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Figure 8 Track + Red Bull Mini Drome = Rare Pics

Get a first look at the wild figure 8 racetrack for New York City's fixed gear bike race.
By Scott Hart
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Red Bull Mini Drome NYC - Figure 8 Track

Red Bull Mini Drome NYC - Figure 8 Track

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Take the normal circular “velodrome” concept (usually located in arenas or outside), shrink it down and bring it inside a unique location in NYC, and you've got Red Bull Mini Drome.
Red Bull Mini Drome in 2015 is set to be extra special because a hardly seen Figure 8 track is going to be built this time around. The mythical concept, which is known to only have existed a few times — one being the 1995 Toronto Cycle Messenger World Championships — involves more speed, extra precision and a bit of danger as cyclists take turn after turn without rest.
Red Bull Mini Drome NYC - Figure 8 - Banked Turn

Red Bull Mini Drome NYC - Figure 8 - Banked Turn

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Red Bull Mini Drome NYC - Figure 8 - Under/Over

Red Bull Mini Drome NYC - Figure 8 - Under/Over

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Red Bull Mini Drome NYC - Figure 8 - Downhill Turn

Red Bull Mini Drome NYC - Figure 8 - Downhill Turn

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