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William Winston Kidd (born April 13, 1943) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer, a member of the U.S. Ski Team from 1962 to 1970.. At the 1964 Winter Olympics at Innsbruck, Kidd and teammate Jimmie Heuga became the first American men to win Olympic medals in alpine skiing, winning silver and bronze in the slalom.
Blair Morgan (Born October 9, 1975) is a Canadian former professional motocross and snowmobile racer. He was a member of the Ski-Doo Racing Team and a former snocross racer who was also a member of the Arctic Cat team. [1]
The snow/ice surface which is either natural or man-made. [3] Tracks are generally located in higher latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere since temperatures below freezing are required to maintain the frozen track surface. Motorcycle riders in motocross and supercross frequently compete in snocross in the winter. [3]
A snow bike takes a typical dirt bike and replaces the rear wheel with a single tread system similar to a snowmobile and the front wheel with a large ski. It is much smaller and nimbler than a snowmobile, and it has a tighter turning radius, which lets the rider go where many snowmobiles cannot.
Snowmobile skipping right after leaving shore. Note the rider is wearing a life jacket. Watercross competitions are held during the summer and the participants of official events wear life jackets and helmets, [3] and have a buoy tethered to their sleds. If for some event the rider and sled do not complete the course, the rider releases the ...
The common cause of the incidents is blunt force trauma as a result of the rider colliding into a fixed object at high speeds. This frequently results in head and neck injuries. Due to the location of these injuries, death is not uncommon as was seen in 2015 when a snow-tube rider fatally collided with a light pole. [24]
In addition, runner sleds force the weight of the rider onto two thin runners where the pressure causes a microscopic film of snow or ice to melt as the sled passes over it. This invisible layer of fluid reduces friction, causing the sled's speed to greatly exceed that of its flat bottomed relatives.