These unusual races and driving competitions deserve more attention than sperm racing, according to our readers – Jalopnik

If it can be raced, it will be raced. That’s just how people work. Do you have a Barbie Jeep that your children no longer use? Let’s see how fast we can let it go. Taken prisoner an ostrich? Time to race like horses. Digging postoles? Why not see who she can dig the fastest? Unfortunately for all of us, the human tendency to race something recently led to a child with a dubious concept of how human reproduction works and the support of a mysterious billionaire to make sperm racing in an actual competition and a startup that is currently appreciated at $ 75 million.

As a fine to bring that story under your attention, I decided to use it as an excuse to take the reach that Jalopnik has still left and to draw some attention to a different, less well -known racing series and skills competitions that earn many more eyeballs. That is why I asked you on Wednesday which unusual racing series would recommend to watch someone instead of sperm racing. We have a wide range of answers, including a few that I had never heard of, so let’s look at some of the most popular answers.

Moped Moped Racing and Lawn Mower Endurance Racing

Presented by: Slow Joe Crow

Stadium Super Truck Racing.

Because someone looked at a baja truck and said he put it on a job … and then jumped everywhere.

Prompted by: Cabooze66

Ice Cross. Skating on a narrow track with sharp turns, vertical drops and jumps. When I first saw the crashed ice series on TV, the down and dirty nature did not seem like I had ever seen with regard to the sport. And I was addicted.

Prompted by: giantsgiantants

Another voice for lawn mower races. I already have a likely candidate in the barn through the garage!

Also…

Motorhome (caravan) race as they did a few years ago on top equipment.

Presented by: monika

Figure 8 racing, especially when they drag a boat.

Proposed by: Stillnotatony

Osterich Racing!

Proposed by: Ted Blumstein

Ice drags with strewn tires. Insane 1/8th miles from muscle cars on frozen lakes.

Proposed by: anonymous person

We recently had the tram/trolley/tram world championship in my city. Unfortunately missed because of vacation, unfortunately. Admittedly, it is more a test of skill than speed.

Proposed by: ARA can

The used to tractorracs, such as 18 Wheeler Tractor, not a farm tractor, although that can also be fun. They brought them to a number of pretty crazy speeds, given their size and weight and had to use water sprayers to cool the breaks. It seems that there is an American Big Rig League, but then I remember that I saw myself centuries ago, was tractors in euro -style.

Proposed by: liffie420

I love Jetboat Sprint racing. A kind of combination of autocross and rally phases where the navigator can only use hand signals, in a boat the size of a rubber boat with 1000 hp. Many videos online.

Prompted by: Michael Rosenfeld