Normally ice and driving are two things to be avoided at all costs, but in what is described as a no-compromise car-driving experience literally unique in the world, enabling the most demanding to acquire the skills necessary to master high-speed ice drifts, French motorsports watch brand B.R.M, in partnership with Laponie Ice Driving, has produced a limited-edition chronograph in honour of the relatively new sport.
The limited-edition watch is a modified version of the brand’s V12-44 model. The 44mm titanium watch comes in the colours of Laponie Ice Driving and features an automatic chronograph with tachymeter, brushed stainless steel pushers and lugs, a brushed stainless steel crown engraved with the Laponie Ice Driving logo and a black dial engraved with Laponie Ice Driving.
But the watch is going to be as hard to get hold of as mastering the art of effective ice driving. Only 20 watches will be released.
Available from January, the watch will retail at just under £4,500.
About Laponie Ice Driving
It all happens just 80 kilometres from the Arctic Circle in Sweden’s far north, in the village of Arjeplog. Each year from January 1st to March 30th, the village Arjeplog is a mecca for the European automotive industry. Indeed, the most prestigious names in the car industry meet there to both develop and test their vehicles.
Each of the manufacturers and suppliers who come to Arjeplog has their own ice circuit: Mercedes,BMW, Porsche, Fiat / Lancia, Land Rover, Hyundai and many others. The drivers who take on the ice driving circuits range from eager novice to semi-professional. Some are indeed actual competitors, for instance in the Le Mans 24 hours, and similar international events.
Laponie Ice Driving includes a total of 9 tracks on the 750 frozen acres of Lake Udjaur including 2 full scale track reproductions of Castellet and 2 of Silverstone’s racing circuits. A fleet of cars including Porsche’s, Subaru’s, a Corvette and even a Lambhorghini are available to test your skills on the ice circuits. Prices for a three day trip start at €3,100.
