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My favorite stoppage: We were running an ice race in Mankato, Minnesota. The weather was beautiful (for winter) and the whole town turned out to watch. They were parking the spectators cars on the frozen lake around the plowed track. The ice was 24-30 inches thick so, despite the warm (around freezing) temperatures, we weren't worried.
Wrong.
It turned out the lake was a popular fishing lake too. The combined weight of all the vehicles was pressing the ice down and water came up through fishing holes to flood the track. We stopped the race and had all the spectators move their vehicles to the local streets. With the weight gone, the ice popped back up to the top and the race was concluded successfully.
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