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    7/15/2009 - Wind tunnel specialists Mike Giraud (left) and Dave Salazar (right) make adjustments to the track that carries the bobsled during wind tunnel tests. The men's and women's US Olympic bobsled teams came to the A2 Wind Tunnel in Mooresville to tweak their performance for the 2010 winter games. JEFF WILLHELM - jwillhelm@charlotteobserver.com
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    7/15/2009 - Shauna Rohbock (front) and Valerie Fleming (back), 2006 Olympic silver medalists, climb into their sled in the A2 wind tunnel in Mooresville. JEFF WILLHELM - jwillhelm@charlotteobserver.com
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    7/15/2009 - 2006 Olympic silver medalists Shauna Rohbock (front) and Valerie Fleming (back) during wind tunnel tests in Mooresville. The tunnel is capable of 85 mph wind speeds. JEFF WILLHELM - jwillhelm@charlotteobserver.com
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    7/15/2009 - 2006 Olympic silver medalists Shauna Rohbock (front) and Valerie Fleming (back) during wind tunnel tests in Mooresville. The tested different helmets and tried changing body positions to gain any speed advantage. JEFF WILLHELM - jwillhelm@charlotteobserver.com
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    7/15/2009 - Sled designer and builder Bob Cuneo looks through a view port while driver Shauna Rohbock and brakeman Valerie Fleming as they undergo wind tunnel tests at A2 in Mooresville. JEFF WILLHELM - jwillhelm@charlotteobserver.com
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    7/15/2009 - A2 Wind Tunnel general manager Dave Salazar (kneeling), sled builder Bob Cuneo (right), and specialist Mike Giraud (left) talk with sled driver Shauna Rohbock and brakeman Valerie Fleming between wind tunnel runs. JEFF WILLHELM - jwillhelm@charlotteobserver.com
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    7/15/2009 - Tufts of yarn taped to the back of the teams helmets help visualize speed stealing turbulence in the windtunnel. JEFF WILLHELM - jwillhelm@charlotteobserver.com
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    7/15/2009 - Sled designer and builder Bob Cuneo discusses the possibility of an even lower body position for driver Shauna Rohbock during wind tunnel tests at A2 in Mooresville. JEFF WILLHELM - jwillhelm@charlotteobserver.com
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    7/15/2009 - Tufts of yarn taped to the back of the teams helmets help visualize speed stealing turbulence in the windtunnel. JEFF WILLHELM - jwillhelm@charlotteobserver.com
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    7/15/2009 - 2006 Olympic silver medalists Shauna Rohbock (front) and Valerie Fleming (back) prepare for wind tunnel tests in Mooresville. JEFF WILLHELM - jwillhelm@charlotteobserver.com
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    7/15/2009 - 2006 Olympic silver medalists Shauna Rohbock (front) checks her sight line while her brakeman Valerie Fleming (back) prepares for another wind tunnel test in Mooresville. JEFF WILLHELM - jwillhelm@charlotteobserver.com
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    7/15/2009 - Aerospace engineer Louis Duncan (seated), designer Bob Cuneo (left) and builder Frank Briglia (right) watch the data collected in the wind tunnel. The US bobsled effort is a non-profit group with a limited budget, they are successfully competing with European teams with multi-million dollar budgets. JEFF WILLHELM - jwillhelm@charlotteobserver.com
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    7/15/2009 - 2009 World Champion bobsled team driver Steven Holcomb adjusts his seat to place his eyes right at cowl level at the start of the men's two man sled tests at A2 in Mooresville. Holcomb drove to win gold in 4-man and bronze in 2-man bobsled at the 2009 World Championships in Lake Placid, New York. JEFF WILLHELM - jwillhelm@charlotteobserver.com
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    7/15/2009 - Two man bobsled team driver Steven Holcomb and brakeman Curt Tomasevicz (CQ) prepare for a day of wind tunnel testing at A2 in Mooresville. JEFF WILLHELM - jwillhelm@charlotteobserver.com
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    7/15/2009 - Using a stream of smoke, designer Bob Cuneo (standing) gets an idea how bobsled driver Steven Holcomb's helmet and head position affect the performance of the two man sled. JEFF WILLHELM - jwillhelm@charlotteobserver.com
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    7/15/2009 - The A2 wind tunnel in Mooresville, capable of producing 85 mph windspeeds. PANORAMIC COMPOSITE PHOTO BY JEFF WILLHELM - jwillhelm@charlotteobserver.com
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