Even at the amateur level, racing is expensive. You need tools to fix what breaks, a helmet to protect your skull, and, of course, a race car. But there are cheaper ways to go racing: Every year, a ...

Stevensville holds first-ever belt sander drag race; only two contestants entertain several onlookers. STEVENSVILLE — In a vacant lot adjacent to Mary’s Place Cafe in Stevensville, sandpaper chewed ...

There’s nothing like leaving the competition in the sawdust. More than a dozen competitors tried to dust their opponents Saturday for the first round of belt sander races, a highlight of this ...

STEVENSVILLE - In a vacant lot adjacent to Mary's Place Cafe in Stevensville, sandpaper chewed and sawdust flew as two Makitas zipped down a particleboard track at Western Days' first-ever Belt Sander ...

The first attempts Simeon Miravich made at racing a belt sander down a 40-foot plywood track weren’t pretty, he admitted. During those practice runs he got tossed from his seat atop the machine ...