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Interviewed — Eagle River’s Zach Herfindahl

from WSN November 2022

by Midwest Sports Publishing Network

from WSN November 2022, page 28

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ZACH HERFINDAHL SHARES THOUGHTS ON NEW ARCTIC CAT PLATFORM AND XC RACING

The Friday before the official start of Hay Days in September, Arctic Cat hosted all the media at an on-site press event to outline some of the tech details on the all-new CATALYST platform. Standing amongst the Arctic Cat Engineering and Marketing staff was Team Arctic’s multi-time cross-country Pro champ, Zach Herfindahl who hails from Eagle River, Wisconsin. The great news for Arctic Cat fans interested in the new CATALYST platform, is knowing the company has been using Zach and other Pro cross country and mountain riders as part of the platform’s development process.

In an interview with Zach, he shares ride impressions on the all-new Arctic Cat CATALYST platform and what’s happening for him this cross-country race season. WSN: I’m excited to share this conversation with everyone who reads Wisconsin Snowmobile News and appreciate you taking the time to talk with me. Zach: Absolutely! Call me biased or whatever, but I’ve got to plug the Eagle River area – we’ve got some of the best trails in the state and welcome snowmobilers from all over – it’s quite a haven for snowmobiling! (Laughing) WSN: I was happy to see you at Hay Days during the Arctic Cat CATALYST event. What are your thoughts?

Zach: First off, Hay Days was incredible! There were a lot of excited snowmobilers on the grounds all weekend and I’ve never witnessed a release like Arctic Cat had on Saturday with the sheer volume of people packed in to see the new platform. WSN: Since you mention it, I’ve seen some of your quotes on Arctic Cat’s website regarding the new platform, and you relayed a story at the media event about a recent test trip aboard it. Can you tell us about that trip again?

Zach: Shortly after we (Team Arctic) wrapped up our Cross Country race season and transitioned into spring, engineering planned to run multiple test trips on CATALYST that

would include some outside notes and initial thoughts on what could be the production calibration packages from racers like myself, David Brown and Ben Langaas. The initial test trip was a week in Idaho comparing our current ZR6000R XC (2022) to the new CATALYST RXC. (M and RIOT versions of CATALYST were there too.)

Trip number two is where the magic happened, and the story I shared at the media event. Dan Johnson (Director of Engineering) and Ben Langaas (Engineering Manager and Team Arctic Cross Country Racer) proposed a 1,500 mile durability test at race pace on a short 5 mile track, which would consist of some high speed chop and 3-5` holes throughout the course. The purpose of this was to perform an accelerated high intensity test to push the new CATALYST platform to its limits. The thought – if CATALYST could handle 1,500 miles of pure race abuse, it would validate the capabilities of the new lightweight chassis (RXC, RIOT and M) while continuing to maintain the durability Arctic Cat has been known for.

WSN: The million dollar question, How does CATALYST compare to PROCROSS? Zach: I’ll start off by saying I’ve always felt Arctic Cat’s PROCROSS platforms have been outstanding, but then I rode CATALYST – It

takes everything a PROCROSS did well and goes far beyond.

This is a rider active snowmobile inspiring rider confidence, and like nothing else I have ever ridden, meaning, when you move your body to adjust the sled, CATALYST magnifies this input compared to the PROCROSS. This result is a combination of far better rider ergonomics and engineering’s focus on shedding physical platform weight (10% lighter).

I get asked what a Confidence Inspiring Ride means. The CATALYST platform allows the rider to be comfortable and confident with the snowmobile’s capabilities from the first time you throw a leg over it. I rode CATALYST on day one into the gnarliest terrain I could find and, man, that sled (RXC) works through big low-speed holes, it tracks straight through high speed trail chop and high speed 1-2` bumps, it handles tight twisty trails on rails and the chassis has a solid foundation limiting flex and feedback. Personally, I really pay attention to chassis flex and rigidity and can feel when a chassis gets “loose and broke in” through my feet. I prefer a sled with a rigid feeling on the race track and on the trails when pleasure riding. Our current platform slowly loosens up to the point where you lose some of that rigidity and the chassis begins to start acting less predictable, meaning, instead of just your suspension moving, the entire sled is flexing and moving. After our 1,500 mile abuse test aboard CATALYST, it still felt like brand new. Engineering employed composite materials to shed weight and add durability. The composite running boards are so much stiffer than aluminum and are a key player in the success of that rigid feeling. Simply stated, the CATALYST platform outperforms the PROCROSS for the better and comparing them is difficult. WSN: What’s your plan this year for cross country racing? I saw a press release about you and the All Finish Racing team. Can you clarify that relationship for me and others? Zach: I’m fired up for race season! Our plan is to go cross country racing (corpowersports.com) as always, competing for a championship in both Pro Stock and Open classes as well as trying to notch our fifth I-500 victory which would be wild. The Pro competition is outstanding for all brands. Dan Revering (Polaris) and I had some amazing battles, and like Aaron Christensen (Polaris) or Wes Selby (Ski-Doo), Dan is a very respectable guy on the track which makes battling that much better. This group is going to give cross-country fans an entertaining season. All Finish Racing and our Factory Arctic Cat Cross country team are working together for this upcoming season. All Finish has come on board as a sponsor and helping in multiple ways. All Finish offers resources we don’t have, and we offer resources they might not have, so it will be an exciting partnership. WSN: I can’t thank you enough for your time Zach. I look forward to watching you race this winter and thanks for continuing to keep Wisconsin as the home of championship winning racers.

