Mountain carts in Austria

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August 12, 2026, 09:02 AM

HRK

Oh yeah, that would be wild! This is a thing in many places around the world, this one is from New Zealand, it's like real life Mario Kart!

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August 12, 2026, 11:14 AM

RogueJSK

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Originally posted by Expert308:
Good thing those guys are young and still indestructible.

Or at least hopefully have access to good medical care and robust disability insurance.

August 12, 2026, 11:28 AM

FiveFiveSixFan

quote:
Originally posted by Expert308:
Good thing those guys are young and still indestructible.

I was very surprised that there was only the one wreck early on where the rider flipped and jumped right back up like a jack-in-the-box.

It was amazing to see how he managed to successfully navigate around fully stopped riders on either side of him as he came around hairpin turns completely blind.

August 12, 2026, 02:29 PM

whanson_wi

Parts of me would beat them to the bottom of the hill... the rest of me would need to be gathered up along the route.

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August 13, 2026, 11:54 AM

FiveFiveSixFan

^^^^
I was wondering about that as well. As violent as that course is, it wouldn't be unreasonable to check every cart when it is turned in after each run.

August 13, 2026, 12:16 PM

ibanda

I ride full suspension downhill mountain bike on the blue and black trails in the New Mexico, Colorado and Canadian Rockies, but I don't think I'm doing those carts.

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August 13, 2026, 06:55 PM

vthoky

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Originally posted by HRK:
it's like real life Mario Kart!

Early-teenager vthoky would be all over that!!

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August 14, 2026, 09:44 AM

HRK

Young me would be on those in a second, older me could run with them, I just wouldn't get back up as quickly