Frozen Water No Problem

FastTrack 1 conquers the International 500's icy one mile oval in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Fast Track Amphibian uses patent pending technology to achieve high speeds on water using only the tracks for propulsion.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• ATV
• Offroad
• snowmobile
• high-speed
• Fast
• Track
• Amphibian
• auto
• car
• boat
• amphibious
• I-500
• Sault
• Ste.
• Marie
• International

[Martian74]

If it crashes through the ice (frozen water) can it pull itself out of the water and back onto the ice or is it stuck?

[fasttrackdriver]

@Martian74 So far the thickest ice on water we have been on wasn't enough to support the vehicle. It just broke its way through it. We belive that with studded tracks, and possibly without, we can climb back onto ice thick enough to support the vehicle. With the trim flap retracted, sudden application of power, in water puts the nose way up. We have used this technique to climb vertical banks up to 10 inches high.

[marwerno]

Not so sure about the record across the channel where you would have to deal with high waves, too.

It seems to require a fairly flat surface (but at least it doesn't care what the surface is made out of: snow, water, ice, (I guess sand) etc :-)

[fasttrackdriver]

We had it out on Chesapeake Bay last month, just west of the bridge/tunnel. I was pleased with the way it handled the waves that were there. We would need a lot more experience on different waves before taking on a channel crossing.

[Prankcafe]

Frozen water AKA Ice

[ripkingpin]

Isn't frozen water called ICE ??? :)

[NVMDSTEvil]

@fasttrackdriver easily, just put deeper lugged tracks on so you have less "slip" :p

[JoshnumbaOne]

@J4KEH4M but it floats

[ipete6]

it looks like that thing from starwars

[SCOUSE3000T]

Were i come from we call frozen water "ICE"

[bonham1981]

At least you save the weekly car wash, just visit the local river / lake / public pool.