Roller Coaster Skating

So, who wants to go next?

Last month I wrote an article about a guy who built a suit with roller blades that allowed him to skate while laying down at about 80mph on a long winding road only inches off the ground which is very awesome. Now here is something just as awesome and even more dangerous.

Now days everyone is looking for the ultimate roller coaster ride, we’ve built giant steel coasters and there are even some giant wooden roller coaster. We look for the biggest drops, loops and rolls and with steel coasters that is what they have given us and the wooden one give us big drops and tight turn and lots of speed. So with all that you would think we’ve done it all ………….. NOPE !!!

Well there is a guy who was not happy with just dips, rolls and loops, so what did he do? He put on a pair of roller skates and skated down a Roller coaster for a half mile at speeds over 60 mph and reaching 3G’s, meet Dirk Auerv. OK maybe these were special built skates and you can’t find them in any Walmart or Target store. But even if you could find a pair, where would you use them just look at them they are huge and most likely weigh about 6 to 10 pounds each.

So how did he do it? Well the first thing he did was to spend over 110 hours designing and building a special pair of skates that would run on a wooden roller coaster. Each skate has about 16 wheels which are designed to hold the skate onto the wooden tracks.

It is a fair bet that this won’t be found in any amusement park, but it’s so cool. So as with anything extreme like this there are bound to be risks, so what risks did Mr. Auerv face? Well from what I read the biggest problem would come from nails. Because the roller coaster was wooden the chance of a nail not being flush was a real possibility along with track not being even. All of these could be enough to stop a wheel and send him crashing into the track. The other thing that could be a problem is the G Forces he would have to deal with, this would be one problem he would not have any control over and could force him into a crash that could seriously hurt him or worse yet kill him.

So, did he make it??? Well watch the video below and see for yourself. One thing is for sure this guy is living Life’s greatest Adventures.