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Sunday, June 22

Sunday, June 22 was another difficult weather day to close out a week of them. Places like Proctor had to cancel due to heavy fog, while the Bemidji area suffered much more than that.

At Granite City Motor Park in Sauk Rapids, it was just another oppressively hot day. It actually didn’t feel quite as humid, but that was mostly because of the gale force winds that were blowing almost constantly. And no, the wind was not coming from announcer Kyle Hall.

It was, however, blowing directly into the grandstands, which made the night quite the dusty ordeal. I hold no fault against the track though — the track prep crew was dealing with conditions that were almost too much to handle. I was happy just to be at the races.

Both the Fastlane Super Stock Series and the DRC Street Stock Tour were completing grueling tours of duty this weekend. The Super Stocks were finishing the fourth consecutive night of racing, while the Street Stocks were wrapping up their third in a row. What dogged spirits these teams have; while they looked like they had been run through the ringer, they still got their cars ready to race and put on a good show.

Andrew Hanson, who took the terrible flip at the Big O on Saturday night, was headed back to the race shop of Kolby Kiehl in Barron, WI and out of action Sunday. Kiehl’s problem with his new Street Stock is that he doesn't get to race it very often, with his many responsibilities as the promoter at Rice Lake Speedway. Hanson’s problem was that he has no race car; his is not salvageable. So, problem solved. Hanson pulled the motor out of his car and put it in Kiehl's and will race that car for the forseeable future. Reducing two racing teams down to one is not an ideal answer, but the best alternative available at this time.

Hanson, by the way, except for a sore tailbone, is well. He is one tough guy and it was not surprising he rode out that extreme wreck without serious injury. It is also a testament to a well-constructed race car and good safety equipment.

Al Cleveland should get some kind of award from WISSOTA, perhaps for the Best Conditioned Driver, or something to that effect. He raced his Super Stock at Montevideo on Friday night as part of the tour, and then drove all night to get to Duluth, where he ran in the Grandma's Marathon. After the race, he drove straight back to Alexandria without sleep, changed the gears in his car, which forced him to miss his heat, but then completed the rest of the night. What an Ironman effort!

Cleveland calls the series his “home track,” since there are no tracks near him that run Super Stocks on a regular basis. He has to travel if he wants to race. Thanks to series director Dennis McCauley for the intel.

The Street Stock division also has its own group of loyal warriors, with both Trey Hess and Josh Barker driving down from North Dakota to race on Sunday night at Granite City. Of course, Hess is already developing a season of legendary proportions, with his travels all around WISSOTA-land. And there are also others keeping similar schedules, like Tyler Vernon, the Adams family, TPO, Canadians like Chernosky and Simpson, and others.

Last night I mentioned how nice the reskinned Denis Czech’s Super looked and tonight I let him know that. He responded that he wasn't sure if that was the right thing to do with the Super Stock tour in town, and lots of hard racing to likely follow. Actually, the Super Stock racing on Sunday was quite tame and there was not much in the way of torn-up equipment. That was the least of Czech's problems however; when he pulled onto the track for the feature race, someone had forgotten to torque his lug nuts (the car’s, I mean), and a wheel fell off before he even made a lap as the cars were lining up.

However, a quick trip to the work area behind one of Trantina's wreckers and they got the wheel put back on. He had to start in the tail of the pack but did race his way all the way up to seventh by the time the race was completed.

It was a great night for the drivers from Cameron, Wisconsin; both Curt Myers and Blake Adams won features in the WISSOTA classes. Other winners included Tommy Pogones and Cole Elton.

Myers led from start to finish to win the Fastlane Tour feature race and add points to his first-place effort with the tour. He fought off his son Alex for the first half of the race. Tommy Bawden also had a good showing, as a rookie in this class, running in the top three.

Shane Sabraski, who wasn't running in a dominant fashion, gradually moved up into third following a late-race yellow and during the four-lap dash to the finish, he first got past Bawden and then put the heat on Myers for the win.

However, when he threw one slider in an all-out attempt to steal the win, it didn't work and he lost ground, allowing Myers drove home for the win. Bawden finished up his fine run in third with Doug Koski also having a great run for fourth. Alex Myers completed the top five. There were only two yellows and the Supers put on a good show.

