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My dad used to race a lot of the sleds you guys are talking about. He was even pictured in a book racing around an oval and in the lead if I remember correctly. He rode SkiDoo TNTs I think, then graduated to Merc TrailTwisters and SnoTwisters. I remember one day him and his cousin went in to town to buy a gallon of milk and they BOTH came back with new pickups and new Merc's in the back. We still joke about that when we need milk. Those SnoTwisters really ran, but they blew up. Then came the Yamaha SRXs aka the Crankbenders. My first sled was an old Arctic Cat I worked off clearing brush for a guy. Wrench on it for an hour, ride it for 10 minutes. Wrench for 2 hours, ride for 20 minutes. Then came a Yamaha 300 Enticer. Great little 2 banger that was. Then a Yammy SS440. Blew that one up. Then a run of Phazers....man I had fun on those. Still have the 91. Piped and studded; it left dots on the ice.