Sonic Wind will run on a uniquely prepared course. Two parallel dams constructed of snow and ice approximately 5 to 10 inches tall will border a 50-foot wide track that will run the entire length of the course. Holes drilled adjacent to the course will allow water to be pumped onto the course where it will flow evenly, freezing overnight, creating the smoothest course ever prepared for high speed runs.
A frozen lake is the perfect surface for the land speed record attempt because the only thing that has less drag than a blade on ice is teflon on teflon. Several local snowmobile clubs will prepare the course.
Running on ice has many advantages over the other land speed record teams currently competing for the coveted title of being the fastest man on earth. There is no need to invent supersonic wheels and wheel bearings, the track is a perfectly flat surface, and the speed of sound is lower in colder temperatures.
After several years of testing at Castle Rock Lake, Stakes' eventually plans to move to Lake St. Clair in Michigan, to make an attempt to break the world land speed record and the speed of sound. This is the same place where Henry Ford set a new world land speed record of 91.371mph on January 12, 1904, with a Ford-powered internal combustion engine.