1972 Polaris Dealers Convention

[gary_in_neenah]

Throwback to when Polaris made the headlines in Hawaii (yes you read that correctly). "There they were: two snowmobiles on the beach at Waikiki. Puzzled onlookers watched as two drivers, attired in suits designed to keep them comfortable in 40-below weather, revved up the machines and took off down the sand. Polaris of Minneapolis was introducing its 1973 line to a convention of Mainland dealers at the Sheraton-Waikiki Hotel."

Dorothy Mercer and Bob Eastman, two racers from the 1972 Polaris Factory Team, were highlighted in the Thursday March 23rd, 1972 issue of The Honolulu Adviser.

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[skiroule]

Seems like an obvious connection, snowmobiles on a sunny beach in Hawaii.

 

[old abe]

I remember Bob Eastman from the Poo Factory race team very well. Years later he helped me out a bunch, with some tricks I didn't know of. My 79 TXL, was a absolute rocket clutched right.

 

[garageguy]

I had one as well, would run away from my buddies srv