Snocross has officially reached the midway point in the season and FXR athletes are leading the points race in 13 out of 16 classes. Rounds 7 & 8 were held at a brand new venue—the Red River Valley Speedway in Fargo, North Dakota—which provided a massive track with a drop-down start, technical rhythm sections, and big air opportunities.

After balmy weather in Deadwood, reaching about 55F, Fargo dished out the opposite extreme with frigid temps dropping to -40F with windchill. Needless to say, keeping warm was the name of the game over the weekend. With temperatures this low, snow dust was certainly an issue, but visibility was no problem for FXR athletes who sported the new Pilot Goggle, keeping their sights clear.

FXR athletes continued their success over the weekend, bringing home 36 total medals.

STOCK 200

Current points leader, Tristian Hinton #313, took 3^rd place in Saturday’s Stock 200 final after winning his second heat race.

Gvanni D’Antonio #990 made his second podium appearance of the season, scoring the big win in the Stock 200 final.

120 CHAMP 

It was the definition of a “photo finish” as 120 Champ athletes crossed the finish line on Saturday night.

Jaxon Houkom #407 went 3-8 in his heat races and moved on to take 3^rd in the final.

Tavin Knudson #722 scored 2^nd place in Saturday night’s 120 Champ final after going 4-2 in the heat races.

Avery Hemmer #415 not only won both of her heats, but she also took the win in the final. Hemmer is currently one point out of first in the points race.

TRANSITION 8-10

Zach Miller #261 went a consistent 3-3 in his heat races and claimed the #2 spot on the box in the final.

JR GIRLS 9-13

Ava McCurdy #42, currently sitting 2^nd in points, took 3^rd place in Saturday’s JR Girls 9-13 final.

After going 1-2 in her heats, Kendall Rose #120 furthered her points lead, scoring 2^nd in the final.

TRANSITION 9-13

Isaac Peterson #612 took 2^nd in both of his qualifying races and went on to score 3^rd in the final.

Points leader Cameron Cole #747 scored the big win in the final after going 3-1 in his heat races.

JR 10-13

Isaac Peterson #612 claimed his second podium of the day, scoring another 3^rd place podium finish in the JR 10-13 final.

Cameron Cole #747 claimed his second win of the day, taking the top spot on the box after also winning both of his heat races. Cole is leading both the JR 10-13 and Transition 10-13 class in points.

JR 14-15

Connor Campbell #331 claimed the #3 spot on the podium after going 4-2 in his heat races.

After winning both of his heats, Domenic Hegman #113 went on to also win the JR 14-15 final. Hegman is the current points leader in this class.

JR 16-17

Cade Fleming #433 placed 2-4 in his qualifying races and took 3^rd place in the JR 16-17 final.

 

Domenic Hegman #113 wrapped up the weekend with another perfect score—winning both of his heat races as well as the final—in both the JR 16-17 and JR 14-15 classes.

SPORT LITE

Kellen Chapuran #254 is in a close battle in the points race. Chapuran currently sits in 1^st, but is only 7 points ahead of 2^nd. Chapuran furthered his lead by scoring 2^nd in Friday night’s Sport Lite final after placing 2-1 in his heat races.

Kyle Sand #210 rode impressively over the weekend, going 3-2 in his heat races on Friday and scoring the big win in the Sport Lite final.

PRO LITE SNOWBIKE

Steven Max #42 claimed two more gold medals over the weekend.

 

 

SPORT

Kyle Kunstman #107 went 5-4 in his heats on Friday and went on to score 2^nd in the final—his 5^th podium of the season. After a questionable call in Saturday night’s Sport final, sending Kunstman to the back row, Kunstman had his work cut out for him and didn’t make the podium finish he was looking for. Kunstman is now tied for 1^st in the points race.

PRO AM PLUS 30

Team LaVallee’s Andy Lieders #57 scored a perfect 1-1-1 on Saturday in the Pro Am Plus 30 class.

PRO SNOWBIKE

Troy Horbaty #157 took 2^nd in both moto’s on Friday night, resulting in 2^nd overall. Horbaty went another 2-2 in his moto’s on Saturday, resulting in another 2^nd place overall to wrap up the weekend. Horbaty is now tied for 2^nd in the points race.

 

Jesse Kirchmeyer #1 continued his winning streak, going 1-1 in his moto’s both Friday and Saturday nights, resulting in double overall wins. Kirchmeyer remains undefeated this season and is leading the class in points by 68 points.

PRO AM WOMEN

Tausha Lange #214 went a consistent 3-3 in her heats on Friday and raced to 3^rd in the final. On Saturday, Lange breezed through her heat races with a 1-2. Lange scored another 3^rd place podium finish in Saturday night’s Pro Am Women final and is sitting 3^rd in overall points. 

 

After a gnarly crash on Friday, Malene Andersen #93 had some work to do on Saturday. Andersen went 2-1 in her qualifying races and placed 2^nd in the final. Andersen is now 2^nd in the points race, only 10 points out of the close battle for 1^st.

PRO LITE

Adam Peterson #113 scored double podiums over the weekend—2^nd on Friday and 3^rd on Saturday. Saturday night marked Peterson’s 6^th podium of the season. Peterson holds a fairly large lead in the overall points race.

 

Boss Racing’s Jordan Lebel #511 returned to racing after an injury in round 1 sidelined him for the past few race weekends. Lebel looked stronger than ever, scoring impressively in his heat races and winning Friday night’s Pro Lite final.

 

PRO

Oskar Norum #40 continued his chase in the points race over the weekend, placing a consistent 3-3 in his qualifiers on Saturday and capping off the night in the 3^rd spot on the box. Norum remains 2^nd in the points race.

 

Kyle Pallin #324 was off to a good start, scoring 5-4 in his heat races which set him up for a nice front row pick in the final where Pallin placed 2^nd.

 

The unstoppable Elias Ishoel #200 continued his success over the weekend, lighting the candles both nights with double wins. Ishoel remains the leader in the race for the championship.

The third and final stop of the Dakota Swing takes us back to the state of South Dakota for rounds 9 & 10—where Snocross will see another brand new venue and location—W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds in Sioux Falls on February 19^th and 20^th.