Don’t worry, you aren’t driving from the top this session
A message from Cool Running’s Devon Harris
Bobsled Driving School
Lake Placid NY
Feb 3 and 4th
Itinerary and FAQ
February 3
12:00 Meet and Greet Catered Lunch
1:30 Classroom Instruction An Intro to Bobsledding
3:30 Sled Shed and Learning the Sled
5:00 Ice House learning to push and load (optional)
7:00 Dinner at Lisa G's if desired
February 4
10:00 Meet at Track Lodge
11:00 Conduct a Drivers Track Walk to the Mile
12:30 Load Sleds to Start 4
1:00 Take 2 Training Trips with our Driver
2:30 Race Heat One
3:30 Race Heat Two
5:00 Return Sleds
5:30 Medal Ceremony
6:00 Dinner and Swag
8:00 You will probably be asleep!
Being involved in Bobsled is like nothing you have ever done before, which is why when you tell people you raced a bobsled you have immediate cool status. We have taken NASCAR drivers and Fighter Pilots down and it is like nothing they have ever done. We take a slow but confident approach to teaching and you won't do anything unless you are comfortable. You will be driving from Start 4 and possibly Start 3. At no time will you be wanting to go any faster! If you change your mind during the training, we will alter the syllabus to teach you how to be a brakeman for one of our drivers (some may just be some Olympians and World Cup guys) and still race. Regardless, you will have bragging rights and will have done what few have.
Steps:
You must be a member of the US Bobsled Federation and have your doctor sign off. You must sign waivers from Olympic Regional Development Authority and finally.....your check has to clear :)
