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the u. s. bobsled team will be going for gold using a bobsled engineered with pinpoint precision exclusively for team usa by the bo - dyn bobsled project .
concord, n. c. — john vester is the new president of the bo - dyn bobsled project, replacing phil kurze .
bo - dyn sleds have won six olympic medals, two of them gold .
lake placid, n. y. - - pending litigation between the united states bobsled and skeleton federation and the bo - dyn bobsled project, inc. has been dropped .
the bodine bobsled challenge features nascar and nhra drivers piloting specially - made bobsleds down lake placid’s infamous track in two different races geared to raise money for the bo - dyn bobsled project .
connecticut' s own bo - dyn bobsleds will take center stage in ...
bodine began the bo - dyn bobsled project after watching u. s. athletes produce subpar results at the 1992 winter olympics in france using european cast - off sleds .
bo - dyn project brings innovation to bobsleds bobled driven by steve holcomb has deep roots in motor sports. check out this story on urltoken urltoken
over the past 10 years, whelen engineering has been the financial backbone of the bo - dyn bobsled project, inc. with contributions growing substantially when the organization became connnecticut - based .
bo - dyn has been building american - made bobsleds for exclusive use by u. s. sliders since 1992. vester has been bo - dyn' s treasurer and chief financial officer since 2006 .
the bo - dyn bobsled project has told the u. s. bobsled and skeleton federation that it will aim to continue working with american bobsledders, but not directly with the federation. the agreement between bo - dyn and the usbsf was terminated in april, and a meeting earlier this month failed to bring any new deal .
vester says the goal for bo - dyn is not changing and that the project remains committed to helping the u. s. win medals at the pyeongchang games in 2018 .
bo - dyn president phil kurze says he' s in the process of developing a different format for future events .
an out - of - court agreement has been signed by both sides, according to phil kurze, vice president of connecticut - based whelen engineering, who also serves as president of the bo - dyn bobsled project, inc .
during kurze' s tenure, the project helped the u. s. bobsled team win seven olympic medals .
on monday, bodine flew up from his home in florida for the unveiling of his bo - dyn bobsled project' s newest sled, the night train - 2, at whelen engineering in chester. bo - dyn, a collaboration of bodine and his old friend and race car builder bob cuneo of chassis dynamics in oxford, made the first night train, which won the gold in 2010 in vancouver. whelen helped finance the project and provided parts .
the bo - dyn bobsled project, created by former nascar driver geoff bodine, has provided bobsleds to the u. s. team for two decades and also refurbished them. but the two sides split in 2011 in a disagreement over intellectual property .
the members of the bo - dyn bobsled project deeply mourn the unexpected passing of steve holcomb, who was so central to our success, and who is and will always be a true american olympic hero. we extend our deepest sympathies to his family, friends and the bobsled world ...
the bo - dyn bobsled project has attracted major interest from the motorsports community. nhra drag racers morgan lucas, jeg coughlin jr. , shawn langdon and melanie troxel are major supporters of the project through the geoff bodine bobsled challenge, which raises funds to build state - of - the art bobsleds, including the night train sled the team used to win the olympic gold .
learn more about what goes into building team usa’s bobsled on our website, where you can see the bo - dyn team present on stage at solidworks world 2014, as well as download our new infographic on bobsled design .
the nascar community continues to be a strong supporter of u. s. bobsled efforts. joey logano, 2009 nascar sprint cup rookie of the year, is creating 6, 000 square feet of work space for the bo - dyn bobsled project in his charlotte, n. c. race shop .
some of that success has come while piloting the new four - man sled, dubbed night train 2 and built by the bo - dyn bobsled project. holcomb has captured gold in the first seven races, steering night train 2 to three of those victories .
usbsf ceo darrin steele calls it
the end of an era
and added that the federation is
forever grateful
to bo - dyn' s geoff bodine and bob cuneo for their vision in the project .
for the bo - dyn bobsled project inc. team, who designed and built the 2010 gold medal - winning us 4 - man bobsled called the night train, it meant having to go back to the design table. their goal was to build an even better (and slightly different) bobsled for the 2014 sochi games: the night train 2 .
bo - dyn bobsled project inc. says it will move from connecticut to concord after next month' s vancouver olympics. the corporation was founded by nascar legend geoff bodine 18 years ago to ensure u. s. sleds would be made in america with racing know - how .
in that off - season of 2007, a group from whelen, bo - dyn and the u. s. bobsled and skeleton federation flew to colorado springs for meetings with the u. s. olympic committee, now running the national team. this gathering set the stage for a three - year agreement between bo - dyn and the usoc .
held the first weekend after new year' s for the past five years, the event brought nascar and nhra drivers together in lake placid, n. y. , to race modified bobsleds. the goal was to raise funds for research and development for the bo - dyn bobsled project and the u. s. bobsled team .
all of this success came in bo - dyn bobsleds - supported by whelen engineering - and sets the stage for greater achievements at whistler in late february .
