The Ice Road

I looked into running the Canada ice roads back in '99 or 2000. They said I didn't have enough experience (2-3 yrs at the time) and that they weren't hiring Americans. Working in Canada you would need to get a working VISA that would need to be approved by the Canadian government. A lot of red tape.

And anyone who thinks that's "reality t.v." is nuts. There is not much reality left in reality tv.


I'm sure that Carlisle has a ton of apps now. Kind of like 4 State trucks business must have went through the roof with "Trick my Truck". I always had to be in line behind the idiot that wanted the shirt or sticker and all I wanted was to get my parts and get back going.

 

Heck I'd be Lisa's co-driver with or without the show. Or anything else she asks me to be. LOL

 

I drive dirt and I have drifted a rig before and theres no comparison to drifting a rig and racing on dirt. My ***hole doesnt pucker racing on dirt.(LOL)

 

Mine either, LOL...but the moral was on the very edge of "under control".

BTW...I see you are in WV, thats not far away...You ever heard of Chuck Crigger? He's a friend of mine...havent seen him in a long while, but man did we used to have some good ole times...he once had a birthday party that lasted over a week.

 

Cant say I ever heard of him.

 

i had a codriver that insisted that i could not use the jake brake at all because it was raining....it was sprinkling incredibly lightly. shes, "OMG THE ROAD IS THE MOST SLIPPERY IN THE FIRST HALF AN HOUR"....so, she seriously thought hte road was more slippery then, then if 2 hours later it started downpouring. nice.

 

Now everyone wants to do it because of the glamor that television produces. It looks like a glorious job. I agree, most drivers wouldn't last two days. Not with the attitude they have now. I looked into it because of the challenge of it. Back before it was put on TV as a weekly show I saw a program on the History Channel (I think) about the history of the ice road and wanted to try it one year. It never happened though.

 

"i had a codriver that insisted that i could not use the jake brake at all because it was raining....it was sprinkling incredibly lightly. shes, "OMG THE ROAD IS THE MOST SLIPPERY IN THE FIRST HALF AN HOUR"....so, she seriously thought hte road was more slippery then, then if 2 hours later it started downpouring. nice."


Uhm....The road is more slippery at first. Because all the oils and rubbers and everything leaking from vehicles, and tires on the road, etc puddle up just on the surface. If it's been a "downpour" for 2 hours, most of that stuff would be washed off the road by now. Not saying the road isn't slick at that point either, but more so at first before the roads are washed off. Also, I've always used my jake in the rain if I was loaded. When I'm empty, I have no need for my jake. I just dont drive that hard empty.

 

Because that's all the faster carlisle let's them go, plus you see it on the dash. I thought the same thing when i first watched it, i was like wow they are going fast