bretti_kivi
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Hello,
Icetrack 2017 hasn't been 100% confirmed yet, but I figured I would ask if anyone's interested.... ?
Location is probably mid-Finland, so within 200km of Kuopio. I have one of two locations in mind, both in this circle, one north of Kuopio, the other West. Date is either end Jan or mid Feb. Costs, I can't say right now... but it *will* be under €500 for 2 days of track and accommodation for four nights.
The traditional trip across works like this: Wednesday drive through Germany, on the boat at Travemünde for cast off at 0300 Thursday am. Friday 0900 arrival in Helsinki, drive up. Saturday and Sunday track time, Monday free time, Tuesday back to Helsinki for a ferry which arrives back in Germany on Wednesday at 2100 or so. Prices for the ferry just got researched and they're not too shabby at all (€244 per person including a car seems pretty good!)
I'm currently expecting quite a few A2s to turn up, along with other machines (like a BRZ, a 320i, an A8, a TT, and I don't know what else) so it's up to you what you want to bring to enjoy on the ice. You *will* need winter tyres, along with a certain amount of enjoyment of ice and snow, as it'll probably be somwehere between +1 and -35.... and there will probably be around 90cm of snow lying and 70+cm of ice on the lakes. This time around, the track is probably not going to be on a lake, as it's way too risky in terms of weather.
I haven't confirmed *anything* right now, I'm waiting on answers from a couple of people (which will directly affect the cost), but figured I'd ask the question.
If you're wondering what the weekend might entail, try this from pocoloco (who was there last time and will probably be joining us again this time): https://vimeo.com/166658508
- Bret
Icetrack 2017 hasn't been 100% confirmed yet, but I figured I would ask if anyone's interested.... ?
Location is probably mid-Finland, so within 200km of Kuopio. I have one of two locations in mind, both in this circle, one north of Kuopio, the other West. Date is either end Jan or mid Feb. Costs, I can't say right now... but it *will* be under €500 for 2 days of track and accommodation for four nights.
The traditional trip across works like this: Wednesday drive through Germany, on the boat at Travemünde for cast off at 0300 Thursday am. Friday 0900 arrival in Helsinki, drive up. Saturday and Sunday track time, Monday free time, Tuesday back to Helsinki for a ferry which arrives back in Germany on Wednesday at 2100 or so. Prices for the ferry just got researched and they're not too shabby at all (€244 per person including a car seems pretty good!)
I'm currently expecting quite a few A2s to turn up, along with other machines (like a BRZ, a 320i, an A8, a TT, and I don't know what else) so it's up to you what you want to bring to enjoy on the ice. You *will* need winter tyres, along with a certain amount of enjoyment of ice and snow, as it'll probably be somwehere between +1 and -35.... and there will probably be around 90cm of snow lying and 70+cm of ice on the lakes. This time around, the track is probably not going to be on a lake, as it's way too risky in terms of weather.
I haven't confirmed *anything* right now, I'm waiting on answers from a couple of people (which will directly affect the cost), but figured I'd ask the question.
If you're wondering what the weekend might entail, try this from pocoloco (who was there last time and will probably be joining us again this time): https://vimeo.com/166658508
- Bret