The In In Winter

hard fast bruising competition that demands the ability to take it and to dish it out it's action Swift flowing action that brings you to your feet shouting whether you picked a winner or not it's competition that calls for skillful maneuvering accuracy and Agility and always that last extra ounce of effort that final determination to come home a winner it's saring competition that demands Po and [Music] Grace Split Second timing and precision and sometimes a whole lot of [Music] heart yes it's the competition of sports that really puts the zest in living and wherever there's Thrills and action there you'll find The In Crowd they know what's in in the World of Sports spring summer or fall and in the last couple of years they've discovered something new they've discovered that the in thing in winter is snowmobiling I'm Peter Jennings and I'd like to emphasize what you've just seen there is a new dimension in the winter sports scene and it's picking up followers just about every day the snow falls I'm talking about the Thrills the kicks the fun that snowmobiling has brought to winter sports enthusiasts all across North America I found out about it when I went to do research for a broadcast on the rising sport of snowmobile racing and I confess I even ended up racing one myself it proves that you don't have to be a pro to enjoy racing I may not have known exactly what I was doing but I was well-dressed for it not a bad start at all the object of course is to break out of the [Music] [Applause] pack up and over and into the woods for a 35 mile cross country everywhere the in people are out watching snowmobile races they come to share the excitement and watch the [Applause] [Music] [Applause] pros here's the man who's the the top racer of his [Applause] time watch him in the slum at the world championship in Montreal in slum it's timing that counts it's knowing just how far to push your machine moovness counts cut every flag just right and you pick up precious seconds to come home a [Applause] winner 153 for the pros there's a lot of meticulous preparation it's all part of the [Music] action and planning pays off especially on the oval where it's man against [Applause] man and the crowd really loves [Applause] it this is the ultimate in competition after one or two times around the course the racer knows the best position on every corner he picks his slot and he fights to make it every time on every track the slot is different it varies with the capabilities of your machine and with the ability of your [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] opponents [Music] [Applause] to remain in the slot you have to shift your weight at the precise moment so you can take a turn at maximum speed without losing your [Music] [Applause] [Music] position [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] all it's this sense of timing that separates the champions from the runners [Applause] up and the checkered flag that ends the race usually marks the start of fun but Runners up and also rans and even those who didn't race at all have discovered that snowmobiles attract The In Crowd the crowd that knows how to enjoy [Music] themselves [Music] spe [Music] n [Applause] while thousands of snowmobile owners who never thought of racing find winter fun they never dreamed [Music] of [Music] [Applause] [Music] did I say never thought of racing you can't get away from it and you know why because the heart pounding thrill of car racing is brought to winter sports by Snowman [Applause] [Music] mobes the hard fast bruising competition of football is there in every race every exciting calculated chance that's taken in any sport is here for both Spectators and competitors it's the sport that's put some teeth into winter [Applause] activity [Music] [Applause] a [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] whether you're driver fighting for that checker flag or a spectator cheering your favorite at Day end you're part of the group that knows where the action is enjoys it lives it and loves [Music] it you're one of the Lively ones who's learned that the in thing in winter is the [Music] snowmobile