Team Arctic Race Report: Hibbert Opens Season with Win

Team Arctic snocross racers earned six wins and 21 podium places at the season-opening ISOC National at  Spirit Mountain in Duluth, Minn. aboard the Arctic Cat ZR6000R SX.

Tucker Hibbert led the charge at Duluth with a win in the Pro Open class on night one, followed by a near-miss on the second day that saw him charge from mid-pack to second place, less than a half-second behind the winner. Justin Broberg joined Team Arctic this season and immediately proved his place among the Pro Open elite with a fourth place finish. David Joanis was the top qualifier of the weekend and backed it up with a sixth place finish.

Montana Jess claimed a pair of second place finishes in the Pro Lite class, while Dan Benham took a third place. Team Arctic claimed five of the top 10 in one final and four of the top 10 in the other.

Ryley Bester earned wins in both Jr. 14-15 and Jr. 16-17. The winning continued in the youth classes with Eric Downs claiming Jr. 10-13, Inanna Hauger winning Jr. Girls 9-13, and Anson Scheele taking Transition 8-12. Eddie Neubaur, Dylan Jansen and Brandon Lind delivered podium finishes in the Sport and Sport Lite classes, while Wes Selby made a strong return to snocross with a second in Pro AM 30 Plus.

“We’re happy and excited,” said Team Arctic Race Manager Mike Kloety, when asked about the team’s overall performance at Duluth. “For starters, it’s great to capture the big class with Tucker. That’s the headline win for sure. But it’s equally impressive to win every Junior category, with Team Green taking five of the top-6 in Jr. 16-17, four of the top-5 in Jr. 10-13 and seven of the top-10 in Jr. Girls. Plus we claimed podium positions in every Pro Lite, Sport and Sport Lite class. It proves how hard our racers and teams have worked, the power and handling of our ZR6000R SX race sled and the strength of our program.”

The next ISOC snocross national is Dec. 11-12 in Fargo, ND.