Michigan Winter Fest

03/05/2023

Due to extenuating circumstances, the 2023 Michigan Winter Fest in Cadillac, MI is cancelled. See ya next time!

01/01/2023

Step #2

02/11/2019

The 2019 Michigan Winter Fest Snowmobile racing event to be held in Cedar Springs Michigan February 16th 2019 Has been {CANCELLED} due to the lack of snow at Yankee Zephyr Raceway Park 13540 West St. Cedar Springs Michigan 49319. Please inform anyone you may know on the event Cancellation.

12/31/2018

Not good

08/26/2018

The 2019 Michigan winter fest Is to be held on January 12th 2019 & February 16th 2019 located at 1350 west street cedar springs Michigan 49319. this will be a non-class - grudge match “trail sled” snowmobile drag racing event. four lanes with timers. You do not need a pure drag sled to play. For more info call 616-260-4382

02/15/2018

The 2018 Michigan Winter Fest is CANCELED

02/08/2018

PRESS RELEASE
February 17th, 2018

* Event is located at Yankee Zephyr Raceway Park 13540 West St, Cedar Springs MI 49319
* Snowmobile grudge style racing on packed SNOW!
* Professional race teams from all over the US & Canada will attend
* Gates open at 10am till 5pm; Admission $10 adult’s children under 12 admitted free



The 2018 Michigan Winter Fest Snowmobile Races will feature world class Snowmobile “SNOW” drag / Sno-X & Trail-X racing open to trail riders, and PRO teams from across the US & Canada racing snowmobiles with engines producing over 600 horse power. At 10 am. On Saturday February 17th The Michigan Winter Fest will feature “The Stud Boy traction products “KING of the SNOW championship” This race will feature all the chrome plated go fast snowmobiles in a battle for the Stud Boy traction products “King of the Snow championship” crown. The event is located right next to the White Pine Snowmobile trail #5 so trail riders can ride their trail snowmobiles to the event and race their snowmobile against their trail ridding buddies just like the PRO teams do without having to own a pure Racing Snowmobile. All trail Snowmobiles are welcome to participate, cost to race your Snowmobile is $20 per Snowmobile. This is a huge family event promoting big time winter fun. For more information on The Michigan Winter Fest Snowmobile races please contact Jimmy McHugh 616-260-4382 between 8am and 8pm EST. Or find us on Facebook @ Michigan Winter Fest.

02/06/2018

Michigan Winter Fest

Below is a link for the 10 day weather forecast for The Michigan Winter Fest February 17th 2018 located at 13540 West St Cedar Springs MI 49319 Trail Sleds are welcome to Drag Race on the same track as the pro sleds. race against your trail buddies all day long on timers. https://weather.com/weather/tenday/l/49319:4:US

11/30/2017

Cedar Springs Snow Bash
This Snowmobile Drag Racing event welcomes “TRAIL SLEDS” of all kinds, you do {NOT} need to have a pure drag racing Snowmobile to attend this event. The Snow racing surface will be constantly groomed to ensure a smooth and safe Snowmobile Drag Racing experience. Event details are as follows. The Cedar Springs Snow Bash 2017 will be held on December 15th & 16th at 13540 West Street Cedar Springs Michigan 49319 hours of operation will be Friday December 15th 2017 10am till 5pm E,S,T. and Saturday December 16th 2017 10am till 5pm E,S,T. This event will be weather permitting!!! We are trying to put together an early season Snowmobile Drag racing event so unless we have a minimum of 10” of Snow to work with the event will not happen. We will “NOT” convert to Grass Drag racing at this facility, the racing surface is grass growing in beach sand and unless we can produce a racing surface such as Hastings we will not waste your time. The Snowmobile drag racing style will be “Grudge Match” this form of racing is just like taking your vehicle to an automobile drag strip on a Test & Tune night. You simply take your snowmobile to the staging area and a nice person will sell you a track pass sticker at cost of $20.00 U,S,D. cash to be placed on your Snowmobile, when it is your turn to race you will proceed to the starting line and stage your snowmobile. The stage portion or R,T. reaction time of the race track is a distance of 16” you can tell if your Snowmobile is in the proper position when the top yellow staging lights come on the starting tree, when the staging light are on in your lane the timing system will recognize your participation in this particular race. It is important to remember one thing when staging your snowmobile “HOLD THE BRAKS” if your Snowmobile rolls thru the Guard Beam in your lane the timing system will not fire, leaving the other three racers wondering what part of “HOLD THE BRAKES” did you not understand? The next portion of the race is E,T. Elapse time of the race track is a distance of 500’ It is important to remember one thing when drag racing your snowmobile “GO STREIGHT” the lanes are 24’ wide and 500’ long more than enough room to work with (do not swap lanes) “GO STREIGHT”. The shutdown area is 100’ wide by 1,450’ long more than enough distance to get even the biggest thunder Snowmobile to stop. After stopping you will look left and right make sure no one else is coming, you will turn to the RIGHT and proceed to the return lane to pick up tour time slips showing your R,T. / E,T. and your finish placement. After receiving your time slips you may return to your trailer to adjust your Snowmobile performance or you may return to the staging lanes to race again. Minimum age to participate in this Snowmobile drag race is 16 years of age with valid I,D. Reserve team parking is available upon request 20’ wide X 100’ long $50.00 U,S,D. per space. Admission to the event is $10.00 per person kids under 12 are free.

