If you are a race fan in western Minnesota, there is a good chance you’ve seen a member of the Saurer family on the racetrack over the years. Between the three drivers – 69-year-old Ron, and his sons Trevor (46) and Travis (44) – there is a over century of racing experience. Youngest son Justin is a crewman for all three drivers and a huge supporter of their racing teams. “It’s holds everybody together,” said Trevor, who started his career in 1994. “Everybody is borrowing pa

RaceChaser blog was back at I-94 Sure Step Speedway for Race of Champions Night. A field of 143 cars was on hand on a sunny, humid evening. I knew with that many cars, and a hammer down fast track, and meet the drivers night — that it could be a long evening. And it was, with the final checkered waving at just before 12:30 a.m. It felt like a warmup for the Wissota 100 with cars from four states on hand. Some big guns were in town. It was a lightning-fast track with some char

RaceChaser was back at Viking Speedway in Alexandria for Week 2. The late models were in town for one of their three appearances at the half-mile this year. It was a long night, and at times frustrating as cautions plagued the early parts of the Wissota Midwest Modified feature and almost all of the Wissota Super Stock feature. Not surprising for an early-season show, those types of nights happen as drivers iron out the bugs. Long nights at Viking bring out the dreaded ‘C’ w