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That thought had crossed my mind lol. Currently my 858 runs awesome.

I cycled mine by hand and felt no resistance fwiw

..... annnd that 1000 made less stock HP than this 858

https://www.facebook.com/precisionefi/videos/559367303512042/ A 10 hp gain from just a tune (from 168 to 178) is damn impressive. Need a pipe to do that on the Doo and Poo.

I mean, 3lbs on something that spins @8000 rpm is huge. Not to mention this is yet another example of him being blatantly and hilariously wrong while projecting 100% confidence.

That's just the tv schedule, not race dates. The actual schedule makes more sense with 2 races per month except December and April, each with 1.

I've got a brand new 2025 ZR sitting in my garage and will still happily tell Textron to get bent. I applaud the dedicated and passionate people involved that got them to finally greenlight the Catalyst and deliver. It's honestly a miracle that I possess what appears to be a phenomenal all-new Arctic Cat machine right now. I don't believe they ever intended to invest in this brand in any real capacity. The difference is when you ruin Jacobsen mowers no one gives a shit, unlike an iconic brand a la Arctic Cat. @p51mstg has said it very well... if Cat succeeds it will be in spite of Textron, not because of them.

No doubt, they have absolutely cratered the dirt side.

https://snowgoer.com/news/putting-the-arctic-cat-layoffs-production-stop-in-context/32826/ Interesting tidbit about KTM in there too.

My actual first sled with along with the latest sled. My daughter won't be able to drive or ride on either one in earnest until next year, but she does enjoy climbing all over them and even pushing the start button on the newest one

My XF 9000 was purchased for 14K OTD as a leftover back in 2018. Most sled for the dollar I'll ever have I'm thinking.

They better honor it because the dealer I'm having them redirect to was given first dibs on selling me one (It's my closest dealer) and the sales guy never got back to me. I even have the messaging for proof. That's the main reason I went with Nelsons, the sales guy actually got back to me quickly with a fair price.

Cat has reached out to me. Sounds like they are redirecting pre-ordered sleds from that dealer to a new dealer of customer's choosing. Deposit moves with the sled. Thank the lawd!

Does Mike Kloety still have a job or did Textron fire him too?

That was a good listen. When he refers to himself in the third person I gotta chuckle. Lots of history there to be sure. I don't think criticizing his story of Zulawski is valid. He speaks very highly of him: "Here's probably one of the smartest snowmobile engineers you'll find". Skime no longer works for Cat and this story of reluctantly firing a guy because he refused to change with the times and work with the young guns actually flies in the face of those who claim Cat didn't evolve due to the people in charge (like Roger) being set in their ways. Roger admits the "what wins on Sunday sells on Monday" motto isn't the gospel, but he insists racing is important, and I 100% agree with that.