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driverdad71

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Racing dirt mods on snow/ ice
« on: November 22, 2014, 08:47:05 AM »
I have always wondered if a race on snow/ ice could be pulled off?  Would teams and fans show up?  I would think a 1/4 to 1/3 mile track would be perfect.  Track/ pit prep would be expensive, but I believe the response would be huge.  What does everyone think?
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Re: Racing dirt mods on snow/ ice
« Reply #1 on: November 22, 2014, 09:01:29 AM »
They Should Have A Dirt Mod Race At The Hangover In Ransomville Jan. 1st
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Re: Racing dirt mods on snow/ ice
« Reply #2 on: November 22, 2014, 12:26:35 PM »
i think it would work on asphalt pretty well.. kinda came up with that idea a few years ago if a track maybe ran once a month thru the winter. place like evans mills would be perfect as the pits and parking lot are all hard gravel or limestone. run probably more stock style divisions or something. i think youd get a decent response
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Re: Racing dirt mods on snow/ ice
« Reply #3 on: November 22, 2014, 03:36:22 PM »
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Re: Racing dirt mods on snow/ ice
« Reply #4 on: November 22, 2014, 04:51:13 PM »
There is a number of places in Hew Hampshire that do it weekly in the winter, weather (and ice thickness)permitting

http://lrirc.com/

http://www.ne-iceracing.com/index.php

http://nlira.weebly.com/

https://sites.google.com/site/jaffreyiceracing/
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Re: Racing dirt mods on snow/ ice
« Reply #5 on: November 22, 2014, 05:34:33 PM »
Way back in the day ( before I got involved with racing in my yoot) they had ice oval racing on Oneida Lake @ Sylvan Beach.

Many of the locals in the day (I'm told) used to race there. It was popular I guess, at least for the hardy, but I don't know why it

died out. Back when we used to have real winters the ice on that lake gets quite thick and the water is fairly shallow at the Beach'.

I'd love for it to come back.
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Re: Racing dirt mods on snow/ ice
« Reply #6 on: November 22, 2014, 05:49:53 PM »
Putting fans in the stands would be a big problem.I know I wont sit in the stands in the freezing weather.But racing the car on a frozen lake is another thing.
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Re: Racing dirt mods on snow/ ice
« Reply #7 on: November 22, 2014, 06:20:03 PM »
There was a guy in Quebec that had his Modified on a frozen lake. I've seen the video but I couldn't find it on YouTube today...
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Re: Racing dirt mods on snow/ ice
« Reply #8 on: November 22, 2014, 06:48:40 PM »
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Re: Racing dirt mods on snow/ ice
« Reply #9 on: November 22, 2014, 06:51:23 PM »
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Re: Racing dirt mods on snow/ ice
« Reply #10 on: December 01, 2014, 11:26:47 PM »
They have a racing series that races on wanata lake in the winter.  I can't remember what the name of the group is though
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Re: Racing dirt mods on snow/ ice
« Reply #11 on: December 02, 2014, 02:02:21 AM »
Don't promoters fly south in the winter?   8)
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