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I'm thinking the Catalyst would've won if tunnel flares were installed

What sled did they allocate the SOTY honors to then?

I'm surprised our resident forum fact fabricator doesn't have constant issues with cooling. When my young nephew rides the R-XC at a constant 15 mph it definitely gets toasty. I doubt those deflectors even do any deflecting at those speeds, let alone cooling.

Yep that's pretty much my experience. Stay as "brappy" as possible Keep the track and the water pump spinning.

Do you run studs? I have a feeling that's a big reason I never seem to have cooling issues except in extreme circumstances (like plowed seasonal roads).

It's wild to me those are over $100. I'll take an occasional snowball to the shoulder

Do you have a link to this episode? The last "Real world sled of the year" snow trax episode I can find was 2023. I do know Snowgoer gave the Catalyst SOTY honors, fwiw.

I'm dying

That's not really true in my experience. While the "auto-tensioning" clutches that Cat uses may likely mask improper belt length better than other setups, a belt that is too long will absolutely crush top speed because the primary could be full shift, but the secondary is not (and cannot). Attempting to get the secondary to fully shift in that scenario would just create belt slip, heat, and further loss of top speed.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4eEAIjP_7B/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link 8 fiddy 8 sounding a lot crispier

Did they break at the weld or is the metal too thin?

Kinda like people begging for a twin rail mountain sled option and Cat just straight up refusing to do it. It boggles the mind.

Metallic panther purple goes quite well with arctic apple green, if I do say so myself

A single green fuel toilet powering a twin free-air 2026 Catalyst Cat will have jimbo bricked right up.