Arctic Cat's Featured Stuff for November

Here are four products that Arctic Cat is promoting this month.

If anyone has tried the FOX FLOAT Conversion Kit for the rear suspension, let me know. I'd like to get your thoughts on it for a review.

Click to see them.

"Here, Hold My Beer" Moment #873

If anyone happened to capture THIS MOMENT on video, please post it. I want a good laugh at his expense.

(This photo is for illustrative purposes only, and was not the snowmobile used by Darwin Award candidate Perry Nelson.)

Tom Rides his Arctic Cat Cub

Last week I spent a day shooting photos of Tom Rowland's amazing collection of Arctic Cats at his dealership, Thomas Sno Sports.

I also managed to capture this video of Tom practicing for the upcoming AMA Supercross season on his ultra-rare 1966 Arctic Cat Cub minibike/all-terrain cycle.

Tested: Arctic Cat Gloves and Mountain Tek Vest

I’ve gotten a chance to use a couple new Arctic Cat products during the past month and thought I’d share a couple observations in case you’re interested in this stuff.

Click to read about them.

Historic Team Arctic Trailer to SHOF

Check out this really cool story in the forum from Tom Rowland, who was very involved with the purchase and transport of the old Team Arctic Race Trailer to the Snowmobile Hall of Fame in St. Germain, Wis.

Free Styling & Ditch Banging Dudes

This is a conversation that I overheard recently. Word.

Future Collectible Arctic Cats: Part Two

Here's Part II of the two-part story on recent-era Arctic Cat sleds that I believe will be collectible at some point in the future.

Click to read it.

Interview with Team Arctic's Mike Kloety

Great interview with Mike Kloety, Team Arctic Race Manager, HERE at sledRacer.

Craig's List-of-the-Week: Oct. 25

Because this sled is basically like Tucker Hibbert's, it WILL destroy your arms.

Click for the full viewing and warning.

Blair Morgan Video Interview

There's a nice video interview with former Team Arctic snocross legend, Blair Morgan.

Click to watch it.

Future Collectible Arctic Cats: Part One

Which sleds from the recent past will be highly collectible/prized 10-30 years from now?

Click to read Part One of the story.

Sauve's Sled Farm

While on my recent trip to TRF, I got to check out a fraction of the sleds, parts and stuff of longtime Arctic Cat collector/seller, Gene Sauve.

Pretty amazing stuff.

Arctic Cat TRF Times: October Edition

I'm back from a few days at Arctic Cat in Thief River Falls. As usual, there's always fun stuff and great people to see.

See for yourself.

Why So Few Wild Custom Sleds?

Will future Arctic Cat snowmobiles look anything like this?

Will wild, custom sleds become popular like their motorcycle counterparts?

Brian Nelson is Getting Ready for the I-500

Team Arctic racing legend Brian Nelson is back at it. Literally.

He's race-prepping three 1979 Arctic Cat el tigre Cross-Country Cats for the vintage class in upcoming USCC I-500 cross-country.

I spent a day in his race shop. Click to see the pix.

147-MPH in the Quarter-Mile

Yet another quarter-mile speed record for Billy Howard, Glenn Hall and the D&D crew:

147 mph with a 8.57-second ET!

Click to see the video.

The Allure of Night Rides

Of all the riding I've experienced in my many, many years of snomwobiling, two of my favorites are nighttime and being lost.

Read why.

An "Ouch" Moment from the I-500

This brief moment, from what appears to be the 2000 I-500 cross-country, illustrates the importance of paying attention to the double-down arrows. And to ALWAYS throttle-back when you see someone pointing a camera at you.

Team Arctic Crushes Haydays & More

Arctic Cat had a pretty amazing Haydays grass drag performance... on the same weekend that Billy Howard set a new speed record for a stock sled.

Click to read it.

New EVOL Upgrade Kit for FOX Float shocks

I saw a lot of cool stuff at Haydays, including this sweet, $350 FOX EVOL upgrade kit that's seems aimed at Sno Pro-package Arctic Cats.

Click to learn about it.