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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.