oh noses... Wes Selby and SkiDoo are gunna f the Cat & Polaris riders up this year!

very few of these are going to Alaska for the fake cross country race... 

Cat has nine sleds to share amongst their racers

Polaris will pay $14 for a top place podium finish

 

what else?

1 hour ago, Potatodigger1 said:

T Bunke, Gunner Arlaud, Dan Revering

 

20 hours ago, Potatodigger1 said:

 

Any word on why so many cat teams dnf or dns (like Herf) in open ? 

 

 

Edited January 14, 20241 yr by krom

21 minutes ago, krom said:

 

 

Any word on why so many cat teams dnf or dns (like Herf) in open ? 

 

 

Unreliable belt drive. 

On 1/13/2024 at 10:44 AM, krom said:

They didn't have enough to go around for racers than ran in races people actually give a shit about...

Somebody in the marketing department put non ES RXC sleds for sales to consumers when they were only supposed to go to racers. 

So now there are a bunch owned by people who are going to bitch about them being too stiff, and some sitting unsold on dealers floors.

That doesn’t happen by mistake or accident. The not ready for prime time belt drive was purposely limited in release to racers because  DNF’s and DNS don’t tend to help selling a brand new sled. 

 

2 hours ago, racinfarmer said:

Looks like Polaris and Bunke's pretty much cleaned out this weekend.

@ZR6000RR

brutal...

 

anyone see results on the 1997 Pro 440 class? 

I haven't yet... https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057390403686

 

 

1 hour ago, krom said:

 

 

Any word on why so many cat teams dnf or dns (like Herf) in open ? 

 

 

The only one I know for sure was Gunner Arlaud who crashed in the open qualifier and race, tough day!! Ran 2nd today on the same sled!!

1 hour ago, Crnr2Crnr said:

 

brutal...

 

Bunke's go home with $22,000+ in the bank.

53 minutes ago, racinfarmer said:

Bunke's go home with $22,000+ in the bank.

Probably pays for 1/2 a mod sled lol 

Was 14th, the top placing Catalyst?

Just now, airflite1 said:

Was 14th, the top placing Catalyst?

That would be correct.

10 hours ago, racinfarmer said:

Bunke's go home with $22,000+ in the bank.

they earned it 

9 hours ago, Potatodigger1 said:

so their best race sled on the lake is the Procross 7000?

9 hours ago, airflite1 said:

Was 14th, the top placing Catalyst?

oof...

8 hours ago, racinfarmer said:

That would be correct.

will there be any terrain races this winter?   asking for everyone wearing green who got their teeth kicked in this weekend.  

21 RXC with new engine for sale available exclusively to Team Arctic Racers... $17,000 

Comes complete with windshield, tunnel bag and chain case with actual gears.  

No lowballers, we know what we've got.  

Cat's most winning sled in the 2024 race season...

 

 

Jimwit is gonna be sad.

40 minutes ago, Crnr2Crnr said:

Cat's most winning sled in the 2024 race season...

 

 

33 minutes ago, Deephaven said:

Jimwit is gonna be sad.

 

 

That's impossible, jimwit said that herf won open class races on a stock production catalyst last season

Edited January 15, 20241 yr by krom

55 minutes ago, krom said:

 

 

That's impossible, jimwit said that herf won open class races on a stock production catalyst last season

it's a brand new race season, and suddenly the old classics are lookin good...

It’s a new race season with a new chassis and the first year in a long time they haven’t been testing since November so there could be a glimmer of hope. That being said there’s not even a single decent lap time from a catalyst on that score sheet so it looks pretty dismal so far.

8 minutes ago, Palu49 said:

It’s a new race season with a new chassis and the first year in a long time they haven’t been testing since November so there could be a glimmer of hope. That being said there’s not even a single decent lap time from a catalyst on that score sheet so it looks pretty dismal so far.

shouldn't you be out testing the watercrossing ability of your new sled??

 

3 minutes ago, krom said:

shouldn't you be out testing the watercrossing ability of your new sled??

 

I’m gonna go try tabolts corners in a little bit, looks like a solid time

On 1/13/2024 at 6:49 PM, airflite1 said:

They aren't reporting much, Jesse Hallstrom won Semi-Pro.

He won by a mile - a literal mile.

From what I heard the skidoos were running 113-115 gps mph, and the cats were only able to get 105 out of the sled (they werent getting it to shift out fully)

 

On 1/13/2024 at 10:40 PM, racinfarmer said:

Stayed at home in the race shop all day.  Holiday banquet too.  Could have done without that.

I remember Boe when he was back in the Jr 10-13 class.  Damn that seems like not that long ago.

Even when I was racing, you'd see him get off the sled and gimp around.  Great guy, but damn that body has had a lot of abuse.

I can remember watching Tucker get off his sled and limp for the first few steps kind of hunched over as he walked back to his pits , it definitely takes its toll over the years.

4 minutes ago, fortune46x said:

He won by a mile - a literal mile.

From what I heard the skidoos were running 113-115 gps mph, and the cats were only able to get 105 out of the sled (they werent getting it to shift out fully)

I didn't see your sponsorship decals on Wes's trailer, are T-shirt sales down?  

105 on ice?   probably overheated their left foot too... 

Doo's seemed to be cleaning house on the hole shot at Cranturbarry this weekend as well.  

 

To further @fortune46xpoint 3 semi pro riders were faster than the fastest pro catalyst.

 

Also old man Tate had fastest lap time of the race by 2 seconds.

27 minutes ago, Palu49 said:

To further @fortune46xpoint 3 semi pro riders were faster than the fastest pro catalyst.

 

Also old man Tate had fastest lap time of the race by 2 seconds.

 

 

9 hours ago, Palu49 said:

It’s a new race season with a new chassis and the first year in a long time they haven’t been testing since November so there could be a glimmer of hope. That being said there’s not even a single decent lap time from a catalyst on that score sheet so it looks pretty dismal so far.

Lots of new stuff to overcome.  Shocks, the ADAPT clutch is still fairly new, chassis, etc.

I'll have to ask, but I'm wondering if Paul Brown maybe had the fastest Catalyst this weekend.

9 hours ago, fortune46x said:

He won by a mile - a literal mile.

From what I heard the skidoos were running 113-115 gps mph, and the cats were only able to get 105 out of the sled (they werent getting it to shift out fully)

 

I can remember watching Tucker get off his sled and limp for the first few steps kind of hunched over as he walked back to his pits , it definitely takes its toll over the years.

Getting to do some ECU work really has helped the Doos this year, apparently.  Having Bryan and Betsy as your mechanics with Wes providing feedback helps a ton too.

I think Bryan is probably the best mechanic in all of XC.

Once I walked away, it probably took me a solid 2 years to get back to not having weird pops or sudden joint tightening throughout the day.