There's nothin' I can't do with a race car

Last Saturday was competition day at the ice track in Georgetown, CO. I didn't have to be at work until 6pm so I made a morning and afternoon out of it. After sitting in ski traffic for way too long, I finally made it to the lake. There was a much bigger crowd that day - many competitors and spectators. The crowd was the type that preferred playing motor sports rather than hitting the slopes on the weekends...lots of carharts and camo overalls...good 'ol boys with their toys and their dogs.



The lake is pretty spacious. Half of it was used for racing and the other half is used for ice fishing. I wonder how relaxing a day of ice fishing is when you have motors roaring the background? Here's a video of the surrounding footage to give you an idea of the atmosphere.



In case your curious about the actual competition part...

There were several divisions in the competition: Rubbers, Studs and Cheaters (sounds like a bad movie on Skinemax.) They broke the Studs and Cheaters into men and women divisions. I missed the women's racing, but wasn't too disappointed...call me sexist. The Rubbers are just the regular 4-wheel drive cars racing, which was nothing too special. There were lots of Subarus racing since they had there own competition that day. The Studs are two-seater Jeeps with metal studs on their wheels. The hundreds of studs on each tire helped with traction and looked like small bolts hammered into the rubber. The Cheaters are like the Jeeps but are lower to the ground and have larger motors. The difference will be very clear in the videos. The Cheaters first race with studs on their tires then for the last race they replace their tires with these.



It was a pretty cold day due to the wind and the ice kicked up from the Jeeps didn't feel too good on my face. I had to do what was necessary to get some good video though, which meant getting as close as possible. Check out my footage and let me know what you think. And may I remind you that I got to ride in one of the Jeeps the day before.



The Cheaters racing this time around.



Here's a video of more badass racing.

The lake was pretty difficult to walk on since it wasn't a smooth, icy surface. In order to have cars on the lake, they make sure the ice is 12 inches thick. You'll see from the photo how the lake froze in waves. I managed not to slip once.

Well, that sums up my latest Saturday in Colorado. Guess it's not the typical weekend for a 24-year-old, but I had a great time.

Now, my parents know what to look forward to on their visit in February. Maybe I could talk Grandma Sue in giving my dad a ride around the lake. Haha!

P.S. The title is a quote from Days of Thunder.