M-1009 Ice racing

[wkbrdngsnw]

Took the 1009 to the ice races at Georgetown lake Colorado, and as expected got beat...but it was by a H2 (that was driven by someone who had done this before).

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn161/wkbrdngsnw/Ice%20Racing/th_MVI_1284.jpg
I apologize for the bad video and commentary but I'm to lazy to edit it.

It just wouldn't turn in and was losing 10 seconds a turn sailing off the track trying to get pointed in the right direction. The turbo was great for accelerating off since it took a second to come in then took off. The track wasn't long enough to make a difference though since by the time it got going it was time to turn again.

Overall it was fun, but to be truly competitive an AWD small SUV would be a better choice. I'm thinking about a little toe-out to help but there isn't really too much you can do to a solid axle handle any better.

 

[TyJustice]

Video is not coming up for some reason. Do you have a link?

 

[4bogginchevys]

it came up for me...

 

[CDN-CUCV]

You kept it rubber side down, that's good Looks cold though.

Are studded tires used? Doesn't seem so.

 

[4x4 Forever]

That looks like FUN! Thanks for sharing the vids with us.

 

[wkbrdngsnw]

Are studded tires used? Doesn't seem so.

They do have a "cheater" class that's mostly jeeps with small blocks and 4" studs. I did what they called street stock which is bare rubber and had about 50 entries. I would have studded some old tires but I had and raced the next level up but I had a hard enough time keeping up with the Subarus.