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Michigan Snowcross Championship at Shanty Creek
Posted: 01.20.2012 at 5:45 PM
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BELLAIRE, MI -- The best of the best snowmobile freestylers are headed to Antrim County.

They're going to be putting on the biggest show in Michigan.

Snow makers and groomers were getting the track ready Friday

The Michigan Snowcross Championship begins tomorrow morning at Summit Mountain at Shanty Creek, that's near Bellaire.

More than 350 amateurs and pros, from age four and up, are entered for the competition.

"I think you'll see some high-flying action, some awfully big jumps, we've got a 100 foot triple, an 80 foot downhill, it's really great family fun, it's priced very reasonably," says Rob Mason, race director.

"My favorite part is probably the bumps, all the woops, they get real nice and deep, and really technical, makes it a lot of fun for all the pros for sure," says first-year pro Zak Mason.

For just five bucks, you can watch all the racing happen.

It starts at 9 Saturday morning at Shanty Creek and ends tomorrow night with a shoot-out head to head tournament.  The winner takes home 1,500 big ones.

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