the bodine bobsled challenge was held on mount van hovenburg in rural lake placid, site of the 1932 and 1980 winter olympics, and the 2009 world bobsled championships. the event is geared to create awareness and greater funding for the bo - dyn bobsled project, inc. , which provides made - in - america bobsleds for the united states men' s and women' s national teams .
lake placid, n. y. – despite recent rules changes in bobsledding, the bo - dyn bobsled project, inc. , is moving forward with what project officials are terming
the bobsled of tomorrow
with less than three years to the 2014 olympic winter games in sochi, russia. led by bo - dyn project founder and nascar legend geoff bodine, the winner of the 1986 daytona 500, and long - time auto racing colleague and sled designer bob cuneo, of chassis dynamics, athletes such as 2010 olympic four - man champion steve holcomb and teammate bree schaaf, who both tested new technology this spring in lake placid, will ride the world' s fastest sleds in the run - up to sochi .
success in the bo - dyn sleds did not occur overnight. with only bodine’s money propping the sled initiative, results were slow to come, but there was progress .
later that year, the race car driver came to lake placid, n. y. , where one of four north american tracks is located and got the bobsled experience. and an earful. bodine collaborated with bob cuneo of chassis dynamics, with whom he had a car racing relationship. it was the genesis of the bo - dyn bobsled project, inc. , and the beginning of the big bobsled turn - around .
bo - dyn bobsled project inc. was created by nascar® great geoff bodine, (winner of the 1986 daytona 500) and bob cuneo, owner of chassis dynamics inc. (experts in race car chassis development). they had one goal in mind – to develop the best equipment to help us bobsledders compete and win .
eddie gossage, president of the texas motor speedway, was in lake placid recently for the kyle petty charity ride and pledged his support for the bobsled project .
bo - dyn bobsled says in thursday' s statement that the leader of the colchester, conn. , company that fabricated the metal sleds is retiring and the work will be taken over by technicians who have worked with other nascar teams .
for the finale, u. s. coaches brian shimer and bill tavares acted as brakemen because lucas and todd bodine were piloting bo - dyn bobsleds used by the u. s. team .
since 2002, the bo - dyn effort has produced one olympic gold medal (jill bakken), two silver medals (todd hays and shauna rohbock) and a bronze (brian shimer). additionally, u. s. team member steve holcomb ended a 50 year world championship drought when he drove his four - man bo - dyn sled to the world title in lake placid last february .
phil kurze, president of the bo - dyn bobsled project, inc. , is also vice president of whelen engineering. the nearly $ 250, 000 it took to design and build night train 2 was funded almost entirely by whelen. the sled was assembled in a shop owned by nascar racer joey logano and his father, tom, in huntersville, n. c .
at the next winter games, the u. s. will endeavor to add to its total of six olympic medals – two of them gold – since 2002. all have come in bo - dyn equipment .
geoff and i started talking and he said,' why don' t you guys become involved with the bo - dyn bobsled project?'
kurze said .
we were a contributor for a while. then we wanted to take it to the next level. i became the president [ of the project ]. i made the organization a nonprofit. we held a number of events, challenges with drivers, all to promote bobsledding, to raise some money to be able to build some sleds .
olympic bobsled builder moving to north carolina: a non - profit company that' s used nascar racing technology to supply the u. s. olympic bobsled teams with faster rides is moving to the heart of stock - car country in north carolina. bo - dyn bobsled project inc. says it will move from connecticut to concord after next month' s vancouver olympics. the corporation was founded by nascar legend geoff bodine 18 years ago to ensure u. s. sleds would be made in america with racing know - how. bo - dyn bobsled says in thursday' s statement that the leader of the colchester, conn. , company that fabricated the metal sleds is retiring and the work will be taken over by technicians who have worked with other nascar teams. (associated press) (1 - 26 - 2010 )
tells the story how geoff bodine and his friends and colleagues came together to build state of the art bobsled for the us bobsled team .
todd bodine heads into saturday' s chevrolet geoff bodine bobsled challenge
on the pole
after qualifying runs for the event wrapped up on friday afternoon at the verizon sports complex. the event is a fundraiser to benefit the bo - dyn bobsled project. the bo - dyn bobsled project, founded by geoff bodine (9th fastest), provides american - made bobsleds to the united states bobsled teams free of charge. the two bodine brothers, along with eight other nascar drivers, including tim fedewa (2bd fastest), kevin lepage (3rd), boris said (4th), dick trickle (5th), brad noffsinger (6th), stanton barrett (7th), steve park (8th), and joel kauffman (10th), will compete in the challenge on saturday. all nascar racers were in competitive but high spirits when they arrived in lake placid for the challenge, as they joked with each other and signed autographs for adoring fans .
while the goal for any race car driver is to win, the mission of the event is to create awareness and greater funding for the bo - dyn bobsled project, inc. nascar legend geoff bodine, winner of the 1986 daytona 500, joined forces with auto racing designer bob cuneo of chassis dynamics in oxford, conn. to create made - in - america bobsleds for the united states men’s and women’s national teams .