The Street Stock tour race was just as compelling and perhaps, even more so. Kolton Brauer started on the pole and led what turned out to be the first 18 laps of the 25-lap feature. Brauer was really fast in the early going and moved out to a considerable lead over the pack.

The racing behind him, however, was just as intense as the previous night at Ogilvie. Tommy Pogones, Kyle Dykhoff, Jim Gullikson, Justin Vogel and Levi Randt, among others, sliced and diced for position, with the running order changing almost by the lap.

There was only one yellow flag, with 17 laps complete, for a spin. What a difference it made in the race, however. Back under green, Pogones was immediately up and battling Brauer for the lead, as Brauer's dominance was no longer. It only took Pogones two laps to make what turned out to be the winning pass, and Brauer really started to slip back after that, barely holding on for a top-five finish.

Pogones just got stronger and drove on for the win with Vogel making a late charge for second ahead of Gullikson.

What was even more amazing was that just 24 hours earlier, Pogones’ car was sitting in turn four of the Big O with the engine compartment ablaze in flames, as he suffered quite the spectacular fire. To see it sitting in victory lane just one day later was a testament to the hard work of the entire crew to get the car back together and obviously, very competitive.

The Modified field was a small one on Sunday but they still managed to put on a show. For most of the race, it was Zach Benson and Blake Adams racing for the win. Benson took the early lead and Adams dogged him for most of the contest.

Adams tried both high and low but Benson had just enough to hold him off. Finally, on lap nine, Adams got inside Benson and beat him down the front chute to take over out front. He looked to be home free, but a late-race yellow for a stalled car set up a two-lap sprint to the finish. Once again, Sabraski was nearly the fly in the ointment.

Sabraski started fourth on the restart but tore to the outside and quickly moved into second. He made one slider attempt on Adams to grab the win, but Adams saw it coming, countered it and then drove home for the feature win. Sabraski settled for second with Joey Thomas rounding out the top three.

Despite the fact that Cole Elton led all 20 laps to win the Mid Mod feature, it was a tough contest from start to finish. Elton and Landyn Randt left the rest of the pack far behind, as they battled it out for the whole race. By the time the MidMods raced, the track was pretty tuckered out and was showing some character. Both drivers were fighting the conditions just as much as they were fighting each other. Several times Elton tried to make the quarter mile bigger, and most of his right side sheet metal was hanging from the car by the time he saw the checkered flag.

Randt was close enough to make one last lap all-out run, but Elton had it covered, as he drove on for his first win of 2025. Randt was close behind and Jake Hagemann took third place.

I noted that the “Choose Cone” was not used for Sunday’s races. I don't know if that was because there were special series races going on, or if the “cone” hasn’t been working out so well.

As we approach the halfway point of the racing season, it is worth noting the improvement of rookie drivers Jake Luark and Layla Chaplin, along with Jenna Herrman. All three have been getting out, racing at multiple events at many different tracks, and they are all showing a lot of improvement for doing that.

Best wishes to longtime racer “Nitro” Jimmy Williams, who had a medical emergency on Saturday night at Viking. Hopefully he is doing well.

Tuesday, June 24

Lot of things have changed in Hibbing, Minnesota, where the race track is concerned, including its name. It’s now known as Hibbing Speedway and it’s under the new management of Barry Braun and his promotional group. Tuesday night, June 24 marked my first chance to visit Hibbing this year and see the changes, along with a full race program.

A lot of physical changes have been made to the race property, with more still to be completed yet this year and into the fall. It was quite the challenge to make those planned changes and get racing going, given the difficult spring we had across the Midwest.

The north open-air grandstand was knocked down last fall by the city after it was deemed to be unsafe. Soon after Braun took over, the stage was also leveled. A new block-built outside wall now runs the length of the front chute, with a wheel fence behind that. The flagman now stands on a stand behind the fence, where as previously the flagman flagged off the stage. There is now a road that runs from the pits, winds behind the wall down the front chute, and then back to the pits in turn one. That is where the feature winners drive so they receive their victory lane photos and interviews right in front of the crowd.

Much of the dirt has been dug out of the infield, which now sits lower than the track. Millings have been spread all over the pits, making that area smoother and without the water holes of the past.

The entrance to the track, which has changed multiple times over the years, is now back on the southwest corner of the property. It’s behind the camping area. The north entrance now has a gate closed there and the ticket building has disappeared. I believe they did open that gate after the races though, to expedite the pit traffic leaving the area.

