Scoobyclinic are pleased to anounce That our Ice driver project Has arrived safe and sound in sweden for a Hard few months of driving.

Here's a snippet taken from the "ice driver' website :-

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01/12/07 - You asked for it, so here it is - four wheel drive and turbo power.

Here at Ice Driver, we know from experience that the studded tyres we use on the lake give levels of grip that most drivers will not believe until they've tried it. But that doesn't stop people asking what it's like in a four wheel drive car, though, so here it is.

Thanks to the guys at Scooby Clinic, ( Scooby Clinic | The UK's Largest Independent Subaru Specialists | 01246 590 807 - Chesterfield S42 6QX ) there will be a specially prepared Subaru Impreza Turbo on the lakes with Ice Driver this year.

There are many variants of Impreza so the Scooby Clinic guys gave us the benefit of their expertise. We've settled on a Japanese spec Type RA (Race Altered) model. This Japan only model has a short gearing that runs to just 120 mph for strong acceleration. Coupled with lightweight panels, no sunroof or air conditioning and some Scooby Clinic tweaks like KYB dampers, Eibach springs, a loud de-cat exhaust and a custom remapped ECU and we'll be good to go with more than 300 Bhp. Should give the Ice Driver BMW a run for it's money....


WE ALSO ADDED

Full bolt in safety devices roll cage

Over ride master kill switch

Reduced thickness front and rear Brake calipers and disc's (for snow rally spec thin wheels)

safety devices 6 point harness's.

What we also should mention The problems we had mapping the car, As you can imagine there's not many V-power stations in sweden.

So the solution was to map the car on 95 ron fuel which makes the car's bhp output impressive

Enough text.. here's some pic's

After "STICKY STUFF'S' or SHY TOT'S handywork







And the last few The impreza in it's natural home SIDEWAYS!!









If you want to know more please take a look at the ice driver website

ICE DRIVER NEWS

Or our own

Scooby Clinic | The UK's Largest Independent Subaru Specialists | 01246 590 807 - Chesterfield S42 6QX

 

Interesting project... I foresee this as up there in the possible trips for 2009?

 

Now, this COULD be combined with a long weekend for the Swedish WRC.

Had a brief mention of doing it to Si on MSN last night


I'm also planning another Alps trip for '09 (Assuming this year's will be successful) heading down to Monaco before traveling up to Switzerland.

Let's go get cold

 

Kev at Scooby Clinic just told me about the thread. Bear in mind that it's 400 miles north of Karlstad, the WRC HQ. It's the only way to guarantee the ice.

Neill W

 

Okay then, a long week

Do you reckon we could snow-mobile it down there and back again?

 

Very funny...

Sadly, no. Best way is to fly into Stockholm Arlanda and then a train north to Bracke where we'll pick you up. Good beer and lasagne on the train and they run on time too:

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Second best is a jet to Ostersund and we'll pick you up with SAS or Fly Nordic:

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Snow mobiles no problem, but not a 400 miler.....

Get a group together and we'll do a deal. Only three people per car, so good wheel time, great instructors who take the p1ss mercilessly

PM me for details of dates, deals on hot tubs, snow mobiles etc.

Andy Basoo from Banzai was here last week, so stand by for a Banzai feature, but you'll see it too late for this year. Latest dates will probably be late Feb / early March, then it's back to swimming for another 10 months....

Life's too short, do it now....

Neill W
Winter rally school in Sweden driving Porsche and BMW on solid ice this winter

 

Neil.. Some great info there and definitely a major consideration for a trip...

There's a chunk of us (9 cars) off to Stelvio at the end of May for a driving week, so you'll find some of us with time and funds limitations to give this serious consideration for 08....

I'll add the idea here though and it'll keep on the RADAR......

(this shows the 2008 calendar filling up quite well.....)

 

Could try doing this in one!!!!

Snowbarding subaru - Yikers.com