Snowmobile Hall of Fame and Museum
St. Germain, Wisconsin
   
           
Our co-founder of the Snowmobile Hall of Fame is honored by many in the sport
Please visit his site to read these tributes. The Ramstad Memorial Library and Media Center will be part of the new expanded complex in our St. Germain Hall of Fame and Museum. To contribute to this great tribute, contact the SHOF and for additional info about the founding of the SHOF visit our HISTORY page.

 

2007
Classic Sled Roundup
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Bill " Elvis" Stull's 1973 Rupp 340 Magnum and a rare collection of 1973 clothing and accessories. Bill had a special display of Rupp sleds that was outstanding. This sled was driven by 2004 inductee Gene Bloom of Alaska.


The Hall of Fame displayed their 1967 World Championship sled of Duane Frandsen, this unique sled had the first racing exhaust pipes at the Derby and was one of the first to have a cutom 494 Rotax motor. This sled was donated by Duane in 1992 when he was inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Tom Ische of Glencoe, MN brought six outstanding Arctic Cats including a 70 Puma, 71 King Cat (793),ext, 75 SnoPro 650, 78 SnoPro 250 and a 80 Sno Pro 340.
John Jantsch, restorer of Mike Trapp's factory racer, Phil Mikelson, former race manager for Ski-Doo and service manager at Duluth and Kurt Krueger, owner of one of the special Ski-Doo displays at the Classic Sled Roundup....all three have yellow blood in their veins.
Mike Trapp, Mod II World Champion at Eagle River 1973 sits on his just completed restoration of his factory Ski-Doo racer and his mechanic from the factory team, Real LaRochelle of Montreal, CA holds his 1st place Derby Lions Cup. This event was the first time the original sled, the mechanic and the driver were re-united in 35 years.

Jim Murphy brought a group on unique sleds including his unique NGC, a 1971 Snow Flake and the custom Tom Cat along with his 66 Scorpion Buckskin, 76 Polais Colt, and his 1971 Nasral Snow Sprite.
The Vintage SnoPro Championship Series presented their awards for the season at the Roundup again this year. Season Champion Jay Sperry, Jr sitting on his championship Rupp, holds the Hall of Fame SnoPro Cup as president Loren Anderson congratulates him. The coveted award is on year around display at the museum in St. Germain.
The Warning family of New Lenox, IL again brought a cutom speed record sled. This year it was their Bud King sled driven by Paul Groth to a speed of 201.469 MPH in 1992. Paul was at the show and did the start your engine that brought everyones attention to this piece of racing history as the big V* fired up.


Funeral Information:
11:00 am, Monday, May 14.
Westwood Community Church
3121 Westwood Drive
Excelsior, Minn. 55331
www.westwoodcc.org
952-224-7300

Dear Friends;
We're sorry to report that this is the last transmission from SnowPod.com. The powersports industry lost a true legend on Sunday, May 6th. CJ Ramstad and his son, JJ, were both killed in a head-on car crash in Minneapolis at 5:00 pm CST. Details of the accident are not confirmed at this time. CJ leaves behind his wife Karla, daughter Marly and a host of lifelong friends who respected and admired his love for and incredible insight into the snowmobile, motorcycle and ATV business. CJ was famous for his strong opinions and valuable perspective on the industry. He published several books and volumes of magazine editorial since the early sixties. His work as a photo journalist was unprecedented and his archive of pictures is a treasured legacy reaching back to the very beginning of the snowmobile industry. Most of all, he brought creative impetus to the business with magazines like Snow Week, Sno-Goer, Minnesota Snowmobiling, Supertrax, All-Terrain Vehicle and Minnesota Off-Road. Always on the watch for injustices and bad politics, CJ was an outspoken critic whose research was impeccable and his opinions immersed in truth. He will be sadly missed and long remembered. If you would like to convey your memories of CJ, please join the conversation at VintageSleds.com.

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Dale Loritz of Green Bay, WI, the 1994 and 95 World Champion presented his winning # 67 Twin Track to the SHOF on Tuesday, April 17, 2007. The Cliff & Ceils, Simonar Service sponsored Ski-Doo has been restored to its original colors when Dale won his first world title at Eagle River. As an independent driver, Loritz was very successful in both Formula I and Formula II and was a top oval racer for many years. The St. Germain Hall of Fame and Museum once again expands it's collection of original sleds know to be the most important and valuable collection in the world.
St. Germain, WI........The Snowmobile Hall of Fame is now selling the first of the Hall of Fame Poster Series. The posters feature Hall of Famers and their sleds. The first poster is of Mike Trapp, 1971 and 72 World Champion. Mike just completed autographing the 10 posters that now can be purchased at the SledWorld Gift Shop at the museum on Hwy 70 W, St. Germain. Poster number one sold for $250.00 at the silent auction during the Induction Banquet February 22. Only 10 of these valuable collector posters will be printed each year and the first one of each will be available only at the silent auction each year. They are now available for $150.00. Contact the HOF at 715 542-4488, hallfame@newnorth.net.
The 2007 Snowmobile Hall of Fame inductees are (L to R) Dick Gokey, Robert J. Carlson, Kirk Hibbert and Mark Maki. Read more...

Blair Morgan and team as they present his gold medal X-Games Championship Ski-Doo to the Hall of Fame. This is the second sled Blair has presented to the St. Germain Hall of Fame

Blair Morgan taking questions from the media and the fans at the Snowmobile Hall of Fame in St. Germain, WI, Thursday, February 22, 2007.

 

Jim Tradup of Oakdle, MN attended the special reception for Robert Carlson the night before the RIDE WITH THE CHAMPS by Modine HotDawg garage heaters on Feb. 21, 2007. Jim left his beautiful 1974 JD 295/S driven by John Dano in the Winnipeg I-500 race that year. Thank you Jim for sharing this great piece of history.