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Re:Nascar Driver Stuns to Qualify for Championship with Game... by eCa on Monday October 31, 2022 @07:52PM (#33415074)
My favourite of these is probably Graeme Obree[1] who managed to get not one, but two very different bike positions banned in the ’90s after setting the hour record using one of them and winning the world championship using the other.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graeme_Obree

Re:Nascar Driver Stuns to Qualify for Championship with Game... by ArnoVW on Monday October 31, 2022 @08:12PM (#33415239)
A bit like Michael Guerra? I haven't checked, but if his trick didn't get banned...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3Iz7ZMALaCY

Re:Nascar Driver Stuns to Qualify for Championship with Game... by jasonwatkinspdx on Monday October 31, 2022 @08:26PM (#33415351)
Heh, I'd never seen the full clip of that and the scooter driver's reaction just about had me spit on my keyboard over here.
Re:Nascar Driver Stuns to Qualify for Championship with Game... by andrewflnr on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @12:03AM (#33416757)
Same here. Your comment convinced me to click, no regrets. :D
Re:Nascar Driver Stuns to Qualify for Championship with Game... by bombcar on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @11:12AM (#33422326)
1. The scooter guy reaction

2. The scooter guy decides "can't beat 'em might as well join him"

3. The poor mobility scooter being passed by all this

Re:Nascar Driver Stuns to Qualify for Championship with Game... by grvdrm on Monday October 31, 2022 @09:50PM (#33415964)
Saw this recently. Amazing and frightening!
Re:Nascar Driver Stuns to Qualify for Championship with Game... by 4gotunameagain on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @03:58AM (#33418240)
while this is of course very cool, I was always convinced that it also included a motor. The acceleration seems too abrupt for just a Cd advantage, and that was right around the time of the big motor in chassis scandals
Re:Nascar Driver Stuns to Qualify for Championship with Game... by askvictor on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @05:27AM (#33418835)
He's riding a fixie (presumably it's a fixie race). On a downhill, your legs are slowing you down; presumably he would have gained some advantage just by taking his feet off the pedals, but this would give a bit more advantage.
Re:Nascar Driver Stuns to Qualify for Championship with Game... by K0balt on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @06:03AM (#33419086)
Planking is how the kids here race 70cc Honda cub motorcycles. They shift with their hands and have specially modified seats to support the prone riding position.
Re:Nascar Driver Stuns to Qualify for Championship with Game... by sndean on Monday October 31, 2022 @08:50PM (#33415553)
And it's interesting how long some of these GameCube moves/bike positions can leave a mark on a sport. Just three weeks ago Filippo Ganna broke the Boardman's superman position record (from 1996), finally topping the last of the hour record tricks [1].

[1] https://www.velonews.com/news/road/filippo-ganna-smashes-uci...

Re:Nascar Driver Stuns to Qualify for Championship with Game... by acrump on Monday October 31, 2022 @08:56PM (#33415617)
Graeme Obree tested in a wind tunnel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ9H0INZ2_s
Re:Nascar Driver Stuns to Qualify for Championship with Game... by mastazi on Monday October 31, 2022 @09:13PM (#33415744)
Interesting video with Obree where his positions are tested in a wind tunnel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ9H0INZ2_s
Re:Nascar Driver Stuns to Qualify for Championship with Game... by aeneasmackenzie on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @10:36AM (#33421786)
1930s: going fast by leaning backward, banned

1990s: going fast by leaning forward, banned

I look forward to 2100 when they will simply ban going faster than a specific speed.

Re:Nascar Driver Stuns to Qualify for Championship with Game... by recursive on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @12:07PM (#33423162)
going fast by leaning forward has definitely not been banned.