A new sound system is in place and I could hear “Fleisch” very well in the grandstand. Still a work in progress, there were no concessions in the pits and only limited ones in the grandstands, with a food truck parked behind the grandstand. No smoking or vaping is allowed in the grandstands now, and that must be somewhat of an adjustment for the crowd. I was hoping the grandstand area would be better lit and perhaps that is still coming.

Among the track equipment on hand to help prepare the racing surface was a Terra Gator, which was used to both pack the track and also to mist it. The track itself appears to be a bit wider in the corners, but still seems to have about the same banking as before. The corners were completely redone however, and they have been spending quite a bit of time on track prep. There were several packing and watering sessions going on during the program.

Hibbing is offering quite a varied schedule of events this year, with them racing on a number of different days of the week, depending on what they have booked. They’re also working with other Iron Range tracks for those weeks where hosting a program on an off-night is beneficial for everyone. Fans need to keep a close watch on their schedule to see what is upcoming and when.

I have always considered Hibbing to be a Late Model track, with the other classes a tasty treat on top of the main offering. I was a bit surprised by the nice crowd they had on hand Tuesday, especially since no Late Models were racing. This is only their third race of the year, however. I suspect Iron Range race fans are starved for some racing action.

During my tour of the pits I found Bob Broking in a good mood. His last couple of shows at Grand Rapids have been good nights for him and he was very pleased with the size of the crowd for last Thursday night's show — especially coming just five days after their big Saturday night special.

He was also happy to have his new and primary race car back. His CDR Modified had just returned from Louisiana, after a new rear stub had to be put on the car following a big crash here at Hibbing a few weeks ago.

The upside was that he was racing last year's Lethal chassis in the meantime, and someone made an offer on that car. The debut night didn't go too well, however, as Broking was off the track early with mechanical issues.

Tommy Pogones reported the cause of his big fire on Saturday at Ogilvie was the transmission. It spewed fluid on the hot headers and caused the fire. The damage was extensive and included wrecking the motor, which had to be replaced. However, the new powerplant must be a strong one; not only did he win on Sunday at Granite City, he later dominated Tuesday night’s feature at Hibbing.

Streets had not raced here for something like two decades, so it was quite a treat to see them back on the track. With it being a midweek night and most racers from well outside the area in the class, they did draw 10 for the race, including several who pulled quite a distance. It was no surprise that Hess and Brauer were here; they’ve shown up everywhere in the Western Hemisphere where Streeters have raced in 2025.

Doug Koski is another driver who has been racing extensively this season so far, with trips to quite a few different tracks. He told me when he retires, he wanted to make sure he didn't leave with regrets. This is his 39th year of racing and he said he probably will return for No. 40 before he considers pulling the plug.

There was a strong field of Mid Mods on hand Tuesday, with 28 of them signing in to race.

The evening started out ominously for Andy LaBarge. Scheduled to start on the pole for the opening race of the night, his Super Stock instead went off on the hook when he stalled before the green flag could be waved. He called it an early night.

The star of the evening was Blake Adams, who managed to win both of the open-wheeled main events.

In the Mid Mod feature, Adams started fifth and Matt Cunha took the early lead. Adams drove past Garrett Paull and then used the low side of the track to duck under Cunha and take over the top spot. The Blevins family, Mikey and Michael, then joined the lead duo. Adams was hugging the inside line, which was keeping him in front of Paull, but then Michael found some speed higher in turns three and four and made a strong move forward, jockeying back and forth with Paull for second.

The race really got bogged down in the late going with yellow after yellow coming out for spins. A late caution set up a two-lap dash to the finish and I really thought if Blevins could get to the outside, he might be able to drive past Adams at the end. However, he was stuck on the inside line, with Paull not yielding, and this doomed his chances. Paull edged him for second while Adams maintained his groove to take the win.

The Modified feature was different in several ways. Adams started fourth, showing his ability to read the track and find the fastest line around it. Jeffrey Wood took the early lead and was guarding the low line, which was the primary racing line; most drivers just dropped into formation.

However Adams knew that if he was going to win, he had to race where the others weren’t. Adams moved to that second lane in turns three and four that Blevins had worked in the Mid Mod feature and it paid huge dividends. He got a great run through the corners to drive past others, and while he was just able to maintain the second lane in turns one and two, he was so dominant in turns three and four he blew past Wood and took over the lead.

