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Stang70Fastback 03-06-2015 04:12 PM

Ice Racing the BRZ!
 
So yeah. I went ice racing this past weekend. It was AWESOME.

Ice racing. On a frozen lake. RACING ON ICE. Because #RACECAR.

The video here is one of my slowest laps, but also one of the most sideways, so it made for a better video, lol.
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Arriving at the lake.
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Driving off the boat launch ramp onto the lake.
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AHHHHH!!!
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The beast.
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The group.
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Lined up at the start.
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Lolz.
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Stopped on the track. The red car had spun out into the snow. They had a big pickup that would drive around and pluck people out.
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Impromptu track shot while the red car gets yanked free.
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Please don't crack!!!
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These following photos were all taken by RP Photography:
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Turbo95eg6 03-06-2015 04:17 PM

Seems dangerous.

http://gawker.com/duo-driving-donuts...ave-1688822787

srizzors25 03-06-2015 04:17 PM

Looks so fun! The lake around here last I hear won't let 2wd out there anymore :(

Stang70Fastback 03-06-2015 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Turbo95eg6 (Post 2158848)

Haha. Yeah the ice here was a little thicker than that :P

MikeM7 03-06-2015 04:57 PM

That looks rediculously fun

pinski 03-06-2015 05:37 PM

That looks like a ridiculous amount of fun. First time I've been jelly of our northern neighbors during this snowy winter!

Chaetagnath 03-06-2015 05:57 PM

That is the Shizznite

codesplice 03-06-2015 06:14 PM

That's something I've always wanted to do. Don't think I'll get the chance in Alabama - at least not until the next Ice Age :D

Looks like an absolute blast - thanks for sharing the pics and vid!

x1UP 03-06-2015 06:45 PM

I'd be terrified of doing that, but also be enjoying it at the same time.

wheelhaus 03-06-2015 06:45 PM

A friend of mine used to do ice driving instruction. I wonder if he still does...

spicyricecake 03-06-2015 07:11 PM

that looked crazy fun!

Stang70Fastback 03-06-2015 07:12 PM

It was slightly terrifying because although you couldn't really do any major damage to your car, there was always the possibility that you could tear off a lip or perhaps an entire bumper if you spun into the snow quickly enough. Which was why I was apprehensive about just always solving understeer with throttle because the ice was so slick often times you'd still just slide wide,lol.

ashtray 03-06-2015 08:37 PM

Please tell me you were on stock Primacy's, and how they worked just fine. ;)

J/K



Looks like a blast, but I'd prefer to have earth under my car at all times!

ashtray 03-06-2015 08:39 PM

Btw, did you pedal dance before hitting the course?


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