It’s February. For most of us, the sailing season ended around four months ago. For ice-boaters, the season has just begun to hit its stride.
When the breeze fills in and the black ice forms, ice-boaters travel from across the country to the likes of Lake Winnebago for races at up to 60 mph.
It’s because of the potential for these high speeds that we’ve selected iceboats for the first ever Speed Read Challenge.
The Speed Read Challenge
The SRC is a monthly contest for Velocitek users everywhere. We choose the boat class, animal, or Radio Flyer wagon, then it’s up to you to go out and try to record the top speed with the chariot of choice.
The submitter of the video with the top speed of the month will win a Velocitek sweatshirt and will be entered into a 3 month contest to win their choice of a Velocitek ProStart or SpeedPuck.
Although the following video lacks an on-board Velocitek, it still serves as a great example for the quality of video that we’re looking for.
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- Now until February 29th.
- Upload an iceboat video to YouTube, then send the link to max@velocitek.com. I’ll post the video on this blog for all to see.
- Rules: Your speed has to be recorded with a Velocitek device. The visual quality of the video (we highly recommend using a GoPro) has to be sufficient to view the Velocitek readout. All classes of iceboats will be accepted, but outside assistance (car tows, a sled dog team, rockets ect.) is strictly prohibited. Ties will be broken by comparing 1) the visual quality of the videos and 2) music choice (Linkin Park or Nickleback: automatic DQ).
- On March 1st, the submitter of the highest iceboat speed will be announced, will win a Velocitek sweatshirt and will be entered into a 3 month contest to win their choice of a Velocitek ProStart or SpeedPuck.
For those without access to either ice or an iceboat, there will be plenty of chances in the future on classes ranging from E-Scows to Optis.
As to fans of hard water, it’s time to show us what you can do!
Please send all video links to max@velocitek.com and thanks for participating!