Ice bowl

[usac7]

The Ice Bowl is a special event, one that is more focused more on the competitors than the fans.

If they did as you ask, and modified the format to be more fan friendly, the first change they would make is to change the date to March or April.

But if they did that, it would not be the Ice Bowl anymore would it?

If you want a fan friendly SLM event at TST, they used to have a SLM Triple Feature night. We ran it once. As racers we said never again. I had never worked that hard for that many hours at a racetrack in my life.

[Rajflyboy]

Just run early in the day. Problem solved.

[dirt farmer]

It was and with the 10 mph wind, it was downright brutal. This is the first time in nearly 20 years of taking photos, that I had to leave before super late models were done for the evening. I was frozen to my core. I'll get warmed up and get back at it tomorrow tho, those folks in the stands are hardcore.

I've been to all since 1994 and tonight was the first time I left early, I'm sure there have been colder years but I can't remember when, guess I'll swing by the Walmart on my way back to the track pick up few more clothes I go back an enjoy the rest tomorrow.

[GRT32]

2010 was colder. Never made it out of the teens

[B_K]

The year Paul Tims lead every lap but the last 1/2 lap was pretty cold too. Terry English won and I thawed out around Tallapoosa, GA on the way home. Made it to part of the way down Saturday but had to turn around because it started snowing heavily. Drove down Sunday morning that year.

Cold weather and Me aren’t friends anymore.

[GRT24]

2010 was cold I mean bone chilling cold. Add a little humidity and it’s brutal. I had called it in a previous post about the mud and looks like it produced as normal. I had all intentions of going but ended up staying around the house this weekend.

[GRT24]

Anybody getting anything from Race Monitor? I was trying to see lap times? It’s not reporting anything and I know practice was starting around 11

[NeedforLM$peed]

Says noon on DoD schedule. 11 was the drivers meeting

[zyoung25]

Is that Roby Helm on the mic? Or is that our late model Mark?

[Hoosier]

LMM mostly

[dirtcrazy4u]

Ice bowl is a great name for the event but it's also a really good reason to dump the qualifying for every class. Then maybe people could get out within a reasonable time instead of sitting there frozen. Promotor gets his back gate and fans get back in there warm car.

[AllenK]

20 years ago or more when I was working nights I might've gone to this event and pulled an all-nighter getting home.
Now I'm glad to be sitting home in the warm house watching! Very content.

At the Chatham,La HAT race on Easter weekend in '96,there was frost forming on our camera bag. We had to drive home in 2nd due to the shifter tearing up in my Dad's truck also. My feet about froze off.

[AllenK]

Supers about to roll off.

[JimBo]

Thanks for the heads up Allen.

[champion24]

How the ..... did they not count that??