| OLAV AAEN | |
| DATE OF INDUCTION: | January 18, 1997 |
| CAREER SPAN: | 1970- |
| AGE AT INDUCTION: | 52 |
 A snowmobile performance innovator emerging in the first few years of snow going high-performance, Olav Aaen's contribution to the development of snowmobiling is unmatched in the
sport and industry. He began his career in snowmobiling as a project engineer at Outboard
Marine Corporation working on snowmobiles and advanced to manage of the Advanced
Engineering Department before OMC left snowmobiling in 1975.Staring his performance Company in 1975, he quickly made his mark as an innovator, developing performance exhaust chambers, clutching components and many other performance products and modifications. More than a fabricator, Aaen also wrote technical manuals on carburetion and performance clutching and helped to found the International Racing organization. For more the 20 years, Aaen's performance company has worked with racers and racing teams, sponsoring many successful campaigns including many Eagle River World Championship and SOO 500 team wins and over 50 gold medals at the World Series of Drag Racing. Well-known in Europe, Aaen has been part of four Norwegian and four Swedish national titles and one overall European Championship as well as five U.S. Snocross World Series titles. |
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