I remember when that track was used in the 1988 winter olympics they were afraid that lugers and bobsled pilots were going to pass out going through that 270 degree turn.
Is this the exact same track that was used in 1988? if so, was is _changed_ between the two Olympics? I thought cities only hosted Olympics once because they get wiped out by the financial strain.
EVA_Unit_4A only ever hosted the 88 games, in the summer we would be making changes, mostly safety related, to keep up with the sleds which are much quicker now, so the racing ‘lines’ have changed over the years!
Max speed for that run was 120km/h, time was 58.08 down. Not my fastest but there is a lot of factors with influence speed and times, (ice temp, runner choice, smoothness of the run)
Thank you Thomas! That was amazing and really appreciate you sharing a front row seat in your sled,. Amazing ride and realize it takes a lot of skill and training,. Great Job!!
pat mccrotch in terms of risk luge is the most dangerous. Imagine a person like a christmas tree, head is the top, feet at the bottom, which way do you want to drag it through the door?
1:52 Did...did he just say "that was terrible"? My gosh! I've never ridden, and especially driven, a bobsled in my life. The corner's came so fast in this video that I guessed wrong on when to drive down almost every time. That may have been terrible by pro standards, but to me, that was amazing!
I've always wanted to be a bobsled driver but my stomach can't handle roller coasters so I was hoping bobsleds wouldn't give the same feeling as them lol.
Ok so while this looks like a blast, can somebody explain to me what skills are involved here. From the untrained eye, it just looks like the only thing that might set them apart is the physics of the sled and the initial push.
I'd imagine this is a difficult sport given the high speeds and narrow pathway. I wouldn't call it terrible, but I did notice that hit around 1:13 that probably wasn't the best of rides. On a side note Thomas. What was the max speed and timed run in your video?
So suppose I push a sled down and ignore the steering. Will I flip over and come down in a fiery tangle of man and machine? Or is it safe enough to steer on its own without flipping on the track.
ArabianStig you’ll get.... probably to the exit of corner 4? If there’s no one in the sled it usually makes it down the right way, but with people in it you’ll be too heavy and crash!
My understanding is the steering is pretty primitive but that the speed are above 120 km/h as high as 150 km/h so more than a car would go on the highway, and you have sharp turns going from left to right where if you don't keep the sled in the right part of the track, you can flip the sleigh or hit the wall and slowdown alot.
And we get paid nothing to do it. A lot of times we come out of pocket. And it requires skill. A tenth of a second makes or breaks a turn and when it goes wrong it’s wayyyy wrong. Haha
That track seems poorly engineered. The walls on the inside of the curve should be normal to the track, not normal to gravity. That is because if a person goes too slowly on the curves, s/he will hit the upper edge of the inside wall and possibly be decapitated. Furthermore, the transition between the outside wall of the straight (right past the curve) and the banked surface of the curve should be a smooth and gradual U-shaped curve as to guide the vehicle back to the center, not a creased, sudden edge as to prevent riding sideways on the outer wall if going too quickly right after the end of the curve and overturning the bobsled.
Huh? It’s meant to have some diversity between runs. If you want a totally safe experience go sit on a lawn haha. The sport is figuring out when and how much to use your steering.
@@thomaslinford9132 Nope, safety involving physical stuff trumps diversity. This is why older car designs are illegal in newer cars because they lack the required crashworthiness.
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