A Race Against Time

By risking life and limb, Austrian downhiller Franz Klammer has had one of the most successful careers of any ski-racer. But now that daredevil Franz is over 30 and has injured his knees and back, it is harder than ever to win. Last autumn, in the build-up to this year's World Cup, he revealed to Q.E.D. how he depends on new technology to get him up to speeds of over 80 mph. At the first treacherous and icy race in Italy, Q.E.D. was there to see if science could help him pull off another victory against the odds.