Polaris Snowmobile

Polaris Snowmobile - Perfect for sightseeing along the fresh, beautiful powder! Get out and ride!!

Way back in the 1900's, somewhere in Wisconsin, experimentation began. Some of the early models were converted Model T's and bicycles with runners and fins. Carl Eliason created a prototype of the modern one back in 1924. The first 'real' one was built by Edgar and Allen Hetteen and David Johnson. The company name was Hetteen Hoist & Derrick Co. It later became Polaris Industries, one of the largest manufacturers in the industry of the Polaris Snomobile. Did you know that older snowmobiles used rubber tracks? The tracks on todays models are Kevlar. Things have certainly changed.

Call us snowmobilers - we are the group that ride these beasts- the Polaris snowmobile. Winter is not the only time of year to go snowmobiling. Drag racing on grass, across water, or on an asphalt strip are some of the fun you can have in the summertime on a Polaris snowmobile. Snowmobilers in Canada and the United States spend alot of money on snowmobiling every year. Buying things like accessories, clothing, equipment, and snowmobiling vacations helps the small tourist towns in the winter months. They are designed to be operated on snow and ice, and require no road or trail.

Near Three Lakes, racing started as early as 1926. Did you know that some of these babies can run up to 120 mph? It's not unusual for them to get up to 180 mph in a drag race. A Polaris Snowmobile the vehicle to cure that 'need for speed'! The performance just keeps getting better. Starting out with a measly 5 horsepower, today's snowmobile's boast up to 1200cc's of raw power.

Most use a two-stroke engine, but four-stroke engines are becoming more popular. Part of the reason for this shift is due to the noise that a standard two-stroke engine can make.

Some of the riding styles include freestyle, Snowcross/racing, mountain climbing, trail riding, Boondocking (Carving), grass drags and ditchbanging. Just shift your bodywight toward the uphill slope, and you can race across hillsides without sliding downwards on your Polaris snowmobile.

Think a car can take you? Think again.. Todays High-performance models will smoke the average car in a drag race. Just throw on the asphalt ready track, and leave them in your dust. Feel the acceleration up toward 105mph or more in under six seconds on a Polaris snowmobile.

Snowmobile racing:

• Grass drags - A Hay Days summertime event. The largest is in Lino Lakes, Minnesota. Hay Days has always been the first weekend following the Labor Day Holiday.
  
• The World Championship Watercross (skipping races) - Catch them in July in Grantsburg, Wisconsin.
  
• SnoCross racing series - Similar to motocross. The SnoX Challenge in New England is one of the biggest events.
  

Snowcross Jacket

• Ice racing - On an Oavl "Ice Track" Eagle River, Wisconsin holds the World Championship Derby every winter.
  
• The "Iron Dog" - Held every year in in Alaska is the longest race in the world. It goes from Wasilla to Nome to Fairbanks and is over 1900 miles long.
  
• Vintage snowmobiling - Becoming more popular in Canada. Raced with older snowmobiles.

Would you like to modify your ride? Change out the handguards, throw on some handle bar risers, change the windshield or hood, add a more comfy seat, some running board supports, and who knows what else you can do to your Polaris snowmobile?

If your are snowmobiling in Yellowstone National Park, you will need a four-stroke engine.They have an ordinance to keep down noise and emmissions.

Polaris is one of the first to make snowmobiles. They were originally to make it easier to get to your hunting spot. They are a snowmobile manufacturer in Medina, Minnesota. Robin is the mastermind behind the engines for the Polaris snowmobile. The "twin 700" and "Liberty" line of engines, are all American made!

Be sure you up to the challenge of riding a Polaris snowmobile. Being fast, and very maneuverable, it will will take some skill and strength to take on one of these machines.

They now have a division that makes Motorcycle too!!

Polaris Snowmobile Racing is part of the World PowerSports Association Snocross circuit. They compete in Oval Track Racing, HillCross, and Cross Country Racing and have won 8 different Championships.