Red Bull is known for plastering its brand on every extreme sport it can find — and Frozen Rush is no different. The first round of the off-road snow race series pits nine competitors against each other on the slopes of the Sunday River Ski Resort in Newry, Maine.
The trucks are equipped with 900-horsepower engines and one-off BFGoodrich All-Terrain spiked tires that allow them to get to grips with the snow and ice. Racing veteran Ricky Johnson will be leading the pack after setting the quickest qualifying time yesterday.
Intense action is expected on the specially designed course that features 100 foot jumps. Sub-100-second runs were seen during qualifying.
The course has been extended this year. Returning champion Bryce Menzies will have a challenge trying to defend his title against Ricky Johnson and the rest of the well-qualified field of racers.
You can catch the live stream on Red Bull TV on Friday, January 8th at 11:30 AM ET — which is right now.
Grip? Pfft, they should run on DOT racing slicks.
Cool trucks. Cool tires.
Me and some buddies tried to get ice racing going in our area but with dirt bikes. Properly set up ice tires stick better than a fresh set of tires on good dirt. It was a blast.