Snocross

Gwen Cook
Lyndon State is speeding towards potential students
Gregory J. Ledoux is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Lyndon State College Department of Exercise Science. In his spare time, Professor Ledoux races Snocross for Lyndon State College Racing.
Snowmobile racing is a hobby that Ledoux is particularly passionate about. The downside to hobbies is that they all cost money. Luckily for him, his employer caught on to this unique way to advertise.
He is the driver and owner of a Polaris racing snowmobile with Lyndon State College’s logo surrounded by a honeycomb design and Polaris red. His racing number is 14x.
Ledoux-Team Snocross Racing was established in 2004 and is a five-person team that has seen much success. However, Ledoux has been riding for much longer than he has been racing.
“I have been riding snowmobiles for 8 years, and racing for 3.” Said Ledoux. “I was late coming into the sport, as most start when they are 8 years old!
They will again be competing in the Rock Maple Racing and Northeast Snocross Tour Trail division – New York, New Hampshire and Vermont events, including two in Barton.
Lyndon State College is the proud primary sponsor of Ledoux-Team Racing.
Other members of this team Ledoux-Team are:
Jeff Manning the Chief Mechanical Engineer, Hazen Converse the Mechanical Engineer, Andrea Lontine, Team Massage Therapist and Mike Dente another LSC member and the Team Photographer.

In all of the events that they have attended, they have been fiercely competitive and placed well. On February 13th they competed in the International Series of Champions Pro-Snocross event at Rockingham Park in Salem, NH. They managed a respectable 7th place in both heats and a final placement of 6th.

When asked why he raced, other than to advertise for his job he said this; ““I had a crazy friend in high school that raced, and I got sick of watching him have fun,” said Ledoux. “I love it because it allows me to express my more aggressive side. I have never felt a rush like I do when I race.”
While Lyndon State is their primary sponsor, they have the Village Bike Shop from Littleton, NH as their secondary source and many other tier three sponsors that enable them to compete and travel to all of the events.

So far this year they have competed in four races and improved a great deal, even having three team firsts. On January 23, they qualified for their first final in team history at their race in Belmont, NH. They had their best race to at the Orleans County Fairgrounds in Barton, VT on February 27th, day one of the two-day event. In the first heat, Ledoux got 2nd place, which is the best finish in the team history. In the second heat, they sped to a 3rd place finish and in the final event they landed at 3rd place, which was their first podium finish in team history.

The final race of the year takes place once again in Barton, Vermont at the Orleans County Fairgrounds on March 6th and 7th. Anyone is welcome to attend not only to watch the races but the cheer on one of LSC’s finest.