Street Luge
Having seen the Street Luge video Streets of Fire from the Helmet Camera Central blog which contains all sorts of footage taken by a bunch of extreme sports enthusiasts - I decided to find out more about Street Luge.
I was interested to find Street Luging 101 - a short introduction to Street Luge - which included a section on "Luge Speak" - the language used by Luge Pilots to describe their experiences.
BACON - very rough hazardous road surfaces
Not hard to see where that comes from - bikers talk about "road rash" from hitting the gravel too hard after falling off - but the ones that really give an insight into the sport are:
FLAME - Urethane luge wheels actually catching fire as a result of high speed
PUKE A WHEEL - To blow up or "melt" a wheel. See "flame"
This has to be one of the most extreme sports I have ever heard about - with speeds between 60+ miles per hour on these luge runs - the only thing between the luge pilot and a severe case of "road rash" are the wheels that might catch fire if you go fast enough - but you have to go as fast as possible to win.
Once I heard this I knew I'd love to hear more about this from some Street Luge enthusiasts - they must have some tales to tell.
Do you Street Luge?
Have you an "Extreme Tale" to tell?
If so please contact the author.
Tags: extreme sports extreme tales street luge