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Arctic Cat Kitty Cat The second annual USSA World Series of Snowmobiling was held in March, 1971, in Boonville, New York. But race sleds weren’t the only snow machines in the public eye that weekend, as the pint-sized was unveiled to the public. Although youth-sized snowmobiles had been around for several years, the new Cat for kids was aimed at an even younger crowd, the 5- to 10-year-olds. Crammed full of safety features and restricted to a top speed between 8 and 12 mph, depending on where the engine governor was set, the Kitty Cat clearly wasn’t a real trail sled but more of a motorized toy for the back yard. Arctic officials emphasized that the Kitty Cat was small enough to go in the trunk of a car, yet it was styled to look just like a big Cat, right down to its molded plastic hand controls, black hood and Arctic trademark spotted vinyl seat cover over the high-density foam seat. Gears Of War 2 Pc Download Full Ripped.

The price was initially announced as “about $250.” Little did anyone know at the time that this unique machine would become a snowmobile icon for decades to come, and the most successful kid sled ever built. It would also be the machine that introduced many sledheads into the sport — from average Joe trail rider to mountain riders to championship-winning snowmobile racers. Arctic Cat Kitty Cat Production The pilot-build of approximately 50 Arctic Cat Kitty Cats, including the one shown at Boonville, used a Clinton two-cycle engine under a non-functional chrome hood grille with trim decals that were patterned after the 1971 EXT race sleds. The production models released for the 1972 season had many changes.