U.S. Olympians Drive BMWs Down Bobsled Track in Chase for Gold
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BMW designer Michael Scully had raced cars and snowboards, so he wasn’t expecting any surprises when took his first ride in a bobsled as part of the German automaker’s efforts to help the U.S. team succeed at the Sochi Games.
About a minute later, after the “incredible violence and vibration” of a 70 mile per hour (113 kilometer per hour) run down the icy track at Lake Placid, New York, Scully understood the challenges he faced in creating a better bobsled.