The secret is in the push. To be the fastest sled on the Whistler Sliding Centre bobsled track on any given day, one must convince the staffers who do the pushing to give it some extra oomph; the passengers who sit inside need do little more than hold on for 45 seconds of twists, turns, and a few G-forces.
That starting shove is one of the only major differences between the tourist’s ride and an actual competitive bobsled run, like the ones held on the Whistler track in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Sure, the Passenger Bobsleigh (Canadian for “bobsled”) Experience uses only about two-thirds of
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