After that, he just pulled away from the pack. It seemed that no one else could either maintain his line or didn't want to venture out there. It was a strong showing for Adams.

Two of the other three feature races had disaster strike the opening-lap leaders. First, Koski grabbed the lead in the Super Stock feature, only to spit out a driveshaft and end his night just one lap into the race. Dalton Carlson then showed the way in the Supers, having started way back in the fourth row.

When he cleared Trevor Arens the lead was his, and he pulled away from the field to open up a comfortable advantage. Arens finished second, with Mikey Vajdl third.

Pogones blitzed the Street Stock field, leading from the start and opening up nearly a full straightaway on the pack. Trey Hess came from the back after an early incident to drive past Brauer late in the race for second.

“Car Wars” are building in the Hornets, as the season approaches its halfway point. Some drivers appear to be getting tired of racing with the same folks night in and night out, and the result is some heated feelings. Russell Kiker, Jr. grabbed the lead on the opening lap of the feature, only to lose control and spin in turn one.

After that, it turned into a two-car duel between Brady Fosso and Bobie Arnes, as they raced each other and the pack for the rest of the race. They swapped the lead at least three times; Arnes held the top spot at the halfway point but Fosso came right back to pass him shortly after.

Both drivers had their share of trouble with lapped traffic, with each giving up the lead at least once when they got hung up in traffic. The last change was the most dramatic. Fosso had to hit the brakes with a slower car in front of him, and Arnes let him have it with his front bumper, sending Fosso up the track. With just a couple of laps left, this proved to be the difference in the race.

On the cool off lap it was clear that Fosso wanted to let Arnes “have it,” but a cooler head prevailed, thus not fanning the flames any higher on this night at least.

The racing concluded at just about 10:30 p.m. Though Hibbing is still as bottom dominant as it has been in the past, I must remind myself and others this is indeed a work in progress. They have only raced three times on the new track and have been battling the weather. Let's give them the benefit of the doubt and not jump to conclusions too soon.

Wednesday, June 25

Well, at least the race track didn't burn down! The last time I tried to attend the races at Thunder City Speedway in Thunder Bay, Ontario, I was one of many who were forced to evacuate the grounds when a series of wild fires threatened the grounds and authorities had to call in large airplane bombers to fight the blaze.

And ironically, after looking for water to put out the flames on that night, Wednesday night it was the opposite problem: there was too much of that falling from the skies and it cancelled the evening's festivities.

One of the points in making the long trip north into Canada to see racing Wednesday was the fact that no rain was in the forecast.

Sure enough, despite track officials putting the pedal to the floor, it started to sprinkle near the end of the preliminaries. The Street Stock feature was completed, but before the Hornets could take the green flag, the track became too slick and the night's racing was called complete. Makeup features will have to be spread out over several weeks due to the track curfew.

Another solid field of drivers signed in to race Wednesday, with 109 drivers in the field, including an especially impressive 34 in the Mid Mods and 31 in the Street Stock class. Joining the locals were travelers like Kolton Brauer, Trey Hess, Brandon Copp and Tyler Vernon, who all have raced here quite often this year with good success.

Canadians like David Simpson and Cole Chernosky, who frequent American tracks, flourish when they get to race in their hometown, and they are always strong and tough to beat here. Many new drivers have burst onto the scene since the opening of Thunder City, but it is also interesting to see the number of seasoned veterans who are back racing — like Danny Young, Glen Smart, Don Craig and Joel Cryderman.

I am told enthusiasm continues at an almost uncontrolled rate for dirt track racing in Thunder Bay. New drivers appear almost weekly and very large crowds fill the facility each week. Wednesday night was probably the smallest crowd I have seen here in the times I have visited, likely due to the recent two-night special over the previous weekend and the dismal weather forecast. Still, the crowd was what most tracks would kill for and the 50/50 was still more than $3,000.

I enjoyed visiting with Thunder Bay racing icons like Ronnie Marshall and Don Young. Young tells me he has been watching racing in the Thunder Bay area for more than 70 years.

Racing began a few minutes before the advertised starting time and they hurried through 17 qualifying events as fast as they could.

