Apart from Go-Go bars, we have a race track. It has seen better days and is unlikely to feature on the Formula One calendar anytime soon; you are more likely to see pick-up truck racing where exhaust fumes are used to confuse the opposition.
Those who prefer their thrills to come on two wheels can sign up for a three day event with Highside Tours and thrash a racing bike round the track. For those of a pessimistic nature, you will be comforted to know that the first accident comes for free and there is an ambulance into which your remains can be loaded.
This is a good event to photograph as you can stand anywhere you like, none of this safety barrier nonsense. So today I went and poked a lens at some of the bikes.
One of those involved with Highside has become bored with the mundane activity of risking his life just driving around a track. His name is Jimmy but to protect is anonymity I will call him Jim. Jimmy, sorry, Jim has previously demonstrated the fine art of wheelies:
and the environmentally friendly practice of tyre destruction (a.k.a. burnouts):
Today he decided to do wheelies again, but to spice it up a little he put a bag over his head. He was surprised to discover that this “limited his vision” to the extent he could see his handlebars but not walls or fences or other stuff that it might be useful to be aware of before they impeded forward progress with extreme prejudice.
Clearly the bag did not do the trick in terms of adrenaline production and he is already planning his next stunt, something involving fire and recreational explosives. Watch this space.
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2008-08-20| Billy saysRecreational explosives - I like that