Arctic Cat Wildcats Roll Into the 50th

Guess what wicked vehicles rolled into the Arctic Cat 50th Celebration today?

Yep, it was the first public viewing of the 2012 Arctic Cat Wildcat 1000i.

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Day 1: Arctic Cat 50th Report

Amazing stuff here in TRF!

Here's a quick report from Friday at the Arctic Cat 50th Celebration.

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Thursday Pre-50th Report

A busy day at Arctic Cat in Thief River Falls, today. It's staggering the stuff I saw today, and it's not all here yet!

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Arctic Cat's 1st QTR 2012 Financial Results

Net sales are up 18 percent, earnings estimates raised and the momentum continues.

Click to read the Arctic Cat 1st QTR 2012 financial results.

Arctic Cat "50 Years of the Cat" Book & DVD

Of course I'm just a bit biased, but I think you're going to like the just-released "50 Years of the Cat" book.

It's a pictorial journey through the past 50 years of Arctic Cat that I wrote with the help of many great people. It's on sale this weekend at the 50th party, and soon at Cat dealerships.

Click for more info.

Bobby Flame's Wednesday Pre-50th Report

Our favorite freestyler checks in with a Wednesday Pre-50th Report from Thief River Falls.

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Prepping for the 50th: Captain...America?

Who is this capped crusader, and why is he prepping historic sleds (and decades of race gear) to display at the 50th?

Captain America?

Corporal Crunch?

Bobby Flame's Tuesday Pre-50th Report

Bobby Flame checks in with some photos of what's movin' and shakin' in TRF as Arctic Cat people prepare for the 50th Anniversary Celebration.

Click to see what his wandering eye uncovered.

Ride Your Prowler & ATV in TRF During the 50th

An ATV or Prowler might be best way to motor around TRF during the 50th Anniversary Celebration. It will be legal with a special permit.

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First Look: Arctic Cat Wildcat 1000i H.O.

Eighteen inches of rear suspension travel...17 inches up front... 13 inches of ground clearance... the 1000 V-Twin...and a stance that screams, "Flog me through some badass Baja whoops."

Yep, the Arctic Cat Wildcat 1000i H.O. has officially arrived.

Click to read the details of this all-new side-by-side beast.

Three Strikes and...

What happens when a screamin' drunk guy zooms through a residential neighborhood at 60 mph on a snowmobile, in the summer, at 10 pm?

THIS is EXACTLY what happens.

Q&A with Arctic Cat's Gary Nelson

One of the people responsible for the upcoming 50th Anniversary Celebration (and countless other events) talks about what to expect for next week, how it will be different from Cat Fest, and tells a good story about Roger Skime.

Click to read the interview Mr.-Many-Hats, Gary Nelson.

Kranz & Kuster Collections: More Stuff You'll See at the 50th

Two collections you'll get to see at the Arctic Cat 50th Anniversary Celebration are those of Ken & Becky Kranz, and of Wayne & Cindy Kuster.

Click to see some pix.

Nelson I-500 El Tigre Replica Raffle

Instead of Brian Nelson standing by this rideable replica of his 1978 El Tigre Cross-Country I-500 winner, it could be YOU.

Nelson just completed this outstanding build and donated it to a special Snowmobile Hall of Fame raffle.

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2x Teammates: P.J. Wanderscheid & Gary Moyle

Remember the stunning battle between Team Arctic’s P.J. Wanderscheid and Ski-Doo’s Gary Moyle at the 2011 Eagle River World’s Championship?

If it’s repeated at the upcoming World’s Championship, it will be two Arctic Cat racers battling for the win.

Yep, Moyle's back on Cat!

Plus he and P.J. will team together for a run at the Soo 500 enduro.

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Boss Cats to the Arctic Cat 50th Celebration

Boss Cat I, II and III are among the three most iconic snowmobiles in Arctic Cat history. Thanks to the considerable effort (and expense) of the Warning family, all three will be together at the Arctic Cat 50th Anniversary.

Click to see/read more.

(Thanks to Vintagesleds.com and BossCatLegacy.com for the photos).

Smoke 'em if You've Got 'em

If you're planning on firing up a heater or two at the 50th, I suggest you do so with an appropriate flame source.

Click to see a few options.

(Thanks to Tom Rowland and Tom Ische for letting me shoot pix of their stuff.)

Arctic Cat 50th Anniversary DVD

Arctic Cat has been busy creating a special 50th Anniversary DVD in time for the party, interviewing key people from the past 50 years.

The documentary-like DVD will include archival race footage and images, a look inside the Arctic Cat factory and great stories from people like the legend shown here.

Click to see some of the people whose stories will color the DVD, and perhaps win a sweet decal pack.

Jeff Johnson Family Collection

Jeff Johnson and his family have an amazing collection of Arctic Cat machines -- some of which will be on display at the Arctic Cat 50th Celebration -- and an amazing shop that they're displayed in.

Click to see a couple.

Oh Yeah Baby! Arctic Cat Minibikes

I'm not sure what I love more: The utterly cool style of the Arctic Cat minibikes, or that one of the model names was Ramrod.

Ramrod!?!

They HAD to have laughed (a lot) about that one while sipping cocktails at the Legion after-hours, circa 1972.

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