MID-SEVENTIES ARCTIC CATS

TEN NEW 1976 SNOWMOBILES

CHUCK CONNERS PROMOTING 1975 SCORPION SNOWMOBILES

ARCHIE SIMONSON BACK ON THE WINNING TRACK

Center City, Minnesota - Archie Simonson puts to rest some of the winning doubts about his "will to win" on February 13, 1982, with a convincing victory in the Chisago Lakes Classic lake enduro race.

1982 KAWASAKI 440 FAN COOLED INTRUDER

1974 SCORPION SUPER STINGER 400

The Super Stinger 400 is powered by a Rockwell 399 cc engine and has the unique Pararail suspension system. It came in red, gold or blue metal-flecked. The engine is slanted to provide a lower center of gravity.

FOUR TIMES THE SIZE OF A 9500 BLIZZRD

February 1982 - The Ski-Doo "Organizer" is four times the size of a normal 9500 Ski-Doo Blizzard.Underneath the hood is a Hammond Organ, complete with amplifier sound a public address system. The giant sled showed up at selected snowmobile events to entertain the crowds with music.

1976 YAMAHA EXCITER

The people at Yamaha claimed "that their new 1976 Exciters reflect Yamaha's racing experience". The EX340 and Ex440 snowmobiles were high performance trail machines developed from Yamaha's racing heritage.

SNOWMOBILING WITH A KAWASAKI AT FINLAND

CHOPPER CITY SPECIAL BREAKS SPEED RECORD

January 31, 1982 - Rice Lake, Wisconsin - Marv Jorgenson streaked to a new world's snowmobile speed record of 142.6 MPH at Rice Lake on his Chopper City Special at The Third Annual Budweiser World Championship Radar Run, out-gunning The Budweiser-Polaris previous record.