11/20/2017

Details for the Stud Boy King of the Trail Snowmobile Drag Race featured at The Michigan Winter Fest on Saturday February 17th 2018 at 9:00 AM E,S,T. located at 13540 West Street in Cedar Springs Michigan 49319.
#1 Snowmobile must be a full body O,E,M. snowmobile.
#2 Snowmobile must have O,E,M. or after market skis greater than 30” long
#3 Snowmobile must be made between the years 1960 to present day.
#4 Snowmobile must have a studded track to enter.
#5 Snowmobile may run any type of fuel.
#6 Snowmobile may have any type power adder.
#7 Snowmobile will have no power plant cubic centimeter displacement limit.
#8 Snowmobile may have any type of suspension modifications.
#9 Snowmobile must have working headlight and tail light.
#10 Snowmobile must complete 15 laps on The Michigan Winter Fest “Trail-X course before being allowed to compete.
#11 “NO” changes will be allowed to the Snowmobile after completing the required 15 laps on The Michigan Winter Fest Trail-X course, except for 1, drive belt 2, re-fueling. ONLY!!!!
#12 Racing will be 4 at a time, elimination will be 1st and 2nd transfer, 3rd and 4th do not. This event will proceed once started under {HOT LAP} conditions once passing the finish line you and your Snowmobile entry must return down the return lane where YZRP personnel will direct you to the staging area where you will be allowed to {Pit Stop} your Snowmobile entry You may "ONLY" change drive belt, or add fuel. "NO" other changes will be aloud once compition begins. The Stud Boy King of the Trail event will be scored with a 4 lane Race America Timing System producing time slips with R,T. E,T. and race finish placement. {NO} time slips will be given to Snowmobiles wishing to enter The Stud Boy King of the Trail event between the hours of 10:00 AM E,S,T. and 5:00 PM E,S,T. prior to the scheduled race time during Friday testing on February 16th 2018. Once The Stud Boy King of the Trail event begins time slips will be issued to drivers ONLY!!!!!! to score the racing eliminations.
#13 Cost to enter the Stud Boy King of The Trail class will be $250.00 U,S,D. {CASH} money per Snowmobile entry “ Nonrefundable once entered” paid to YZRP officals on or before Saturday February 17th 2018 before 8:45 AM E,S,T. where you will receive a receipt and an entry number to be placed on the rear bumper of your Snowmobile entry in The Stud Boy King of the Trail class, “NO Checks”. %100 of the entry funds will be paid U,S,D. cash money to the top four finalest, the percentage scale is as follows 1st. place %50 2nd place %25 3rd place %15 4th place %10 of The Stud Boy King of The Trail Snowmobile Drag Race along with gift certificates from Stud Boy traction products for the 1st thru 4th place winners of the Stud Boy King of the Trail event. The Driver / Team members / Snowmobile brand / performance shop / Aftermarket suppliers and Sponsors data is requested at time of class entry so YZRP can immortalize The Stud Boy King of the Trail event winner and the support team to be posted on every on-line media outlet YZRP can find to promote the World Class teams participating at The 2018 Michigan Winter Fest, Stud Boy King of the Trail competition.

