Snowmobile Racing
Dyno-Mite!
Well, it's about time a reputable third party dyno-tested all three OEM
800cc twin engines back to back under identical conditions. Isn't this
what the world has been waiting for? Now, all the hype, all the claims
and all the marketing spin can be put to rest.
2000 American Snowmobiler Old Forge Shoot-out Dyno and Race Results
Max bHp 1/4 mile elapsed time Dry wt.
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Ski-Doo MX Z 800 136.9 11.94
sec. 474
lbs.
Arctic Cat ZR 800 134.7 12.04 sec.
499 lbs.
Polaris XC 800 127.0
12.31 sec.
490 lbs.
And to prove this was no fluke, the mighty Rotax Series 3 800cc twin
also took first at the 2000 Woody's Top Gun Shootout in Fenwick, Ontario
on November 11 (PowerUsers eNews #2).
2000 Woody's Top Gun Shootout
1/4 mile elapsed time
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Ski-Doo MX Z 800 11.325 sec.
Arctic Cat ZR 800 11.569 sec.
Polaris XC 800 11.816 sec.
These aren't screamin' race motors. And they ain't pimped out
aftermarket powerplants, either. These engines came right out of the
crate. Just like the ones you can buy.
To these results, we simply say, "Don't get mad, get fast. Get Rotax."
American and Canadian Snowcross Assoc.
Sno-Barons Snowmobile Club -- The Official Home of the HayDays Grass Drags
Jackson Hole Snowdevils -- Home of the World Championship Snowmobile Hillclimb
Snowmobiles
and snowmobile racing
