On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 10:39:39 +0800, David S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Some interesting shots their Frank.
Thanks, Dave. They're just some fun shots I took for my friends. The other 30 or so that turned out acceptably well, are pretty much more of the same, just different people (or sometimes the same people) . "Pete Brewer into the Turn" is my > fave. My fave, too <g> . When I look at this I'm just waiting for his wheels to slip out, > ending with him in the boards :-) It happens at least once a race, especially in the later heats, which are very competitive. They have to be on a "razor's edge" to win, I think. > > BTW, do they do anything special to help with traction? http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3128016&size=lg I missed the focus a bit, but you get the idea. Self-tapping sheet-metal screws, screwed from the inside of the tire out, then taped heavily on the inside to prevent puncturing the tube. Softish tires (as in low air-pressure) puts as many of the screws in contact with the ice as possible at any given time. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
