Lopashanski said the soft spot in the ice was likely caused by wear from previous races and the recent rain. EAT MY ICE: Amid blowing snow and ice, getting out in front gives drivers a clearer view and a better chance of staying ahead. Great Lakes Lightning Sprints has been holding sprint car races and tournaments in Michigan for years, but traditionally only in the summer months on asphalt and dirt tracks that sprint cars were originally designed for. On Sunday afternoon as racing began Copp estimated there were many more than that already. The fan excitement and racer excitement was overwhelming. Most ice racing clubs provide some means of getting out there with your road car, and AMEC is no different, featuring classes for both street-legal (SL) two-wheel drive and all-wheel drive machines.
Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson, Thu, Apr 20. The Jaffrey Ice Racing Association raises money for a number of organizations throughout their regular season. That was not a consideration in the earlier events and for that matter, last week in Vermont if one needed "relief" you would either have to drive to shore and a friendly local establishment or…you found a lonely stretch of ice. Competitors had their chance to flex their driving muscle as they raced around an icy oval in the center of the lake. Not only was the racing held in Meredith, but they also brought back 4 old cars from the original races 30 years ago to pay tribute to the anniversary! And I'd like them to come out with an open mind and just have fun, that's what it's all about, getting together and having fun. It's great all the way around — we couldn't have asked for a better day. And yes, I see all you motorcycle ice racing clubs out there and I send you my respect, but for this article I'm just focusing on the four-wheeled antics. You'll get an even funnier feeling the first time one of those big tow rigs cruises by your grid spot and the whole surface of the lake shifts beneath your feet. West Coast Ice Racing (Maine). Fish and Game divers recovered the victim before noon.
Her husband, Jeff Copp, is the association's president. Feb 11 – Lake Missaukee. On Saturday, ice racers from around the state and beyond had what they considered their 'Granddaddy of them all' when they took to the frozen tundra of Berry Pond to compete in the 23rd Annual Latchkey Cup ice racing event sponsored by the Lakes Region Ice Racing Club. If you haven't gotten the idea by now, ice racing can be incredibly challenging. Please contact support at. "For ice racing this is the Daytona 500, " said David Baril of Tamworth. This year we have 12 inches of prime ice... none of this snow ice. Even though I was always ready to race there were some Sunday mornings when I would hate to get up and "do it again" but I would get up and go because we really didn't know if we would be racing the next week. We never want to put our fans at risk and we surely aren't going to put a racer at risk on the ice. "Its supports so many things. For starters, in NH they built up a group of racers and cars for ice racing over a 50 year period. It was a chance for Baril to get his racing fix. Palmer Motorsports Park, Palmer, SCDA- Thompson Speedway- Track Day- April 22nd. The passenger in a pickup truck died Sunday morning after he became trapped underwater in a frozen pond in New Hampshire when the vehicle plunged through the ice, police said.
The past two years, we have been laying the foundation to start ice racing in Michigan. HOT WHEELS on ICE EVENT INFO. The 2022 winter race season so far has all been smaller exhibition races, Great Lakes Lightning Sprints will begin a full winter race schedule in 2023 with more drivers at each event. These low temperatures ensure that ponds and lakes in our region, especially the smaller ones like Contoocook Lake, freeze solidly during the winter. It is the middle of February, 2022. But, to truly find success, you will have to deploy every trick in the racer's book. In ice racing, however, you will regularly explore the maximal extent of your car's steering, often while swearing and watching a snowbank grow rapidly larger through your side windows. Devens Airfield, Ayer, MA. The New England Sled Dog Club Sled & Skijor Race. His identity has not been released. Many of the techniques are similar though. "I want to be out there on that track more than anything, but sometimes you just have to do what's best, " said May. Unfortunately we have to make the best decision we can on moving forward with an event. AMA ATV Ice Race Grand Championship.
At the time worn out biased ply tires were often re- capped or over molded with a new tread. This is very much a race, and the act of driving your car sideways at speeds approaching 100 miles per hour, inches away from the door of another car, is thrilling to say the least. The event was sponsored by the Lakes Region Ice Racing Club with help from other clubs in Jaffrey and Milton. 00 on the day of the show*. You have several options: -. The tradition of ice racing in the Monadnock region is rich. The motivation to do HWoI came last year after the sprint car test and tune during the snow mobile races. Although there were a few front wheel drive cars such as Saabs, VW Rabbits, and Subarus (in the early days of Subaru most were front wheel drive although all wheel drive was an option) most of this class was made up of VW Beetles with an odd Corvair or two. "I couldn't get my car going in time so I went to my buddy to help him out. NEIRA races every Sunday at noon weather and ice conditions permitting. The Ambassador's Wife. Watkins Glen International.
The local racers started local clubs for the sprint racing on ice and rules were made. When nobody else is riding, some motorcyclists go ice racing. Hotels Near Minot Area: Thunder Bay Auto Sports Racing. Something went wrong. Spectators can choose to walk onto the ice for a mere $3 or pay by car load for $10. 5 miles, but these days ice conditions often necessitate tracks less than a mile in length.
My club, AMEC, runs in Upstate NY, most frequently on Lake Algonquin in Wells, NY, but at a number of other lakes in the region. "Ice is always suspect no matter how good it is or what the weather is, but at this time of the year, it certainly is more suspect because the conditions change so rapidly they can be completely different from one day to the next, " Lopashanski said. While it may be frightening to some, be assured that the races are very safe. My father's partner from work is out there and all the proceeds got to benefit people. New England Region Competition Drivers School.
Unstudded tires, meanwhile, get increasingly hard and lose grip as the corners of their tread blocks round off. Ice must be 12 inches thick throughout, a volume providing plenty enough buoyancy to support the hundreds of cars that show up for a big event, plus the big tow rigs that bring many of them there. MassTuning TrackFest (Apr 23, 2023). An aerial shot during Sunday's races at Milton Three Ponds shows the crowd size and the pristine track condition. Getting to the point where you feel fully in control can take much longer. What made yesterday's event that much sweeter for Baril is the event was on thin ice just weeks ago — literally. Those events were ice trials being held by the Sports Car Club of Vermont. The wide variety and types of cars racing together is what makes this group so interesting to watch. But we don't want people to travel 4-6 hours or more thinking you will see a bunch of sprint cars.
"Basically it was a safety factor, " Baril pointed out. Nokian supplied me a set of Hakkapeliitta 9 tires for the purpose of putting this article together. Rev-matching and toe-heeling? We're out here to give people a show and it makes people happy all the way around. Watch This 60-Year-Old Ice Race Footage From New Hampshire. Saturday the full sized sprints will be on hand and hot laps will start at 11 am and at this time we have 4 sprints committed to be there. We have a lot of challenges that are different from the evolution in NH. We are still hoping to travel to Barbeau, MI for the 2nd Annual St Mary's River Roar on March 4th at Cozy Corners. It turns out that they were holding events when they could and had several venues. I had in recent years had the opportunity to participate in a couple of their Auto-X events and so made some contact.
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