Last week, Lake Potanipo in our little town hosted an ice fishing derby and today it was the North Stream Nationals Drag Racing competition. It’s just like car drag racing but done on ice with snowmobiles. As you can see these “sleds” are fast and there was every imaginable type of vehicle out there. There was a good-sized crowd to enjoy the fun.
I really like that first photo, Chris. Fast is right!!
It is. I got some shots without blurring but it took a very fast shutter speed.
Wow…great photos! Yeah, the 1st one is so fast. 🙂
When I grew up in upstate New York in the 1970s my brother + I had a snowmobile that we’d take with the local snowmobiling club. An adult highlight for me was going with The Southern Oregon Snowmobiling Club on a outing 10 years ago in the majestic mountains here in Oregon.
They sound like good times. I don’t ride but it sure looked fun. Cheers
Oh what fun- and compositions of the photos are nice and top two are the yellow (4th one) and the last one of the two Bikes – but they all went well for a post
Oh and brrrrrrrr
Thank you. It was actually not all that cold. Temps were in the 40s. I liked the bikes. I’d like to get one at some point. Cheers
40s – right on…
And ride on if you end with one of those bikes
Wow..ice fishing and now snowmobile drag races! Way out cool fun!! 👍😀
You captured their speed! I am glad that there are so many splendid things to do in the snow!
Thanks, Nancy. It is good to see people having fun out there. Cheers
Love the movement in that first photo.
Thanks you. I played with framing and shutter speeds for a long time to get that. Cheers
Very cool pictures, Chris! 😉 And I mean that quite literally! 😂 It’s amazing how many things and people can go on the ice without it breaking. I’d always feel a little stressed standing there I guess because around here the ice is always much thinner on the lakes, no speed racing there!
Thanks, Sarah. Yeah, I just couldn’t bring myself to drive out there, though there were much bigger vehicles than my little car.
Wow..the weather is so unique ..pretty images..the white color is amazing Chris !
Thanks, Sohair. I’m sure it’s very different than Egypt. We have a lot of white right now. Cheers!
True..we do not have snow here..cheers !