the night train entered the 2010 olympic games favored to win, but the journey back to olympic gold began long ago. after watching the 1992 winter olympics and learning that the americans' lack of performance was in part due to the second - hand european equipment they were using, nascar legend geoff bodine partnered with chassis dynamics to form the bo - dyn bobsled project. their goal was to reinvent the u. s. sleds using racing technology and to provide the bobsled teams with american - made machines .
kurze said all previous agreements between the two organizations are void and that the usbsf is authorized to make any modifications on the bobsleds in their possession. however, bo - dyn still owns the intellectual property in those bobsleds, he said .
the bo - dyn bobsled project has stepped up its fundraising efforts, and may re - invent the geoff bodine bobsled challenge to raise awareness for the initiative that benefits the men and women athletes from the united states national team. an announcement outlining the event and format will be forthcoming later in the year. organizers will reach out to competitors in super cross, moto cross and other x games - type action sports. in the past, nascar and nhra competitors came together in challenge and head - to - head formats .
the 18 - time nascar sprint cup winner started the bo - dyn bobsled project in 1992 in an effort to build up the u. s. team' s anemic program. after earning five olympic medals, the program hit new heights when holcomb captured olympic gold four years ago in vancouver with the original four - man night train sled. it marked the first olympic gold medal by a u. s. four - man team in 62 years .
with the spring of 2007 came better news for the bo - dyn project and u. s. athletes. whelen engineering president john olson not only agreed to continue his firm’s support of american bobsledding, but he upped the ante by giving cuneo an additional $ 100, 000 to build a new sled. this one, the now - famous night train, ultimately became a world champion .
bo - dyn teams have built several u. s. bobsleds, including the
night train
that steven holcomb, steve mesler, curt tomasevicz and justin olsen guided to the first american olympic bobsledding gold medal in 62 years at the vancouver games .
i am so excited to be honored in this way by the racing community ,
said steve mesler .
the nhra has been such a key supporter of the bo - dyn project so i can' t wait to get down to zmax dragway and share the medal with the entire racing world. this will be my first nhra event and i can' t wait to see these athletes compete .
using home ice to their advantage at the 2002 winter games in utah, the u. s. men and women teamed for three medals, one of each color, in their bo - dyn craft, with pilots jill bakken, todd hays and brian shimer, respectively .
to continue america' s drive to the podium, bodine is hosting a fundraiser for his bodine bobsled project. this event will involve 10 nascar drivers piloting specially - made bobsleds in lake placid january 5 - 7, 2006 at the verizon sports complex
the olympic gold medal - winning u. s. bobsled team in the night train .
the men’s and women’s squads have claimed numerous world cup medals this season - five gold among them - in the run - up to the 2010 vancouver winter olympics. with the help of bo - dyn technology, the team is now poised to end a 62 - year gold medal drought in the winter olympics .
johnson and troxel to compete at bodine bobsled challenge: the first couple of drag racing, tommy johnson jr. and his wife melanie troxel, will test their mettle on legendary mount van hoevenberg, jan. 8 - 10, during the fifth annual lucas oil geoff bodine bobsled challenge presented by whelen. johnson and troxel join morgan lucas, shawn langdon, and jeg coughlin jr. as members of team nhra. as such, they will try their best to take home bobsledding glory for the straight - liners in the annual winter match - up against team nascar, led by legend geoff bodine and newly - crowned rookie of the year joey logano. the lucas oil geoff bodine bobsled challenge presented by whelen raises money for the bo - dyn bobsled project, a collaborative effort between bodine and chassis dynamics to make the best bobsleds in the world for u. s. athletes. since the start of the project, usa bobsledders have gone from also - rans to top contenders on the world stage that routinely wins medals at the world championships and the olympics. (12 - 15 - 2009 )
the 2nd annual chevrolet geoff bodine bobsled challenge, presented by whelen engineering, is hosting a benefit dinner and auction on january 5, 2007 at nicola' s on main starting at 7 pm. the evening features a cocktail hour, a meet - and - greet with the drivers participating in the bodine bobsled challenge, dinner, and a chance to bid on fabulous items including nascar ticket packages, bodine bobsled challenge apparel, nascar souvenirs and much more. the auction will be hosted by ray dunlap, a fixture on the stockcar circuit as a tv broadcast announcer. a race suit, worn by carl edwards sporting the bodine bobsled logo at a nascar whelen modified tour race last july at new hampshire international speedway, will be included in the list of auction items. all proceeds from the evening will go directly to the bo - dyn bobsled project, inc. , which creates, develops and supplies the u. s. men' s and women' s bobsled teams with made in america sleds. a limited number of tickets for the evening are available for $ 150 per person and may be purchased from nicola' s on main (
auctions thru feb 1st: the geoff bodine bobsled project is holding ebay auctions on itesm from the 2010 geoff bodine bobsled challenge. the bids will help support the us olympic team as they compete for the gold in vancouver and beyond! geoff bodine has been helping the us bobsled effort since 1992 to make sure our athletes can afford the best american made equipment. these items were donated to help raise money to ensure that team usa has the tools they need to succeed. to see items and bid, go to urltoken
geoff bodine, 1986 winner of the daytona 500, teamed with chassis dynamics in 1992 to form the bo - dyn bobsled project which builds american - made bobsleds for united states athletes. the sleds have been a tremendous success at all levels of competition, including world cup, world championships and olympic competitions, where the united states consistently finds itself on medal podiums. during the 2002 salt lake city olympic winter games, the u. s. squad mined gold, silver and bronze medals and broke an olympic podium drought that dated back 46 years. just four years later, in torino, italy, team usa won more olympic hardware… this time silver .
