Hi ALL, We just had our spring Wasatch Club Meeting today. We were informed that the 2008/2009 Masters race will be held in UT again. Can't wait to see all of...
When I took the passenger bobsled ride in 2003, in the "2" seat right behind Stephan Bosch (driver), we clocked 82 mph. Even having spent 3 weeks at that...
In my opinion it really depends on where the shads are "up or down" for your first couple of runs. when i was their this year the shads were down between...
... wrote: I can tell you that I have slid on many tracks in Europe and from the "old" men's start on the old Lake Placid track and going from Women's start...
... that i all ways thought was a coach. << YES!!! I know the one. I thought I was the only one that noticed that week-in and week-out! And yes, I thought...
Aaron: Ask Carl Roepke to describe his first run down from Men's Start in Park City. He was an unexpected ForeRunner for the World Cup, they had just ...
NLC meeting for this year was held at OTC in Lake Placid on 7 June. The biggest item of note is a $400000 decrease in USLA's operating budget for the coming...
Bob Young was at NLC Meeting as well and he has forwarded these two suppliers of Booties and sleds. They are: The links are : 1-http://www.rgs-marketing.de...
If this happens, what a great opportunity for year-round training and fun. And a lot easier to make the 4-hour drive in July than during a lake-effect...
During the recent annual Club Review, the folks in Muskegon were very optimistic. They had arranged for funding and there was a lot of community support for...
Hi Dan - There aren't any plans to move summer camps to Muskegon yet. The track is relatively short (~330 ft.) so I think the track is geared more towards ...
CONGRATULATIONS JIM AND LARRY. THAT IS TRULY AWESOME. AND, I JUST LEARNED FROM JIM, THAT YOU PLACED HIGHER THAN YOUR TEACHER. GREAT WORK LARRY!!! Don...
Ribs and Luge really aren't two things you expect to go together, but the support of the ILBBQF festival by USA Luge is very evident. I think I saw nearly the...
I want to send out a heart-felt and thuderous Thank You to Ted Elmendorf for the sled rack he constructed in the luge closet up in Lake Placid this past week. ...
I need to give a big thanks to Jim. He really brought his fine attention to detail to the task of garnish, which is 1/3rd of the score. Here are some pictuers....
Our annual Wheels & Start Clinic is scheduled for Sat and Sun Aug 23rd and 24th. It is open to everyone 10 years and up. Join us for a weekend of excitement...
Nancy, Being a complete novice, this sounds like a good event for me to attend.  Please forward the registration form to me at this email address. Thank you ...
Bruce: The Wheel & Start Clinic is a great event, not only for first-timers but for our veteran sliders as well. Everyone gets something different from the the...
Hi all: I'm Jonas Frazier, and new to this group. I'm trying to get back into luge after a several year hiatous. I saw it for the first time during the '98...
Had a question. Anybody have plans or something to convert my ice sled to a land sled by removing the runners, and putting on wheels? My uncle made a set of...
hi i have been sliding on wheals sleds all summer with the luge team on their sleds. USLA will use the same sleds in the winter as they do in the summer they...
I sent this along to Fred, our resident wheels expert. I also took the attached photos. Good Luck! Hi Jonas: The wheels sleds we use here at the USLA are a...
The only races scheduled for Lake Placid this season are: International Training Week Oct. 30 - Nov. 4 2009 World Championships Feb. 2 - 8 National Seeding...
I have a few goals that I'd like to accomplish this season of sliding. The first is to get back into luge, the second is to do as many competitions as I can,...