The life of a United States bobsledder isn't all glamourous, despite what some of our friends think. Every year, just before the season starts, we have to spend a few days going over the sled to get it ready for use. While definitely not as exciting as hurling yourself down an icy mountainside at 80 MPH, this pre-season preparation is incredibly important. Just as any professional auto racing team does, we meticulously go over every inch of the sled, checking for cracks in the frame, damaged sections of the body, and any imperfections in the runners. We tighten every nut, re-grease every moving connection, and check the steering system for alignment.
As the saying goes, its a dirty job but someone has to do it!
This year Don, our newest teammate, and I spent most of the day today going over the sled and performing the first half of our maintainence routine. We definitely got our hands dirty re-greasing the runner shoes and cleaning them out. We went over the body surface and checked the fluidity of the suspension. Now all that remains is to set the alignment and clean out the inside of the body. So we are looking forward to another Saturday of work before the season begins. We anticipate our first day of slidding to be somewhere around mid-November or so. We'll definitely keep updates on our blog so you can see how we are doing and when we are racing. Also, be sure to check our main website, http://www.teamholmbobsled.com/, for results and bios on our team athletes, etc. We'd also love to hear from you and can be reached at teamholmracing@hotmail.com.
And don't worry, we'll be sure to add more pictures of Sled Preparation Round 2 coming up in a week or so!
As the saying goes, its a dirty job but someone has to do it!
This year Don, our newest teammate, and I spent most of the day today going over the sled and performing the first half of our maintainence routine. We definitely got our hands dirty re-greasing the runner shoes and cleaning them out. We went over the body surface and checked the fluidity of the suspension. Now all that remains is to set the alignment and clean out the inside of the body. So we are looking forward to another Saturday of work before the season begins. We anticipate our first day of slidding to be somewhere around mid-November or so. We'll definitely keep updates on our blog so you can see how we are doing and when we are racing. Also, be sure to check our main website, http://www.teamholmbobsled.com/, for results and bios on our team athletes, etc. We'd also love to hear from you and can be reached at teamholmracing@hotmail.com.
And don't worry, we'll be sure to add more pictures of Sled Preparation Round 2 coming up in a week or so!
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It was some dirty work, but someone had to do it. By the way, I've posted as well with a couple additional pictures. Take a look!
Peace!
Wow, I am impressed!!! It's fun to see pictures of what you guys actually do, I have been curious. Keep me updated:) And Good LUCK!
Wow. This is so fun to see! Thanks for sharing! I feel a documentary coming on. :)
it's so great to see you getting your sled ready! let me know when you take it for a spin!!
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