the Scarborough Downs , Maine , Sno Pro event , winning the Mod 440 class but spinning out in his 440X heat race .
Poulin put it all together the following season , winning nine events including Super Mod III at the opener at Jackman , Maine , and again at the big Paul Bunyan Championship at Bangor , Maine , to secure the USSA New England Division Super Mod III points crown in the process .
Epilogue
Only about 150 Manta racers had been sold by 1976 , and Bracey was soon putting his energies into a Manta trail sled that emerged a few years later as the Trail Roamer .
Nevertheless , the revolutionary Manta twin-trac racer did pave the way for the Ski- Doo twin-tracks that dominated the ice ovals in the 1980s and into the 1990s . And that makes the Manta twin-trac a rare but very interesting and important stepping stone in snowmobile racing history .
1975 ARBE Manta 440
Manufacturer : ARBE Products , at Rochester , Michigan
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Engine : 431cc Sachs SA2-440-RX free-aircooled piston-port twin with two Mikuni VM-44 slide valve carbs , buyer ’ s choice of magneto & breaker points or Motoplat Capacitor Discharge ( CD ) ignition , and twin tuned expansion chambers with no mufflers Lubrication : Pre-mix , ratio at racer ’ s discretion Power output : 76 + HP Clutches : Comet 103C drive & Comet 90D driven
Chassis
Type : Texas Products riveted aircraft aluminum monocoque tub with roll bar and fiberglass body with quick-release fasteners , no bumpers Claimed dry weight : 325 pounds Front suspension : Cobra aluminum skis with adjustable internal coil-spring-over-hydraulic-shock assemblies Rear suspension : Aluminum double-bar slide rails with adjustable torsion springs Ski stance : 37 inches Tracks : Two 8.5-by- 103-inch titanium-cleated UniRoyal triple belted with external sprocket drive Brake : Foot-operated Kelsey-Hayes hydraulic disc Fuel capacity : 2 gallons in buyer ’ s choice of plastic or aluminum tank Standard equipment : Adjustable seat , seat belt , tether switch , foot pedal throttle and brake , butterfly steering wheel on centralized steering system , twin snow flaps , carbide runners MSRP : $ 2,625
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