WHAT: 38TH ANNUAL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ICE RACING SERIES WHERE: THE FORD CENTER – EVANSVILLE, IN – FEBRUARY 21, 2014 WHEN: FRIDAY NIGHT FEBRUARY 21, 2014 AT 7:00PM
WHO: WORLD’S TOP MOTORCYCLE AND QUAD ICE RACERS & MORE!
BUD’S HARLEY-DAVIDSON PRESENTS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ICE RACING
World Championship ICE Racing is a sport born from necessity – THE NEED FOR SPEED! Flash back 40 years to a group of dirt track motorcycle racers who had plenty of action and tracks to compete at during the summer months. Back then, however, there was nothing for them to do through the long winter months, pretty much half the year. This was way too much down time to take for these young men.
Soooooo American ingenuity being what it is they came up with the idea of screwing “off the shelf†hardware store screws into their tires for traction, then “attempting†to race the motorcycles on ICE with less than desired results! Two years later the promotional company ICE/International Championship Events was created. They helped engineer a sophisticated racing stud technology called Silver Rockets, giving riders as much or more traction than when they raced on dirt, brought the sport inside to comfortable climate controlled sports arenas thus creating a thrilling new international motorsport. ICE will crown its 38th Annual World Champions this winter after a series of national events are held.
None of these events are more important than the Evansville World Championship Round that will take place Friday night February 21, 2014. This event is expected to attract many of the nation’s best riders in both ICE Professional Divisions of competition. The volatile, lightning quick Manufacturers World Cup Motorcycles boast past Champions that are racing legends like “Showtime†Johnny Murphree; “Smokin†Joe Kopp; “Jammin†Jared Mees; Kevin “The Viking†Anderson and reigning World Champion Jake “The Snake†Mataya who will be defending his Title here in Evansville.
The second professional classification of racing are the wild & crazy, no holds barred, anything goes, crash & burn ICE Unlimited Outlaw Quads! Oh yea, this class brings out the crazies as there are virtually no rules! Only two significant technical rules apply that say machines must be rear wheel driven exclusively and be equipped with a “dead man†kill switch that shuts the machine’s engine off automatically when rider and quad become “separatedâ€. The Outlaws are a colorful group who have produced their share of stars. The top of that select group is 5 time World Champion Mandy “Wild Child†Brodil. Now retired, this lady excelled for many years in a rough and tumble male dominated sport. Kansas racer Dusty Crouch is Defending World Champion in the Outlaw Quads and returns to go for 2 in a row this winter.
Along with spectacular pro racing fans will see unique special events take place on ice the night of February 21st. Family priced tickets are on sale now at The Ford Center Box Office; Ticketmaster Outlets; online at www.ticketmaster.com; or by phone at 800-745-3000. Don’t miss THE GREATEST SPECTACLE ON ICE!TM Thrilling excitement the whole family will enjoy starts at 7:00PM sharp!
ICE Media Contact: Brent Densford (843) 750-0741, E: brent@icespeedway.com
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