Speedweekend on Ice 2013

[Ellwood]

The date is now set for Speedweekend on Ice:- 15, 16 February . Place :- Orsa Sweden

[Moxnix]

Tell the Sheriff to PM me his mailing address. I will get some LSR swag to him.  I will also mark my calendar to wear my Speedweekend T-shirt he gave me in honor of the 2013 activity.  Cheers. 

[Ellwood]

Tell the Sheriff to PM me his mailing address. I will get some LSR swag to him.  I will also mark my calendar to wear my Speedweekend T-shirt he gave me in honor of the 2013 activity.  Cheers. 

Hi Moxnix, ive got the Sherriffs email now, if you mail me then i can send you it. I think you are able to see my email adress , if not, drop me a line via Jon Wennerberg

[Seldom Seen Slim]

If you folks would like live audio coverage of the Swedish Speedweekend on Ice -- all you've got to do is figure out a way to get Nancy and me to Sweden.  Ellwood has offered (once again) to host us and make sure we've got a vehicle and all of that.  It's just the getting to Stockholm that''s a bit of a $$ challenge.

Sure would be fun, and then you could hear racing announcers speaking Swedish.  Skol!

[Milwaukee Midget]

Great - now I have to hunt down an analog FM tuner.   

The digital I put aside falls in the cracks between frequencies in Europe.

[Ellwood]

New for this year shall be two long tracks:-
the usual 3.2 km track for the Flying K
and parallell a new 3.8 km track for outright speed records

plus for speedway motorcycle with ice studs - an oval track

and on the outskirts of the ice -  a track for old american cars to cruise around.

Maybe even an Ice Bar

[Ellwood]

This year, we shall have cruising on the outskirts of the track. Definetely on the bucket list for true Rednecks.

[Ellwood]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3RLuG6R3_o

This video above will whet your appetites.



Whats gonna happen 2013 15th and 16th February in Orsa Sweden

The Thursday evening is check in time and scrutineering

Friday is a race day, with the Flying Kilometer on one track (total 3.2 km), for anything that has an engine or motor.
also a outright world speed attempt on a longer ( 4km )track.
We also have cruising around the outskirts in old Yankee cars
Ice oval racing on Speedway bikes
Cart racing too on a track
Time attack on a windy rally style track for cars and bikes and racing carts
After Speed bar and band

Saturday is a repeat of Friday
After Speed bar and band

Sunday is a reserve day in case of bad weather on Friday or Saturday.

Lodgings are hard to get hold of, but not impossible.

Regards, Ellwood

[Ellwood]

Hi, wasnt sure if i could make my projects in time for this years Speedweekend, but its looking good so far. My toffee rocket is now re-designed and welded .

[Stan Back]

I don't know what that is -- but I don't think I'd try shipping it anywhere.

[Ellwood]

I don't know what that is -- but I don't think I'd try shipping it anywhere.

Hehe Stan, so true.

Actually it is a toffee rocket - a steel tube with a lining of toffee , like what one eats. As soon as its on fire then i can open the throttle , and squirt liquid laughing gas down the tube - this gives a massive amount of oxygen, and a massive burn rate of the sugar in the toffee. All this results in a safe , manageable hybrid rocket. shutting off the NOS shuts down all thrust.

This is a very simple way of going  very fast, like 600 mph, but i darent go that fast on the ice, so will be happy if i reach 120 mph. The sled it rests in is very homemade.

[manta22]

From the angle of that photo, it looks like you will be shooting fire out of your a**.   

Regards, Neil  Tucson, AZ

[kiwi belly tank]

Looks like you could sure burn up some $hit    if that rocket failed, Mate!!
  Sid.

[Ellwood]

Looks like you could sure burn up some $hit    if that rocket failed, Mate!!
  Sid.

Haha, thats the NOS tube. the rocket is underneath me, behind a 1/4 " aluminium protective plate , all under the 1/16" fairing. So no probs

[Ellwood]

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