Here is a small part of a article  that Chris Riley wrote for snow week
magazine
World Series Of Drags Revived  
(click here to see entire article)


The Lake Racers

Another hot topic in the Internet chat forums is who is running the fastest lake racer sled. The lake
racers generally run few, if any, rules, so it’s just about anything goes when it comes to sled weight,
stud length, displacement, or just about anything else that might confine these monsters to a specific
class.

About the only real rule is that the Lake Race sleds must run full-body plastic and a stock bulkhead,
and cannot run an Open Mod style chassis. The lake racer owners were invited to the Series a few
years back up in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, to let them showcase their equipment, and prove exactly
how fast these sleds will run on a sanctioned track and with legitimate timing equipment. They put on
a great show that first year, and have been invited back to the Series ever since.

This year the Lake Racer class was split into two divisions: All Motor and Power Adder. All Motor was
as the name indicates, while Power Adder allowed nitrous, turbos, superchargers, and just about
anything else one can bolt to a snowmobile. These machines were unreal, with huge displacements
such as Rob Schooping’s 1600cc Monster Polaris 4 cylinder in the all-motor class, and the Psycho
Turbo machine built this year from One Stop Performance out of Howell,
Mich.

Most of the All-Motor sleds were running in the 5- second range from 125-
130 mph, but really the whole show at Gaylord revolved around the OSP
Turbo sled in the Power Adder Class.

Big Jim and the One Stop crew will never be accused of being shy, and
spent a fair amount of time on the Internet defending some of the the
sleds’. As Kid Rock would say, “it ain’t bragging if you back it up”, and the
boys from OSP most definitely “backed it up” in Gaylord.

When the sled pulled to the line, people were curious to get a look at it, but
a little scared at the same time. The sled runs a tubular front frame, Firecat
Plastic, and a Yamaha RX-1 engine with a large by huge turbo bolted on it.
It sounds fairly normal at idle, and isn’t really all that impressive for the
first 100 feet or so down the track, but Daddy stand back when the turbo
spools up and starts building some pressure.

The sled goes from a whistle to a scream, and is just flat gone after 100
feet. Brent Huff pulls the trigger on this beast, and “whooshed” his way to
an ungodly 4.67-second ET. at 143.6 mph in qualifying. The scary thing is
that there is still more in this package, and the sled could very well be the
first to run in the 4.5 second range at 150 mph on the ice 1/8 mile.

Specialty Awards

Ever year at the Series there are three Specialty Awards handed out for the Best Appearing Sled, Best
Engineered and the Dan Hill Memorial Award.

This year the Best Appearing Sled Award went to Kevin Beyer and his Pro Outlaw Lake Racer Arctic Cat.

One Stop Performance nailed the Best Engineered Award for the Turbo Lake
Race, hands down. It’s an incredible piece of engineering, and has the
performance numbers to back it up.

The Dan Hill Memorial Award is given out every year in memory of one of snowmobile racings biggest
fans and enthusiasts, “Big” Dan Hill from Greenville, Mich. The award is given to the individual or
team that best shows a commitment and dedication to promoting the growth of snowmobile drag
racing.

This year the award went to Bill O’Hara from the O’Hara racing team. O’Hara was instrumental in
bringing the Series to Gaylord, as well as securing the sponsorship money. He is also the backbone
behind the Michigan Cup grass drag race in Onsted, Mich., as well as team owner and head
cheerleader for his son Will O’Hara’s drag racing efforts.

All in All, the Torco World Series of Ice Drags and Musclesled Mania was one of those events that has
a ton of potential, but needs some fine-tuning to get where it needs to go. The concept is awesome,
and the track location and facility is truly world class. Look for a couple of races to be run at the
Gaylord Ice Track next winter, and with the plans already in motion for the Series next year it’s a sure
bet that Ice Drag Racing will be “Fine in ’09.”
         Racing

World Record on ICE in 660 ft