The Polaris racing blog and the ongoing chronicle of the amazing men and machines of the Polaris Professional Race Team from author Larry Preston.
Jim Bernat earned his nickname of “smiling” Jim Bernat because that grin (or a bigger one!) is always on his face, even today. Right after
1976 photo of starting line introductions.. I think at the race in St. Paul, Minnesota. Bill Yobe was on the gold Sno*Jet (furthest right), then
Perhaps the most elusive of all the Polaris factory race sleds, only one of the 1975 factory sleds still exists. The 440 and 650 stand
Heading into the 1977 season, the leaf spring snopro was the weapon of choice. By October of 1976, there was just two IFS sleds built
The first story in “StarFire Kids – Midnight blue Express” is largely centered around this trailer, once the home base for the Polaris Professional Race
Starfire Kid and my friend Joel from SnoProUSA put this piece of massive awesomeness on his website. How awesome is that?? Thanks Joel!!!
Just some more photos that have come to light recently… the top one is Pam (Bunke) Klima watching the races in Eagle River with a
The First IFS Cross-Country Machines Starfire Kids – Midnight Blue Express chronicles the amazing story of how the first IFS cross-country sleds were conceived and
Just a nice shot of one of Larry Rugland’s 73 factory Starfires. Note the aluminum pipes. I believe this was taken in the pits at
Awesome video shots of Starfire Kid Randy Hites beating the snot out of his race sled in the Winnipeg to St. Paul race. Randy would
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.
