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jeffk · 03-06-2007, 02:13 PM

Anyone that wants to go fast in any type of vehicle should always check the course, conditions, and their vehicle first. That's why race car drivers take practice laps at lower speeds, to check out the track and the performance of their cars. The lake is not a level surface. There are drifts, ice ridges, plow piles, tracks from other sleds, fishing holes, ... You need to run the course slowly first to make sure there are no surprises. I usually build up speed over multiple passes.

I agree with Lakegeezer. Every time I see an article about a snowmobile accident I can almost predict that 1) they were out at night on a lake, 2) they were drunk, 3) they were going faster than made sense for the conditions , 4) they didn't know the area they were riding in, 5) and possibly they were inexperienced snowmobilers. I wouldn't be surprised if the newspapers had a story template made up with fill in the blanks for the riders name and state.

I hope he's OK and learns from his experience.

03-06-2007, 02:13 PM	#3
jeffk Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Center Harbor Posts: 1,130 Thanks: 201 Thanked 421 Times in 239 Posts	No common sense Anyone that wants to go fast in any type of vehicle should always check the course, conditions, and their vehicle first. That's why race car drivers take practice laps at lower speeds, to check out the track and the performance of their cars. The lake is not a level surface. There are drifts, ice ridges, plow piles, tracks from other sleds, fishing holes, ... You need to run the course slowly first to make sure there are no surprises. I usually build up speed over multiple passes. I agree with Lakegeezer. Every time I see an article about a snowmobile accident I can almost predict that 1) they were out at night on a lake, 2) they were drunk, 3) they were going faster than made sense for the conditions , 4) they didn't know the area they were riding in, 5) and possibly they were inexperienced snowmobilers. I wouldn't be surprised if the newspapers had a story template made up with fill in the blanks for the riders name and state. I hope he's OK and learns from his experience.