What is "snowspeed"

'''Snowspeed ''' is gravity powered snow sledge that has been designed to beat the world speed record.

Its design deliberately resembles Formula 1 racing cars because this will help it achieve speeds of up to 250km/h (155mph).

The current speed record is held by Guy Martin, who achieved 134.36km/h (83.49mph) in 2014.

The sledge has been created by a team of Norwegian speed enthusiasts, lead by designer Nima Shahinian, journalist Jorn Madslien and entrepreneur Tom Ruud.

The team has produced three sledge prototypes to date: A full-size model, a 25% clay model, and a 50% model designed for testing in a wind tunnel, with a fourth under production to be completed during 2016. Tests have been carried out at [Toyota Motorsport GmbH] - TMG, the current second-best endurance motor racing team in the world.

Early tests revealed that the Snowspeed prototype III design needed a bit more rear-end stability, and those adjustments are the team's focus during 2016, before an attempt on the record is due to be made towards the end of winter 2017.