Greenwood Lake NY wintertrikefest

[Bryan Raffa]

get it going and we'll show up..buildin another ice runner as we speak...

[riverrat]

Either way, whether I do an official thing, or not. I would say that I am riding the weekend of the winter carnival, and you all should go.

But I am well on the way to making it official.

I will post all the hotel info, and directions once I get it going. I will start a new thread, this is more like a planning thread.

I want to have everything in order by the end of August, and that gives 5.5 months of planning time.

[badasskfx]

if i come i would like to sleep in an ice house so if you can set that up that would be great. around what weekend will this happen?

[Chevy200s]

I'm definilty in, I just gotta get a few of my trikes registerd I guess, which kinda sucks but hey I've been meaning to do it for years, now I got a good excuse. Just post the date and I'm there with bunch of trikes and a few friends. great idea dude!

[riverrat]

Usually winter carnival happens on Presidents day weekend.
I will confirm, with another thread.

There are no ice houses here. I was one of the first to make a temporary one that I've seen. Sometimes I see the portable ones.
But ice houses rock.

Again, the poker run should not be a problem, just working on all the other stuff. Definitely something will happen, as long as there is ice.

[ChrisD]

I was at GWL this weekend, but was mostly at the other house above Middletown. I did speak with some of the guys. We can help you set it up. I also spoke with the new people at Castle Tavern. They saw my videos and website. They love it. I think we can bribe them into drink and food specials considering that they recognize that our group of friends are their primary winter traffic.

Anyway, I hoped to get together with you, but ended up all over the place...I haven't been at the lake since February, so we will have to get together another time.

My group of guys can reach 20-30 people. Many of them ice race also.

[riverrat]

Sounds great!

Yea, I was pretty busy all weekend myself, so I doubt if there was a time when we could have met. Don't worry, there is plenty of time.

Do they have a group with insurance, or just get together on the fly?

[ChrisD]

Are you kidding?....let the buyer beware. This is grass roots. We race because we love to compete. There have been many broken bones. I have 2 sets of broken ribs, there are 2 guys that have broken shoulders, one guy with a crushed spine (he is fine) etc. This is total "ride at your own risk" racing at its best, not the AMA. Try to find insurance on anything 3 wheeler, forget about razor sharp studs spinning at 5000 RPM included. It will never happen.

Anyway, don't sweat it. Don't promote ice racing, just let it happen....it will. 99% of the time, the only thing broken is someone's pride.

[Bryan Raffa]

Im comeing to lose!! no pride broke there

spinning razor studs where?

[riverrat]

Razor sharp studs?

You guys just don't use screws? You use actual studs?

[Bryan Raffa]

studs, screws samething.. your thinkin of picks? like on a sled

[ChrisD]

everyone uses Kold Kutter ice screws. They are very sharp and grip very well. You can pull 4th gear wheelies on the ice with them. They are hardened and V cut. They are not spikes, but they will tear you up if you get hit by a tire.

[riverrat]

Thats what I thought.
You have a good place to buy them?

Also, what tire was it you recommended for the ice?

[ChrisD]

I use the Cheng Shin C826 18x9.5x8.

[honda_atc200es]

how far is winter trike fest going to be from middletown id like to stud the tires on my pitbike and see what happens when i take it to the ice