The Guinness Book of World Records has listed it as the longest, coldest ice race but riders in the Sandy Lake Numb Bum competition say it’s simply fun.

“They do it because everybody has bikes that stay parked in their garage all winter and this is a really good opportunity to get the bikes out, get the people out, bring the family out and do something fun,” organizer Tab Sydor explained.

Riders on motocycles and quads spend 24 hours straight on the track and many have been doing it for years.

“There’s not a whole lot of preparation. It’s just all about the bike more than it is the person,” competitor Ian Wall told CTV News.

“When you are out there on the track usually you just look for the next bike in front of you and you try and catch that bike. It keeps you going on.”

He said it took drivers an average of 11 minutes to complete one lap on the 16 kilometer track.

This year’s winner completed 125 laps, which is over 2,000 kilometers.

This is the 24th year the race has taken place.

There were 40 teams, a total of 80 riders competing.

With files from Amanda Anderson