Street Luge

Street Luge is a sport you don't see much on television, but it's a great spectacle and very interesting to watch. Also known as 'land luge' or 'road luge' riders lie in a supine position on modified skateboards, use the force of gravity to carry them the length of the course and lean from side to side to steer the sleds down the normally mountain road courses. Courses vary in length (1 to 5km) and the number and severity of turns, which make courses more challenging for participants. It is a very dangerous sport indeed with many riders injuring themselves during high speed crashes; sleds can reach speeds of up to 70mph or steep courses. To reduce the risk of injury the ...  Read the complete review

street Luging has to one fo the most exciting edrenalin rushes in life. Speeding down the windy roads only an inch off the ground. You come even closer to the edges of the straw bails and sometimes even cars. The old spreed record was set at 86mph untill Eric Thomson smashed that with his record of 102mph. The reason he atchived this scary feet was by attaching sets of rockets to hte back of his luge. each time he ignighted one set of rockets he came dangerously close to losing control at these increadible speeds. it was measured by an on-board computer, which measured this. This sport is so good and i recomend that every one gives it a go. ...  Read the complete review