Rail Trail 100/Viking Speedway

RAIL TRAILS 100 bike tourYou love to bike? Then challenge yourself with the Rail Trails 100 Bike Tour August 7 on the Central Lakes and Lake Wobegon Trails.

Offering some of the best trail riding in the state, the two trails will be featured during the one-day riding event that begins in Fergus Falls and ends in St. Joseph. You’ll traverse the Central Lakes Trail that includes beautiful glacial lakes, then pass through the green fields and dairy farms of the Lake Wobegon Trail, stopping to rest in the communities along the way.

The Rail Trails 100 Bike Tour is co-sponsored by Parks and Trails Council of Minnesota.

For more information, visit www.centrallakestrail.com/rail-trail-100/

The racing season at the Viking Speedway got underway on May 8 this year, and racers and fans both will be able to enjoy the action this summer on the 1/2-mile track.

The speedway has been home to stock car racing at its finest, featuring WISSOTA sanctioned classes – Modifieds, Super Stocks, Midwest Modifieds and Street Stocks – since 1953.

Racing is normally held every Saturday night from the beginning of May through Labor Day, along with a few other specials throughout the summer.

Highlighting the racing season will be the Hall of Fame night on August 1 as well as the Jerry Kluver Memorial Super Stock Special on August 8.

The Viking Speedway is located at the Douglas County Fairgrounds in Alexandria, approximately 3/4 mile west of State Highway 29 on County Road 82.

Pit gates open at 3 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. Racing action gets under way at 6:30 p.m. Pit game admission is $30, and $10 for children 10 and younger. Those children younger than 18 must have a parent complete and sign a waiver before being admitted.

Grandstand admission for regular race events is $13 for senior and college students, $15 for adults, with free admission for children 17 and younger. Admission prices in both the grandstand and the pits may vary for special events.

VIKING SPEEDWAY AUGUST 6: NTPA Truck and Tractor Pull, no racing 14: Regular racing 20: Demolition Derby, no racing 28: Season championship night plus Late Models

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VIKING SPEEDWAY SCHEDULE SEPTEMBER 4: Labor Day doubleheader, 7th Annual Fallen Lineman 5: Labor Day doubleheader, rain date for Fallen Lineman night. Check out the Viking Speedway website for the most up-to-date schedule at www.vikingspeedway.net.