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Island Park Oldies Snowmobile Race brings classic racing back to east Idaho – East Idaho News
ISLAND PARK — Four dedicated snowmobile enthusiasts are bringing back the thrill of snowmobile racing with the inaugural Island Park Oldies Snowmobile Race on Friday, Feb. 21, to Saturday, Feb. 22. The event aims to unite seasoned riders, fans, and the Island Park community to celebrate classic winter snowmobile racing.
Self-described “oldies,” event organizer Jason Smoot and local businessmen Kevin Phillips, David Yuskewich, and Justin Pyne have worked together to secure sponsors and coordinate the event’s details. Even “Old Man Winter” helped out by providing great snow.
The 25-mile cross-country loop, which features men’s, women’s, and co-ed classes, starts and ends at Lakeside Lodge. Lakeside is a great place for spectators and racers to gather and stay warm while enjoying good food, drinks, live music and raffles.
Smoot, from Pocatello, is a well-known snowmobile and dirt bike racer in east Idaho with an extensive collection of trophies and other awards to prove it.
“I’ve been racing snowmobiles and dirt bikes since 1978. I wanted to do something to give back to the sport that’s given so much to me. That’s why I initiated this race on a course never done before,” said Smoot. “We’re targeting the grassroots people to come and enjoy snow machining with like-minded people.”
Following the “oldies” theme, race classes are determined by the combined ages of team members. Three-person teams compete in the under-150 or over-150 age class, while co-ed two-person teams are divided into under-100 and over-100 categories.
While racers can sign up for the races at Lakeside Lodge on Friday from 2 to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 8 to 9:30 a.m., they’re encouraged to come on Friday and pre-ride the course. All racers must have current insurance and registration.
Main sponsors for the race include Mountain Mayhem, Lakeside Lodge, Pocatello PowerSports, and Hardrock50 Cabin Rentals, which offers discounted lodging for the event.
While Smoot admits it has been challenging to manage the details of the event, such as insurance, permits from the Caribou-Targhee National Forest Service, permission from private land owners, and the logistics of laying out a 25-mile loop, he hopes to grow the race into an annual event that gets better each year.
“We’ve had a great response from local sponsors and learned a lot. We hope to eventually get recognized and picked up by big-name sponsors to help us like Polaris, Ski-Doo, or Arctic Cat,” said Smoot. “There’s nothing like this around.”
All custom trophies and awards, including a commemorative first-place belt buckle for the inaugural Island Park Oldies Snowmobile Race, are complete.
“We want to bring back the thrill of snowmobile racing with a competitive edge,” said Smoot. “World-class snowmobiling is right here in Island Park. The trails have been groomed, and they’re ready to go. They’re really, really good.”
For more information on the race or to contact the organizers, see the Island Park Oldies Snowmobile Race Facebook Page.
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GROTON, Connecticut — Last week, the future USS Idaho nuclear submarine was delivered to the U.S. Navy at its facility in Groton, Connecticut.
The nuclear-powered submarine is set to be commissioned in spring 2026, sailing the world for the next 30 years.
Before it commissions this upcoming spring, the USS IDAHO crew will undergo training and mission exercises.
Virginia-class submarine program manager Captain Mike Hollenbach comments on how driven Idaho is in the military space.
“Idaho represents the hard work and tenacity of shipbuilders, industry partners and Navy personnel to deliver the best undersea warfighting platform to the fleet.”
The future Idaho submarine will be the fifth Navy ship to be named for the state of Idaho. The first one, a wooden-hulled storeship, was commissioned in 1866.
PAUL, Idaho (KUTV) — Two bus drivers and four students were transported to hospitals in various conditions after a head-on collision between two school buses in southern Idaho.
Officials with the Idaho State Police said they responded to a crash near Paul in Minidoka County early Monday morning, extricating a driver from a bus.
Both drivers were airlifted to a hospital, and four injured students were transported by ambulance or car to local hospitals for treatment. Police believe the students’ injuries are not life-threatening.
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Two bus drivers and four students were transported to hospitals in various conditions after a head-on collision between two school buses in southern Idaho. (Credit: Idaho State Police)
Police said the crash occurred just before 6:15 a.m. on State Highway 25. There were a total of 17 students on the two buses, all of whom have been reunited with their families.
Officials did not release information on where the students attend school.
The crash comes just days after two school buses were hit by a pickup truck in central Utah, sending 18 people to the hospital and resulting in the death of the truck driver.
The majority of the Wasatch Academy students in the Utah crash have since returned from the hospital, according to school officials.
Utah officials believe the three-vehicle crash may have been caused by fatigued driving. The cause of the Idaho crash is still under investigation.
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