Bets the hell out of the dirt-track Chevette races I saw in Lafayette, TN. back in the day !!! From 12th to the win, how awsome is that? Great driving, bud. Wish my 84 CS had run that good. Good luck in future races.
excellent driving. I absolutely LOVE driving in the snow, of course Toronto winters are nothing like this. hopefully one day I'll be able to do this also.
My first and second car were Chevettes. People never beleive me when I tell them that was the best car I ever had for getting around in the snow. I guess the car was just balanced well or something. We used to race around town when it would snow. Two of my freinds also had Chevettes. Good times. I should go buy one now, I miss them.
#54 is Terry, Chevette Series Champion in 2006 & 2008. He is a VERY good driver, calm and smooth. Finishing 3rd behind him should have been all I could hope for.
I would never have gotten past Terry if not for him snagging some deep slush and getting pulled off line. For me, passing Terry for 2nd place was the highlight of my entire weekend.
Passing Trent then too for the win in the last corner was unbelievably lucky.
Those cars were great! - so long as you rust-proofed them. GM could have updated them, more power & fuel injection. Instead, we got the Sprint. What a joke
The Chevette was a decent car except for the cylinder wall coatings they used that broke down. A lot of engines died early. The Pontiac Acadian apparently did not use the coating and had more conventional technologies, and it worked just fine. It was also ever so slightly less ugly, haha.
hi 5v. its gtn way to hard to find some now. use to be they were everywhere. i saw one today on the road. the first ive seen in 2 years. i grinned lol.
the chevette is a true rally car. it was designed in germany and called "the world car". it was a concept car and peoples car. morons destroyed and didnt take care of them and then said they were junk. mine wasant and never broke down once. im gtn another one before theyre all gone.
Wowzer. 6:30-7:50 was probably my favorite part. Good long battle there and you grabbed that opening nicely. Also, nice at 9:45, totally took out his line.
tubatits... is the Chevette series still on in the Okanagon? I did a few races in the mid 90's... still have those Hancook tires in the garage. I shouldn't have sold the car... it's almost impossible to find another of these vette anymore.
The series has been dead out here for about 10 years, as has ice racing in general, due to lack of ice.
We have been making the run to Ashcroft for the last few years, with the Vancouver guys. Last year though, we had great ice here, and ran 4 weekends, and easily could've ran 1 more. we mix the chevettes with open class(what i run) and the run screws. I know of 2 cars for sale locally, with one being a front runner, let me know if you're interested.
like tubatits says Okanagan ice racing was dead for many years but is up and running again with far fewer participants, we had 8/9 cars last year total. Found that the best ice was on Swan Lake north of Vernon. Like tubatits we run an open class car but it is a chevette just with a datsun280z engine. Tubatits, interested in who you are and what you run cause we probably know eachother. Cant wait to get going in a couple of weeks. Love this video by the way, gets me pumped for the season.
The best vid ever! I still get all teary eyed when I think of my 86, 2dr, 5 speed Pontiac Acadian Gold Leaf. I wouldn't have scraped it if I knew there was something like this going on. I could do anything with that car!
As the owner of the car in the video, it is interesting to read these replies. The car is prepared about 8/10. But that's all you need in a DRIVER SERIES like this. That was me under-steering off badly in one corner in this video, painfully watching mistake-free drivers overtake me...
that was awesome me and my brother have succombed to the power of the chevette we have a shrine in the garage and only those who know can even begin to see the madness
NICE DRIVING!!! VERY IMPRESSIVE!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!! ( But, that's from a guy who can't get his '80 Chevette out of the driveway without crashing when it snows)
Hey, nice patient driving, dude! Well done! I'm planning on getting a car ready for the 2008-09 ice racing season where I am in Ontario. Never done it before - but it looks like tons of fun.
