This sure brings back memories. The 77 "Z", my fave non ifs oval Arctic.This was one of many promo flicks that Arctic provided dealers in big super 8 film cassettes. This one got the most plays in our showroom.
I would love to have a 650 snow pro cat I raced against the merc 340 twister. They where as fast as the 440 they flew. But I’m a Cat man I wouldn’t turn down a merc sno twister either. Love them old sno pros brings back great memories
I believe the Cats and the Mercs were Kohler power where was Polaris, they would be a force in 77, by 78 Skidoo had their act together, it was a great era for snowmobile racing!
Suzuki didn’t have time to come up with a 250 or 340 race engine for production until the 1977 Z oval sleds were built. So Cat bought the engines from Kohler for the one sled for the one year. Which pissed off Mercury at the time. Merc felt like they had been double crossed by Kohler. They started working on their own engine for 1977 but Brunswick killed off the Merc sled program . Sad day….
The factory sno pro sleds were all hand built prototypes for 1976 and all powered by extremely limited build Suzuki LC twins in. 250/340/440 sizes. The 1976 Z was a factory built oval sled for box stock racing. 250 Kohler and 440 Suzuki. No 340 made that year for ovals. What confuses people is the 1977 Z was the production version of the 1976 Sno Pro. So they look a lot alike on the outside. Hey it’s been 48 years. lol. And the 77 was made with all three sizes of Suzuki motors .
In the stock classes they did. The pro classes were ruled by the factories. Arctic Cat and Polaris in the late 70s, then Scorpion dominated a couple of seasons I. The hands of Brad Hulings before he was lured to Ski-doo.
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Jim Ademia was my hero back then on his Snow Jet he was a genius at set ups one of the worst days of my life when he died
He was a hero to a lot of fans. I didn't know him At all I was a fan of Tim
Bender
This sure brings back memories. The 77 "Z", my fave non ifs oval Arctic.This was one of many promo flicks that Arctic provided dealers in big super 8 film cassettes. This one got the most plays in our showroom.
I would love to have a 650 snow pro cat I raced against the merc 340 twister. They where as fast as the 440 they flew. But I’m a Cat man I wouldn’t turn down a merc sno twister either. Love them old sno pros brings back great memories
I had 650 triple super mod I raced many things in my 750 flat trackers dirt late models dirt midgets but that sled was most fun
Thompson ; colton ; Elsner ; were my heros growing up
By 1978 I was Running Kawasaki Invaders. Dad being a Cat, Kawasaki, Yamha and John Deere Dealer. It was hard to pick a Brand each year.
I believe the Cats and the Mercs were Kohler power where was Polaris, they would be a force in 77, by 78 Skidoo had their act together, it was a great era for snowmobile racing!
Just remember 1976 first year for spirit in all production. Prior 76 were mostly kaw. 71-75 FYI.
No artic cats was
Powerd by Kawasaki. Not kohler
Suzuki didn’t have time to come up with a 250 or 340 race engine for production until the 1977 Z oval sleds were built. So Cat bought the engines from Kohler for the one sled for the one year. Which pissed off Mercury at the time. Merc felt like they had been double crossed by Kohler. They started working on their own engine for 1977 but Brunswick killed off the Merc sled program . Sad day….
The factory sno pro sleds were all hand built prototypes for 1976 and all powered by extremely limited build Suzuki LC twins in. 250/340/440 sizes. The 1976 Z was a factory built oval sled for box stock racing. 250 Kohler and 440 Suzuki. No 340 made that year for ovals. What confuses people is the 1977 Z was the production version of the 1976 Sno Pro. So they look a lot alike on the outside. Hey it’s been 48 years. lol. And the 77 was made with all three sizes of Suzuki motors .
This is great footage considering how old it is.
I pooped my poop is more real than fake film computer geeks can't keep up
I was probably in the grandstand, Alexandria MN my home town, it's viking speedway, 1/2 mile dirt track
The Merc Sno- Twisters - yeahh!!!
Is that James Earl Jones . ?
Awesome 👌 if it's not a cat it's just cat food
I was wondering whether the flagman was Jackie stewart
Ted Otto. USSA Flagman
Merc had everyone beat back then
I thought merc ruled back then?
In the stock classes they did. The pro classes were ruled by the factories. Arctic Cat and Polaris in the late 70s, then Scorpion dominated a couple of seasons I. The hands of Brad Hulings before he was lured to Ski-doo.
These were racing sleda not stock sleds
@@erikdickson7372 YUP👍
And don't forget snow jet