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Old 12-08-2008, 04:33 PM
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This is a video of a back marker that races with the club. Pretty fun racing on the ice with studded tires. But our tire supply is getting dried up. So no new iceracer for me. I'm going to be renting a ride this year about as fast as the car shown. The smoking car (not me) is where I took off for the first time I really jumped a car.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnUOxmHGGa8

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PS It's starting to look like x-mas outside.
Old 12-08-2008, 08:41 PM
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I just put the Blizzak LM-25's on my wife's Caddy CTS. In the snow, 265Hp is plenty, and her car is a blast to drive. She wants a new CTS-V
Old 12-08-2008, 09:40 PM
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The first time I drove on the ice in anger was at an SVR ice event..

Kinda takes me back 25 years..

W2w ice racing however is even more fun.. The MIRA series in Michigan is a hoot...
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Whats that white stuff all over the track? I actually dont run june through aug or sept, too hot....Still got 12 events in this year:~)
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Originally Posted by Randy@DRM
This is a video of a back marker that races with the club.
In a run-off between the backmarker and Mr VanderWerp in his '08 STi,
my money would be on the backmarker.

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Originally Posted by Slalom4me
In a run-off between the backmarker and Mr VanderWerp in his '08 STi,
my money would be on the backmarker.

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Tires are everything in ice racing.

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Rally cars take to the ice!


Ice, Ice, Baby!
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I found a great picture of the ice racing tires we used.

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