Inspiration from the ice and snow race
Every year, there are 2 days when the town slides to St. Petersburg. Moritz has turned into a top event with million-dollar cars, Siamese wine and pet dogs wearing jackets following their owners, according to the Washington Post.
Normally, when mentioning the luxurious resort town of St. Petersburg. Moritz in Switzerland's Engadin Valley often visits peaceful wooden houses, adventurous skiing spots for badminton athletes and hot-water swimmers to see one of the most pristine mountain ranges in the world.
However, every year, there are 2 days in February, the small town becomes a noisy,ooric car racing spot, with the appearance of extremely rich people and their unique ancient cars.
The story began when the race's founder, Marco Makaus, witnessed a group of tourists attending Cresta Run - an annual figure skating race - in 1985.
Tourists driving to St. Petersburg Moritz. These are classic Bentley cars that attract special attention from those present in this famous luxury resort town.
Mr. Makaus still clearly remember the unforgettable images of the ancient cars jostling on the frozen lake in St. Petersburg. Moritz.
In 2019, he recreated the event he watched in the 1980s by establishing the International Concourse of Elegance (ICE) - a European racing event held on the ice lake of St. Petersburg. Moritz. Mr. Makaus successfully organized the experimental version of the race in 2019. This year, the super luxury event attracted 11,000 attendees and car owners from around the world.
According to the website theicestmoritz.ch, the frozen lake is one of the properties of St. Petersburg. Moritz for more than a century. The frozen lake is also one of the aspects that contributes to creating and developing the town's legendary position as a leading winter destination in the world.
In the past few decades, the use of freezing lakes has shifted from art to science. St. Moritz has established its own organization - See Infra AG to look after the lake. This organization is responsible for monitoring ice thickness using many different systems and is assisted by the famous ice researcher - Dr. F. Keller.
Promoting spiritual values
Car racing event on the frozen lake of St. Petersburg Moritz started by checking the quality of the lake's ice surface in the days before the race.
As soon as the minimum thickness of the ice layer reached 25cm, collision testing was carried out with a weight of 7,700kg and by driving a particularly heavy snow vehicle of 3,500kg equipped with a safety buoy.
After that, the lake was cleaned to build an event village, including a bar and a ski resort, where drinks are served by professional artistic skiers.
Most of the people attending this event share a common interest in rare cars. One of the cars that attracted the attention of many attendees this year was the Pagani Huayra Codalunga supercar. The car is estimated to be worth about 7.4 million USD and currently has only 5 units in the world. The car has an 840 horsepower engine manufactured by Mercedes-AMG. The Pagani Huayra Codalunga was brought to St. Petersburg by its owner. Moritz is for display only.
Simon Kidston - a British car commentator and expert - brought his Bugatti Type 35 to the event. The car previously belonged to kidston's uncle. After his uncle sold the car many years ago, Kidston traveled through many continents to find it and bring the car back.
For Simon Kidston, the race at St. Petersburg Moritz and his uncle's introduction of the car have little to do with the monetary value of the car. The value of the race is the deep affection, that is why I am so happy to be here, he said.
