Designing a Bobsled

The 2014 Sochi Bobsled Competitions are almost at a close, with only the four-man races left to run.  Like many of the events we see in these Winter Games, the technology of the competition has changed dramatically since the first games in 1924.  Then, the four man bobsled was literally that, four men on a sled bobbing down the track in Chamoinx, France.  Today’s infographic shows what does into the designing and construction of a modern bobsled, following the process of the 2014 Bronze Medal winning US Men’s team and their Night Train 2 sled.  [VIA]

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