What do Michigan autocrossers do within the winter? Ice Racing. | #TBT | Articles

I believe I might wish to attempt ice racing at the very least as soon as earlier than I die, primarily as a result of I’ve spent a lot of my life in a snow-free surroundings.

Ice racing is a hoot. They do it up in Wisconsin too. I believe the Audi membership is working a pair occasions this month up on MSR.

Ice racing is an absolute blast. You possibly can spend the day at or previous grip limits with minimal injury potential. Particularly since we now have good ice this yr with nearly no snow till yesterday. So there aren’t even snow banks to hit (or use for bumpers…)

Strive it when you can, low energy, gentle, properly pushed vehicles are sometimes the quickest of all.

I believe Wisco Audi Membership has an occasion this weekend 2/15 and 16 at native, ice race pleasant Lk. Sinnissippi. Some lakes are usually not ice race pleasant for a variety of totally different causes.

With winters warming up, there hasn’t been a lot ice racing for the final a number of years in SE Michigan. Saginaw Bay was the spot for it 20 years in the past. I might suppose they must go fairly a bit additional north lately. I’ve autocrossed on a frozen lake, however by no means raced.

DeadSkunk (Warren) stated:

With winters warming up, there hasn’t been a lot ice racing for the final a number of years in SE Michigan. Saginaw Bay was the spot for it 20 years in the past. I might suppose they must go fairly a bit additional north lately. I’ve autocrossed on a frozen lake, however by no means raced.

This winter has been the exception, however usually issues have been warming up, so I perceive why organizations cannot plan on this sort of climate. 

In reply to petemc53555 :

Is that this identical PMC that obtained me into ice racing again it the late 80’s in WI?

Completely agree ice racing is a blast.  In my case, I solely ran auto-cross kind of occasions, not W2W as a result of I all the time used my every day driver.  However we did use an ice tire from Finland, Haka’s, I recall.

It was solely after I moved to TX and began W2W with SCCA did I understand simply how a lot automotive management I had really realized by being on the ice.  Automobile management and sliding at 20-30mph is a superb place to study the craft, sliding at 90-110mph, properly, that is an entire totally different surroundings to precise ‘study’ in.    

they’re doing it once more this month I miss W2W although 

In reply to DeadSkunk (Warren) :

I seen the identical factor.  In 2015 I moved from TX to NY, I used to be exited to get again into ice racing (Auto-X), regarded into all of the native golf equipment and seen all races have been canceled as a consequence of heat climate and no ice….bummed!  Now additional north would possibly nonetheless be occurring, however not close to me.

This was a staple winter exercise for the Boston Chapter of the BMW CCA once I joined within the late 80s. We used to exit on Newfound Lake in Bristol, NH. The best possible strategy to discover ways to drive on snow and ice!

A membership member and household lived on the lake and would plow the programs. The “sizzling” automotive was the “ICEMAN”-tagged Euro-spec M535 on studded tires (RIP Stan Jackson Sr.)…

I did fairly properly in my ’85 Audi 4000s Quattro on snow tires – low energy, locked diffs, pedal to the metallic always, and also you modified course with a contact of left-foot braking. 

Have to scan in among the photos I’ve from that point…

In reply to RonVon :

I’ve by no means been handed so quick by a beginner…come on over pal, the ice is thick this yr.