Ice Racing

Wheel to wheel Ice Racing

Winter time is no off season, get a frozen lake, plow a track on it and you are ready to experience wheel-to-wheel ice racing.

We are lucky in the region to have the AMEC Ice Racing series in NY state. They have a number of lakes they organize races on between January and March.

They have multiple categories from street legal cars (2 or 4 wheel driver, snow tires or studded tires) to the fully prepped race cars with specific ice racing tires.

The cost is pretty low at about $50 for a day of racing and the crowd is extremely friendly. Even if contact between cars is forbidden in street legal classes, accidents can happen and there is always a risk when you go racing.

You can run any snow tire without studs, however if you run a studded tire, you will have to run a Nokian Hakkapeliitta with factory studs. Here is a quick overview of the difference between the Hakka models:

• Hakka 7 (discontinued in 2013/14, then Nordman 7, now discontinued): 130 studs in 205/55R16

• Hakka 8 (discontinued in 2017, then Norman 8 2021-2024): up to 190 studs (80 per meter of rolling circumference, so the bigger the tire the more studs)

• Hakka 9 (discontinued 2021, now current Nordman North 9): dual studs introduced, 220 studs in 205/55 R16

• Hakka 10 (current):  Nokian claims 16% more studs compared to the previous version (still dual stud technology). Actual measurement by Jeff Denmeade from Meadesport on his Hakka 10s: 

  • 195/65/15: 220 studs

  • 205/60/16: 233 studs 

Here is a video of our first experience with AMEC:

The Jaffrey Ice Racing Association offers wheel to wheel racing in NH:

Ice Cross / Ice Time Trials / WinterCross

Ice cross is like an autocross on ice. It usually happens on a frozen lake during the winter season.

The Sport Car Club of Vermont offers ice time trials and WinterCross during the cold months. 

The BMW CCA Boston Chapter organizes an Ice Cross series in Newfound Lake NH.

Some NER SCCA Rallycross events during the winter are also very similar to Ice Cross but they are on firm ground and not a lake. A good example is the winter RallyX at Canaan Speedway in NH.

Ice Racing with Frog Racing

Interested in ice racing with us? You have several options:

• • Pit Crew: Help the team at the track and enjoy the racing experience from the paddocks. Learn more about the Pit Crew activities on our 'Race with us' page.

  • Co-drive: Take the wheel and drive our car (contact us for more information)

  • Drive your own: Drive your own car and let us help you with setup, coaching and use our video/telemetry to improve your driving (check our Technology page and the video above).

Interested in joining us for our next ice racing event? Contact us at info@frogracing.us