The Outlaws have arrived!
December 6, 2011
Early in the spring of 2011, I began to hear some internet chatter about the creation of a new class of snowmobile ice oval racing. This revolutionary new idea was going to place the driver in a left-side cockpit driving position, surrounded by a full roll cage and driven much like a Sprint car, with a steering wheel, foot pedal controls, and a 5-point harness. Considering the high amount of injuries... [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]
Dreams of Future Sleds From Arctic Cat and Ski-Doo
May 20, 2011
A fellow editor here at the Good Sam Family (or Affinity Group, Affinity Powersports Media, Ehlert Publishing Group or whatever we call ourselves these days …), Tom Kaiser of ATV Magazine and Snow Goer, recently wrote a blog about his dream ATVs. In it, Kaiser tells what he thinks each ATV manufacturer should realistically build and bring to market. Call me lazy for not coming up with my own topic,... [Read more]
New Yamaha Sled: Power Steering?
January 13, 2010
I spent yesterday riding a new, presumably 2011 Yamaha snowmobile. I don’t know its name, I don’t know what engine it features, and I’m not exactly sure what makes the steering so light. In fact, here’s everything I know about this exciting new sled….um….uh…..well, it has a track…. OK, that might be an exaggeration — it comes in a version of the... [Read more]