11/17/2017

Pre race MWF race, drag racing only. Event information on The Cedar Springs Snow Bash 2017

09/28/2017

12/15/2016

Snowmobile Drag Racing Details for The 2017 Michigan Winter Fest held at Yankee Zephyr Raceway Park Located at 13540 West St., Cedar Springs Michigan 49319 are as follows.
Snowmobile Drag Racing at The 2017 Michigan Winter Fest February 17th & 18th will begin at 10 AM both days. The format for Drag Racing will be “Grudge Match” style drag racing, that is open to anyone over the age of 16 years with I,D. and a Trail, Pro Drag, Sno-X, Cross-Country, Oval, Enduro, Vintage, OEM Snowmobile. Any make model year or style of OEM Snowmobiles are welcome to participate. This race is like taking your automobile to a Drag Strip on a Friday night, you are simply buying track time. Track time cost is $20 per Snowmobile allowing you to make as many passes as you like. Perhaps the question of what class does my Snowmobile run in? Answer: there are no classes during open track time, you want to race someone, just ask them to join you in the staging area and when it is your turn you will be on the line together. We have found it is not necessary to make classes everyone dose it for themselves, running who you want as many times as you want. There will be a timing system on site that will score the race with finish placement, R,T. & E,T. time slips for all racers. At the end of the day of “Grudge Match “ style drag racing we will offer four specialty classes one will run on Friday February 17th and Three will run Saturday February 18th if you wish to compete in these specialty classes the details are listed below.
Friday February 17th 2017
Class; King of the Trail
Year and models eligible to compete, OEM manufactured after 1950 to present date
Driver Minimum Age; 16 years with I,D.
Cost; $40.00 US. 100% of entry funds collected will go to first place winner. (No class entry refunds)
Pre-Race ride; Each King of the Trail entry must complete ten laps on the Cross-Country Course before racing. Ten-lap pre-race event will begin at 6:30 PM
King of the Trail class, On the line; 7:00 PM “Under the lights”
Class Rules; OEM Snowmobile, OEM Snowmobile engine, No CC. limit, Trail Studs only, No tie down, No track restrictions, No fuel restrictions, No power adder restrictions, Rear skid frame replacement allowed, No registration or trail permit required.
Saturday February 18th 2017
Class; Vintage
Year and models eligible to compete, OEM manufactured after 1950 to 1987
Driver Minimum Age; 16 years with I,D.
Cost; $20.00 US. 100% of entry funds collected will go to first place winner. (No class entry refunds)
Pre-Race ride; None
Vintage class, On the line; 4:00 PM
Class Rules; OEM Snowmobile, OEM Snowmobile engine, No CC. limit, Trail or racing studs allowed, Tie down allowed, No track restrictions, No fuel restrictions, No power adder, Rear skid frame replacement allowed, No registration or trail permit required.
Saturday February 18th 2017
Class; All Motor
Year and models eligible to compete, OEM manufactured after 1950 to present
Driver Minimum Age; 16 years with I,D.
Cost; $60.00 US. 100% of entry funds collected will go to first place winner. (No class entry refunds)
Pre-Race ride; None
All Motor, On the line; 4:15 PM
Class Rules; OEM Snowmobile, OEM Snowmobile engine, No CC. limit, Trail or racing studs allowed, Tie down allowed, No track restrictions, No fuel restrictions, No power adder, Rear skid frame replacement allowed, No registration or trail permit required.
Saturday February 18th 2017
Class; Unlimited
Year and models eligible to compete, OEM manufactured after 1950 to present
Driver Minimum Age; 16 years with I,D.
Cost; $100.00 US. 100% of entry funds collected will go to first place winner. (No class entry refunds)
Pre-Race ride; None
All Motor, On the line; 4:30 PM
Class Rules; OEM Snowmobile, OEM Snowmobile engine, No CC. limit, Trail or racing studs allowed, Tie down allowed, No track restrictions, No fuel restrictions, Power adder allowed, Rear skid frame replacement allowed, No registration or trail permit required.

12/12/2016

The 2017 Michigan Winter Fest schedule

Type of Racing: Sno-X, Date Feb 17th 2017
Event race time: Friday February 17th 6pm till 8pm under the lights.
Class Entry Type: Pre-Register & Race Day 12pm till 3pm.
Classes: michigansportspromotions.com (616)-291-4872
Age restrictions; 2 years and up
Driver Qualifications: Open to public & Pro drivers
Snowmobile Type: Junior, Vintage, Trail, Trail Improved, Sno-Pro.

