Snow Depth for Jan. 3, 2012

Here's the snow depth report from NOAA for Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012.

Mother Nature is TRYING to get something going...

Make Kevin Prime a $10,000 Champion

Contest details

Kevin Prime races a vintage Arctic Cat one-lunger in Michigan. With your help, he could win a cool $10,000 from Champion spark plugs. That would buy enough spark plugs to last him a couple seasons.

Watch the video to learn more.

End of the Year Randomness

It's almost the end of 2011, and I have some random photos that I'd like to share.

There's even a very brief quiz.

BONUS PHOTO (as a hint for the quiz) just added!

Click to see.

Have You Seen the Zed Shed?

A Shed full of Z(eds)! And Sno Pros, EXTs, El Tigres, Puma Mods, King Kats, etc...

Yep, I've got Zed-Shed-in-the-head.

I'm hoping to visit the ZedShed sometime in the coming months. I'll bring the camera!

Arctic Cat Buys Back Suzuki's Stock Shares

As of today, Suzuki Motor Corp. no longer owns 33 percent of Arctic Cat, and Cat is another BIG step closer to controlling its destiny for engine sourcing.

All it cost was a cool $79.3 million buckaroos.

Click to read the press release.

Where Do They Go?: Snowmobile Tracks in the Snow

Where do they go, these snowmobile tracks in the snow?

(Merry Christmas everyone!)

Santa's Comin' Over this Christmas

Santa's comin' over to your house this Christmas. And he's riding on an Arctic Cat*.

*A 1973 Cheetah with a Cutter in tow.

Six of the 50 New Wildcat Accessories

There will be LOTS of customization options available for the new Arctic Cat Wildcat ROV.

Click to see six of the more than 50 bolt-on accessories that will soon be available from Cat.

Images from the Team Arctic Race School in Sweden

Arctic Cat engineer-racers Kirk Hibbert (l) and Brian Dick were in Sweden for the Team Arctic Race School.

Click to see some pix taken by our friend (and Arctic Cat dealer) Mikael Yngvesson.

Photos from the First Outlaw Race

Arctic Cat oval racer Andy Moyle checks in with a brief report and pix of the first-ever Outlaw 600 oval race from Beausejour, Manitoba, earlier this month.

Click to read his race-winning report.

2012 Snowmobile Hall of Fame Inductees

The Snowmobile Hall of Fame in St. Germain, Wis., just announced their 2012 inductees, and among the four is none other than Joey Hallstrom, Arctic Cat Product Manager and former Team Arctic Race Manager.

Congratulations Joey!

Click to read the bio's of all four 2012 SHOF inductees.

$5,000 Payouts at ISOC Vintage Sled Races!?!

There's a whole lotta shaking going on with three new ISOC vintage sled races this season.

Enough shaking that they're paying out $5,000 at each of the three events!

Click to learn more.

Arctic Cat's Happy Holidays Card

Arctic Cat has a nice Happy Holidays video for all of us.

CLICK HERE to see it.

ERX: A Great Place to Race

ERX Motorpark in Elk River, Minn., continues to serve up grassroots racing for everyone from beginners to pros. CLICK HERE to see their site.

Arctic Cat Recalls Select 2012 Model Snowmobiles

Arctic Cat is recalling 2012 model F, XF and M snowmobiles because of the possibility that a headlight fuse can fail.

Click to read the release.

Tucker Hibbert Wins in Michigan

Another cool video from the Monster/Arctic Cat team highlighting their winning weekend at the Bessemer, Michigan, ISOC snocross national.

Is a Torque Control Link on the New 4-Stroke Arctic Cats?

It seems a few owners of 2012 Arctic Cat 4-stroke sleds are wondering if there's a Torque Control Link creating a fixed center-to-center distance between the drive and driven clutch?

The answer: Yes. It just looks different than the TCL on the 2-strokes.

Click to see.

First Win: Q&A with Tucker Hibbert

Tucker Hibbert returned to his winning ways this weekend at the second stop of the ISOC National Snocross Series in Bessemer, Michigan, with a convincing wire-to-wire victory in Sunday’s final.

I chatted with Hibbert on his drive back to Thief River Falls, while he was enjoying the satisfaction of returning to his favorite place in the snocross racing world: the top of the podium.

Click to read the interview.

A Mighty Good Feeling: 1977 Pantera Commercial

Check out this awesome Arctic Cat commercial for the 1977 Pantera. Do we Midwesterners really talk like that? The movie Fargo, anyone?

Getting a new snowmobile makes each of us feel mighty good. Like Henry.

Jumping Sequences with the Arctic Cat Wildcat

Yes, the new Arctic Cat Wildcat lands softly, as evidenced by a few jump sequences captured in Barstow, California.