Garfield Lake's Ice Racing Club Brings Back the Thrilling Winter Event!
Mar. 17—LAPORTE — It was approaching noon on Garfield Lake's slowly-melting surface on Sunday, March 8, and Tom Lindahl needed to gather the competitors for a pre-race drivers' meeting. He he did what anyone else would do.
Lindahl grabbed a 12-gauge shotgun. "This is my starter pistol," he quipped. "I would use my .
45, but it's 50 cents a shell now. " He fired two shots in the air, easily getting everyone's attention, as the ice racers quickly huddled in a circle to prepare for the final race day of the season. It was a gorgeous late-winter afternoon, almost too gorgeous.
Temperatures were well above freezing all week, and Sunday was no different, hovering in the 40s. Some drivers were worried about ice conditions on the track, which is plowed on the south end of Garfield Lake. But after inspection by some of the organizers in the morning, they decided that the ice had one more race in it for 2026.
After giving the divers a few safety reminders, Lindahl ended the meeting with one last note: "Be safe, have fun and don't wreck anything. " The Garfield Lake Ice Racing Club has been doing just that for 25 years. Racing on a track plowed on the south end of the lake, the club is filled with a cast of characters where everybody knows everybody.
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