I-500 Sault Ste. Marie - Who's going

[caribbean20]

Time for some motorsports! 52 annual I-500 snowmobile race this weekend. Flying from Denver to MI tomorrow and looking forward to some good old fashioned 1 mile ice oval snowmobile racing, not that snow cross crap. Will be my first time for this race. Cigars, beer, bourbon and telling lies with a group of mid-western knuckleheads. Should be a hoot.

 

[Blue Oval]

A good friend helps with the course. Look up a guy named Mark Juday. Good guy, he will tell you where the fun is. I have some great pics of a friend from town that won the race twice back in the eighties with the #5 Yamaha sled. Spent a lot of time in that town. Have fun.

 

[caribbean20]

A good friend helps with the course. Look up a guy named Mark Juday. Good guy, he will tell you where the fun is. I have some great pics of a friend from town that won the race twice back in the eighties with the #5 Yamaha sled. Spent a lot of time in that town. Have fun.

Thanks for the info, I’ll ask around for Mark. I’m going with a buddy who has a cabin near Sault Ste. Marie. He’s been to the race a few times. I don’t think we will be riding this weekend, he says it’s amateur hour on the trails with all of the race visitors.

 

[HST4ME]

Fuck winter.

 

[Blue Oval]

Horrible picture of the old Yamaha. It was pretty funny, a couple of rednecks winning races against factory teams. I store my Center Console at his barn. I asked him this fall if he still had the sled. He sold it a few years ago. It is the real deal, local racer from Petoskey was killed in the race several years ago. I remember being hung over standing watching that race smelling the race fuel. My wife is a NASCAR nut, but has no desire to go watch a snowmobile race.

 

[snowhammer]

Where are you flying into? Looks to be decent weather. It is unreal how rough the track gets for a flat track Oval.

It is such grass roots racing, home town teams, and nostalgia. Truly a unique experience. Have a great time!

 

[caribbean20]

Horrible picture of the old Yamaha. It was pretty funny, a couple of rednecks winning races against factory teams. I store my Center Console at his barn. I asked him this fall if he still had the sled. He sold it a few years ago. It is the real deal, local racer from Petoskey was killed in the race several years ago. I remember being hung over standing watching that race smelling the race fuel. My wife is a NASCAR nut, but has no desire to go watch a snowmobile race. View attachment 840135

That is so awesome, thanks for the memories. Looks like your buddy applied his race number with pieces of green duct tape. Saved the money for motor mods no doubt! I used to ride a Scorpian, 440, that I modded the shit outta.

 

[caribbean20]

Where are you flying into? Looks to be decent weather. It is unreal how rough the track gets for a flat track Oval.

It is such grass roots racing, home town teams, and nostalgia. Truly a unique experience. Have a great time!

Thanks, looking forward to it. Flying into Detroit. High school buddies picking me up and first stop Frankenmuth for family style Chicken, draft beer, cigars and then to the UP.

 

[HST4ME]

Not a lot of natural snow fall this year so hopefully they scooped in enough to not be running on snirt by the end of the race. I see ol' Troy Dewald is still hanging in there at 50 years old. The weather is going to be decent, last year was f-ing brutal for the race.

 

[monkeyswrench]

If anyone can post pics after the fact, I'd appreciate it. This sounds like a fun deal...pros and good'ol boys. Tradition behind it too.
Cigars and bourbon optional, but racing on snow and ice sounds cool. I grew up where there wasn't much snow, so it looks interesting

 

[HST4ME]

It's quite a thing here. There should be a live stream of the race link on the i 500 site.

 

[snowhammer]

https://i-500.com/

If you watch the livestream, you will get a kick out of the Canadian and Yooper accents, guaranteed.

 

[Blue Oval]

It's quite a thing here. There should be a live stream of the race link on the i 500 site.

Local 9&10 TV said the live stream will be on their web page also.

 

[Blue Oval]

There is the link.

 

[Old Texan]

Damn, it's been many years when it first began. Had friends that built some high powered sleds and raced for years.....Forgot about it 'till I saw this post.

Anyone that attends, don't forget your bottle of Schnaps to keep a fight going against the cold

 

[Old Texan]

Thanks, looking forward to it. Flying into Detroit. High school buddies picking me up and first stop Frankenmuth for family style Chicken, draft beer, cigars and then to the UP.

Hell yeah. Great plan

 

[Blue Oval]

News was talking about speeds during testing today. Wow, 114 will make for a good race. Not sure if the girl had her info correct.

