Garth

3 hours ago, StevieWonder said:

I believe Garth just got excited ! 

This guy ain't interested in no fish bowl.. I did have a bud in HS though with a Gremlin X!

Stevie how do you find this stuff?? Sick kijiji skilz

That ad will be gone in no time.  Some coy boy IL pick it up with grandiose intentions, then it will sit in the yard till the wife makes him put it back on kijihi. .

Does Citation have the sweet square shaft clutch?  They sucker knocks a few hp out fer sure.

2 hours ago, bladefever said:

What was the HP rating for the Yamaha SV 80? 

Not sure but 80cc 2 stroke in the 80's would be a bit more than 9 I'd think. Scoot prob lighter than this new ZR 200 too.

9 minutes ago, Frostynuts said:

Dear Puzzler, Hate to break it to you, but out West there is a new King of belt eaters.

Called the BRP 850 Slummit!, or Plummet whatever works best.
Belts, Bulkheads, and a host of other issues!

There are some very pissed guys who spent a lot of money on a disappointing product.

Aftermarket guys are making brace kits for bulkheads, blowhole cooling kits for clutches etc.

But BRP holds the biggest market share so they must be great right!

Nice copy/paste from HCS..

9 hp may be weak but it's a start of a new segment that was needed. Perf shops will be along to hop em up a Lil just like the 120's.

It's a Yamaha engine (their logo right on the recoil in the ZR) so you can bet they will have a version as well.

ID release said it was a team member, Tyson says spectator in the interview. Also claims race Marshall had vendetta from last year..

Puzzle look at all those fools wearing Tekvest! 

Team 8 just rolled in behind 2nd place. One of the sleds has heavy damage to right front suspension. After all the effort at least they get to see the finish line.

I'm just north of Barrie, snowing here right now. Good to finally see again

It's not a refueling station. Location determined by individual teams, they are to pre stage fuel, race sleds arrive and drivers fuel themselves. Support team to stand by providing no assistance. 

This is the only time in the race where refueling is allowed at a non designated location, teams support crew arranges to have fuel ready but cannot assst in the actual fueling. 120 miles between checkpoints Ruby and Tanana is the reason for this one exception. 

That's exactly what they were doing. Worst part is that last gallon was not needed to cover the remaining distance to next checkpoint

The way the official DQ release reads: "The crew providing fuel made contact with the racer's snowmobiles"

That does not sound like a case of random bystanders approaching to help.

Agree on the sponsors are going to be miffed. These are both Factory sponsored teams; alot at stake and results will be used for marketing. 

I really feel for team 8 here, they ran a great program.

I don't think they were blatantly trying to gain an advantage in this case but these guys are very experienced in this race and should have known better. There will always be greater scrutiny on the frontrunners in any race.

I can't even imagine how tough this race would be on mind and body and this is when these type of mistakes happen unfortunately.

Nowhere it the rules does it say you can bend them if you have a big lead.  It does suck for them to be disqualified but the rules are black and white and the participants must educate themselves on them. Knowing and following the rules of the race is part of the race.

Green concrete Sounds like my kind of yard, Could Clean up the whole property with a backpack leaf blower!

Suds could be optimistic reporting too Puzzle. The trail by my house (Barrie area) was green all weekend but green it should not have been!

800 D you need to get out for a ride.. Cochrane will hold for awhile yet, wish I could make the time.

20 minutes ago, Renegade X said:

So with this shit weather, is anyone thinking of getting out of the game next year?  I am...

Not a chance.

4 hours ago, Blackstar said:

$240ish for a factory belt. $125 for an XTX from Royal. Probably just grab another factory belt.

 

Ever try a Gates carbon? Can get them from Ideal Supply, cost less than OEM too.  I've had great luck with them and Polaris Belts are right in that cost range as your AC.

Thanks for the reply!