Rare, Dangerous Sport You've Never Heard of | Tales From the Bottle

An ancient classic revived in the modern age to be more dangerous than ever.
"Motorcycle chariot racing is a motor sport that combines motorcycle racing and chariot racing.
The sport was extant in the 1920s and 1930s, having been inspired by the 1925 film Ben-Hur. It went largely (although not entirely) extinct after that, although exhibition rigs are still made and driven.
The sport was developed in Australia in the 1920s and quickly spread to Europe and America. Motorcycle chariot races were, for instance, probably held at the old Charlotte, North Carolina motor speedway (the old speedway at 35°5′52.8″N 80°52′52.51″W, not the modern Charlotte Motor Speedway).
A typical early vehicle configuration was a rider on a motorcycle, pulling a chariot and charioteer who were essentially ornamental. A 1922 short piece in Popular Mechanics describes this configuration. This soon developed into a configuration with two riderless motorcycles steered by a single charioteer using reins. Steering was sometimes done with reins attached to the throttles (the charioteer steered by controlling the relative speed of the two motorcycles), and sometimes with rigid extensions attached to the handlebars. Modern rigs may have foot pedals for speed control, the reins used for steering the front wheels."
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[@X0mbieJesus]

I have a decent topic for a "last moments" video. Texas A&M bonfire 1999. Tragic. But interesting.

[@KeweenawPatriot]

People still do this. It never stopped. Why did you delete my post saying this? Because it makes you look stupid?

[@cinnamon-a]

noice

[@tryingtotryistrying]

to be fair you dont HAVE to draw the stuff you CHOOSE to so that you can pocket all the revenue yourself. and for that I applaud you

[@redram5150]

Before being made into a film, Ben Hur was a wildly popular stage play in the USA. Some productions even figured out how to have the chariot race in an indoor theater… with live horses. They built a giant treadmill and let these animals go for it full tilt

[@TheStapleGunKid]

Also interesting note: The author of the book Ben Hur was a civil war General, Lew Wallace. He earned infamy for failing to get his men into combat on time at the Battle of Shiloh, but later achieved some fame for a valiant defensive stand in Maryland against a Confederate army three times the size of his own.

[@b1646717]

I would go to more theater if this was still the case.

[@niksatt4843]

That's fucking cool they need to bring that back I'd pay too dollar for that play

[@RAZR_Channel]

The chariot race in that film is insane... even by todays standards...

[@liverpool379]

Sounded like the start to a joke in the first half

[@nobodynoone2500]

As a guy with too many motorcycles and a welder, I can see exaclty how this happens.

[@johnnybeasley3675]

Sounds the the perfect excuse to make one doesn't it? Get to work

[@johnladuke6475]

There can't be many competitors out there, how many people do you even have to beat to be the world champion?

[@piggynatorcool668]

I saw a mf yesterday with this motorized bicycle-unicycle abomination, it had one big wheel and a seat somehow attached to it and the motor was in the front. He was just casually going down a street in a suburban area and then he turned onto the main road. Absolutely ridiculous

[@billpetersen298]

I have too many, old Volvo’s? Could be fun too.

[@gunmunz]

maybe throw in a drunken veiwing of the Star wars pod racing scene

[@haven_lady675]

Admit it. This looks fun to watch. Better than watching most sports!

[@minecraftfirefighter]

whats the fun in sports if noone almost dies... or dies

[@thomasbarager912]

That's what I was saying!! Qxir has it all wrong, the majority of people would GLADLY choose watching chariot's race, over a regular ass game of basketball... Plus, if chariot racing was around today, it'd be one of the most deadly sports ever created, can you just imagine how frequent those chariot's probably crashed? (I wonder if back then chariot's were sent hurdling through the air). I bet they'd crash even more then Nascar does! Which in my opinion, would be incredibly entertaining to watch...

[@TheMNrailfan227]

AND THE FUNNY PART IS THAT ITS BASICALLY JUST NASCAR!!

