Big East Classic Results
Adam Paulson and his Best-of-Show Ski Skiroule RTX 800 with closeups of the restored exhaust.
Matt Wagner took both first and second place in the Vintage 1974-1985 Restored class
The Flawless RTX
Speaking with a couple of the vintage class judges while scores were being tallied, we were told,“ There’ s almost too much good stuff – we’ re really having to work hard to find flaws of any sort just to separate the ones at the top.”
The one at the very top – Paulson’ s Skiroule RTX 800 – didn’ t seem to have any flaws at all. It was better than showroom-perfect sitting in front of the Big East Powersports Show site.
Paulson’ s California address may throw some collectors off the scent, but his interest in collecting and restoring snowmobiles dates back to his youth in Waterville, New York.
Antique 1966 & Older, Restored: 1. Bob Osborn, 1964 Moto-Ski Tin Cab Antique 1966 & Older, Unrestored: 1. Jeff Mowers, 1966 AMF Ski-daddler; 2. Jeff Mowers, 1966 AMF Sno Clipper. Vintage 1967-1973, Restored: 1. Jim Blunden, 1973 Chapparal SS III; 2. Jim Blunden, 1973 Chapparal Firebird; 3. Glen Ford, 1971 Moto-Ski Capri. Vintage 1967-1973, Unrestored: 1. Rick Thomas, 1973 Skiroule RT 340; 2. Roger Rice, 1971 Arctic Cat EXT; 3. Dean Abbey, 1968 Polaris Colt. Vintage 1974-1985, Restored: 1. Matt Wagner, 1978 Polaris TX-L 340; 2. Matt Wagner, 1978 Polaris TX 340; 3. Gus Vivenzio, 1981 Ski-Doo Blizzard MX 5500 MX. Vintage 1974-1985, Unrestored: 1. Buffy Moses, 1981 Arctic Cat Pantera; 2. Mark Money, 1975 Arctic Cat Panther VIP; 3. Tom Strate, 1981 Polaris TX-C. All Free Air Trail Sleds, Restored: 1. Glen Ford, 1973 Moto-Ski S; 2. Bob & Sue Hunt, 1974 Moto-Ski TS 400; 3. Kevin Forney, 1974 Ski-Doo TNT. Factory Built Race Sled, Restored: 1. Adam Paulson, 1971 Skiroule RTX 800; 2. Jim Fonger, 1972 Sno * Jet; 3. Ron Hall, 1973 Arctic Cat EXT. Factory Built Race Sled, Unrestored: 1. Mark Money, 1970 Arctic Cat Panther EXT; 2. Bob Osborn, 1973 Moto-Ski SR; 3. Jed Diligent, 1970 Moto-Ski 438 SM. Mini Sleds, Vintage: 1. Bob & Sue Hunt, Moto-Ski Mini Snow; 2. Genevieve Symka, 1979 Arctic Cat Kitty Cat; 3. Mark Money, 1973 Arctic Cat Kitty Cat. Combo With Cutter: 1. Ron Kelly, 1971 Skiroule 5400. Custom Sleds: 1. Zeke Brown, 1974 Arctic Cat Sno Pro Clone; 2. Mike Pelow, 1977 Polaris RXL; 3. Mike Pelow, 1979 Polaris RXL. Most Unique Sleds: 1. Han Schmid, 1982 Lenko Larven; 2. Rick Thomas, 1981 John Deere Trailfire; 3. Jeff Martinez, 1964 Arctic Cat 1000. Classic, 1986-2000: 1. Steven Moses, 1995 Polaris Indy Storm; 2. Buffy Moses, 1996 Polaris Indy XLT Special; 3. Emil Ahmed, 1995 Yamaha Ovation. Featured Sled: 1. Glen Ford, 1971 Moto-Ski Grand Prix; 2. Jed Diligent, 1970 Moto-Ski SM 793; 3. Bob Osborn, 1964 Moto-Ski Tin Cab. Oldest Sled: Bob Osborn, 1964 Tin Cab. Best Display: Bob Osborn Best Of Show: Adam Paulson, 1971 Skiroule RTX 800
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