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If you enjoy NASCAR you will love the I-500 Snowmobile Race "NASCAR on Ice"

Come join us for the 44th Annual International I-500 Snowmobile Race and experience all the thrills of NASCAR on a one-mile oval ice track. The I-500 is the BIGGEST event 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 straightaways, your heart will race...

Mark your calendar for the weekend of February 4, 2012 and get ready for the thrill of a lifetime!!!

The Green flag will drop in the morning and The Checker flag will wave Feb 4, 2012.

Keep your eye open for special packages for you and your family.

Please check out the I-500 website or Calendar of events for further updated information on the 2012 44th Annual I-500 Snowmobile Race.

For more information you can email soo_international@yahoo.com

Check out the 2011 International 500 Snowmobile Race Promo Video by Seth Landon - The Winning Edge Magazine.

History:

The I-500 is a 100% volunteer organization. We are always looking for more volunteers. Racing rules are 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.*****************************
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 4, 2012 I-500 Race
Parade Lap at 9 a.m. & Green Flag drops at 10 a.m. and The Big I-500 Snowmobiling Race is underway!

You can visit the website for updates or any further questions at www.I-500.com

2011 Memories at the Mile

Antique, Vintage & Classic Snowmobile Show

Part of the 43rd Annual I-500 Snowmobile Race

Participants will be allowed to make one parade lap on the World Famous I-500 Oval prior to the start of the I-500 Snowmobile Classic as well as having their sled on display around the track. Click Here for the 2011 Memories at the Mile Vintage Show Application.