Type of Racing: Cross Country, Date Feb 18th 2017
Event race time: Saturday February 18th 11am till 5pm day light event.
Class Entry Type: Pre-Register & Race Day 8am till 10pm.
Classes: michigansportspromotions.com (616)-291-4872
Age restrictions; 2 years and up
Driver Qualifications: Open to public & Pro drivers
Snowmobile Type: Junior, Vintage, Trail, Trail Improved, Sno-Pro.

Type of Racing: Snow Drag, Date Feb 17th & 18th 2017
Event race time: Friday February 17th 10am till 8pm under the lights.
Saturday February 18th 10am till 5pm Day light event.
Class Entry Type: Race Day 8am till 10pm.
Classes: Friday February 17th “King of The Trail” OTL, at 7pm
Saturday February 18th “Vintage / All Motor / Unlaminated” OTL, at 4pm
Age restrictions; 16 years and up with ID.
Driver Qualifications: Open to public & Pro drivers
Snowmobile Type: Vintage, Trail, Trail Improved, Sno-Pro Unlimited.
Address: 13540 West Street Cedar Springs Michigan 49319

12/10/2016

Reserve race team PIT space at The 2017 Michigan Winter Fest in Cedar Springs Michigan is now available on a first come first serve basis, you do "NOT" have to buy a reserve race team pit space to attend, we are offering this service upon overwhelming request. This service is available at the cost of $60.00 per 20' wide X 60' long pit space along the Snow Drag Strip and the Cross Country & Sno-X tracks. If you plan to trailer to The Michigan Winter Fest Snowmobile event weather you have a late model or Vintave snowmobile your resurvation must be placed by February 10th 2017 at 5pm E,S,T. to reserve your race team PIT space please mail a check in the amount of $60.00 US to 13401 Olin Lakes Dr Sparta Michigan 49345 A,S,A,P. as this will sell fast and we only have 25 race team PIT spaces available on either side. Also call YZRP @ (616)-260-4382 between the hours of 8am & 8pm M-F E,S,T. to check on availiblity.

Thank You.

12/01/2016

Presenting the event information for The 2017 Michigan Winter Fest "SNOW" extravaganza in Cedar Springs Michigan. This years event entertainment will feature Snowmobile Cross Country,Sno-X, & Drag Racing action that will be open to the public, yes I said open to the public which means you can either trailer or trail ride your snowmobile to the Michigan Winter Fest and either watch one of the THREE awesome shows or you can join in with your trail snowmobile and play with all your trail buddies on timed closed course groomed race tracks. There will also be dealer displays on site with all sorts of name brand and aftermarket products for you to see.So get your trail ridding friends and family together and mark your calendar for February 17 & 18 2017 and enjoy The Michigan Winter Fest.

11/23/2016

This is a overview of The Michigan Winter Fest " where SNOW people go to see whats COOL" On February 17th & 18th 2017 Located at,13540 West Street Cedar Springs Michigan 49319. This event is open to the public directly adjacent to State rail trail #5 featuring Snowmobile Sno-Cross, Cross Country & Drag Racing all together at the same time and at the same location. For Drag Racing information 616-260-4382 for Sno-Cross & Cross Country Racing information 616-291-4872

09/08/2016

Press Release; Yankee Zephyr Racing Promotions is proud to announce the Michigan Winter Fest will Be Moving From The Barry Expo Center in Hastings Michigan To our new race facility in Cedar Springs Michigan. In the days to cone we will provide more event details so stand by for news :)

