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The Western Engineering Toboggan Team

Toboggan Design and Construction Continuing

The team has completed the design of the toboggan skis, frame, brakes, and steering systems. We are currently in the process of casting our concrete skis and welding together our frame.

WETT Currently Recruiting Sponsors

The Western Engineering Toboggan Team is currently recruiting sponsors for our 2011/2012 season. Please visit the Sponsorship section of our website for more information. .

GNCTR 2012 Host Information

Competition host information for 2012 has just been released. In January 2012, the Western Engineering Toboggan Team will be competing at the 38th Annual Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race, which will be hosted by the University of Calgary.

GNCTR 2011 Wrap-Up

After over half a year of preparation, the Western Engineering Toboggan Team took their 2011 toboggan to the 37th Annual Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race (GNCTR), at the University of Alberta. The competition took place from January 26 to 30, 2011, and included over 20 teams from engineering schools from across Canada. Each team designed and built a toboggan with all running surfaces made entirely of concrete. Other design criteria included a 300 lb. weight limit, a safe roll bar, and a five-rider capacity.

The competition was packed full of events that kept the team busy for the entire weekend. Following the travel day on Wednesday, the team toured the University of Alberta and completed various activities with competitors from other schools. On Friday, the teams set up their technical exhibitions to showcase their toboggan design and construction work to judges, event sponsors, and the public. Saturday was Race Day, which took place at the Edmonton Ski Club. Each team was given two runs to achieve results for top speed and best braking distance. This was followed by a head-to-head bracket style tournament to determine the winner of the “King of the Hill” award.

The Western Engineering Toboggan Team finished in 10th place, out of 19 competing teams, which is similar to the team’s standings last year. Some highlights of this year’s results include 2nd place in technical report and a top 5 finish in technical presentation. The team learned many new ideas about different designs and construction processes at the competition, and is looking forward to employing the new ideas in the future. Video of the competition can be seen on the Rick Mercer Report of GNCTR 2011.

Photo credit: Eric Kaert Photography