09/04/2026
Duluth Amsoil National Recap 🏁
The last race weekend of the year was full of memories!
- Showdown
- 1st time on his transition sled
- Crazy weather 🌧️🌬️❄️☀️
- Pool time with our race family
Thursday kicked things off with the Showdown. The top 7 racers in points in each regional circuit were invited to attend. Ryder raced his Stock 200 sled and finished 4th in his 1st heat and 16th overall in the final. The wind on top of the ski hill was crazy! Our hotel sign tipped over even!
Friday morning was Ryder’s first run on his transition sled. It’s a full size sled with a special key to limit the speed. Our goal for the day was just to try out the sled on the track and not get lapped. He finished last in both his heats but kept up pretty well. Mom was in charge and trying to hold it together! 🫣 Aunty Kels even got in on the action helping in staging.
Zach was able to join us Friday afternoon for the Stock 200 racing. Ryder had great starts in both his heats and was running in 3rd for most of the race. He hit a bad lane coming up the hill and lost his momentum. He finished 6th in heat 1 and 7th in heat 2. With 50 stock 200 sleds, he did not make the final. The weather was beautiful this day and you couldn’t beat the view!
Saturday was day 3! Ryder ran Transition 8-10 and Stock 200. These classes were back to back switching between sleds.
Stock 200 - he jumped the start and had to start back row, he finished 8th and 7th. No final.
Transition 8-10 was more practice time on the track. He took off on the line and then dropped back in the 1st corner. He kept up with the rest of pack and finished 2nd to last in both heats. He loved getting the sled off the ground across the finish line. 🥴
No podium finishes but overall such a fun weekend! We got to spend lots of time together and hang out with all our race friends! We are sure going to miss this and are already looking forward to next season! 🥰
A special thank you to KLIM and Ollie’s Service Inc. for the support!