[@Kalvinjj]

@@TheMNrailfan227 You reminded me of a NASCAR race I watched bits of every few minutes while passing by the living room (dad was watching it for the heck of it, it's not popular here). The race started with what, 50 cars or what was it, way too many cars at the track. The race ended with like 8. Not even kidding. I think there wasn't even a top 10 of the finishing cars, and at the very last lap there was yet another crash.

[@santocuban7086]

@@TheMNrailfan227 Too be honest, I'd play a Nascar video game over a football, Soccer, or Baseball video game. Daytona usa is still more fun then those Hockey or baseball games my stepfather played. At Least for me it is. I guess I just like racing games. But never watched Nascar

[@ThomasTheThermonuclearBomb]

Imagine racing chariots normally in a the Roman Empire, then out comes a chariot with iron horses that constantly emit smoke and are much louder than your average horse. I’d pray to Jupiter to strike down that monstrosity

[@sydposting]

Toss in an offering to Vulcan, while you're at it!

[@sydposting]

@Wasatch Indeed!! An offering to him would be an offering towards your favored motor-cycle-chariot performing as-engineered in the Glorious Race!

[@rednecked7462]

You sneak sugar into their food. It locks em down.

[@crisrose9707]

@@sydposting use a kawasaki vulcan as the motorbike!

[@johnladuke6475]

No, striking stuff down isn't a Jupiter thing. He's more of a "transform into a goat and impregnate your problem then abandon the baby" kind of guy.

[@PALM311]

I went to motorcycle chariot races at some fairgrounds when I was a kid. They had 1-2-3-4 bike set-ups. The singles were ok. The doubles…better. The triples…even better yet! But the 4 bike set ups!!! Mayhem ensued! Bones were broke bodies twisted and bike parts rained down not unlike a rainstorm! It was a blast!

[@AleBober]

I want to see a 12-bike chariot.

[@geckolord0337]

@@AleBober why stop at 12? I think the limit is yet to be thought of

[@nikstone2420]

Wish I could have been there, sounds like a blast 🏍

[@Shatterverse]

I think you just discovered the inspiration for Pod Racing. That actually looks fucking awesome. You know at least one of those madlads got to the afterlife and ran into someone who died like 2000 years ago and the scornful Roman was being all scornful and shit and the racer's like, "Naw mate; motorcycle chariot crash."

[@ZeldaTheSwordsman]

Strictly speaking, podracing was inspired by the same thing as motorcycle chariot racing: The Ben Hur chariot race.

[@TheEDFLegacy]

Wow! I never actually knew that! 😮

[@KeweenawPatriot]

People still do this btw.

[@noxabellus]

"being all scornful and shit" omg

[@Wackymushrooms]

*"Now this is Pod Racing"*

[@Oblivisci........]

Sometimes I feel like Qxir is a revolutionary comedic genius. Other times I feel like he's just a drunken Irishman that somehow gained access to the internet. Either way, I feel we are all graced to be in his presence despite the pungent whiskey smell.

[@larryscarr3897]

It could be both.. It's both.

[@Michael-eg3rs]

most definitely both

[@thepessimisticoptimist9375]

He's a rough diamond in the rough.

[@tubeofnoob4683]

With a dash of narcissism 😅

[@scarymsmary]

¿Por qué no los dos?

[@natesturm448]

Drawings as we go farther into the future are just getting more class. Outright art at it's finest.

[@NoctuaOlivae]

I agree. Qxir outdid himself again with that bike chariot drawing! Seriously though I think it was art movements during the Renaissance that gave us these realistic paintings of historical events, so you have the artists back in 15th century to thank for that.

[@johnladuke6475]

I just like how he took time to draw an exasperated Qxir to help demonstrate what a pain in the ass we all are.

[@dougerrohmer]

How about the horse kicking him in the face? Brilliant!

[@JTA1961]

especially the B~L~0~0~D...

[@slyseal2091]

@@NoctuaOlivae renaissance is the period after the 15th century. The pictures we see here look more like they should be from the 18th to 19th century.

