Monday 24th March, 2003

End of Canada Expedition

With spring upon us, the Windjet team have suspended operations in Canada and are returning to the UK without officially challenging the Ice record of 143 mph.

The team have been in Canada for three months, testing the all-new ice craft at a number of locations from Alberta through to Ontario, in search of the perfect conditions.

However, despite travelling over 3000 miles and visiting numerous lakes, the right combination of smooth ice and strong wind did not coincide for the team this winter. The fastest speed reached was just shy of 90 mph at Ghost Lake, near Calgary Alberta, but large snow drifts and lumpy ice prevented going any faster.

			Huge lessons were learnt from the expedition and large amounts of data were collected on wind and ice conditions, and also from the new Windjet ice craft, which handled superbly, from the first day out of its box! A full summary of the Canada story and the lessons learnt will be revealed here shortly, once the team have settled back in the UK.
	blasting through snow drifts at over 80 mph

The Windjet ice vehicle will now be shipped back to the UK, and transformed into land record mode. It will then be stationed back at our Land record location, RAF Waddington, in readiness for appropriate conditions to challenge the land record. However, as RAF Waddington is an active and busy RAF station, this schedule may be affected by the military action currently taking place. Updates to follow.

During the summer, the team will be back to work on the top-secret water craft, which is progressing well. All details will remain confidential at this time, sorry!

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