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  • World's Most Dangerous Sport circa 1955
  • bruneep
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    what the chances of this being allowed in 2015?

    [video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJessYxu8CE[/video]

    funkrodent
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    Blimey.

    I was going to say something vaguely sarcastic about people throwing themselves down mountains on two wheeled bouncy things.

    Then I actually watched the attached vid (against all the rules of STW I know, but whaddyagonnado?)

    The bikes made me raise my eyebrows, but being towed behind cars… 😯

    Crazy b45t4rds :mrgreen:

    EDIT – No helmets either. Tssk.

    5thElefant
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    Yeah, health and safety calls for pickup trucks and snowboards these days.

    mcmoonter
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    I think it would pretty risky just in the cars, but tag a skier on the back 😯

    mintimperial
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    Jeez. Looks bloody lethal just being a spectator there.

    CountZero
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    Madness! Love the cars, though, Porsche, VW, Alpine-Renault…
    But what kind of lunatic thinks that’s a good idea?

    kcal
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    chapeau to drivers and attached skiers. jeepers. such a cloud of snow I thought it was just cars for a bit but no, there’s some nutter at the end of the length of twine..

    alpin
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    we used to do that on skates and skate boards down our road when terry got his license…

    gofasterstripes
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    What’s the winner’s car? The low-slung one?

    pk13
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    So many 356 s “swoon”

    ChubbyBlokeInLycra
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    You might think that driving a car or motorbike around the inside of a giant drum would be sufficiently dangerous, but not for some people

    gofasterstripes
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    New phrase alert – Madder than a box of frogs Madder than doing the wall of death with a lion.

    I think I’ve seen it all now!

    6hours
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    Heard a story from a mate whose Grandad used to ride for a Wall of Death outfit that used a Lion in their display – the poor animal was always drugged beforehand to ensure it remained compliant, but they used too small a dose one time and when it came round the rider bore the brunt of it’s displeasure. Dizzy or not it still gave him a severe mauling.

    jambalaya
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    Excellent find. We are all too soft these days.

    @pk13 agreed so many 356’s

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