Zach: Always my pleasure to talk to snowmobilers! Don’t forget to ride the Eagle River areas this winter! (Laughs)

“Sno”-Birds Celebrate 50 Years

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Nearly 50 years ago a group of residents in northwest Brown County gathered to form a snowmobile club. The first club meeting of the “Sno” Bird Snowmobile Club was held on December 7, 1972 at the Kit Kat Tavern in Kunish. About 42 individual members made up the chartered group. Dues were $5.

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Subsequent meetings were held at Joe LeMere’s warehouse in Howard and acted as the clubhouse for many years. Member families would provide lunch at meetings. It was a gathering place for socializing and a starting point for many rides. The first trails linked the Reforestation Camp in Suamico, the Duck Creek, Pamperin Park in Howard, and members’ farms. The Camp trail still exists today. Like many early clubs, the trails were groomed with homemade drags. By 1979 we joined the

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Brown County Snowmobile Alliance, AWSC, had 35 member families, and was awarded its first five miles of funded trail which linked the Wagon Wheel Bar (now Wades Pit Stop) and Wouter’s Front Bar. A lot of this trail still exists today. In 1981 it was decided to go on a weekend trip to Grand Motel in Pembine, to bring club members together for some fun away from home. Soon it was voted to make it an annual event and try new places. That tradition has continued to this day and is a source of many great stories.

In 1982 we began contracting out the grooming of the funded trails. Also, that same year we moved our meetings to Wouter’s Front Bar in Suamico, and today they remain our main meeting host site and a dedicated sponsor. Two years later we got 11 more miles of trails funded through the Reforestation Camp. Providing each landowner, a cheese box as a thank you was started in 1986 and continues today as a very popular gift around the holidays. In 1996 the Mountain-Bay State Trail opened to snowmobiles and the club gained six miles of trail from Pulaski to Pittsfield. In 2008 a big decision was made to purchase our own groomer tractor with tracks and a drag, to better manage our trail conditions. And in 2022, with successful fundraising, we are upgrading to a newer refurbished Arrowhead drag.

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Ranger City Riders Snowmobile, ATV/ UTV Club celebrates 50 years this year. A few snowmobile enthusiasts met on a Sunday afternoon in 1972 at the now Wausaukee Bowl in Wausaukee, Marinette County and decided to get together for a few rides. On that Sunday afternoon they decided on the club’s name and designed the first RCR club patch. Hosting club meetings at various local establishments around the area the club slowly grew and purchased their first Tucker groomer to maintain trails in the Wausaukee, Amberg and Beecher area.

As the club grew the Ranger City Riders decided in 1998 to purchase the site of Rustic Fence Co (cedar fence factory) on Amberg St in Amberg, WI which they remodeled it over the years to make it a groomer barn, a full meeting hall with a kitchen and restrooms and still call it home today. With the growing demand to maintain trails Ranger City Riders purchased a new New Holland Groomer and was delivered on September 11, 2011, which is the main source for grooming the trail system today.

January 2015 the Amberg Road Runner ATV club approached Ranger City Riders Snowmobile Club and asked if they would be willing to take over the ATV club and on January 16, 2015, the two clubs merged forming the now, Ranger City Riders Snowmobile ATV/UTV Club which the club is looking to expand their ATV trail system as volunteers are able to.

As demand still continues to grow to provide the best trails, the club purchased a “John Deere UTV and transformed it into a mini groomer,” to get out in early season where the large groomer may not be able to get to due to swamps.

With the hard working efforts of the members, the club has grown to maintaining over 60 miles of snowmobile trails in the heart of

Marinette County. The club currently has around 130 members and hosts a variety of events throughout the year with their annual Sportsman’s Raffle held every November being their largest fundraiser to maintain the grooming equipment and signage for the trail system. We hold snowmobile safety class every December, the starting place for the Sick Day 100 Antique snowmobile ride and host a weekly day ride for those looking to make friends and have someone to ride with while getting to know the county trail system. Our club wouldn’t be where it is today without our founding members, past officers, past and current members and most important our landowners and send a special thanks to all of them. Ranger City Riders Snowmobile, ATV/UTV club is looking forward to the beginning of our next 50 years.

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