Photos by Gary Cartwright

he World Snowmobile Association has announced a multi-year agreement with Parts Unlimited as Presenting Sponsor of the WSA Snocross Worldwide Championship. WSA’s Scott O’Mally stated, “Once again we are privileged and honored by Parts Unlimited’s commitment to the motorsports industry and their pledge for a multi-year contract as Presenting Sponsor of the WSA Snocross Worldwide Series. Such a commitment solidifies their motto: “We Support The Sport.”
     Not only will Parts Unlimited support the WSA as a Presenting Sponsor, the company will also bring to the table its Arctiva brand of outerwear, Z1R helmet brand and Trukke boots as WSA SWC sponsors. In addition to top professional racers such as Justin Tate and Brad Pitlik wearing Arctiva gear, it will also be worn at events by WSA officials as well. “I need my people (officials) safe and warm out there,” said WSA race director Blair Bodley.      “These guys are out there in the cold and wind for sometimes 12 hours. Arctiva and Trukke will get that job done for us.”
     “We’re happy to be involved with the World Snowmobile Association and the Snocross Worldwide Championship,” said Jeff Fox, President/CEO of Parts Unlimited. “We enjoy snowmobiling, snowmobile racing and supporting the sport, so partnering with the WSA in presenting the SWC is a natural fit for us. We look forward to working with the WSA during the coming seasons.”

Arctiva, Trukke, Z1R-outfitted Don Leddy of Team Hentges gets ready for action at the Lambeau Field, Green Bay WSA round in February.

Where football greats such as Bart Starr, Jim Taylor and coach Vince Lombardi once thrilled their fans, last February the WSA Snocross riders were at Lambeau Field to produce some thrills of their own.

Story courtesy of Red Bull Fuel + Fury
Photos by Christian Pondella and Rich Van Every

yrotechnics and man-made obstacles mixed with Mother Nature herself to turn the industrial urban enclave at Milwaukee’s old Pabst Brewery into a Hollywood-like stage set of flying snowmobiles last April. Despite rainy skies, the fourth annual Red Bull Fuel + Fury freestyle snowmobile event entertained a capacity crowd, christening a new superstar of the young sport.
     Chris “Big Air” Burandt, 26, of Kremmling, Colo. scored 93 points on his second of two runs by connecting on a large variety of tricks such as a Rock Solid, Indian Air, Superman seat grab and riding the 8-foot-high, 40-foot-long rainbow rail. But it was the Holy Man trick in which Burandt floated mid-air above his Arctic Cat sled over the mega 100-foot gap jump that wowed the judges and crowd.
     “This is an obstacle course for a reason and I think I won because I went out and assaulted everything and hit everything,” Burandt said about his winning second run in front of the estimated capacity crowd of 2,500 packed into the tight 150-foot by 500-foot venue. “This isn’t just ramps. This is wall rides, rails, and jibs. This is my kind of riding and I’m glad I won.”
     Burandt outscored Justin Hoyer, 23, of Ellsworth, Wis. (defending champion) and Heath Frisby, 20, of Caldwell, Id., earning him the $4,000 first-place prize. Three other top professional U.S. riders and two international riders from Canada and Sweden completed the elite, eight-rider field.
While Burandt wowed the crowd with his big air tricks, it was the backflips of the two Parts Unlimited/Z1R/Arctiva-sponsored riders Frisby and Hoyer that drew the biggest applause. Frisby connected on four total backflips and Hoyer added one to his trick repertoire this year. “I’ve been a little bit nervous to do it,” Hoyer said of the backflip, which he first learned on a dirt bike. “It just took a big crowd like this to push me over the edge a little bit and they loved it.”
     The SCS Racing-designed course featured six steel ramp jumps, two natural dirt jumps, a wall ride, the 40-foot-long rainbow rail, and an old Pabst beer truck-turned gap obstacle. Over 3000 cubic yards of dirt, snow and mostly wood chips were trucked in to construct the course base.
“Red Bull Fuel and Fury has always been an innovative, unique event,” said Hoyer about the course. “It really has elevated the whole sport, bringing in new elements to the game. This event has grown freestyle snowcross enormously.”

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Organizers of Red Bull Fuel + Fury 2005 pulled out all the stops to put on a great show. Christian Pondella photo.

From left to right: 3rd place Heath Frisby, winner Chris Burandt and runner-up Justin Hoyer hoist the huge trophies custom made for Red Bull Fuel + Fury 2005. Rich Van Every photo.

The historic Pabst Brewery in Milwaukee was transformed into a Hollywood-style movie set for the 2005 Red Bull Fuel + Fury.
Christian Pondella photo.

Parts Unlimited/Z1R/Arctiva-sponsored Heath Frisby does an amazing back-flip for the crowd.
Christian Pondella photo.

Don’t try this at home! In fact, don’t try it anywhere. Justin Hoyer does his thing en route to 2nd place overall. Rich Van Every photo.