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2008 VSCA NATIONAL SHOW
COEUR D' ALENE, IDAHO
JULY 26TH AND 27TH
Where do we start? How about here with the 2008 National
Champion!!!!!!!!!
Dan Lewallen from Winona, Kansas
1973 Chaparral SS II
Dan with his National Championship Trophy
Mike and Judy Meagher from VSCA present Dan with his NCT
INSIDE DISPLAY !!!!
These are the real deal!! 1977 TEAM ARCAN restored sleds of Tom Porter #320 and Brian Espeseth #330
The Tate Family collection
Dwayne and Kelly Grant from Alberta, Canada had an impressive
Moto Ski display
Mike Silvera out of Minden, Nevada made a rare appearance with
some classic race sleds.
Ken Jacobsen from Missoula, Montana and his "Montana
Starfires"
Brad Warning brought these Hall of Fames sleds out with the
Boss Cat II
THE PEOPLES CHOICE AWARD WINNER
OWNER - GORDON KIMBLE IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO
Check out these beauties !!
Tony Crnkovich out of Afton, Wyoming has a spectacular
collection of custom SRX's
Collector Terry Connell from BC, Canada displayed his newly acquired rare vintage sleds
Steve Burdick has been able to get some of his New Hampshire
sleds out West for us to enjoy
LET'S GO OUTSIDE !!!!
Gota start with the BOSS CAT II
A DREAM COME TRUE !!!!!!
I got to sit in the cockpit of the famed BOSS CAT II and actually start it !!!
As did many others....Thanks so much Brad !!!!!
To see more Boss Cat II, CLICK HERE
Tom Fiel looks through the photo album with Western young gun,
Reece Bonenfant
checking out the history of the Factory Arctic Cat 650 Sno Pro of Arctic's Tom
Marks.
Another factory Sno Pro on Display
Stan Hays 250 Merc
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Just a few of the many fine vintage snowmobiles on display
Bob Jumps 1957 Sno-Traveler
Locals, Ray and Troy Bergstresser had a few of their sleds on display
Steve and Ron Gustin collection
Perry Hesteness and his "Cat Attack"
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More great looking sleds on the greens !!!!
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Still more !!
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Once thought to be lost...Mryl Schroeder's #3,
1971
795 TX in original condition, made it's show début
Local racer Jack Buell's 73 Blizzard came out
of
storage for the first time in many many years !
The crowd gathers around for the "UNCRATING" of
the 1976 Merc 250
Even Joey Hallstrom (standing near the Raider) wanted to see this!!!
Lee Fredrickson warms up the crowd with some Merc history
Another view from Biddiscombe camara
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Tom Fiel (center)
congratulates Terry Connell from BC, Canada as
the winner of the "serial number" drawing.
Jeff Biddiscombe & Mike Johnson's Scorpion Squadron Display
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The Saturday Evening Banquet Dinner Cruse On
"LAKE COEUR D' ALENE"
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Captain Perry at the wheel !!!
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A lot of story telling going on here!!
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Some of the WSVSA staff taking a well deserved
break
Photos courtesy.... Darrel Eve, Kevin Hancock, Tony Crnkovich, Jim Smith, Sharon Biddiscombe