Gingerman 2014, weather issues??? (Page 1 of 3)

I live about 100 miles from Gingerman in Illinois and I will go on record that that weekend will be first cold!
With lake Michigan being covered with a layer of ice that is much larger then in a normal winter.
This will most likely result in the weather that weekend being similar to last year.
I think you could almost count on it!
Expect cloudy conditions, with the chance of rain/snow/sleet depending on wind direction and air temperature both over the lake and inland.
The wind in that area is mostly west to east which means that the wind will be cooled by the lake waters and will pick up moisture from the surface.
Now once that air gets over land it can then drop it in the form of the above listed rain/snow/sleet.
It's a known fact that when the lake freezes over like it has, spring like weather is delayed  until the lake warms up to what it normally is.
All that surface ice can melt but the water below remains COLD.

They put the races on at this time of the year because we go, we go because it sure beats not racing regardless of the weather!

It will be butt freezing at Gingerman in April. It always is.

Suck it up!  Builds character!

That's nothing it was a full on White Out in 2011 wasn't it?

At least this year there's a chance the lake will still be frozen up enough to ward off a blizzard.

I think we had it pretty good back in 2012.  It was rainy, cold and miserable on practice day.  The rest of the weekend was just cold.

Every single race I've run with Lemons EXCEPT Gingerman, I camp at the track.  I don't know whether I'll try that this October.  But I sure as heck won't in April.

Beer always makes things better!

I've found that dry socks are the key to surviving cold/wet Lemons races. For races between October and April, I bring extra wool socks.

This is good advice right here.  Having learned the hard way at my first Lemons races, I always bring extra shoes & socks.  At Gingerman 2012 I completely soaked two pairs of each within the first 30 minutes of arriving on Friday due to standing water in the paddock (there's a low spot where lakes form).  Fortunately I brought 3 pairs of shoes.  Waterproof boots are be a good idea.

Yeah, Dave speaks the truth.  I picked up some 'muck boots' at Farm & Fleet after the all-weekend rain at the fall Autobahn 2012 race. $22 well spent.

http://www.farmandfleet.com/products/29 … zCDdIUo7cs

The sad thing is, that picture does not do the conditions at that moment any justice.

Looking at that picture, I'd be willing to sign up to do it again....

....wait...I have.