Jamie Barrow (jamiebarrow.com), Britain’s fastest snowboarder, has claimed two more snowboard speed world records in one day for the fastest speed on a snowboard while being propelled by electric jet engines and the fastest speed for a snowboard towed by a vehicle.
Set on the picturesque frozen lake at St. Moritz, Jamie hit an impressive 80.63 Kph, propelled by hand held electric jet engines. Following this, he then set the speed record for being towed by a car, reaching 111.80 Kph.
The jet engine record attempt was carefully planned for months after Jamie, a former British Snowboard Cross junior champion who has had his racing career curtailed by injury, was contacted by Adam Contoret from DreamScience, the inventor of the jet engines. Adam had seen videos of Jamie’s previous speed records and thought Jamie would be the ideal person to test the jet engines out to their full potential.
Speaking after setting the jet engine record, Jamie commented “I’m really happy with how it went; we were aiming to hit 80 kmph with the Jet Pack so it was great to achieve that. We have spent months planning this attempt and everything was perfect on the day. The weather was very cold but clear first thing in the morning, which helps as it makes the snow faster and keeps the jet engines cool .”
Adam Contoret, director of DreamScience and the inventor of the Jet Engines, commented “When I first came up with the idea for the jets I knew Jamie would be perfect for testing it out and we had to find out how fast someone could go with them. There are still further developments that I can do to improve them moving forward and they can then be used for other sports. Perhaps we could even start a new sport”
While waiting for the electric jet engine batteries to recharge, Jamie mentioned that there was a world record for being towed by a vehicle. Christiano Luminati, head of pisting in St. Moritz, said he had a Mitsibushi Evo that he could use to tow Jamie with. Within a few minutes, they had tied a rope to the back of the car and gave it a go. Jamie reached a top speed of 111.8 Kph on the first and only run.
Jamie’s efforts are supported by relevant sponsors including Delazify which manufacturers a snowsports wristop which can tell you where and when you are on the mountain..
“When Jamie and when he first floated the idea of him being strapped to a Jet Engine to go snowboarding I had to be involved. As Britain’s fastest snowboarder he was the perfect person for the challenge and it was the most extreme test for our new Yeti GPS Snowsports Wristop,” said Arron Duddin, Co-Founder of Delazify.
