ANTARCTICA
ICE CHALLENGE
VEHICLE SPECS
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Crevasse bar TIG welded / T45
Roll cage TIG welded / T45
Rear track suspension mount frame TIG welded / T45
Track bearing system running Dupont Krytox
Lifting equipped with compressor and bag jack
4 Ton bag jack to lift vehicle in soft snow
Tracking - GPS System
Engine frame laser cut, mandrel formed TIG
Solar panel twin 78W flex tough
Carbo positive zero impact vehicle
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MISSION FACTS
356 miles in the interior of Antarctica
Fully unsupported journey
Team overnight on ice in tents
Arriving in Union Glacier on the Blue Ice Runway
Traveling 178 miles toward the South Pole
Returning to Union Glacier for a total of 356 miles
Carbon positive zero impact vehicle
Temp as low as -40 deg F/C
Winds can reach 200mph
Attempting a land speed record on the Blue Ice Runway
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THE TEAM
RENEE BRINKERHOFF
Driver / Founder
JASON DE CARTERET
Polar Explorer / Expedition Leader
CHRISTINA BRINKERHOFF
Operations / Media
KIERON BRADLEY
Extreme Engineer
SIMON REDHEAD
Ice Mechanic
NEIL CAREY
Film
