We have it from good sources there will be at least one more manufacturer other than Ski-Doo offering a direct injection 2-stroke by model year 2010.

With DI technology licenses owned by every OEM, we have to think the next DI system we’ll see in the sno-mo-biz will be Mercury Marine’s Orbital technology.

Let’s speculate, shall we? Arctic Cat and Polaris have owned license arrangements with Orbital when both companies produced Personal Watercraft (PWC). In fact, both sledmakers brought direct injection PWCs to the market before exiting that segment of the industry.

Yamaha? Yeah, right – a 2-stroke? Wait a minute… Yamaha has its own proprietary DI system called Yamaha High Pressure Direct Injection (YHPDI) and the system is used in Yamaha V-6 outboards.

Keep in mind Yamaha is a world leader in 4-stroke outboard production but still offers a full line of 2-stroke outboards. Hmm?

Todd Palin – husband of Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin and 4-time champion of the worlds toughest 2,000 mile snowmobile race in Alaska called the Iron Dog is slated to appear on an upcoming episode of Saturday Night Live on Saturday, October 18th.

Palin, a Team Arctic snowmobile racer will appear in a sketch in full Team Arctic race gear, helmet and boots.

Furthermore, Todd and his Team Arctic race partner, Scott Davis, will be touring northern Minnesota this week and stopping at the Arctic Cat factory in Thief River Falls to chat with employees about their snowmobile experiences aboard their F6 (600cc) race sleds.

Entertainment Tonight is tentatively scheduled to film at the Factory which will air Friday evening, October 17th.

For more information on Todd Palin and the Iron Dog race, please visit www.irondog.org as well as www.arcticcat.com for more information on Team Arctic racers.

Our friends at TY4Stroke.com have a great thread with tons more photos and information about the World’s Fastest Sled.

If you aren’t a member of the forum and you’re a Yamaha fan, this site is definitely worth checking out.

Go to TY4Stroke.com now.

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