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#1
01-08-2009, 08:18 PM
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| The Ultimate Ice Boat? This guy is going for the world speed record under sail on any surface: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/412...le-on-ice.html Good luck, Mr. Greenburg!  |
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#2
01-12-2009, 11:18 AM
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| I admire the guy's guts! I hope you don't get into a hassle for calling it a boat.
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01-19-2009, 03:39 PM
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| In his blog, he reckons the warming during the day is making the ice flatter, but it looks surprisingly undulating in the photo. I would be fairly nervous about driving a car at 120 mph on a surface like that. Wonder what his suspension is like. |
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