Frozen Rush

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The Red Bull Frozen Rush is an off-road motorsport match race on snowy alpine skiing slopes. The event debuted in 2014 featuring eight short-course and desert off-road racing drivers. Road & Track magazine said "The unique action provided a mix between the traditional stadium-style off-road racing and the crossover jumping from Global Rallycross."[1]

History[]

In 2013, Red Bull had their team driver Ricky Johnson haul one of his Pro 4 short course trucks across the United States from California to Mount Snow in Vermont for an exhibition on the ski slopes.[2][3] Red Bull filmed the exhibition and the video was popular enough that they decided to turn it into a competition.[3]

Ski slopes at Sunday River

The first competition happened in 2014 at the Sunday River Resort near Newry, Maine.[3] The drivers raced the trucks on the resort's snowy ski slopes.[3] About 10000 spectators attended the event with temperatures topping out below 10 °F (−12 °C).[2]

Vehicles[]

The event features Pro 4 four-wheel drive Trophy Trucks racing with studded tires.[3] The BFGoodrich race tires utilize an inner liner and feature approximately 700 studs.[3] The studs have ruined the fiberglass fenders of some trucks.[3] The 900-horsepower trucks have modified jets in their carburetors for the less dense air in the higher altitude.[3] Teams had to adjust their suspensions and gear ratios for the conditions.[3] Trucks didn't need to use as efficient of cooling systems in the cooler temperatures.[3]

Drivers[]

In the inaugural 2014 event, eight drivers from the two national series (TORC and LOORRS) were selected to compete head to head with the victory advancing to the next round.[3] Ricky Johnson beat Johnny Greaves in the final round for the win after Greaves received a 5-second penalty for hitting a gate.[2][4] The 2014 Frozen Rush was broadcast taped delayed on NBC Sports' program.[4] Drivers use thick gloves and heated helmet technology developed for snowmobile racing.[3]

Competitors[]

Year Winner Other Competitors
2014 Ricky Johnson[4] 2nd Johnny Greaves, 3rd Bryce Menzies, 4th Rob MacCachren, Carl Renezeder, , Scott Douglas, Greg Adler[4]
2015 field:[5] RJ Anderson, Brian Deegan, Scott Douglas, Chad Hord, Ricky Johnson, , Rob MacCachren, , and Carl Renezeder
Bryce Menzies Ricky Johnson, Scott Douglas, Carl Renezeder, Chad Hord, Rob MacCachren, Johnny Greaves, RJ Anderson, CJ Greaves

References[]

  1. ^ "Red Bull Frozen Rush head-to-head ups the ante for 2014". Road & Track. February 16, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Joseph, Noah. "Red Bull Frozen Rush puts off-road trucks on ski slopes". Autoblog.com. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Scott, Evans. "Red Bull Frozen Rush 2014". Motor Trend. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d Jung, Carter. "Frozen Rush: Ricky Johnson Wins Inaugural Race". Red Bull. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
  5. ^ Martelli, Matt. "Winter Cometh: Frozen Rush 2015". race-dezert.com. Retrieved December 7, 2014.

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