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?
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.
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!
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.
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.
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
COACH! COOOOOACH!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!! NO, SLOW DOWN! SLOW DOWN, SLOW DOWN, SLOW DOWN, SLOW DOWN! OH GOD! NO, OH NO! OH, I HATE YOU, DERRICE! I HATE YOU!
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Feel the Rhythm, Feel the Rhyme, Get on Up, it's Bobsled time
Stephen Kemp Cool Runnings!
Cool runnings!
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And i just watched that the other day here in New Zealand lol
@@lokroza5440 ya man
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.
what time?
rahul kurup At about 16:32
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!
5g
wow that has got to be fun like a rollercoaster ride or something, that looks fun but dangerous.
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It's fucking dangerous I broke an arm doing it
do you still do it?
eli iacovoni yeah I use to but I love go America and where I'm at I can't do it there
DEAD Shot cool! I do luge
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)
If you want to have an experience that's similar to a bobsled run, but without the dangers, then I'd recommend one of those alpine coasters.
Literally no one from 8 years ago
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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!!
"sorry about that" lol Canadians
Eh?
i just reconized this is from a movie called cool runnings
Me: Shitting my pants watching this.
Pilot: "That was terrible."
Dominik Baumgartner thats why they are training runs :) go try it out! If you are Swiss you have a ton of options around you!
Fucks sake... this is only out crazied by the luge, which is out crazied by the skeleton. Awesome video, it looks like so much fun.
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?
FEEL THE RHYTHM!!!
Jared Martin feel the rhyme
Get on up
ITS BOBSLED TIME
COOL RUNNING RUNNINGS
“Marty we have to go back and stop your parents from watching that broom video!”
he must be having the time of his life
This track is such a classic
You would go over in corner 4, you need to steer down in that corner or you'll hit the roof, the floor, then flip over.
I've ridden in one of these before! Absolutely awesome experience!
What is it like? Does is make your stomach drop like a roller coaster?
Not quite like a roller coaster. It's not a sheer drop. It just feels really, really fast. Especially around the turns!
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.
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@@ultraaquario2952 😁
felt like a rollercoaster
I know it’s dangerous and takes a lot of practice....but this looks super fun.
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!
since childhood, sledding has grown into a sport
Two D-rings, connected to ropes, and a steering system that moves the runners underneath.
It's like that racing game f-zero :^/
or sonic all star racing transfomed
This must be the funnest sport ever
looks fun
Thomas...16,000 + views within 3 weeks? That's incredible.
It’s 1000 times scarier than roller coaster
Bob sledding looks like fun. But I wouldn’t want to wreck.
Fantastico pagherei per poter provare questa emozione.
bobsledding is professional roller coasters
COOL Runnings!
gnarly sport.
Again! I want to go again!
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.
Wow. That is amazing.
If this FOV was used in the Olympics I just might have watched it.
V check out the World Cup races, every race has a sled POV at the start
Really great 👍
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This looks fun as hell to a Florida boy!
I want to see a bobsled go off a ski jump.... huck yuck.... kidding aside... cool POV vid, super fast!
I went on yesterday in Lake Placid.
That was soooo cool...
What do you do if you want to get into bobsledding? Are there programs?
That's really fast !
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?
That looks fun!
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!
COOL STUFF MAN!
How do you get the sled back to the top?
With a truck loading two sleighs at a time
Mr. M Geithner Thank you!
Magic 🤔😂
Who sill member running cool
the G forces!
5Gs
That was terrible? Did he say that?
Can anyone explain why?
This vid is sick
it's like roller coaster
dude how this is terrible? I loved it
Can anybody explain the skills necessarily needed to do this?
Kev if you like video games and have decent hand eye coordination, and can run somewhat quick, that's it!
Thomas Linford
Ah. Thanks for the info! ☺
Kev also helps to live near a bobsled track haha...
If you enjoy spooning with a buddy that's a plus.
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.
So as I understand this track is now closed?
IM FAST AS F BOIIIIIIIIIYYYYEYYEEEE
“Well, that was terrible!” Terrible, or terrifying?
Ouaouuu it's fantastic
What if they want to stop prematurely?
do you steer in sled? left and right?
遊園地のアトラクションとは違うね？
Watching it with VR glass
should have screamed cool runnings
Well that was terrible! Sorry bout dat
What was the top speed you guys hit?
Wuuuuhooooooooo!!
Nice run but you dont have nothing on the jamaican bobsled team lol.
Wreck-It Ralph Rocket crash 💥
FEEL THE RITHEM FEEL THE RHYME GET ON UP ITS BOBSLED TIME!!! Whoever guesses what movie that song is from il sub to them
The kazoo Kid COOL RUNNINNNNGSSS!
first person mode activated!!!!!!! XD
at 1:10 i come down too soon and hit hard.
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.
350 km/h
Formule one bobslei
So does it require skill, or is it a bunch of guys getting paid millions to ride an ice rollercoaster?
Lt.Dolphin It requires skill.
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
Um... How is this a sport again?
COACH! COOOOOACH!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!! NO, SLOW DOWN! SLOW DOWN, SLOW DOWN, SLOW DOWN, SLOW DOWN! OH GOD! NO, OH NO! OH, I HATE YOU, DERRICE! I HATE YOU!
then they say video games aren't real sports
1:12 that looks like 4 G's lmao
Omg imaging it slipping. 😬😬😬😬😶😶😣😣
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Looks like Russian mountain 🏔️🎢🎡🎠🎪
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What was so terrible?
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Ппц, ради чего все это
Yeah no...thank you..I'll pass
54 secs
Gotta To Fast!!!!!!!!
Sanic LOL
nothing to do here....
didn't beat the speed of light..that was terrible
this is a sport? more like a roller coaster ride lol
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co za glupi sport
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Come to HIM