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RE: [adk-luge] Re: Paramonovo Luge Track

Wow, that thing looks nuts. I predict that the combination of turns in the first photo – the 180 degree right that snaps into a left – will be where the most problems occur. That reminds me a lot of turns 11 and 12 on the 1980 track; if you didn’t drive the exit of 11 perfectly you were in a lot of trouble. I hope the Russians are going to put some catch fencing along the inside of the elevated turns! I guess there’s some sort of elevator to lift bobsled up to the start.   

 

From: adk-luge@yahoogroups.com [mailto:adk-luge@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jim Murphy
Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 8:22 AM
To: adk-luge@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [adk-luge] Re: Paramonovo Luge Track

 




BTW, here's one...

>> http://www.rusem.ru/eng/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=234&Itemid=15 <<

--- In adk-luge@yahoogroups.com, "bochluge" <bochluge@...> wrote:
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> Has anyone been able to find a website for the new Paramonovo Luge Track? I want to see all the specs on the track etc.. I saw the new pictures in the latest Luge News Letter; WOW!!!!!! What is it with the Russian's building luge tracks that start from a ski jump tower? When Duncan, Kitty, Amy and I (the Jr. Team, LOL) went to Leningrad in 1982, we were to race on a track that was built out of wood and literally started out of a 120 meter ski jump tower. The track continued out over a 300 foot cliff. The track was built on telephone poles that gradually became lower as it wound its way down. There were no nets so if you crashed and came out of the track you would fall the 300 feet. No lie!!!! It was the scariest track, besides IMST, that I have ever seen. Anyway, if anyone has found a website, please share....:)
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Has anyone been able to find a website for the new Paramonovo Luge Track? I want to see all the specs on the track etc.. I saw the new pictures in the latest... 		bochluge
Offline Send Email 		Jun 18, 2009
3:36 am

... Boch: Who were Kitty and Amy? We know you and Duncan ;-)...
Jim Murphy
murph46mountain
Offline Send Email 		Jun 20, 2009
11:59 am

BTW, here's one......
Jim Murphy
murph46mountain
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12:22 pm

Wow, that thing looks nuts. I predict that the combination of turns in the first photo - the 180 degree right that snaps into a left - will be where the most...
Rob Doorack
rdoorack
Offline Send Email 		Jun 20, 2009
1:47 pm
bochluge
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8:37 pm

... Kitty Manning and Amy Herschman. They used to slide as well many, many years ago. We had a race to determine who the 4 Jr's would be to go to Russia. No...
bochluge
Offline Send Email 		Jun 20, 2009
3:49 pm

i belive that that first combathin of turns is achuly the last curvesof the track, the straght part is the out run. my reasing behind this is the crizal would...
Aaron Barge
bargeslluger
Offline Send Email 		Jun 20, 2009
9:11 pm

Aaron's correct. I found a track map online (though it's hard to read). If you look closely, you can see that the straight part is indeed the outrun. ...
Jim Murphy
murph46mountain
Offline Send Email 		Jun 20, 2009
9:28 pm
bochluge
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11:46 pm

The general rule at the new track is very long entrances and exits. The Russians said you have to drive up in the beginning of the corners to prevent the sled...
Gordy Sheer
gordy_1998
Offline Send Email 		Jun 22, 2009
1:56 pm

... Sounds like curve 9 in Igls. - Brett...
Brett West
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3:35 pm
bochluge
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5:58 pm
bochluge
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5:53 pm

Hi Chris - Not sure if the same computer program will be used for the Sochi track. I do know there were issues with the Paramonovo track, including the ...
Gordy Sheer
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