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One Small Step for (Sled) Mankind

By Tim Mutrie

Thursday, January 22, 2009

For hardcore followers of freestyle snowmobiling, Joe Parsons' victory tonight in Speed & Style represented a victory for the sport itself. Parsons, the sport's emerging golden boy, who turned 21 yesterday, knocked off defending champ Levi LaVallee in the head-to-head final with a bold run that included two flip variations under pressure: superflip and a no hander. A collection of Alaskan devotees gathered at ringside, including the Turnagain Hardcore crew of Jimmy Blaze, Dane Ferguson and the b ...

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