Activities at the AMSOIL Eagle River World Championship Snowmobile Derby begin today in Eagle River, Wis. with the Loadmaster Vintage Snowmobile Championship. More than 600 sleds are registered in 37 classes for this weekends event, which continues to grow in nostalgia every year.
As for the AMSOIL World Championship ice oval race (January 17-20), teams are getting in some last minute testing before next week's renowned race. Team AMS
OIL rider PJ Wanderscheid went back to work in Ironwood, Mich. last weekend. Wanderscheid, one of only three men to ever win the AMSOIL World Championship three times, has spent the last month testing the teams new 600 Arctic Cat. In Ironwood, Wanderscheid finished fourth and third in his heat races in the 600 Open class. Having to start in the back row, Wanderscheid was able to move into eighth on the final countdown.
OIL rider PJ Wanderscheid went back to work in Ironwood, Mich. last weekend. Wanderscheid, one of only three men to ever win the AMSOIL World Championship three times, has spent the last month testing the teams new 600 Arctic Cat. In Ironwood, Wanderscheid finished fourth and third in his heat races in the 600 Open class. Having to start in the back row, Wanderscheid was able to move into eighth on the final countdown.In the Pro 440, Wanderscheid finished second and fifth in his heat races, but failed to qualify for the final.
"It's a large undertaking when you bring in a new engine builder," said Wanderscheid. "We're really not that far from having a really fast sled that handles great. We have taken so many great steps in the new chassis design that if we can get the motor to produce like it should we will be back on top."
Wanderscheid and the AMSOIL team will look to get the remaining bugs worked out in the final tune-up to the AMSOIL World Championships with this weekends race in Plymouth, Wis.
Until then, we'll see you at the races,
Jeremy Meyer
AMSOIL Race Program Manager