the 2011 geoff bodine bobsled challenge in lake placid has been canceled. more details will be forthcoming in the next few weeks .
petty had bodine as a guest on urltoken live from lake placid where the nascar greats chatted about the project and the national bobsled team' s achievements. that kind of help will be needed as the 2010 - 2011 season saw men' s and women' s teams from germany, russia, canada and a resurgent italian squad claim the podium alongside the americans .
lake placid, n. y. (ap) - - the geoff bodine bobsled challenge won' t be staged next year .
the u. s. four - man bobsled team piloted by steven holcomb competes during the world cup at utah olympic park on saturday .
has it worked? driver shauna rohbock delivered a women’s silver medal at the torino winter games in 2006. however in the spring of that year, the u. s. olympic committee took over operation of the financially - strapped national team. in the off - season, after a successful bodine challenge in lake placid, bo - dyn approached whelen engineering and the chester, conn. , company agreed to assist with the sled evolution .
geoff bodine started the bobsled challenge in an effort to raise funds for the u. s. men' s and women' s bobsled teams. it features nascar and nhra drivers piloting specially made bobsleds, with members of the new york state army national guard serving as brakemen .
the fifth annual lucas oil geoff bodine bobsled challenge presented by whelen engineering concluded on sunday with nascar sprint cup series driver joey logano a winner .
holcomb, who has been a bobsled driver for 13 years, drove the original night train to two world championships and the olympic gold medal .
action from the fifth annual lucas oil geoff bodine bobsled challenge presented by whelen engineering will air on speed on jan. 24 and jan. 31 .
driving the last sled of the day, todd bodine came out on top after the second run with a combined time of 1 minute, 47. 24 seconds. bodine was followed by fedewa and lepage in second and third, respectively. bodine credits much of his successful bobsled driving to the u. s. bobsled athletes saying ,
it' s great to see our young kids as good as they are. and now with the bobsled project giving them good equipment, our future for bobsledding is looking pretty bright. it' s a great feeling .
all 10 drivers as well as their many eager fans are looking forward to the feature race of the chevrolet geoff bodine bobsled challenge beginning at 10 am on saturday morning, with an afternoon race set for 1 pm. country artists cowboy crush will open the proceedings with their rendition of the national anthem. tickets for the event can be purchased at the main gate of the verizon sports complex. more info at
fan packages, interactive offerings and event merchandise for the 5th annual lucas oil geoff bodine bobsled challenge may be purchased online at urltoken. or go to urltoken for reservations .
whelen ramped up their cross - promotional support by displaying the corporate logo on the lower rear quarter panel of the number 31 marsh racing nascar busch north and busch series race cars. monetary contributions continued and grew as the years went on, realizing that research and development were critical to the success of the project .
, site of the 2003 and 2009 fibt world bobsled championships. according to bodine ,
the sleds my colleagues will be driving will look exactly like our bodine - designed sleds on the fibt world cup tour. after testing a sled on november 8 in lake placid, the guys are going to love the speed and thrill of the bobsled .
the early season dominance by the u. s. bobsled team on the world cup circuit has geoff bodine stoked about the team' s chances heading into an olympic year .
after i crashed it, i made the infamous statement to bruce,' well, bruce, i guess i' ll have to build you a bobsled.'
lake placid, n. y. - - the group that built the united states' 2010 olympic gold - medal - winning bobsled is parting ways with the national team .
whelen originally sponsored bodine' s race cars. but phil kurze, vice - president of whelen, was a fraternity brother of john morgan' s, the nbc bobsled commentator .
road race ace boris said, whose late father, bob, drove in the 1968 and 1972 winter olympics for the u. s. bobsled team, overcame a whipping wind and pelting rain on saturday and won both races in the chevrolet geoff bodine bobsled challenge on the olympic track at mount van hoevenberg .
it was awesome, perfect ,
said said, who also won the inaugural race of this unique event last year .
two wins is a good way to start the year .
the bobsled challenge features race car drivers on ice. it' s an effort to raise funds to keep the u. s. men' s and women' s bobsled teams at the forefront of international racing. (
this is what we' re calling the ultimate bobsled ,
bodine said .
in the past, we didn' t have the money or time to build this type of bobsled. obviously, we had a good one. [ driver ] steve [ holcomb ] won the gold medal in vancouver with the first night train. but still we knew we could do better .
