and 1988.

“It was an honor to take part in the race last winter, and we look forward to spreading goodwill and appreciation to volunteers as Iron Dog Ambassadors in 2012,” said Bedard. “The race runs through some extremely remote areas, and the residents of those towns and villages are vital to the racers’ survival and the race’s success.”

The Ambassadors team will not officially compete for the Trail Class victory, but they will doubtless maintain a strong, competitive pace to reach Nome in time for the Feb. 22, 2012, halfway ceremonies.

The race ends for Trail Class teams in Nome and only Pro Class teams race on to the finish line in Fairbanks. But the 2011 Iron Dog Ambassador team left Nome headed for Fairbanks, hoping to spread goodwill along the second half of the race route.

A fierce winter storm near the coast forced them back to Nome, which they reached only after a harrowing overnight battle through sea ice and ocean overflow.

Polaris racers Chris Olds and Tyler Huntington teamed up for victories in 2010 and 2011, and in 2009, the Polaris team of Todd Minnick and Nick Olstad won the race.

Race fans can learn more about the 2012 Iron Dog and follow the race via real time tracking at www.irondograce.org.

Polaris snocross racer Ross Martin (Judnick Motorsports) won one of two Pro finals at the ISOC Ironwood National and extended his early season streak to four straight podium finishes.

Martin won the Pro final on Saturday, Dec. 10, at Bessemer, Michigan, and finished second on Sunday, which gave him two first and two seconds in the season’s four Pro finals. Martin left Ironwood with a 13-point lead in the Pro point standings (168-155).

Kody Kamm (Hentges Racing) won one of two Pro Lite finals at Ironwood, Justin Tate (Two-Eight Motorsports) won the Pro-Am Plus 30 final, and Jennifer Pare (JFP Racing) won the Pro-Am Women’s final. Tate and Pare lead the points races in their respective classes and Kamm is second in Pro Lite points.

Martin won the Pro final on Saturday while teammate Mike Bauer (Judnick Motorsports) finished ninth and Brett Bender (Hentges Racing) came home 15th. In Sunday’s Pro final, Martin took second, Johan Lidman (Carlson Motorsports) was sixth, TJ Gulla (Hentges Racing) was eighth and Bauer was 13th.

After two of eight rounds in the 2011-2012 ISOC schedule, Martin is the Pro class points leader and Gulla is in sixth, Lidman is seventh and Bauer is eighth.

In Pro Lite racing, Kody Kamm earned his second win of the season, winning Sunday’s Pro Lite final. He was joined on the podium by fellow Polaris racer Andrew Lieders (Lieders Racing), who took second, while Jake Scott (Team LaVallee) finished fourth, James Johnstad (Judnick Motorsports) was fifth and Joe Fallen (Fallen Racing) was seventh.

Kamm left Ironwood in second in the points standings, followed by Lieders in third, Johnstad in seventh, Scott in eighth, Andrew Carlson (Carlson Motorsports) in ninth and Fallen in 12th.

Justin Tate (Two-Eight Motorsports), the defending ISOC class champion, won his second straight Pro-Am Plus 30 final and solidified his lead in the points race. Michael Berghorn (Sierra Motorsports) finished fourth at Ironwood and is fourth in points. Polaris racer Marcus Evensson is 10th in class points.

Jennifer Pare (JFP Racing), who won the Pro-Am Women’s final in the season opener at Duluth, made it two straight with a win at Ironwood, which gave her an 18-point lead (90-72) in the standings. Stephanie Schmidt (Schmidt Racing) finished fourth in Michigan and Tabitha Bode (Fort Fremont Marine Racing) was 10th.

Schmidt is fourth in Pro-Am Women’s points after two rounds, followed by Tabitha Bode in sixth and Kendra Dallmann (LePage Racing) in 11th.

In Junior class racing at Ironwood, Evan Daudt (Daudt Racing) won the Junior 14-15 final and was joined on the podium by third-place finisher Cole Cottew (Cottew Motorsports). Nickolas Lorenz (Lorenz Racing) won the Junior Novice 10-13 final and Cottew was second in Junior 16-17.

The next ISOC race weekend will be the Canterbury National on Jan. 6-8, 2012, at Canterbury Downs in Shakopee, Minnesota.

About Polaris – Polaris is a recognized leader in the powersports industry with annual 2010 sales of $1.99 billion. Polaris designs, engineers, manufactures and markets innovative, high quality off-road vehicles (ORVs), including all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and the Polaris RANGER® side-by-side vehicles, snowmobiles, motorcycles and on-road electric/hybrid powered vehicles.

