Team Arctic drag/speed run legend Glen Hall is back, doing what he does best following a pretty horrendous crash at last year's Haydays Grass Drags.

Here in Martin, Mich., during Hall's first time on the track on May 4, 2013, he nails a 6.745-second/149-mph run on his mod Arctic Cat Turbo in 1000-feet.

Yep, Glen's back!

I'm not sure what I love more... the fact that Arctic Cat highlighted its TRACK for a 1975 television commercial, or the cozy, hardware-store-meets-book-store setting they created for it.

Either way, I hope you also enjoy this step back in time.

WARNING: What happens in this video is ugly. Probably a 6 or 7 (out of 10) on the Ugly Meter (but for sure an 11 on the Pain Meter for this poor guy).

This video was emailed to me by my friend Rich Jensen, although I'm not sure I should be thanking him. Rich's subject line on his email was, "Good reason for a protective riding vest."

I watched the video and yes, a protective vest would have saved a lot of skin. Literally. I wear a vest probably 95% of the times I ride, so Rich will get no argument from me.

However, I will say that I doubt anyone could have predicted what happens to this sledder. It's a complete fluke, probably a 1-in-a-Million. I suppose that's the point of wearing protective gear: insurance protection in case you strike the Unlucky Lottery.

My question to anyone who cares to answer: Do you ride with protective gear (vest, shin pads, neck brace)?

Why or why not?

I've become a huge fan of the sound that an Arctic Cat King Kat 800 4-cylinder makes. In-person is the ideal experience, but with only 124 of these produced for 1971 (and the reluctance of many current owners), it's a rare treat.

So enjoy the next best thing by listening (and watching) Ken Kranz fire up his for 34 glorious seconds.

I'm not sure what I want more: to own these two perfect 1988 Arctic Cat AFS beauties or to see how many bowls of hooch the guy smoked before recording this sales video? Tough call.

Definitely worth a watch just for the narration.

Thanks to Randy for the tip!

If you haven't seen it already, check out this video recap of Tucker Hibbert's 2013 Lake Geneva ISOC National snocross weekend. It's cool!

If you haven't yet checked out Tucker Hibbert's recap of the 2013 Fargo National, it's worth a watch.

The best part? He's a ditch banger!

Check out this awesome video of the terrain master, Kirk Hibbert, showing his magic in the Pro Open class at the 1999 West Yellowstone Snocross.

Arctic Cat has pulled the wraps off of the long-awaited 600 2-stroke snowmmobile engine.

There's SO MUCH to say about this engine, but for this very moment here are some critical facts:

Dual-Stage Injection = clean

123-horsepower

10 lbs. lighter than the previous 600 twin

Designed and built by Arctic Cat!

Arctic Cat is calling it the 7000-Series C-TEC4 engine. It's the 1049cc Yamaha triple with 135-class horsepower.

Tucker Hibbert swept both Pro finals for the third time (so far) at the 2013 ISOC snocross national in Traverse City, Mich. Her'e's a short video of his weekend.

Here's a nice video recap of Tucker Hibbert's snocross race weekend in Deadwood, SD.

Watch this awesome video of the 1984 World Champion duo Jim Dimmerman and the Phantom Sno Pro during the Friday Night Thunder portion of the 50th Anniversary of the Eagle River Derby.

Look for another video soon that highlights the Sunday ceremony.

Congrats to Dimmerman and the Nielsen crew!

Want to know what it looks like to finish second place in the Semi Pro Champ class at the 2013 Eagle River World Championships?

Watch this GoPro footage from Team Arctic's Colt Dellandrea from Kincardine, Ontario, who notched the great result in his first year back to Eagle since sustaining a leg injury.

Congrats on the awesome finish, Colt!

Winning, Monster, RAM, autographs, FOX, Arctic Cat...

That pretty much sums up Tucker Hibbert's weekend at the 2013 ISOC Canterbury snocross.

Here's a great video recap from SnoX365 of Team Arctic's December 2012 pro class sweeps of the USXC Pine Lake race and the ISOC Bessemer snocross national.

It's cool to see how smooth Ryan Simons was carving the corners at Pine Lake!

Here's a short segment from SledHead 24/7 focusing on the 2013 Arctic Cat ProClimb machines with honch racer/riders Todd Tupper, David McClure and Rob Kincaid.

Last week in the Zedshed story I mentioned that a 1971 King Kat 800 was started, and that it sang a cool, unique sound.

Here's a short 1-minute video of that sled, the sound and the owner (Rich Pederson, who sits on the sled) giving it a little thumb.

Super cool!

Okay, I've checked the list of all the people who visit ArcticInsider. Predictably, everyone was good this year. So expect a visit from this guy tonight or tomorrow.

Merry Christmas all!

In this outstanding video-card, Arctic Cat expresses the best Holiday wishes for you and yours.