after a stop at the fishing hole, the path to the bobsled track was not the one that offered the least resistance. but it may be the path that results in the most success .
in 2005, bodine teamed with morgan, the former bobsledder, creative sports promoter and current bobsled voice on nbc, to create the geoff bodine bobsled challenge. the event, in which stars from nascar and nhra come to lake placid and race each other in modified sleds, would be a means of raising awareness and needed funding to build made - in - america bobsleds for the united states teams .
chester — twenty - one years ago, geoff bodine zigged where he should have zagged, and as a result, the u. s. won its first gold medal in the bobsled in 62 years .
our stance is that if you are standing still, you are actually losing ground ,
said cuneo, bo - dyn sled designer and chief consultant, from his chassis dynamics location in oxford, conn .
that mentality pushes us ahead. the new rules that have gone into effect for 2011 - 2012, i believe, will actually work in our favor. in a sport of secrets, it' s no secret that our sleds adjust quicker than other nations. the germans have actually noted this to me personally. so we have now rolled up our sleeves and begun the process. and there is no stopping until we hit the track in sochi .
the two - man bobsled event took place shortly after. russia continued to rack up the medals, as alexey voevoda and alexander zubkov earned the gold medal with a combined time of 3: 45. 39 .
after the first two stops on the fibt world cup bobsled season in calgary, canada and lake placid, n. y. , the united states bobsled teams have achieved startling results with help from nascar. in six total races spanning women' s bobsled as well as two and four - man bobsled events, the united states has captured one gold, four silver and two bronze medals. that' s seven medals out of 18 that have been distributed to date. another startling factor is that four different american drivers have won those medals. in addition, never before has the u. s. had two different men on the podium at one time in a world cup until recently at the verizon sports complex in lake placid when the men took silver and bronze medals in the two - man race. the united states has three women' s bobsled athletes in the top five of the world cup standings and three u. s. men' s sleds in the top 10 of the world cup. as a result, the team has moved to the head of the leaderboard in nations points .
sponsor and tv: chevy has become the title sponsor of the geoff bodine bobsled challenge in lake placid, n. y. the event will take place january 3 - 5, 2008 and is set to take place at the olympic sports complex. the 3rd annual chevy geoff bodine bobsled challenge is presented by whelen engineering. columbia sportswear has signed on as the official clothing supplier for the chevy geoff bodine bobsled challenge, presented by whelen engineering. sled sponsors for the event include whelen engineering, lumber liquidators, lucas oil and columbia sportswear. additional event sponsors include ppg, racing electronics and yamaha. the 3rd annual chevy geoff bodine bobsled challenge, presented by whelen engineering, will be broadcast on the speed channel on january 20 from 12 pm - 2 pm and january 27 at 2 pm - 4 pm. each show is a separate two hour program featuring a different race. (12 - 29 - 2007 )
bodine laid down a fast first run, then held on to edge joe gibbs racing phenom joey logano on sunday and capture the first race at the fourth annual geoff bodine bobsled challenge. lucas beat bodine in the spectacular second race .
bodine, the nascar legend, had become interested with bobsledding after watching the 1992 olympics and following that, decided to try a bobsled run with driver bruce rosselli at mt. van hoevenberg in lake placid. espn was there filming it .
concord, n. c. - - a non - profit company that' s used nascar racing technology to supply the u. s. olympic bobsled teams with faster rides is moving to the heart of stock - car country in north carolina .
history - makers will witness history in the making at zmax dragway when the gold medal - winning four - man u. s. bobsled team will serve as honorary grand marshals for the inaugural nhra four - wide nationals, march 25 - 28 .
auto racing and bobsledding first met in 1992 under inauspicious circumstances. the nascar great and winner of the 1986 daytona 500 as well as 18 nascar cup series events, bodine had settled into his living room to watch the olympic bobsled races from albertville, france .
a three - year participant in the bodine bobsled challenge, sunday’s race 2 overall win was the first in a bobsled for logano. logano recorded the second - fastest time, just behind nascar camping world truck series driver todd bodine, during the first round of competition against his fellow nascar competitors, and advanced to the semifinals in the head - to - head portion of the racing with a win against part - time driver and espn nascar analyst boris said. logano then defeated bodine in the semifinals to earn a match - up with troxel .
the chevrolet geoff bodine bobsled challenge got underway on thursday afternoon when the nascar drivers arrived at the verizon sports complex for a lesson in bobsled 101. the drivers took to the track with u. s. bobsled team athletes for an overview of the sport, followed by a ride down part of the track behind a u. s. team driver. when it came time for the nascar drivers to actually drive themselves, they could not get enough of the action and finished the evening with a craving for more speed. the drivers started higher up the track on friday to complete their final training runs and two qualifying heats. as the temperature dropped, the ¾ mile track became faster and the nascar racers got all the speed they wanted as they flew through the 17 curves at speeds of nearly 60 miles an hour .