[@PianoBoyLiam]

Love the great consistent content you put out Qxir!

[@seasideproductions405]

same

[@agentchaos5751]

Verily. keep on trucking. Further more, I believe Carthage should be destroyed.

[@Gaybraham.Lincoln]

It's because he looks like a young bono, so he does

[@graemebrown1191]

Me too✌

[@chillout9855]

It’s cool to see how over thousands of years entertainment has remained the same. Make thing go vroom, make person go ow

[@misseselise3864]

i wonder if crashing horses were cheaper than crashing cars

[@sydposting]

Considering the *lengthy* history of public execution across *multiple* continents, "Make People Go Ow" is a draw enough, seems like

[@minecraftfirefighter]

@@misseselise3864 depends on the horse vs car f1 car probaly more expensive... pure bred arabian vs derby car probaly the pure bred arabian(horse)

[@voiceofraisin3778]

@@misseselise3864 you can stick a new axle and wheels on an F1 car, its more difficult to get a spare leg for a horse so id guess horses were a larger risk Of course after a wipeout you cant eat a NASCAR?

[@StuffandThings_]

@@voiceofraisin3778 I think you just invented a brand new sentence... I doubt they ate the horses though, maybe if the crowd was _reaaaallly_ drunk? But then again, Romans were definitely weird enough to do that sort of thing I guess.

[@wormworm580]

As a horse person I appreciate that someone finally acknowledged how stupid horses are. One time a horse I rode got stuck in a creek during a flood. People rescued it with a whole ass crane and the next day it got stuck in the exact same spot, because horses are just toddlers in a ridiculously muscular meat mech suit.

[@JTA1961]

who had to "pony" up for the bill ??

[@jackh8157]

Like dogs (and people), some are very smart and intuitive, and others are dumber than bricks.

[@LTPottenger]

some are pretty smart but breeding them for speed and looks has made some of them quite dumb.

[@agentmueller]

You should have just pushed up on your d-pad and your whistle would have spawned your horse back at your house. Lol

[@jackdaddyslim3895]

that Sounds Like a Incredibly special horse. But Growing up in the Horse Racing Industry There Are Alot Of Incredibly Smart Horses. on My family's Ranch in Texas When a tornado Was spotted we would let all the Horses out of their stalls They would Find safety and Return to their stalls After the Storm passed.

[@TheMixCurator]

The best thing about the Colosseums was on very rare occasions was they'd literally flood the arena to make a simulated naval battle, or naumachia for the spectators. Naumachiae are thought to date back to the third century BC, and appear to have taken place only four or five times in history. The first naumachia on record, in 46 BC, was in honor Julius Caesar’s quadruple triumph, which ended wars in Gaul, Egypt, against Pharnaces of Pontus, and against King Juba of Numidia. For Caesar’s naumachia, ships representing the Tyrian and Egyptian fleets were set afloat in a basin constructed near the river Tiber. The boats were staffed with 4,000 oarsmen and 2,000 fighting men. Augustus threw a naumachia in 2 BCE involving a basin broad enough to hold 30 ships representing Persian and Athenian fleets. A bit later, in 52 AD, Claudius demanded his own naumachia, this one on a lake and involving 19,000 soldiers and 100 ships meant to represent rivals Rhodes and Cecily. According to Tacitus, the prisoners at this showcase refused to fight, forcing Claudius to send down his imperial guard to instigate some blood shedding. Must have been a fun afternoon for all (well, except the poor bastards that died during these simulated battles).

[@lEGOBOT2565]

the chariot races were in the Circus Maximus, not the Coliseum

[@MasonGreenWeed]

This basically world cup

[@worldcomicsreview354]

Gladiator matches were not as bloody as usually depicted in pop culture, and most didn't end in fatalities. But I imagine a lot of the "sailors" fighting in these things were actually land-based slaves and gladiators who had never been on a ship (unless it was to unload cargo), if they fell in, they were probably finished.

