Wednesday 21st August 2013

Because it's there: Time For Tea?

Amazing antics in an off-road Polaris buggy; 'don't try this at home' warning probably not necessary

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"Professional Driver. One-Of-A-Kind Heavily Modified Vehicle. Do Not Attempt. You Could Die."

So says the probably superfluous disclaimer on the YouTube page for this Time For Tea?, Shed bringing it to our attention during his afternoon pause from his restless pacing about in the classifieds. Yes, even Shed has to stop for a brew and a Rich Tea sometimes.

Anyway. You'll probably get the idea of the video long before it runs its course but fair play to a) 'championship UTV and Pro-Lite racer' RJ Anderson b) his Polaris RZR XP1K and c) the location scouting team for finding more and more outrageous stunts amid the ruined Eagle Mountain iron mine in California.

Both Anderson and the Polaris take a fair old beating in the course of the film, the opening gambit over the fallen logs looking painful enough to convince us on the 'don't try this at home' score. Even if we did have a vast disused industrial complex out back.

See here.

 

[Mat ed30]

Awesome bit of kit

[BenGB]

That "car" is an awesome bit of kit - would love one for the roads around here!

Ninja'd - great minds obviously think alike!

[4lf4-155]

Well that was st!

The noise from the thing was like nails on blackboard.

[GranCab]

Blimey ... he makes Ken Block and co. look like softies ...

[astirling]

Wonder where that was filmed. Is it an old mine?

Edited by astirling on Wednesday 21st August 16:14

[Sexual Chocolate]

That looks so much fun. What a fantastic contraption.

[astirling]

astirling said:

Wonder where that was filmed. Is it an old mine?

Ah it says in the article. Ha.

[anonymous-user]

astirling said:

Wonder where that was filmed. Is it and old mine?

As stated in the story above

"c) the location scouting team for finding more and more outrageous stunts amid the ruined Eagle Mountain iron mine in California."

[The Wookie]

That looked like fun!!

[Frimley111R]

Superb location and great driving. The new (off road) Ken B!

[firebird350]

Hmmm, Ken Block without wheelarches perhaps but, no question, the damping on that buggy was simply superb. Strangely though, when watching it do those manic donuts, I found myself singing the following:

"One banana, two banana, three banana, four.." (Tra-la-la, la-la-la la, .....!)

[Trtj]

What a truly hideous offensive noise that cart makes

[hwajones]

Mighty! But i'd take a Banshee...

[Robbie K]

wow, that made me feel sick!

[monthefish]

GranCab said:

Blimey ... he makes Ken Block and co. look like softies ...

Some very impressive driving.

The buggy looked like it had an uneccesarily high c.o.g. though.

[exocet ape]

Trtj said:

What a truly hideous offensive noise that cart makes

I'm sure you'll put in a nice throaty v6 in the product you produce.

[PascalBuyens]

Maybe it's because it's off road, but don't see a lot of "practice marks"...

Great driving, but have to agree, that "farting" sound from the engine is weird.

[WojaWabbit]

Dear Santa....

[Furyous]

Disclaimer said:

Professional Driver. One-Of-A-Kind Heavily Modified Vehicle. Do Not Attempt. You Could Die.

So... you're saying I shouldn't try this in my Corsa in the McDonalds car park?

[hman]

Nice bit of kit - but everything he did there was very do-able on a dirt bike, Christ we'd turn around at the bottom of the cliff and ride back up!