Hey guys,
The NASCC is holding our ice racing school and ice race licencsing program on the 16th and 17th of January so I thought I would come invite you all to take part. The School cost $80.00 and is a 2 day deal.
Friday Jan, 16th
- 6:30pm at the NASCC club house for some in class stuff. We watch a video and get some pointers from some of the more experianced ice racers. On both street and ice race driving.
Saturday Jan, 17th
- 8:30am, is the on track portion of the school with in car instructors running around the ice race track learning and refining skills in car control.
Anyone that is interested should contact Jed via the NASCC website. You can pay at the clubhouse on the 16th. You require a helmet and winter rubber is highly recommended.
http://www.NASCC.ab.ca
Too bad my car isn’t ready yet.
and on that note…
Can you give an overview of the general differences in build / set up between an ice racer (aside from tires) and a track car (assuming similar classes)? …and don’t worry about the safety stuff.
Ride Height?
It really depends on the class of racing that your taking part in as far as ice racing goes. The studded cars are very close to what you would see in a road racing / time attack car. The nice thing about ice racing is that there are no limitations on engine and drivetrain modification like you would see in most if not all forms of dry track racing. The real limitation is traction out there anyway.
The only real difference would likely be the fact that the suspension is much softer. With traction at a premium you have to cling to every bit of mechanical grip you can make. The cars also need a extra set of tail lights above the center line and a rear facing fog light at the top of the car, and chains for tow hooks to make them easier to get out of the snow bank.
We choose to run high density foam in all the exterior panels of our shop cars to make them a lot stronger when it comes to contact with other cars. The rubber class usually has quite a bit of bumping, rubbing and straight out crashing.
The offical decision was made last night that we are going to be using Rob’s lake just outside Ferintosh for the school. Its a bit of a drive but in the end the conditions will be much better.
If you look at this map.
http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Edmonton,+AB&daddr=Ferintosh,+Alberta&hl=en&geocode=&mra=ls&sll=53.541407,-113.43686&sspn=0.0095,0.019226&g=10111+71+St+NW,+Edmonton,+AB,+Canada&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=9
Zoom into ferintosh, marked with a large B on the map. You will see a lake just north of Ferintosh, and just above that is a intersection between highway 21 (north/south) and highway 611 (east/west, ends where it meets highway 21). That is Rob’s Lake. Look for a sign or cones marking the road leading to the lake on the side of highway 21. You need to follow that road down and over the train tracks, then up about a block or 2 where you will need to turn left and follow the plowed road to the track.