Woody
Woody GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
12/20/18 9:48 p.m.
Pete Gossett
Pete Gossett GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
12/21/18 5:41 a.m.

In reply to Woody :

I might actually dig out my winter clothes for that  

 

SVreX
SVreX MegaDork
12/21/18 5:48 a.m.

That’s how I want to die. 

TheRX7Project
TheRX7Project Reader
12/21/18 6:04 a.m.

I can't imagine the amount of beer that led up to this.

SVreX
SVreX MegaDork
12/21/18 6:31 a.m.

In reply to TheRX7Project :

Vodka. Swedish Vodka. 

84FSP
84FSP SuperDork
12/21/18 7:29 a.m.

Looks fantastic!

Matt
Matt New Reader
12/21/18 8:41 a.m.

good times. like the fact the first guy came out of the kart shaking like a leaf - you KNOW its fun when that happens.

Dusterbd13-michael
Dusterbd13-michael MegaDork
12/21/18 8:43 a.m.

Where do i sign up?

barefootskater
barefootskater HalfDork
12/21/18 8:47 a.m.

Nope. Still want nothing to do with real winter or snow.

A 401 CJ
A 401 CJ GRM+ Memberand Dork
12/21/18 8:51 a.m.
Matt said:

good times. like the fact the first guy came out of the kart shaking like a leaf - you KNOW its fun when that happens.

Cold does that too

icaneat50eggs
icaneat50eggs Dork
12/21/18 10:24 a.m.

Must have specially made seats to fit there enormous man parts

dinger
dinger Reader
12/21/18 10:30 a.m.

John Welsh
John Welsh Mod Squad
12/21/18 10:31 a.m.

I didn't watch the whole video but Imagine the sleds are going faster.  

NOHOME
NOHOME UltimaDork
12/21/18 10:52 a.m.

In reply to John Welsh :

This was my thoughts. They reminded me of myself trying to go around a slalom course. I have a E36 M3load of fun and spend more time going sideways than not, and hitting anything that is remotely orange, but it sure as E36 M3 is slow! If the walls on the run had been cones the driver would have cleared the entire field.Kind of like a drunk Irish man walking down a hall. Rick O'shea.

Pete

Keith Tanner
Keith Tanner GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
12/21/18 10:58 a.m.
John Welsh said:

I didn't watch the whole video but Imagine the sleds are going faster.  

Fastest time shown was 1:00.?. I suspect that the bobsledders have a little more experience with the course in question, but the sled certainly should be capable of going faster assuming it can corner as fast as the sled.

What a terrible, ridiculous, awesome idea.

HFmaxi
HFmaxi Reader
12/21/18 11:01 a.m.

They should be going up the track.

Keith Tanner
Keith Tanner GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
12/21/18 11:18 a.m.
HFmaxi said:

They should be going up the track.

Michele Mouton would like a word. When she broke the Pike's Peak record, she suggested to a bitchy Unser "If you have the balls, you can try to race me back down..."

HFmaxi
HFmaxi Reader
12/21/18 11:56 a.m.
Keith Tanner said:
HFmaxi said:

They should be going up the track.

Michele Mouton would like a word. When she broke the Pike's Peak record, she suggested to a bitchy Unser "If you have the balls, you can try to race me back down..."

Ha, yeah I've seen that footage. I was thinking more along the line of a shifter kart plus ice tires would go up at a good pace and require a bit of commitment where the sled kinda seems like the fastest way down. Guard those acute entrances on the way up though.

Keith Tanner
Keith Tanner GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
12/21/18 12:23 p.m.

Oooo, that would be an ugly accident if you hit one of those. Not much margin for error, either. You'd have to basically wall off the entrance.

wlkelley3
wlkelley3 UltraDork
12/22/18 10:14 p.m.

I too was thinking going up would be awesome. Going down with a motor is probably just as fast as going down without a motor.

nutherjrfan
nutherjrfan UltraDork
12/22/18 10:24 p.m.

In reply to NOHOME :

whoa haven't been that insulted since I listened to Sen. Sasse.  He did apologize for the ethnic slur tho'.  I'm only kidding.  We Irish walk straight it's the English that can't stay upright. smiley

loosecannon
loosecannon Dork
12/22/18 11:07 p.m.

Wanna see scary? I took my CR250 powered shifter kart out for a few laps on my indoor kart track today and set a new track record, even though I lost a shifter bolt and could only use one gear 250 Superkart Indoors

NorseDave
NorseDave Reader
12/23/18 8:30 p.m.
John Welsh said:

I didn't watch the whole video but Imagine the sleds are going faster.  

I'd hazard a guess a proper bobsled or luge would be way faster.  Those big banked turns, they're a foot or two from the top of the banking.  If you've ever watched bobsled/luge, particularly if you've seen it in person, this looks like a really slow way down the track.  Not to say it wouldn't be fun, but not fast compared to sleds. 

Dr. Hess
Dr. Hess MegaDork
12/23/18 8:56 p.m.

They mention the speed they are going in there.  It's over 100, I assume KM/H.  That's all I got as I don't speak German.  Bobsleds do about 140 KM/H.  Maybe one of you guys that have a Porch can get the speed out of the commentary.

Mndsm
Mndsm MegaDork
12/23/18 9:03 p.m.

I'd go back to snow for that. 

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