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6 minutes ago, Polaris 550 said:

400,000 stacked like bags of potatoes in trailers. 

Even if I stay home, as much as I can, I still have to get groceries, etc. 

That's where UN-MASKED bastards can kill me, or infect my family members!!

If the NO-MASKERS would just kill themselves or other NO-MASKERS, I would be fine with that. I would have no problem seeing them die........NONE AT ALL!!

You aren't looking on the bright side - as usual - deaths by Heart Attack, Stroke, even CANCER is down 25-45%

Shouldn't you be celebrating that??  Reading your posts, I know having a "debate" with you will be like talking to a rock, so this is just for entertainment purposes. 

19 minutes ago, Polaris 550 said:

I stand by what I have said for years.................too many  Americans suck, and are dirty bastards.

I just saw on TV a group of about 6 college-age women sitting next to each other at restaurant, no masks, no nothing, just like it was another day!

The fuckin guys that own pubs, and gyms demanding to stay open, FUCK THEM!!

The entire country should have been on MANDATORY MASKING, MANDATORY LOCKDOWN, until we got the vaccines out to everybody!!

Fukkin dummies that think this is, LIKE A COLD OR FLU!!!!

This is a HYPER-TRANSMISSIBLE plague of DEATH, 100 year DEATH P:LAGUE!!!! 

When people don't mask-up, they are POTENTIALLY KILLING YOUR FAMILY MEMBER!!!!   

This is fukkin un-real what's happening in this country. 

Death plague??  99.5% survivability hardly qualifies - if you’re SKART, stay home!  Pretty simple really.... 

6 hours ago, revkevsdi said:

Mask mandates and lockdowns only work when people follow them. Judging by the ones on here there are a lot of selfish dumbasses that live in Wisconsin. 

SOOOOO, have you looked at the case counts I posted before from MN, WI, and MI from about early October through the holidays?  They are right there on the right hand side of this page for your easy and quick reference.  I know my opinion doesn't count, but going on FACTS like you try to proclaim, the lockdowns didn't do SHIT.  The cases went up and down almost equally between the three neighboring states.  The only difference is WI did NOT lock down.  

Post up some facts disputing what I showed and get back to me.  Otherwise keep the name calling to yourself, because you are just spewing garbage.

Before the snow that fell last weekend, our main concern was the trail getting wider and wider because the snow was non-existent "on" the trail.   Waiting to hear the results from last weekend.  Fortunately we rolled the plowed fields, so staying on the trail is the best option in a lot of areas.

3 hours ago, SayatodaU.P.eh? said:

They were out bid by the companies they work for. 
 

Anyone with a brain should know that big oil makes more money buying oil from the Middle East and selling it here. What’s the price on a barrel of Middle East oil compared to NA oil lately? Who’s campaign did big oil spend more money supporting? This bullshit move by Biden has ZERO to do with environmental shit. The Dems have been making money hand over fist with that bullshit cover up for years. 

And who aims to profit the most from oil being hauled by train through communities large and small vs. building a safe and reliable pipeline?  BNSF - owned by Berkshire Hathaway, with the most shares owned by who??  Warren Buffet, one of, if not the largest democratic financial donor in this country..... hmmmmmm, yeah.

Some MN riding...

Shocker - NOT

21 hours ago, Mainecat said:

Did you read Trump had no plan to implement the vaccine program?

You fell for Trump your the dumb ass.

Didn't you see the CBS 60 Minutes story the Sunday AFTER the election?  No plan my ass - they (And you) just won't accept ANYTHING that was done before them, because it has Trump on it.  Honestly, I could give a rats ass who's plan it is.  My plan is completely different, I'm just going to live my life the way I want and be happy!  Shit, I had nothing but a big smile on my face putting 625 miles on my snowmobile in 3 days!!

As I figured @Doug Just seemed strange that it would be a 15-20 degree difference, in nearly all conditions.  Either way, the temps were not anything alarming.

Both sleds have the 137 1.325 Cobra tracks.  XCR would run around 100, 95-108 where the Matryx was around 120, sometimes as high as 130 to 135.  Fresh groomed hard pack both sleds would creep another 10-15 degrees.

Running around on same trails the last 3 days, 850 XCR Switchback vs buddies 850 Matryx Launch 137 (not sure it would matter which model), the XCR was consistently running at least 10, and most of the time 15-20 degrees cooler.  No scratchers on either sled, same trail, leading or following.  What is the difference in the cooling systems besides the rear cooler in the beaver tail of the XCR?  Snow flap length?

5 hours ago, revkevsdi said:

Weird because it “feels” like the right are always calling it “a flu that has a 99.8% survival rate” while ignoring the meagre 59% recovery rate. 

Stop - just stop with the BS already.

2 minutes ago, Highmark said:

I originally just looked at the graphs.    Hasn't Wi stayed much more open than the other 2?   To be fair population and testing totals need to be considered. 

