What you Cali guys are missing....

SmokingTires · Jan 19, 2005

ICE RALLIES!!!!!!

They're sweet! You guys don't know what your missing! 2 mile long course around a frozen lake. Cars hitting speeds of 80mph+, drifting at 55mph around a corner! There's nothing like it!

Sadly, my computer isn't new enough to upload the video, so that will have to wait till this weekend after the two day rally (one night and one morning event). I'll have some sweet stuff from that too.

It sucks that I had a low battery at the last event. All I got for footage was one run in my friend Dahl's STi. (There was no way in hell anyone could hold that camera still

) But I do have some photos of the cars that ran this last weekend (not as big of a turn out as normal. But I'll have more after this coming weekend)

And I'll throw in one of my car taken with night vision

I'll make sure and post everything I get this weekend for you guys to see. Peace!

Alpha · Jan 19, 2005

Wow, that must be alot of fun.

dna59 · Jan 19, 2005

Never heard of that. Looks like something interesting.

BenG · Jan 19, 2005

I saw one guy on the forums (NASIOC, I think) talking about it... and how he sunk his Subie when it went through some thin ice... Craziness...I wouldn't mind trying that one day (ice rallying...NOT sinking my car! :lol: )

TheMajesticking · Jan 19, 2005

Def sounds like fun. How many instances has there been of sinking cars? I would be terrified. I do find an empty parking lot on occasions and have some fun though.

SmokingTires · Jan 19, 2005

nah, I saw that guy too. Someone posted it on another forum. He was a dumbass and took his STi out on ice that was only 4inch thick. That's just enough for a person to stand on.

No, these are run by SCCA. We require a minimum of 8 inches before we will run, and they measure before every race.

SolaraTRD · Jan 19, 2005

how do they measure? I am sure they don't pole random holes through out the ice to test. That does indeed sound scary, however, FUN!

ToyotaMan1281 · Jan 19, 2005

looks hella fun. Id do that but im in GA and no frozen lakes. Is that a blue Neon I see?

a94autoCamry · Jan 19, 2005

thats crazy, but i would like to try that

REN69 · Jan 20, 2005

We have them up here in Canada.. its called EVERY DAY DRIVING IN THE WINTER! :lol: well.. from January to the beginning of March basically.

SmokingTires · Jan 20, 2005

SolaraTRD said:
how do they measure? I am sure they don't pole random holes through out the ice to test. That does indeed sound scary, however, FUN!

Yup, how else would you measure? They drill on the inside of the area that will become the track and around the general area (much like ice fisherman do anyways) and then measure the depth to make sure it is safe. It's not like a 1 foot wide hole in 12 inches of ice across the whole lake would make much of a difference in strengh.

I'll get some sweet video this weekend

userlain · Jan 20, 2005

Yeah trying to drive to school in Montana in winter is like an ice rally.

ToyotaMan1281 · Jan 20, 2005

damn that is a neon coupe! how nice!!!!

SmokingTires · Jan 20, 2005

ToyotaMan1281 said:
damn that is a neon coupe! how nice!!!!

Your looking at the Neon coupe.... When there is an STi with a 2way limited Slip there too.... Umm... Ok...

nort0188 · Jan 20, 2005

SmokingTiresV6 said:
Your looking at the Neon coupe.... When there is an STi with a 2way limited Slip there too.... Umm... Ok...

:rice:

ToyotaMan1281 · Jan 20, 2005

yea that subaru is hella nice and so is your camry

Xevuhtess77 · Jan 20, 2005

that looks like lotsa fun! one o fmy friend's is going to a rallycross this weekend in conneticut with his impreza outback, however it's his firsttime racing, he hasnt done drag or auto-x yet. its supposed to snow a lot htis weekdn so it should b einteresting for him

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