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Originally Posted by oceanbreeze
I'm sorry about your friend.
Michigan is awesome for snowmobile riding, though.
My 70 year old step dad still rides.
I guess I'm too frugal, don't feel like paying for a trailer for the 4 wheelers.
I grew up just backing out of the garage and riding.
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Don''t be, the guy lived life to the fullest
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[quote]Powerboat Racing Champion, Kevin Ladd was tragically killed late Friday Feb. 15th while riding recreation snowmobiles in Michigan’s upper-peninsula.
Kevin was leading a group of powerboat racing friends for the annual ride when Ladd’s sled struck a tree at a high rate of speed, Kevin suffered fatal injuries. Ladd has been described as “one of the best and most experienced snowmobiler’s around” stated a close friend. “He was good and he had the experience, so it was simply a tragic accident”.
Kevin had a stellar 2007 rookie season in Champ2, where he won his first ever F2 race in Augusta, and finished third overall in the championship. Ladd was set to move up to the sports top level in 2008, F1 ChampBoat with a new team currently being assembled/[quote]