29 January 2012

Saint Paul MN - Crash Ice


This was something - WOW!
Petar and I were out checking out the Christmas lights and picking up Katy around New Years and we came around the curve by the Cathedral in Saint Paul and I couldn't imagine what they were constructing.
Having been involved with the Winter Carnival and sitting through meeting upon meeting of "insurance liability" issues I couldn't imagine what they were building for 2012 and how they ever got it insured.
Well, it turns out Red Bull has deep pockets and they were constructing an ice race track.  It ran next to the Cathedral, over Summit Avenue and then down to 35E - a fairly steep incline without the addition built in the air!
Of course the night of the big event my camera battery went on me so I have borrowed a shot Stevie took from somewhere down below - we didn't run in to each other that evening.

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