Awesome Video: Insane Icelandic Hillclimb ActionBy Brian Lohnes Posted 02/15/10
Icelandic hillclimb racers must hate gravity. There's just no other way to explain why they attempt to race their tube chassis Jeeps and trucks up near vertical cliff faces, often with disastrous results. Big blocks, lots of nitrous, paddle tires, and miles of steel tubing make this a BangShift.com approved motorsport. The fact that disaster can strike anywhere from the hit of the throttle to within feet of the mountain top finishline, makes it riveting to watch.
The hillclimb moniker fails to tell the whole story on this group of crazies though. As you'll see in the video below, they also skip these things across the water like flat stones and mud bog them through Icelandic swamps.
We've seen lots of videos of dirt hill climbs and even the serious stuff like the Big Eliminator at Gravelrama, but in comparison the Icelandic racers, it is weak sauce. One of the things that we really like about this video is the fact that screaming big blocks can be heard loud and clear.
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Written by Freiburger
Feb 20 2010
That was the most awesome thing I've seen in a loooooong time. Between that and the Swedes, we're starting to look pretty weak in the USA.
Written by Birdman Feb 17 2010
Those dudes are certifiable! Especially the ones that dug a pit to hide in when attempting to cross the swamp/bog! I love 'em!
As for the whole gravity-hating thing, I can empathize - sometimes gravity does suck!
Written by 67prostreet
Feb 16 2010
It defiantly takes a pair to do that, Be a camera guy that is ;)
Written by Brian Lohnes
Feb 15 2010
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Awesome stuff......Iceland gets better everytime I hear about it.....Pretty Girls.....Fast Cars....and now this.....Wow...
Seth
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Me and Kerri spent a weekend there a few years ago. Iceland Air flies direct from Boston to Reykjavik and does weekend stay packages from like 450 per person. It is an awesome place to party. :)
Brian
Written by fahrenschnell
Feb 15 2010
Awesome stuff......Iceland gets better everytime I hear about it.....Pretty Girls.....Fast Cars....and now this.....Wow...
Seth
Written by std
Feb 15 2010
I was thinking i would stop it after a minute, but I just kept watching. It was much better then I expected.
Written by Super Sport Feb 15 2010
Love the one that digs into the swamp mud and water so deep it just disappears. Can you imagine the rig it would take to dig it out?
Written by speed service Feb 15 2010
I would like the guy in the yellow Jeep at about the 5min mark to know I have "Rev-Chips" in stock....Lmao Looks like a ton of fun!!
Thats crazy. ;D