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Extreme
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Skier Nails A Backflip While Outrunning Avalanche [VIDEO]
15 Feb 2013 by silverstreak / No Comments
Not to be outdone by Cape Town local, Dec’io Lourenc’o in the huge balls department, Sverre Liliequist backflipped on to an avalanche while skiing down the face of a mountain. Just because, you know. Street cred. Or something, I don’t know what would compell someone to do that. Don’t ask me. Competing in the Big Mountain [...]
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No Fine For The Maniac Skater, Dec’io Lourenc’o
13 Feb 2013 by Gabi October / No Comments
Downhill skater, Dec’io Lourenc’o, will not be prosecuted according to Cape Town traffic enforcement. This is a far cry from the words of JP Smith, Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, and his response to Lourenc’o’s “reckless and negligent” behaviour captured in YouTube videos filmed on Kloof Road and the Glen to Clifton. Why? The videos [...]
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Cape Town’s Downhill Skater Versus JP Smith On 2oceansvibe Radio At 11h00
08 Feb 2013 by silverstreak / 9 Comments
Cape Town’s Downhill Skater, Dec’io Lourenc’o is facing some serious charges for reckless endangerment. And JP Smith, Cape Town City Councilor and Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, is behind it all. Dec’io joins us in studio for the debate, along with Andrew Wheeldon, Founder and MD at the bicycle empowerment network. We’ll then follow the [...]
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Windsport Legend Robby Naish – “I Don’t See A Big Resurgence in Windsurfing” [Full Interview PODCAST]
07 Feb 2013 by Michelle Hodgkinson / 1 Comment
Last week “Red Bull King of the Air” and “Robby Naish” were buzz words around Cape Town. Seth Rotherham and Marcus Brain were able to squeeze in a short chat with Naish, legendary American kitesurfer, about his brand, the excitement around last week’s event as well as his love for fast cars. Most importantly, they [...]
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Police To Prosecute Downhill Skateboarder – Debate Over The Rights Of Cyclists And Skaters Rages
07 Feb 2013 by Gabi October / 19 Comments
Round one of Lourenc’o versus Smith. This story is spicing up. As of yesterday Dec’io Lourenc’o is facing some serious charges for reckless endangerment, and JP Smith, Cape Town City Councilor and Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, is behind it all. Smith announced yesterday that the City of Cape Town would be laying [...]
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The Full Length Interview With Cape Town’s Downhill Skating Maniac That You’ve Been Waiting For [VIDEO]
06 Feb 2013 by Gabi October / 3 Comments
“The bigger the hill the better.” At the tender age of 16, an impressionable Dec’io Lourenc’o saw a group of kids skating down Glen Road. The boys were the SPUs, a skateboarding crew from Sea Point, and like any teenager, Dec’io wanted a piece of the action. That’s when he got his first set of [...]
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Here’s Another Video Of That Maniac Skateboarder – Going Down The Glen To Clifton [VIDEO]
05 Feb 2013 by Seth Rotherham / 7 Comments
Your mind would have been blown by that fearless maniac skateboarder setting off the speed camera on Kloof Nek Road. Now try this video, of him going down Kloof Road to Clifton – Past Roundhouse Restaurant. Click to watch..
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Fearless High-Speed Skateboarder Sets Off Speed Camera On Kloof Nek [VIDEO]
04 Feb 2013 by Seth Rotherham / 9 Comments
This video is completely off the chain! The camera on Kooof Nek is set for 60-70 km/h so you can work out how fast this guy was going. The speed-wobbles will make you freak! Watch..
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Jesse Richman Dominates Red Bull King Of The Air [PICS]
04 Feb 2013 by Michelle Hodgkinson / No Comments
For once the famous Cape Town wind was appreciated when as many as 5 000 spectators gathered in Big Bay yesterday, along the West Coast, to watch the world’s 16 best kiteboarders and eight wildcards take to the sea and of course, the air. The extreme competition - returning after a seven year hiatus – wowed the crowds [...]
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Surfer Rides 100 Foot Wave [VIDEO]
29 Jan 2013 by Bearded Wiseman / 1 Comment
They are calling it 100 foot – could Garrett McNamara just have improved upon his Guinness World Record he set last year for the biggest wave ever ridden?
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Amazing Blind Skateboarder Tommy Carrol Is Amazing [VIDEO]
08 Jan 2013 by Harry Haddon / No Comments
Tommy Carrol has been skating since he was ten, but has been blind since the age of two. The guy has an incredible amount of talent. Most of us can hardly go down a straight road on a board, with both eyes open.
