APS/Ω Gas turbine bike build

[wheelrdealer]

On the salt the unusual and out of the box projects are always held in high regard. Most of the solutions to my SBC Turbo project can be solved with an online catalog and a paypal account. We all know just getting to the salt to race is a challenge but doing it with one-off parts or some innovative design just multiplies that difficulty. Thus machines of unique nature garner all  of the respect.BR

[Mobacken Racing]

That is very true, it is the same on the Speed Weekend on Ice events. The home built vehicles attract most attention and even more so if they turn out to be really fast.

With my very good friend Bjursingen visiting I finished the towing cart for the bike that I started building long ago, the plan is to shut the engine down at the end of the race track and tow the bike back to the pits.



Jon "Seldom seen slim" told me about the cart they built for a Bonneville race bike, they made one like this at first but later lengthened it so both wheels were lifted off the ground. I´ve decided to try this version first since it was easy to build and takes up much less space than a 2.5 meter long one, but his model is by far more practical since it makes loading the bike on the trailer much easier. I´ll make one like that later.



Sure, it was somewhat of a balancing act but as long as the towing car ran slowly it was no problem at all. Great to have this solved, last year I hitched a ride back to the pits by holding on to a three wheeled Spyder bike and that was difficult to say the least...

Cheers!
/Anders

[saltwheels262]

Tie down straps would make it even easier on that pit trailer.
Franey

[Mobacken Racing]

Tie down straps would make it even easier on that pit trailer.
Franey

Good idea, I´ll check if it is possible to fit a tiedown on each side of the front wheel.

[grumm441]

Being the chief motorcycle tech guy for the DLRA, I can't see any big problems with running your bike on the salt in Australia
It would fit in a class with no problem APS/Ω
The only issue I would have is you sitting on it when it's being towed
G

[saltwheels262]

The only issue I would have is you sitting on it when it's being towed

What I meant.

[Mobacken Racing]

Aha, so you arent allowed to sit on the bike while towing it? That makes sense, good thing that Glenn Ocklund at landracing.se doesent know about it.

[grumm441]

Aha, so you arent allowed to sit on the bike while towing it? That makes sense, good thing that Glenn Ocklund at landracing.se doesent know about it.

What are his contact details   
G

[Mobacken Racing]

Aha, so you arent allowed to sit on the bike while towing it? That makes sense, good thing that Glenn Ocklund at landracing.se doesent know about it.

What are his contact details   
G

Schhhhhhh...

[Mobacken Racing]

Not even four days left until One Mile, the butterflies are arriving!

I relocated the Gopro camera so it wouldn´t be in the way for the helmet, I need the video documentation of the gauges and the new location allows me to get the head down behind the fairings and still get a good view of the instrumentation.



From the riders point of view.



I also bought a small trolley today so my friends won´t have to carry all the stuff needed at the starting line to get the bike going and to fix any minor issues that pops up, neat to keep everything in one place and not scattered around the bike like last year.



Keep your fingers crossed for good race weather this weekend!

Cheers!
/Anders

[bbarn]

Go fast and be safe Anders!!! We are pulling for you to do well!!!!!!

[wheelrdealer]

Anders:

Good racing. Cant wait to see  the results.

BR

[Mobacken Racing]

Thanks! Right now the forecast shows a bit of rain on Saturday but if the worst happens the race can be held on Sunday instead.

I hope to do at least two runs with the first at the same boost level as last year (2.4bar) to find out if the fairing mods improves anything and the second run at a whooping 3 bar boost pressure to find out how fast she really can go.

[Peter Jack]

Good luck Anders. Stay safe and HAVE FUN! 

Pete

[Seldom Seen Slim]

So is this the V.2 engine or the brand new one (V.3?)?  I didn't think nr. 3 was running yet, so will assume it's the one from last winter's ice racing.  Have you run this combination on anything other than the ice?  We're all looking forward to more about your adventure, Anders.