BOBSLEDDING

GENERAL HISTORY

• So the bobsled itself is a fairly modern sport.
• Sledding on snow is what most countries did.
• It started off as a rather humble sport .
• Does not mention who actually created, but Switzerland can be the one.
• First launch was in the 1870's where they actually tried it.

Extra information

The bobsled is a high-tech toboggan, they simply added a steering wheel and a much wider cockpit. Nicknamed "King's Class", the bobsleigh is actually gravity-powered so that it doesn't fly off the track in half pipes or anything else that may send it flying. It's in the family of the sleds, including: Luge,Skeleton,Sled and the toboggan. The competitors also get helmed for protection.

BASIC RULES AND KNOWLEDGE

• It's a timed winter sport (Time Trial)
• Can be 2 or 4 man
• Woman and Men participate in it
• Can contain speeds of 93 MPH (150 KM/H)
• Fastest bobsledding team down the track wins

TRACKS

• Tracks are made of concrete with a layer of ice
• Narrow, twisting and bending tracks are challenging
• Some bobsledding tracks are for luge and skeleton races
• Udo Gurgel is the designer off all modern bobsleigh tracks

COOL FACTS

• Germany and Switzerland are very successful at the sport .
• The Canadian team is called Lyndon Rush (Name of the person).
• They use to consist up to 5 or 6 people, but later was reduced.
• A crew is made of: A pilot,brakeman and 2 pushers.
• If it was just 2 man, then it would be 1 pilot/pusher and 1breaker/pusher

How it works
So, before the race starts, the team gets ready at the starting line. There are retractable steel bars at the sides of the bobsled so that it reduces drag and air friction and it is needed to start off the race by running with it. They run for 50 meters, the pilot gets on first, then the 2 pushers and the brakeman as the last person in. The pilot then has to steer the bobsled with a steering mechanism hidden inside the cockpit. They can screw up and make the bobsled flip or sometimes one or more of the crew falls out.

GOLD MEDAL OLYMPIC RANKING (2010)

Untitled Slide