10/05/2015

Storm Team 8 Forecast

The Michigan Winter Fest / Hastings 500’ UPDATE 10-5-2015
{Weather} I have said it before and I will say it again “God loves drag racers”
http://woodtv.com/2014/01/22/storm-team-8-forecast/
http://www.wzzm13.com/weather/
http://www.wnem.com/category/211233/7-day-forecast
http://www.wwmt.com/weather/
{S,S,B,B. Shootout} Yes you can enter on race day. Remember all race day entries are cash only $250.00 to play %100 pay back, and also let’s not forget to thank our sponsors Zeigler Motorsports for their $2000.00 in BONUS money they have provided just for this class.
{Track Safety} Looks like Wednesday will be the best day for track prep the issues of the bump in lanes 1 & 2 at about the 400’ mark of the shutdown will be repaired. Keep in mind YZRP does not own the Barry Expo Center and believe me I will get a call asking to explain why YZRP put dirt on top of their nice grass. So please be calm this is not my first day building race tracks.
{Outlaw Class} Ever since the outlaw sleds came into being the question of how long should the distance be in a shutdown area has loomed at just about every track in the US and Canada with only a few acceptations. This year at The Michigan Winter Fest / Hastings 500’ “S,S,B,B. Shootout” the Outlaw sleds are a featured class. And with concerns about the racing distance being 500’or 330’ on race day, YZRP has decided to leave it up to the Outlaw class teams to decide. On Friday night October 9 2015 we will have a meeting right after testing is over to decide the length of the outlaw class racing distance. Whatever length is voted on we will run. The officials at MHSRA say changing the length of the race from 500’ to 330’is as simple as point and click.
{Announcements} The announcer for The Michigan Winter Fest / Hastings 500’ is Chris Riley. Now Chris knows just about everyone in the snowmobile racing world but maybe Chris does not know your story, so Chris needs driver BIO’s. Who you are, Where you are from, and for God’s sake who are your sponsors!!! Please put this together on a word document or other printed form because sometimes it is hard to read hand writing from others.
If you have any other questions please contact me via cell phone because we will be at the track every day from now on.
616-260-4382. Thank You

Windy and chilly with highs in the mid 50s.

09/25/2015

Hastings 500’ S,S,B,B. Shootout changes
Slight change to the S,S,B,B. Shootout 2015 at The Michigan Winter Fest / Hastings 500’ snowmobile Grass Drags In Hastings MI located at the Barry Expo Center 5778 N Middleville Rd, Hastings MI 49058-9780. We have been approached by a close knit group of Chrome Plated Go Fast Teams wanting to participate in our S,S,B,B. event, and they have brought to my attention that the Snow Bash event had a limit of 16 entries that had to race to get in by a certain date at $500.00 each. We on the other hand are not limiting the field to try to gather as many NHSRA class teams as we could at $500.00 each. The price after lengthy discussion may have been a bit too steep at $500.00 per entry. So we are reducing the entry cost to $250.00 per entry effective 9-26-15 we would rather have 64 or more entries at $250.00 per entry then 16 at $500.00. We hope this price reduction will encourage teams from all over the USA & Canada to make plans to attend our Fire Breth’en Ground Pound’en Sod Digg’en Drag Strip from “HELL” S,S,B,B. Shootout. In other words you gon’a watch somebody Grass Drag Racing or are you gon’a BE somebody Grass Drag Racing!!!
Thank You For Your Support.

09/19/2015

On Saturday October 10 2015 at The Michigan Winter Fest / Hastings 500’ Grass Drags located at 5778 N. Middleville Rd. Hastings MI 49058-9780 The three Amigos Shane Isenga (Meat Slinger)-Chad Momber (Sparta A-1 Towing) & Todd Johnson (Big Rig) will prepare a after the race diner party to be held right in the snowmobile team trailer pit area as soon as racing is done on Saturday evening. Now for those of you that have not attended the three Amigos party just pretend you are a rock star and someone says “Back Stage Party” Hell Ya! The only thing the Amigos would ask is if some folks could bring a dish to pass because all they do is meat and believe me they do a good job at that. So after the racing is over for the day follow the smell of the cooker and enjoy the feast. And make sure you thank the sponsors the three Amigos because they do all this for the love of the people and the party

08/26/2015

Michigan Winter Fest

08/26/2015

Yankee Zephyr Racing Promotions
Presents
The Hastings 500’ S,S,B,B. Shootout
We at YZRP are proud to announce that Zeigler auto group & Zeigler motor sports has graciously presented a $2,000.00 cash prize sponsorship of the Hastings 500’ S,S,B,B. Shootout . This is over and above the race team entry for the S,S,B,B. Shootout program. With $1,000.00 Cash in the Promod 1000cc Class, and $1,000.00 Cash in the Outlaw Class. We are hoping other race team sponsors will join in on this awesome opportunity just like our great friends at Zeigler auto group & Zeigler motor sports.

