Fans who enjoyed the Midwest Extreme Snowmobile Challenge at Lutsen Mountains last year will be happy to hear that machines like this one will be back to compete on Moose Mountain again. The 2016 MESC Triple Crown Series, hosted by Cor PowerSports, will conclude at Lutsen Mountains on April 15-17.
Local motorsports enthusiasts are excited to hear that Cor PowerSports will be returning to Lutsen Mountains on April 15-17 with the Midwest Extreme Snowmobile Challenge (MESC), bringing world class competition to Moose Mountain once again. Last year local racers faced the challenge along with riders from Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, North Dakota and a large contingent of racers from Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Cor PowerSports has finalized the format for the new MESC Triple Crown series, which will conclude its third round of the 2016 race series at Lutsen Mountains.
The MESC Triple Crown is a three-race spring series consisting of cross-country, Hillclimb, and Hill X. There are more than 10 classes in each race and a cap of 20 riders per class.
MESC Lutsen is expected to have over 500 riders, with a projected purse of $40,000, based on the projected number of entries.
Jim Vick, marketing director of Lutsen Mountains said, “Lutsen Mountains staff has been working closely with Cor PowerSports since last year’s race to improve the layout of the races. We have some of the steepest hills in the Midwest, so we’re looking at ways to improve spectator viewing.”
New for this year Cor PowerSports has made Lutsen the series final for its cross-country race series as well. There have been verbal commitments from some of the elite professional XC racers to attend. Cor PowerSports has confirmed with Jackson Hole World Championships that three hillclimb racers will qualify at this event for the 2017 world championships in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
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