Stock sanders can be decorated and a guild system is allowed to help the sander go straight down the track. The only rules a modified sander has to follow are 1 – must fit onto the track, 2 – plug into a standard 3 prong 110v outlet , 3 – must use an unaltered store bought sanding belt of any grit. In the event of a sander not being powered “on”, entries have one false start opportunity for the entire race event.
Accuride founded the Belt Sander Racing Association, arguably the most prominent league in the field. Bertie’s Inn of Pennsylvania hosts a yearly belt sander racing competition. Bertie’s Inn, a charming award-winning restaurant in Reading, Pennsylvania, hosts an annual belt sander racing event.
Belt-sander racing is the practice of racing belt sanders competitively. Belt sanders may have been one of the first power tools used in the growing field of power tool drag racing wherein a pair of stock or modified belt sanders are placed in parallel wooden channels and fitted with long extension cords. For more than two decades, Bertie’s Inn in Reading, Pennsylvania has held a fundraiser called Bertie’s Inn Belt Sander Race.
Dave Kenyon: “The beer is central, pretty much. Without beer I don’t think you’d have belt sander racing. In fact, without beer, I’m sure there wouldn’t be belt sander racing.” There is still beer, so there is still belt sander racing. Check out our original belt sander racing story from 2002 by reporter Sean Cole.[/sidebar]”You are at the 2014 Fall Nationals Belt Sander Drag Race and Costume Ball,” Glen Gurner tells me.