Eckstrom, Crapo Miss Podium

Eagle River, Wis.

Team AMSOIL snocross riders DJ Eckstrom and Shaun Crapo battled one of the largest tracks the World PowerSports Association has ever created this past weekend in Eagle River, Wis.

Riding and flying high at the AMSOIL Derby Track, Eckstrom and Crapo would have to deal with a double national. In the first round, Crapo led the charge, finishing seventh in the Pro Open class while Eckstrom finished tenth. With Eckstrom out of the Pro Stock final after breaking a shock in the third round of qualifying, Crapo finished 12th.

The next round saw both riders in all four finals. In Pro Stock, Eckstrom finished 9th while Crapo came in 14th. In Pro Open, Eckstrom finished strong, landing in sixth while Crapo finished the circuit in 10th.


For the season, Eckstrom is 8th overall in Pro Stock while Crapo is sitting in 13th. The two riders switch positions in Pro Open as Crapo is in 8th and Eckstrom is 15th.


The AMSOIL/Scheuring Team will face another double header this weekend as the WPSA brings its show to the rescheduled Polaris National at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, Minn.

Until then, see you at the races,

Jeremy Meyer
AMSOIL Race Coordinator

Supercross Heads To Atlanta

Team AMSOIL Supercross riders Kevin Windham and Travis Preston continued their strong riding in the AMA sanctioned series as it headed away from California for the start of its East Coast swing. Joining the two superstars for the first time this year were Lites riders Billy Laninovich and Ryan Sipes.

Inside the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Windham was strong early, finishing second in his heat race. Preston also moved onto the main with a fifth in the same heat. In the final, Windham was able to ride to a strong fifth place showing, while Preston battled with the pack and crashed in the final, finishing 12th. For the season, KDub is sitting in fourth place while Preston is in seventh.

In the Lites class, Laninovich and Sipes were hoping for a strong start to the East Coast series. Both riders started strong in their heat races. Lano took a second while Sipes grabbed a third place finsih in his qualifier. In the final, Sipes was able to make the top ten after a strong start. He finished in ninth. Laninovich finished in 12th.

Atlanta Round 8 Results

The AMA Supercross series will be in St. Louis this weekend.

See you at the races,

Jeremy Meyer

AMSOIL Race Coordinator

Crapo, Eckstrom Advance To Finals

Eagle River, Wis.

DJ Eckstrom and Shaun Crapo have pushed their AMSOIL/Polaris sleds into the finals for round six of the WPSA Pro tour at the AMSOIL Derby Track in Eagle River, Wis.

Crapo will be starting in the front row for both the Pro Stock and Pro Open finals slated for Saturday morning at 11:00 am cst. Eckstrom will be lining up right next t0 Crapo in the Pro Open final, but will have to watch the Pro Stock final after breaking a shock in the third qualifying round on Friday night.

The Pro Open final is scheduled for noon. After that, both riders will take part in the seventh round of WPSA racing as the Eagle River event is marked as a double national.

See you at the races,

Jeremy Meyer

AMSOIL Race Coordinator

AMSOIL Derby Track Ready For Snocross

Eagle River, Wis.

While the big event held each year at the AMSOIL Eagle River Derby Track is the AMSOIL World Championship Snowmobile Derby, this weekend marks a return of snocross to the northern Wisconsin city.

It's early Friday morning and the crew is making what has to be considered one of the largest snocross tracks in history. The circuit engulfs the 1/2-mile ice oval, has the full front stretch set up as a straight away, and finishes with two giant switchbacks. Amazing how much snow is on this track.

Of course, this IS Eagle River and that means the weather is cold. The wind is blowing very steadily from the East, probably around 20-25 mph.

DJ Eckstrom and Shaun Crapo are looking to move up in the points standings. Both riders are in the top ten in at least one of the classes. Eckstrom is riding well after finishing second last weekend in the Pro Stock class in Valcourt, Quebec.

This is a double national, so both riders could make up significant ground this weekend. With another double national next weekend in Shakopee, Minn., these next two weekends are crucial to the end of the year points race.

We'll be bringing you live updates all weekend long, so, until then, see you at the races.

Jeremy Meyer

AMSOIL Race Coordinator

Windham Podiums In San Diego

Team AMSOIL Supercross rider Kevin Windham has not experienced much success during the current AMA Supercross series. While the veteran entered the weekend sixth overall in the "Supercross" class, he had not been able to place his powerful Honda 450, four stroke on the podium in 2007. That changed last weekend in San Diego.

Windham quietly turned in his best performance of the season. K-Dub started the race in fourth and made a pass for third in the opening laps of the race. From there the Mississippi native rode confidently to his first podium finish of 2007. Teammate Travis Preston finished 10th in the main. The third place finish moves Windham into fourth in the season standings, while Preston dropped down to sixth.

In the "Lites" class, Josh Grant was looking for his third straight podium. Instead, a crash curtailed the young riders hopes. Grant would finish 13th while teammate Jake Wiemer finished in seventh. After seven rounds on the West Coast Lites series, Wiemer is currently in third while Grant is sitting in fifth. Grant and Wiemer won't be riding again until the West Coast series returns on April 28 in Seattle. The East Coast Lites class, along with the Supercross class, will be in Atlanta, Ga. next weekend.

San Diego Round 7 Results

Until them, see you at the races,

Jeremy Meyer
AMSOIL Race Coordinator

Eckstrom Makes First Podium

Valcourt, Quebec

The WPSA made its yearly trek to Valcourt, Quebec this past weekend, and that was good news for Team AMSOIL rider DJ Eckstrom. Eckstrom pushed his #25 AMSOIL/Polaris to a second place finish in the Pro Stock class. It marks the first time this season that Eckstrom has made it on top of the podium. Teammate Crapo finished ninth in Pro Stock.

