NSSR racers break 7 World records at Chetek

NSSR Racers posted seven new World Records at the race in Chetek, Wis. on February 28.

Temperatures ranged from -8 to +20 F degrees with a light wind of about 7 to 10 mph from the South to Southwest during the day. The 1000 foot shaved ice track was aimed to the East and slightly North with a crosswind from the right. Overall the temperature for the day was perfect and a few even took off some layers of clothing for the Bikini Race.  Racers were in attendance from North Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois! The stage was set for a great day of racing action with mostly sunny skies for the day.

Racer entries included 92 on the Pro track and 115 on the Fun Run track for a total of 207 entries and nearly 770 passes between the two shaved ice tracks.  NSSR Racers posted seven new World Records at this race, taking advantage of the great winter weather! Nearly 41 of the 92 Pro Entries on the Pro Track ran at speeds of 120 mph or better in this competition. The great Weather brought out the fans and spectators for the food, beverages, kids activities, and the many other events that the Chetek Chamber and Community Businesses put together for this great celebration of winter in Chetek! Over 800 fans and race supporters were on hand to witness the record setting runs throughout the day.

The Radar Run Track had a large number of modified sleds, vintage hot rods, and ATV’s run some great speeds during the day and having a great time in the competition. Kelly Klemme of Bettendorf, Iowa ran his Artic Cat in the Just for Fun Class and posted a 137.86 mph pass. Konur Pasko rode his 1981 Ski Doo Blizzard 9500 to a pass of 83.36 mph in the Vintage Class and he drives this baby to high school every day at Cumberland, WI. Brit Hodgeson of Chetek, WI ran his Custom built ATV through the traps at 87.82 mph!

New this year to the event was the Bikini Run on the 500 foot snow track put together by the Chamber to raise money for the Pink Ribbon Advocacy Group who provide support to Breast Cancer patients locally around Chetek. They raised $1700 in their first year at this event with four participants. Great work on this folks and look for this to only grow in support!

NSSR has seen a large number of records raised to a new level at the Winterfest in Chetek due to this being the last race of the year and most of the tune ups on these Hot Rods being close to perfection. That being said, competitors put on their game faces and managed to put up Seven new World Records!

Scott Kostman came out swinging again with his Artic Cat XF 8000 to raise his record in the Stock 800 single pipe class to an amazing 118.518 mph in the 1000 foot mark.  Brice Konsela raised his Trail Stock 500 record on his Polaris to 93.506 mph. Josh Dempsey brought out the Pro Stock 500 Ski Doo to make a new record at 115.046 mph. Steve Spire defended and raised his old record with a new mark at 135.211 mph with his nitrous sniffing Artic Cat F7 tuned by Straightline Performance. Fast Eddie Ensor came from Sheridan, IL to ride the Turbo Cat of Martin Racing to an amazing 172.455 mph in the Pro Max class with a tune up by Glen Hall. Devin Spindler rode his 1979 Polaris Centurion 500 for a record in the Vintage Stock A class to a 96.644 mph run. Sher Christianson rode the 1978 Ski Doo Blizzard down the track for a new record in Vintage Stock C class for an 85.714 mph pass. All records require a run within 2% to back up their World Record run!!  

Well, hold on to your hats because the big guns did show up from Illinois to make some ice chips at this event. Rick Schellbach from Minnesota put in a big tune up in the nitrous breathing Super Mod two stroke and posted an amazing 164.258 mph on his machine and was the top speed contender for some time. Fast Eddie Ensor ran the Artic Cat four stroke big turbo sled at a fast speed of 172.455 mph! Mike Martin of Illinois came back to Chetek with the Busa Mod rebuilt after a crash in Menomonie from two years ago and put up the top speed at 174.193 mph to show the fans in Wisconsin how fast these amazing Hot Rods can go!

The Battle of the day was in the Improved Stock Classes across the board. The Improved Stock 600cc to 1000 cc classes had 15 competitors alone and all there was from the second to first place finishers was around or less than 1 mph for the win!

This NSSR Super Series event in Chetek, WI was hosted by the Chetek Chamber of Commerce along with a number of Chetek Area Businesses. We need to especially thank Mr. Rob Licht, Event Coordinator for all his efforts in organizing this event! NSSR Sponsors include Waldoch Sports, Straightline Performance, PowerMadd, ProLine Performance, Competition Sports, B&L Trailers, Wantland Racing, Wahl Bros Racing, McDonalds’s Liquors, and Bellman Oil of Bremen, Indiana. A special thanks to the Chetek Emergency Services for this event, along with the cooperation of the City of Chetek, the Baron County Sheriffs Office, and the Wisconsin DNR.

NSSR welcomes the Racers and Sponsors to our Banquet on Saturday, April, 11th, 2015.  We would like to thank all our sponsors and fans who make these races possible!  See www.racenssr.com for more information on results and upcoming events in the Winter of 2016.