If you enjoy Nascar you will love the I-500 Snowmobile Race "Nascar on Ice"
Please check out the I-500 website or Calendar of events for further updated information on the 2009 41st Annual I-500 Snowmobile Race.
For more information you can email soo_international@yahoo.comÂ
Come Join us for the 41st Annual International I-500 Snowmobile Race and Experience all the thrills of NASCAR on a one-mile ice oval track. The I-500 is the Biggest event both in the Upper Peninsula and in the entire snowmobile-racing world. No Hans devices. No padding. Just 100% raw courage!!!
When Drivers accelerate to speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour on the straight-aways, your heart will race even faster...
Mark your calendar for the weekend of Feb 7, 2009 and get ready for the thrill of a lifetime...
The Green Flag will drop in the morning and The Checker flag will wave Feb 7th, 2009 .
Keep your eye open for our special packages for you and your family.
History:
The I-500 is a 100% volunteer organization. We are always looking for more volunteers. Racing rules is not part of the race committee.
The track was actually set on an old creek bed of gravel and clay. The site was originally developed in World War II as an ammunition dump.
The track was built in less than six months purely by volunteer help. The first year, the race was so slow that spectators could actually walk across the track between machines.
It takes 3 weeks and 1,800,000 gallons of water to make the track. Water is transported from a hydrant in the pit area via the use of three 8,000 gallon tankers and many trips around the track.
Schedule of Events - (All Events are Subject to Change Due to Weather)
Will post when they become available.
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Other Activities to follow closer to the date
Senior Classic Races
Semi-Pro Round-up- First time drivers to the I-500 track will be put on the track together.
Senior Classic Hot Laps
Senior Classic Race - Past I-500 Drivers who are 50 years or older competing for fun.
Kids Mini Z Snowmobile Race at the track at 7:00pm- 9pm... Please send email on www.i-500.com  for class age groups.
Saturday, February 7, 2009 I-500 Race
Parade Lap at 9am & Green Flag drops at 10am and The Big I-500 Snowmobling Race is underway.
You can visit website for updates or any further questions at www.I-500.com
Sault Ste. Marie International 500 Snowmobile Race Anniversary Button
Watch this site for updated information on when the buttons will go on sale.
International 500 Snowmobile Race's 1st Place goes to Alaska
23 years old, Chad Gueco, from Wasilla, Alaska, is the winner of the 39th Annual International 500 Snowmobile Race. Chad has been racing snowmobiles since he was 13 and has been racing professionally for last five years, he is a Yamaha Factory Racer on ice ovals and cross-country. His parents and one of his greatest supporters own Eagle River Yamaha where he is the General Manager and Mechanic. Chad’s has been racing in the I-500 for the past five races the results are as follows:
2003 – 5th place, 2004 – 4th place, 2005 – 3rd place, 2006 – 2nd place, 2007 – 1st place
Click here for final race results! Â Once on the site click on I-500 Race Updates
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We hope you enjoy our Gallery of Images from around the Sault. You can select any image of your choice and send as a postcard by clicking on the thumbnail image, and then selecting Send Photo in the upper right hand corner of this area. Enjoy!
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