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Fresh Out of Resto.. 1973 Starfire

Way back in September of 2011, Bull Sessions member Philh posted up some photos of the 295cc Starfire he was about to start restoring. Right away I was hooked on watching how this went. When I was just a kid, … Continue reading

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New ORA Video

ORA had their annual banquet on the 13th with over 120 souls attending. That was the largest banquet they have had to date. It was reported at the banquet that the number of racers who run with ORA is up … Continue reading

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PVR 2013 BANQUET

PVR’s annual banquet was held Saturday, April 20th in Abbotsford Wisconsin. The place was completely packed, and the presence of a lot of TV cameras, directors and sound engineers was a pretty different thing to see in the world of … Continue reading

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PRO VINTAGE RACING: THE REALITY TV SHOW!

Saturday, April 20th from 1:00 until late at night, Pro Vintage Racing will be having their annual banquet at Allison’s Steak House in Abbotsford, Wisconsin. While that may not be earth shattering front-page news, this is: Four film crews will … Continue reading

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SO LONG SPIKE!

We lost another asset to the vintage sled community in the last few days. “Spike”, aka Mike Dickson. Spike was not really a “people person”, but he sure liked anyone who liked vintage sleds. Spike was a regular fixture at … Continue reading

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Alouette Fresh Out ‘O Resto!

1973 was a great year for almost every manufacturer when it came to race sleds. All of them were pretty darn good and no one had totally domination. Rupp, Arctic Cat, Ski-Doo, Sno*Jet, Polaris, Alouette and everyone else had machines … Continue reading

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TRAIL FUN

This was taken a few weeks ago on the Buzzle Lake Vintage Snowmobile Association Annual Ride. This is a private ride and this photo was taken on the trail just after they got done grilling burgers and brats on the … Continue reading

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THE DAYCO HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR IS BACK!

After a 30 year hiatus, the Winter Spectacular is returning to the Historic “High Flyin’ Half Mile” Viking Speedway in Alexandria MN on January 30 – February 1, 2014. A group of businessmen led by Jeff Karrow is working hard … Continue reading

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LAST CHANCE RACE FOR 2013 – WITH A TWIST!

Elk River (Minnesota) Motorsports park is having their annual VINTAGE SNOW OVALS on Thursday, March 21st starting at 5:30 P.M. This is a very different type of oval racing. Bring what you have and run it. No studs or carbides … Continue reading

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STOMPIN’ TOM CONNORS

Classic snowmobile music from back in the day. Stompin’ Tom who wrote and performed this classic tune passed away on March 6th. From a message passed along from Tom’s family: “It was a long hard bumpy road, but this great … Continue reading

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