Ice Racing at Newfound Lake

Directions to our TWO LOCATIONS on Newfound Lake are below. Each event’s location will be announced via the Ice Racing Bulletin – so be sure to check! If for some reason we run at an alternate location on Newfound Lake, or on an alternate lake, the revised directions will be distributed via the Ice Racing Bulletin and posted on the website.

Directions to the secondary / early season Newfound Lake Site

• Registration for the Ice Races are held at the Newfound Grocery: Restaurant and Deli in Bridgewater, New Hampshire.
• Gasoline, coffee, breakfast, and lunch are available at the store!
• Bathrooms are at the store as well.
• From the South: Take I-93 North to Exit 23 in New Hampton.
• Turn left off the exit ramp onto Route 104 West.
• Proceed 6.0 miles through the center of Bristol.
• At the light, stay straight, now following Route 3A North for 1.7 miles.
• GO STRAIGHT THROUGH the flashing yellow caution light at West Shore Road. (do NOT turn here!).
• Continue on Route 3A for 2.0 miles.
• Turn right into Newfound Grocery: Restaurant and Deli.
• Registration will be in the dining area to the right inside the building.
• After you have Registered, turn left onto Route 3A, heading back towards Bristol.
• Proceed 1.0 miles to the entrance onto Newfound Lake on the right, just before a hill.
• Watch for the BMW Roundel sign.
• If you reach the flashing yellow caution light you have travelled 1.0 miles too far.

Directions to the traditional Newfound Lake Site

• Ice Races are held at the Ledges Condominiums on Newfound Lake in New Hampshire.
• From the South: Take I-93 North to Exit 23 in New Hampton.
• Turn left off the exit ramp onto Route 104 West. (Dunkin Donuts and gas stations are to the right.)
• Proceed 6.0 miles through the center of Bristol. (best place to get gasoline, food, Dunkin Donuts, etc.)
• At the light, stay straight, now following Route 3A North for 1.7 miles.
• Turn left at the flashing yellow caution light onto West Shore Road.
• Proceed 1.6 miles, passing Shackett's Store (open?) along the way.
• Take ninety-degree right turn to remain on West Shore Road. (ice cream stand on corner – not open!)
• You will reach the Wellington State Park entrance after about 8/10ths of a mile.
• Continue on West Shore Road for another 1.3 miles to the Ledges Condominiums.
• Do NOT drive into the Ledges Condominiums – This is a change from past years.
• Go BEYOND the Ledges entrance about 500 feet and turn right through the gate onto the ice (watch for BMW Roundel signs).
• Park on the ice and walk across the street to the path up to the Clubhouse, where Registration is located.
• For directions from other locations, please contact the Ice Racing Coordinator.

More Information

• Ice Racing Home Page
• Pre-Registration, Registration, and Car Classification
• Timing, Scoring, and Trophies
• Race Day Information