2017 I-600 Day 3 TRF to Bemidji

[340sracer]

I would like to thank everyone that made this possible . I was unaware of these posts untill February 22 and have had no Wi-Fi till now and Wi-Fi is very poor right now . Thank you for all the positive comments . I will try and put more info and pictures on but may have to wait until we get home .

[340sracer]

Crossing the finish line - better late than never!

Crew that helped on race day-Keith,Edna,Rick & Maynard

[340sracer]

I would like to thank the following for making this all happen going back over the last three years, working on the 340/s or providing parts . First of all Bill ( cousin ) for giving me back my 340/S after selling it to him 40+ years ago. Followed by a long list , which I hope I am forgiven if I forget someone . Brent ,Francisco,Shawn, Brian, Ryan, Jesse, Joe, Brock, Mark, Keith, Rick, Maynard, Adam. Bosco Bullet and John's Upholstry.
And on race day Keith for driving the motorhome for Edna from Thief River Falls to Bemidji and photographers Rick and Maynard ,also bringing me gas when I ran out 200 feet from the gas stop .

[340sracer]

Allan asked how the 340 S held up and how it felt .Well the top speed was only 55 mph on the hard packed road and 40 mph on the river, I'm sure back in the day it was faster than that. It was also running a little hot and I had to stop at least four times to pack snow on the engine as it seemed to be loading up ( A little rich being a warm day ) and would not rev up above an idol to even turn the track with the back end lifted up. It ran a lot cooler and better without the hood on . And how did it feel, it felt just about as good crossing the finish line as it did back in 1975 .

[AirborneX4Special]

Thanks Glen. This whole concept of you restoring and then operating the very same machine in the 500 forty-two years after the actual event is the stuff of legend. Well done, sir.

[sledhead16]

Awesome!!! Yeah only so much a guy can do with those warm temps!

[340sracer]

I did miss one in the above post, thanks to Matt and new breed snowmobile parts for the info and parts that I received in the 340 S restoration.