Mega Bloks Mountain Recon Snowmobile
We're suckers for anything regarding snowmobiles that hits the mainstream, so we were beyond stoked when we saw this Mega Bloks version of the snowmobile featured in the Call Of Duty video game. Although they call it a "single-seated, alpine terrain vehicle" it is clearly a snowmobile. And guess what, it's only ten bucks! See it here.
Yamaha Vipers Begin To Roll Off The Line
More than two years of engineering, development, manufacturing and logistics work came to fruition in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, as the very first Yamaha SR Viper RTX SE units rolled off the assembly line at the Arctic Cat factory. The milestone was marked by a ribbon-cutting ceremony with executives from both companies and witnessed by the factory employees responsible...
Kaufman Joins Monster Energy/Arctic Cat
September 26, 2013 - Longtime Team Arctic racer, Garth Kaufman, has joined team Monster Energy/Arctic Cat as a mechanic for Tucker Hibbert, the reigning ISOC National Snocross Pro Open Champion. Kaufman will work side-by-side with Kirk Hibbert on the testing and tuning of Tucker’s practice and race snowmobiles. “Garth is a great addition to our tight-knit, hard-working team,” said Tucker....
MAMMOTH SKI-DOO NON-CURRENT DISCOUNT CLOTHING MEGA BOOTH IS BACK!
Ski-Doo Fans you need to know this.... The BRP, Ski-Doo non-current, discount clothing booth is BACK on the show floor, Factory Recreation and Quinn’s Marina have once again joined forces to form a MEGA BOOTH to set up front and centre in Hall 1 West at the International Centre at the 26th Annual Toronto International Snowmobile, ATV & Powersports Show...
2014 Cain’s Quest Route
Labrador City, NL, September 19, 2013 – Cain’s Quest Inc. today announced a new 3,300 kilometre route through Labrador’s rugged wilderness for the 2014 Cain’s Quest Snowmobile Endurance Race, making it the longest adventure of its kind in the world. The race kicks off in Labrador West on March 1 and continues through 20 checkpoints, first bringing racers through central...
Test Results For E15 Impact on Snowmobiles Released
Haslett, MI, September 19, 2013: The US Department Of Energy (DOE) released a study conducted by Michigan Technological University which was designed to evaluate the effects of E-15 fuel on current and legacy snowmobile engines and vehicles. Three test scenarios were conducted to evaluate the impact of E-15 including cold-start performance and emissions; snowmobile drivability; and laboratory exhaust emissions...
Arctic Cat Names Malfitano VP of North American Sales
Plymouth, Minn. (Sept. 10, 2013) – Arctic Cat is happy to announce that Matt Malfitano is joining Arctic Cat as Vice President of North American Sales. Matt will be responsible for leading Arctic Cat’s sales, national accounts and dealer development efforts in the United States and Canada. Matt brings extensive experience leading dealer-based sales organizations, in both start- ups and...
Team LaVallee Signs With FXR
FXR is proud to announce that nine – time Winter X Games medalist and current world record holder for longest snowmobile distance jump (412ft.), Levi LaVallee has now joined Team FXR manufacture of World Class Outerwear. Levi and the rest of Team LaVallee, including Kyle Pallin, who’s race highlights include a bronze at Clash of Nations in Sweden, Jake...
BRP Produces Its 3 Millionth Ski-Doo Snowmobile
Valcourt, Québec, August 30, 2013 – BRP produced yesterday its three millionth Ski-Doo snowmobile, the 2014 Ski-Doo Summit X E-TEC 800R model, in its Valcourt, Québec manufacturing facility, 54 years after the Ski-Doo snowmobile was born in 1959. “From design to engineering, to the assembly line via marketing, sales and many more, BRP employees have made this milestone possible by...
Marchbank Takes Over at Snowmobile Hall of Fame
Loren Anderson (left), one of the original founders and president for the past 30-years has retired from the Snowmobile Hall of Fame and long time Ski-doo go fast pilor Craig Marchbank (right) will take over as the new president of prestigious fraternity of snowmobiling history and those who were instrumental throughout its history. Here's the official release from the...
