Fast HOF

Post by **JRC ETD** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 7:08 pm

Really enjoyed all of the time spent with friends at the HOF, the UP ride was FAST and covered a lot of ground in a hurry! Great to see Joe, Don, Paul, Brian, and all the rest of the site members. Respects to Joe.....fine FAST riding buddy! More Later JRC

Danzig · Post by **Danzig** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 8:19 pm

It was a pleasure to meet and talk to you again Jon. I will be sending you some pics of our shop and how we do our machining! Thanks again Jon!!

Paul

JoeRainville · Post by **JoeRainville** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:32 am

Hi Jon,

Tim, Nick and I had a blast hammering down the trails chasing you and our excellent guide Bob Anderson. I was very impressed with the caliber and ability of our group including Halstrom, Skime, Lamm, and the Hays brothers. You guys provided the "FAST" in the fast ride.

My little 440 and I did our best to keep up with you guys, what a riot. I think I will take Halstroms advice on gearing up as 72 mph was a tad slow on the lakes. For those that weren't on the fast ride, or "hauling butt with the champs" the only time I could get by Jon was on a lake when Joel let me ride a brand new F1000.

Joel was also a lot of fun to ride with. We ended up having a few 'slow races' accross the lakes when he was on the F570 fan. Turns out my 440 was about 1 mph faster

Thanks again for riding with us Jon, that was great. Nice to see you on the board for the HOF, we couldn't ask for a better representative. The NY Posse is planning to attend the RWC next year on vintage sleds. To bring a 340/s or 78 Cross Country...hummm...

-Rainville

B)

Post by **dator** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 1:53 am

Hi,Jon & Joe
Sounds like you guys had a blast on the ride with champs,must have been fun riding
with guys like Skime,Halstrom,and the Hayes brothers.
Where did you guys ride?What kind of trails were you on? Jon were the woods like in
Park Rapids? Wish i could have been there.
Joe let me know your mailing address,i might have to send you something.
Talk to you guys soon.

Bob----

400brian · Post by **400brian** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 2:37 am

Bob

We need to get you with us. Jon told some stories that we would love to hear your side of.

Post by **JRC ETD** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 9:47 am

Park Rapids for sure Bob...your favorite riding, wish you were there as Stan and I along with 20 others could have used a lesson in how to win in the woods....actually very fast conditions and tons of fun! Happy Valentines Day from your old roomate! Best Jon

JoeRainville · Post by **JoeRainville** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 7:11 pm

Hi Bob,

Yes, riding with those guys was an absolute blast. Never had more fun on a sled, short of winning a SnoCross final. I was on my little 2002 Z-440 Sno Pro. It's a 66 hp fan cooled SnoCrosser. I got it because the 02 Liquid's were in short supply back then, and I was only a 2nd year racer. Got got to relay that story to Halstrom when he asked why I didn't have a Liquid 02.

Jon was abusing us on his F7. He was the only one to really keep up with Bob Anderson, our guide. You missed a great ride, and a great time!

I sent my home address as per your request. Hope you can make it next year for a vintage ride and show me how to really ride my 78 Cross Country...

Later Liquidator,
-Rainville

B)