The Ice Driver FAQ

Every good web site has to have one, so here’s the Ice Driver FAQ page. Got a question that you can’t find the answer to? Drop us a line here and we’ll get right back to you.

Q. Why ‘Ice Driver’ and not ‘Winter Rally School’?
A. Because Ice Driving is a great activity and regardless of your preference for racing, rallying or even neither, the surface and the track we create is a great place to have fun and learn. “Rally School” sounds too formal and specific. If a circuit driver like touring car champion like Priaulx comes to us, you can be sure there’s more to it than rally cars

Q. What do you teach and is it like going to school?
A. Definately not like school as we recall it! We’re here to have fun, above all else and we make sure you do too. Our instructing style is direct and practical rather than theoretical, the emphasis being on driving the car rather than visualisation and phsycology.

Q. So don’t you consider physcology important in driving?
A. Absolutely, just look at the utter dominance of Sebastien Loeb in World Rally right now. His competitor’s body language speaks volumes of the mental hold he has over them. But we don’t call ourselves ‘driving gurus’, nor do we develop your ‘life skills’, there are lots of books to read about that.

Q. Will my driving style and experience suit Ice Driving?
A. Yes. We don’t impose a new driving style on you, instead we look at your styles and preferences and work to imporove weak areas

Q. It looks like a really long way, how long does it take to get there?


A. Not as long as you might think. To be sure of good ice, we’re 350 miles north of Stockholm, but we chose our location specifically with travel in mind. The biggest ski resort in Sweden, Ostersund / Are is not far away, so transport is excellent. Ostersund airport is just a 45 minute internal flight from Stockholm, then a short road transfer, or the really good Swedish rail system will get you to our doorstep in a relaxing four hours. We’re happy to collect you from either the station or the airport. Our travel pages give full details of the latest information we have and tips on how to get here.



Q. What’s included in the price?
A. See our pages on this for full details. Basically, everything but your airline ticket and your hotel

Q. Why don’t you include the hotel / evening meal in your packages to make it completely inclusive?
A. We used to do this and work from a set meal schedule, which was very good. However, we found that people like to chose their own time to eat and style of food. Some people are tired and just want a steak sandwich. You might want to sit down to a perfect A La Carte meal with freinds in the restuarant, while others want to go into town for a party and a pizza, so we leave the choice to you. Our corporate groups include all meals, however.

Q. How fast will I be driving?
A. A lot faster than you think! The frozen lake surface we drive on is, as you’d expect, very slippery. In fact, you can barely stand on it in places. But the Ice Driver cars are all fitted with World Rally Championship ice tyres, just 5 inches wide and with aggresive titanium studs. Don’t let anyone roll a tyre towards you, it hurts! They give a level of grip similar to wet tarmac and our track is 2kms long and around 20 metres wide, just like a race circuit.