Cross-country racers in Oslo, Minn. faced brutal weather for the USXC Oslo 100, with temperatures of -5 degrees plummeting to -25 degrees due to icy winds. The 24.6-mile course was just as difficult, with half made up of natural terrain and the other half following a winding river – and plenty of concrete-hard snowdrifts in the ditches. “Racing over this type of terrain is like driving a car over railroad tracks,” said Yamaha Snowmobile Racing technical coordinator Brian Strawsell. “It’s so unpredictable that it makes setting up the sleds particularly hard.” Nonetheless, despite various challenges during the day, Lindbom had it all sorted out by the time the Semi Pro Improved race lined up. Although he drew the last starting position of 16 drivers, he passed every other sled in his class after two long laps to win by an amazing 2 min. 30 sec. – a total domination of the event.
| Semi-Pro Improved |
| 1 |
Ben Lindbom - YAM |
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| 2 |
Timmy Kallock |
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| 3 |
Travis Faust |
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| 4 |
Dillan Dohrn |
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| 5 |
Brad Pecka |
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| 6 |
Bradley Steadman |
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| 7 |
Adam Mach |
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| 8 |
Alex Hetteen |
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| 9 |
Dave Dirkman |
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| 10 |
Craig Ritzinger |
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| Standings after Round 4 of 8 |
| 1 |
Ben Lindbom - YAM |
212 |
| 2 |
Travis Faust |
192 |
| 3 |
Alex Hetteen |
141 |
| 4 |
Cale Anseeuw |
132 |
| 5 |
Adam Mach |
126 |
| 6 |
Nathan Moritz |
123 |
| 7 |
Craig Ritzinger |
120 |
| 8 |
Quintin Rettler |
116 |
| 9 |
Jacob Muller - YAM |
107 |
| 10 |
Dillan Dohrn |
90 |
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Ross Erdman and Lindbom both put in top-10 performances in the morning Pro Open event. Yamaha’s Josephsen added, “I’m proud of Ben and Brian for working through their early setup issues, and then coming back to win the Semi Pro Improved race.”
| Pro Open |
| 1 |
Ryan Simons |
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| 2 |
Bobby Menne IV |
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| 3 |
Aaron Christensen |
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| 4 |
Brian Dick |
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| 5 |
Zach Herfindahl |
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| 6 |
Wesley Selby |
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| 7 |
Gabe Bunke |
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| 8 |
Cody Kallock |
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| 9 |
Ben Lindbom - YAM |
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| 10 |
Justin Tate |
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| Standings after Round 4 of 8 |
| 1 |
Ryan Simons |
220 |
| 2 |
Brian Dick |
197 |
| 3 |
Zach Herfindahl |
187 |
| 4 |
Wesley Selby |
145 |
| 5 |
Bobby Menne IV |
142 |
| 6 |
Re Wadena - YAM |
134 |
| 7 |
Chad Lian |
122 |
| 8 |
Justin Tate |
116 |
| 9 |
Ross Erdman - YAM |
110 |
| 10 |
Jordan Torgerson |
102 |
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