The Man – Doug Hayes: Doug Hayes began his racing career racing Ski-Doos in stock and modified classes out of the family Ski-Doo dealership in Crandon, Wisconsin. Showing strong early talent, Hayes won the 1965 North American Championships at Munising, Michigan, as a 13-year-old and posted five consecutive Mod... Read more
1972 Arctic Cat EXT & Polaris ATX – Racing and Winning
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January 20, 2023
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Fifty years ago the sport of snowmobiling (and the world we live in) was in a much different place than today. Snowmobiling was the fastest growing winter sport with annual sales peaking at just under 500,000 units. The economy was doing fine and all the distractions we have today... Read more
Inside the Hall of Fame: Man and Machine By Greg Marier The Man – Jim Bernat: One of snowmobile racing’s most durable and versatile performers, Jim Bernat enjoyed a long and successful professional racing career, beginning just as factory pro racing emerged in the late 1960’s and continuing until... Read more
Inside the Hall of Fame: Man and Machine By Greg Marier The Man – Mike Trapp: Mike Trapp set the snowmobile racing world on its ear in 1971 when he drove a SR433 Yamaha to a dark horse victory in the World’s Championship running up against the top factory... Read more
Built by Racers for Racers The 1976 oval race season ended just like it began in International Falls, Minnesota in early December 1975. Checkered flags were flying for riders on the new Mercury Sno-Twister. The final curtain call came at the last race of the season in March ‘76... Read more
INSIDE THE HALL OF FAME: MAN AND MACHINE – By Greg Marier Photos: Wayne Davis, Rick Bates, Christer Dahl, Greg Marier The Man – Tim Bender: One of snowmobile racing’s most successful modified class drivers, Tim Bender raced Yamaha and Polaris snowmobiles at the start of the IFS development... Read more
(Originally published in the December 2018 issue of SnowTech) Today if you’re a Polaris diehard, the motor everyone is talking about is the new 850 Patriot. This engine is today offered in the 2019 XCR, but back in 2003 the XCR was built around a 794cc three cylinder Fuji... Read more
The Hulings Files – Mercury Sno-Twister Independence
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January 31, 2020
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Brad Hulings is considered by many to be one of the very best oval racers in the history of snowmobiling. He first earned the respect of the factory racers in the mid 1970s as a fierce independent racing Mercury Sno-Twisters, soon to be hired by Bob Eastman at Polaris.... Read more
1974 Rupp 3rd Dimension
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January 7, 2020
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Rupp Racers Take on SnoPro Ironwood Michigan, December 9th 1973 is a day that will live on in snowmobile racing folklore. This date is when a new breed of no holds barred racing snowmobiles from the best brains in the industry would be revealed. The race series was called... Read more
1971 Ski-Doo Blizzard
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December 23, 2019
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The anticipation every fall for the upcoming race season is shared by race fans and manufacturers alike, to finally get a look at the new race sleds. Today that unveiling happens at Haydays, but back in the fall of 1970 the race fan would catch their first glimpse in... Read more