Wex Hosts SnoCross Races

The Wexford Civic Center played host to a series of SnoCross races this weekend, when round three of the seven-part Michigan Regional Snocross series came to town.

SnoCross is a winter version of the popular MotoCross sport. Like MotoCross, SnoCross involves racing on a rough course but rather than using bikes and dirt, the winter sport uses snowmobiles and, well, snow.

"It's a great sport; it keeps you in good shape in condition," said Adam Weiler, a racer in this weekend's competition, "You know, sometimes you'll get hurt and sometimes you won't, but it's about the sport. It's a good time out here, and you meet a lot of good people."

Meeting a lot of people is an easy thing to do during a SnoCross series like the one featuring races at the Wex this weekend. The Michigan Regional Snocross series includes races throughout the state.

"We're gonna be all the way from Hart, Michigan, all the way up to Sault St. Marie during the I-500," Rick Zenner, the race director at this weekend's event, told Local Edition.

While there are plenty of different venues used during a SnoCross competition, organizers of the Michigan Regional series said that no matter where they are, community support is key and Cadillac has really stepped up to the plate to make this weekend's event possible.

"These events don't happen if the community isn't involved to help you out," said Zenner, "So once again, Cadillac has really stepped up to the plate to bring us the snow, to give us the venue, and to help us out put this great event on."

With a great show of community support making the event possible, one simple sentence says it all.

"Everybody loves it," said Zenner.

The SnoCross Races will continue throughout the day Saturday and Sunday, so there's plenty of time to come out to the Wex to check them out. For more information on the races, you can log on to www.bay-racing.com.

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