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F.A.T. Ice Racing in 2024 starts on 27 January in Zell am See (formerly GP ICE RACE). Debuting on 8-10 February 2024, Ice Race Aspen Driven by Mobil 1 will take place in Colorado, promoter F.A.T. said today. The winter-fest of speed goes back to the 1950s when it was run on a frozen Austrian lake; now it’s on a frozen track.
In both events both amateur and professional will compete across multitude of classes running on ice. At Zell am See, there are Touring 4-wheel-drive and 2-wheel -drive cars, Buggys, Skijöring,* Skijöring Elektro, Side-cars and Classic cars. With about 100 competitors, entries are now closed. Event sponsors, Porsche, Audi, Volkswagen, Red Bull and SIXT will provide supporting programs, including the Red Bull Flying Bulls air show. MotoGP star Dani Pedrosa will also be making his debut on the ice.
Ticket holders can see a diverse starting line-up comprised of vehicles from 22 different manufacturers, eight different buggies, as well as 30 teams of two in the legendary skijoring event, which sees daredevil skiers being dragged across the ice by the vehicles. From a 75-horsepower Porsche 356 built in 1956 and classics such as a Lancia Delta HF Integrale, a Subaru Impreza 555 – Colin McRae won the 1994 Rally New Zealand in it – and the 600-horsepower Audi S1 WRX through contemporary super sports cars, some with more than 1000 horsepower, there is a lot of racing action planned. Alongside the competitive races, show drives along the 600 meter-long ice track, will see vehicles such as the colorful and agile Meyers Manx dune buggies refitted with studded tires playing on the ice.
Newer technology in these global warming times appears via QR codes affixed to the vehicles to provide insights and highlights into each vehicle’s history.
- Porsche enthusiasts will be able to take a transcontinental journey through the history of the brand in a specially designed hangar.
- In another hangar, Audi will be exhibiting contemporary and historic racing cars, the highlight being the fully electric S1 Hoonitron. The entirely electric prototype was developed by Audi Sport as an exclusive collaboration with US drift artist Ken Block, who passed away last year. The Audi quattro S1 will also be seen running at Zell am See.
- To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Golf, Volkswagen will be offering programs, both on and away from the ice, going back to the roots of the front drive vehicle.
- The Bulls airshow will have a BO 105 C aerobatic helicopter and an Edge 540 aircraft – a familiar sight from the Red Bull Air Race World Championship and piloted by Dario Costa – who will be performing maneuvers in the skies above Zell am See Airport.
- With what is described as “a breathtaking ice show,” Red Bull MotoGP star Dani Pedrosa will be setting the pulses of motorbike fans racing on his MotoGP bike equipped with spiked tires.
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*Skijoring
Skijoring is an ancient sport, where a person on skis is pulled with high speed over snow. From 1928 on, horses without a rider were used. Soon after, motorsport enthusiasts followed. In 1938, for the first time the skiers were pulled by motorized vehicles. Ice races for motorbikes and cars then followed.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, publisher (kzhw@aol.com), is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
Zino is at home on test tracks, knows his way around U.S. Congressional hearing rooms, auto company headquarters, plant floors, as well as industry research and development labs where the real mobility work is done. He can quote from court decisions, refer to instrumented road tests, analyze financial results, and profile executive personalities and corporate cultures.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
Zell am See Ice Race Returns 27 January. Aspen Debuts
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F.A.T. Ice Racing in 2024 starts on 27 January in Zell am See (formerly GP ICE RACE). Debuting on 8-10 February 2024, Ice Race Aspen Driven by Mobil 1 will take place in Colorado, promoter F.A.T. said today. The winter-fest of speed goes back to the 1950s when it was run on a frozen Austrian lake; now it’s on a frozen track.
In both events both amateur and professional will compete across multitude of classes running on ice. At Zell am See, there are Touring 4-wheel-drive and 2-wheel -drive cars, Buggys, Skijöring,* Skijöring Elektro, Side-cars and Classic cars. With about 100 competitors, entries are now closed. Event sponsors, Porsche, Audi, Volkswagen, Red Bull and SIXT will provide supporting programs, including the Red Bull Flying Bulls air show. MotoGP star Dani Pedrosa will also be making his debut on the ice.
Ticket holders can see a diverse starting line-up comprised of vehicles from 22 different manufacturers, eight different buggies, as well as 30 teams of two in the legendary skijoring event, which sees daredevil skiers being dragged across the ice by the vehicles. From a 75-horsepower Porsche 356 built in 1956 and classics such as a Lancia Delta HF Integrale, a Subaru Impreza 555 – Colin McRae won the 1994 Rally New Zealand in it – and the 600-horsepower Audi S1 WRX through contemporary super sports cars, some with more than 1000 horsepower, there is a lot of racing action planned. Alongside the competitive races, show drives along the 600 meter-long ice track, will see vehicles such as the colorful and agile Meyers Manx dune buggies refitted with studded tires playing on the ice.
Newer technology in these global warming times appears via QR codes affixed to the vehicles to provide insights and highlights into each vehicle’s history.
AutoInformed on
*Skijoring
Skijoring is an ancient sport, where a person on skis is pulled with high speed over snow. From 1928 on, horses without a rider were used. Soon after, motorsport enthusiasts followed. In 1938, for the first time the skiers were pulled by motorized vehicles. Ice races for motorbikes and cars then followed.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, publisher (kzhw@aol.com), is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn. Zino is at home on test tracks, knows his way around U.S. Congressional hearing rooms, auto company headquarters, plant floors, as well as industry research and development labs where the real mobility work is done. He can quote from court decisions, refer to instrumented road tests, analyze financial results, and profile executive personalities and corporate cultures. He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe. Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap. AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks. Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.