The Polaris racing blog and the ongoing chronicle of the amazing men and machines of the Polaris Professional Race Team from author Larry Preston.
1975 was arguably Larry Rugland’s best year as a Polaris factory racer. He would win the overall points total for the year with impressive wins
In 1968, the team made some special racers that featured the giant grill on the front that came to be known as the “Cow-Catcher”. It
Todd Elmer, 1981. Driving one of just three 79 RXL’s from 1979. Two machines were sent into battle with Rotax motors and were the last
Amazing photo that showed up on another website of the rare and elusive 1975 factory oval PDC sleds. In the photo, left to right, Omdahl’s
Polaris built only a couple sleds in the way of an exotic racer for 1967 – most went into battle with modified Colts. But two
Racing went professional in 1974 with the introduction of the “anything goes” Sno-Pro circuit. The Polaris team responds with a much lighter (Mostly magnesium and
The Polaris Professional Cross Country Race team was singled out for good sportsmanship in the 1977 Winnipeg to St. Paul race by the St. Paul
The contentious 1976 Winnipeg to St. Paul race was led by Bob Przekwas until a nasty crash left him knocked out for a bit. When
In researching the book I dug up every available source I could. One great resource was the Roseau Times-Region newspaper of the time. Lots of
Herb Howe wins the first ever Winnipeg to St. Paul I-500, Eastman takes the Hodag, and Randy Hites sets takes his Polaris to new heights!
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.
