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Tussen 6 en 8 cm buiten de vaargeul vandaag. 19 jan ga ik weer. Tot dan!

Op vrijdag ochtend ga ik het ijs verkennen. Er is al 5 cm (wat voldoende is voor de Ice-Bat) maar wakken moet ik vermijden! Ik ga niet alleen naar Kropswolde dus als je bij/op het meer staat en de Ice-Bats niet … Continue reading →

Vri 18, zat 19 & zon 20 ga ik met de Ice-Bats naar Kropswolde. Jullie kunnen ook! Aanmelden op www.icebatracing.com/events.htm Groeten, Steve

A quick post to wish you all a happy, safe and adventurous 2013! Checking out the web stats, I can see that the number of hits on icebatracing.com is up from 45,000 in 2011 to 58,000 in 2012 (divide by … Continue reading →

The discussions are going well to schedule the following activities in 2013: IceTrack Open Champs, Kardinge (Groningen, NL); Sunday evening(s) in March Ice TT, Assen; Tuesday(s) in February Junior IceTrack experience, Thialf; February / March Various private events (company outings); Jan-Mar. … Continue reading →

So, at last the Ice-Bats were released in Thialf, the mecca of skating! We were there helping to support the Nierstichting and were really well received. Thanks and well done to all involved! Loads of kids (and adults) tried out the Ice-Bats, … Continue reading →

.. a question I have been asked a few times now! The Ice-Bat mission is to create an accessable and challenging sport involving pedaling round a 400m speed skating ice oval. It’s not about the bike (as some bloke once … Continue reading →

The 2012/13 season Ice-Bat is now ‘under construction’. Some radical changes will be tried in November (and as Steve Jobs said: “if you don’t cannibalise yourself, someone else will”!). The Ice-Bats are gearing up to support the Ijsstrijd. Details to … Continue reading →

This article appeared in edition 43 of Velovision.  VV43-08-11 Ice Racing2 Check out their website (www.velovision.com) and maybe even take out a subscription – there are lots of great machines to read about!

The Ice-Bats have been resting over the summer but we had some fun demonstrating one indoors at the Assen culture centre (cinema, library, theatre complex) as part of the “New Sports Symposium”. Of course Ice Bat Racing is everything a … Continue reading →