Arrived home from Kitz late on Monday. Our team exceeded all of our targets and left our client in a very very pleased state. In fact, it was quoted that this was one of the top 10 Kitz races in all time (this was the 69th).
On my photo site (where I just uploaded a ton more pictures), you can see a close up of the Red Bull helicopter. Just keep in mind that he is totally vertical pointing straight down at me while I stand on the finish line.
From the time that the DH starts on Saturday to the finish of the SL on Sunday, it is go go go. Once the DH finishes on Saturday, we have to gather all our equipment and move over to the SL start. This requires getting it wired and tested (for those timing types, we use 5 pairs -- System A, System B, Headset, Display - where we feed display data up to the start. For those of you counting, the 5th is a spare pair).
The finish is no different. System A, System B, Headset, Photo Finish Camera and manual button. As well, if possible, we do add a fibre optic line for the photo finish camera. You can see the attached picture of a skier who just carved a turn over the finish line.
At the end of the SL race it is then time to pack up ALL the equipment so that it can be shipped back to Canada. Some equipment is rented from our good friends at Alge.
Now, back to the food. Sunday night we all got back to the villa at about 7:15pm. Just in time for a large 4 course dinner with some of the very key members of the organizing committee including the Marketting Rep for Rolex. All great guys.
Kitzbuhel is the mecca of DH ski racing. It all started here and is one of the safest courses in the world. You only have to go back to when the crazy canucks raced in the 80's to see the lack of safety netting. CBC clearly showed that on their broadcast.
I work with some of the best propeller heads in the business. We have a lot of fun and haven't killed each other (yet). We are family even though we are scattered to the 4 corners of the world.
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