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900bhp trucks on ice? The Red Bull Frozen Rush 2014 has it.

900bhp trucks on ice? The Red Bull Frozen Rush 2014 has it.

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blogentry-133713-0-76638600-1390361087_thumb.jpgAs we should all know, Red Bull is no stranger to extreme motorsport, it came as no surprise to see them place eight Pro 4 racing trucks on a specially-designed race course on the hills of Maine’s Sunday River Resort to see who is the fastest on ice.

 

blogentry-133713-0-08221500-1390361233_thumb.jpg10,000 spectators braved single-digit temperature to witness motorsport getting an edge on Mother Nature and they were not disappointed with the fierce battles between eight of the country's best professional off-road truck drivers.

 

blogentry-133713-0-98542300-1390361247_thumb.jpgThe racing proved to be intense from start to finish, with the final race pitting long-standing rivals Ricky Johnson against Johnny Greaves. With an extended four-lap final (all other rounds were two laps), Greaves lost to Johnson as he was penalised 5 seconds for gracing a race gate.

 

blogentry-133713-0-30270900-1390361271_thumb.jpgWatch the clip below to see the 900hp trucks, with specially studded Mud-Terrain BFGoodrich tires, go through the course (complete with jumps, slaloms and more), sideways mostly.

 

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Red Bull Frozen Rush Results

 

1st place - Ricky Johnson

2nd place - Johnny Greaves

3rd place - Bryce Menzies

4th place - Rob MacCachren

5th place - Todd LeDuc

6th place - Scott Douglas

7th place - Greg Adler

8th place - Carl Renezeder

 

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