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    This has to be the king of all go-cart races. The speed at times is unbelievable, the number of spectators jaw-dropping.

    Forget Formula 1 and NASCAR.

    Wow! I never knew they did that. The go-karts have no engines... it's all gravity-driven. Basically, a long, long downhill race. And this is all in Ecuador, about 200 miles from where I am.

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    This has to be the king of all go-cart races. The speed at times is unbelievable, the number of spectators jaw-dropping.

    Forget Formula 1 and NASCAR.

    Wow! I never knew they did that. The go-karts have no engines... it's all gravity-driven. Basically, a long, long downhill race. And this is all in Ecuador, about 200 miles from where I am.


    Here's another, especially for you Bill as you love mountains. I'm not sure what's more terrifying though, climbing one or cycling down one at break-neck speed. This is amazing.

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    Here's another, especially for you Bill as you love mountains. I'm not sure what's more terrifying though, climbing one or cycling down one at break-neck speed. This is amazing.

    Jeez!!! I had to go look that up. It's held at Les Deux Alpes, in France. Here's their website. (Alas, the event was canceled in 2020)

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    Star Mariner (a cricket follower) will appreciate this. But it may be interesting for baseball fans.

    In cricket, fielders don't wear gloves. So they have to catch the very hard ball with their bare hands.

    Another difference is that they can't crash into the boundary fence as in baseball, to catch a potential "home run". In cricket, a fielder can't cross the boundary rope (lying on the ground) with the ball in their hand, even if they've already caught it. That sometimes leads to some impressive acrobatics.

    For my money, the best cricket catch I've ever seen is #6. All that was missing was the Superman cape. The young guy (playing in an under-19 match) couldn't believe he'd actually caught it... just watch his face.

    The commentary is in Hindi, but that absolutely doesn't matter. You can clearly see what's happening!


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    In cricket, fielders don't wear gloves. So they have to catch the very hard ball with their bare hands.
    Yep, and I played cricket for years so I know very well the sting of leather at 90mph+ on skin. And of course in the US I had to give baseball a try. Wearing that giant leather glove felt like cheating, it was so much easier. A baseball is a shade lighter than a cricket ball too.

    Here's some more awesome catches from the ECB channel. I was delighted to find at #4 (12.27) the best catch I ever saw live - meaning I was in the crowd (almost dropped my beer). Paul Collingwood, England vs Australia at Bristol in 2005. It's best seen at full speed to truly appreciate the skill and reflexes involved.

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    The worlds best 20/20 cricket competition, the IPL

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    Here's what happened to the Jamaican Bobsleigh Team at the Calgary Winter Olympics in 1988.

    They were underdogs — to say the very least, and were frequently made fun of: they were coming from a tiny tropical island, where snow and ice are unknown, outrageously trying to compete in an elite winter sport.

    The laughter turned to respect in their fourth and final run, when they crashed out at 80 mph with their helmets scraping the ice for a full 2000 feet before they stopped. After that, they gathered themselves together to walk across the line to finish.

    Their story became the subject of a Hollywood movie, Cool Runnings: "a charming tale of determined underdogs, with plenty of laughs, moments of real tension, and five engaging performances."

    Kudos to all sports men and women... for daring to compete.


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    I remember that happening, it was awful to watch. Wonderful film though. Hollywood is obsessed with churning out 'woke' movies that do nothing but preach, belittle and shame. As pieces of entertainment they are nearly all of them awful. Cool Runnings is what they should be like: warm, funny, inspiring, noble, and feel-good.

    The Calgary games are also remembered for another legend, another unlikely hero, and he had a movie of his own. Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards.



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    I bet baseball doesn't do this.

    Cricket on ice at Saint Moritz:



    Cricket on the summit of Kilimanjaro:



    Maasai cricketers in Kenya:



    Cricket on the high seas:



    And cricket underground.


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    Amazing. The beauty of sport - almost any sport - is you can play almost anywhere. Football especially so. A little more tricky with cricket, as you need a certain amount of space, a certain layout, and certain equipment. But even so, as long as there's a will there's a way...

    I saw this very recently on a Sky Sports report. Seems appropriate.

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    Okay, here's a break from cricket. Last week, on this thread we saw the amazing mountain bike race down the Mountain of Hell at Les Deux Alpes.

    But this, below, takes extreme mountain biking to a whole new level. Watch if you dare.

    First, an intro. This is the Cuillin Ridge, on the Isle of Skye. It's 8 miles long, and looks like this:



    When you're up there, actually on the thing, it's like this...



    ... or this.



    I've been up there myself several times. I finally did the entire thing, taking two days, with an experienced climbing partner and a rope. That was my fourth try over a 17 year period.

    You're not supposed to do it on a mountain bike.

    This is rather like Alex Honnold climbing El Capitan solo. If this guy had slipped in one of many places where he so easily could have, he'd be dead.


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    The incredible nature of his feat is surpassed, perhaps, only by the awe-inspiring beauty of the location. Amazing.

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    Yeh that was a very impressive feat, so was the beautiful photography. There can be a fine line between bravery and recklessness, but he never seemed to be anything but 100% in control.

    And 72.6million views!
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    Eng vs Aus - 1st T20 Highlights - Sep. 4, 2020 (11:36)
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    It's not a sport , maybe, but I find it interesting.

    Just because I find it easier to go down the mountain, and I have to see the landscapes faster

    And all this to be just human.

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    I think this definitely belongs here.

    For those who may never have seen this, it's pretty awesome: really something else. Watch right to the end, as it all mounts and mounts and mounts. This is what humans can do.

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    Thought I'd put this here.


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