The Evolving State of Powersports Design
August 24, 2011
For me, suspension performance, acceleration, engine character (sound, vibration, harshness) and driver comfort are the most important qualities in a new off-road vehicle, but I’ve got to admit: I’m a sucker for good design. Sometimes it’s the little things like the type of headlight bulb used, a textured material in just the right place or a pleasing selection of color choices... [Read more]
2012 Yamaha RS Vector: Hoping One Will Be In The Snow Goer Fleet
August 17, 2011
So far in this multi-part series about the 2012 Snow Goer demo sleds, I’ve written about about the Polaris 600 Switchback Adventure, Arctic Cat ProCross F 800 Sno Pro and Ski-Doo Renegade E-TEC 800R Backcountry X, so naturally you’d think I’m going to write about our 2012 Yamaha demo sled here. Big Blue does things differently, though, so we don’t know which machine we’ll... [Read more]
35th Annual World Championship Watercross
August 12, 2011
It was a hot weekend both in and out of the water for the 35th annual World Championship Watercross held in Grantsburg, WI on July 15th-17th. As temps soared beyond 90 degrees each day, the huge crowds gathered for what would turn out to be a great weekend of racing. The weekend started with drag race qualifying on Friday afternoon. Over 75 entries battled through round robin qualifying heats,... [Read more]
2012 Ski-Doo Renegade E-TEC 800R Backcountry X: First Impressions Are Great
August 11, 2011
Welcome to my third installment about the 2012 sleds that Snow Goer will ride this winter. So far I’ve rapped about the Polaris 600 Switchback Adventure and Arctic Cat ProCross F 800 Sno Pro. Now it’s Ski-Doo’s turn. [Read more] Read More →