The temperature continues to drop in Eagle River, Wis., action at the 45th running for the AMSOIL World Championship Snowmobile Derby is climbing.
Friday Night Thunder brought plenty of excitement to the 5,000
fans standing on the general seating hillside in -20 degree temperatures. Each lap seemed to be a challenge as numerous snowmobiles found the banner-laced hay bales lining turns one and two. The AMSOIL Derby Track crew introduced the Sweet 16 qualifying races for Sunday's AMSOIL World Championship race. Ten riders were pulled from two, eight-sled heat races for a ten lap final. Team AMSOIL rider PJ Wanderscheid qualified for the final and was able to finish sixth. Unfortunately for PJ and eight other riders, the race was only beneficial to Brian Vewcyk. The Canadian bested defending World Champion Gary Moyle and in turn won the pole position for Sunday's race and the right to skip Saturday's qualifying rounds. The remaining field of Champ 440 riders will have to bear temperatures that are hover around -15 degrees fahrenheit with wind chills making it feel more like -35.
Wanderscheid and the rest of the riders will begin qualifying at 1:00 p.m. today. A live feed can be viewed at http://www.derbytrack.com/.
Until then, we'll see you at the races.
Friday Night Thunder brought plenty of excitement to the 5,000
fans standing on the general seating hillside in -20 degree temperatures. Each lap seemed to be a challenge as numerous snowmobiles found the banner-laced hay bales lining turns one and two. The AMSOIL Derby Track crew introduced the Sweet 16 qualifying races for Sunday's AMSOIL World Championship race. Ten riders were pulled from two, eight-sled heat races for a ten lap final. Team AMSOIL rider PJ Wanderscheid qualified for the final and was able to finish sixth. Unfortunately for PJ and eight other riders, the race was only beneficial to Brian Vewcyk. The Canadian bested defending World Champion Gary Moyle and in turn won the pole position for Sunday's race and the right to skip Saturday's qualifying rounds. The remaining field of Champ 440 riders will have to bear temperatures that are hover around -15 degrees fahrenheit with wind chills making it feel more like -35.Wanderscheid and the rest of the riders will begin qualifying at 1:00 p.m. today. A live feed can be viewed at http://www.derbytrack.com/.
Until then, we'll see you at the races.
