ESPN Winter X-Games
Results
Four Polaris racers made it to the Winter X-Games final. #5 Mike Schultz (Avalanche Racing/Rockstar), #108 Levi LaVallee (Hentges Racing/Pirtek), #44 TJ Gulla (Hentges Racing/Pirtek) and #19 Brett Bender (Hentges Racing/Pirtek). LaVallee, Schultz and Gulla qualified in round one qualifying. Bender went on to the second round where he won his heat race putting him in the final.
Anticipation was in the air as the X-Game final grew closer. There would be twelve racers on the line racing 18 laps for the gold. When the green flag was thrown all twelve sleds thundered off the line with Ryan Simons grabbing the lead. By the end of lap two it was Simons followed by Tucker Hibbert, Matt Piche, and Carl Schubitzke. Gulla slotted into 5th and Levi LaVallee in 6th, Schultz in 7th and Bender in the back of the pack. By lap three Gulla had moved solidly into 4th with LaVallee still in 6th. Hibbert took over the lead on lap five. The order didn’t change much until lap 12 when Gulla passed Schubitzke to take over 3rd place.
At the checkered flag it was Tucker Hibbert taking the Gold, Ryan Simons taking Silver and TJ Gulla capturing the Bronze medal. The rest of the finishing order was #6 Carl Schubitzke in 4th, #101 Katejun Coonishish 5th, #108 Levi LaVallee 6th, #93 Iain Hayden 7th, #27 Mathieu Morin 8th, #5 Mike Schultz 9th, #518 Matthew Piche 10th, #19 Brett Bender 11th and #196 Brett Turcotte 12th.
Congratulations to #44 TJ Gulla on winning the Bronze medal at the 2007 Winter X-Games.
2007 WINTER X-GAMES
| #68 |
Tucker Hibbert |
Arctic Cat |
| #67 |
Ryan Simons |
Arctic Cat |
| #44 |
TJ Gulla |
Polaris |
| #6 |
Carl Schubitzke |
Arctic Cat |
| #101 |
Katejun Coonishish |
Ski-Doo |
| #108 |
Levi LaVallee |
Polaris |
| #93 |
Iain Hayden |
Ski-Doo |
| #27 |
Mathieu Morin |
Ski-Doo |
| #5 |
Mike Schultz |
Polaris |
| #518 |
Matthew Piche |
Arctic Cat |
| #19 |
Brett Bender |
Polaris |
| #196 |
Brett Turcotte |
Ski-Doo |
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Winter X-Games 11 - Live on ESPN from Aspen, CO. If you have never been you should go and watch. The atsmosphere is electric.
Levi LaVallee and Ross Martin took Silver & Bronze respectively last year. They both are hungry for the Gold. So are Mike Schultz, TJ Gulla, DJ Eckstrom, Shaun Crapo and others. Watching it unfold on TV is cool but being there is awesome. Come and cheer on your favorite Polaris racer.
Venue Information:
Buttermilk Mountain
Aspen, CO
For more information visit www.wpsaracing.com or www.expn.com.
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ISOC Lake Geneva National Sno-Cross
LaVallee Wins Pro Stock and Season Championship At Lake Geneva, Bender Wins Pro Open At Lake Geneva. Gulla Wins Season Championship in Pro Open With Bender Taking 2nd and LaVallee 3rd Sweeping The Podium In The Pro Open Points Chase.
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