Press Release - January 1977
Grand Rapids, Michigan - A Scorpion Whip 440 covered 1,172 miles in a 24-hour period to break the world's record for snowmobile endurance. The event started at 1:00PM January 1st and concluded at 1:00PM, January 2nd on Gun Lake south of Grand Rapids. The previous record of 984 miles was set in 1971 by Mercury.
Scorpion went after the record with two completely stock 440 Whips, the second totaling 1,108 miles. Twenty eight local snowmobile club members served as drivers, and The United States Snowmobile Association sanctioned the event.
During the event, the two sleds required a total of two sets of spark plugs, two belts and one set of chain tensioners for replacement parts.
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