In Pro Open, Eckstrom finished tenth, but Crapo was unable to make the final after finishing last in his third qualifying heat.

The AMSOIL team will be a little closer to their Northern Minnesota home as they will be racing at the AMSOIL Eagle River Derby Track in Eagle River, Wis. next weekend. The event is a double national with races starting on Friday.

Round 5 Overall Results

Until then, see you at the races,

Jeremy Meyer
AMSOIL Race Coordinator

Crapo, Eckstrom Battle Buffalo Snow

Verona, N.Y.

Team AMSOIL snocross riders Shaun Crapo and DJ Eckstrom and the rest of the WPSA field found the snow they've been looking for all season long last weekend. With record snowfalls in upstate New York, Crapo and Eckstrom were hoping for a record weekend of racing on the freshly fallen snow.

In Pro Stock, Eckstrom was the number four qualifier. Crapo battled two crashes and settled for a Last Chance Qualifier win to advance to the main. Eckstrom finished eighth in the final, while Crapo couldn't overcome the back row starting spot and finished 12th.

In Pro Open, both riders started on the front row. Crapo turned in a fast race, battling up front with the race leader for most of the circuit. Crapo ran out of steam and finished in fourth. Eckstrom was fighting for fifth, but got tangled up and finished 13th.

Crapo moved up in the points race in Pro Open and now sits fifth overall and just 17 points out of first. Eckstrom picked up more than 50 points and moved into the top 20 for the first time this year. In Pro Stock, Eckstrom is in ninth and Crapo is in 15th.

The AMSOIL/Scheuring Speed Sports team will be in action this weekend in Valcourt, Quebec. The WPSA airs weekly on SPEED.

See you at the races,

Jeremy Meyer
AMSOIL Race Coordinator

Grant Podiums, Windham Just Misses

Houston, Texas


Josh Grant continued his success on the AMA Supercross series last weekend with a third place finish at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. The AMSOIL sponsored rider finished third in the Lites division, his third straight podium finish. Meanwhile, teammate Jake Wiemer finished sixth in the same race. For the season, Wiemer sits in third overall in the Supercross West Coast Lites division standings, just five points ahead of Grant, who sits in fourth.

In the Supercross class, AMSOIL rider Kevin Windham finished his best race of the season. Windham started strong, grabbing the lead over Tim Ferry on the second lap. KDub would lead about half of the main event before giving way to winner James Stewart and second place finisher Chad Reed. Windham battled Ferry for third, but a bobble by Windham with two laps to go pushed him into fourth. AMSOIL Teammate Travis Preston finished in fifth. For the season, Windham sits fifth overall and Preston is just eight points behind in sixth.

The AMSOIL team will be in San Diego this weekend for round seven.

See you at the races,

Jeremy Meyer

AMSOIL Race Coordinator

Lange Takes AX Championship

Minneapolis, Minn.

AMSOIL's foray into arenacross racing has proven to be a major success this winter. Thanks to the strong riding of Team Babbitt's/AMSOIL rider Darcy Lange, AMSOIL can boast another rider to its growing list of champions.

Lange and the BooKoo AX series headed into the final weekend in Minneapolis last Friday and Saturday with a chance to secure the overall points championship. Lange not only secured the title, but almost put together a perfect weekend of racing inside the Target Center.

In the 250 class on Friday, Lange got out front in his heat race and didn't look back. He took the checkered in the qualifier and went on to win the main. He then switched to his bigger Kawasaki and took the Friday night sweep by winning both the heat race and the main in the 450 class.

On Saturday, Lange was looking for his perfect weekend to continue. In the 250 class, he once again swept the two rounds of racing. With the 450 class still to run, Lange had the championship, but still wanted perfection. He would almost get there, winning his heat race, but finishing a close second to Tyler Bowers in the 450 main.

For the season, Lange won 12 races in the 250 class and another 11 in the 450 class. His 23 wins were 17 more than the closest competitor. Lange has only missed six podiums in the 36 finals he's raced in this season.

There are two rounds left in the BooKoo Arenacross series. Tonight and tomorrow, the series will be in Unacasville, Conn. at the Mohegan Sun Arena.

Congratulations to Darcy and the entire Babbitt's team.

See you at the races,

Jeremy Meyer
AMSOIL Race Coordinator

Grant Grabs Second Straight Podium

Anaheim, Calif.

After spending the first two weeks of the AMA Supercross Lites series battling injuries, Team AMSOIL rider Josh Grant is getting up to speed with the other top riders in the junior class. Grant finished second two weeks ago in round four of the AMA series, just one spot ahead of teammate Jake Wiemer.

For round five, the AMSOIL/Factory Connection team returned to Anaheim, Calif. for the third and final time this season. Grant didn't get the best start in Saturday nights main, but Wiemer helped him out by crashing in the first turn. That brought out the red flag and allowed Grant to get up front on the restart. Grant moved his way into second and stayed there, finishing well behind race winner Ryan Villopoto. The restart also helped Wiemer, who finished sixth. After five rounds, Wiemer is third overall in the standings and Grant has moved into fifth after finishing last in the first two rounds.

Supercross rider Kevin Windham, meanwhile, finished seventh on top of of his AMSOIL/Honda. He is currently sixth in the points race. Teammate Travis Preston is seventh after not making the final due to injury.

The AMSOIL team will be in Houston, Texas this weekend. The event will air on CBS.

Anaheim Round 5 Results

See you at the races,

Jeremy Meyer
AMSOIL Racing Coordinator