Most riders like to train with motocross bikes, but if you live in Finland where in the winter off season the ground is covered with ice and snow, you end up occasionally training on it, like Moto2 rider Mika Kallio.
Kallio was the 2009 MotoGP rookie of the year and currently rides for Marc VDS Moto2 Racing Team and is passionate about ice racing.
So passionate that back in 2010 he took two national titles in his homeland and this winter he had time to train and also ice race for a week, but unable to repeat his 2010 wins.
Not only did he ice race, he also took part in one of those motorcycle vs car battles – on ice – against a formidable opponent like the former 23 time International Rally winner and four time World Rally Champion Juha Kankkunen.
The event took place at the Kuusamo ice circuit where Kankkunen has one of his driving schools.
Kallio was riding a KTM EXC 450, while Kankkunen was driving a Subaru Impreza STi.
No times were released, but apparently Kallio was a couple of tenths faster.