Around The World Race Ends In Tragedy
GENERAL : A new attempt at setting a world record for racing around the globe has failed.
After deciding to add a new twist to the way in which the actual travelling takes place,
entrepreneur Dick Smith, was given the priveledge of waving the green flag to the 17
entries into the first "Around The World Sack Race". A large crowd gathered
around the Sydney Opera house, and became quite excited as the race began, however the
excitement soon turned to tragedy when the contestants reached the deeper waters of Sydney
harbour.
"I suppose it's something we accidently overlooked.", claimed Smith as he sadly
watched search and rescue teams combing the harbour for bodies, "We just didn't
realise that once in the water the competitors would need air...I thought the hay sacks we
were using were multi purpose..."
Sole survivor of the race, Burt Nodly, although releaved to have tripped when coming down
the stairs of the Opera House and never actually making it to the water, was very distraut
about the whole event. "I dunno what say...my mate Frank convinced me to join the
race with him and then offered to stay back with me when I tripped...I said nah, go win it
for us mate, now he's missing..he loved sack races...he just loved em..."
Other organisors of the race were also bewildered at the way in which things went but have
made comment that this will in no way affect their plans for a similar 3 legged race
around the world in June. .
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