Ice, Ice, Baby

Just got this news through. How much fun does this look?

33rd Annual World Championship ICE Racing Series Schedule Set To Go!
ICE/International Championship Events’ 2008-09 schedule for the 33rd Annual World Championship ICE Racing Series is now official. The dates, venues and cities are:

December 13, 2008 – Kansas Expocentre – Topeka, KS

January 9, 2009 – Glens Falls Civic Center – Glens Falls, NY

January 16-17, 2009 – Cedar Rapids Ice Arena – Cedar Rapids, IA

January 24, 2009 – U.S. Cellular Coliseum – Bloomington, IL

January 30, 2009 – Sarnia Sports & Entertainment Centre – Sarnia, ONT

February 13, 2009 – David S. Palmer Arena – Danville, IL

February 27, 2009 – Sears Centre Arena – Hoffman Estates (Chicago), IL

Sideblog faves Joe Kopp and Henry Wiles competed last year.

Has anyone ever been to the UK Telford ice race? Is it worth going?