![]() It’s a long story and may take many days. OK Timmy, we are about to get to the good part about how these races were won and how the men did it and all, the advantages they created to beat each other. Pederson’s lone entry from Hatton, ND in 1972. Guess what Timmy, the only Deere to challenge the fraternal order of Minnesota manufactures early on was was Jr. Hayes, Burnet, Eastman, Liinblad, Basset, and Monsrud at Polaris. Some of men that went in circles and test drove were legends like Cormican, Jansen, Richard, Coltom, Thompson, Lofton, and Porter, at Arctic. Dolan at Polaris, and Mr Hewitt at Deere. ![]() The men with the big desk’s at that time were Mr. Oops, now Timmy, when I say men, I want you to think of women also, that way your mom will understand that you learned diversity. Timmy, this happened in the land of the frozen cat, the sky of the north star, the home of the yellow and black, and even at the company that made the first steel plow at about the same time. So, game on for snowmobile factory cross country racing. Together they went to the office with the big desk and said: “We must always win this race!” The men with the big desk asked the men that count beans every day if this was true, and believe it or not, Timmy, they said yes! So the men called a meeting with the men that went in circles and the men that test drove, and the man with the big desk said to all the men, “We must win this race to sell sleds on Monday and delight our shareholders”. Yes Timmy, he liked his Polaris A LOT! Now Timmy, the race grew quickly, and inside the companies that made snowmobiles, the men that sold them told the men that designed them that this race is important, and the men that designed them agreed. Howe won the first race on a Polaris and he became the race director for many years. Paul snow festival celebrating the winter season. Paul race was actually a return of the dog sled route between the two cities, and it was believed that racing the route again on snow machines would prove to the public that the new machines were reliable and people would buy them. The beginning of the International 500, or Winnipeg to St. Ready? It’s a long story! OK, let’s start. Nelson tells the story, but this story is a little different. Timmy, put down that blasted sno-cross video game, and I will tell you about how it was back in the day! Yes, I know you like the way Mr. Paul International 500 & Deere’s start in 1972 No Timmy, Mommy can’t finish the story, and don’t ask her about the sno-queen! To be continued. The men were strong and believed they had done everything they could to prepare for the great battle, and they were so wise that they even put tape on their faces! Now Timmy, the men had to have courage and be wise because besides going 560 miles at 30 below zero, the men knew they could hit farm implements in the ditches, trees in the woods, on coming traffic on county roads, crash, get frost bitten, directed down the wrong road by a official, gas poured all over them at a fuel stop, get protested for doing to well by the Fraternal Order of Minnesota Manufacturers, Timmy are you listening to me? Yes Timmy, it was OK to have chest hair then! Alright, I will tell you about the first flight out of Assiniboia Downs and the radios and the helicopters, and more about the men that go in circles tomorrow. Now Timmy, this was so long ago that the sno-queen didn’t even have breast implants, gas was 40 cents per gallon, and the Minnesota State Patrol had real Hemi motors in their Plymouth interceptors! Now Timmy, this race was very important to the men, and even the men that raced in circles for 15 minutes came to to see if they could do it for 12 hours! Can you imagine that Timmy? They couldn’t walk the course before they raced it. Timmy, Once upon a time, before global warming, and stud bans there was a great race that was important to many men. Note: This story was written using roughly 30 year-old memories, therefore details may inaccurate or embellished, as with any tale. Posted on the Forums, November 2006 by ETD member Jon “JRC ETD” CarlsonĮdited and formatted by Matt Spiece, ![]() Written by Jon Carlson, reposted in his memory. ![]()
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