contact: amanda bird, usbsf marketing & communications manager (518) 523 - 1842, ext 106, abird @ urltoken for immediate release august 22, 2009 greubel and berkeley win bobsled push championship qualifiers lake placid, n. y. –bobsled team selection for the 2009 - 10 season began today with push championship qualifiers in lake placid, n. y. the top three women and top six men will qualify for push championship finals in calgary, canada from september 13 - 20, where national team drivers will select their push athletes for team trials this october .
speed channel will again televise four hours of the bobsled challenge, scheduled dates / times. january 24, 2010 on speed at 12: 00pm / et and 8: 00pm / et and january 31, 2010 on speed at 5: 00pm / et and 8: 00pm / et .
in this year’s 4 - man bobsled this year in sochi, it is expected that only a few hundredths of a second will separate the gold medal winners from the silver. because of this, every team is trying to get even the slightest technical advantage in the design of their bobsleds .
speed channel has announced four hours of coverage from the second annual geoff bodine bobsled challenge, presented by whelen engineering, to be staged in lake placid, n. y. event coverage will air on speed jan 6 - 7 from 2: 00 to 4: 00pm / et each day .
i was doing some interviews after and i was kind of laughing and joking about it ,
he said .
bruce said,' come here a minute, geoff.' he pointed at the sled. i had bent the frame like 6 inches. i destroyed his bobsled .
boris said posted the fastest two runs friday at mount van hoevenberg and easily won the qualifying for the chevrolet geoff bodine bobsled challenge. said bested the driver who organized the unique event by nearly a second and was the target of more than a few barbs when he finished. said figured to be the man to beat over the 17 - turn layout. he won the first race in the event' s inaugural run a year ago and his late father, bob, drove in the 1968 and 1972 winter olympics for the u. s. bobsled team. (associated press), see more at
joey logano, driver of the # 20 home depot toyota in the nascar sprint cup series announced today, wednesday, sept. 16, that he will again compete in the 5th annual lucas oil geoff bodine bobsled challenge presented by whelen engineering to be staged in lake placid, n. y. january 8 - 10, 2010 .
“with the association with geoff we learned about his goals and aspirations for the usa bobsled teams and we felt it was a very worthy cause, ” continued kurze. “whelen believes in products made in america and geoff' s dedication to the proposition that american athletes should be using american - made equipment coincided with our corporate philosophy. ”
many drivers have lent their name to the event, but it is still to be determined who will compete. boris said is one driver who has roots in bobsledding and is confirmed in lake placid. his father, bob said, was a bobsled driver in the 1968 and 1972 winter games. said describes bobsledding as ,
the greatest thrill i have ever had without an engine .
other drivers who have indicated to bodine their desire to attend if their schedules permit are cup winner stewart, todd bodine, ken schrader, kyle petty, randy lajoie, kevin lepage, debra renshaw and steve park. for more information on the geoff bodine bobsled challenge, go to the
igls, austria (feb. 5, 2017) - steven holcomb (park city, utah) claimed his second four - man bobsled medal of the season today, bronze, with his push crew of carlo valdes (newport beach, calif .), jimmy reed (garmisch, germany) and sam mcguffie (cypress, ...
as honorary grand marshals, the crew of the famous night train bobsled will be honored during pre - race festivities with a commemorative plaque, participate in a question and answer session during opening ceremonies and experience 32, 000 horsepower first hand as they stand on the starting line for the first four - wide - pass during sunday' s eliminations .
three more drivers added to lucas oil geoff bodine bobsled challenge: whelen engineering, modified tour title sponsor for nascar and presenting sponsor of the lucas oil geoff bodine bobsled challenge in lake placid, n. y. , has announced its three driver entries into the bodine field that will compete jan. 8 - 10. donny lia, george brunnhoelzl iii and phillip morris, via their 2009 whelen engineering championships, have been invited to drive bobsleds in next month' s bodine challenge. the event raises awareness and funding for geoff bodine' s made - in - america initiative that designs and builds bobsleds for the united states men' s and women' s teams. these drivers will join joey logano, nascar sprint cup series raybestos rookie of the year, on the nascar team that will race against nhra star morgan lucas, shawn langdon, jeg coughlin jr. , and others on the bobsled track in lake placid. the formats pit the drivers against the clock, and a nascar versus nhra competition. (12 - 8 - 2009 )
koenigssee, germany (feb. 26, 2017) - steven holcomb (park city, utah), carlo valdes (newport beach, calif .), jimmy reed (garmisch, germany) and sam mcguffie (cypress, texas) scarcely missed the medals in the four - man bobsled world championships today, and the crew was ...
the strategy was set. first, the body shell would be made of carbon fiber to improve weight to strength ratios. second, steering would be modified significantly to allow for better steering feel and control, which would be needed in sochi. and third, weight would be strategically positioned where it had the best impact on performance of the bobsled .
