FLASHBACK FRIDAY – THE OTHER TIME A BIG BORE CAT STOLE THE SHOW AT HAY DAYS

In the fall of 1993, Arctic Cat was on a roll and ready for more. One year prior, the ZR440 was launched to huge crowds and subsequently proved it’s potency a few months later in Duluth, Minnesota. What we didn’t know at the time was the ZR platform would only get better. The gauntlet had been thrown and the ZR was ready to embark on a take no prisoners run. That run would start in September of 1993, where much like Arctic Cat stole the show with the unveiling of the big-bore 858 last year, another big bore was released that same September weekend in the shape over 30 years ago. Along with the help of the sly grin and perfectly quaffed hair of Cat racer (and now member of the Snowmobile Hall of Fame) Brian Sturgeon, here’s a look back at the public debut of Freddie Krueger – the original ZR 700.

There’s a lot of faces in these photos…were any of you there? Or better yet, spot yourself in a photo? What was your fondest Cat reveal over the years? Seeing the excitement in the faces of the riders and fans in these photos has me absolutely jacked for the winter season.