new sport- figure 8 school bus racing

[gypsyseagod]

i do see this on espn2 - man i got way too much free time.....

 

[smoked]

actually they have done that out here for some time.......

 

[gypsyseagod]

i gotta go check this out live....

 

[ga_smoker]

Awhile back I saw a Youtube video of trailer figure 8 racing. It was cars/trucks pulling small travel trailers and pop-up campers. It was hilarious!

Steve

 

[moltenone]

school bus figure 8,has been going on for around 30 years or so.



Mark

 

[gypsyseagod]

figgers... p.s. where's "the ville" in ky? is that tville or louisville? but it's new to espn lol....

 

[redbrinkman1955]

Back hear they race cars with old camping trailers behind them no hitches just chained to the bumper. Makes it real hard to pass.
Good Luck and Good smoking
Redbrinkman1955

 

[deejaydebi]

Yikes! Those guys are close! That's alot of steel to be swinging around those turns!

 

[bigarm's smokin]

I can appreciate that. In 1977 I drug a sawmill on a tandem duals, (2 axles, 4 tires per axle) trailer with no brakes, home from Helena MT, for my friend, my truck was a tandem axle dual wheel also. About 50 miles from home, the pin dropped out of the tounge, the safety chain gave enough slack that it became a situation of, "the tail wagging the dog". About the time I thought I thought I would roll the tractor, the safety chain broke and send the mill into a swamp. One HD-9, my truck, and three four wheel drive pickups later, the mill was back on the hiway, hooked back up to my truck, and we made it home. I really can't remember, but I think we drank heavily that nite.

Terry

 

[gypsyseagod]

lol i know that story only mine was a full sized trailer house frame loaded w/ totem poles down a logging road from north of snowbowl behind a 4cyl jeep nose into the snowbank in a whiteout....fun fun & loads of liquor & fresh shorts afterward...

 

[johnd49455]

Almost as good around here Winston Speedway has "Train Races". Demo Derby cars with 3 cars chained tightly together, a driver in the front car & the back car. The middle car empty. What a hoot to watch

 

[bigarm's smokin]

I know that story too, ya gol durn idjet

Gypsy, when you drive down hill in Montana, drive on the "right hand" side of the road.

Then all those log truck drivers won't be giving you the internationally known sign of obsenity

Dang, its nice to be able to razz a friend,

God bless ya my friend. Terry

 

[gypsyseagod]

what log truckers ? they refused to drive that night.....

wussies

 

[smokewatcher]

That video reminds me of a TV show I saw about 35 some years ago, it was someone who jumped a school bus over about 20-30 motorcycles. He came in just shy of the landing ramp and sheared off the axles as he landed. It was great!!