Back in 2014 a man with a vision and a huge truck decided to try something new. The decided they wanted to go and drive up a ski slope with it. Add some studded tires and some ski goggles and a new race was born. In 2015, the Red Bull Signature Series hosted the Frozen Rush for the first time at a quaint ski slope in Maine. It attracted many of the top pro-4 short course truck drivers throughout the world, and it was considered a huge success by many. The event came back this again, and it is as good as ever in 2016.
What makes these cars able to operate on the snow is due to two important factors. The first being the massive studded tires with over 600 studs in each tire, which allows the tires to bite. The second is the conditioning of the snow by snow cats and groomers. Without these two crucial ingredients combined, a new and seemingly unstoppable race was born. I personally am super excited to see more of this racing style in the future and I hope you will too. Below are the videos of the visionary and the first runs, along with the first and second races.
Beginnings:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDqO1FRtl7o
2015:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxGrrDjilJg
2016:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVYailVZpEY
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