At 11:51 that may have been me, the spring dropped through the worn out ski so I was taking the ski off and I had almost ripped the hood completely off with an encounter when I hit a crossing earlier. Great vid brought back lots of memories.
I was too young to run during the hay-days of this race. I was always concerned about the cold... if anyone recalls the "ice age" we were headed for back then, but I wanted to do this more than anything. By the time I was old enough, it just wasn't the same and I lost interest. But every year, I'd tune into WCCO to get the standings and root for Polaris sleds. We'd buy newspapers too, making a scrapbook of the races. No idea where it is today. Cool video! Great story!
Makes me think of all the manufacturers that went bye or got shoved out of the market place. Job well done on this sled build and finishing such a grueling race. 👍
At 11:51 that may have been me, the spring dropped through the worn out ski so I was taking the ski off and I had almost ripped the hood completely off with an encounter when I hit a crossing earlier. Great vid brought back lots of memories.
All the respect for you and all the racers, I can’t even comprehend the toll it took on your bodies on that vintage of machine.
I was too young to run during the hay-days of this race. I was always concerned about the cold... if anyone recalls the "ice age" we were headed for back then, but I wanted to do this more than anything. By the time I was old enough, it just wasn't the same and I lost interest. But every year, I'd tune into WCCO to get the standings and root for Polaris sleds. We'd buy newspapers too, making a scrapbook of the races. No idea where it is today. Cool video! Great story!
Makes me think of all the manufacturers that went bye or got shoved out of the market place. Job well done on this sled build and finishing such a grueling race. 👍
None got shoved out. They gave up
@@RyanBenbow Maybe. Maybe not.
I am a big fan of the salt Saint Marie race
I live in Michigan. This race. From
Minnesota to Winnipeg was before I
Was born
Far from last Sandra! You beat 338 other racers to finish a respectable 60th. My hat is off to you!
awesome video! cool sled ,and you still have it!
Cool video, Great story. Well done!
Is this race still in existence ?
What kind of speeds were they capable of ?