We try to avoid any contact, but accidents do happen. Click on my username, skip over all the rally clips, and check out my other Chevette IceRacing video. Lots of banging in that one. If that's not enough for ya, see my subscriber's list and look at Faster78's clips. He has one HUGE impact.
No, Banger racing is a style of racing where you deliberately try to wreck the other vehicles. First one across the checkered flag wins or the last car mobile wins depending on how the race goes. It's quite fun and quite insane.
Looks like you got a lot moore grip than most of the others. Your car isnt even drifting when the others go wide.. Had the same experience when I found a set of old WRC Michelin and drove on the ice here in sweden. I was the king easily.....
We all run the same spec tire, as required by the Chevette Series rules. They're normal everyday rubber winter street tires, no studs -- Bridgestone Blizzak.
It makes your series more even and not that costly..
Then I bow for your driving skills !
Ive used standard wintertires on the icecurcuits and its really difficult keeping the speed through the corners... And when everbody using them the curcuit gets polished and even moore slippery..
Are you allowed to use studs on the public roads over there.
Look in my favorites on the BMW M3 on the curcuit here in sweden.
Was this an inverted field? You drove a lot better than the other guys. You never seemed to push wide even with other cars around. I'm also surprised you didn't punt anyway. I know I would have punted some people racing on ice and not intentionally. lol
Yes, inverted field. Thankfully not upside down, but reversed finishing order from previous race. Slowest up front, fastest at the back.
Re: punting. They're very strict about a non-contact rule. Nobody wants to waste money repairing cars all the time. Any contact is reported by the corner marshals and then you have to explain your misbehaviour to the stewards.
Any Videos or photos of a #24, the car was built by I believe Jeff Marshall, someone els owns it now and comes down from canada and races in Rice Lake WI, I was privladge of driving it once, and man that car worked nice!
Car #24 is the one spun backwards to the inside at 1:54 into the clip. See more of #24 in its Jeff Gordon paint scheme at icerace dot net or in the other movie found under my username.
With normal rubber tires, no studs, on a frozen lake there's not a lot of grip, so even Chevettes have more than enough power. But it's all about trying to keep all four tires hooked up with traction. The less sliding the better. Any time the tires break traction, you're losing time.
I'm more interested in seeing the sport get rougher myself. If you have low power cars such as the Chevette banger racing seems like an interesting proposition.
Wow,,I really enjoyed this !!! I'v been building motors for years and am a pretty good for fun driver .Those conditions were really slick,,I don't think people r giving you enough credit!
Thanks! Conditions were really tough, with the only traction found on a narrow line and deep slush covering very slick ice everywhere else. I would have been thrilled finishing 3rd behind the #54 car. He's really good. I'd never have got past anybody, if they hadn't all slipped wide at some point.
well dont have any videos atm n since there is no ice atm it will take som while but id love to post them in a few months when ive got the posibility to drive=)
No offence taken. I wish I'd also started when I was 8.
The results worked out in my favour, but my driving really wasn't all that great in this race. It was more a case of everyone else making more mistakes than I did. The slushy conditions were very difficult that day.
Fan-ta-stic!!! Pray for snow. What revs did u have 'er at!?! My ice racer is in progress over at Flickr under user #89. We've got hot chocolate, garage space, and a couch for you in NY!. Anytime. Thanks for the great footage.
if my chevette wasn't so.... automatic... then i'd love to do this :D
ZGTAIV 6 months ago
what size engine? just the 1.6?
HomeE95 6 months ago
nice punch in the mirror
mobuzin 9 months ago
Bets the hell out of the dirt-track Chevette races I saw in Lafayette, TN. back in the day !!! From 12th to the win, how awsome is that? Great driving, bud. Wish my 84 CS had run that good. Good luck in future races.
TWMAN454 10 months ago
makes me want a Chevette. Gonna have to look at the Chevette series rules. I assume it's mostly stock racing?
chapel976 1 year ago
Holy shit that kicked ass!! what a tiring race!! and all done with kick ass lil chevettes? pretty evenly matched field there, great vid!
