Ice Drags starting soon!!!! photos!! & Who's Going?

Well it's that time of the year where the "Great White North Ice Racing" season is about to begin...!

The past couple of years a couple of Hot Rodders Phil Mueller and my Buddy Murph... have been campaigning a Model A Coupe and have been running respectable times on the 1/8 mile of Ice...! (over 104 mph!?!)

Here's Phil's car and here's the link



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Here's another from the "Fast Cl***" !!!


This one Kind of looks Like a HA/GR...



Some of these cars are running 130 mph plus on the Ice and from what some say... they launch harder than on asphalt...!

Any way you slice it... it sure looks like Fun...!

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Who's up to go see the drags this year...?

Better yet... Who's up for going racing this January...???

 

I am THERE, brutha... name the date...!

 

I'll Go I'll Go Sounds like fun! BEER, BRATS AND SPEED ? That spells fun to me

 

ME...! Let's go...

Where is it...? Merrill...? Hell yeah...!





I used to race oval on Lake Superior ice too...
...and, Boy, do I know how to stud tires...







JOE

 

Wow, that looks like a blast!!!

 

That sounds like fun. Wonder if I can find something to race... You guys think I could put some studded tires on my T?

 

NO ...Just run the Lincoln !

 

Let me know when you guys want to come up. I live about 30 min. away from Merrill. I could help with finding a motel or something....Mike

 

Hawkeye and I will be there, probably on the 20th

Hey Joe, as much as I like'em NO flamethrowers this time. Erik can't swim...

 

I raced 7/10 mile oval up on Lake Superior. Speeds like you wouldn't believe... on ice. They still run up there every Sunday from Christmas to ice-out...

I doubt if I'll take my coupe to this one coming up. It's just a one-wheel-wonder and I don't have a spool to put in it... but if there's a crew going, I'll go.

JOE

 

Hey that's only 20 miles from my house and I ain't never been. If there is gonna be a group, we could have a few (that be adult beverages) at my garage before or after.

BB

 

The starting line must be abused/ruined after half a dozen launches. Hopefully its thick ice under them cars!!!

 

I just got some killer snow tires on my ex-cop Caprice. I'm really thinking about entering in the rubber tire cl***. The 1/8 record for non studded tires is 16.895@48.4 MPH. Think I can beat it?

 

Anyone interested in building a car for this? I have a few vehicles laying around that may make good candidates.
I would donate shop space and I have the means to haul up there as well as a flexible schedule.

Who is up for the challenge?

 

OMG! This looks like fun!

 

Anytime you get to make smoke and noise is fun. I dont know about all that ice and snow though. I was raised in the swamps around Houston and what they taught us there is, when there is snow and ice on the ground you stay inside LOL. One of the great things about Texas is, I have NEVER had to shovel sunshine out of my driveway so I could go to work

 

Hell any true Texan knows that north of Dallas isnt Texas . For that matter I am not sure Dallas is really Texas

 

That is cool and beats the hell out of watching rednecks in pos cars race in circles in front of my house.

I will be there, now only if my wagon was done.

 

Name the place and time for a get together before and I'll be there...This looks like a blast as for building one I have to keep that time for building my 55 . Cliffy maybe next year ......Something with a 440

 

The 13th will not work for a HAMB garage party at Casa De Klessig.

I have to be at World of Wheels in Milwaukee to help a bud with his 32 roadster.

What date is the finals

BB

 

Hawkeye and I can only make the 20th

 

I HATE TEASERS !!!!!!!

****, I ain't said that since high school.

BB

 

I see that you have pointedly ignored the post just below your's.

BB

 

It's supposed to be in the mid to high 30's up here again this week. I don't think anybody has been driving on the lakes around here. I heard an atv went in last week. The ice is ****ty where I am 30 miles west of Merrill, and I know where they have the drags is on a flowage. We need a week of 1 degree weather damnit!

 

Better get cold fast. I'm still shooting for the 20th, so I'm thinking it will be pleanty thick by then.

 

Here's a pic from last year. A friend of mines boyfriend. He's got the record at just over 140mph and a 5.78 ET. That's his daughters Opel in the background.

 

WOW!! That looks like a blast!!!! I understand the traction at the start line,but what is it like getting stopped?????

 

I can't wait. I'm in Medford now, 30 miles down the road.

 

So does that mean that you are gonna be in town for next weekend. We are coming down for WOW. PM me and I'll tell ya where we are staying.

BB

 

how do they seal the tires after 3300 dry wall screws!!!!!!!
that is one evil looking tire. I bet they do launch hard.