The drivers produced a dandy Street Stock feature. A.J. Kellar moved up from the second row to nip Kolton Brauer by inches to lead the opening lap. One lap later Brauer drove into the lead, with Kellar not backing off and remaining very close. Trey Hess was also a part of the lead battle, as the top three hung close together.

Brauer was not able to shake Kellar when a big crash into the backstretch wall slowed the action at the halfway point of the race.

During this slowdown the rain continued to fall lightly, but seemingly not enough to affect the racing. When the race went green again, Brauer was in trouble; Kellar was all over him and actually retook the lead on lap 12.

Kellar continued to lead, with Brauer trying everything he could muster to regain the top spot. They continued to run closely together and on the final lap Brauer was able to get a nose to the inside of Kellar. They came off the final corner side by side and from the angle I had, I had to guess who the winner was. Seconds later it was reported that Brauer had edged out Kellar to take the win, with Hess finishing a close third.

The rains then picked up and racing ended for the night. Despite the premature ending to the race action, it was an entertaining night of racing.

As usual, the staff at Thunder City are so welcoming and helpful and it is appreciated. Special thanks also to Dave Mack and Clarence Downey and all the fine folks that hang out on the Thunder Bay Truck Centre C Can who treat us like royalty.

Friday, June 27

The World of Outlaw Late Models were in action at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, North Dakota on Friday, June 27. Along with the open Late Models, the WISSOTA-sanctioned Midwest Mods and Streets were also a part of the program.

Our drivers in the WISSOTA Late Models, with their spec engine packages, are at a distinct disadvantage racing with the open motor cars. That said, a few try each year. This year, there were seven WISSOTA motor cars in the field. They included Cole Schill, Brad Seng, Shane Edginton, Zach Johnson, Jason Strand, Ryan Corbett and Dustin Strand. Of that group, Schill, D. Strand and Edginton, on a provisional, made the 24-car field for the 40-lap feature for $12,000 to win.

Strand had a good run going until his hood flew up with just three laps to go and he had to pull off, with his vision blocked. Both Edginton and Schill pulled off during the feature and became two of the five DNFs.

A few other WISSOTA drivers made the swap to go with big motors for this race. Tyler Peterson did so and made the feature. Sam Mars had an open motor car — in fact, the same one he flipped in Illinois just last week. Sam, of course, also has a WISSOTA car at his disposal.

The Eisenschenk sisters both went with open motors for their cars, using their same WISSOTA cars but just swapping power plants. Don Shaw also dropped an open motor into his car and made the show. He actually had the best finish of any of the mentioned drivers.

Shaw was still smarting about the fact that his show on Thursday at I-94 emr Speedway was rained out. He felt if the WoO officials would have just shown a little more patience, he could have had the track race ready by nearly the scheduled time. They were not interested in hearing from him, however, so they instead took a zero and sat in their rigs all night.

The Mid Mods and Street Stocks put on good main events without a lot of yellow flags, which was important on Friday. Officials were chasing incoming storms that were producing a considerable amount of lightning as they announced their presence.

Twenty-nine Mid Mods were on hand, which required a B feature along with four heats. Austin Hunter led from start to finish to take the win. He was closely pursued by both Jamie Dietzler and Frank Veert, who had a race-long battle for second, just behind the leader. The race was slowed four times by yellow flags, but none of any consequence. Everyone drove pretty cleanly on the tacky and fast track.

Twenty-two Streets signed in to race, with all making the main event. It was moved to the last race of the night to make sure the Late Model feature was completed. The race turned out to be a two-car battle between Cole Greseth and Trey Hess. Chris Dudley took the early lead running the cushion, but within two more laps, Hess had tracked him down and drove under him for the lead.

Greseth, meanwhile, started sixth but quickly moved into position to challenge for the lead, running the second lane. He used that to drive past other competitors.

Soon he caught Hess for the lead but Hess wouldn't give up easily and they raced side by side for a couple laps, before Greseth edged ahead at the halfway point of the race.

There was only one yellow in this race with 14 laps complete for debris. On the restart, Greseth again pulled away with Hess settling in for second. Greg Jose made a strong run from ninth as he raced his way up to third at the finish, but had nothing for those two ahead of him.

It was a clean race and a good way to complete the night. They beat the weather in front of a big crowd and the WISSOTA drivers put on a good show for the TV audience who was watching from home. Unfortunately, those folks missed out on the Street Stock feature; with the weather coming in, Dirt Vision cameras were shut down so they could break down their equipment and not get struck by lightning.

