Polaris Riders Win 10 Pro Classes at Jackson Hole World Championship Hillclimb

Polaris snowmobile hillclimbers won 10 of 12 Pro class titles, including all four Stock and all four Mod classes, and won all four Pro King of the Hill titles at the 39th annual Jackson Hole World Championship Snowmobile Hillclimb.

Polaris racer David Sharp, Jr., won the Pro 800 Improved class and the Improved King of the Hill crown at the event held March 20-23 in Jackson Hole, Wyo., and Keith Curtis won all five classes he entered, the Stock and Mod King of the Hill titles, and the event’s ultimate competition, the King of Kings crown.

Polaris racer Andy Thomas won the Semi-Pro Stock and Semi-Pro Improved classes, and the Semi-Pro King of the Hill crown, giving Polaris a full sweep of the event’s King competitions. Polaris racer Christy Frisby won the Women’s Improved Stock title and Shelley Heap won the Women’s Stock class.

Pro Classes

Keith Curtis won the 600 Stock, 800 Stock, 800 Mod, 1000 Stock and Open Mod classes. He then won the Stock King of the Hill crown and the Mod King of the Hill title. In the final run-off involving King titlists, Curtis won the 2014 Jackson Hole King of Kings crown. It was the fifth time in his career that Curtis won all five classes he entered at an RMSHA event, and the first time he achieved such a sweep at Jackson Hole.

David Sharp, Jr., won the 800 Improved class title and finished second in 800 Mod. He won the Improved King of the Hill crown, and finished second to Curtis in the King of Kings competition.

Erin Beukelman won the 700 Mod and 1000 Improved class titles, was second in 800 Improved and was third in 800 Mod. He finished third in the Improved King of the Hill run-off.

Cole Willford won the 600 Mod class and finished second in the Mod King of the Hill run-off.

Luke Rainey won the 700 Stock title and was second in 1000 Stock. He finished second in the Stock King of the Hill competition.

Polaris hillclimbers who finished in the top three to earn podium spots included: Dolan Phelps, second in 700 Stock and third in 600 Stock; Tyler Crockett, second in 600 Mod; Toby Shepherd, second in 700 Stock; Aaron Sterck, second in 800 Stock; Les Keller, second in 600 Improved; and Brandon Titensor, third in 600 Improved.

Polaris won all four stock classes and took six of the top seven spots in 600 Stock, swept the top three spots in 700 Stock, earned five of the top 10 spots in 800 Stock, and finished 1-2 and took four of the top six spots in 1000 Stock.

Polaris racers earned seven of top eight spots in 600 Improved, six of the top eight places in 800 Improved, and Polaris racers swept the podium and grabbed five of the top 10 spots in 800 Mod.

Jackson Hole was a Rocky Mountain Snowmobile Hillclimb Assn. (RMSHA) points event. The season’s three remaining hillclimbs start with the Crested Butte [CO] Hillclimb, April 12-13.