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PREPARATIONS BEGIN FOR RETURN OF SNOCROSS RACING TO FINGER LAKES
FARMINGTON, N.Y. – Preparations begin with the onset of snow making for professional snocross racing at Finger Lakes Gaming
& Racetrack. The AMSOIL Championship Snocross Series Eastern Nationals returns on Friday, February 5 and Saturday, February
6, 2010. The two-day event is complete with amateur, semi-pro and professional racing, along with an aerial freestyle show
by the Monster Energy Slednecks Invasion Tour.
With the arrival of the snow guns earlier in the week, the stockpiling is anticipated to begin sometime next week. The recent temperature
rises predicted this week have shifted the initial start of the snow making process slightly. Snowmaking is tentative on
temperatures as well as humidity levels; the optimal conditions are temperatures at roughly 10 degrees Fahrenheit and little to no
humidity within the atmosphere. Over 20 acres of snow are to be produced for the creation of the snocross track. To create the
volume needed, the snow guns are expected to run over the next three weeks.
The Eastern Nationals mark the fifth stop of nine on the 2009-10 AMSOIL Championship Snocross Series (ACSS). Regional,
Semi-Pro, and Professional level races, including finals for men and women are scheduled both days of the event. In addition to
racing, fans can expect various snowmobile-related vendors, sled demonstrations, prize drawings and more. Friday evening will
also be complemented by autograph sessions with many of the professional riders and a return of the aerial freestyle acrobatics of
The Monster Energy Slednecks Invasion Tour. A fireworks show will close out the event on Saturday night.
Mens professional riders expected to appear include Tucker Hibbert, a four-time Winter X Games gold medalist; including the past
three years (2007-2009). Winning his first gold medal at the age of 15, Hibbert currently holds the record for the youngest gold
medalist in Winter X Games history and has enjoyed tremendous success on the ACSS circuit. Hibbert, who didn’t compete in the
Eastern Nationals last year at Finger Lakes is expected to be joined by defending AMSOIL Pro Stock champion and five-time
Winter X Games medalist, Levi Lavallee. Also expected to compete are TJ Gulla, Robbie Malinowski, and Ross Martin.
The following is a tentative schedule of events (all times approximate and subject to change):
Friday, February 5, 2010:
3pm: Doors Open
4pm-9pm: Semi-Pro/Pro Race: Semi-finals and Finals
8:30pm: Pro Race Autograph Session
9:45pm: Monster Energy Slednecks Invasion Tour
Saturday, February 6, 2010:
9am: Doors Open
9am: Regional Races: Semi-finals and Finals
1pm: Semi-Pro Races: Semi-finals and Finals
5pm: Pro Race: Semi-finals and Finals
10pm: Fireworks Show
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