do i have a chance?

[newcatrunner]

my neighbor wants me to give him a race. problem is , is his sled is a polaris 700 think '02 and my sled is a 99 500 cat clutched.
his is totally stock and would love to give him a run for his money so to speak. Any ideas as to the best way to put up a fighting chance?

[SawBlade]

give it hell, buddy. you might be surprized what that zr500 can do. Not to bash pols but that zr should kick some arse if staged right. dont bet too much though.

[newcatrunner]

the only thing on the line is the loser gets towed back to the truck by a 1970 something john deer that looks like it should be in a hole with a cross on it...lol

oh yea and pictures taken of the defeat as well

[tamacat]

Originally Posted by newcatrunner

Any ideas as to the best way to put up a fighting chance?

Get your self a BRAnd NEw CAMEL!!! J/K
Get a 700 N/K

[tamacat]

Its about time someone put this subject in the racing forum where it belongs!!!Good Job newcatrunner!

[grouly925]

It depends a lot on rider weights and traction. I bet you will be surprised how close the race is as long as you don't get into long distances. Theoretically you shouldn't beat him because of the 200cc difference, so you always can fall back on that if you lose. But then again, if you spank him, you should have a lot of bragging rights.

[kccats]

Is his studded? If not stud yours, lighten it any way you can. Get a light weight can and a breather cover. Then keep the race short and my money is on you!!!

[newcatrunner]

no his tracks not studded...matter of fact his track has seen better days. but i do know one thing that i found out from his wife...lol...hes scared to open er up wide open.

TIME TO KICK SOME POLARIS A$$

[smallengineguy]

Give her hell, man! Let us know how it turns out! Oh, Just before you race, sneak over and take one of his plug wires off.......

[newcatrunner]

my buddy told me to do that as well...lmao

[RMK 600]

it'll be close for about 200 ft then he'll dust you. of the line you might even take him those 700's don't pull to great out of the hole especially with a stock track, if he had a 1.25 track i'd say you have no chance. I used to race my 98 summit 500 againt 600's and 700's all the time never found one that i couldn't take for 50 ft or so at about 80 mph i was eatin snow dust every time.

In 660 ft or more IMO you don't have a chance.

[jagermiester]

^^ agree. I think you will get him out of the hole, at about 100ft you will be about even, at 200ft he's gone. When I had my '94 Mach 1, alot of guys with smaller cc's always wanted to line up. With the Mach I would always have them at about 50ft with the ski's in the air. Man, I miss that!!

[smokin500]

you should have a chance. i have smoked my dad on his 04 F7 with my 02 ZR500 on packed snow. most sleds can run pretty close on hard snow. where CCs come in is usually in power. so get him on some packed snow and it should be a great race.

[mmrosshere]

Ice is eaven better. The heaver sled will sit and spin eaven with modulationand as you line up stop and look under your sled(actualy you are throwing some sand in front of your track. White beach sand is hard to see on ice.) Did I just say cheat?

[kccats]

Citty litter works too! OOPPss the cat is out of the bag (hole)!

[mmrosshere]

Sounds like you've been there too.

[airviper127]

so did you race yet? if so what were the results

[PolarisINDY500]

he got spanked...to embarassed to report results

[newcatrunner]

i got spanked hard core...shot the kitty and got a 03 rx1 non turbo...and got spanked again...all i have to say is the polaris 700xc edge is one freaky fast sled