The Polaris racing blog and the ongoing chronicle of the amazing men and machines of the Polaris Professional Race Team from author Larry Preston.
There are restorations, and then there are restorations where the guy doing the work happens to be the guy who raced the thing in the
Ever look at those holes under the clutches of a 78 RXL and wondr “What the heck or those for?” Well, we’ll get to that.
Good news today – some good people reached out and let me know they have a good photo of Jerry Shank they can share. Brad
Thank you so much, but we are SOLD OUT! The last copies of the hardcover version of Starfire Kids – Midnight Blue Express shipped today,
Another page has turned in the Starfire Kids story. Pam (Overland Bunke) Klema passed away on March 12, 2026, after a battle with leukemia, and
Doc Jim Saurdiff found this 440X motor from gentleman living in mid-Michigan way back in about 2006. There was also a ton of suspension parts,
Only three of the 1975 650’s were made. Jim Bernat’s is in a museum, but Rugland and Omdahl’s? They’ve never been found. Donny didn’t always
The story is that this tunnel, seat, handbars and skis all started out life as Jerry Bunke’s 2nd 440X machine, completed just in time for
In the world of vintage snowmobiling, few artifacts carry the same nostalgic weight and cultural significance as the 1973 Polaris Starfire poster. This iconic image,
The aluminum skis used on the 1977 factory sleds were not the same as the ones used in 1978. The 1977 skis were made from
Starfire Kids Midnight Blue Express is the unauthorized and previously untold true story of the people from Roseau, Minnesota and the machines they built to find fame and fortune in the brutal, challenging, and often very dangerous sport of snowmobile racing in the 1960s and 1970s.