1baddecepticon 1 year ago
1 wheel, 3 pedals, 1 stick, + 1 windscreen wiper switch.
pure race driving
g4ngr3l87 1 year ago
lawl at hitting your mirror
musashi1865 1 year ago
excellent driving. I absolutely LOVE driving in the snow, of course Toronto winters are nothing like this. hopefully one day I'll be able to do this also.
chillenlikeavillain 1 year ago
Clean Race...Nice job Man
fortymobile 1 year ago
sweet video man
DAYTONATURBOSE 1 year ago
my 82' is a field car so no racing for me :P
stephanel7 1 year ago
Were there any Pontic T1000s in that race? Those are basicly Pontiacs Chevette.
Ryoku75 1 year ago
D; and i just want a chevette for day to day travels! lol
atari26003 1 year ago
lol man u punched the mirror ^^ anyway nice race
zambarigood 1 year ago
Best race i ever watched, Way to go on the checkers.....!!!!
ajskustom 1 year ago
almost broke the mirror in the end lol :D
inimene321 2 years ago
Smooth, made up good time in the "S".
Gave guys room, took advantage when the time was right. didn't punt anyone. Nice job. Thumbs up..
77750K 2 years ago
My first and second car were Chevettes. People never beleive me when I tell them that was the best car I ever had for getting around in the snow. I guess the car was just balanced well or something. We used to race around town when it would snow. Two of my freinds also had Chevettes. Good times. I should go buy one now, I miss them.
theivory1 2 years ago
Excelent job and a damn good race!! Are you running studs or just winter tires?
95concours 2 years ago
Been answered before. Check previous comments.
Chevette Series rules require the same spec-tire for everyone. They're normal everyday rubber winter street tires, Bridgestone Blizzak, no studs.
EW0gi0PJ 2 years ago
Wow, good race. Pass for 2nd was epic.
mobiusonethree 2 years ago
wow. nice work!
FyreDaug 2 years ago
car number 54 was near you whole race :)
nice ending :))
battery337 2 years ago
#54 is Terry, Chevette Series Champion in 2006 & 2008. He is a VERY good driver, calm and smooth. Finishing 3rd behind him should have been all I could hope for.
I would never have gotten past Terry if not for him snagging some deep slush and getting pulled off line. For me, passing Terry for 2nd place was the highlight of my entire weekend.
Passing Trent then too for the win in the last corner was unbelievably lucky.
EW0gi0PJ 2 years ago
yeah right on man!!! that was a sick race i was on the edge of my seat the whole time lol chevettes ftw
wumpascott 2 years ago
Those cars were great! - so long as you rust-proofed them. GM could have updated them, more power & fuel injection. Instead, we got the Sprint. What a joke
acadianfever 2 years ago
so my chevette IS good for something..haha looks fun maybe ill come up there for 2010
sheeveington 2 years ago
HAHA THAT WAS GREAT!!! Did it have the original 1.6l engine in it?
windsordrywallpro 2 years ago
awesome!!!
velofrog1 2 years ago
i race mine on a dirt track,some of the best fun u can have with yur clothes on !
proalign6 2 years ago
i need a door by the way
Cameo477 2 years ago
nice race and drift
thepipono16 2 years ago
cool vid man.I used to race the 40 and 50 car from Lac La biche for the college10 years ago.
bobbbobfirecheif 2 years ago
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The Chevette was a decent car except for the cylinder wall coatings they used that broke down. A lot of engines died early. The Pontiac Acadian apparently did not use the coating and had more conventional technologies, and it worked just fine. It was also ever so slightly less ugly, haha.
