The Polaris racing blog and the ongoing chronicle of the amazing men and machines of the Polaris Professional Race Team from author Larry Preston.
I heard through the grapevine that Stan “The Professor” Hayes, one of the original Starfire Kids is having some bad health issues at a time
Whenever I’ve restored any of the original Polaris factory race sleds, I have been very careful to document every single thing about them. Dents, scratches,
Donald J.Schmalzbauer Photo Collection LEROY LINDBLAD, DALTON LISELL AND DARREL COURTWRIGHT OMDAHL’S 75 440CC PDC FACTORY LINEUP, 1973 BOB EASTMAN STAN HAYES (BACK), DON OMDAHL,
Take a good look at the photo above. First published in Race-n-Rally (now Snowtech) in the fall of 1974, I think this photo is largerly
1973 – What a Year! For the 1973 racing season, all the manufacturers (and there were a lot of manufacturers back then) built a race
“Havent read a book in years but I think I might even be able finish this one!! Thanks Larry Preston” Kyle VanSloten Thank you Kyle!
Ramblin’ Ray Stevens has an amazing collection of well cared for Ski-Doo’s and Moto-Ski’s. But despite all that Rotax power, he gives Starfire Kids –
“A few years ago I put my Polaris hat and two copies of the STARFIRE KIDS book. One signed by Larry Preston and the other
You cannot tell the tale of the famed Polaris Midnight Blue Express without telling the story of the engineer, businessman and athlete named Gordon Rudolph.
I often get asked what restoring these classic sleds costs. To be honest, I don’t track it too much. They have rare parts on them
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.
