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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaR-KVnYrfA
Went out with a bunch of my fellow racers today to do some testing on one of the speed run snomobiles. Actually, it's a dragster my buddy built from scratch. We were doing some testing before heading to Minn in a few weeks to try and set a new speed record on snow.
632 cu. in. twin turbo, on alky pushin over 3000 hp. Now, THIS is my kind of snowmobiling !!! ;)
redhotsommer
01-30-2011, 09:51 AM
He might get me going across the lake, but I'll smoke him in the twisties!
WETTE VETTE
01-30-2011, 12:47 PM
That is pretty insane. What is the current record you guys are trying to break?
Ratickle
01-30-2011, 04:40 PM
Sweet project....
What's your best test speed so far?
MacGyver
01-30-2011, 05:10 PM
How many studs do you trash in a day?
Tinkerer
01-30-2011, 09:02 PM
Looks like it doesn't hook up very well.
More weight in the rear end???
That is pretty insane. What is the current record you guys are trying to break?
Somewhere in the 190's. Lookin to top 200 in a few weeks, and that'll make the record book.
WETTE VETTE
01-30-2011, 10:03 PM
Post up that video when it gets done. :cheers2:
SC288
01-30-2011, 10:09 PM
Somewhere in the 190's. Lookin to top 200 in a few weeks, and that'll make the record book.
What distance is that speed record set at?
What keeps the nose on the ground to keep it steerabe?
What distance is that speed record set at?
1000 ft.
There is no way to keep the nose down. Before the run, we set it on the ice, aiming it where we want it to go, then hope one track don't bite better than the other and have it start to drift during the run. If it does drift, the driver has to peddle it to get the nose down and correct it. Right now, there's an extra 67#'s in the nose. Before the wheelie bar, about 3-400 ft. down, the nose went up about 4-5 ft in the air. :willy_nilly:
Weather permitting, we'll be doing some testing again this weekend.
Yesterday, there were about 50 race sleds out there. Christmas tree on the starting line, and radar guns at the 660' finishline. Some REAL fast stuff there. Alot of 1000's and 1100's, WOW can those thing get it on !!! Almost makes me wanna get the ol' Polaris 660 race sled out of hibernation, clean out the mothballs, and freshen up the motor and have a lil fun. :cheers2:
rschap1
01-31-2011, 02:21 PM
http://bosscatlegacy.com/miscproto/bullet/bullet.htm
1986 Silver Bullet
Big Bob Gaudreau and Tom Earhart's Silver Bullet is quite a sled. It is powered by two 2.4 EFI Mercury Outboards that will be capable of producing 1,000 horsepower with the use of a custom built NOS Nitrous Oxide Systems. Especially, designed Goodyear twin tracks will be used on the new concept Silver Bullet. The same style track has been used on all of the Gaudreau Earhart Team�s previous record holding snowmobiles. At the final 1986 speed run at the Wild West Winter Carnival in Shoshoni, Wyoming, The COORS LIGHT ARCTIC CAT set a top speed of 159.17 mph in winning this event. This speed sled was not built by Arctco but sponsered by them.
COORS LIGHT ARCTIC CAT SPECS:
WEIGHT: 1240 lbs. with driver 1440 lbs.
LENGTH: 19 feet
POWER PLANT: Two 2.4 Liter V-6 EFI Mercury Outboard engines
HORSEPOWER: 700 hp, 1000 hp with NOS Nitrous Oxide
TRANSMISSION: Torque converter, hand built, lock-up clutch by ERJ Engineering
BRAKE: two hydraulic discs on axle shaft by Strange Engineering
CHASSIS: Wolverine custom 4130 chromemolybdeum tube
TRACK: Goodyear speed tracks, twin track with 204 picks
BODY: Carbon fiber body designed and fabricated by Cars & Concepts
ESTIMATED SPEED: 170 mph plus
FUEL: VP Racing gasoline pre mixed with oil, NOS Nitrous Oxide
*******************************************************
Used to work with Tom.
HE__ of a guy!!!!
Sounds like your project is pretty similar to what he was doing back in the days..
Ratickle
01-31-2011, 02:49 PM
Tom got hurt pretty bad crashing one of his record sleds.....
Gladhe8er
01-31-2011, 06:21 PM
That dude biting it and eating ice at the beginning is pretty funny
That dude biting it and eating ice at the beginning is pretty funny
Yea, I know, when he found out that I was filming it, he asked me to delete it, but he did'nt offer me enough $$$. LMAO :kiss:
specialk
01-31-2011, 09:16 PM
I was at the speed run sunday at Sunset Lakes in manhatten and saw the turbo cat get wrecked. Very sad to see it happen! From what I heard the driver ended up with a leg injury. The sled was wrecked bad.
I was at the speed run sunday at Sunset Lakes in manhatten and saw the turbo cat get wrecked. Very sad to see it happen! From what I heard the driver ended up with a leg injury. The sled was wrecked bad.
Wow, must've happened after we left. What time did this happen ??? We left around 3 ish.
specialk
02-01-2011, 08:17 PM
Wow, must've happened after we left. What time did this happen ??? We left around 3 ish.
Happened around 11 or so in the am. I think the driver took a car ride to the hospital. They towed the sled back and loaded the sled in the trailer. Every inch of it seemed twisted from the front bumper to the rear of the tunnel. I was only there til about 12. I am bummed I missed the drag sled.
Happened around 11 or so in the am. I think the driver took a car ride to the hospital. They towed the sled back and loaded the sled in the trailer. Every inch of it seemed twisted from the front bumper to the rear of the tunnel. I was only there til about 12. I am bummed I missed the drag sled.
The drag sled will run again on sat. I'll keep ya updated. :cool:
specialk
02-04-2011, 08:36 PM
The drag sled will run again on sat. I'll keep ya updated. :cool:
Drag sled coming out this weekend?
Drag sled coming out this weekend?
Yes, saturday probably about noon we'll get to the lake. They had a guy out there today plowing the snow for some passes. They're gonna have Paul do the driving, and if he can't get a grip on it, then I think they're gonna have J.C drive it and get ready for the speed runs. It'll be interesting. They're supposed to call me when they're getting ready to leave the shop, should be around 11:00.
The guy that flipped that sled last sunday, was a good friend of the guy that I was there with over the weekend. He was telling me about it today.
specialk
02-10-2011, 09:26 PM
Top notch crew everyone was with the speed run sled. They had some minor set backs but insisted on having my kid hop in to take some pics.
http://i939.photobucket.com/albums/ad238/sspecialk/056.jpg
http://i939.photobucket.com/albums/ad238/sspecialk/057.jpg
Thanks for the heads up 10x that they would be out last Sat.
Did you take these pics before or after they hit the snow bank ??? :huh:
specialk
02-11-2011, 08:34 PM
Did you take these pics before or after they hit the snow bank ??? :huh:
Tooks pics after. I got there to late to see it run. We were peeking are heads thru the plastic windows of the tent and they invited us in.
I at least was able to watch the little z120 make a 86 mph run.
I was in the tent after it went through the snow embankment and ripped off the fender. There was nothing that could be done to make another run, as you must've seen for yourself, the whole left side suspension was bent and the shock mount was broken. Right now, JC has it all apart and is fabricating a whole new design for the track.
The computer showed that the shock sensor went "dead" from too much movement causing it to break off. Then it hooked left and went through the snow barrier tearing off the fender and bending the $hit out of a whole lot more suspension components.
The computer showed it reached 119 mph @ 200 ft. right before it turned and hit the snow embankment. I'll keep you posted on the updates and progress of whats happening. I usually go to the shop every few days or so.
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