Man vs Machine: Longboarders Chase Lorry [Video]
“Shocking,” "incredibly stupid" and "idiotic". These are the words used by New Zealand authorities to describe the exploits of a group of six riders who like to surf on tarmac and not on water.
Exploits which would have remained unknown, hadn't one of them had the brilliant idea to attach a camera to his helmet and go on for a wild race.
Longboarding is a type of extreme sport practiced around the world, usually on empty stretches of road, on oversized skateboards. But that apparently was not enough for the group of adrenaline junkies from New Zealand.
The six went on a head-to-head race against a lorry on the State Highway 1, south of Auckland. Although there's no indication of the speed the six were traveling at, the speed limit for lorries in the area is, according to The Telegraph, 56 mph (90 km/h).
Source: Man vs Machine: Longboarders Chase Lorry [Video]
Exploits which would have remained unknown, hadn't one of them had the brilliant idea to attach a camera to his helmet and go on for a wild race.
Longboarding is a type of extreme sport practiced around the world, usually on empty stretches of road, on oversized skateboards. But that apparently was not enough for the group of adrenaline junkies from New Zealand.
The six went on a head-to-head race against a lorry on the State Highway 1, south of Auckland. Although there's no indication of the speed the six were traveling at, the speed limit for lorries in the area is, according to The Telegraph, 56 mph (90 km/h).
Source: Man vs Machine: Longboarders Chase Lorry [Video]
