Brian Nelson's Factory I-500 Arctic Cat

Thanks to Don White for sharing  this amazing piece of cross country racing history!

Don stopped by the shop I work at to show me an old sled he had.  Needless to say I was a bit surprised when I saw this beauty behind his truck!

Here is what Don had to say........

Here's the pictures of the sled I stopped by to show you about a month ago, which was Brian Nelson's 1979  I - 500 sled. As you probably already know Brian was one of Arctic Cat's Factory X-Country Racer's and did the design work on this sled. In 1978 Brian won the I - 500 on one of these sleds and this sled is the one he ran the next year in the 1979 I - 500. Brian had previously won the I - 500 in 1976 on a Liquidator when he was a member of Enduro Team Deere before joining the Arctic Cat X-Country Race Team in 1977.

Great shot of the manufacturer's tag still on the pan.

A HUGE thanks to Don White for letting us share this machine!