Thrilled & chilled: unlimited outlaw quads on ice!(On Track)

International Championship Events series promoter Gary Densford found a way to put ATVs and powersports under the spotlight without skating on thin ice. With the National Hockey League season a waste and the owners in lockout mode, something had to be done about utilizing those NHL arenas. Enter Densford and his ICE Championship series. The ice-racing pioneer saw empty hockey rinks as the ideal opportunity to grow his indoor race series. But how does one go about transforming an NHL rink into an indoor haven for ATV and motorcycle racing?

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To prepare an NHL arena for the ICE series, the rink's ice thickness goes from 1 inch--NHL regulation--to at least 3 inches. The ice has to be thicker to withstand the constant pock marks created by the ice studs from the various machines' tires. The studs give the vehicles traction and that's what keeps them on the track and off the rink boards.

Speedway motorcycles, flat-track motorcycles, ATVs and speedway karts all circle the thick oval ice sheet. Each type of machine is part of the four professional divisions of ICE/WSRA and compete for World Championship Titles at the end of the season. The ice keeps the competitors coming back and the thrilling action brings more and more spectators. There is something alluring about motorized vehicles going zero to 60 MPH in 3 seconds inside a hockey rink!

ICE Quad History

The ICE Championship series made its official powersports racing debut January 13, 1977, at the Oklahoma State Fair Coliseum. Among those participating was current ICE promoter Densford. Now, nine events make up the 2005 series.