tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2557216151925025812.post916619942052236895..comments2023-11-05T01:19:16.904-07:00Comments on Annoyances , Anecdotes, and Absurdities: May the Best Sled Win?Little Jackie Showershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01286577349847656455noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2557216151925025812.post-32964080981498856162010-02-26T14:37:46.510-08:002010-02-26T14:37:46.510-08:00Quit while you're ahead! They taught us well e...Quit while you're ahead! They taught us well eh???Stephanienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2557216151925025812.post-44322810370365274752010-02-26T14:22:31.399-08:002010-02-26T14:22:31.399-08:00While I can't deny that there were secret plan...While I can't deny that there were secret plans and clever tricks to go along with the superior tubing equipment, I do believe the race continued for a few more years. They just made the rules so much tighter that our heroes realized they'd have no chance, so they retired as champions.Little Jackie Showershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01286577349847656455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2557216151925025812.post-21545595391191288252010-02-25T16:26:04.709-08:002010-02-25T16:26:04.709-08:00Cheaters do win!... I guess that's the message...Cheaters do win!... I guess that's the message the Showers SR brothers have been feeding us all these years!!! The fibreglassed tube stories have become some sort of urban legend around the mainland Showers abode. I've heard that a certain uncle of yours would purposely slow down his tube through the narrow areas to give the Beach Acres professionals (aka your dad) a chance to get even further ahead. They'd plot who was going to win the race before it had even started!!! I think that was the last year the race was run!Stephanienoreply@blogger.com