Arctiva racers made the trip to Spirit Mountain in Duluth, Minn. over the holiday weekend for the ISOC Amsoil Championship Snocross Series season opener.

All the racers were eager to get back on the track and both Arctiva riders Johan Lidman and Levi LaVallee worked their way into the top-10 during both finals.

During the first pro round of the weekend, both LaVallee and Lidman were able to capture heat race wins, while Lidman grabbing seventh in the final main event, just ahead of LaVallee who finished eighth.

In the second pro round, LaVallee overtook reigning champ Tucker Hibbert to earn another heat race win, and eventually went on to finish eighth in the final.

Lidman improved his result from the first round to finish just off the podium in fourth. After all the racing was complete, LaVallee and Lidman are both tied for sixth in the championship standings.

The Arctiva riders will be looking to work their way onto the podium at next round of the ISOC Amsoil Championship Snocross Series. The circuit will head to Blackjack Ski Hill in Bessemer, Mich. from December 9-11, 2011 for another action-packed weekend.

Stay tuned to Arctiva for the latest race updates, gear and accessories. Also follow us on Facebook for the most up-to-date news from Arctiva.

Eastern Canada Response Corporation (ECRC) selected BRP’s Evinrude E-TEC engines to repower its 79-boat fleet. The CA $1.5 million contract was awarded to BRP based on Evinrude outboards’ low cost of ownership and high environmental standards.

ECRC operates six centres in eastern Canada and provides marine oil spill response services in all navigable waters east of the Rocky Mountains.

Boats powered by the 30 hp to 225 hp Evinrude E-TEC engines will be at the forefront of chemical and oil spill cleanup throughout Canada and the United States.

The company, a member of the Global Response Network that supports worldwide oil spill response, maintains approximately $40 million in equipment inventory and 34 full-time employees to sustain a constant state of readiness.

“In choosing Evinrude outboard engines, our organization examined the projected low cost of ownership, the low environmental impact and the easy storage of Evinrude E-TEC engines as these were important factors in our decision,” said James Carson, president and general manager of ECRC. “BRP’s commitment to this project was clear from the start, and the engine replacements were completed on time without compromising ECRC’s capability.”

BRP’s Evinrude E-TEC engines are engineered for easy upkeep and require no dealerscheduled maintenance for 3 years or 300 hours. When combined with superior fuel economy, the Evinrude E-TEC outboard is a reliable engine platform with a much lower total ownership cost than others on the market.

“Evinrude E-TEC engines are relied upon for many uses, but maybe none more important than protecting people and our environment.” said Yves Leduc, vice-president and general manager for BRP’s North America division. “BRP supports ECRC’s critical mission to safeguard our waterways.”

An Evinrude E-TEC engine has the lowest reportable emissions of any outboard brand. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granted BRP a “Clean Air Technology Excellence Award” in 2005 for Evinrude E-TEC technology.

BRP has a long history with oil spill response companies. In addition to ECRC, several companies, including Alaska Clean Seas, Delaware Bay and River Cooperative and Chevron Oil, power their fleet with Evinrude E-TEC engines.

Answer this and you could be in Yamaha’s 2012 ad campaign!

Continuing with their grassroots advertising approach, Yamaha Motor Canada is spotlighting real world Yamaha owners in their 2012 ad campaign.

After asking Canadians ‘What Kind of Yamaha Are You?’ the company now wants to know, ‘Why do you Yamaha?’

“We had a great response to last year;s ad campaign, where we invited Yamaha owners to upload photos of them with their Yamaha to our Facebook page,” says Yamaha Motor Canada;s National Marketing Manager, Tim Kennedy. “We received hundreds of photos and placed many of them into our corporate advertising. Now we want to know why they choose Yamaha.”

What’s the process to entering Yamaha Motor Canada’s new ad campaign? It’s simple:

1. Organize your best ‘you and Yamaha’ photos.
2. Write down the reasons why you choose Yamaha
3. Email your photos and testimonial to horizons@yamaha-motor.ca

“For each person featured in Yamaha’s 2012 ad campaign, we will send them a $250 Yamabuck, good for anything and everything Yamaha at their local dealer!” adds Kennedy. “This includes many of our partners like Irish Setter, AXO, Yamalube, TRIC, and more.”

What are you waiting for? Send in your photos and story and you could be Yamaha’s next star!

Due to the mild and wet weather we are experiencing the race format for the CSRA Season Opener at Calabogie Peaks Resort has been changed to a (1) day race format. ALL CLASSES will race motos, qualifiers and finals on Sunday December 4.

A 2-Hour Practice session on Saturday 2:00PM – 4:00PM. (track conditions permitting). There is no practice on Sunday. Racing will start at 8:00AM Sunday.

All racer entries must be Faxed to the CSRA office by Midnight today November 29. No entry fees will be processed until after we re-confirm the event is able to proceed. This confirmation will be made Thursday evening at 8:00PM on Facebook and the CSRA website.

This format is necessary to provide the best possible racing conditions for our competitors and fans.

Congratulations to the CSRA racers that competed at the ISOC season opener race in Duluth MN. What an AMAZING performance by Iain Hayden, Wakenda Peters, Sean Maculay and Jacob Rosko Fong.

For more information contact Ken Avann and the CSRA Team