The last few years the term "PROfessional Snomobiler" has been used pretty loosely. What is your definition?
1. Do you have to make money in the sport? How much?
2. Do sponsorships giving you some merchandise qualify as money, and/or make you a professional?
3. Do you have to compete or win ANY snowmobile competions, hillclimbs, snowcross, crosscountry etc.? Do you have to win or do well more than once?
4. Does colorful snowboarder type clothing or graphics packages on your sled help to qualify?
5. Can you endorse and promote yourself or do other people also have to endorse you?
6. Do you have to be in a snowmobile film to qualify? If yes, does it still count if big air is only caught when the camera is rolling, but rider sits at the bottom otherwise. How many films?
7. Do you have to understand the mechanics of your snowmobile?
Just a few questions to start with.
I used to and still do think of names like Kirk Williamson, Rick Ward, Hibbert's, and Blair Morgan as the professionals that we aspired to ride like. Now, to my surprise, various people I know of, and have ridden with in the past years are magazine and self claimed professionals. I didn't have any idea? Just curious if I was the only person who thought the new snowmobiling professionals seemed to have allot in common with todays reality TV stars. Get on film and your famous. I'm not saying that there are not many deserving professional riders, cause there are. Lately they are springing up everywhere. Give credit where it is do. Enter a hillclimb, snocross or whatever it may be and prove it to the real pro's. A couple big drops caught on film does not make one a professional, Does it? Whats your opinion?
1. Do you have to make money in the sport? How much?
2. Do sponsorships giving you some merchandise qualify as money, and/or make you a professional?
3. Do you have to compete or win ANY snowmobile competions, hillclimbs, snowcross, crosscountry etc.? Do you have to win or do well more than once?
4. Does colorful snowboarder type clothing or graphics packages on your sled help to qualify?
5. Can you endorse and promote yourself or do other people also have to endorse you?
6. Do you have to be in a snowmobile film to qualify? If yes, does it still count if big air is only caught when the camera is rolling, but rider sits at the bottom otherwise. How many films?
7. Do you have to understand the mechanics of your snowmobile?
Just a few questions to start with.
I used to and still do think of names like Kirk Williamson, Rick Ward, Hibbert's, and Blair Morgan as the professionals that we aspired to ride like. Now, to my surprise, various people I know of, and have ridden with in the past years are magazine and self claimed professionals. I didn't have any idea? Just curious if I was the only person who thought the new snowmobiling professionals seemed to have allot in common with todays reality TV stars. Get on film and your famous. I'm not saying that there are not many deserving professional riders, cause there are. Lately they are springing up everywhere. Give credit where it is do. Enter a hillclimb, snocross or whatever it may be and prove it to the real pro's. A couple big drops caught on film does not make one a professional, Does it? Whats your opinion?