[@mordecai2169]

as an equestrian athlete your analysis of horses is absolutely offensive and insulting and also 100% accurate

[@IAm18PercentCarbon]

It's painfully on-base. I've worked with horses for too long to not know that if a fucking plastic bag blows by at the wrong time, your life becomes a plaything for the capriciousness of the gods.

[@palmspringsmarythomson6354]

As a previous owner of a horse and friends with many who do own them, can confirm. Pass a mailbox 99 times, no problem. 100th time - THAT THING WILL EAT ME

[@MisterFribble]

And then, to top it all off, if it's hot outside and they drink cold water you have to spend $2k at the vet to fix it.

[@ah.neat.408]

@@MisterFribble I'm curious about this one, what happens from this that causes the harm?

[@Dark0neone]

@@ah.neat.408 Google exists.

[@wardawg1142]

To be honest, motorcycle chariots sound absolutely fucking dope

[@felixbui9818]

i agree

[@RisingRevengeance]

Aye I'm gonna have to look up more of it

[@steelfistgaming4046]

STOP CUSSING. YOU HAVE NO REASON TO SAY THE F WORD LIKE THAT

[@wardawg1142]

@@steelfistgaming4046 nahhh :3

[@steelfistgaming4046]

@@wardawg1142 KEEP YOUR CUSS WORDS OFF OF KZbin KEEP YOUR CUSS WORDS OFF OF KZbin KEEP YOUR CUSS WORDS OFF Of youtube

[@dacrispy5268]

By far my favorite story teller on KZbin, you’re amazing man.

[@JTA1961]

athefumen ✅

[@devonlord99]

This only further proves my point that the Mad Max films are actually just documentaries about Australia.

[@CSXIV]

And...now Mad Max has a motorcycle chariot.

[@downeyd88]

Mad respect to you for drawing everything in your videos, as an Australian who really wants to try motorbike chariot racing i respect your commitment.

[@j565tyty]

Yes dude! I saw a clip of this sport on Daily Dose of Internet and I couldn’t find a good video on motorcycle chariot racing. So glad you covered this topic! Love the channel!

[@JohnGardnerAlhadis]

I was thinking the exact same thing. 😂 I went _"yep, I bet it's motorcycles"_ when he mentioned a modern revival of chariot racing.

[@camlam999]

Forgot where i had seen it before haha

[@AstroSmoothie]

Amazing to see you just a quarter away from 1,000,000 subs. I started watching you back in 2019, and love seeing how you've improved the quality of your videos. Keep it up ya beautiful bastard! ♥

[@scarymsmary]

Same! I'm so stoked when a new video pops up. I scream "Qxir!" and everyone in the house comes running to watch it with me. :)

[@j_owatson]

You should do a video on Viktor Belenko, this guy stole a soviet MIG-25 and defected to the US in 70s with it. The US then shipped it back to Soviet and charged them shipping fees. Just a funny story.

[@thc_freebaser]

Russia needs to hop on that prime membership fr

[@worldcomicsreview354]

Somebody in East Berlin made a home-made microlight aircraft and escaped over the wall in it. The field he had been planning to land in had a circus in it that night, so he had to crash land, but lived. Oh, also he FILMED the flight and it's on KZbin.

[@j_owatson]

@@worldcomicsreview354 that's incredible

[@BlueRGuy]

@@worldcomicsreview354 what's the KZbin video name btw I wanna watch it

[@caesarpizza1338]

It’s called The incredible flying rescue over the Berlin Wall, 1989

[@Dubtee]

I've been looking for motorcycle chariot racing on KZbin for years. There's barely any content. Proud to see this.

[@FranktheDachshund]

How can I have lived 60 years as a motorcyclist and have never even dreamed this existed?

[@b1646717]

It's come up at the bar, guaranteed. Your brain's will to keep your body unbroken let the suds erase the thought.

[@andrewweitzman4006]

Proof that there is no limits to humanity's ability to do gloriously stupid things with motorcycles.

