RICE LAKE, Wis. – Several rounds of rain, plus the threat of more severe storms in the early evening, were enough to cause track owners Mitch Hansen and Dave Adams to cancel the racing program Saturday night at Rice Lake Speedway.
The grounds were already heavily soaked from eleven inches of rain during the week at the track and when following some early afternoon rains the threat for severe storms was posted, the program was canceled about 3:30 pm.
With it being Kid’s Night at the track and the likelihood of a large number of youngsters on the property, it was especially important to provide for their safety, thus the early call of the show.
The Kid’s Night activities, including the Meet the Driver session on the race track plus the bike giveaways, have been moved to the racing program on Aug. 22 with a rain date of Aug. 29.
More than fifty bikes had been collected as of Saturday morning.
Next up for the speedway are two huge events and among the most prestigious races to be held at the track all year.
On Saturday night, Aug. 1, the fourth annual Mahder 55, a 55-lap event for WISSOTA Late Models will be held at the track. Moved from the Red Cedar Speedway in 2020 to Rice Lake following the closing of Red Cedar for the season, this race honors the memory of Duane Mahder, who was a late model champion at both tracks.
This will be the longest race contested at the track this year and the winner will go home with $5,555 in honor of Mahder’s racing number. Also on the program that night will be WISSOTA Modifieds, Midwest Modifieds and Pure Stocks. Warm ups begin at 6:30 pm.
Scott “Bulldog” Andersen has been raising money to supplement the purse for this event since its inception and has been the driving force behind this race both at Red Cedar and also this year at Rice Lake.
Following by just three short days, the 26th annual Street Stock Little Dream race will take to the Rice Lake Speedway on Tuesday night, Aug. 4, with a rain date of Aug. 5.
The nationally-famous race offers the street stock drivers of WISSOTA the highest winners share of any race in the United States for street stock-type cars.
Last year, Jimmy Randall won $25,000 for his win in the race and once again in 2020, the purse is expected to be large and the race a memorable one.