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The World Championship Snowmobile Derby is the World championship snowmobile race. It is held at the World Championship Derby Complex, [1] formerly known as the Eagle River Derby Track, along U.S. Route 45 in Eagle River, Wisconsin on the third weekend in January. Eagle River is known as the "Snowmobile Capital of the World" because it hosts ...
The Decker family was prominent in snowmobile racing in the 1970s and 1980s; [7] four Decker brothers raced snowmobiles including Allen Decker, a factory rider for Bombardier (and onetime teammate to Jacques Villeneuve), and Natalie's father Chuck, who won the 1987 World Championship Derby race at Eagle River.
He swept the Formula III division at the World Championship Snowmobile Derby at Eagle River from 1985 to 1988. [2] In 1999 he was inducted into the Snowmobile Hall of Fame. [2] During his snowmobile racing career, Bender was known for his association with Yamaha; [2] he won a total of eleven snowmobiling championships. [3]
Paige Decker (born March 20, 1993) [1] is an American professional stock car racing driver from Eagle River, Wisconsin. She has raced in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and Xfinity Series and was a 2014 NASCAR Drive for Diversity participant.
Jacques-Joseph Villeneuve (born November 4, 1953) is a Canadian racing driver. He is the younger brother of the late Gilles Villeneuve, and uncle to Jacques Villeneuve, the 1997 Formula One World Champion.
Eagle River is located in southeastern Vilas County at (45.919902, -89.250210), [11] along the Eagle River, [12] which is part of a popular chain of lakes. The Eagle River/Three Lakes Chain of Lakes is made up of 28 lakes, which is the largest number of inland interconnecting lakes in the world.
That winter, Duhamel achieved one of the most impressive victories of his snowmobile racing career when he won the 1970 World Championship Snowmobile Derby held in Eagle River, Wisconsin. [6] [11] Beginning in 1970, he would concentrate his motorcycle activities solely on road racing while continuing to race snowmobiles in the winter. [8]
The World Championship Snowmobile Derby is held each winter in Eagle River, Wisconsin. Alaska 's " Iron Dog " is the longest snowmachine race in the world. It is 2,031 miles (3,269 km) long and runs from Big Lake to Nome to Fairbanks .