The Upper Peninsula Mud Drag Association

 

 

The Upper Peninsula Mud Drag Association

By Thomas Chosa

The Upper Peninsula Mud Drag Association is based out of the U.P. of Michigan.

The association has been around since 1989 and we just had our 20 year anniversary last year.  We feature side by side drag racing on a 180' track with at least 18" of mud. Results are determined by combining ET and RT for 2 passes, one in each lane. There are 9 classes of racing from the street stocks up to the nitrous trucks and rails cars. A consistency class was introduced last year and has been very popular with the drivers. We race at various locations across the Upper Peninsula. Some of our long time tracks include Champion, Baraga, Marquette and Skandia. More recent tracks include places like Houghton, Escanaba and Hannahville.

The association has a website at http://www.upmda.com and is a great source for information

such as schedules, points standings, association meetings, race results, etc. We also have a discussion forum that is open for anyone interested in the sport.

Most of our events are fund raisers for local organizations such as fire departments, Lions Clubs, 

and other non-profits. We typically have anywhere from 7 to 10 races per year from May to September.

 

 

 

I have included some pictures of some of the trucks that race with us. The blue S-10 is called 

Total Khaos and is owned by Travis Smee of Bessemer, Mi. The Mopar powered Dueces Wild buggy is belongs to Dan and Don Koski of L'Anse, Mi. I am particularly fond of the silver bronco, Crazyhorse, not just because I am a ford man but that is also the wife and I's truck with a BBF :) and we are from Baraga, Mi. The Yellow Mopar is called Obsession and is owned by our friend Jeff Fetterhoff of Negaunee, Mi. which he races with his son, Tony and daughter, JoEllen. Photos were taken by Stan Spruce. Travis Smee - Total Khaos (S-10), Tom Chosa - Crazyhorse (Bronco), Dan Koski - Dueces Wild, Jeff Fetterhoff - Obsession (dodge rampage).