ICE RACING AT BIR

Brainerd International Raceway has found a featured race especially for us; people who love to slip and slide around on the ice. International Ice Racing Association drivers will compete all day long both Saturday and Sunday, January 12th and 13th. Spokesman Geoff Gorvin said the races start at 9am and they're just a riot. "You know what it's like to drive on ice. Imagine trying to race on ice." Gorvin said some of the mostly smaller compact cars have studded tires and some are bare and there is a bit of bumping and pushing. About 75 drivers from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois and Canada will compete for series points toward a class championship. BIR is on Highway 371 north of Baxter.