tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post143788511173983505..comments2024-03-27T21:43:44.745-07:00Comments on Flint Expatriates: Ice Racing on Thread LakeFlint Expatriateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08352270564340149006noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-72437987237340616532015-01-11T16:43:10.837-08:002015-01-11T16:43:10.837-08:00Need to know dates and times. Been waiting since l...Need to know dates and times. Been waiting since last year to attend. Today is Jan 11, 2015.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01772600823158914491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-34746592908171441192014-11-29T09:44:15.549-08:002014-11-29T09:44:15.549-08:00Back in the mid-60s, I briefly dated a girl that w...Back in the mid-60s, I briefly dated a girl that was friends with the daughter of the Yamaha motorcycle dealer. Her Dad was an ice racing aficionado. Ice racing then, and apparently now, is a lot like dirt tracking. You power-slide all the corners. <br /><br />Back then, the technique for gaining traction was to use smooth instead of knobby tires, and drive large numbers of hardened screws through the tires from the inside, with about a quarter inch of point exposed. Used with a liner and an inner tube, the performance was pretty good. Sort of like a studded automobile tire on steroids. Kinda dangerous to be around, but everyone pretty much ignored that and focused on going fast.JWillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03243354011523248499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-66157118290261161062014-11-29T07:06:13.731-08:002014-11-29T07:06:13.731-08:00Michigan at it's most moronic. Here's hopi...Michigan at it's most moronic. Here's hoping for a warm winter.Go back to Burtonnoreply@blogger.com