Saturday, June 28

After a 23-night break from racing due to rainouts, Rice Lake Speedway was back in action Saturday.

Weather was again a factor, as a number of tracks cancelled on Saturday due to rain accumulation over the week or the threat of storms hitting right at race time. The odds were in Rice Lake’s favor, however, and all racing was completed by 10 p.m. The skies were lighting up as I drove home and before too long, another wave of severe weather hit our area with heavy rain and high winds. Fortunately, there was no hail or other nasties.

The real heroes this week were all those folks who helped with track recovery and prep for the show. With more than six inches of rain this week, to say they had their work cut out for them was an understatement. Working day and night, they managed to pump out the infield and get the racing surface ready for the show. It was not perfect but it raced very well and the few ripples gave it some character.

The field for the Street Stocks was especially strong, with 21 great racers on hand.

There were also some different folks running the operations on Saturday. Super sub Scott Erickson called the action, and he seems to be the designated fill-in person for a number of tracks in the area. While he’s good enough to be the lead announcer at any track, he prefers to not be locked in at any one track and free to do as he pleases.

With Ogilvie rained out, Scott Tiefs was available to do the victory lane interviews at his hometown track. I always enjoy hearing victory lane interviews, especially when the announcer asks good questions and gives the drivers a chance to talk.

Bob Thompson always has a bit of the dramatic flair and tonight he added to the program by debuting his El Camino Pure Stock. Now the track has both a station wagon and an El Camino racing in the class. The wagon, by the way, is pretty darn fast as C.J. “Station” Wagner won the feature race Saturday.

I was hoping that after the long break Eric Olson was going to be ready to return to the Super Stocks. Unfortunately, he is still having back issues and not sleeping well. Until he is fully healed, his doctor is not letting him get back behind the wheel of a race car.

His car, by the way, is currently at Affordable being repaired. It is a shame that Eric will not get to continue his series of track point titles, which he was currently leading, due to the injury. But, it will also allow Ryan to chase his first in the Super Stocks. Ryan, by the way, had his best run of the year to date, running second for much of the race before slipping back to third behind Joey Jensen.

It was yet another step forward for Blake Adams on Saturday, as his budding career continues to take off. While he has won multiple features on the same night as recently as last Tuesday night in Hibbing, he did it for the first time at Rice Lake Saturday. The Mid Mod win was a tough one; he had some good drivers running him hard for most of the contest, before he finally broke through late. Then in the Mod feature, he led from start to finish to garner the victory. Darrell Nelson did challenge for awhile, and then Mike Anderson pushed the hardest. Adams never faltered and made no mistakes as he rode the cushion to victory.

He seems to be able to run well on either the top or low groove of the track, and that is always key to victory. You have to be able to run and pass where the others aren't racing if you are going to win consistently.

Curt Myers’ win in the Super Stock feature puts him only one behind tying Don Drew for the all-time lead in feature wins in that class at Rice Lake. It’s a record that for the longest time seemed untouchable. With half the season left, it seems likely the record will fall before 2025 is over.

Kyle Helling set a dubious record when he plunked the third turn wall with his Modified and became the first rollover victim of the regular season. He joins Chris Wark, who flipped during the Super Stock special here recently.

Another hard-luck award winner was Leslie Leu, who was running strongly with his Super Stock when he broke a trailing arm under yellow. And then, when the wrecker crew removed the car, the driveshaft also came off on the track.

Jason Gross had miserable luck with his Modified, too. He had a tire go down after contact while running strongly in his heat, and that ended up tearing most of the tin off it. He then lost a driveshaft in the Modified feature. The Gross team was happy they put the old body on the car, after having a new one on the car for the big “shindig” earlier in the day for Anderson's Pure Maple Syrup, which is their biggest sponsor.

It was really bad luck for Rob Grabon as well Saturday. He was running away with the Pure Stock feature when he came together with a lapped car and got a flat tire. He had to change it under yellow and came from the back to finish fourth but it wasn't the same.

Wagner's Pure Stock station wagon has become an instant hit at the track. Not only is it distinctive, it is brightly painted, so it stands out like a sore thumb on the track. It also looks like it is about 50 feet long, which makes it even more distinctive!