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Ingles Performance riders cap stellar season on the podium in Malone
Leo Patenaude
MALONE, N.Y. (Mar. 25, 2014) – In one of the most dominant overall team performances witnessed in nearly a decade, the snowmobile snocross athletes of Ingles Performance/Ski-doo landed on the podium again last weekend at the 2014 East Coast Snocross (ECS) season finale.
The event was held on Friday night and Saturday at the beautiful Titus Mountain Family Ski Center. This was the tenth round of what has been a grueling, yet very rewarding winter for everyone involved with the veteran snocross squad based in Phoenix, New York.
On Friday night, Ingles-sponsored rider Leo Patenaude, of Hartland, VT, competed in Pro Open after winning Pro Lite and finished an impressive second behind Lincoln Lemieux. Ingles rider Kevin Wallenstein, of Cadillac, MI, was also on hand after his successful campaign in ISOC and filled out the podium in third.
Quebec native Danny Poirier capped one of the best seasons in his lengthy career with second place in Saturday’s final. That locked up
Danny Poirier
Poirier’s fourth Pro title (2004, 2009, 2012, and now 2014) and gives Ingles/Ski-doo reason to brag. Poirier, 34, is like a fine wine – he keeps getting better with age. Ingles rider Mathieu Morin capped a strong 2014 season (five wins) with a third-place run on Saturday.
In Pro Lite action Friday evening, Patenaude led his younger brother Hunter across the stripe with longtime veteran Jason Boron a solid third. On Saturday, Leo was leading the final but cased a jump and came off his sled. Boron snuck past to claim the victory, with Hunter and Leo second and third. Hunter had a simply incredible rookie season, earning the championship against all odds.
All in all, it was one of the most successful seasons in recent memory for the Ingles squad. In a winter where clean sweeps were almost the norm, these results are both gratifying and satisfying. For team co-owner Robin Ingles, the effort and energy put forth has yielded an almost unimaginable return.
Hunter PatenaudeW
“To go out and claim both the Pro Open and Pro Lite championships in the same season is absolutely amazing,” Ingles said. “Mike and I are so proud of the whole team. It was an amazing year where everything just clicked. We all worked hard, but we also had a lot of fun. We couldn’t have asked for a better effort from the entire team.”
Adding to the strong finishes the team enjoyed all season was a solid third place finish by Chris Ingles in the Sport class. Chris matured a great deal on track this season, no doubt learning from his veteran teammates at every opportunity.
Ingles Performance would like to thank our great sponsors for their continued support; Ski-doo, Woody’s, C&A Pro Skis, ROX Speed FX, DP Brakes, VP Racing Fuels, Fly Racing, 139designs.com, Moto Tassinari, NGK Spark Plugs, SPI (Speed Punk Images), the Ale-n-Angus Pub, and RFH’s Restaurant and Motel.
For more information, please go to www.inglesperformance.com.
RENO OFF-ROAD EXPO OFF THE HOOK!
RENO OFF-ROAD EXPO OFF THE HOOK!
RENO, NV (April 9, 2014). Lockett Shows produce the Reno Off-Road Motorsports Expo every year in Reno, NV and this year they rocked the charts with a very generous donation to BRC. Al and Shirley Lockett, owners and show producers of Lockett Shows (http://www.lockettshows.com/) are involved in many promotions, but they are especially fond of the Off-Road Motorsports show because they also love motorsports like four-wheeling.
“BlueRibbon Coalition represents and helps protect all the sports and activities we love in the great outdoors,” said Al, “and that is one main reason we get behind BRC every year with our event here in northern NV.”
That’s My Boy FEATURING NEIL DEES
Neil is currently coming into his fifth year of racing at the young age
of eight. He enjoys all the typical little boys things, in the winter,
he is focused on Snocross racing.
He lives and plays in northern Wisconsin, where winter sports top the
charts for things to do in a small town.
Neil competed in his first race at 3 years old in Winter, Wisconsin and
from there on out, he couldn’t be stopped. He has raced a full season
each year since he began, competing in both Wisconsin and Minnesota
circuits. He has accomplished a great deal in the past few years,
including a couple points championships and a win at the Eagle River
World Championship Derby. He loves the sport so much his dream career is
to be a pro rider on the ISOC tour and race at the X Games some day.
During the off-season he stays in shape by riding his four-wheeler,
swimming, and running. He loves to spend his time outdoors hiking in the
woods, camping, jet skiing, and practicing archery and target shooting.
This school year, he also became involved with Cub Scouts, hoping to one
day make the ranks as an Eagle Scout.
