I remember back in the dim dark days of my youth seeing a documentary type film on motorcycle racing. It had a clip about racing on frozen lakes using -- not studded tires -- but tires with nails and stakes through them. I guess that was the predecessor to these "new fangled stud thingees".

I still remember their warning about not falling off because you might get used for traction -- which is common practice among motocross racers. But the nails might make it an unpleasant experience.