LEVI TRI 5 2025 🚨 A Fire Truck Stole the Show & Big Dollars Were Raised for Wings for Life 👐

Kristen LaVallee
Apr 16
3 min read

April 16, 2025 - Longville, Minnesota The 2025 Levi Tri 5 is complete and the event is still a-buzz. Austin Powers, Fire & Rescue Thirst Responders, Mail Haulers, The A Team, Wave Runners, Chips, the gang from the Wizard of Oz (amongst many others) showed up for “The Most Fun Snowmobile Race Ever!”.

Wait, what?? . . . (Let us explain) . . . Levi Tri 5 “The Most Fun Snowmobile Race Ever!” is a judged style racing event that Levi LaVallee created years ago at his LaVallee Compound and has now evolved into so much more. Now, individuals and teams can sign up to be apart of the Tri 5, as well as two other Sprint Class options, and the racing will be judged on creativity, most fun, and overall awesomeness.

Giants Ridge, in Biwabik, Minnesota was the home for the past three years for the Levi Tri 5 and with registration overflowing, it was time for “The Most Fun Snowmobile Race Ever!” to get underway. As the sleds rolled in, costumes were put on, and staging was set; the Guest Judges - Snocross Racer, Raycer Frank, Sled-Head 24/7 Host, Jeff Fischer, and snowmobile legend, Aaron Scheele had some tough decisions to make!

A beautiful day was set for the Saturday, April 12th event. The day consisted of 3 races (which each participant and/or team could sign up for all three); Sprint 1 - 1995 and Older Class, Sprint 2 - 2000 and Older Class, and the grande finale the Tri 5. The Sprint races were 20 minute plus 1 lap, and the Tri 5 was an intense 45 minute race before a grooming break, and finishing up with a final 30 minute race to cap it off! Again, yes it’s a race, but it’s not necessarily who crosses the finish line first. The judges paid attention to creativity, most fun, and overall awesomeness and those individuals/teams were the real winners. So, who brought home the awesome custom Tri 5 Medals (which were designed and created by ROX Speed FX) from the Tri 5? Without further ado, here are your 2025 Levi Tri 5 results.

Sprint 1 - 1995 and Older Class

First: #848 Cody Brunelle

Second: #521 Ben Larson

Third: #434 Peyton Helubrecht

Sprint 2 - 2000 and Older Class

First: #419 Jeff Hansen

Second: #3 Adam Peterson & Zack Farmer

Third: #901 Jack Roggenkamp & Isaac Otto

Tri 5

First: #L-771 Kyle Roggenkamp, Jason Baggenstoss, Adam Herron "Thirst Responders"

Second: #14 Derek Craft, Kevin Kronfuss, Dennis Durmas, Noel Kohanski "A Team"

Third: #Shaguare Michael Barthel, Jeff Wunderlich, Connie Wunderlich "Austin Powers"

⭐️ Woody's STUD AWARD, presented by Woodys' Traction: #419 Jeff Hansen "Hauling the Mail"

AND THE BEST PART of all of this fun is, the Levi Tri 5 is all about raising money for an awesome cause, Wings for Life - Spinal Cord Research Foundation. And Big Dollars were raised! All proceeds from registration were donated to WFL, over $8,500 dollars was also raised from the Levi Tri 5 Online Auction, which was in collaboration with the Hunter Houle Memorial Foundation. And if that wasn’t enough, the Hunter Houle Memorial Foundation also generously presented a donation check to Wings for Life for $10,000!

With the help from gracious sponsors (listed below), those dollars helped fund on-site expenses and will be used for preparation for next years Tri 5. Whew! That’s a lot of donations. And here is the final tally …. drum roll . . . . . . . Over $40,000 is being donated to Wings for Life! WOW! Thank you!! Thank you to the participants, judges, announcers, volunteers, generous donors, Giants Ridge, MESC, and our incredible sponsors who helped make the Levi Tri 5 possible and bring so much awareness and funds to a cause that is special to so many.

THANK YOU TO THE LEVI TRI 5 SPONSORS!

Polaris, TDS Trucking, Polaris Lubricants, Dennis Kirk, ROX Speed FX, C&A Pro Skis, Hunter Houle Memorial Foundation, Team LaVallee, Cardo Systems, Kafka Granite, Broken Arrow Studios, MESC,