Awesome race!
evilspoons 2 years ago
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evilspoons 2 years ago
Nice race!!!
danirodri 2 years ago
hi 5v. its gtn way to hard to find some now. use to be they were everywhere. i saw one today on the road. the first ive seen in 2 years. i grinned lol.
lukeslandspeeder 2 years ago
Awesome! I love how you punched the rear view mirror at the end :D
Tube7686 2 years ago
love it!!!, especially the ending how he smoked the first place at like last min!!! LOL
CarTuner48 2 years ago
It's like Mario Kart
tpomo2 3 years ago 2
that lil tec 4 4cyl engine will give you everything it has. listen at it. brings back memorys of my lil white herby.
lukeslandspeeder 3 years ago
the chevette is a true rally car. it was designed in germany and called "the world car". it was a concept car and peoples car. morons destroyed and didnt take care of them and then said they were junk. mine wasant and never broke down once. im gtn another one before theyre all gone.
lukeslandspeeder 3 years ago
sure thing...
ate least some of brazillians like 'em and take good care of 'em.
but there are few of them rolling on streets. i don't care. i'll buy my own.
vitorlcl 2 years ago
them cars are ugly
buckhuck40 3 years ago
jealous
stayonthefarm 2 years ago
ice is nice...
how come i do not hear the engine?
frankhong 3 years ago
lol this is were i live lac la biche
goosecattool 3 years ago
lol way to punch ur mirror lol looks pretty sweet i should get into someting like that
ubbercrazy 3 years ago
nice smoked him at the last min.
krazyhooligan 3 years ago
Glorious!
captainpegs07 3 years ago
Wowzer. 6:30-7:50 was probably my favorite part. Good long battle there and you grabbed that opening nicely. Also, nice at 9:45, totally took out his line.
jdjl1987 3 years ago
nice win, man. Really fun to watch, and i cant wait for this season(in BC).
tubatits 3 years ago
tubatits... is the Chevette series still on in the Okanagon? I did a few races in the mid 90's... still have those Hancook tires in the garage. I shouldn't have sold the car... it's almost impossible to find another of these vette anymore.
fastalan 3 years ago
The series has been dead out here for about 10 years, as has ice racing in general, due to lack of ice.
We have been making the run to Ashcroft for the last few years, with the Vancouver guys. Last year though, we had great ice here, and ran 4 weekends, and easily could've ran 1 more. we mix the chevettes with open class(what i run) and the run screws. I know of 2 cars for sale locally, with one being a front runner, let me know if you're interested.
tubatits 3 years ago
like tubatits says Okanagan ice racing was dead for many years but is up and running again with far fewer participants, we had 8/9 cars last year total. Found that the best ice was on Swan Lake north of Vernon. Like tubatits we run an open class car but it is a chevette just with a datsun280z engine. Tubatits, interested in who you are and what you run cause we probably know eachother. Cant wait to get going in a couple of weeks. Love this video by the way, gets me pumped for the season.
KJR111 3 years ago
excellent vid! was exciting to watch :)
SirRoxo 3 years ago
Racing on sand is cool too :)
marceloscherer 3 years ago
I've fixed thousands of machines and my 81 chevette is the ONLY one that has never let me down.
rickrolled2 3 years ago
The best vid ever! I still get all teary eyed when I think of my 86, 2dr, 5 speed Pontiac Acadian Gold Leaf. I wouldn't have scraped it if I knew there was something like this going on. I could do anything with that car!
davedefran 3 years ago
As the owner of the car in the video, it is interesting to read these replies. The car is prepared about 8/10. But that's all you need in a DRIVER SERIES like this. That was me under-steering off badly in one corner in this video, painfully watching mistake-free drivers overtake me...
faster79 3 years ago
Awesome!!
But try that Chevette again a Saab in an ice race!
FuriousGopher 3 years ago
*jaw drops* I didn't think there were that many Chevettes left alive in the whole country, let alone in one province, at one rate track!