bmw to support usa bobsled and skeleton federation: still basking in the glory of a gold medal finish at the vancouver games, the united states bobsled and skeleton federation recently received a serious boost in horsepower from car maker bmw that has team officials and athletes revved up about the approaching 2010 - 2011 world cup season. under a new four - year agreement, bmw group has become the official mobility partner of the usa bobsled and skeleton federation (usbsf). aside from financial support, the bmw group will help athletes train more effectively while assisting sled designers tweak their already lightning - fast designs. like the usa bobsled team, which collected its first four - man gold medal in 62 years this february, the bmw group also is reveling in a recent win, having helped bmw oracle racing triumph at the illustrious america' s cup sailing competition this year. bmw' s expertise in utilizing ultra - lightweight materials and advanced aerodynamics helped the bmw oracle racing team design a state - of - the - art yacht that brought the coveted america' s cup trophy to the usa for the first time in more than a decade. the nine - event 2010 - 2011 world up schedule begins nov. 22 - 28 in whistler, canada, and team members are hoping to take some big steps forward with bmw in the 100 - plus days before the season begins. (geiger media) (8 - 10 - 2010 )
the bobsled challenge attracts drivers from nhra and nascar and puts them head - to - head in a charity event held each january in lake placid, n. y. this year melanie troxel edged out jeg coughlin to take the gold in the olympic style race, while nascar driver joey logano was victorious in the nhra vs. nascar portion of the event .
the team, led by driver, holcomb, and consisting of pushers steve mesler, justin olsen and curt tomasevicz, made history as they piloted the night train to a gold medal at the 2010 winter olympic games in vancouver, british columbia. the victory marks the first time in 62 years the u. s. has won an olympic gold medal in bobsled competition .
notes: troxel was the first female to participate in the bodine bobsled challenge in the event’s five - year history … renezeder was saturday’s fastest qualifier … an off - road racer who is not affiliated with nascar or nhra, renezeder competed with the nhra in sunday’s race 2 … corey lajoie, son of former nascar nationwide series driver randy lajoie, qualified for bodine on saturday .
as in most competitions, there are rules for both the competition and the design of the equipment. the ibsf (international bobsleigh and skeleton federation) provides a rule book, as well as engineering drawings placing limits on shape, weight and materials for the bobsled. of course, the trick is finding the optimal balance of the factors which will help any given team win .
the women, on the other hand, are looking to extend an olympic medal - winning streak that dates back to 2002 when women’s bobsled - a two - person race - entered the olympic program. if it just so happens that schaaf is part of that accomplishment, it would be a marked change from the days when she rented sleds for over $ 500 per week .
st. moritz, switzerland (jan. 22, 2017) - steven holcomb (park city, utah) and his push crew of jimmy reed (garmisch, germany), sam mcguffie (cypress, texas) and sam michener (gresham, ore .) finished 15th in today' s four - man bobsled world cup in st. moritz with a combin ...
altenberg, germany (jan. 15, 2017) - steven holcomb (park city, utah) and his push crew of carlo valdes (newport beach, calif .), jimmy reed (garmisch, germany) and sam michener (gresham, ore .) once again led team usa in the four - man bobsled world cup, this time with a s ...
i' m definitely better this year ,
logano said .
i guess i needed about four more tenths. todd was really fast. i went down the chicane really good the first run, and then i got so excited i forgot the rest of the track and nearly flipped. but this is so much fun. i mean, who gets to drive a bobsled ?
with ample snow, a typical chill in the air and the 30th anniversary of the 1980 winter olympics just a month away, lake placid will present a currier and ives winter scene jan. 8 - 10 to the drivers from nascar and nhra. these competitors will converge on the two - time winter olympic village for the fifth annual lucas oil geoff bodine bobsled challenge presented by whelen engineering .
former nascar cup driver, geoff bodine was at lake pacid, ny on sunday testing equipment. he crashed on his first trip, but changed runners and made it the next two runs down the course. ironically, bodine rolled it in the famous trickle turn (turn 18) where dick was upended twice at the bodine bobsled challenge in 2006. (pr) (10 - 18 - 2007 )
the 12 pilots are lead by 2009 nascar rookie of the year joey logano and road racer boris said who has been the dominant performer over the previous four challenges. the daring dozen will leave their comfort zones and drive modified bobsleds down the three - quarter mile, 16 - turn mount van hoevenberg track, site of the 2000 winter goodwill games as well as the 2003 and 2009 world bobsled championships .
one of the biggest challenges was that the bobsled run in sochi is much different than the one in vancouver. it’s a bit slower, and actually includes some uphill sections. the other big challenge was time and money – the original night train was designed primarily using 2d design tools, and needed many changes after it was manufactured – costing time and money. it meant they had less time to optimize their design .
it' s an honor to be named grand marshal for this event ,
said steven holcomb, pilot of the gold medal winning bobsled .
the support of the racing community has been instrumental in our success and it' s great to have this opportunity. now i get to cheer for some of our biggest advocates that have supported us over the last few years. they' ve earned this gold medal too .
