The judges have been bribed, palms have been greased and we have some winners. Judges were VIN+AGE, 72tx340, and smelly old Rude Dog. Criteria was basically what sled made all the judges the most jealous, and also who bribed the judges the best.
- 1st place gets a trophy sculpture: “Man Smoking a Cigar” from Office Depot, and a tin full Of Hershey’s Kisses. He also gets a $20 gift certificate from the vintagesleds store, plus an Antique Polaris Snowmobile Diecast and a RetroSno.com T-shirt from Judge Rude Dog at RetroSno.com. (Note to my neighbors Jill and the Vman: Thanks for the cookies, they were great. But yes, I am re-gifting the tin and the chocolates. Hope you don’t mind, but I think trucker and his wife will really love them.)
- 2nd place gets a $15 gift certificate from the vintagesleds store, a Snickers bar AND a RetroSno.com T-Shirt.
- 3rd place gets $10 gift certificate from the vintagesleds store, some Altoid breath mints AND RetroSno.com T-Shirt.
- Runners up get there name mentioned on the biggest website for sleds in the world.
You know, I think I would have gotten bigger, cooler prizes, but then, I thought “Why? They already got the find of the year!” Thanks to our judges, and Doc Jim who coordinated this whole thing.
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| 1st Place: Jason Hollenkamp (aka Trucker) and his 1982 530cc Kawasaki Interceptor, #61 of 601 produced. Found in a barn in excellent shape, this photo taken after just cleaning it up! Bribe: Pictures of his Hottie wife in a bikini. |
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| 2nd Place: SlideJob’s 1971 600cc Rupp Magnum. Pretty rare sled. Bribe: Undisclosed palm greasing. |
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| 3rd place: Gary Bright’s 1973 800cc Polaris Starfire, one of only 4 known to exist. Gary hunted it down amongst a lot of Polaris race sleds and parts from a retired racer. Bribe(s): Too numerous to mention. May cause rioting. |
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| Honorable Mention : 82SRX500’s (aka Jon Bertolino) 1973 650cc Arctic Cat EXT. Bribe: Offered photos of scantily clad women. |
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| Honorable Mention: Justin’s (aka 71txman) dream sled – a 1971 Polaris 795cc 2+1 Racer. Might have won had he not “found it” on eBay. Bribe: Actually gave a judge a complete sled. Justin may not have won “find of the year” But he gets top honors for the best bribe! |