catinental couch Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 My point exactly. Wannabe sled racers are far from being professional and don't understand the differences in the conditions surrounding them. Most pro racers do not drive that way on public trails. Don't confuse this with me agreeing with the Lester's but pro's have a really good grasp on the differences. If Blair Morgan were to publicly admonish the wannabe snowcrosser practice then maybe some people would pay attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revrnd Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 4 hours ago, catinental couch said: ... and myself and a lot of central and north central sledders were members of the OSRF. Does that make us unknowledgeable? ( Ontario Snowmobile Racing Federation ) Props to you guys! Spent many a weekend in Peterborough & Eganville in the 80s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revrnd Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 3 hours ago, catinental couch said: My point exactly. Wannabe sled racers are far from being professional and don't understand the differences in the conditions surrounding them. Most pro racers do not drive that way on public trails. Don't confuse this with me agreeing with the Lester's but pro's have a really good grasp on the differences. If Blair Morgan were to publicly admonish the wannabe snowcrosser practice then maybe some people would pay attention. http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/scott-fowler/article37592862.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrizzlyGriff Posted December 22, 2017 Author Share Posted December 22, 2017 Wow. I want to take that Brakes course. Thanks for the link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catinental couch Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Excellant research revrnd. At the start of his successes, Doug Herbert was an a..hole. A family catastrophe changed him to do great things related to his profession. Kudos to Doug. If all the know it alls read and related to that article then many lives would be saved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catinental couch Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 13 hours ago, revrnd said: Props to you guys! Spent many a weekend in Peterborough & Eganville in the 80s. I wouldn't want to mislead you or anyone else revrnd. It was the '70s. My second year of racing was the year they outlawed alcohol fuels in the race sleds. That year 30 sleds burned at Mosport in an alcohol fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revrnd Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 33 minutes ago, catinental couch said: I wouldn't want to mislead you or anyone else revrnd. It was the '70s. My second year of racing was the year they outlawed alcohol fuels in the race sleds. That year 30 sleds burned at Mosport in an alcohol fire. Were they racing the track or did they have an oval set up? In the 70s my father & some of his co-workers 1 night, left from a house on Taunton (across from Stonehenge Golf) & rode up the unopened road allowance to the track & lapped the track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catinental couch Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 They were racing the track. To my knowledge it was the only road race course on the circuit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoso Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 1 hour ago, catinental couch said: I wouldn't want to mislead you or anyone else revrnd. It was the '70s. My second year of racing was the year they outlawed alcohol fuels in the race sleds. That year 30 sleds burned at Mosport in an alcohol fire. In the 70's most of those riding the sleds had a high enough blood alcohol level to be a fire risk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catinental couch Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 The trail riders perhaps but not the drivers of the race sleds. The federation was extremely strict about that. Any alcohol in any if the race areas and they threw you off the property. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revrnd Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 12 hours ago, catinental couch said: Excellant research revrnd. At the start of his successes, Doug Herbert was an a..hole. A family catastrophe changed him to do great things related to his profession. Kudos to Doug. If all the know it alls read and related to that article then many lives would be saved. I had heard about the BRAKES program about a year after he started it. Down to Indy for the 'Big One' every Labour Day weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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