The Trade Winds-based Bobcat series had been part of Evinrude’s lower end offerings since its 1969 introduction, and hadn’t really changed much since a mostly visual restyle for the 1971 season. The Bobcat SS with its “racing seat” was the closest thing that Evinrude had to a performance sled. It was loud, and said to be fast for its day, but only on a very smooth surface.
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First and foremost a cross-country race sled, the initial 1980 Polaris TX-L Indy evolved into a series of sleds that reversed dwindling sales for the then-fading brand, ensured its continued existence and led it to a dominating position in snowmobiling marketshare for a couple of decades.
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The year 1974 brought about the Sno Pro professional racing circuit that featured some advanced and some really outrageous race sleds. And nothing was more outrageous than the Alouette twin-track created and piloted by the legendary Gilles Villeneuve.
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Free air snowmobile engine cooling was very popular during the vintage era because it offered a lot of advantages. It was light weight and less expensive than any other cooling type due to fewer parts. But as the years rolled on, free air cooling began to fall out of favor.
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