[@lordchickenhawk]

BTW, about the same time there was a motorcycle soccer league. It was exactly what it sounds like, with some manufactures at the time building specialist bikes just for the sport.

[@scrotebaxter5010]

Had no clue you animated these yourself. Absolutely love them. Your content wouldn't be the the same without them.

[@Rigel_Chiokis]

The old footage of the motorcycle chariot race had me thinking of the pod racers in Star Wars. Thanks for letting me know about something I've never heard of before!

[@skunkrat01]

Never been more proud of my country 🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@JohnGardnerAlhadis]

STRAYA

[@stapuft]

id love to see you do a video on "digby tatham warter" the man who took down a tank, with an umbrella, i repeat, he TOOK DOWN A TANK, with AN UMBRELLA, and then lead one of the largest prison escapes in history freeing over a hundred prisoners, and escaping on bicycles.....the dude even stopped and helped some "down on their luck" nazis get their vehicle out of a ditch, WHILE the escape was going on.....like, this dude had BALLS OF STEEL.

[@QuestionThings123]

Okay, so I'm definitely gonna be looking this guy up later, but initial impression is that first part is straight up ripped out of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade...just replace the luftwaffe with a tank I guess

[@honeycoatedparadox]

correct me if i misunderstood, but maybe the guy helping out some nazis might not give the best impression in general LOL

[@stapuft]

@@honeycoatedparadox he was in disguise, NOT stopping and helping would have made him look suspicious, and could have lead to the whole escape being compromised, as everyone in that area was doing what the nazis told them to do, seeing as they had guns and the threat of being sent to a camp on their side.....

[@stapuft]

@@honeycoatedparadox also he was british, and behind enemy lines, just speaking at all would have given him away, his literal best course of action was to be silent, and do as instructed, and not make any kind of scene.

[@toomanyinterests]

Just read about him, it was a German armoured car, he stuck the umbrella thru the observational slit and poked the driver in the eye, incapacitating him. Before that, he led a bayonet charge against some tanks wearing a bowler hat. He had trouble remembering passwords so he brought the umbrella with him for identification because "only a bloody fool of an Englishman" would carry an umbrella into battle.

[@Gojiro7]

I love that this entire premise can be summed up as "How do we make Chariot racing more exciting? by making the horses capable of exploding"

[@boarbot7829]

I don’t think we can really compare ancient wealth to modern money. The world was just so different…

[@biggieyt6407]

Something similar to this and probably equally stupid is sidecar racing, although there's a much bigger audience and market for it with much better safety equipment. TLDR motorcycle with a sidecar. Dude in the sidecar climbs around the motorcycle to shift weight to take corners better while travelling at speeds in excess of 160mph.

[@Josep_Hernandez_Lujan]

@@luna_fm They should add motorcycles to football

[@Bearthedancingman]

And then you have wing walking. Because climbing around a vehicle doing 160mph wasn't exciting enough on the ground.

[@tamahagane1700]

Motorcycle football actually existed but it obvsly didn't offer enough fractures and blood splatter...

[@Gaybraham.Lincoln]

Yeah but no cnuts dying so it's invariably more boring than superbike racing. Which is also boring and invariably gay

[@johnnysilverhand6045]

I dunno man.. sidecar always look fun as hell especially the leaning out part. I’d totally try it. For me cornering a crotch rocket was just as fun or more that the raw acceleration.

[@notahipster4973]

Great videos recently; They have been well put together and organized in my opinion.

[@JTA1961]

good point

[@RisingRevengeance]

*me:* I wonder why men don't live as long as women *also me:* I should try motorcycle chariots at least once

[@NeurodivergentSuperiority]

I want to make my own version of this sport

[@anotherfreakingaccount]

It's because men work more dangerous jobs Funny how people blame the gender life expectancy gap on men's behaviour, and they also blame the gender earnings gap on men's behaviour

[@colonelarrow8031]

I felt the description of the horse so much, thats exactly it lmao 😂 also this was one of your best ever, great video! It really had me in for many laughs and also something to learn 😂

[@colonelarrow8031]

@Der Porkmeister so why not then?

