Brazilian motorcycle stunt show doesn't go as planned
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We have serious respect for the individuals employed in the world's various stunt shows. It takes hours of practice, meticulous choreography and massive amounts of skill to be able to manipulate vehicles in concert, and the specter of immediate death is waiting just off screen should you miss your cue. Take the stunt show at the Beto Carrero World theme park in Brazil, for example. The action centers on two dueling motorcyclists in a faux city center. After an impressive burnout display, the two riders were to pull a wheelie before narrowly threading between three compact hatchbacks.
That's what was supposed to happen. As you can tell from the screen capture above, that's not exactly how things went down. At the last minute, the motorcyclist in the black gear clipped one of the oncoming cars, went airborne and fell to the pavement. Miraculously enough, no one was seriously injured in the calamity, and our intrepid biker turned catapult victim showed up at work the next day. Hit the jump for the full video.Continue reading Brazilian motorcycle stunt show doesn't go as plannedBrazilian motorcycle stunt show doesn't go as planned originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments
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