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by Doug Etten, Sports Editor Vilas County News-Review Just three races into the USSA ProStar Cup Tour season Blaine Stephenson of Hutchinson, Minn., and Gunnar Sterne of West Chicago, Ill., are separating themselves from the field following racing action at the 525 Racing Complex in Wausau this past weekend. Stephenson, coming off a perfect three…

Friday night, January 20, driver Blaine Stephenson laid his head on his pillow with visions of $6,500 floating around his very fast Pro Champ 440 Wahl Brothers Polaris. His wife Alexis gently pinched him and said, “No Blaine, it is not a dream.” It was that kind of a day for the four-time world champion…

Earlier in 2022, the USSA ProStar Series renewed its commitment to the 440 Pro Champ class stating, “the USSA ProStar Series and the ProStar Cup Tour are excited and honored to renew and extend our commitment to the Pro Champ 440 class as the premier class through a minimum of the 2025-2026 race season.” It…

In the late 1980’s, the group Queen released a song entitled “I Want it All.” Sometimes you must be careful what you wish for. Round 1 on the 22-23 ProStar Cup Tour really did provide all of what can be expected at an ice oval race and more. In the ice oval world, I want…

The Ice Oval Sprint World Cup (SWC) being held in Wausau January 27-29 has confirmed the attendance of Frans Rosenquist for the weekend. With the tag line, “Legends honored. Legends Made”, the SWC is making a concerted effort to honor the pioneers in the sport of sprint oval snowmobile racing while at the same time,…

There are only a few venues in the United States and Canada with a long tradition of ice oval racing. When racers hear of Eganville and the Bonnechere Cup, a little shiver of excitement runs up their spine. In 2023, the ProStar Cup Tour will encourage racers to make Eganville a reality. The USSA ProStar…

It had been a full 21 months since the last round of a ProStar Cup Tour race had been run. A worldwide pandemic, border restrictions, venue uncertainty and more forced high performance race sleds to sitvidle. But racing must go on. Round 1 of the 21-22 ProStar Cup Tour was held on a beautiful crisp…

USSA ProStar Series Weekends Jan 8 & 9, 2022, Ironwood Snowmobile Olympus, Ironwood, MI Jan 22 & 23, 2022, Wausau 525, Wausau, WI Jan 29 & 30, 2022, Buffalo River Race Park, Fargo, ND Feb 4 & 5, 2022 Fire on Ice, Weyauwega, WI Feb 6, 2022 (non sanctioned) World Series, Eagle River, WI *…