 

[Blue Oval]

 

[snowhammer]

He is truly a legend there

 

[HST4ME]

Yessir!

 

[HydroSkreamin]

My friend Travis Faust is on the Faust Racing Team qualified 3rd.

I’ve been watching the Snocross on Livestream, they’re in Dubuque this weekend.
Watch Round 9 Theisen's Snocross National by International Series of Champions on livestream.com

It’s ended for tonight but they’re broadcasting starting at 11 AM CST tomorrow.
I’m going to try to watch both!

Is Troy DeWald originally from Madison WI? When I worked for PSI I used to port Yamahas and deliver them to the East Side of Madison, right next to the huge bread bakery.

 

[snowhammer]

Dewald is from Au Gres Michigan. A local guy to me is on his team, Todd Krikke. I worked with a couple of Todd's friends yesterday. Todd was telling them how everything is computer read now, track slip, temp, clutch slip. He chuckled and said that when he first started it was all measured by sound, feel, and the seat of your pants, lol.

 

[HST4ME]

Used to work in Au Gres and still do mobile service calls there. The owner of the Marina I worked for is friends with Todd. He seems to have that program pretty well together. As with anything data logging is where it's at.

 

[Blue Oval]

I was testing my memory. Hawkins Roofing won with the Yamaha in 77. They won with a Ski-Do in 80. Funny thing is, he owns a sailboat now. But races every Tuesday night during the summer. Me and Heidi tow the boat back to the dock when they run out of wind. It is good PR. I have several customers that race.

 

[HydroSkreamin]

Guy Useldinger. There’s a name I haven’t heard in a while.

 

[snowhammer]

How about Flannery? He has been building motors for a long time, top notch Polaris guy who may still race in the mid week exhibitions. I think I heard one time he built a sled to win the pole and raced about fifty laps just to prove he still could.

 

[HydroSkreamin]

Definitely badass.

 

[Blue Oval]

A 51 year old driver. Go buddy!! Hey Snowhammer, do you remember the snowmobile track in Chums Corner in TC?

 

[Blue Oval]

My Uncle from Ludington raced there.

 

[snowhammer]

A 51 year old driver. Go buddy!! Hey Snowhammer, do you remember the snowmobile track in Chums Corner in TC?

Right by where the Beach Bums stadium is, correct?

 

[HST4ME]

https://livestream.com/lakestate/i500

 

[HST4ME]

Snirt already

 

[Blue Oval]

Right by where the Beach Bums stadium is, correct?
If you are going south from TC, just as you would turn right on 31 towards Honor, the track was on the left at that corner. Yes, In the Beach Bum area.

 

[jb600]

Corey Davidson? I haven’t heard that name I quite a few years. Same with bustin Justin Tate. Justin was a teammate with a friend of mine in snow cross.

 

[Blue Oval]

Hey Snowhammer, my buddy Joe that has been pace boat for several years for Boyne Thunder with the Donzi, this is one of his daughters. His oldest daughter raced, she is in college and gave it up for now.

 

[snowhammer]

Very cool

 

[Blue Oval]

Great kids. Joe has spent a lot of time traveling all over to the snow cross racing. He lost his wife in a car accident about 10 years ago.

 

[snowhammer]

Caught a pic of a fly on the camera watching the show

 

[jb600]

Great kids. Joe has spent a lot of time traveling all over to the snow cross racing. He lost his wife in a car accident about 10 years ago.

They come up here for Spirit Mountain?

 

[Blue Oval]

The camera must be inside the booth. Pretty funny.

 

[Blue Oval]

I have lost track of where they are racing. Heidi worked with his girlfriend, but changed jobs.

 

[Blue Oval]

334 laps with 25 of 31 sleds left on the dirt track. That is pretty incredible.

 

[HST4ME]

View attachment 840910 View attachment 840910 Caught a pic of a fly on the camera watching the show

The flies in the yoop are legendary.

 

[HST4ME]

Need to get Dave some moon boots and get him up here next year.

 

[Blue Oval]

Has Dave been to Boyne Thunder yet??

 

[HydroSkreamin]

I had it running and was listening until about lap 336. Who ended up winning? I’m not finding results with the Google machine

 

[HST4ME]

Still going on.

 

[HydroSkreamin]

Well crap! I’ll fire up the Livestream again...

 

[HST4ME]

Down to the last 40

 

[Blue Oval]

I can’t believe their tracks are not falling off without any snow to cool them.