Information about the complete line of Polaris products, apparel and vehicles accessories are available from authorized Polaris dealers or anytime at www.polarisindustries.com.

Arctic Cat race fans can rest a little easier knowing Team Arctic/Monster Energy racer, Tucker Hibbert, put a serious beat down on the competitors in Sundays Pro Open snocross final in Bessemer, Michigan this past weekend.

Hibbert was well on his way to winning the Pro Open final during Saturday’s main event, only to break a spindle when putting a pass on Ross Martin for first place. With two laps remaining, Hibbert had to coast around the track settling on a fourth place finish.

“Once I passed Tremblay and Malinoski, I charged up to Ross (Martin) and put a pass on him for the lead. But our sleds contacted, which ended up breaking one of my lightweight spindles that we apparently lightened up too much,” said Hibbert.

Qualifying first for Sundays Pro Open Final, Hibbert was motivated to win more than ever. Feeling strong and fast, Tucker’s Sno Pro 600 captured the holeshot and he never looked back.

When the checkered flag dropped, Hibbert sent a demoralizing message to the rest of the field with a commanding 15 second lead over second place.

Hibbert went on to say, “The whole situation (broken spindle) motivated me Sunday to try to win even harder. I wanted to prove to myself, my team and any other riders that Team Arctic was there to win.”

Team Arctic Race Manager, Mike Kloety said, “We are really happy with the quickly improving results of the new ProCross race chassis. We are very proud of Tucker’s near perfect weekend, as well as our great showing in the Vet and Junior classes with the new Sno Pro 600.”

Other notable performances came from Team Arctic Cross Country racer, DJ Ekre, who strapped on his snocross boots for the Plus 30 class with a third place finish.

Leading the Junior 16-17 class was Ian Buchman and Tyler Adams placing first and third respectively while Austin St. Cyr led the Junior 14-15 class. The Sno Pro 500 swept the top five spots of the Junior Novice class with Trent Wittwer leading the way.

The next race in the ISOC National Snocross Series is Jan. 6-8 in Shakopee, MN.

About Arctic Cat – Arctic Cat Inc., based in Thief River Falls, Minn., designs, engineers, manufactures and markets all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and snowmobiles under the Arctic Cat brand name, as well as related parts, garments and accessories. Its common stock is traded on the NASDAQ National Market under the ticker symbol “ACAT.” More information about Arctic Cat and its products is available on the Internet at www.arcticcat.com.

For the second year in a row, the snowmaking staff at Calabogie Peaks Ski Resort pulled off a miracle and created enough snow to accommodate the hundreds of racers who took over the small village of Calabogie for the weekend.

Racing began Saturday morning with the amateur classes and featured a Pro Open Invitational race in the afternoon, giving race fans a first glimpse into what the Pro class has in store for the 2011-2012 season.

From the looks of things, this race season is going to be one of the most exciting ones yet! Fifteen sleds lined up for the start of the Pro Open Invitational and all had their eye on the holeshot, unfortunately only thirteen sleds would make it out of the first corner upright.

#73 Lee Butler and #167 Dave Allard tangled together and were left to separate their sleds as the rest of the field pulled away from them. #93 Iain Hayden (Polaris/Rockstar/OTSFF) took control of the race with the lead followed by #115x David Joanis (Royal Distributing/Rockstar/Skidoo).

Behind Joanis, were both of his Royal Distributing/Rockstar team-mates, #421 Dylan Hall and #202 Joey Sagan making his return to racing following a year off.

With only a few laps left to go, Hayden ended up lapping his team-mate, Butler, who had gone down at the beginning of the race. Butler took advantage of this oppourtunity and followed Hayden as he cut a path through the lapper traffic.

Butler eventually made his way back up to sixth place by the checkered flag. #93 Iain Hayden took the win, #115x David Joanis took second and #421 Dylan Hall finished third.

Sunday’s racing brought out the Pro-Lite class for their Stock and Open races. With nearly 40 racers in the Pro-Lite division, qualifying for the final was a feat of its own.

In the Pro-Lite Stock class, the top 15 racers put on an incredible show for the final, at the checkered flag it was #110 Dex Savage of Quebec with the win. #287 Jeff Sanftenberg took second place ahead of #219 Jamie Byers (Supertrax/Byers Motorsport) in third.

