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CrazyLeo Full Member Offline Godspeed Posts: 106 planet Earth	The Beast to challenge Ice Racing this weekend! 02/11/10 at 22:00:27 After stuffing it at Perce Neige we're coming to have some fun in Minden :eek:
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RyanHuber God Member Offline Posts: 709 Ontario	Re: The Beast to challenge Ice Racing this weekend! Reply #1 - 02/11/10 at 22:38:23 You're nuts dude, but I'm sure it'll be a hell of a show!
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Robin_Fleguel YaBB Newbies Offline Visualize Whirled Peas Posts: 40	Re: The Beast to challenge Ice Racing this weekend! Reply #2 - 02/12/10 at 07:46:26 Oh that poor car! Stay out of the chips on the outside. (Also might not be able to use your Peltor - I think rules only specify Snell 95 & up) Robin
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rosswood God Member Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 697	Re: The Beast to challenge Ice Racing this weekend! Reply #3 - 02/12/10 at 07:57:05 Leo, that will be the best show since Frank Sprongl took the mighty Quattro. I have to see that. May need a ride.
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CrazyLeo Full Member Offline Godspeed Posts: 106 planet Earth	Re: The Beast to challenge Ice Racing this weekend! Reply #4 - 02/12/10 at 11:45:30 Robin_Fleguel wrote on 02/12/10 at 07:46:26: Oh that poor car! Stay out of the chips on the outside. (Also might not be able to use your Peltor - I think rules only specify Snell 95 & up) Robin What are 'chips'?
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CrazyLeo Full Member Offline Godspeed Posts: 106 planet Earth	Re: The Beast to challenge Ice Racing this weekend! Reply #5 - 02/12/10 at 11:46:15 rosswood wrote on 02/12/10 at 07:57:05: May need a ride. With pleasure!
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Re: The Beast to challenge Ice Racing this weekend!
Reply #6 - 02/12/10 at 18:07:11

CrazyLeo wrote on 02/12/10 at 11:45:30:

Robin_Fleguel wrote on 02/12/10 at 07:46:26:

Oh that poor car! Stay out of the chips on the outside.

(Also might not be able to use your Peltor - I think rules only specify Snell 95 & up)

Robin

What are 'chips'?

It may be different now that they run Menards rather than screws, but I remember ice chips used to build up on the outside of the corners. If you overcooked it and slipped off the line (which moves lap-to-lap), you'd be in chips, spinning your wheels while getting passed... and swearing

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j_gardhouse YaBB Administrator Offline On hiatus - drinking the two wheeled koolaid. Posts: 387	Re: The Beast to challenge Ice Racing this weekend! Reply #7 - 02/12/10 at 20:42:52 Robin_Fleguel wrote on 02/12/10 at 07:46:26: (Also might not be able to use your Peltor - I think rules only specify Snell 95 & up) Yup, still the case. The silliest rule I've ever read.
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TomH Full Member Offline Posts: 122	Re: The Beast to challenge Ice Racing this weekend! Reply #8 - 02/12/10 at 21:35:20 Has anyone seen a time schedule? Can't seem to find it on the PMSC site.
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Re: The Beast to challenge Ice Racing this weekend!
Reply #9 - 02/12/10 at 22:10:36

j_gardhouse wrote on 02/12/10 at 20:42:52:

Robin_Fleguel wrote on 02/12/10 at 07:46:26:

(Also might not be able to use your Peltor - I think rules only specify Snell 95 & up)

Yup, still the case. The silliest rule I've ever read. Huh

We modified this for Autoslalom, Solosprint and Race; alll other CASC-OR divisions. If the Ice Race scrutineer that weekend happens to be from another division, just lay on the confidence. Wink

Bring a copy of 5.1.B on page 49 and appeal to Sharon Feeney's wisdom.

http://www.casc.on.ca/documents/regulations/09raceregs.pdf

If it's safe enough for the lunatics in road race, it should work in Minden. I wouldn't phrase it that way, mind you.

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dtompsett Senior Member Offline Posts: 461 Ontario	Re: The Beast to challenge Ice Racing this weekend! Reply #10 - 02/12/10 at 22:59:53 Well, if PMSC is hosting it, then you probably won't have any issues with helmets. Enough people in the club are involved in rally to understand that Peltor helmets are safe. And have fun! I haven't been ice racing in a couple years now! Just had to get back out on some studs eh?
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Reply #11 - 02/13/10 at 17:36:10

So Leo did really well today at ice racing. In his first heat he went from 8th to 2nd. Then in street studs he finished 2nd then 1st. In studs he finished 2nd twice, against a very strong first place car - a well prepared old Subaru, that is actually faster down the straight than Leo's car.

Ice racing requires quite different driving technique than rally driving, so Leo has some experimenting to do. He can be a lot faster yet. Plus he was being very careful whenever in traffic, trying not to damage the car.

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dan sprongl Senior Member Offline Posts: 386	Re: The Beast to challenge Ice Racing this weekend! Reply #12 - 02/13/10 at 18:25:59 Good job Leo, Ross, was it Kiyo's Subaru that was quick or other? Tony M? Dan
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overthehill Full Member Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 236	Re: The Beast to challenge Ice Racing this weekend! Reply #13 - 02/13/10 at 20:20:24 Some pics: http://www.casc.on.ca/forums/showthread.php?t=18825&page=2
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Re: The Beast to challenge Ice Racing this weekend!
Reply #14 - 02/13/10 at 23:19:05

Dan, yes it was Kiyo's car - an extremely well prepared car and an excellent driver. Biggest difference was that it (and a bunch of others) beat the hell out of Leo off the line - probably mainly because of the weight difference. Leo tried all different ways of starting off.

BTW I got to ride one race with Leo (thanks Leo) and he was hitting 6th gear.

Leo was also being extremely cautious in traffic to avoid getting the car banged up.

I'm sure with some more practice, Leo would have a chance at winning.

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