2011 HOF Photos

About the Snowmobile Hall of Fame's Ride With the Champs event.
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WinnipegStPaul9
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2011 HOF Photos

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Thought I'd share some photos from the HOF ride.....ok......maybe "ride" is the wrong word but we sure had fun. Thinking about it, JDJR had a "ride" but didn't stay on the mandatory 8 seconds. (Sorry, no photo available).

Kevin (kwc) Campbells sled drew huge crowds.

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The trophy for the Poker Run was named the "Cameron Amber Memorial" and we felt very honored. Cam would have been proud. Best news??? Our own Keith (NORTON) Bylin won!!!

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Honored to have our picture with Keith and the trophy.

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Here's a picture of Keith with his #9 78 CC.

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We couldn't ride on Friday so we displayed our sleds. The 78 440 Cyclone belongs to my son-in-law Sean Motter. We found this sled in the UP with 400 miles on it and it runs great.

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I know it's not a Deere but it belongs to one of our own Ross (Liquifire77) Heavener. It's an SRX with a Viper motor. Between his sled and Kevin's there was always a crowd.

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Here's a picture L-R of Bob Amber, Troy Miley, Sean Motter, and Keith Warning (one of the nicest men you could ever know and a great friend!)

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Our "Friday Night Fish Fry" is about out of hand!!! We had over 40 folks join us and it was wonderful. Our group even included Jim Dimmerman!!! This picture is Kevin (KWC), Blane sp? Heavener, and Ross (Liquifire77) Heavener.

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I won't try to identify everyone in this picture. This is one of three tables that we occupied. Oh, a huge thanks to Jeff and Joy of the Whitetail Inn for accomodating us and......they even let us have seperate checks...Definately will go there again next year but we might have to use the entire facility if it gets any bigger.

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Our third table which include Tom Otte and his wife Patty and the Artic Cat contingent including Tom Rowland. Always happy to hang with the Cat folks...they are a great bunch.

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No particular caption for this photo, I just like it. Sean Motter, Brian Lindner, Bob Amber.

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Out on the Lake in front of Fishtails, our luncheon spot. L-R T-roy (HoosierDeereMan), Nick (VintageCatMan) Freatman, Brian (400Brian) Lindner, Tod (Stymie) Meyers and his niece.

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I call this one BobandTom because it's.....Bob Amber and Tom Otte. Tom and I became good friends back in 1975 and he visited our home on a couple of occasions. Bob always thought of Tom as his hero. I think Bob was about 12 or so.

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Nick (VintageCatMan) Freatman and his Liquifire.

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A bunch of great pics Don thanks for sharing .. :clap:
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Looks like a fun trip Don. Thanks for sharing the picture with us and I'm glad to see the Busco Bullet made the trip.
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Great pics Don!
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Looks like you guys had a great time, maybe someday I could join in that fun.
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cledussnow77 wrote:Looks like you guys had a great time, maybe someday I could join in that fun.
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Buckeyes ( While considered slow and dangerous) are always welcome.

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Nice photo's. Looks like everybody had a great time.
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I don't think I can adequately describe how much fun we have at this event.

The snow conditions sucked, the ice conditions sucked, the trail conditions sucked, and look at those photos...
You have a group of guys with beautiful restored rides, gorgeous customs, and some nice riders, and we are out there riding in it! Why? So we can say we did it! Everyone was in high spirits and grinning, whether they were riding, driving, or just hanging out. This is a great group, and we enjoy each other's company.

We are hard core sledders! and possibly a tad nuts.

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Here are some of my pics from the weekend.

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Great pics. Is that Rich Acre I see in the one pic?

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Looks Like a great time. One of thease years I want to make the trip.

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ChickenRat wrote:Great pics. Is that Rich Acre I see in the one pic?

Robb
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'10, '11, '12, '13,'14,'15,'16,'17, '18, 19, 20, 21, 22 Vintage Challenge Survivor !
72 400 restored, Father bought new in '71
73 X8 restored
'74 340 green machine
'74 X8 9 time VC finisher
'78 Spitfire in progress
2 '75 340S 1 running, one on deck
'78 LF 440 future CC clone
'73 Skiroule RTX 440, 500 mi.
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