08/25/2015

Michigan Winter Fest's cover photo

08/25/2015

“Look Over Hear” That’s what we are calling a new idea we came up with for The 2015 Michigan Winter Fest / Hastings 500’ grass drags at the Barry Expo Center in Hastings Michigan October 9-10-11. The idea works like this, your team is sponsored by company “X” and as a good team owner you shower your sponsor with tons of information on your team’s progress throughout the drag racing season. And the sponsor may respond to this by saying wow that’s great what else ya got that’s cool & exciting? Ok YZRP wants to help, you need to present to your sponsors the opportunity to set up display space on the spectator /vendor side of the Hastings 500’ drag strip right next to the start line so as a sponsored drag racing team you will be able to place your chrome plated go fast unit right at their display so the crowd can view how your sponsors way cool products are being used in real time while you tell everybody how great and wonderful your sponsor and their products are. We got this idea from some of the changes to Pro Stock car in NHRA and we think this will work to enhance Manufacture & Aftermarket company exposure. The key is to get the spectator to come to your display and how do you do that? Easy with { BLING.} This will require at least one racing unit and one driver to be present between rounds while the team and pit equipment remain in the hot pit area on the team side of the track. You need to act fast to get your sponsor space reserved because there is a limited area close to the start line to make this convenient for you and your sponsor. Once you have set this marketing opportunity up with your sponsor simply have their marketing department contact us at 616-260-4382 M-F 8am-8pm EST tell them to be sure to mention they wish to be part of the “Look Over Hear” Program. they can also get The Michigan Winter Fest vendor show layout information at YZRP.com Let’s make this work I am sure the fans will love it!

08/13/2015

Michigan Maritime Celebration

Make sure you check out the Michigan Maritime Celebration this weekend!!! http://ow.ly/QIoFz

Join us as we celebrate the maritime wonders of Michigan and all things that make it great. The Michigan Maritime Celebrations is to be held in...

08/02/2015

Presents
The Hastings S,S,B,B. Shoot Out
For 2015 The Michigan Winter Fest / Hastings 500’ snowmobile grass drag racing event will feature two big prize money classes. The two classes will be Outlaw, and Pro Mod 1000 each class will have an entry fee of $500.00 with 100% of prize money collected to be paid out to the first second third and fourth place finalist in each class. The percentage break down will be as follows 1st place 50% 2nd place 25% 3rd place 15% and 4th place 10% of the total purse collected for that class. You will be required to pay an entry fee of $30 per entry in each class and a $5 insurance fee per entry in each class. The $35 will be paid to NHSRA officials on Saturday October 10 2015 no later than 10 am during the morning sign up. Qualifying for the Hastings S,S,B,B. race will be run on Saturday October 10 2015 and will be the first event of the Hastings 500’ racing day. First round qualifying for Outlaw class will run at noon followed right after with first round of qualifying for Pro Mod 1000, round two of qualifying will be the last racing event of the day on Saturday October 10 2015. All qualifying and eliminations will be run four at a time, with the eliminations for the Hastings S,S,B,B. race starting at noon on Sunday October 11 2015. We are {NOT} limiting the number of entries for this event so the potential size of the field of racing participants will be large in both classes. Your $500 entry is made payable to YZRP and needs to be received at our office “YZRP 13401 Olin Lakes Dr, Sparta MI 49345” no later than 5pm E,S,T. On Wednesday September 30 2015, along with a bio information sheet listing the class you are entering either Outlaw or Pro Mod 1000, snowmobile make or builder, sponsors all of them, driver name, crew chief, race team home town, and Email address please do not hand write this information it is important the information be legible. We need all this information for the TV crews in the live TV truck, press on site and our announcer staff, because we plan to promote this event pretty heavy in many different kinds of media, and we can’t place you on the list of chrome plated go fast teams until we receive your $500 entry. Once we receive your $500 entry you will receive back a confirmation number, and as of that date a team entry list via Email. Four checks will be given to the finalist in each class in the percentages listed above after the four finalist pass mandatory tech inspection at the end of the race, and line up in the designated area for mandatory photo shoot for prize money check presentation. The more teams that get involved the bigger the purse gets, and 100% of the prize money goes back to the winners. If you have any questions call Jimmy McHugh at (616)-260-4382 M-F 8am -8pm E,S,T. Thank You.