Soo 500 Gueco Apex On Display & Bender's FIII vmax 4

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Guys, if you have ever wanted to see the Soo -500 winning Apex of Chad Gueco from this years Soo-500 it will be on display along with Tim Bender's Vmax 4 FIII historic race sled. Both sleds will be at the Snowmobile Hall of Fames Round up vintage show and swap meeting held this SUNDAY memorial day weekend in St. Germain, WI.

See link. http://www.snowmobilehalloffame.com/

I will be personally there attending to the sleds and signing the 40th Anniversary of the Yamaha Snowmobile book. www.toizrit.com/yamahabook.htm

I hope to see you all there.

Jon Bertolino
 
Can you answer one question for me jon?Was that formula 3 bender V-max a four-cylinder or a three cylinder,i know the motor was built by yamaha in japan but i read a few years back that it was a four-cylinder made into a three holer.Love that cool paint job on it!
 
low slung said:
Can you answer one question for me jon?Was that formula 3 bender V-max a four-cylinder or a three cylinder,i know the motor was built by yamaha in japan but i read a few years back that it was a four-cylinder made into a three holer.Love that cool paint job on it!
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The FIII Vmax 4 that Tim Bender and Mike Sackett drove were full sponsored factory sleds. Both sleds were based off the 92 Vmax 4. Both had 4 cylinder engines and that is what they ran the entire season. After winning nearly all but a few races for the entire season, Yamaha decided to not pay their dues to I think ISR or whatever sactioning body decided teh rules for engine size. Not paying their dues meant they did not have a vote, and the other three manufacturers voted to rule out 4 cylinder engines. Tim Bender then removed one cylinder and redid the crank and make the 4 cyinder motor into a 3 cylinder which was a 600 then. The problem was Yamaha in 1993 pulled out of racing all together and Tim did not have a sponsorship from Yamaha. So, the FIII #19 was sold along with the #91 to a racer in Alaska. The 600 version #19 was raced a season or two until it was basically mothballed and the #91 was converted to a hillcross sled. The #19 is now again a 4 cylinder along witht he #91 in the process of being restored back to a FIII ice racer. Stay tuned for more progress reports on the #91. The #19 will be inducted into the Snowmobile Hall of Fame hopefully this fall once the floor is installed this summer.

Jon
 
Wow,race sleds certain have a odd life,thanks for the info. ;)!
 
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