Yes, WI NEVER shut down, and yes, population could and should be taken into consideration.  The point is, the shut downs didn’t do SHIT except restrict some people’s ability to work.

2 minutes ago, Highmark said:

Mn top, Wi middle and Mi bottom?

Hint:  you have to look at the case count number on the right of the graphs, the scale is a little different based on the one day reported spikes for MN and MI.

Here are the case count graphs for MN, WI, and MI over the time period.  Take note of the case curves and tell me what is different between the three states, then tell me which state stayed open the whole time.  

So June in Minneapolis:  The mayor says let them take the 3rd precinct, they’ll be happy after that and go home.  (Which they didn’t)

January at the Capitol:  We have credible threats of violent protests, so send in the guard in a preemptive measure!  Never was more than 4 or 5 ‘Trump-supporters’ on the grounds.

Anyone who can’t see through the BULLSHIT is a complete moron.

Just now, Ez ryder said:

You around 50?

Plus 4!

5 minutes ago, Ez ryder said:

You from MN ? Was that pic st state fair grounds ? I swear I have almost the same pic someplace 

Yes I am - could be the state fair grounds, I honestly don’t remember where I was, my mom would know....

11 minutes ago, Ez ryder said:

Poo employees are still waiting on there demo sleds and most are not real thrilled seeing as it is part of there compensation package . They are also thinking they may make them hold them 2 yrs with the late delivery.  From what I gather one of the bigger clogs in the pipe line is walker evens ? 

I actually picked mine up on Tuesday - out of the blue call, no email - but I am riding it now!

Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan have nearly identical case count curves on their  graphs and the only difference was Wisconsin stayed open.  Telling certain businesses to close was a complete shitshow, and never should have happened.  And these morons who made those decisions took almost a year to figure that out?  Not a single one of them should be re-elected, ZERO.

20 minutes ago, jdsky said:

Highly doubt I will ever shed the sledding addiction but this could be the last sled that I buy for another decade.  That will hardly help out the industry.

Yeah agreed.  I snowchecked one this year specifically for the 4-year warranty with the miles I put on.  And I already have a backup to the backup.  Hopefully all I need is warranty work and parts for the next 4+ years.....

31 minutes ago, 800renegaderider said:

 

So if you can actually drive good do they let you go as fast as the track will let you or is there some speed they cut you off at?

When I drove at Disney, the answer would be YES.  The coach sitting next to me had a 1-10 dial knob that he could open it up more and more as you learned the track, your ability to trust the tires, and stay inside the "gates" they had painted on the track for optimal speed, and most importantly, your ability to listen to the coach.  He also had a brake pedal of his own.

They had a cone on the inside coming out of a corner, that was the roll into the throttle marker, and then a cone on the outside of the entrance of a corner, that was the let off the throttle marker.  As you learn the track and show your ability to handle the car, he opened it up a little more almost every lap.  As I got better and better the coach was having me let off later, and get on the gas sooner.  I could tell I was going a hell of a lot faster on lap 14 than I was on lap 4.  My time slips and lap speeds reflected that.

Funny story, on my 15th lap of 18, I let off coming into a corner a little early, and the coach lamented as he said I was turning some very impressive times.  So I thought I'll just get on the gas a little sooner coming out of the corner - BAD IDEA!  I felt the ass end break loose, and as the coach said WAIT WAIT - I felt it, let off, waited for him to say GO, and continued, though clearly lost some speed.  When we got on the front straight the coach said "Did you feel it break loose back there?",  "Yes I did", he said "Don't do that again!"  I think it scared him a little.... as it did me at ~100mph with a wall on our right!  

I don't know all the tracks they do this now, but if you get the opportunity, purchase the smallest package you can before you go.  Once you are there, you can upgrade your experience for about half what a pre-pay would be, that's what I did.  I know there are a lot of guys who have big muscle cars, and some here who have probably raced.  But someone like myself who is a car enthusiast and never had the chance to drive on a track, it was AMAZING to say the least.

If you do a little search, you can see why this track closed.  It had too much competition from local events in southern Florida, and a professional ride along coach/driver died in a super car when someone lost control and hit the end of a wall barrier, because the super cars went clockwise on the track.

Now that you guys bring up the NASCAR thing, I did a Richard Petty Driving Experience in Orlando (Disney) about 10 years ago, one hell of a good time if only for 8-10-12 laps at a time.  Me driving with a ‘coach’ in the passenger seat, no using the brakes did a 138+mph lap there.  It was an awesome experience - the $5 for insurance saying I’m not responsible for wrecking the car on the track was all I needed to go full out!  Disney Speedway is a 1 mile “mini-Pocono” tri-oval....

If you sold a sled within the last couple months, you did REALLY good, or at least should have.... Sleds with 3-4k miles are asking for waaaaay more than I paid 2-3 years ago for the same sleds with less than 500 miles....