Engine noise broke the winter hush on Harbin’s frozen river in northeast China as an ice-and-snow auto super league kicked off, thrilling crowds with high-adrenaline stunts. Motorcycle riders flew through the air, drivers balanced cars on two wheels, and drifting vehicles carved graceful arcs across the ice. Despite temperatures dipping below minus 20 degrees Celsius, the course delivered nonstop spectacle as snow spray and the screech of tyres drew repeated gasps from onlookers.

Organisers laid out eight professional tracks totalling 38 kilometres, replicating classic international circuit designs. The longest loop measures 8 kilometres, the widest turn is 20 metres, and the longest straight reaches 300 metres. The tracks serve both as competition infrastructure and as a novel sightseeing attraction.

The programme features five core events, including a standardised ice-car series, an ice drifting invitational, an ice kart challenge, and an ice motorcycle GP invitational. Public challenge races are also staged, allowing amateurs to join the action.