Awesome Stunts

When European car maker SEAT invited guests to try the new Cupra, they thought they were going to try it in a simulator. Little did they know that the sim was an actual car, with blacked-out windows and video monitors for the driver.

The second in a series of impressive stunt bike videos put together by Switch Riders, as riders Benjamin Baldini and Kevin Parussini tear through abandoned buildings with their Kawasaki and Suzuki motorcycles. First episode here.

Guerlain Chicherit is no stranger to performing stunts in a MINI. Unfortunately, during his attempt to break Tanner Foust’s record for longest jump, things went horribly wrong on touchdown. Fortunately, Chicerit is doing okay.

Daredevil Scott Young is more than capable of maintaining a handstand, but he’s now known for taking his acrobatics to the rooftops of tall buildings, performing them inches from the edge. We’re just glad it wasn’t any more windy.

To promote its line of worker safety garments, Norway’s Devold Protection lit Base jumper Tom Erik Heimen on fire and asked him to jump off a 3900+ foot cliff. The biggest risk was that his small pilot chute might catch on fire.

The practice of attaching a sled to a motor vehicle then pulling it in the snow seems to be all the rage in the back country. But these guys amp it up to 11, getting dragged at ludicrous speed as they prepare to win themselves a Darwin Award.

That tiny speck at the end of the mast is sailor Alex Thomson, who scurried up the 98-foot-tall mast of his racing sailboat while the boat was angled in the water. If that’s not crazy enough, he took a flying leap when he got to the top.

We had no idea that R/C helicopters could be so powerful, but in this video from HeliGraphix, they appear to have lifted a woman off the ground using two heavy-duty remote-controlled helis. Watch them pull a boat, with passengers, here.

Amateur stuntman Alexandr Chernikov was set ablaze, then jumped from the roof of five-story building and landed in a pile of snow. He was protected from the fire by asbestos, but there’s nothing between him and the ground but snow.

We’ve seen it done with cars, bikes, and at least attempted on a longboard, but stuntman Damien Walters recently pulled off what we have long thought was impossible – running fast enough to do a 360° loop. Sonic Spin Dash IRL!

Watch Chinese acrobat Kai Hou somersault through hoops, dart between poles, juggle hats and more in this impressive compilation. Talent level: Kai Hou. You can see more on his YouTube channel.

If you thought pulling off BMX tricks on the back of a moving truck was daring, check out these guys mixing street skateboarding with the perils of vert. And then some. A clip from the upcoming skate movie Tengu: God of Mischief.

We’ve seen crazy front-flips performed on motorcycles and even on a scooter. In this Nitro Circus stunt, Ryan Williams pulls one on his BMX bike in one swift move which must be watched over and over. Fortunately, there’s a .gif here.

A compilation of insane and death-defying stunts by a group of young Ukranians going by the moniker Mustang Wanted who climb to the top of buildings, construction sites, moving trains and other places they really shouldn’t be.

Red Bull took five-time X-Games Gold Medalist Daniel Dhers to the streets of Lima, Peru. Dhers performed tricks on ramps mounted on the back of moving trailer trucks. We’d love to see Bob Burnquist’s version of this.

(NSFW) Luc Bergeron aka Zapatou is back with his compilation of the best YouTube videos of 2013. While we disagree with a few of his picks – underwater boxing? – overall his list is really solid. Spider-deer!

21-year-old pro biker Ethen Godfrey Roberts pulled off three tricks in one go at a Nitro Circus Live event, sandwiching a Superman in between two backflips. He had a sketchy landing, but he still completed his run.

Whipcracking entertainer Adam Winrich and his partner Dakota “practice” their throwing knife routine with actual weapons and their own bodies. Then they add flaming weapons to the mix. Capt. Disillusion won’t debunk this one.

Adam “Artix” Bohn and his fiancé‎ Michelle were about to tie the knot when the reverend got to the “speak now or forever hold your peace” part. Then somebody spoke up. And another. And another. If only all weddings were this much fun.

Norwegian cyclist and daredevil Eskil Ronningsbakken took his bicycle on a ride along a steep, twisty, rainy mountain highway hitting speeds up to 50mph – all while going backwards and seated on the handlebars.

The multitalented Aung Zaw Oo presents his best tricks for the year. As always, some of his feats are hilariously random, but a lot of them are legit. AZO, you could be a part-time carnival. But you’d probably have to keep your normal job.

We’ve seen cars, skateboards and other vehicles attempt 360-degree loops with varying degrees of success. Here, BMXer Mike “Hucker” Clark takes on a loop made from wood and dirt, and makes it look easy. POV footage here.

Driver Adrian “Wildman” Cenni pulls off a truly awesome stunt, nailing a 360° barrel roll in a 4-wheeled vehicle. An impressive stunt given the fact that there’s no landing ramp. Though this guy did the same thing in a far less stylish way.