Hands Up If You Have Not Heard Of Or Watched Ben Hur,

not many hands going up I guess,

but the sport of chariot racing did in fact take off again, but with a modern twist, originally invented in the early 1900s in Australia, motorcycle chariot racing eventually spread to Europe and the USA before gradually being banned because of the danger to the riders, however, the adrenaline-fueled sport is currently making a comeback in Australia, thanks to a professional stunt rider, below 2 videos from jackfield1,

scary dairy! motorcycle chariot racing was featured at this year’s Sydney Royal Easter Show and made quite an impact both on the audience in the stands and on the millions watching videos of the race online, Jack Field designed a more advanced version with the two motorcycles connected by a number of steel bars, and a pair of long sticks attached to each of the handlebars to control the throttles, 

 

it definitely looks like a cool mix of Ben Hur and Mad max, with two riders trying to steer their chariots while controlling a couple of Husqvarna motorcycles churning up close to 100 horsepower,

and here is what the sport used to look like back in the day, I can not help thinking that if you were in the lead, what are the chances that the other competitor would not run you over? I think I will leave this type of race to the professionals!