Ironwood, MI National: ReCap

Ironwood, Michigan - The 2nd stop of the ISOC Pro National Race Circuit, was held on December 13th, 2008. Levi entered the weekend with hopes of making on the podium and he did just that, in both of the Pro classes. The Bad Rive Lodge and Casino National featured a long half-mile track with multiple elevation changes, with 2 up and down hill runs (a track that Levi has been noted to love). It was a one-day-event for the Pro's which meant a lot of racing and a lot of laps pushed into a short amount of time, it was a good test to see which Pro's could hold up the best with that amount of pressure and strength.

Levi ended up finishing strong in his qualifying heats in both classes, which automatically allowed him into both final with no LCQ's. In the Pro Stock Final Levi started mid-pack and needed to work his way up and he did just that - with having very consistent lap times, he picked off riders one-at-a-time. In the Pro Open Final, Levi had a decent start, held strong throughout the race and ended up with a 3rd place. Levi has been on the podium 3 out of the 4 Pro National Races this season, he hopes the success will continue and that top spot on the Podium is what he is aiming for at the next National Race at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, MN.

Levi's Race Results:
Pro Stock Round One: First (Automatically into the Final)
Pro Open Round One: Second (Automatically into the Final)

Pro Stock Final: 2nd
Pro Open Final: 3rd

POLARIS: WE OWN THE RIDE

Polaris has updated it's snowmobile site and Levi was asked to say a few words about it. Click and check out: We Own The Ride, Ride and Handling, Compare a Sled, Weather to Ride, Online Race Game, and Enter To Win great prizes!

Check it out today! And remember to have your volume on!
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Duluth

Hey Everyone!! It’s been a while since I last wrote but let me assure you that not much has changed- I’m still popping wheelies and jumping everything in sight on my sled and loving every second of it!

This years ISOC Duluth National was my 13th year racing snocross there! The thing that is crazy is I have the same nervous, excited, and curious feelings now just like I did the first time there. You spend so much time training and preparing to be competitive then you go to Duluth and see where you stand. This year the team and I came in well prepared and things went awesome! I won both of my heat races and finished second in the Pro Stock Final. I was top qualifier for the Stock Final and I came around the first lap in 4th place and worked my way up to second behind Tucker. Tucker was hauling the mail out there but I was able to keep him in sight the whole race finishing 5 seconds behind him with 3rd coming in 25 seconds behind me in the 30 laps final. I was pumped about the way I rode in the long final, I felt strong at the end of the race. After the stock final I was all revved up for the open final but unfortunately it didn’t go to plan as I was used as a berm on the first lap by another rider while in top 5 putting me in last. After that I couldn’t see at all so I started riding really hesitant and I started dragging my brakes eventually welding the brake pads to the rotor stopping me dead in a corner. Not exactly what I was shooting for but hopefully that will be the only bad race this season.

Overall the weekend went great, won my heat races, got second in the stock, and my new LaVallee Booth with my new clothes went over really well. Seeing people with my clothes on at the races and seeing the different banners people make to show their support for me is so awesome. Thank you! Next up for me is the ISOC Iron Wood Michigan Race and I can’t wait to get out there and have some fun. Hope to see ya there.

There is Mud in Longville

Story by Tim Mutrie, expn.com

Adam Buck of Buck House Productions traveled up to Levi LaVallee's home/compound in Longville, Minn., last week. But with conditions too muddy for snowmobiling or dirtbiking of any kind, boredom began setting in.

"We'd rented this truck from the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport," says Buck, of a loaner Hummer H3. "Sh-t, it's a rental truck, we were all bored, so why not? Eventually Levi jumped behind the wheel and showed us all how it's supposed to be done." LaVallee's Polaris-riding snocross teammates T.J. Gulla and Chris Kafka (in the backseat, fyi) were also on hand.

The smoke emanating from the vehicle at the end of the clip wasn't a big deal, according to Buck. "That's just mud and water on the exhaust. Actually, believe it or not, we jumped that truck and then drove it four-and-a-half hours. So it wasn't a problem. It held up really well to the abuse," he says.

The truck was returned on-time to a dutiful rental agent back at the MSP Airport. "We ran it through the carwash once before we took it back," says Buck. "They didn't say a thing."
Article courtesy of www.expn.com


Rental Truck Jump from Buck on Vimeo.

2008 Summer Recap

This summer as been by far the busiest summer for Levi. His sponsors have kept him busy attending event all around the U.S. He has attended Sweden X Games (as a guest judge), RedBull X Fighters in Texas, Summer X Games in LA, and the RedBull Moto GP in Indianapolis; just to name a few. When Levi is not traveling; he out on the lake with his Mastercraft X2 and practicing his wake-boarding skills or flipping his minibike into his brand new 40x40 foot foam pit.

Summer was for sure not long enough for Levi. But now the leaves are falling and the days are getting shorter, so that only means one thing. Winter is Coming. Time to get the sleds ready to go for this season.