Belt-sander racing is a competitive racing belt sanders exercise. Belt sanders are one of the first electrical appliances used in a growing field of drag racing tools in which a pair of modified stock or belt sanders are placed in parallel wood ducts and fitted with long extension cords. Each heat begins when the general switch or individual switch triggered by the racer energizes them, causing the sander to race toward the end of the track that spat out the sawdust along the road. Both stock sanders and modified sanders race on tracks along 75 feet (23 m). Sanders of all shapes and sizes can be very fast, or very slow depending on motor power. The fastest time on a 75 foot track is 2,2103 seconds recorded by Dudley Harper's Sudden Death Racer from San Marcos, Texas. Sudden death drove on that date at Legends Raceway in Rockport, Texas. Peak speed belt sander at the finish line is in the range of 50-60 miles per hour (80-97 km/h).
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Fundraising
For more than two decades, Bertie's Inn in Reading, Pennsylvania has organized a fundraiser named Bertie's Inn Belt Sander Race. Riders sit on top and race sand belts holding hands on a 40-foot plywood path. All team entry fees ($ 50), food sales and sales of T-shirts are donated to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Their latest race is July 16, 2016.
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References
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