[@greenoftreeblackofblue6625]

Thank you for drawing this. Not all heroes wear capes.

[@aarondraper1818]

I’m an Aussie, and I didn’t even know that motorbike chariots started here!! No one has ever mentioned it. Probably be a few Aussies that will be stunned to learn this.

[@JohnGardnerAlhadis]

Also Aussie, and had no idea either. Then again, it _reeeeally_ doesn't surprise me. 😂🇦🇺

[@milesipka]

Another Aussie here. Yeah, I was surprised as well... Who would have thought that we were the ones to invent "Pod Racing"?

[@JohnGardnerAlhadis]

@@milesipka George Miller, lol. (The guy who directed the _Mad Max_ movies)

[@milesipka]

@@JohnGardnerAlhadis Already knew that - Mad Max: Fury Road was a masterpiece BTW.

[@JohnGardnerAlhadis]

@@milesipka You're goddamn right it was.

[@just..someone]

YOU, Sir, have earned this like with your truly honest patron ad, well done! Also generally nice /interesting videos, I appreciate that.

[@Saintor1]

I love learning stuff like this. Great drawing skill.

[@crazyoilfieldmechanic3195]

The commentary to this was utterly SMASHING I say !!! Almost as good as the scribblings !!!

[@evanrandall1675]

No way! The guys doing this sport AND steering it with differential thrust with the motorcycles. were excessively hardcore. That's either suicidally limited control or an insanely skilled pilot, or both.

[@bradrankin844]

Hi from Florida!! We absolutely love your videos and comments! Keep up your AMAZING work and know that you have huge fans over here in crazy ass Florida 😜👏👍👍👍👍

[@manderson147]

Chariot racing is SO dangerous that during the filming of Ben-Hur, one of the extras had his head squished by a wheel. It was actually kept in the film and is the single instance of someone actually dying in a major motion picture that you can actually watch as it happens. The 50’s were kind of amazing.

[@sw3aty_forte]

This is only a rumor.

[@JonnyGesundheit]

Holy crap! I had no idea you illustrated all your own videos! Fantastic! My family are big fans! Cheers from Detroit, Michigan USA

[@JTA1961]

R0ck City 🌇🌆🌃

[@mbryson2899]

I remember as a kid in the 70s watching motorcyclists whiz round and round in inclined racetracks until they were riding perpendicular to the ground. It was a staple at county fairs and the better carnivals. I never got to see a Cage of Doom, though, a giant globe of carefully bent girders. I was a rider when I grew up, and when I survived a particular peril due to pavement, weather, or my own cocky stupidity those riders were alwats on my mind inspiring a mad, idiotic grin.

[@julieparrish1364]

That my Friend was very much appreciated,excellent topic and Raw Footage,two thumbs up

[@camlam999]

I'm aussie and 4:00 was hilarious, keep up the good work man :)

[@christophersnyder4851]

o my my, this video had me rolling on the floor absolutly hysterical . great presentation sir. your narration is spot on as well

[@maxo.9928]

Turns out George Miller heard about this......

[@poindextertunes]

thank you I was really perplexed nobody had mentioned Furiosa

[@sleakthefreak598]

every time i watch ur videos i literally have to watch them WEEKS in between cuz you upload at a inconsistant rate but i dont greatly mind it as it lets me binge your new vids for hours at a time

[@SynomDroni]

So proud of you, lad! For being banned from the Titter, that is. Godspeed!

[@pappyjohn8142]

Not only did i subscribe. I gave it a GIANT thumbs UP!!

[@coal.sparks]

Clearly you've never seen chuckwagon racing, it's very similar. It's got the horses, speed and giant race track. No attacking other people with whips, though. It's been run in Calgary since 1923. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuckwagon_racing It's exciting and dramatic (unless a horse or human gets injured, and then it's horrifying) and 100% worth the price of admission.

