this post was submitted on 11 May 2024
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[–] [email protected] 108 points 6 months ago

Now THIS is pod racing!

[–] [email protected] 52 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Why isn’t this a thing anymore?

And no, I don’t take sAfEtYcOnCeRnS or DeAdLy AcCiDeNtS for an answer.

[–] [email protected] 58 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 73 points 6 months ago (1 children)

As you may have guessed, the economic downturn and two world wars sandwiching the decades when motorcycle chariot racing was invented probably wasn't a great time to introduce the sport. It quickly fizzled out just about as abruptly as it arrived, which is super unfortunate considering how cool it is.

🥺

[–] [email protected] 29 points 6 months ago

Sounds like its due a resurgence.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Here is an alternative Piped link(s):

Well someone's done it at least once this century

Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 18 points 6 months ago

We don't speak of the war.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 6 months ago

Holy shit that's fucking awesome.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 6 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago

Now we know where they got the idea from for the latest film.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

Mad Max is a slice-of-life documentary

[–] [email protected] 25 points 6 months ago

Ngl, my dick just got hard

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 months ago

Okay, this is awesome and now I also want to see dog sledding with something like Boston Dynamics Spot

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago

CyberBen-Hur

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago
[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago

TIL Mad Max is a documentary

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago

Bring it back!!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You might enjoy this other brand of Australian high speed madness. Water world edition:

https://dinghyderby.com.au/videos/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

You guys sure know how to have fun!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

Fucking WHAT!?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

I got to see them recreating this at the Sydney Royal Easter Show a few years back. You could tell it was scripted but it was still super fun to watch.