Which sleds from the recent past will be highly collectible/prized 10-30 years from now?
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Which sleds from the recent past will be highly collectible/prized 10-30 years from now?
Click to read Part One of the story.
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While on my recent trip to TRF, I got to check out a fraction of the sleds, parts and stuff of longtime Arctic Cat collector/seller, Gene Sauve.
Pretty amazing stuff.
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I'm back from a few days at Arctic Cat in Thief River Falls. As usual, there's always fun stuff and great people to see.
See for yourself.
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Will future Arctic Cat snowmobiles look anything like this?
Will wild, custom sleds become popular like their motorcycle counterparts?
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Team Arctic racing legend Brian Nelson is back at it. Literally.
He's race-prepping three 1979 Arctic Cat el tigre Cross-Country Cats for the vintage class in upcoming USCC I-500 cross-country.
I spent a day in his race shop. Click to see the pix.
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Team Arctic snocross racer and Arctic Cat fanatic John Zanon of Norway, Mich., sent us these photos from the Eagle River World Championship Snowmobile Hall of Fame, where a cadre of famous names were recently inducted.
Check out the sleds on display.
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Sometimes the better question is, "Why Not?"
Definitely the case with this project of passion.
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Of all the riding I've experienced in my many, many years of snomwobiling, two of my favorites are nighttime and being lost.
Read why.
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Why does 1984 World Champion and Team Arctic legend Jim Dimmerman have such a huge, sheet-eating grin on his face?
Answer: Look closely at the engine that's stuffed into his 1979 Arctic Cat el tigre.
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Didn't make it to Haydays 2010 (either because you didn't go or weren't willing to wait in traffic for a couple minutes...)?
Here's some of what you would have seen, had you arrived.
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A whole new batch ArcticInsider decals just arrived, via Gary at Action Graphics. They're sweet!
For some ideas on where they might show up, click the header and watch the short video.
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Looks like somthing's going to go down in the Arctic Cat booth at Haydays.
Click to read some possibilities.
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On Thurs., Aug. 26 in Thief River Falls, the 1 Millionth Arctic Cat snowmobile rolled off the assembly line since Arctco returned to business in 1983.
It was a great reason to celebrate.
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For some reason, I've got I-500 on the brain today.
So, here are a few pix from last year's race.
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For those of you planning to WOBLE, the swap meet season is about to commence in earnest.
Click for inspiration.
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Chris Twomey: We will transition fully away from Suzuki in the 2014 model year and we will make some of our own engines in St. Cloud in that year.”
Stock Analyst: There will be other engines outsourced elsewhere?
Chris Twomey: (There) could be, yes.
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Team Arctic's Dan Ebert had a stunning debut as a Pro racer last season, taking a handful of podium positions in ISOC snocross and his first “career cornerstone”: a win at the coveted USCC I-500 cross-country.
I talked with the 22-year old from Lake Shore, Minnesota, about it. Click to read the interview.
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At the 2010 USCC I-500, a handful of top Team Arctic racers were “taken out” of the race due to track failure.
I talked with Rod Foss, Arctic Cat engineer who oversees track development, to learn what happened to these tracks.
Click to read about it.
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Each year Arctic Cat offers a dealer-only, supplemental Arcticwear and Accessories catalog that contains loads of parts, accessories and clothing that are NOT featured fancy color CATalog.
In it you'll find all kinds of useful parts, accessories, information (like drive belt dimensions), reference charts and even close-out items.
HERE is a pdf of the 2011 B&W Snow Supplemental CATalog.
(Note: It may take a minute to load.)
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