Luge or snooze

Luging isn't dangerous. Unless you crash.
So don't watch that video above if you're planning to attend this weekend's annual recruiting trip that the U.S. Luge team does in Santa Clarita looking for future talent.
They call it a "slider search," but the last time I did that, I ended up at White Castles near O'Hare Airport and had a rough ride all the way home.
Here's the release that the U.S. Luge team has asked we pass along:
"Young athletes who want to experience the thrill of luge, the Fastest Sport on Ice®, and train under the guidance of U.S. Olympic and national team coaches and athletes can do so when the Verizon-USA Luge Slider Search rolls into Santa Clarita on Saturday and Sunday.
Each three-hour clinic is designed for boys and girls, ages 11-14. USA Luge national team coaches and athletes use a traveling ramp and wheel-equipped sleds to teach youngsters the basics of riding a luge sled including proper positioning, steering, and stopping. Each clinic concludes with young athletes testing their physical skills through a battery of fitness tests. Those who show the most promise at the Verizon-USA Luge Slider Search clinics are invited to train on ice next winter. They will also be considered to the 2008-09 USA Luge development team.
Entry fee for the Verizon-USA Luge Slider Search, the official athlete recruitment tour of USA Luge, is $15 per child (includes a souvenir tee shirt courtesy of Verizon). For more information or to register a youngster, log on to www.usaluge.org or call 1-800-USA-LUGE.
The event is at Alta Vista Avenue between Constellation Road and Copper Hill Drive in Santa Clarita/Valencia between 9 a.m. to noon and 2 to 5 p.m. on both days.
And remember kids: Always wear a seat belt. And protective gear. And listen to your parents. And do this anyway even if your parents say no. Because it'll be fun. But we're under no liability if you take our advice and get hurt.
So there. It's all legal.