Lucy Hall in the Drag2Zero wind tunnel
Lucy Hall visited Drag2Zero at the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One wind tunnel last week to fine tune her riding position ahead of representing Great Britain in the triathlon in Hyde Park on 4 August. “I first came into the Drag2Zero wind tunnel in January with some of my elite squad team mates. We all learnt a lot from Simon Smart about how to make ourselves more aerodynamic, trying out various positions in the wind tunnel” says Lucy, 20, who is set to make her Olympic debut next month. “I have really worked at carrying those position changes over into my riding in the last few...
Read MoreTimo Bracht using Smart ENVE System wheels in 2012
Great news that Timo Bracht will be using Smart ENVE System wheels again this year. He visited the Drag2Zero wind tunnel facility a few months ago to work on his riding position. Timo is currently ranked No 2 in the Kona Pro Rankings, having had a great year last year which peaked with his 5th placing at Kona, where he was riding a set of Smart ENVE system wheels. He is doing everything he can to live up to that ranking and needed no persuading about how valuable a wind tunnel session could be. He was great to work with and we look forward to seeing him riding with his new...
Read MoreCommonweatlth success
Today, Friday 8 October 2010, Wendy Houvenaghel and David McCann won medals at the Commonwealth Games wearing Smart Aero Technology suits. The skin suits, developed by Smart Aero Technology in the Mercedes GP scale wind tunnel, have also been worn by Team HTC members this season, notably by Tony Martin in the World Championships last month where he clinched a bronze medal in the individual time trial despite having to stop for a puncture. Simon Smart, Technical Director of Smart Aero Technology, known for his design of the Scott Plasma 3, Giant Trinity and more recently the new ...
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