This December, the Adirondack Shootout in Woodgate, NY, will once again be hosted/ covered this year by American Snowmobiler Magazine and the AmSnow website.
When our pal Jerry Bassett sold American Snowmobiler a few years back, the new owners opted to skip covering the Shootout, and we found a fine partner in SnowWeek/ SnowGoer Magazines. Tim Erickson and crew covered the Shootout for several years, but now that SnowWeek is no longer being published, we lost our instant publicity that our aftermarket participants/ companies desired. SnowGoer will not return as our publishing partner.
Instead, we’ve renewed our relationship with American Snowmobiler, who began the Adirondack/ Old Forge, NY Shootout 18 years ago with DynoTech Jim, George Taylor (then owner of Shootout Headquarters Van Aukens Inne), and the sled dealers in the Old Forge area. [Big Moose Yamaha/ Cat, White Lake Polaris, Smith Marine (again) SkiDoo]. AmSnow editor Mark Boncher suggested that AmSnow website can provide instant results of the Shootout, and the magazine article is planned to be featured in late January.
We’re still finializing plans for the Shootout, but our initial concept is to run all 600 stockers, 800cc stockers, and all four strokes.
Aftermarket trail/ lake mods will be provided by aftermarket companies who agree to place a 1/6th page display ad in American Snowmobiler (that’s always been their prerequisite). There is some discussion of bolting aftermarket parts on the Shootout stockers, for back to back upgrade results. We’ll have awards for various categories as entrants are solidified.
In addition, we’re planning to have up to 10 consumer-owned lakeracer sleds, each sponsored by one or more of the aftermarket companies in the Shootout. This is a 660ft deal, anything goes, full body required situp style, 3″ front and rear travel, full length skis. Trophies for these sleds will be best ET, and separately best MPH, two stroke NA, two stroke power adder, four stroke power adder.
This year, the Official Shootout Motel Headquarters is the North Woods Motel/ Restaurant/ Cocktail lounge in Old Forge. Van Aukens Inne is no longer part of our program. The Shootout Banquet is scheduled for Friday night at the Trail’s End Restaurant in downtown Old Forge.