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So much yes: ever see someone do a ‘backflip quadruple tailwhip’?
I remember playing games like Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater and Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX and laughing at the absurdity of some tricks.
“Yeah, right. Like a 720 double backflip is remotely possible!” I’d say.
Well, the inaugural Nitro World Games event saw a ton of ridiculous tricks being pulled off, including a backflip quadruple tailwhip by Kurtis Downs.
For the uninitiated, this means a backflip (of course) and during said backflip, the bike’s rotated around the handlebars four times. All this in mid-air.
Other ridiculous tricks include a double frontflip on a dirt bike and some ridiculous stuff on BMX bikes and skateboards.
Watch the video below for some of these tricks.
Have three hours to spare? Then watch the full stream below, featuring all the major events.
