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Kurt Krueger of ProVintage Performance will be piloting this
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Kurt Krueger has done it again! He’s becoming a one-man Bombardier factory race team and historian, all wrapped up in one package.
Today Kurt sent in his entry for the 340 SnoPro class – this BEAUTIFUL reproduction 1974 Ski-Doo SnoPro 340! It should be the only one of it’s kind at the famed Eagle River track, January 6th, 7th and 8th.
I don’t know about you, but for me, this is, without question, the sexiest damn Ski-Doo ever built. Unfortunately, they never saw the light of day much back in 1974. Today, one original hood is owned by Mike Trapp (at the Snowmobile Hall of Fame) and Yvon DuHamel owns the only original 74 SnoPro – a 650cc machine he’s has had ever since it was built.
There is a bit of controversy over why Ski-Doo never raced these sweet looking monsters back in 1974. The official line was that it was because of Jimmy Carter’s gas shortages. Others have speculated that there was some real issues with the sleds. We’ll probably never know the real reason. According to Mike Trapp, the sleds were tested, tested hard and he was very ready to go SnoPro racing.
So instead of racing, Yvon and Mike took the 650’s to different parts of the country and did some Public Relations. Ski-Doo was never really represented in the first ever SnoPro series. Although the series was very popular with the fans, I’m sure more then a few of us were disappointed that Ski-Doo was not there.
So that begs the question. Can Kurt and his new sled make up for Ski-Doo’s lost year of racing??? Will we get to see some 74 Polaris, Cat and now Ski-doos on the track, together for the first time? Has anyone cloned a 74 Yamaha?
I have to stop thinking about it. My mind will explode. Folks, we are one BIG step closer to those who were lucky enough to see and original SnoPro race to re-live the experience, and for those of us who never saw one, to witness some of the best racing of all time.
Way to go KURT!