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Vintage Snowmobile Races Submitted: 02/23/2008
ST. GERMAIN - Old Sled riders came together for one of seven races in the Northern Advantage Vintage Snowmobile Series.

This snowmobile race took place at the St. Germain Community Park.

Drivers begin racing in this vintage series at three years old and trophies are awarded to drivers with the most points at the end of the series.


Snowmobile Riders competed in five races this year and they say they're lucky with today's warmer weather conditions.

Northern Vintage Snowmobile Race Series President, Jan Breivogel, says, "The weather is so much better than it has been. We've had a couple races where it was in the 20's but today should be closer to 30 degrees and the sun's shining."

Michael Cornelius is a vintage snowmobile racer. He says, "You gotta do jetting and change the jetting on them, depending on how warm the temperature is. The warmer you get, the richer your snowmobiles are gonna run."

There are two more races left in this year's series.

All proceeds of the series go to the local fire departments.





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