{"id":8930,"date":"2021-07-23T13:36:12","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T18:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.denniskirk.com\/?p=8930"},"modified":"2022-05-27T12:56:08","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T17:56:08","slug":"44th-grantsburg-watercross","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.denniskirk.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/23\/44th-grantsburg-watercross\/","title":{"rendered":"44th Annual Grantsburg Watercross Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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I wasn\u2019t sure what to expect driving north to Grantsburg, WI, the heart of winter snowmobile trail riding. What would a \u201csnow\u201d event be like in the summer?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then I heard the engines in the pits and saw the sleds lined up on the beach. I watched as they raced out onto the water at speeds of 30 mph plus\u2014skimming the surface. They ran laps around buoys, getting caught up in traffic and trying to battle for position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watching the racers lean into the turns, some sleds slowed down too much, or lost their momentum and quickly sank to the bottom of the lake. Once the sleds sunk it was important that the driver kept their cool, waved their arms and stood on their sunken sled so other racers could see them. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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