Jim Beilke of Race & Rally magazine decided in 1974 that Minnesota really needed to have a big time snowmobile race like Wisconsin. So he

The budget for the Polaris race team was cut in half for 1975 from the record high budget in 1974. Regardless, 1975 would be another

If you were a kid in 1978, the ads from Bates Leathers made you want to race about as much as the sleds, the smell

1970 was a fantastic year for Polaris racing with Greg Grahn, Mike Baker, Ray Monsrud, Leroy Lindblad, Gerry Reece, Bob Eastman, Jim Bernat, Darrel Courtright,

Bob Eastman and Dorothy Mercer in West Yellowstone, 1973. Bob won the 300cc class, but had to chase Larry Coltom’s fast Cats in 340 and

Eagle River, 1978. Looks like a heat race for the World Championship. Jerry Bunke battling Bob Elsner and Jim Dimmerman.

Jim Bernat, one of the original Starfire Kids, kicking you know what and taking names o his 1975 340cc machine. Location unknown.

In December of 1977, I was fourteen and watching the races at the famous Dayco Holiday Spectacular and was snapping pictures as fast as I

After one of the first races in 1974, the phones in Roseau started ringing off the hook with racers wanting these special “torque converters” they