Category: History

Billy Copeland

Billy Copeland lives in Tennessee and began installing 4D rocket motors on the back of street luges in 1996. His second attempt was a 2G rocket motor, but eventually it became a 4G rocket motor. Billy was  first mentioned in the Guinness Book of  Records for a 98.5 mph run, firing 15 of the 24 rocket motors mounted on the back of the street luge.

Bob Swartz

Bob lives in Maryland and began purchasing  gas turbine jet engines in 2004, developing a way to mount them on the back of a street luge. After hours passed to design and construction, Bob’s Jet Powered Street Luge was born. Bob plays on drag strips with  jet cars and trucks. He hit over 80 mph on a 1/4 mph tow strip and  recorded a top speed of 119.2 mph on  GPS.

Joel King

Joel lives in West Sussex, England and started working on jet engine street luges in 2005 with the purpose of achieving 120mph. On 2007, using the engine provided by Heward Microjets, Joel almost achieved his goal with a top speed of 184.714 mph and a two-run average of 182.7 mph. Limited by his course, Joel believes he can probably push his record even further to  130mph.

Dave Pullman

Dave Pullman started street rugs in 2002 after watching the movie “Rollerball,” starring two street rugers running down the hills of San Francisco. After seeing the Harley-Davidson Powered Street Luge in 2007, he was encouraged to make his own Power Street Luge. After Dave made his own street luge, he took things to the next  by manually shaping and assembling the front and rear fairings of the powered street luge to significantly improve his aerodynamics. Raised to  the level. Testing is still pending, but Dave is already envisioning the next Powered Street Luge. This will be equipped with a hiyabusa engine.

Luc Conrardy

Luc lives in Belgium and, with advice from Bob Swarts, spent a considerable amount of time (more than two years) building a gas turbine and built multiple jet-powered stages. You can see that unique custom wing he made / fuel tank that he designed for stability and the Olympus AMT 52lb thrust motor he used.He currently only had 50 mph on Jet Powered Street Luge, but he plans to increase that speed when he finds a better place to run.

Jenna Morrison

Jenna lives in southern New Jersey and started street rugs at the age of 14 and soon moved  to racing at the age of 15. Jenna didn’t mind participating in a sport dominated by the opposite sex, even if his father was worried. Her boys regarded her as just a competitor. At her first Madison County Gravity Fest, Jenna realized that her speed wasn’t an issue for runs approaching 70 mph. She was fully challenged when she climbed on a 100cc powered street luge at the Texas Miles event in October 2007. Who would have thought she chose to follow in the footsteps of her father by recording a top speed of 102.002mph at the first event instead of following in the footsteps of her father.

Billy Copeland lives in Ashland City, Tennessee. He is married at the age of 40 and has two children, Caleb and Erica. Billy and his wife also have six teenage boys who live full-time with them. Copeland has been a sculptor for 19 years at Precision Printing, a subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch. So how did Billy Copeland enter the luge? Billy saw on a sled some people in Southern California watching the show they were doing. Billy soon fell in love with the sport. Billy always wanted to go to the ice sleigh, but since Billy is from the south, no one can go to the ice sleigh here.

Billy fell in love shortly after seeing a street luge in California. It really pumped his adrenaline. Billy soon learned what a toboggan was and how it worked. Billy continues to look for information about his favorite street luge. He really wanted to make a road luge using the tools he had.

How Did Billy Come Up With Idea To Put Rockets One The Luge

One day Billy saw some guys launching rockets on TV – a big rocket. When he was seven, he remembered near where he lived when he saw his friend launch a small rocket. It was at this point that Billy realized that my horsepower was there! Billy only knew that the same type of launch system could be attached to the luge to make it faster.

When Did Billy Decide To Try It and What Happenned

Billy first installed a rocket with a 4D engine in 1996. Billy and his wife were both scared of her first attempt to fire her, but he was determined to see what would happen. As Billy rolled his wife back down the hill, he turned on the ignition and heard a rapid woosh. When they reached the bottom of the hill, she said, “You should have seen all the smoke!” Billy knew at this point that his visual effects were there, but  still needed an increase in speed that he didn’t feel. Jeez. He returned to the drafting board. This time we will add 8 D engines. Billy was at one of Nashville’s hobby shops later that week  and found out that he could get a bigger G-motor (every time he dropped a letter, the size of the rocket motor doubled. Become). He started changing the design of the mounting bracket to hold the G motor from two of them … and then three. When Billy reached 4, he said he wouldn’t add any more to his wife.

Type Of Rockets That Billy Use

The missile used by Billy is AEROTECH G-64 white lighting. It uses a rechargeable engine due to its high firing rate and is a bit cheaper in the long run. He estimated that Billy had been fired somewhere like 500-600 over the years. They are fired by pulling the fire button, which fires four at a time. Pulling in the igniter completes the electrical circuit, charging the gunpowder and heating the igniter. Then it ignites a solid cartridge that burns and gives you propulsion. Eventually, it usually ignites a powder charge and ignites a 4-second delay element that triggers the chute. In this case, the shoot will be deleted. They burn for about 2 seconds, each with a thrust of about 18 pounds.

How Did Billy Come To Be On The Guinness Show

Billy approached Guinness by sending them an interesting letter. It  happened that a California production company  was preparing to do a show for them, and it all worked. It was until they started shooting, and then it fell apart.

Billy arrives and needs to be able to choose from at least five different locations. Unfortunately, it all changed without notice, leaving him with two options. Either climb the hills they choose or go home. The film was filmed in Bakersfield, California, on a street called Granite Junction, which was once a stop for stage coaches. As soon as he saw the hill, he knew that there was no way to match the speed this rocket sled could achieve. He wanted a long, straight and steep hill where I could go between 70 and 80 mph. The hills they gave him  only allowed him to go around 50 for so many tight turns. He had only  eight rockets at a time, but he was able to reach a disappointing speed of 70 mph.

It was faster than the luge racing on that particular hill, but far from  100 mph. The vehicle he wanted. To film the event, he was told to fire two rockets before entering the final corner and  the remaining six if he went straight to the finale. By the time he reached the final firing point, he had already slipped everywhere and lost most of my speed.

How Does The Rocket Luge Differ From The Standard Street Luge

Billy creates his own luge and is considered a Z-rail frame style. The rocket sled is slightly shorter than his street sled, so he can sit higher, so  the rocket doesn’t reach exactly  head height when launched, giving better visibility. Also, the steering is much tighter to eliminate wobbling at high speeds when deploying missiles. When launching these missiles, it takes  1/10  second to reach full power and cannot be turned off until it burns out.

Billy currently has four sleds. Rocket toboggans, street toboggans, and a little street toboggan he made to attend events with his daughter. Motor shows, schools, etc. I have a snow sledding that I haven’t been riding because it has been snowing every time for the past three years. Billy is currently looking for an ice sled to add to his collection. His rocket toboggan currently carries 24 rockets. It takes about 24-36 hours to clean up after preparing for launch. This is irreplaceable, all for a speed increase of about 6 seconds. You must love to experience it all. Billy also replaces all  wheels and bearings at high speeds for safety.