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Radvertising: MINI Mayhem [VIDEO]
19 Dec 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
If there’s one thing Gauteng has taught us, it’s that its people seemingly have no problem squashing into tight, confined spaces. After all, it’s the most populous province and it’s roughly the same size as a Mini-convertible. So when a crowd of friends at UJ decided they could break the Bioplus World Champ Record by [...]
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Radvertising: The Cinnamon Challenge [VIDEO]
12 Dec 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
“I’m not crying…these are…just…tears… of joy”, exclaims Marco Mogable, as the explosion of cinnamaldehyde rockets through his sinuses.
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Radvertising: World Champion Hundred Metre Hurdler Wears Swim Fins [VIDEO]
05 Dec 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Look, In this crazy cluttered world, where anyone can be famous, it’s simply not enough to have your fifteen minutes; you need to showcase your skills at the same time. Even if you decide to become the World Champion 100 Metre Swim Fin Hurdler.
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Derek Van Dam Enters Red Bull Flugtag
30 Nov 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 2 Comments
Next Sunday, December 9, Derek Van Dam and team Wonderpillar will be competing in the inaugural Red Bull Flugtag event taking place at the Waterfront in Cape Town.
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Oh? You Thought Red Bull Dungeons Was “Cool”? Here Comes Red Bull Jaws [VIDEO]
29 Nov 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / 1 Comment
Many of you will remember one of Cape Town’s most famous surfing events – the Red Bull Big Wave Africa – well, Red Bull have stepped it up yet again and announced Red Bull Jaws.
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Red Bull LionHeart – AJ Calitz Tames The Lion
26 Nov 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / 1 Comment
After shattering the Three Peaks Challenge record earlier this month, expert trail runner AJ Calitz has become the inaugural winner of Red Bull LionHeart after an intensive two-day event on Cape Town’s Lion’s Head.
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The World’s Most Extreme Rube Goldberg Machine [VIDEO]
13 Nov 2012 by Harry Haddon / No Comments
Red Bull’s marketing strategy seems to be, “I see what you did there. Hold on while we do something 1 000 times more awesome and post it on YouTube.” Well, they’ve nailed it again with the craziest Rube Golberg machine ever. Bigger and more intense than ‘ol Rube could ever have imagined.
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Sky Diver Felix Baumgartner Convicted Of Road-Rage Assault
08 Nov 2012 by Steyn du Toit / 1 Comment
Austrian sky diver Felix Baumgartner has been convicted of punching a lorry driver during a road-rage incident in 2010. Baumgartner was driving in Salzburg when he overtook a queue of four cars waiting at a roundabout, only for his car to become wedged in front of the other drivers.
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South African Wins World’s First Wingsuit Championship [VIDEO]
22 Oct 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / 1 Comment
South Africa’s Julian Boulle was announced as the first winner of the World Wingsuit League (WWL) Grand Prix late last week.
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All The Footage From Felix’s Stratosphere Jump [PICTURES & VIDEO]
15 Oct 2012 by Simon Gerber / No Comments
Last night, at about 8pm local time, an Austrian by the name of Felix Baumgartner rose 128 000 feet into the air and jumped, free-falling 128 000 feet from the stratosphere. Part of the Red Bull Stratos project, this is the highest skydive ever attempted. He even landed on his feet. We’ve got the video.
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Felix Baumgartner Jumps From 23 Miles Above The Earth At 14h30 Today
09 Oct 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / 4 Comments
At approximately 14h30 South African time, skydiver Felix Baumgartner will attempt the highest, fastest free fall in history – 37 kilometres above Earth.
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Red Bull’s Incredible Rube Goldberg Parkour Machine [VIDEO]
09 Oct 2012 by Steyn du Toit / No Comments
Jason Paul from Germany is a total boss when it comes to freerunning (also known as parkour). He was recently invited by Red Bull to take part in an incredibly awesome human-powered Rube Goldberg parkour machine. Their goal? To switch on a television.
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Female Astronaut Completes First Triathlon In Space
19 Sep 2012 by Albi P / 1 Comment
That’s not a misprint folks, NASA astronaut Sunita Williams recently ran, swam and cycled in space the same distance as her earthbound counterparts would have done in the Nautica Malibu Triahtlon, which was held in Southern California.
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