Thank you! The guys at Thunder Products are killer, I'm looking forward to working with them this season!

Thanks josh! I'm planning on hitting a few more shows this fall to keep the vendor spotlights going

That's what I'm going for so I'm glad it's working...trying to provide enough background of the trip so it helps you guys feel like you're a part of the adventure!

I take it you liked your 600's and the chassis if you ordered another one!?

It seems like almost everyone regardless of their favorite brand is excited to see how these Catalysts do, hopefully we get a good winter!

Thanks bud!

Haha no, no multiple boots. I do have some new units on the way but am planning on some gear based content so I'll get into that soon enough!

Snowmobile or sled you mean lol

Y-pipe to cylinder fasteners are 25lb/ft (+/- 3lb) according to the BRP manual

Hey bud! To jump right into it, I tend to say that the XCR is the better "out of the box" fit for most folks. The Assault is awesome, it's a ton of fun and mine is staying in the fleet for another season no matter how frustrated breaking it may be....however out of the box they definitely are not as trail friendly as an XCR. Biggest thing they need work on in my opinion is the rear suspension, the stock IGX calibration has a lot of rebound that most do not enjoy. I've found myself working to make the Assault be/do what it simply is not. I would say to anyone ordering/buying an Assault, plan/budget to go through at LEAST the rear suspension to have it recalibrated/resprung appropriately. The XCR on the other hand is much closer to being acceptable for most folks and they can hope on and ride, getting picky after a few rides if they want to. If I were to order another Polaris for VT, it would for sure be an XCR, albeit be a very hard decision between a 128 or a 136 knowing now how well the 128/9" pro-cc can work. The 1.35 cobra is a decent all around track, it's not my favorite, but it works just fine with some studding. The softer lugs do have a shorter life span, 3-4k miles around here is about all I see before 1.35's begin to tear/lose a lug or two, 1.6's are lucky to see 3k without tearing lugs. I definitely side with you and prefer the 1.5" as you probably have seen with my Storm tracks on both rigs, however with the 2.52p of the XCR track choices are somewhat limited. You could easily switch drivers to a 2.86p setup (the drivers are all over ebay real cheap) and then go with a 1.5 Storm or something. As far as studs, I've been partial to the SnowStuds products lately but you really can't go wrong with any of them. I've mixed and matched brands, using SnowStuds studs and Studboy Pro Series backers, the combinations are almost endless!

@@MunsonMotorsports Dude, thanks so much for the thorough response, That helps a lot! I think I’ll make the switch to the xcr. It sounds like staying with the 1.35 cobra and studding it would be the way to go rather than paying to swap out to the 1.6. The main reason I was considering going with a taller lug was to make it a little more playful to get the best of both worlds xcr and assault. I even thought about a 1.75 like the older xcrs had I feel like that could be a blast but risky with the thin/ icy conditions we tend to get. Hopefully the 1.35 with some studding can pick the skis up like I want, that’s half the fun! Thanks again man!

@@Sdm07120 I would stick with the 1.35 over the 1.6 cobra, the 1.6 just doesn't have the longevity for our potentially low snow/icey conditions we've had the last couple seasons. You'll have no issues keeping the fun factor with the studded 1.35, Polaris still does a great job of achieving that balance. With the right rear suspension setup you can lift the skis when you want but still keep the front end down with throttle control when you need to

@@MunsonMotorsports sounds great thanks again. What do you think about these retro models coming out? The assault looks pretty sweet I think. Curious too see what the other sleds look like I’m sure there’s a xcr coming. Might have to wait and see what happens.

This was at Thunder Road in Barre, Vermont! There are several tracks around new england that all hold similar type events but I'm not sure of where/when they are, I just know we were told you could just about run a circuit of them if you wanted to

That thing made 540hp/658ftlbs back then. Turbo was really small for what it was so it made a lot of backpressure, spooled fast and made good torque but choked out up top.

I do have them on hand ready to go for 2" body W/E shocks! Shoot me an email to Munsonmotorsports@gmail and we can discuss further! -Tanner

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Unfortunately for VT state inspection laws we are required to run them if the car came factory equipped with one.

You certainly should be able to mount them a bit farther forward, you'll just need to keep an eye on tail length and contact/clearance with the forward most, outside idler wheel mount. Wouldn't hurt to pick a few locations and see which one feels best! I should have a template available come fall for marking/drilling my location which is a similar relationship to the OEM spot/distance from torque arm as the 136 application.

I was actually just thinking about doing something like that today. It will probably just end up being me rambling in the shop pointing at stuff but might still be a solid video!

@@MunsonMotorsports you’ve given us so much good info just would be nice if you summarized what you think are the must dos and maybe what you would forget about doing

Definitely a cool area! I wanted to hit Sarge's Pub but didn't end up making it over there. I'm gonna have to get over there again mid season for a ride for sure

@@MunsonMotorsports sarges is decent. Parkside and main is good and the two places down in oquossoc are phenomenal

Thanks so much!!

Saddleback has posted that next year is April 19th, 2025!

Hell of a good time out there! I'll be there bud!

Thanks for the good words! Learned a lot for the hillclimb and the channel in general for next season!

The morning was really tough, the gopro footage actually came out significantly better than how I could see. Being able to look ahead and pick/plan a line VS only seeing 30ft in front of you was huge haha

I think it's only their 3rd annual one, with any event they're gonna continue to learn and grow, all in all it was an awesome time! It'll only get better moving forward!