At this moment 27 years ago, Team Arctic racers and mechanics were busy puting wrenches and hope into a snowmobile that would ultimately re-aim the trajectory of Team Arctic's race results.
The machine: the 1990 EXT Special.
By the end of the season (and in the capable hands of growing contingent of Team Arctic racers), the machine would claim wins in the Jeep 500 cross-country, Eagle River World's Championship and dozens of other key races.
It would mark the beginning of a loooooong line of race-focused, limited-built "specials."
And it would launch the success (and fortune) of FOX Shox in the snowmobile arena.
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