After a short break, the Pro-Lite class was back out for their Open class. In the final it was #217 Sean Macaulay who took the lead off the start. #06x Jeff Brand (TekRider/Prepared Surfaces) was riding strong in second place for the first two laps until he went down hard at the finish line jump, Brand quickly shook it off and re-mounted his sled in a mission to make up lost positions.

Macaulay was holding a comfortable lead in until the second last lap when #307 Michael George of Michigan took a strong charge. George and Macaulay were side by side for the last lap when lappers and yellow flags wreaked havoc on George’s attempts to make the final pass on Macaulay.

At the checkered flag it was #217 Sean Macaulay less than a sled length ahead of #307 Michael George. Making the huge jump up from the Trailsport division and in only his second year racing, #720 Chris Robertson (LIUNA/Dayco/Flying Dutchman Racing) turned some heads when he made his first appearance on the podium in third place.

Although it may be small in size, the Pro Women class definitely has some incredible women in it this year. From Quebec, #112 Jennifer Pare took the overall win for the weekend in the Pro Women division while also qualifying for the Sport 600 final and placing an impressive 11th place.

#989 Wakenda Peters (Arctic Cat/First Nations Motorsports) took second place in the Pro Women and also made it to the final in Sport 600 on Saturday finishing 13th place. #194 Ashley Poulin, who competes in the Sport Women division, tried her hand in Pro Women this weekend and was able to grab a third place overall finish.

The packed crowd was on their feet for the final and most anticipated race of the weekend, the Pro Open Final. Taking the holeshot was #115 David Joanis, but Joanis wasn’t able to pull away from the pack quite yet.

#11 Katejun Coonishish put up a fight for the lead at the beginning of the race before falling back to fourth place. Last year’s Pro Open Champion, #93 Iain Hayden, held on to second place yet lost sight of the leader, Joanis.

At the end of the race it was a Rockstar Podium with #115 David Joanis taking the win and the Capital Cup, followed by #93 Iain Hayden in second place. #202 Joey Sagan made an incredible return to the racing circuit putting himself on the podium with a third place finish.

The ‘Advanced Roofing’ Holeshot Award gave racers in select amateur classes a chance to win over $1,000 worth of cash prizes by making it through the first corner before anyone else in their final race.

Some of the winners included #828 Benjamin Vrij in the Sport 600 class, #211 Blake Taylor in Junior 2, #637 Mitch McNair in Trailsport 600, #819 Colton Barnett in Junior 1 and #125w Drew Wiggins in Junior F1.

Racers will take a break over the holidays and resume racing on January 14-15, 2012 in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec for the International Grand Prix.

Arctic Cat launched its first on-line Arctic Store in the U.S. late May and has now launched its second on-line store in Canada.

Consumers in Canada are now able to shop for Arctic Cat parts, oil, garments and accessories on-line and have them delivered to their home or to a nearby Arctic Cat dealer.

From dirt to snow, Arctic Cat makes on-line shopping easier to match the perfect product to your riding style and machine.

Just to name a few of the consumer benefits:

– 24-7 shopping: On-line orders are allocated within 24 hours and the consumer usually receives their order within 7 days either at their home or nearby dealer pick-up.

– Easy Navigation & Product Searching: Parts can be searched by category, by model year or model name, color or size.

– Secure, Confidential and Reliable: Built-in security measures protect your information from loss, misuse and alteration. Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover are currently accepted.

– For dealer pick up orders, the consumer indicates which dealership they want to visit for order pick up (within a 150 mile radius).

“As on-line shopping becomes quicker, easier and more popular, our new on-line store will give consumers more access to Arctic Cat products and product information at any time. We partnered with Shopatron because their Coex Freedom technology funnels consumer orders to our participating dealers for fulfillment,” said Mary Ellen Walker, Vice President – General Manager of PG&A division. Walker goes on to say, “No doubt our dealers will see new customers and sales growth of their Arctic Cat parts, garments and accessories without the investment of building their own internet store.”

The Arctic Cat on-line store also utilizes new technology from ARI – PartStream; an ever-expanding collection of parts diagrams dating back to 1974. This feature simplifies a consumer’s search for the exact part they require regardless of the age of their machine.

Arctic Cat Inc., based in Thief River Falls, Minn., designs, engineers, manufactures and markets all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and snowmobiles under the Arctic Cat brand name, as well as related parts, garments and accessories. Its common stock is traded on the NASDAQ National Market under the ticker symbol “ACAT.” More information about Arctic Cat and its products is available on the Internet at www.arcticcat.com.