This is me on a bobsleigh in Lillehammer in Norway (a before, not after, picture). I paid far too much to have a go on it. I'm glad I did though. The way it worked there was a driver, then me and then the brakeman at the back. They were both nice guys but very serious, ex military I imagine. The run wasn’t that long, compared to a ski run or anything, but long enough to make me feel nervous before lift off. In fairness it doesn't take much, the pussy that I am. But once we were on the move it was fantastic; a healthy combination of terrifying and amazing. Then it all started to go wrong... Halfway down, the driver asked me to budge back a bit because I was squashing him. Unfortunately I
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