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'''Jim Adema''' is snowmobile racing star of the first half of the 70's. He was inducted in the Snowmobile Hall of Fame<ref>Biography</ref> in 1988. An independent oval race driver, Jim Adema claimed a record setting number of won races from 1970 to 1975, all of them while racing on one of his modified Sno*Jets , all ThunderJets models. |
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Collaborating with Sno*Jet's Advanced Research Team in 1970, Jim tested and advised on how to improve the new ThunderJet racer, at that time unstable and not competitive. His effort helped the team made design a 1972 oval track racing sled |
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capable of winning in all classes, thanks to major improvements in traction and handling. He personally won the Kawartha Cup in 1972 and his remembered for sweeping all classes sometimes by lapping up to the second racer. His company, Belmont Engineering introduced many features to the sport in the fast-changing technology known by manufacturers in these booming years. |
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| birth_date = January 29, 1942 |
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| birth_place = [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]] |
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| death_place = [[Ironwood, Michigan]] |
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'''Jim Adema'''<ref name="James (Jim, Jimmie) Adema">{{cite web|url=http://www.geni.com/people/James-Jim-Jimmie-Adema/6000000011516339287|title=James (Jim, Jimmie) Adema|publisher=GENi|accessdate=2015-03-20}}</ref> was a [[snowmobile]] racing star during the first half of the 1970s. He was inducted into the Snowmobile Hall of Fame in 1988.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snowmobilehalloffame.com/adema.htm|title=James Adema bio|publisher=Snowmobile Hall of Fame|accessdate=2015-03-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924103053/http://www.snowmobilehalloffame.com/adema.htm|archive-date=2015-09-24|url-status=dead}}</ref> An independent oval race driver, Adema won a record setting number of races from 1970 to 1975, all while riding on one of his modified [[Sno-Jet]]s, each of which were [[Sno-Jet#The Thunderjet|ThunderJet]] models. |
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Collaborating with [[Sno-Jet]]'s Advanced Research Team in 1970, Adema tested and advised on how to improve the new ThunderJet racer which, at the time, was unstable and not competitive. His effort helped the design team develop the 1972 oval track racing sled, which was initially met with poor reception. Its flat [[silhouette]] was mockingly dubbed "roadkill" or "ThunderChicken". After winning several races in which he hung to the inside of the track while others were wasting in the [[banked turn|banks]], he started a [[fad|trend]] later adopted by many competitors. |
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Lack of snow and the Opec oil crisis affected the entire industry Jim switched to Yamaha and was beginning another chapter of an illustrious career when an accident in swirling snow dust at the season opener on December 14, 1975, ended his life while racing in the motorsport he helped develop. |
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Adema won the Kawartha Cup in 1972. His company Belmont Engineering introduced many technological features to the sport, including lightweight [[alloy]]s, [[tungsten]] studs and runners, tapered tunnel for snow clearance, extra low centre of gravity and offset engine placement, and [[Human factors and ergonomics|ergonomic]] steering and several safety features like twin density foam seats that prevented high [[g-force]] impact on a racer's [[human vertebral column|spine]] when a bump was hit at high speed. |
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Adema later switched to [[Yamaha Corporation|Yamaha]], after [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries|Kawasaki Corporation]] purchased Sno Jet.<ref name="Jim Adema">{{cite web|url=http://www.mmshof.org/inductees/jim-adema/|title=Jim Adema|publisher=Michigan Motor Sports Hall Site|accessdate=2015-03-20}}</ref> |
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==Death== |
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On December 14, 1975 at [[Ironwood, Michigan]], during a race in wet snow late in the evening, Adema clipped the vehicle of fellow racer [[Dick Trickle]] and lost control, throwing him off an estimated 100 [[foot (unit)|feet]]. Adema got back up but [[Yvon Duhamel]], unable to avoid a collision, struck him at a speed of 70 [[miles per hour|mph]]. A second machine driven by Joe Wolfe also struck Adema. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Memorial Hospital in [[Ashland, Wisconsin]], marking the first professional snowmobile racing fatality in the sport's history. |
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Latest revision as of 22:11, 30 June 2023
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Jim Adema | |
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| Born | January 29, 1942 |
| Died | December 14, 1975 (aged 33) |
| Cause of death | Snowmobile accident |
| Known for | Snowmobile racing |
Jim Adema[1] was a snowmobile racing star during the first half of the 1970s. He was inducted into the Snowmobile Hall of Fame in 1988.[2] An independent oval race driver, Adema won a record setting number of races from 1970 to 1975, all while riding on one of his modified Sno-Jets, each of which were ThunderJet models.
Collaborating with Sno-Jet's Advanced Research Team in 1970, Adema tested and advised on how to improve the new ThunderJet racer which, at the time, was unstable and not competitive. His effort helped the design team develop the 1972 oval track racing sled, which was initially met with poor reception. Its flat silhouette was mockingly dubbed "roadkill" or "ThunderChicken". After winning several races in which he hung to the inside of the track while others were wasting in the banks, he started a trend later adopted by many competitors.
Adema won the Kawartha Cup in 1972. His company Belmont Engineering introduced many technological features to the sport, including lightweight alloys, tungsten studs and runners, tapered tunnel for snow clearance, extra low centre of gravity and offset engine placement, and ergonomic steering and several safety features like twin density foam seats that prevented high g-force impact on a racer's spine when a bump was hit at high speed.
Adema later switched to Yamaha, after Kawasaki Corporation purchased Sno Jet.[3]
Death
[edit]On December 14, 1975 at Ironwood, Michigan, during a race in wet snow late in the evening, Adema clipped the vehicle of fellow racer Dick Trickle and lost control, throwing him off an estimated 100 feet. Adema got back up but Yvon Duhamel, unable to avoid a collision, struck him at a speed of 70 mph. A second machine driven by Joe Wolfe also struck Adema. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Memorial Hospital in Ashland, Wisconsin, marking the first professional snowmobile racing fatality in the sport's history.
References
[edit]- ^ "James (Jim, Jimmie) Adema". GENi. Retrieved 2015-03-20.
- ^ "James Adema bio". Snowmobile Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-03-20.
- ^ "Jim Adema". Michigan Motor Sports Hall Site. Retrieved 2015-03-20.
- Dancz, Richard. "Memorial for Jim Adema", Ludington Daily News, Ludington, December 24, 1975. Retrieved on 15 March 2015.