SnowmobileRiders:
I recently found your site on the web. Great site--looks like your
group and our group have much in common.
We are all from Minnesota, mostly near Minneapolis, one guy from Rochester.
The name of our gang is The FPBEERCATS. We have stickers and try to
mark all the bars and restaurants in the UP and Minnesota.
The core of our group is 4 guys, although we sled with 6-8 guys quite
a bit--it seems the 4 of us are the most hard-core. We all drive ZR600s,
98, 2000, 2001 and brand new 2002. We have been sledding together
for the last 5-8 years depending on who you talk to. 3 out of the
4 of us can sled right from our house if there is enough snow, but
each year we go to the UP at least once and in the past couple years
more then once.(no snow in MN).
In the UP we have been all over, normally we chase the snow, but we
have stayed in Gwinn, Marquette ,Ironwood, Houghton, Tivolia, but
our favorite place to stay and ride is the Lake Gogebic area. One
of our trips is planned for Wed Jan 14th--we leave Mpls and drive
to Lake Gogebic and stay at Gogebic lodge. That next day we are planning
a "Hell" ride. We are going to go from the lake all the
way to Copper Harbor and back in the same day, that's about 175 each
way. The most we have done in one day is 250 and that is a LONG day.
But we figure if we get a good night sleep and catch the trails during
the week and early we should be able to rock and roll, just don't
stop for beer and burgers on the way there, but for sure on the way
back.
It would be fun to meet up with you guys sometime. We are all in our
early to mid 30s, 3 out of 4 married. I noticed on your site that
someone was asking about those dates that we will be up there. If
you guys go, we could have a beer or pop or whatever and then ride.
If you are up there and see 4 ZR600s, one black and three green that
is us.
My
nickname is Cougar(old sled) we also have Zirt, Wrench and Munch in
our group, obviously all nicknames for one reason or another.
Take care and maybe the FPBEERCATS will meet up with the F-BOBS someday!!!
