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Special Thanks to Loren Anderson at the HOF and www.arcticinsider.com

Leaf Springs Are Where It's At

In stock classes, no change or modification can be done to the snowmobile unless specifically allowed by these rules. If these rules do not specifically allow a change or modification, then it must be assumed that the change or modification is not allowed

STOCK CLASSES

1) VINTAGE

Maximum displacement is 440cc liquid cooled and 500cc air-cooled, 1981 or older leaf spring

models only.

2) VINTAGE LEGENDS

Same machine rules as VINTAGE, but riders must be age 50 or older at time of event.

GENERAL

1) The snowmobile must have the original OEM engine, hood, exhaust, frame, suspension and cowl. Replacement parts must be of same model and year.

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Thank you, Loren Anderson

Thank you to all the Board members and Members of the Hall of Fame.

I am truly honored.

I must say it is an advantage to be inducted some 10 years after my last competition. I have had much time to reflect on nearly 30 years of racing.

Even today, I have flashbacks into my past and vividly remember certain race days and the people I have met. I have no idea what triggers it.

Sometimes I will keep my thought for several minutes and wish I could tell somebody the stories, too; which brings me to today.

I hope you’ll indulge me for a few minutes while I highlight my memories. I’m pretty sure you’ll enjoy it. We’ll go back in time about 40 years.

I was 14 years old. Two of my best friends had snowmobiles, one an Evinrude and the other a Botel. They took me riding and I fell in love with it. I could only afford a couple of hundred bucks at the time, and I found a used 68 SkiDoo Olympic 10 Horse. It was a basket case. The hood was disconnected from the chassis, the seat was loose and it had no key. I brought it home and proceeded to unload it in my parent’s driveway.

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http://www.arcticinsider.com/Article/Jim-Dimmermans-Hall-of-Fame-Speech

GALWAY — Even when he isn’t out riding, Jeff Kozlowski’s collection of 10 vintage snowmobiles keeps him interested in the hobby at all times of year.

The Faber Road resident has a handful of Bombardier Ski-Doo machines from the early 1960s, one with wooden skis, and his pride and joy is a series of three King Kat racing models from 1971.

Kozlowski’s basement is a mini-museum that includes a variety of accessories, paintings and memorabilia that captures a half-century of snowmobile improvements.

“I’m always looking for parts and sleds — all makes, models and years,” he said.

His enthusiasm took hold at a young age, instilled in him by his father, Robert Sr., who used to race. Now, Kozlowski is passing his love for the sport on to his own son, 8-year-old Justin.

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http://www.saratogian.com/articles/2010/03/06/news/doc4b91c29f0c19c937647991.txt