My father was an early adapter of the, then, cutting age snowmobile technology. Man does it make me feel old to see these things displayed as antiques.
The Town I grew up in, (Thief River Falls, Minn.) is only 60 miles from Roseau, the Headquarters of Polaris, And T.R.F. is the headquarters of Arctic Cat. The man who invented and developed the modern version, Edgar Hetteen was our neighbor and lived less than a quarter mile from our home. I rode with him on many a prototype. The “Panther” was what revolutionized the design.
I miss those days. Racing was a way of life and was most exciting. The modern industry is but only a fraction of it's former self.