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This place ready for lots of action today (photo)
SooToday.com
Everything is ready for the running of the 44th annual I-500 Snowmobile Race in the Michigan Soo today. Michigan Governor Rick Snyder will drop the flag at 10 am to start the big event. Despite weather challenges, officials say the track is in ...

Family laments theft of snocross snowmobiles
Northwest Herald
Some of the contents of the trailer are missing – namely two snowmobiles ridden by Karen's sons, Brian Petersen, 17, and Danny Petersen, 20, of local snocross racing fame. Snocross is like motocross but with snowmobiles flying over jumps and tabletops ...

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Davidson seeks ninth I-500 title
Sault Star
... warm weather remains a concern — "Mother nature has been a little bit rude to us," quipped race co-chair Ric Federau — the biggest story going into Saturday's 44th annual International-500 Snowmobile Race continues to revolve around Corey Davidson.

Baumans take Pro-Am
Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
As one track-side veteran put it while watching Thursday's action, the International 500 Snowmobile Race requires a whole different mindset: “The first 400 laps you are battling the track to put yourself into position to race against the other machines ...

This weekend: Motorcycle ice racing, vintage snowmobile run; "My Antonia," more
DL-Online
Mostly sunny skies, with temperatures in the 30s, should bring big crowds for Saturday's Man & Machine motorcycle ice racing event at the Holiday Inn. Also on Saturday, the 22nd annual Old Timers Snowmobile Run gets underway at 10:30 am in Lake Park.

Johnsburg family laments theft of snowmobiles
Northwest Herald
Some of the contents of the trailer are missing – namely two snowmobiles ridden by Karen's sons, Brian Petersen, 17 and Danny Petersen, 20, of local snocross racing fame. Snocross is like motocross but with snowmobiles flying over jumps and tabletops ...

ADVENTURE SPORTS IN BRIEF
Bend Bulletin
• Snowmobile drag races set for next weekend at Frank Ellis Sno-park: The Central Oregon Snowmobile Drag Races are scheduled for Feb. 11-12 at Frank Ellis Sno-park (formerly Wanoga) southwest of Bend. Divisions include Stock, Improved, Open Mod, ...

Snowmobile races still slated for Saturday
The Sheboygan Press
Dump trucks haul snow to the site for Saturday's snowmobile races in Plymouth. Despite the warm temperatures, the races are scheduled to go on. Submitted photo / Submitted photo Dump trucks filled with snow prepare to unload at Ranger Park, ...

8th Annual St. Germain Radar Run
WSAW
Race your snowmobile against the gun - 1000' distance! 660' & 1000' practice tracks. Friday 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM and Saturday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM with special features Bikini Run and Grocery Store Cart Races on Saturday afternoon.

Boston Globe
Mild weather turns race into mush
Boston Globe
This week came word that the 83d annual Laconia World Championship Sled Dog Derby, which claims the title of largest sled dog race in the lower 48, has been postponed due to lack of snow. “You have to get out there a few weeks before and pack a base, ...

Delta County Independent
Grand Mesa was the place to be
Delta County Independent
With sled dog racing, Nordic ski competition, and a state convention of snowmobile enthusiasts, the Grand Mesa was a very busy place this past weekend. The weather cooperated perfectly, with storms dumping plenty of fresh snow leading up to the weekend ...

Your best bets around Ontario County this weekend Feb. 3-5
MPNnow.com
The two-day event, ISOC Freestyle Tour, is complete with amateur, semi-pro and professional snowmobile racing, includes an aerial freestyle show, as well as snowmobile related vendors. The event will be held at the Finger Lakes Casino and Racetrack in ...

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Great North Woods Vintage Snowmobile Race
New Hampshire Magazine
Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear when snowmobile racing was within reach of the average Joe. In 1973 new machine prices hovered around $1000, gasoline was $.35 a gallon, and racing was fun for all! The Great North Woods Vintage ...

Sergio Pena, Brett Moffitt reunited with Andy Santerre on Hattori auto racing team
Bangor Daily News
Wallace has a six-race Nationwide Series deal with Joe Gibbs Racing this coming season. Wallace and Pena will join Santerre and former Revolution Racing teammate Michael Cherry for the eighth annual Andy Santerre charity Snowmobile Run on Feb. 11.

I-500 has the green flag, despite temperature gauge in the red
UpNorthLive.com
MARIE, MI -- The I-500 is the largest snowmobile racing event in the world and it's a cash-cow for winter tourism in Sault Ste. Marie. The only problem: winter is playing games with the event this year. We have more on the toll the unseasonably warm ...

Polaris wins pole
Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
Rick Snyder drops the green flag for the 44th running of the International 500 Snowmobile Race. Krikke posted the top lap speed at 89.854 mph, narrowly edging out the second place Bell Racing #25 Polaris out of Unionville with Thomas Bell coming in at ...

The Telegram
A first for Cain's Quest
The Telegram
Coreen and Jason Paul will be making their snowmobile-racing debut as a couple this year at the 2012 Cain's Quest snowmobile endurance race in Labrador City. They will be the first married couple to take part in the 2500-kilometre journey, which.

SooToday.com
Canadian Sault drivers rev up for I-500 Snowmobile Race
SooToday.com
Everything is “go” for the start of International 500 Snowmobile Race practice runs at noon today in the Michigan Soo. Race Co-chair Ric Federau told SooToday.com this morning that, so far at least, erratic weather hasn't altered plans for the 44th ...

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Flags are up for Tip-up Town
Iron County Reporter
Participants and spectators alike will enjoy the fishing contest, snowmobile and ATV races, food and refreshments. Dash for the Cash has a $10 entry fee, no classes, no studs and a 90 percent payback. There is one race for “wheelers” and one race for ...

Championship 'hillclimb' in Caspian
Iron County Reporter
The MASTERS (Mid America Snow and Terrain Expert Racers) is the oldest professional sanctioning circuit of snowmobile hillclimbs in the Midwest. This is the racing circuit that has run snowmobile hillclimbs at Copper Peak near Ironwood, ...