Breaking News Wanderscheid and Moyle to join forces and race 2012 Soo I-500.
Sauk Centre, MN (July 9, 2011) - AMSOIL/Arctic Cat’s PJ Wanderscheid has a new race on his schedule for the upcoming race season. It is one that will be much different than any other in his 11 year pro career. PJ and fellow competitor Gary Moyle of Houghton, MI has struck a deal with 2010 Soo I-500 team owner Greg Cadarette for the upcoming season. Wanderscheid and Moyle will pilot an Arctic Cat sled built buy Cadarette Racing out of Alpena, MI. The Soo I-500 race is rich in history and is going on its 44th year and has been one of the “big races” to win for many years. The track is one mile in length and the race is 500 miles. It is truly a test of man and machine. PJ had this to say about the news: “We are excited to finally get to race the Soo 500. This is a race we have talked about doing for a few years now but never has the opportunity to do it. Gary gave me a call this spring and asked if I was interested in running it. I said what the heck and it kind of went from there. I know Greg knows how to build a winning sled and both Gary and I will be in top shape for the event. I think we will have a good shot at winning it.” The dates for the 2012 Soo I-500 are January 31-Febuary 4th.
Our Story PJ Wanderscheid is 28 years old, younger brother of Country Cat owners Mark & David Wanderscheid, started snowmobiling when he was only 3 years old on his Kitty Cat. He rode that until he got his first full size sled at age 8 on a 73 Cheetah. At age 10 he drove anything that Country Cat had sitting around from Pumas to Thundercats. PJ started racing at around age 11 on radar runs and quickly moved into grass drags at age 12 winning most of the classes he entered. At age 14 he tried his first Ice Lemans race and loved it. Next, at age 15, he won the Junior Championship for the 14-15 age bracket. The next year he moved into the Junior 16-17 class & Sport class. Mid-Season he had so many wins he was forced to move up into Semi-Pro class. His first week out in Semi-Pro he won both stock classes he entered and the rest of the year he took more wins.
Since he started his professional Ice Oval racing career in 2002 at age 18, PJ Wanderscheid and his team have won many championships. He has even won the coveted Eagle River World Championship 4 times, becoming the only racer in the world to be a 4-time Eagle River World Champion in its 48 year history. He has also won numerous points championships and other awards:
2002 WSA Pro Open Points Champion ~ 2002 WSA Pro 440 Points Champion 2002 Race Team of the Year ~ 2002 Eagle River World Champion 2003 WSA Pro Ice Overall Points Champion ~ 2003 Woody's Triple Crown Winner 2003 Eagle River World Champion ~ 2003 Snow Week Racer of the Year 2005 USSA Pro Champion ~ 2006 1st in Pro Champ 2006 1st in Pro Formula ~ 2006 WSA Pro Champion 2006 Eagle River World Champion ~ 2007 WSA Pro Open Points Champion 2008 WSA Pro Champ Points Champion ~ 2008 WSA Pro Open Points Champion 2009 WSA Pro Champ Points Champion ~ 2009 WSA Pro Champion 2010 Canadian Power Tobaggan Championships Champion ~ 2010 Central Wisconsin Triple Crown Winner 2010 ORA High Point Driver ~ 2010 Eagle River World Championship Runner-Up 2011 - Eagle River World Champion - First 4 Time Champion Ever!!! 2011 U.S. Nationals Champ 440 Winner ~ 2011 Wausau 525 Champ 440 Champion 2011 Canadian Power Toboggan Championships Winner 2011 ORA Champ 440 Points Champion ~ 2011 ORA Pro Open Points Champion
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