Woody’s has traction packages for popular stud lengths of 96, 108, 144 and 162 studs.
Each Grip Kit contains the correct number of 5/16 studs, an accurate amount of aluminum support plates and nuts.
Track marker and track drill are also included for use on conventional tracks. The Grip Kit is ideal for pre-holed tracks.
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In what will go down as a yawner from a racing standpoint, only Polaris pulled the sheets off a mildly massaged sno-x weapon at Hay Days.
The 440 Polaris IQ racer received detail refinements, the most important being a one inch lowering of the sled’s nose via shorter ski spindles.
Arctic Cat did not intro a racer and openly admitted it has about 100 leftover 2006 Sno-Pro racers left and still available for racers.
In the same breath, Arctic Cat officials made it clear they didn’t want to build more 13.5 wide Firecat based race sleds when next year the Pro Stock class goes to 600ccs.
Besides, it’s safe to assume they don’t want to build any more Firecat based racers when the future is clearly in the Twin Spar chassis.
How about a response to the incredible success of the new Phazer? Other OEM’s have to be looking at the attention the new Phazer has been receiving in showrooms.
According to Yamaha – the Phazer has been selling to new, never-owned-a-sled buyers at a rate three times higher than the industry average.
Furthermore, fully 42% of those who did own a sled and purchased a Phazer came from the competition. Ouch!
However, this one really drills home the point: 44% of those who bought a new Phazer said they wanted a sled for non-traditional use.
The Phazer’s appeal is evident from the data collected in the most recent poll on this website. If you look closely at the numbers, you’ll see that 75% of our participants found the Phazer most appealing.
Highs: Possibly the single most impressive snowmobile built this decade. The GT package with clicker SOQI shocks up front and an electronic adjustable Ohlin in the rear delivers adjustability and ride control unavailable anywhere but your Yamaha store.
The ER version can hardly be described as “basic”. It offers a sophisticated adjustable cannon-sized coil over single shock rear skid and a seamless, endless stream of lusty torque extrudes into white top at your thumbs command.
Lows: Yeah, it’s still kinda heavy but everything else seems to be going in that direction this year. Some guys don’t like the weight transfer characteristics of the single shock skid. Fiddle with it and you’ll get it right.
The Bottom Line: Forgive us for saying this again but the Apex GT was our favorite ’06 Yamaha and our favorite ’06 Hyper.
Expect to be pleased with your purchase three years from now – resale value on Yamaha 4-strokes is way high.
We jammed 4000 miles on an Apex last year and never creased a belt. If this is how the 4-stroke future looks and works, bring it on.
Supertrax CSRA Pro Racers Matt Turner and AJ Lester have decided to hang up their TekVests.
Turner was seriously injured at the Kitchener, Ontario CSRA event last March. He suffered a severely broken leg and vascular damage that required multiple surgeries to correct and is still recovering.
AJ Lester decided after 10 years of racing to go trail riding this winter. You’ll be able to catch his regular column coming soon to this website featuring a racer’s perspective on the snowmobile industry and all its offerings.
The Supertrax Super Team has been a familiar sight at CSRA events the past five years and has enjoyed tremendous success winning multiple National and Regional Titles over the years. Many thanks go out to the team’s fans and supporters.
Our last poll question asked you which new-generation sled appeals to you the most. Out of 467 votes, the results were as follows:
45.40% – Yamaha Phazer FX (212 votes)
29.12% – Yamaha Phazer GT (136 votes)
01.50% – Ski-Doo Freestyle 300 (7 votes)
18.63% – Ski-Doo Freestyle 550 (87 votes)
05.35% – Ski-Doo Legend 4-Stroke (25 votes)
Scroll down the page to cast your vote in our latest poll!
We ask:
How much has your impression of 4-stroke snowmobiles changed in the last two years?
Highs: With the arrival of the F-Chassis, the rest of the industry goes back to the Rider Forward drawing board. 1000 cube mill delivers diesel grunt on a heroic scale.
Nifty Quad Cam primary and surprisingly light feel, the F-1000’s arrival signals the return of Hyper Wars. Make no mistake about this: It has the Mach-Z in its crosshairs.
Lows: It’s all-new from tip to tail; the onus is on AC to get it right. If you loved the Firecat, you’re gonna miss all that chassis flex.
Bottom Line: It’s gotta be the most comfortable ergonomic package in the industry. Sweet styling cues and beautiful view over the bars.
Finally, AC has upped its own ante; the better ZR-900 has arrived. Remember how a ZR carved like a stone sharpened machete? This is better… and it goes backwards!
Supertrax Volume 18, Number 2 will be landing in mailboxes and reaching your favorite stores soon.
This issue of snowmobiling’s most read and most circulated magazine features the 10 Best Self Guided Tours, plus a 4-way compare between the Jag, Blizzard Rage GT and IQ Turbo.
Get the low-down on 700 Dragon, F-8, Phazer and the Rev X-RS. Plus find out all you need to know about 4-stroke EFI technology. You’ll also find all the regular features and columns, Supertrax is famous for.
Watch for it and tune into supertraxmag.com for the most current news, tips and inside information form the snowmobile universe.
An interesting rumor on the streets says Polaris is ready to match Ski-Doo’s oh-so-close to factory racer MX-Z X-RS package with a consumer available version of its radical IQ snocrosser next year.
If true, it’s not a bad idea, in our estimation. The Polaris IQ racer has got to be one of the most costly limited build 440s to produce because of its myriad parts not common to the production IQ chassis.
Meanwhile, because Ski-Doo’s X-RS (and its limited build 440) models are very tightly tied to production tooling, costs can be amortized over more units.
Polaris would be wise to shove a 600 CFI mill into an IQ Racer and sell it on a Snow Check exclusive program next spring. Besides, the things are cool and Polaris needs more of that in its showrooms.
Highs: Nobody else is claiming 175 ponies in MY 07. Thunderous yet silky smooth power, it’s ridiculously fuel efficient and solid, predictable handling on smooth trails. The Mach Z is the most sophisticated 2-stroke snowmobile engine in the world.
Despite a reputation as a bad boy, the M-Z can be ridden sensibly all day – if you’re nuts.
Lows: Y’know, it feels kinda porky after riding Cat’s F-1000. Some quirky electronic reliability issues in ’06 after an amazing intro in ’05. How does that happen? Not our top pick for running approaches.
Bottom Line: Don’t confuse this sled with a ditch banger – it’s not. As of this writing you cannot propel yourself faster on snow than on the back of the M-Z. Try this: Sit down, shut up and hang on – that’s 120 mph!
Last year the Mach Z 1000 was faster than anything we’d ever ridden, straight out-of-the-box. That reputation will be under pressure in ’07.
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