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AmSnow Blogs
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Adam Heath, TJ Fitzgerald and Mitch Weber get ready for a day of riding. By Mitch Weber It's a little more than half way through our winter season, and believe me, I have ridden every chance I've had. Riding takes its toll on your sled though. If you don't properly maintain your machine you could get yourself into trouble with expensive repairs. Like most kids, heck, most people, I can't afford that, so I try to do my own repairs....
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Story and Photos by Stephen W Clark Anyone who attends the Jackson Hole Hill Climbs is treated to an incredibly entertaining time, full of action-packed racing and a fair amount of carnage. But this year some lucky fan will be coming home with more than just good memories. Z-Broz Racing has teamed up with Arctic Cat, Cutlers Performance, Arctic FX and The Jackson Hole Snow Devils to raffle a tricked-out 2010 M8 HCR. Some lucky person will get to take...
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Thrown in at the deep end with some of the fastest sleds and best mountain riders Story and Photos By Stephen W Clark Yesterday I went riding with the guys from BoonDocker Performance, www.boondockers.com. BoonDocker specializes in turbo systems and are one of the leaders in this field. Its fun riding with mod guys like these but it is tough because you really need to ride a turbo to be able to hang with them. From the beginning I knew I would be...
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By Mitch Weber The other night, I was riding with a couple of my buddies. A half day at school meant more time to ride as we got a mid afternoon start. Awesome! Three hours into our ride, I noticed Derek was not behind me. Weird, I thought. I spun around. A mile back, there he was sitting on his sled with his arms folded. He wasn't smiling, but he knew sooner or later I would be back to check on him. After a quick look under the hood, we saw Derek's...
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By Mitch Weber Winter is finally here for good. Trails are open and all is well. Or, so I thought. On my second day out I crossed our driveway and headed through the ditch to hook up with the trail system about 1/2-mile south of my house. I headed toward my neighbor's ditch and was shocked to see a sign posted, "No Trespassing Private Property." I could hardly believe what I was seeing. Up until now, I always rode the ditch because I...
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We certainly had plenty of snow for this year's Adirondack Shootout in Woodgate, NY and 'plenty' is an understatement. When you start counting the inches of snow piling up on your hat, you know you are in a real snowstorm! Even with all the snow hampering the usage of our timing equipment we were still able to run a handful of stock 600 sleds down the 1/4-mile as well as all of the trail mod and lake racer sleds through 660-feet. The fastest...
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If you ride out west, you NEED to take this class! Being Wisconsinites, we don't get to spend as much time in the mountains as those who live in the Rocky Mountain states, but even those who only take a few trips out west should have basic avalanche knowledge. Last week we attended an Avalanche Awareness, Avoidance, and Rescue class for snowmobilers put on by instructor Mike Duffy at The Englehart Center in Madison, Wisconsin. You may recognize...
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Ever wonder how the Engine Braking Reduction System on your Yamaha 4-stroke works? Do you know the exact increase in wattage that Yamaha has made to the electrical system on their Nytro sleds and the increase to the now warmer hand-grips? Have you actually set the correct sag or ride-height on your Yamaha's rear suspension correctly? Did you know that Yamaha changed where their track-tightening adjustment bolts are on the Vector and Apex rear...
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The Outdoor Toy Store in Hood River, Oregon has made a name for itself as being a one-stop mountain performance shop. Powder coating while you wait? Yep, they've got that. Zbroz shocks, E-Z Ryde suspension, Boondockers pump gas turbo? Yep, they've got those too. BOSS Seats, Speedwerx aftermarket parts, and years of experience? Ok, we think you've got the picture now as far as what these guys can do. BUT, not only do these guys build custom...
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Robbie Malinoski and Andrew Johnstad participate in the Woody's Carbide Quick-Change challenge at Haydays September 12. The highly successful Woody's Carbide Quick-Change Challenge that debuted at Haydays this last week is coming to the AmSnow Super Sled Shootout in Martin, Michigan on the 26-27th of September. That's right, this next weekend stop by the Shootout at US 131 Motorsports Park in Martin, Michigan for your chance to win one...
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Rick Ward, the much beloved 47 year old retired hillclimb champion from Teton, Wyoming was killed Tuesday September 2nd on his motorcycle. The accident occured at an intersection when a 17-year-old driving a van pulled out in front of Ward and he could not stop his motorcycle in time. The local sherrif's office in Madison County Idaho, near Sugar City where the crash occured, is investigating. Ward was an amazing person and snowmobile racer. He...
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Polaris recently announced that all 2010 snowmobiles with the 600 Cleanfire engine will come with the 4-injector fuel injection system, not the 2-injector system as previously stated. This update includes the all new Rush model and the all IQ models. In addition, Polaris has released a Service Bulletin to its dealers and customers who bought an early build 2009 IQ (otherwise known as a 2008) or full season 2009 Polaris with the 800cc engine in it...
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Here's a little taste of some things the boys at Curve XS skis have been up to. This is new ski has all the same performance you've come to know from the Curve XS brand, but in a new more colorful package. Paired with this custom Yamaha Attak, we think the skis are smokin hot! For more information go to CurveXS.com .
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Seriously, I just got done watching this video and if you missed the first volume of Backcountry Adventures, the second is even better! It's not just because I'm a big fan of Burandt, but you've got to hand it to a guy who backs up everything he says in this video. 5 minutes into watching him ride and you'll agree he IS the best backcountry rider in the world, period. Check it out here http://www.slednecks.com/ If you want a chance...
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Fish getting his airtime with pinks camera crew Last weekend the popular Speed Channel television show 'Pinks' came to US 131 Motorsports Park in Martin, Michigan and several daring asphalt snowmobile racing teams got in on the action. The four teams consisted of Bellman Racing, Sled-X Racing, Louie Bilt Racing and Jeff White Racing. Drivers for the teams were Brian 'Fish' Finlinson, Tony Morabito, Edwin Wirbel and Greg Thomas respectively...
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