Bob sleds are made of steel and a two-man bob weighs 352 pounds and is nine feet long, The seat is approximately 10% inches above the ground. The foreman bob is the same height, weighs 485 pounds and ig 11 feet 74 inches long. Bobs cost about $500 or $600.
The average drop of the run is 10 degrees. The course on the straightaway is 6% feet wide. Bobsleds do not race each other but race on the heat system. Four heats constitute a standard race.
The sport is the grown-up brother of toboggan racing and was originated in 1890 at St. Moritz by a couple of thrill-crazed Americans.—Wnited Press.
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