RC track set for WISSOTA 100 premiere

HURON — In addition to some top-notch racing action that comes along with the Speedway Motors WISSOTA 100 at Dakota State Fair Speedway, several other events have been added for fans to partake in.
The newest addition to the lineup will be inaugurated by the Prelude to the 100 Remote Control Race, which will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at C&C Raceway located to the west of the speedway behind the Red Wilk Construction shop. Fans can also go to the intersection of 1st and Quinn Ave and head north on Quinn Avenue.
“It kind of started as a hobby. Cole and I and a few other friends were getting cars,” said. Cody Daly, who constructed the track along with Cole Searing. “We just kind of wanted to have something for fun and then it kind of turned into why don’t we invite the guys from Aberdeen down.
“Hopefully it will turn into a yearly thing or even something more than that,” he said. “Maybe we’ll have a few shows during the year.”
Classes for the RC cars will include A mods (traxxas slash 2wd brushless) and B mods (traxxas slash 2wd brushed). Rules for the event will follow the dakota slidewayz rules, with the exception of steel drive shaft.
The entry fee for the event is $10, which will cover one car, with additional cars being $5 for any car beyong that.
The track itself is 75 foot long and 40 feet wide.
“Mike Stearns — a WISSOTA modified driver — got it started up in Aberdeen and they race on carpet,” said Daly who also has raced at DSFS. “We race on dirt enough, so we just thought we’d want to make a dirt track.
“We’re hoping a lot of cars show up and hope everybody likes it,” he said. “We got the track smoothed out and got it kind of running really good.”
For more information on the event, visit the C&C Raceway page on Facebook.
Another new activity for fans to be involved in throughout the Speedway Motors WISSOTA 100 is the Photo Scavenger Hunt.
A list of items for the scavenger hunt will be available for participants. Each participant will complete as many tasks as possible and submit their photos to the Dakota Promotions Facebook page to accomulate points. The person with the most points will be awarded prizes provided by Dakota Promotions.
For more information on the Photo Scavenger Hunt visit www.dakotapromotions.com or visit the Facebook page.
Also new in 2017 will be an appearance by the Jack Link’s Sasquatch, which has appeared the beef jerky makers commercials. Fans will have the opportunity the have their picture taken with Sasquatch he roams the grounds on Saturday.
The WISSOTA 100 Bean Bag Tournament will be back and will be held on Thursday, Friday and Saturday by the Gate 8 campground. Registration begins at 11 a.m. Each day with play starting at noon.
A portion of each team’s registration fee will be donated to the Dennis Knouse Scholarship Fund.

For more information on the bean bag tournament, contact Cory at 461-1675.
The 2017 Auto Expo will be held in the Nordby Exhibit Hall during the Speedway Motors WISSOTA 100. Fans can check out a wide variety of automotives that will be on display.
The Auto Expo will run from 11 a.m. To 5 p.m. On Thursday and Friday and from 9 a.m. To 4 p.m. On Saturday.
The ‘Chamber Hour’ will be returning for the 2017 Speedway Motors WISSOTA 100. Each night $100 in Huron Bucks will be given to fans by the Huron Chamber and Visitors Bureau. Drawings will be held each night of the event at 6 and 8 p.m.
The D.A.R.E. Racecar owned by Bob Hiller will be returning the the Speedway Motors to give rides to fans.
A donation to the local D.A.R.E. Organization will allow each fan a ride around town in the street-legal late model.
Also a late model simulator from Roster’s Ultimate Racing will be positioned in front of the grandstands for fans to drive. Tickets for the simulator are $10 for adults (10 laps) and $5 for youths (10 laps). The driver with the fastest lap time throughout the event will win $100.
The simulator will open daily at 11 a.m.
Tickets for the 2017 Speedway Motors will be available each day at the gate, but fans can purchase advance tickets at www.sdstatefair.com or by phone at 1-866-605-3247.

