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Old 08-09-2008, 11:23 AM
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Pro Snowmobile racing???

I just saw on DRC they have a Snow mobile eliminator in Brainerd?, I knew they had them as exhibition but not as a class! Only in Minnesooooooooota!
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Old 08-09-2008, 12:07 PM
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Re: Pro Snowmobile racing???

Im pretty sure I saw them at Pomona a few years back. They hauled a$$! Div 7 class.
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Old 08-09-2008, 01:38 PM
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I just saw on DRC they have a Snow mobile eliminator in Brainerd?, I knew they had them as exhibition but not as a class! Only in Minnesooooooooota!
Actually, they're pretty popular, here in NE, too.
Basically, they're a MC with a slick tread instead a tire. They can move, though!
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Old 08-09-2008, 08:17 PM
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I just saw on DRC they have a Snow mobile eliminator in Brainerd?, I knew they had them as exhibition but not as a class! Only in Minnesooooooooota!
They run em in MI. Badass!
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Old 08-09-2008, 08:24 PM
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Re: Pro Snowmobile racing???

I see them at Michigan tracks too
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Old 08-10-2008, 11:41 AM
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Re: Pro Snowmobile racing???

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Actually, they're pretty popular, here in NE, too.
Basically, they're a MC with a slick tread instead a tire. They can move, though!
Nah.....I bet I can out run any of them on Foot!
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Old 08-10-2008, 11:54 AM
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Nah.....I bet I can out run any of them on Foot!
Is that before or after your visit to the beer garden...? LMAO
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Old 08-10-2008, 12:45 PM
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Re: Pro Snowmobile racing???

Ken Reich, former Comp standout, has a company Specialty Sleds that builds all kinds of this wild sh*t
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Old 08-10-2008, 04:54 PM
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Re: Pro Snowmobile racing???

They had them as an exhibition down here at the SPORTSnationals.

Louisiana - 97 degrees
never snows...NEVER
Snowmobiles? i dont know about that

seems weird huh?
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Old 08-10-2008, 05:14 PM
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Re: Pro Snowmobile racing???

Here's a helmet cam view of one crashing.

YouTube - dragracing snowmobile crash with helmet cam
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Old 08-10-2008, 05:35 PM
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Nah.....I bet I can out run any of them on Foot!
That's because you're running on alcohol!
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Old 08-11-2008, 12:01 PM
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Re: Pro Snowmobile racing???

8.50's @ 150 mph they can fly
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Old 08-11-2008, 12:04 PM
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8.50's @ 150 mph they can fly
My '65 Impala ran that every week!
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Old 08-11-2008, 04:00 PM
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Re: Pro Snowmobile racing???

Back in the day...

Met Ky going then to "Donnybrook" which is now BIR.

Anyway he and another "roaddueler" did this (as reported by Bill Bissonett)

The Rocketman

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Old 08-11-2008, 08:31 PM
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I saw them run in Pomana in 1996. Ran faster than my cousin's car BWHAHAHAH.

Check this out!
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