rupprider
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Any teams running Yamaha based sleds this year? Feb. 4th, 2012.
PureBlue
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sleds that i know of is #85 Kris Eichenberg on a FX Nytro, #92 600 SRX from AK,#? Ross Erdman with a Vector, #14 Gentz Racing on a Apex with a FX Nytro motor or maybe a Vector
rupprider
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Thanks for the reply, PB. After reading the race rules on the I-500 website, it seems that much of the allowed mods are for safety and ultimately up to the discretion of the race director. Will Yamaha teams be allowed to run the race kit, part # xxxxxxx? or don't we know yet? 
PureBlue
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Yes they can, wate till u see the frontend that we have for ours, and it's not the race kit, it's built by my brother Roy. I can't post pictures till Tuesday. It does work ,he had it on a trail sled ridding to test it. You can do about anything to the sled, it just cant be a yama-doo, pol-cat, ect.. They are saying there is a 4 stroke 1200 ski-doo running this year and maybe a 1100 cat. It's about time, let the other racers bitch about them now lol
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Best of luck.Keep us up to date on your progress if you can.
yam177
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Vector based sled with Nytro motor
rupprider
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Pure Blue; It's been several years since I have been at the race at the Soo. Froze my a@@ off standing on the hill outside turn #1!! LOL Too far to walk to the beer tent 
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Is that sled a new vector with powersteering?(that would be sweet for a long raceyam177 said:
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yam177
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low slung said:Is that sled a new vector with powersteering?(that would be sweet for a long raceyam177 said:
Not sure I was not involved in that one. I guess I will find out like everyone else!
Hopefully blue can go 1-2
PureBlue
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PureBlue
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Well after the frist day of time trials Kris is 5th, average speed of 88.73. Kris was getting 107 to 108 on the gun, on a soft track, 40' day. He was one of the fastest sleds of the day. Ross Erdman is here with the race kit nytro, he was getting 102 to 103 on the gun. http://www.livetiming.net/i500/html.asp ... ID=22213PM
rupprider
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I watched pole night qualifying last night on the live streaming. Looks to me like it'll be a " torque" track on race day. Fairly mild temps and lots of loose ice to power thru? Need good clutching and broad power band. Not many sleds that posted an early time improved their running on a later try. Just my impression from a long way away! 
Edit; After all these years, why can't they spell "Eichenberg"?LOL
Edit; After all these years, why can't they spell "Eichenberg"?LOL
PureBlue
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lol...I know, after 24 years of racing there, they still can't spell it or say it right, Eichenberg ( Ikenberg ). It'll be fun on saturday, we got a big wind sheld and a lot of wheels.rupprider said:I watched pole night qualifying last night on the live streaming. Looks to me like it'll be a " torque" track on race day. Fairly mild temps and lots of loose ice to power thru? Need good clutching and broad power band. Not many sleds that posted an early time improved their running on a later try. Just my impression from a long way away!
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