Why at JH?
Draws the best crowds easier, wild looking rides to the uneducated, parts flying destructive fails fun to watch.
Sounds like Poo must be cleaning up.....again.
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Why at JH?
Draws the best crowds easier, wild looking rides to the uneducated, parts flying destructive fails fun to watch.
Sounds like Poo must be cleaning up.....again.
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I know a place................a buddy made up some chain loops and placed then on a tree at the top of water fall for just that purpose. We could usually get into Zipper Mouth Creek with a little shovelling and some pulling to get up the water fall. On the way out, it was normally iced up real bad and the chains were a God send. Put them on, go down the ice, and walk them back for the next guys. Big rocks and big trees were just waiting for a mistake. We would leave them at the bottom for the next trip in.
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Teth-Air
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Why does Polaris win every year? Better riders or better sleds? Maybe BRP will have a chance next year with the Lynx?
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Even the Golden boy Keith Curtis had trouble today... the hill looks especially nasty this year, mostly ice, lots of frozen rocks.
Must be something to do with dealer network, and that hillclimb community, lots of Polaris entries.... odds of winning are better. But if we’re all being honest, it’s the rider, not the sled that makes the win!
Must be something to do with dealer network, and that hillclimb community, lots of Polaris entries.... odds of winning are better. But if we’re all being honest, it’s the rider, not the sled that makes the win!
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Teth-Air
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Not sure I totally agree with you. Even the best riders will notice 50 lbs. difference.
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Kudo's to Polaris. They have a great stable of riders. Justin Thomas is as good a golfer as he is a hill climber. Lol. Polaris puts a lot of effort into this event its easy to see. Keith Curtis is the undisputed champ who can dial up even more speed and finesse whenever he needs it it seems. Going to be a lot more King of Kings for him until he retires.
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Just a side note because I have never been there but I'm surprised how they set up the course so that you come in balls to the wall to make the last gate then have like 20ft to come to a stop on a 6ft ledge backed by snow fence after your run. Few guys almost wiped out after their run. Lol
MP Kid
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My GF was watching the last hour with me... absolutely not a sledder... and she commented on the same thing!
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Keith Curtis is a machine. Nice Lynx commercial. wish Jason Ribi well in his ambassador roll
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He did pretty good as well this weekend as I saw him go over the top 3 times I believe. Carl was over a couple times and Colton was over once as well.
Both and nope.
Caper11
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Polaris cleaned up yet again, they work pretty good in low snow conditions.
Mountainman52
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Did you guys check with MAXWELL to make sure these POSTS are ok or acceptable for all the DOOLAIDERS ..........
Caper11
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Lynx, nope not a chance. But I wonder how that suspension would work in those conditions.
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Teth-Air
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Lynx, nope not a chance. But I wonder how that suspension would work in those conditions.
I'm just thinking the T-Motion might not be helping in these conditions and the Lynx is supposed to be for big bumps so maybe it will help.
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I’d imagine the Lynx skid being totally uncoupled would make it a nightmare climbing that hill. Guys are running ez-ride skids to keep the skis down.
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I don't follow the lives of all these riders obviously but I'm pretty sure Curtis doesn't have a job. He says he races and rides sleds in the winter and motocross bikes in the summer, trains hours in the gym every day and eats healthy. The guy is 100% training year round for this event he says. He said he spent days dialing in the suspension on hills with Carls Cycle just for this event. His hard work and time invested in this event obviously shows. Blaine Mathews is a rodeo guy and Mentaberry is pretty busy with Doo in the winter. If these guys are the best Doo has they will never stack up to Cutis's commitment. I watched the splits after gate 17 at the catwalk. The Doo guys are just as fast or faster than the Poo guys. The remaining 14 gates is where the talent kicks in, especially at gate 23 and higher.
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umm tmotion is not coupled either
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IMO the single biggest problem with racing a doo in those conditions ,again is weight, power is great but when it gets rough and steep like above the catwalk. the reaction from the sled hitting those holes and rocks with the extra weight on a doo chassis is very exaggerated compared to the Polaris sleds and not just KCs . The other Polaris riders also enjoy the same advantage.
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Especially near the top .
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