For a time in the '60s and '70s, snowmobile racing was a popular sport on the dirt track at the Walworth County Fairgrounds. Former Williams Bay resident Loren Anderson recently discovered these rare photographs from the 1970s.
Snowmobiles head down the backstretch of the Walworth County Fairgrounds' racetrack in the early 1970s. Dirt racing was a popular sport and took place during the summer throughout Wisconsin.
Photo By: Loren Anderson/Snowmobile Hall of Fame
Snowmobiles round the curve at the Walworth County Fairgrounds' racetrack in the early 1970s in these photographs recently restored by Loren Anderson.
Photo By: Loren Anderson/Snowmobile Hall of Fame
Loren Anderson leads the pack on his red Rupp during a snowmobile race in the early 1970s.
Photo By: Loren Anderson/Snowmobile Hall of Fame
A crew from Mann Bros. looks over plans for a large snowmobile racing oval that Loren Anderson built on his Williams Bay farm in the early 1970s.
Photo By: Loren Anderson/Snowmobile Hall of Fame
Loren Anderson built his own snowmobile racetrack on a cornfield of his Williams Bay farm in the early 1970s.
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