Russ Lemke’s formidable engine building skills are as revered as the racers who drove his snowmobiles to victory. A self-described self-taught engineer, Lemke developed and built some of the most powerful and reliable snowmobile racing engines to ever grace a racetrack. His engines and tuning capabilities resulted in winning the Hay Days Minnesota Cup 12-times; the Wisconsin Cup 10-times; and the Michigan Cup 10-times along with countless oval, snocross, speed run, and hill climb victories.