Super Nats promoter: Saturday will be biggest day || GALLERY

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SALEM – On a hot June day with the threat of storms, a snowmobile might be the last form of transportation one would expect to find at Quaker City Raceway.

But 48-year-old Karl Kridler was one of several people racing snowmobiles at the Steel Valley Super Nationals.

The North Lima man brought his 800cc 2001 Polaris XER snowmobile to the drag strip Friday, which he converted from a trail-rider to an asphalt-rider. He said the transformation took eight to 10 hours, but it’ll never go back on the snow.

Kridler said his sled will complete the quarter-mile in about 10.6 seconds, noting some snowmobiles will go the same distance in about seven seconds.

He and his son were among the 3,000 people at the raceway, which promoter Corey Ward said is “open to anything.” Snowmobiles, motorcycles, new and classic cars were all racing Friday.

Ward said Saturday will be the biggest day of the Steel Valley Super Nationals.

“A lot of people are still traveling to get here,” he said.

For the complete story and a photo gallery of today's activities, see Vindy.com Saturday.