The extraordinary skills of 17 year old Japanese freestyle skateboarder Isamu Yamamoto, who won his first world Championship at the age of 11. Yamamoto’s own hero, Rodney Mullen – the US ‘Godfather of Street Skateboarding’ – sez of him:
The way he links his tricks together and the speed of them — it’s beautiful to watch. I would dare say that not many could do that, in that way, if they tried.
In fairness
A new mashup by Donato ‘Milky Eyes’ Sansone (you’ll recall this one) compiling the pikes, ticks and jumps of Olympic athletes into one frenetic, minute-long interconnected sequence.
Go full screen.
Six spectacular locations Iincluding New Zealand South Africa and Colombia in the company of riders Rob Warner, Matt Jones, Ollie Wilkins, and Finn Lies.
Prepare for whooping.
The annual British Lawn Mower Racing Association 12 hour race.
Ride-on, or die. To wit:
As usual, the teams will line up in a traditional Le Mans grid formation with the drivers running to their machines at the start. The teams of three drivers (male and female) compete throughout the night at speeds approaching 50 mph — and without any form of suspension other than a padded seat…
Doughty double-amputee skateboarder Felipe Nunes goes up against his nemesis – a 360° loop that would test the skills of any able-bodied skater.
Move over, Danny MacAskill, there’s a new trials rider tyro in town.
Behold: the twistin’, flippin’, jumpin’ urban shennanigans of Austrian dandyhorseman Fabio Wibmer.
No, not stills from a Wes Anderson movie.
Rather, the retro Kegelbahnen of Southern Germany – largely untouched and mostly located in the basements of traditional restaurants – documented by Robert Götzfried who sez of them:
“Kegeln is pretty similar to bowling but with only nine pins, smaller balls, and shorter lanes. It used to be a big thing in Germany in the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s. These days this sport is not ‘en vogue’ anymore and it seems that mostly older people go these ‘Kegelbahnen.’ ”
New sporty composites by photographer Pelle Cass using multiple fixed position images to create still time-lapses of hours of activity.
Previously: Crowded Field
Adorably death-defying shenanigans with trials rider Danny MacAskill and his friends’ daughter Daisy.
Previously: Gran Finale
