A Smattering of totally Disjointed Items
Just In — Old Forge got NINE inches of snow over the weekend thanks to Northeastern snows and major "lake effect" snows for which that area is justifiably famous!
In the New York area as well — Bender Racing is now part of the DynoPort empire. Pipes, etc. will now come under the control of DynoPort’s Rich Daly who will maintain Bender Racing name for the foreseeable future. Good brand name. Although it would seem that former Bender Racing owner Terry Paine will retain turbocharger biz. He had been working on that side of the biz for quite a while with some very potent upgrades for 4stroke Yamahas. Keep an eye on these two New York-based sled suppliers for future products.From the What’s Old is New Again Department
Just when you think we’ve been developing hot new technology never seen before. Well, let’s just say that sometime long term memories are the best. For example, Polaris was playing around with V-configured engines nearly 40 years ago. Note the 1969 V4 800cc prototype at right in the photo. At left is an inline 4-cylinder motor displacing 1060cc that was built circa 1970. Haven’t things changed dramatically since then?And, while Yamaha points out that its underseat exhaust for its 4strokers has many advantages, seems that Arctic Cat actually incorporated the idea into one of its 4strokers way back in the 1960s! That would be BEFORE Yamaha even got into the snowmobile business. Here’s the photo proof that Cat was ahead of its time.
© 2006 Snowmobilia/Jerry Bassett
