I guess there are similar problems with both ice and salt tracks, if I were rich I would build a full length course in 50cm thick concrete and invite you all to race for free.
I thought I had fixed the scuba compressor, but the next test produced only 120bar and a closer inspection showed that the high pressure piston is worn out. Dodge!
Lucky for me I have lots of good friends who will help a guy in dire need, Rickard told me to come over and fill the tanks on his diving compressor so now I have two 15 liter tanks filled to 230bar, plenty of air for several starts! He will also fill a large Argon bottle I have before the race so there won´t be a lack of starting air for sure.
When I got back home I made a pair of stainless end caps for the foot pegs, I also wrapped the pegs with rubber tape to get some extra grip for the boots.
After that I cleaned up the bike, tested the ignition and oil system and charged the battery for the upcoming start. I ran the oil system at full pressure with the drain plug removed to see if there was any oil leaking past the shaft seals but not a single drop came out so I am very pleased. During the first couple of bench tests of the engine it must have leaked a pint of oil for every test run...
Not much at all left to do now before the race, an intake shield that keeps ice thrown from the front wheel from entering the engine, some stickers and other minor stuff to do. The weather looks pretty promising right now with sub zero degrees every night at the race track for the next two weeks, this will hopefully be a very fun race weekend!
Cheers!
/Anders