Reply With QuoteGood find!
I'd be the guy that crashed into the parked car about 20m in :-)
... but I don't think it will take another year before it is!
B@lls the size of Saturnus, made of titanium.
Good find!
I'd be the guy that crashed into the parked car about 20m in :-)
Oh wow. Better than F1.
That was cool and scary.
Extreme soap box derby
DON
Really enjoyed that. Scary good.
Watched a few of those a while back - Pure entertainment!
Great stuff on some good roads! Thanks for posting the link!
On a closed circuit and fully kitted up... I must admit I would love to give it a try
Awesome and barely a pothole in sight.
Looks like fun. But would be beaten by anyone on a decent road bike.
Excellent
Andy
Wanted - Damasko DC57
brilliant a great watch thanks
That looks like great fun, albeit quite dangerous potentially!
It appears that the road is closed off, so hopefully won’t meet traffic in the other direction.
Also, quite late on in the clip, the driver starts trying to run with the cart to make it increase speed, so presumably no engine on-board?
Originally Posted by Chinnock
Till they turned off the main road, then it was quite rough in places going down to the town.
No engines on board hence the reference on the thread headline about Red Bull. (Red Bull soapbox race’s)
does that rocking forward and backwards actually do anything?
Looks brill but they are not as nutty as them ones on longboards posted on here a while back. They are proper nuts and they don't close the roads.
Excellent
I cant decide, is it better if the cart is heavier or lighter?
Or mabye it makes no difference
Yup, and not a drop of pollution.
"Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action."
'Populism, the last refuge of a Tory scoundrel'.
Made up the time though...I think they overtook at 3:10.
Are you sure, they were topping out at 70mph in places and surely four wheels can corner quicker than a bike.
The etiquette is certainly better than F1.
Is that a cup holder at 4:01?
that looks great fun,
Hitting 80mph at Tour de Suisse
https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/r...descent-335610
Are we talking gravity movement only or peddling? Karts have no added propulsion except gravity
Also bear in mind the weight of the kart and two riders vs. a 15 pound carbon fiber bike and 160 pound? rider
DON
As a mere amateur cyclist I hit 60mph freewheeling down Mount Teide.
Kart may have more mass but bike has less rolling resistance and in more aero.
Apologies must have missed that about “Red Bull soapbox races”, the topic/ headline I’m seeing on the OP is “Down hill racing in Equador - not yet commercialized by Red Bull”, didn’t see the “no engines on board” reference!
There are more vids of this sort of events. One one, a lorry pulls out from a driveway (or similar) onto the road and the soapbox needs to overtake it... Luckily, it all happened on a stretch of road where the speed was low.
Given some comments under the YT vids, it's easy to assume that they have 'classes: 4 wheel / 3 wheel, inflatable tyres / non-inflatables. All these classes are mentioned among the 'connaisseurs' in the comments.
LOL crashing into a stationary car at the start.
The only thing stationary to hit too!
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I was wondering that and my understanding of physics says not (but see below). I'm sure it makes them feel better though. ;-)
The rocking back and forth won't increase net speed but it might, just might, help overcome rolling friction over rough/sticky ground. Maybe.
And then there's this video:
- single seater
- trike
- rigid wheels
- 70km/hr without holding the steering handle bars....
The True Mario Kart Experience!
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