After a year away in Seattle I was hungry for some hovercraft action, so i spent a few weeks going over the orange craft and trying to sort out some of its issues.I had to lathe up some new internals for the carbon lift gearbox and try and address the skirt problems. Also the steering [...]
Racing Diary
Here's my racing diary, to keep you up to date on all my races and events!
Claydon House 2011
Wednesday, September 28th, 2011Claydon house- Last event of 2010
Saturday, September 11th, 2010Since i was about to move to the US for a year i wanted to go out in a blaze of glory!To save the craft i didnt go out in practice and was ready on the grid for the first race. I got a good start off the lights and moved from the last row [...]
2010 World Championships- Towcester Racecourse
Monday, August 23rd, 2010It was finally time for the event i built the orange craft for.Thanks to Dave for letting me use the yellow craft as a spare. This was to be a week long event, with time trials on Thursday and 2 races per day for the next 3 days. The winner scores the most points in [...]
Pre World Champs Testing
Monday, August 9th, 2010In the end i planned to use the orange craft but keep the yellow craft in reserve.
The carbon lift gearbox was rebuilt yet again with improved lubrication and better coupling elements which hopefully wont melt! Since the temperatures measured were getting pretty close to the max service temp of the epoxy i was contemplating putting [...]
Gang Warily, Southampton
Saturday, July 31st, 2010After barely putting the craft back together the night before the event, my trailer tyre blew out (thanks to Dad and Tony for saving us) setting the tone for the event.After driver’s briefing i dad a manoeuvering test to see if the updated steering system worked, immediately finding it wasn’t good enough. I had to [...]
Cholmondeley House- Pageant of Power
Saturday, July 17th, 2010This was the Orange Peril’s first outing to a race meeting, up NorthIn the weeks leading up to this event i moved back down to Portsmouth where last minute assembly was still in full flow.
It was the moment of truth for the carbon duct and fan frame, the only thing to do now was start [...]
Carbon duct assembly
Saturday, July 3rd, 2010Started it up for the first time and the carbon frame is still in one piece…Although the engine is running rough right now it ran upto around 8000rpm and the fan didnt escape from the duct. Trying to get hold of some engine parts to get it running properly and then we shall see.
At the [...]
June Build progress
Saturday, July 3rd, 2010Have been hard at work on the new hover for the last week but its unlikely to be done for Rother Valley in Sheffield, which is a shame as its one of the courses i still havn’t raced before. My bag skirt would love the long water straight…
Heres some of the progress so far:
Thrust axle [...]
Bolting bits together!
Monday, June 14th, 2010Most of the bits have now been made and am now at the assembly stage, progress, but not sure if it will be done in 2weeks! We will try anyway!Some pics:
Towcester 2010
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010Raced at Towcester, the first weekend of the season 8-9th May.Thanks to Dave, the new owner of last years craft for letting me take it out this weekend- this is to be the world championship course so i wanted to test it out.
Saturday was spent putting the craft back together after its winter service in [...]