 Well the ice and snow made perfect racing conditions on one area lake last weekend and this week's Northwood's adventure, our Josh Peterson, takes us to Garfield Lake in Laporte for some ice racing action. Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines. As another season of ice racing in Laporte kicks off its 2018 season on Garfield Lake. Last Saturday was a chance for all drivers to get a test drive in before the official racing season began on Sunday. By the looks of the turnout, ice racing organizers are expecting another great year. And I'm really surprised we got over 20 cars here for practice. Tomorrow is going to be a big day then. The recent cold snap has helped make the racing conditions ideal. With a solid base and enough snow to form the shape of the track, the Laporte community is ready for the rumble of the ice racers. It took us, we had four plow trucks out here and it took us three and a half hours to make everything. Which is pretty good because we didn't have a lot of snow but we needed snow for banks so it worked out really good. For one of the many returning racers, they spent the off season getting ready and rebuilding their cars for opening race day. This year I rebuilt my motor and everything so I had to get that going and just get all the tweaks worked out, try to get everything just the right way that I wanted. Jared finished the 2017 season in third place, however this year he hopes to build on that third place finish and go for the top spot. I don't like to get at least third again or more, I mean I did quite a few changes to my car so we'll see how it goes I guess. While there is a competitive nature to the sport, what sets ice racing apart is the sense of community that brings both racers, pit crew members and spectators together. In the last year and a half we've donated $68,000 to different charities. I mean if you're in need, we're here to help. Already with one weekend of racing completed, Jared Miller currently sits in first place with four total wins. Racing action continues every Sunday beginning at noon. With this week's Northwoods Adventure in La Porte, Josh Peterson, Lakeland News. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.