Infinitrium 3 years ago
My chevette barely lasted 70k with no abuse... just ohio weather... i didnt know some lasted that long lol
toyotacooper 3 years ago
that was awesome me and my brother have succombed to the power of the chevette we have a shrine in the garage and only those who know can even begin to see the madness
jeffandmissymello 3 years ago
great i am a motox rider so i know what adrenalin feels like, never felt any thing to compere to it but that loks fun....cant do it tho cos im 13
net year ill try rallyx
jamesmx7 4 years ago
very nice! gets me thinking about my old '76 orange chevette.
jamesdt1980 4 years ago
NICE DRIVING!!! VERY IMPRESSIVE!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!! ( But, that's from a guy who can't get his '80 Chevette out of the driveway without crashing when it snows)
GREAT vid!!! You da MAN!
CrudeDude 4 years ago
Hey, nice patient driving, dude! Well done! I'm planning on getting a car ready for the 2008-09 ice racing season where I am in Ontario. Never done it before - but it looks like tons of fun.
DaniBlazin 4 years ago
Okay, I'm moving up North where it snows!!!
prufessabwoogie 4 years ago
Nice, clean driving!
chryco63 4 years ago
Really fun. Who cares if ya roll a dinged up Chevette?
Haileysgramma 4 years ago
I'm not sure what's worse, the fact I watched it all the way through or the fact that there's a "Chevette class".
puskunk 4 years ago
well, he competes and id say u dont. Looks like really good budget racing, fair play.
tsj73 4 years ago
Beautiful race! congrats! from 13 to 1! is really good!
Ever try a AWD on ice? what do you think?
best regards
juanlarronde 4 years ago
This looks like so much fun.
Take a bunch of undepowered RWD econoboxes and put em on the ice and race!
Some slick (no pun indended) driving on your part. Congrads on the win!
QuasiTraction 4 years ago
i like how u smacked ur rearview mirror
fjayrockst 4 years ago
great driving but i have one question. where did this take place?
Phil38654 4 years ago
Click up top there, where it says "About This Video". It's Lac la Biche, Alberta.
EW0gi0PJ 4 years ago
thanks, i looked at that just after i posted this, sorry 4 the inconvenience
Phil38654 4 years ago
Do they have a banger series for this? Because low powered cars and low traction sound like the perfect conditions for safe and violent collisions.
Makron5 4 years ago
We try to avoid any contact, but accidents do happen. Click on my username, skip over all the rally clips, and check out my other Chevette IceRacing video. Lots of banging in that one. If that's not enough for ya, see my subscriber's list and look at Faster78's clips. He has one HUGE impact.
EW0gi0PJ 4 years ago
No, Banger racing is a style of racing where you deliberately try to wreck the other vehicles. First one across the checkered flag wins or the last car mobile wins depending on how the race goes. It's quite fun and quite insane.
Makron5 4 years ago
Hmm
Good driving using the car in the right manner..
Looks like you got a lot moore grip than most of the others. Your car isnt even drifting when the others go wide.. Had the same experience when I found a set of old WRC Michelin and drove on the ice here in sweden. I was the king easily.....
What type of tires do you use ?
Rallyetires for ice or pure iceracing tires..
effidrin 4 years ago
We all run the same spec tire, as required by the Chevette Series rules. They're normal everyday rubber winter street tires, no studs -- Bridgestone Blizzak.
EW0gi0PJ 4 years ago
Too bad and good aswell !
It makes your series more even and not that costly..
Then I bow for your driving skills !
Ive used standard wintertires on the icecurcuits and its really difficult keeping the speed through the corners... And when everbody using them the curcuit gets polished and even moore slippery..
Are you allowed to use studs on the public roads over there.
Look in my favorites on the BMW M3 on the curcuit here in sweden.
effidrin 4 years ago
Nice job man!
Malkinator72 4 years ago
Was this an inverted field? You drove a lot better than the other guys. You never seemed to push wide even with other cars around. I'm also surprised you didn't punt anyway. I know I would have punted some people racing on ice and not intentionally. lol
hammr25 4 years ago
Yes, inverted field. Thankfully not upside down, but reversed finishing order from previous race. Slowest up front, fastest at the back.
