MEDWAY, Maine — By virtue of his 129.43 mph, 5.24-second performance, Bob Bower was the first record-setting snowmobile drag racer at the new ice track at the East Branch Sno-Rovers Club on Sunday.
He didn’t expect to remain king for long.
“I am kind of hoping I will break it myself today,” the West Gardiner resident said Sunday of his record. “I knew it was a good run, but we found a bunch of little problems with my sled. I blew off a boost tube and I had a slight leak in a charge tube. It was pretty good for a first time.”
David Violette felt the same way.
Though a few small problems occurred, the club president was very pleased with Sunday’s drag races, the poker run Saturday and the number of people who attended both. About 1,000 people watched 83 racers Sunday and more than 100 sledders Saturday, with as many as 700 spectators that first day, he said.
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