WELCOME to the temporary home on the web for the action-packed 1/8-mile, multi-surfaced course
on the Delta County Fairgrounds in Escanaba, Michigan.




Monday, April 26, 2010

4/24 Work Bee Pics and Thank You




A big THANK YOU to the volunteers at the UPIR Work Bee on Saturday, April 24th. Many drove all the way from Gulliver to help.

Tom Dubord & his logging truck

Little Casesars donated pizza & pop

Jim Baldwin - Bret Bobby - Ken Bower
Bill Clement - Lonnie Dalgord - Jeff Dehanke
Allen Guindon - Liza Grzena - Jason Kressin
Nick Pinar - Kathy Rose - Gary N Spencer
Brett Widdis - Boyd Widdis - “Nascar” Bob Williams

Monday, April 19, 2010

4/17/10 Work Bee

A big thank you to volunteers at the UPIR work bee Saturday, April 17th. The cement wall barrier is nearing completion. Rock pickers made a big dent in the stones. The Tough Truck track is now complete.

Volunteers
Marv Adams - Tom Dubord - Nick Pinar
Matt Adams - Ray Gardner - Steve Rose
Jim Baldwin - Allen Guindon - Bobby Rose
Bill Clement - Jamie Iverson - Kathy Rose
Lonnie Dalgord - Julie Iverson - Gary N. Spencer
Karen Degnan - Jim Liss - Luke Vermote
Scott Degnan - Justina Liss - Boyd Widdis
Macy Degnan - Jesse Liss - Bret Widdis
Drake Degnan - Dennis Pepin … hope nobody omitted

Equipment
-Tom Dubord
-John Buckland Contracting
-Derouin’s Auto Body
-Ken & Marcia Bower
-Dennis Pepin
-Rose Forest Products
-Boyd, Bret & Allison Widdis

Pizza Pizza
Little Caesar’s donated pizza and soda

Friday, April 16, 2010

Future Track Layout

The potential future of UPIR. The track is a 3/8-mile asphalt track that is progressively banked in the turns at 3 degrees, 6 degrees, 9 degrees and 12 degrees.

The access road is intended to create a smaller track in turns three and four to accomodate go-karts, small cars, etc. The plans may include a small dirt track/motocross/snocross track in the infield. There will also be room for mud drags on the infield.



**These plans are NOT FINALIZED, they are simply a CONCEPT of what UPIR's future may hold.

Micro Sprints on the Ice

Here are some videos of the Micro Sprints you will see at UPIR this summer!



Thursday, April 8, 2010

UPIR ANNOUNCES CLASSES FOR SUMMER EXHIBITION RACES

ESCANABA, Mich. – The management team of the U.P. State Fair Authority and Delta County Commerce center have agreed upon three classes to run the summer exhibition dates after consulting with former board members of the U.P. Racing Association.

With an abbreviated course at the U.P. Fairgrounds totaling 1/8th of a mile, officials decided to find classes that would be appropriate for such a layout. The three classes chosen were small cars, tough trucks/cars and Microsprints.

The small car division will allow any four or six cylinder vehicle less than 192 inches in overall length to compete. This division may feature specially formatted races such as races featuring local celebrities. Safety modifications must be made to the vehicle. A street legal vehicle will not be permitted to run in this division.

Street legal vehicles will be allowed to compete in the tough truck/car division. Tough trucks/cars do not have to be street licensed. Competitors in this class will race only against an s-shaped course and the timing clock.

The fastest division to compete in the three race summer exhibition races will be the Microsprints. Microsprints are winged sprints powered by a 650 motorcycle engine. During the winter the class competes on the ice course in Escanaba.

For more information regarding rules in the three divisions contact Boyd Widdis at 906-450-5112.

The three race series, with dates scheduled for June 12, July 31 and Aug. 31, is designed to gauge interest in local racing and raise funds for a possible reconfiguration and re-surfacing of the track at U.P. Fairgrounds. The goal of the project is to reopen the speedway full-time in 2011.

For information related to the events at the U.P. Fairgrounds or facility updates, visit www.deltami.org.