Mike

The 2021 Ice Racing Season is unfortunately canceled for this year. Please see the "2021 Covid/Racing Update" post in the Ice Race Announcements section for details regarding the cancellation.

It is with heavy heart that I unfortunately am announcing the cancellation of our 2021 Ice Race season. We were optimistically awaiting the formal wording of the new Feb 12 health guideline restrictions and unfortunately they appear more restrictive than earlier anticipated with regards to holding a gathering such as one of our ice race events. Despite the fact that the racers are all individually isolated within a car, and we could prohibit spectators, it takes many more people and volunteers to host a racing event and with a maximum organized gathering of 5 people there is no way we can

Latest season poster was updated in the earlier post....please see additional post regarding schedule confirmation and info: http://forums.wscc.mb.ca/index.php?/topic/11990-2021-ice-racing-schedule-updatedagain/

Schedule updated with clarification of the proposed GMP event.... Saturday will be hotlapping/practice for everyone and on Sunday there will be IceX groups running laps and caged cars racing door to door (on rubber tires). Stay tuned for confirmation!

So the official changes to the restrictions were announced today...however unfortunately the language utilized is very ambiguous regarding hosting an ice racing event or outdoor sporting event. We are seeking confirmation and are optimistically still making plans for our potential season opener special event at the Gimli Motorsport Park on Feb 20/21. https://news.gov.mb.ca/news/index.html?item=50678&posted=2021-02-09 Please stay tuned for confirmation in the next couple days!!!!

The news is sounding good! Its important to note that this is not official yet however the "proposed" changes listed on the Province of Manitoba webpage notes a key change that sure sounds like racing to me. • allowing organized outdoor sports to resume for games or practices (no multi-team tournaments); https://news.gov.mb.ca/news/index.html?item=50577&posted=2021-02-04&fbclid=IwAR1DzCDIkbEef1hGWY0LQy6pTHa6Je-tZgfjDuBMaw0NwaGH93CGiqCoxAk Stay tuned for confirmation.....

Currently the older Honda civics are the most popular within our club and these weigh in around 2100-2300 lbs however as you point out the older small light hatchbacks are becoming more rare. The reality undoubtedly will involve more modern and heavier cars joining in as things evolve each year. For the door to door ice racing we have not had any caged and street legal licensed cars show up to race but that doesn’t mean you can’t be the first.

Hi Bradley, I am sure your Lancer Ralliart would be an awesome ice race car. Having said that, the bigger question might be how competitive you would like to be with the "pack" of other ice racers. Currently most of the other ice racers are running horsepower cars ranging from 110hp to 140hp your car would definitely be one of the higher horsepower cars. We have been trying to maintain a cap around 140hp to help with both reliability and competitiveness however it is also worth noting that most the other cars are a fair bit lighter (and older) than your Lancer so it could possibly end up being

Schedule updated/changed due to recent Jan 22 restrictions announcement. (see edited info in above post)

Please be aware that our race club is fully committed to providing both safe and respectful racing events that follow the provincial health guidelines and are aligned with the current restrictions as noted by the province of Manitoba. The current public health orders and restrictions can be viewed at the following link: https://www.gov.mb.ca/covid19/restartmb/prs/index.html#provinciallevel Effective Jan 22nd it was announced that current restrictions for recreational outdoor activities remain prohibited for at least the next 3 weeks. Unfortunately this prevents us from holding a

BAT also seems to create some bizarre bidding frenzy especially for the 240z. Case in point is the one that sold in January for $310,000!!!!

School is canceled and the first event is moved to February 13th....hopefully.

I'm happy to say that all the tires are now shaved and the WSCC tire shaving machine has been put away till next winter. The production line for bolting the tires is in operation however is still operating at a covid reduced capacity. lol Here's hoping things improve in Feb/March and we will be able to put these babies to use!

Unfortunately with the ongoing forced cancellations of our racing plans due to covid restrictions we have decided to cancel plans for a ice racing school this year. If restrictions are softened to the point we are able to still race we are planning a hotlapping/test & tune day at the Winnipeg Ski Pond venue on Feb 13th and if any newcomers are looking for some complimentary coaching/feedback please feel free to reach out to any of the event coordinators and we will try to help coordinate some assistance for you.

Shaving the tread flat provides a more stable base for the bolts which removes the flex which often causes the inner core to deteriorate and cause leaks or the bolts to tear out. The other advantage is it creates a consistent width of rubber so once the bolts are tightened they are the correct length sticking out which eliminates an ugly step of grinding down each bolt to the correct length. On ice the tread holds little grip anyways however the disadvantage of this process is the shaved tires will be a bit slippery in the snow. Something we will all need to be aware of...however it will be