AVALANCHE RACING TEAM FINISHES STRONG 2006-2007 SEASON
CELEBRATES PODIUMS, CONSISTENCY DURING NATIONAL TOUR

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The Avalanche Racing Team earned victories, podiums, and consistent finishes during the 2006-2007 WPSA PowerSports Snowmobile Tour season. A consistent run by its Pro, Semi-Pro, Junior and Sport riders resulted in 10 overall podiums and two victories on the season.

"This season went quite well," said Team co-owner Bonnie Glefke. "It's been a lot of hard work, but working with the fans makes it all worthwhile. Momentum is part of any sport, and I think we really set the tone early this season. We had some challenges, but this team never gives up. As a team, we really worked well together, and I think we can pronounce the 2006-2007 season a success on many levels."

Avalanche's Pro rider, "Monster" Mike Schultz (No. 5 Avalanche Racing Team/Polaris) fought injury and a bad cold to turn in a thrilling finish in the final WPSA Riders' Championship. In his second full season as a Pro, Schultz finished sixth in the final Pro Open standings after earning one podium and fourth in Pro Stock with two runner-up efforts. Schultz finished 12th and 13th, respectively, in last year's points.

"The season was excellent," said Schultz. "Right out of the gate, we grabbed a podium at Duluth in Pro Stock. That really set the tone for the year and we began building momentum. Every weekend, we were in the hunt. I had one bad weekend at Canterbury, but we shook that off easily. That's racing and we make no excuses. The team was excellent this year. They gave 110% all season."

Schultz was pleased with his improvement, and hopes to continue that momentum into next year.

"Last year was my first year as a Pro," said Schultz. "I wasn't really prepared mentally to charge with the guys up front. During the off-season, I put my head down and told myself: 'This is my time. I'm just as good as everyone else out here and I'm going to go for it.'"