Tricounty Microd Club - Whitney Point, NY
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ripraff
N 42° 19.720 W 075° 53.786
18T E 426142 N 4686658
This is a youth oriented sport unique to Central New York.
Waymark Code: WMTV74
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 01/09/2017
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Tri-County Microd Club
450 Bull Creek Rd.
Whitney Point , NY 13862
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"Microd (short for Micro Hot Rod) racing is a form of youth automobile racing unique to Central New York state. Drivers race on a 1/10 mile dirt or paved oval track. Novice drivers typically race at speeds of 20 mph (32 km/h), while older drivers may exceed 50 mph (80 km/h). Traditional wood-frame microds were homemade vehicles built of common materials such as plywood. Microd clubs may also race metal-frame classes which use quarter midget cars (making the length of the track the primary difference between microd racing and Quarter Midget racing). New York State Microd Association (NYSMA) is the only governing body for this sport...The sport originated in Skaneateles, NY in 1954 when Edwin Robinson Sr. and his son Edwin (Bob) Robinson Jr. designed the original wood-frame microd. After local children began driving the cars around the village streets, the village approached the Robinsons to develop the first microd track. The original clay track was located on the grounds of the current Allyn Arena. "