History

The history of Shitamachibobsleigh

History from the beginning of the project up to now.

2011

December
Ota City Industrial Promotion Association staff began the project from that visited the factory that is with 2 sheets of standing documents of the bobsled.

2012

May
Published a sled development plan to open the press conference.
September
Participation in volunteer called on Ota town factory to open the production briefing.
October
Completion of the first Shitamachi Bobsleigh.
December
Debut at All Japan championship and win.

2013

February
It signed a cooperation agreement with the Japan Bobsleigh, Luge, and Skeleton Federation.
July
Held the Unit 2 and Unit 3 of the parts production briefing for Sochi Olympics.
October
Unit 2 and Unit 3 is completed. Japan Federation and the press conference.
November
Rejection from the Federation because of lack of time for trial runs.
December
Participation in All Japan championship without the Federation and finish in the second place.

2014

January
Trial runs by former German driver and highly evaluated.
February
Trial runs in Austria.
June
Announcement about aiming for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
December
Completion of the fourth and fifth bobsleds.

2015

February
Test runs with new structures in Europe.
September
Use of the new structures to the third and fifth bobsleds.
October
Passed the regulation review by the FIBT.
November
Japan Federation adopted determine the sled made in Germany.
Shitamachibobsleigh is the second time rejected notice.
December
Offer other countries for the use of the Shitamachibobsleigh.

2016

January
Jamaica Bobsleigh Federation’s visit to Japan and decision on the usage of the Shitamachibobsleigh.
March
Test runs with the Jamaica team in Lake Placid in the US.
July
Agreement signed in Jamaica Bobsleigh Federation and Shitamachibobsleigh.
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