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JonnyP
19-05-2013, 07:12 PM
I used to love watching this on Eurosport..

Wiki quote. "From 1995 to 2004 Rachau hosted a hillclimbing event. Riders of motorbikes and also quadbikes and even the occasional car or converted jetski/snowmobile would attempt to ride as far up the hillside as possible without falling off; whoever attained the greatest distance winning the event. This was televised across Europe on Eurosport and attracted a trackside audience of 10,000 to 30,000 people. It also had sponsorship from the drink Red Bull."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sI05D8Mcy0

Watching it on telly, you don't get an idea of how steep it is until you see the bikes crashing back down.
Anyone know more about it, or have been to it. I bet it was a great laugh. I guess the health n safety brigade shut it down in the end, but I dunno..
I don't think anyone ever got to the top.

butchthedog
19-05-2013, 07:36 PM
That was a good find Jonny, enjoyed that.

JonnyP
20-05-2013, 05:35 PM
That was a good find Jonny, enjoyed that.

I have been searching you tube for a clip I once saw of a trike trying to do that hill. It bounced all the way back down and was going so fast it went through a load of advertisment slogans and had people running to get out the way lol..

saxonaxe
20-05-2013, 06:53 PM
Wooo! Never seen that before..good fun, I like ( watching) nutters sports..:happy-clapping: ;)

butchthedog
20-05-2013, 07:50 PM
I have been searching you tube for a clip I once saw of a trike trying to do that hill. It bounced all the way back down and was going so fast it went through a load of advertisment slogans and had people running to get out the way lol..

Have you looked at the truck trials on "youtube" they do some seemingly impossible stuff.

JonnyP
20-05-2013, 08:15 PM
Have you looked at the truck trials on "youtube" they do some seemingly impossible stuff.

Got any links..?
I do enjoy watching the driving in Russia vids, unbelievable stuff..!!

butchthedog
20-05-2013, 08:24 PM
Here you go Jonny mate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBJ_8xGG5JE

JonnyP
20-05-2013, 08:35 PM
I would love to see that lorry trying the Rachau hill climb lol.. It pretty impressive it got up that slope.

butchthedog
20-05-2013, 09:54 PM
As you can see there is loads to choose from, there are far better and more challenging ones than that example. They are certainly impressive, powerful trucks. I used to drive a Foden truck for a living, it had a Fourteen Litre Cummins engine.

butchthedog
20-05-2013, 10:24 PM
Jonny, I have found a better one for you....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mi8SlYGt0YM

Enjoy :jumping-joy:

JonnyP
21-05-2013, 01:18 PM
Jonny, I have found a better one for you....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mi8SlYGt0YM

Enjoy :jumping-joy:
Nice one.. They have impressive difs on them things to take that punishment.
14 litre engine..!! That must of used some diesel..

paulthefish2009
21-05-2013, 02:18 PM
truck trials used to be on tv years ago(early days of cable/sats )

JonnyP
21-05-2013, 05:17 PM
truck trials used to be on tv years ago(early days of cable/sats )

Yes, I saw them on Eurosport a few times. They used to do some good stuff on there.

butchthedog
21-05-2013, 06:33 PM
Nice one.. They have impressive difs on them things to take that punishment.
14 litre engine..!! That must of used some diesel..

Averaged seven miles to the gallon, 90 gallons from Durham to London and back did that three times a week 'expensive'