Ok I know eagle river is a month and a half away but I still cant wait to see the derby! Jeremy Johnston and Chris Hortness have new reed rotax power with Gifford pipes and Skidoo backing so they will be tough to beat. Jacques Villeneuve has been buzzing his dyno all summer developing new engines and he was by far the fastest last year. Durmont Wahl has been busy with his new dyno and tells me they have some impressive numbers from their Polaris engines. Terry is ready and the Wahl chassis is capable of winning. Mike houle is retired from racing but not from running his race team. Dale Loritz will be running his ultra fast sled and can easially win. Hooper racing has always been lightning fast but a broken spindle cost them a championship. Could this be Arctic Cat''s year to shine? Jeff Ludwig was also robbed of his first championship with a burnt rod bearing. He definitely has a shot at it! Newcomers like Steve Arpin, Mark Meyers,and veterans like Jim Schmidt,the Moyles, Danny Lee all are capable fo running up front.
Eagle River can be a wild race and conditions can deteriorate quickly to a point that only the tough will survive to the end. The pits can get interesting too as you would have seen last year at Jacques trailer.
So take your pic and maybe we can even get some friendly wagers going.
My pic is Jacques Villeneuve. The guy everyone loves to watch (hate). He has the will to win and if he can stay out of trouble ,will definitely be the one to beat!