Sunday morning brought cool temperatures to 18 Mile’s meadow runway, where about 50 participants and spectators from all over gathered for snowmobile drag racing. The 660-foot track was loose-compacted snow, giving advantage to paddle track mountain sleds.
Fourteen sleds entered elimination rounds after a couple of hours of practice. Traction at the starting line and directional control were the deciding factors while the powerful machines were launching themselves from a dead stop to speeds as…