Iowa Region, with the help of Milwaukee Region, brought the thrills and chills of the annual Freeze Your Curds Off Rallycross Challenge to the hills of southwestern Wisconsin this past weekend. It drew a huge crowd this year with 68 drivers from eight different states battling each other in the wildly varying conditions. As always, Mother Nature decided to get involved in the fray as well, with weather conditions covering the gambit, from dry and mild, to rain, followed by snow and 40+ mph wind.
Before we get into the action, we need to thank this year’s sponsors:
- Gibbsville Cheese provided us with some fabulous custom cheese curds. If you’re looking for great cheese in the Midwest, we highly recommend their offerings!
- Mayhew Tools contributed a variety of American made tools for door prizes. If you are in need of some high-quality hand tools, be sure to look for Mayhew Tools!
- Penguin Garage added some Kartboy pedals to the door prize mix. Penguin has the hook up for all your racing parts needs, including tires!
- Subies of the Corn threw in a ton of Subaru merch. They are an Illinois based charity that raises money for various charities through car related events. Please consider making a donation to them here so they can continue this fabulous work!
Saturday’s course was approximately two miles long, with run times over 180 seconds in the dry and far in excess of 200 seconds as it became wet and muddy. The day started off fairly beautiful, but quickly turned to “Hope you packed extra socks, shoes, and basically every item of clothing!” as the rain and eventually snow rolled in.
TL:DR Class Highlights for Day 1:
- Stock FWD: Brian S’s Honda Fit held firm, topping the front-drive pack ahead of Ben D’s Mini.
- Stock RWD: Greg F’s Corvette held down the lone RWD stock slot in classic V8 fashion.
- Stock AWD: Hugh H piloted his Subaru SVX through the slop for the AWD win.
- Prepared FWD: Edwin C’s bright yellow Cobalt SS held the top spot despite a new Bluetooth axle.
- Prepared RWD: Adam L’s Mustang GT roared to a decisive victory over Oliver S’s Miata.
- Prepared AWD: Alec S’s silver WRX splashed to the win in what was basically a mud jacuzzi.
- Modified FWD: Shane B’s Honda CRX kept it tidy for the class lead.
- Modified RWD: Eric A’s Toyota MR2ZZ danced to another win over Chris E’s vintage Lotus.
- Modified AWD: Eric L dominated in his WRX, with Aaron B and Jay K close behind.
- SxS: Zach S’s Can-Am X3 RR sprayed rooster tails of clay en route to the UTV win.
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