drivers competing in this year' s chevrolet geoff bodine bobsled challenge, presented by whelen engineering, include founder geoff bodine and his brothers brett and todd, this year' s nascar craftsman truck series champion; 2006 bodine bobsled challenge winners and nascar nextel cup drivers boris said and kevin lepage; current nascar nextel cup driver and two - time nascar busch series champion randy lajoie; nextel cup, busch series and craftsman truck series driver steve park ;
america' s winningest driver
and nascar legend dick trickle; former nascar driver and current speed channel commentator phil parsons; nine - time nascar champion, with seven whelen modified tour championships and two grand national championships, mike stefanik; former red sox left fielder and current craftsman truck series driver mike greenwell; 2002 craftsman truck series rookie of the year brendan gaughan; 2006 nascar dodge weekly series champion philip morris; nhra top fuel driver and 2003 top alcohol mac tools u. s. nationals winner morgan lucas; and nhra top fuel rookie of the year j. r. todd .
this year' s chevrolet geoff bodine bobsled challenge, presented by whelen engineering, features modified bobsleds that have been painted with ppg vibrance colors by students from hudson valley community college in troy, n. y. the students were supervised by ppg territory manager dennis beardsley and noted motorcycle graphic artist and ppg customer justin barnes of jb grafix custom painting, inc. of newburgh, n. y. barnes designed the color schemes and applied the flames and pinstriping while beardsley and the students painted, sanded and cleared the sleds .
probably no event in 2011: geoff bodine said the 2011 bobsled challenge in lake placid, scheduled for jan. 7 - 9, will probably not take place .
we were trying to do it, but with the timing of the move and the economy, it looks like we' ll have to postpone it for another year ,
he said .
we' re planning something else and will make an announcement as soon as we finalize that deal. i think it will be even bigger than what we' ve been doing .
( elmira star gazette) (12 - 8 - 2010 )
the 3rd annual chevy geoff bodine bobsled challenge, presented by whelen engineering, is hosting a benefit auction and dinner on friday night, january 4. cocktails start a 7 pm, followed by dinner at 8 pm, and the auction at 9 pm at the crowne plaza hotel in lake placid. price is $ 100 per person, and tickets may be purchased at the olympic center box office. numerous items will also be auctioned on saturday, january 5, between the two event races at the olympic sports complex. some of the items available for purchase include autographed hat, gloves and model cars from kevin harvick, an autographed jeff gordon poster, and a framed richard petty print. for more information, check out
day 1: a field of nascar champions traded the asphalt for the ice thursday as the 3rd annual chevy bodine bobsled challenge presented by whelen engineering kicked off with an afternoon of training runs. nascar whelen all - american series champion steve carlson was among the first ones down. carlson is one of three nascar developmental series champions invited to participate by whelen vice president of motorsports phil kurze. carlson is joined by nascar whelen modified tour champion donny lia and nascar whelen southern modified champion l. w. miller. craftsman truck series champion ron hornaday is also participating, along with craftsman truck drivers johnny benson, nascar camping world series east champion joey logano, and sprint cup series driver boris said. this year’s challenge also includes a full contingent of nhra drivers. friday, the drivers will take more practice runs and then a qualifying run. saturday, they will take two final runs. the afternoon session will feature a face off between the nascar drivers and the nhra drivers. (nascar) (1 - 4 - 2008 )
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bo-dyn bobsled project , inc. is a bobsled constructor , founded in 1992 by former nascar driver and 1986 daytona 500 winner geoff bodine , to collaborate in the design , manufacture and supply of u.s.-built racing sleds for the united states bobsled and skeleton federation ( usbsf ) . bodine stated about the project , " i 'm glad we did it . no regrets . not one regret . it 's all about ' made in the usa . ' i 'm a believer , i love our country . . . and the foundation of our country . " the project is classified as a 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) non-profit organization . its sleds are built in monster energy nascar cup series driver joey logano 's huntersville , north carolina race shop . 
bo-dyn bobsled project, inc. is a bobsled constructor, founded in 1992 by former nascar driver and 1986 daytona 500 winner geoff bodine, to collaborate in the design, manufacture and supply of u.s.-built racing sleds for the united states bobsled and skeleton federation (usbsf). bodine stated about the project, " i'm glad we did it. no regrets. not one regret. it's all about' made in the usa.' i'm a believer, i love our country... and the foundation of our country. " the project is classified as a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization. its sleds are built in monster energy nascar cup series driver joey logano's huntersville, north carolina race shop.
bo-dyn bobsled project, inc. is a bobsled constructor, founded in 1992 by former nascar driver and 1986 daytona 500 winner geoff bodine, to collaborate in the design, manufacture and supply of u.s.-built racing sleds for the united states bobsled and skeleton federation (usbsf). bodine stated about the project, " i'm glad we did it. no regrets. not one regret. it's all about' made in the usa.' i'm a believer, i love our country... and the foundation of our country. " the project is classified as a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization. its sleds are built in monster energy nascar cup series driver joey logano's huntersville, north carolina race shop.