MERCURY DROPS SNOWMOBILE LINE

March 1976 - Mercury Marine discontinued the manufacture of snowmobiles according to announcement of a company spokesman.  According to Mercury, they will continue to provide service and parts to current owners and will honor warranty claims.
The spokesman said that the company's complete snowmobile inventory was sold out during the current season.  He also said that negotiations with three snowmobile manufacturers were currently underway regarding the purchase of production rights for The Mercury Snow-Twister line.
Mercury Marine entered the snowmobile business in 1967, and according to the spokesman has sustained losses each year since that time.

1988 ARCTIC CATS

1988 ARCTIC CATS

This is the complete line of models and specifications of the 1988 Arctic Cat snowmobiles

AKTIV GRIZZLY

A snowmobile manufacturer in Sweden has become popular in The United States, particularly in the west.
The AKTIV Grizzly has proven to be a prime piece of working equipment which not only offers a form of transportation, but can haul or pull cargo as well as perform many other utility tasks.
The Grizzly is powered by a 432cc Fugi fan cooled engine and it has a twin-track (15 by 151 inches) and is a single ski snowmobile.  It has a reverse gear and plenty of storage space.
The Grizzly will go virtually anywhere a track vehicle can go.

DEERE SWITCHES TO KAWASAKI ENGINES

January 1977 - John Deere announced that starting with its 1979 snowmobiles, they plan to purchase engines from Kawasaki Motors Corporation for use in their snowmobiles. The 1978 models continued to have Kohler and Kioritz engines

SNOWMOBILE SPEED RECORD

1985 Speed Record:
Marv Jorgensen's Chopper City Special holds the existing world speed record of 158.53 mph set in St. Paul, Minnesota, February 6, 1985

ARCTIC'S EXT RACING SNOWMOBILE

In 1972, Arctic Cat had a brand new sled for its factory racing team and for professional consumer and dealer racers.

The new EXT featured Kawasaki engines in 245, 290, 339, 398 and 436cc sizes in two-cylinder models.  In the 439 and 646cc sizes, the engines were three cylinder. Among the features of the EXT were new Arctic clutches, Arctic slide rail suspension and hydraulic brakes.  The sled was built wider (33 inches) than the consumer sleds which were 29 inches.
The EXT racers were made in sufficient quantities to be raced in all classes - modified or stock

SNOWMOBILING IN UTAH

ACCORDING TO THE STATE OF UTAH - snowmobiling in Utah is a dream, where the state works for the snowmobiler and the snow is made to order !

SNOCROSS CHALLENGE: EAST VS. WEST

December 5th and 6th, 1987 - Top western snowmobile drivers traveled to Minnesota - Flatlanders toke on mountain men.  The stage was set for a major snowmobile racing event when more than 20 top western racers traveled to Hill City, Minnesota, for the Toyota-Yamaha Formula Challenge North American Snocross.
Although the mountain men drivers were relatively inexperienced in the style of competition, they were not intimidated by the challenge.  They were confident that their skills would match up with the skills of the midwestern racers.

ANTIQUE SNOWMOBILE ENDURO

Green Lake,Wisconsin - The Green Lake Enduro Challenge, featuring competition among America's antique snowmobiles was held February 4-5, 1984. 
The event was sponsored by The Green Lake Antique Snowmobile Society.  The event had become one of snowmobiling's most interesting and fun event.
The antique snowmobiles were ridden in competition against each other, using a handicap formula to equalize advantages.

1985 SKI-DOO SAFARI'S