Bobsleigh
The International Federation of Bobsleigh and Skeleton (FIBT) convened a congress in Zurich has decided to outsource the production of standardized monobob, new category that will its debut at the Youth Olympic Games in 2016, to a single manufacturer, SwissBob AG.
Tuesday 20 May 2014 4 minutes reading time
It is a turning point in the epic world of sport, where over the years the research of materials and the collaboration with famous car (BMW, Ferrari and McLaren to mention the most famous) has characterized the last few seasons of the two-man bobsleigh and one to four.
For some time the FIBT wanted to give new life to the movement of the bob, increasing the number of participants at the start of the competition and after years of whispers and of the various experiments'' option is Monobob been seriously considered.
The same association in a statement released on its website stated that the decision to entrust the standardized production of this new concept of bob effect on the Swiss SwissBob AG in Switzerland as the project is been considered the most Valid from those submitted by Germany, Latvia, the United States and Italy.
"We were highly impressed by the new monobob - said of the FIBT president Ivo Ferriani - we are confident that this new discipline approach young people to the world of Bob."
Great satisfaction in home SwissBob that last December in St. Moritz had presented the first prototype of monobob carried out in close collaboration with the Sauber Formula 1 team, "We are very proud to have signed an exclusive agreement on the supply of new bob with the International Federation - said Peter Tinner of SwissBob - our main goal is to give new life to this sport by providing means of competitive, safe and affordable. "
From the technical point of view the new bob consists of a monocoque frame produced according to the methods embodiments of a Formula 1 car. monobob All components have been designed to promote standardization and thus avoid disparities performance between the various bob.
The project monobob addition to allowing drivers to reach top speed in excess of 130km / h will its use also in the Paralympic. Thanks to a special "para-kit" in just 15 minutes will be can convert the monobob in a parabob, that allow also to athletes with a physical disability to get off at high speed along an icy gut.
A new era is dawning, we hope that harbors the desired results ...
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