Re: punting. They're very strict about a non-contact rule. Nobody wants to waste money repairing cars all the time. Any contact is reported by the corner marshals and then you have to explain your misbehaviour to the stewards.
EW0gi0PJ 4 years ago
Congrats!
DemonDNF 4 years ago
Great driving. Wish the guys arround here were clean passers like you were. Great race!
damiangoodnight 4 years ago
Any Videos or photos of a #24, the car was built by I believe Jeff Marshall, someone els owns it now and comes down from canada and races in Rice Lake WI, I was privladge of driving it once, and man that car worked nice!
DoubleK20 4 years ago
Car #24 is the one spun backwards to the inside at 1:54 into the clip. See more of #24 in its Jeff Gordon paint scheme at icerace dot net or in the other movie found under my username.
EW0gi0PJ 4 years ago
Does this work more like a newtonian rocket on these courses? i.e. reorient and blast power to move in a direction.
Makron5 4 years ago
With normal rubber tires, no studs, on a frozen lake there's not a lot of grip, so even Chevettes have more than enough power. But it's all about trying to keep all four tires hooked up with traction. The less sliding the better. Any time the tires break traction, you're losing time.
EW0gi0PJ 4 years ago
I'm more interested in seeing the sport get rougher myself. If you have low power cars such as the Chevette banger racing seems like an interesting proposition.
Makron5 4 years ago
ha ha! great driving. All the way from 12th to 1st!
sean1821234567890 4 years ago
Um, ahem, [cough]13th to 1st[/cough].
EW0gi0PJ 4 years ago
Wow,,I really enjoyed this !!! I'v been building motors for years and am a pretty good for fun driver .Those conditions were really slick,,I don't think people r giving you enough credit!
inthefreeze47 4 years ago
Thanks! Conditions were really tough, with the only traction found on a narrow line and deep slush covering very slick ice everywhere else. I would have been thrilled finishing 3rd behind the #54 car. He's really good. I'd never have got past anybody, if they hadn't all slipped wide at some point.
EW0gi0PJ 4 years ago
well dont have any videos atm n since there is no ice atm it will take som while but id love to post them in a few months when ive got the posibility to drive=)
norfiin 4 years ago
no offense but I race myself n I keep the speed much higher n take the turns even better . im 15 lol, racing since i was about 8 or something
norfiin 4 years ago
No offence taken. I wish I'd also started when I was 8.
The results worked out in my favour, but my driving really wasn't all that great in this race. It was more a case of everyone else making more mistakes than I did. The slushy conditions were very difficult that day.
Let's see some of your videos.
EW0gi0PJ 4 years ago
lol at the end he hit his mirror
FrozenPipeKing 4 years ago
Great race!
what camera did you use?
jmoyet 4 years ago
best driver this guy noes how 2 drive
01zargani10rulz 4 years ago
Fan-ta-stic!!! Pray for snow. What revs did u have 'er at!?! My ice racer is in progress over at Flickr under user #89. We've got hot chocolate, garage space, and a couch for you in NY!. Anytime. Thanks for the great footage.
donliss 4 years ago
great race 5 stars :D
Vreemde 4 years ago
Amazing Driving!!
AceLockCo 5 years ago
I love my chevettes!
zutronius 5 years ago
Five Star'd!! Nice driving. I would have pushed the car harder and ended up spinning out like the fellow in the second (?) lap.
Good job and it looks like great fun. Makes me want to do it too.
dacecto2 5 years ago
The guage cluster is probally worth more than the car...lol Great video!
UCHoover 5 years ago
I loved watching this. Almost makes me wish I were Canadian. Probably the only way I would wrench on a G.M. car too.
zapwatt 5 years ago
That is some kick ass hard charging race by that vette
Drivenout 5 years ago