Epm: technology makes Gadget Show appearance
A Derbyshire manufacturer has assisted Channel 5 technology programme The Gadget Show in creating a carbon fibre luge. Epm: technology created the product as the programme makers attempted to set a new street luge land-speed record.
Epm: technology manufactures components and parts for vehicles, including Formula 1 cars.
Show presenter Jason Bradbury attempted the record lying on his back on a carbon fibre luge built by epm:technology in Draycott, which was powered by two mini jet engines.
The project allowed epm:technology work with Joel King, who was the first person to use jet engines on a street luge and set a world record average speed of 112.7mph in 2007.
Graham Mulholland, epm:technology’s managing director, said: “The street luge was a great project to be involved in, not least because it will showcase on prime-time TV how composite components are made and will act as an advert for high tech engineering, which is never a bad thing.
“I can’t reveal what happened on the day, but the craft performed well, Jason stayed safe and for us it represented a job well done.”
