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Farmer John 15th July 2017 22:10

Isle of Man Race. (not TT)
 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-euro...f-man-40568444

I really think this should be in the Olympics. A brave and manly sport.

BobClay 16th July 2017 00:21

Another contender for the Olympics, you'd get a medal for just being in it. :shock:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Shrovetide_Football

Farmer John 16th July 2017 10:26

We lived in Ottery St Mary for a bit, the tar barrel run on Bonfire Night filled me with admiration. Anyone who is prepared to pick up and run with a burning barrel, past their thatched house with eaves down to about six feet from the centre of the road, whilst being assaulted by other drunks, is a man after my own heart, even if the backs of his fingers are all crispy.

Any more candidates?

BobClay 16th July 2017 14:07

There's the cheese rollers in Gloucestershire somewhere ..... :shock:


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