I went to a xc race on a ski resort last weekend had a blast. Put in 168 studs in with double backers. 4 per row. Sold my SSI pipe I couldn't get tuned right. I am not a tuner I tried a lot of different things different maps, checked everything on my sled but could't get it not to DET and that wasn't going to work out to have to shut it down and reset sled during a race. So I bought a Bikman Fat Azz pipe.
Race day was warm almost 60 degrees. Sled ran great for how warm it was. Love the extra ting and tiny bit more brap sound the bikeman pipe has. I ran non ethanol mode with lots of timing added wide open corner to corner no issues at all. I had 7.5 inch carbides with 168 studs and slushy snow it would have been nice to have 9.5 but it was ok after the track got banked. I have a SSI clutch kit and it is super aggressive and exactly the way I like it.
Race day was 2 races. 1 45 min amateur race, and afternoon pro race
I got 2nd overall out of 62 in the morning race and 3rd overall in the pro race and first in my class semi pro. Afternoon race a first gen rush got first, and assault 2nd. All polaris's on top in a field of mostly cats.
It was a great time I had a blast. First time racing like that I have done quad xc racing before though. On the one long ski slope up hill I was hitting 80. For the afternoon race the track was really deteriorated already and was really rough and full of dug out holes and bare spots. I had the shocks dialed right on the Hi/Lo shocks work great. Front track is not the best but I have it set where it works decent unless its a really big hit.
Morning race 2nd lap
Pro race start
Race day was warm almost 60 degrees. Sled ran great for how warm it was. Love the extra ting and tiny bit more brap sound the bikeman pipe has. I ran non ethanol mode with lots of timing added wide open corner to corner no issues at all. I had 7.5 inch carbides with 168 studs and slushy snow it would have been nice to have 9.5 but it was ok after the track got banked. I have a SSI clutch kit and it is super aggressive and exactly the way I like it.
Race day was 2 races. 1 45 min amateur race, and afternoon pro race
I got 2nd overall out of 62 in the morning race and 3rd overall in the pro race and first in my class semi pro. Afternoon race a first gen rush got first, and assault 2nd. All polaris's on top in a field of mostly cats.
It was a great time I had a blast. First time racing like that I have done quad xc racing before though. On the one long ski slope up hill I was hitting 80. For the afternoon race the track was really deteriorated already and was really rough and full of dug out holes and bare spots. I had the shocks dialed right on the Hi/Lo shocks work great. Front track is not the best but I have it set where it works decent unless its a really big hit.
Morning race 2nd lap
Pro race start
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