Medal Favorite Hoyer Takes Home Second Straight Silver

Justin Hoyer teamed up with the AMSOIL/Scheuring Speed Sports team this fall to give him a more reliable sled during his Winter X Games competition. The sleds worked perfectly in Aspen and the defending gold medalist held up his end of the bargain during the opening night of competition on ESPN.

Hoyer was the top qualifier coming out of the first round of eliminations and backed it up with the top score after two rounds. Hoyer, who would flip his 500 pound snowmobile last in the Winter X Games final, needed to beat Daniel Bodin's 91.66 score for a shot at the gold. A small hand check on a no-handed landing might have cost Hoyer the gold, but his 91.00 run was enough for a second straight medal, this time the silver.

That was a battle," Hoyer said. "It was the hardest Winter X ever. We've come a long way and hopefully we can continue to grow. Next year I'm a little nervous though. It's going to get ugly. Real ugly."



Team AMSOIL gets another crack at gold tonight when Scheuring sends out AMSOIL Championship Snocross Series pro Willie Elam for the Snowmobile Speed and Style event. Tonight's final will air live on ESPN. Qualifying will be held throughout the day in Aspen.

Robbie Malinoski and Ross Martin will look for gold in Snocross on Sunday afternoon, while Hoyer will compete for the title of Best Trick on Sunday night. Both events air live on ESPN.

Until then, we'll see you at the races,

Team AMSOIL

Team AMSOIL Ready For Winter X Games: Hoyer Flips In Tonight

The last weekend of January brings prime time coverage of snowmobile racing and Team AMSOIL will be at the forefront at the 2011 Winter X Games.

Winter X, which starts today in Aspen, Colo., brings the best action sports stars on the planet together to compete for a X Games gold medal. This year, AMSOIL will once again be led by snocross stars Robbie Malinoski and Ross Martin.

But since snocross doesn't start until Sunday, the Freestyle competitions will have to hold you over and AMSOIL will be well represented in those events. Scheuring Speed Sports team owner Steve Scheuring has signed an agreement with 2010 silver medalist Justin Hoyer to run a Rock Star/AMSOIL/Ski Doo in both Snowmobile Freestyle and Snowmobile Best Trick. The Freestyle competition starts tonight and will air on ESPN live starting at 7:00 (ET). Best Trick is scheduled for Sunday night, also on ESPN.



Scheuring will also implement his secondary rider, Willie Elam, into the Snowmobile Speed & Style event. This competition is a mix of snocross and freestyle. That event will be on Friday night on ESPN.

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Until then, we'll see you at the races,

Team AMSOIL