Speedway Motors WISSOTA 100 schedule

TUESDAY, 7 p.m.
There will be a $25 Pit Fee charged per person for practice night or you can purchase a 5 day pass (practice night plus a four day pass) for $135. Grandstands are FREE.
Tuesday night will be practice night for all classes, pre-race inspection may take place for the cars in attendance for the open practice to help alleviate the rush on Wednesday.
WEDNESDAY, 5 p.m.
$18 grandstands admission. Single day pit pass is $35 or purchase a 4-day pass for $110.
Street Stocks, Midwest Mods, Super Stocks, Modifieds and Late Models will run their first round of heat races. All heat races will be 8 laps in length. Line ups will be by draw as you register. Passing points will determine if you make it to the night’s Qualifying Feature – top 24 drivers from heats will be in Qualifying Feature. All Qualifying Features will be 15 laps in length with the top 8 finishers transferring straight up to the inside row of the Feature on Saturday night. A driver may choose to give up his/her earned feature position from Wednesday and try to improve it on Thursday.

THURSDAY, 5 p.m.
$18 grandstands admission. Single day pit pass is $35 or purchase a 3-day pass for $90.
Street Stocks, Midwest Mods, Super Stocks, Modifieds and Late Models will run their second round of heat races. All heat races will be 8 laps in length. Line ups will be from your Wednesday night draw. Passing points will determine if you make it to the night’s Qualifying Feature – top 24 drivers from heats will be in Qualifying Feature. All Qualifying Features will be 15 laps in length with the top 8 finishers transferring straight up to the outside row of the Feature on Saturday night. A driver may choose to give up his/her earned feature position from Thursday and try to improve it on Friday. The night will conclude with AFCO Race Of Champions for the Midwest Modifieds, Street Stocks and Late Models.
FRIDAY,  5 p.m.
$24 grandstands admission. Single day pit pass is $35 or purchase a 2-day pass for $65.
Street Stocks, Midwest Mods, Super Stocks, Modifieds and Late Models will run their third round of heat races. All heat races will be 8 laps in length. Line ups will be from your Wednesday night draw. Passing points will determine if you make it to the night’s Qualifying Feature – top 24 drivers from heats will be in Qualifying Feature. All Qualifying Features will be 15 laps in length with the top 8 finishers transferring straight up to the middle row of the Feature on Saturday night. Mod Fours will also run heat races and Qualifying Feature on Friday. The finish of the Mod Four Qualifying feature will be the starting lineup for the Saturday night feature. The AFCO Race Of Champions for the Mod Fours, Super Stocks and Modifieds will then be held.
SATURDAY,  5 p.m.
$30 grandstands admission. Single day pit pass is $35.
Saturday will include final qualifying, then all six Championship Feature events. First, there will be Last Chance Races in the Late Models, Modifieds, Super Stocks, Midwest Mods and Street Stocks. These races will be open to the top 16 drivers in each division based on the points they have accumulated during the event; each race will be 15 laps in length with a 15 minute time limit. Finally, there will be a draw for the final 3 Championship Feature spots in each division from all non-qualifiers. To be eligible for the drawing, you must have raced all 3 previous nights. Orv’s $10,000 Pot Of Gold will be given away, and we will have the Parade of Champions and all six Championship Features to close out the event.

Photos by Mike Carroll of the Plainsman
From left standing on trailer, Cole Searing (10), Jack Pedersen (9) and Cody Daly (9D) race their RC cars at C&C Raceway in Huron, which will host the Prelude to the 100 at 11 a.m. Saturday during the Speedway Motors WISSOTA 100.

A remote control car being driven by Jack Pedersen leads cars driven by Cody Daly and Cole Searing on Saturday as they test the track at C&C Raceway in Huron.

C&C Raceway, which is located behind the Red Wilk Construction shop in Huron, will host the Prelude to the 100 on Saturday during the Speedway Motors WISSOTA 100.

Cole Searing pulls his RC car to the back bumper of a car being controlled by Jack Pedersen on Saturday at C&C Raceway.