[@TobiasTHolmes]

Thank you, iv'e never been much for spectator sports, but i thoroughly enjoyed this.

[@skunkrat01]

Qxir you should do a video about suped up ride on lawn mower racing. It's crazy how these guys modify their mowers to go faster than you'd think possible, but still pretty slowly 😁😁

[@volvo09]

Heck yeah! Racin' mowers! I made one go fast when I was a bored one day. It was scary with the stock floppy steering, I put my motorcycle gear on when taking it down the street in case i flipped it.

[@emilyadams3228]

They don’t let just anyone race. They have qualifying laps to see who makes the cut.

[@TheRoachMan21]

These videos always make the work day just the littlest bit livable.

[@someguardsman]

Getting some serious fallout new vegas vibes from those setups Seriously though, I'd love to go to one if these races! They look baller

[@fuckiopussigetti453]

Thing is, Black Isle/Obsidian experimented with this idea back during Van Buren

[@dazuk1969]

Absolutely bonkers. "hey honey, I'm doing a motorbike chariot race today so am basically going to die....so don't wait up for me"

[@Frosty_tha_Snowman]

5:57 there's something about his serious yet goofy Irish voice making irrelevant threats that is just so damn funny.

[@ChickadeeSlick]

I LOVE your stories! Always cheer me up when im feeling blue. Which is a lot lol. Wish you would post more often!! 😄🤣👍

[@JTA1961]

bluetifull comment

[@krisbfried]

Your quality keep getting better, it's a mystery you haven't broken 1MIL subs yet

[@Tester-sh1mn]

You telling me Aussies invented podracing? Noice!

[@ChumpyChicken2]

Noice!!! 👌

[@miloblue2052]

Your commentary and art is perfect. Thanks for an excellent presentation.

[@soggyhasclips]

might be dangerous but it sounds fun as hell

[@alec4672]

Horses aren't dumb, they're just really good at panicking

[@spacetexan1667]

Top notch humor man 😂 the caveman joke had me giggling

[@beatrute2677]

If this was a regular televised comp, I would watch the crap out of it

[@stapuft]

funnily enough, i have actually heard of motorcycle chariot races, but only like 3 days ago.

[@aaronswink7662]

Well put together. Thank you for touching on a rarely documented part of motorsports history. Very cool..

[@mosestheleader25]

of course a sports as bonkers and dangerous as this would come out of AUSTRALIA

[@yungcaco1443]

We need to bring chariot motorbikes into the mainstream I say 👌🏻good stuff

[@louiscypher4186]

FUn FACT this returned t the Sydney Royal easter show this year. It kicked arse! Best aussie sport ever, pity it didn't take off

[@sharpshooter_Aus]

We have so many unique/dangerous sports in Australia it’s part of the reason I love my gorgeous country.

[@weldorman8495]

Excellent illustrations!

[@DavidAndersonKirk]

You write such great copy, Qxir. I hope your professors from school know of your talents by now.

[@owenmurt]

Great video, as always, thanks

[@archlich4489]

A 4-Horse Chariot drag race could be made safe. Once you have corners...

[@towzer6459]

great video , keep up the uploads

[@simenon5929]

Btw the fact that Gaius Appuleius Dioclese was the richest athlete ever is one of those facts that often spring up in clickbait top 10 lists, but is not actually true. If I remember correctly that 40 billion figure was calculated by some journalist with not history or economy degree who basically said "a horse was worth X much back then and a car is worth y much now" and then he did the math and got some massive unrealistic figure.

[@simenon5929]

Also I'm pretty sure that the highest paid athlete is some brazilian football player.

[@MisatoBestWoman]

I love this channel it’s entertaining and educational

[@kuljot_]

Well still in Punjab, the chariot racing exist but with a slite twist. Instead of horses racers use a pair of young ox and the races are time based. Make sure to check it out. P. S. my maternal family is participating in these races since 1950's and they are quite well off from this ordeal.

[@chrisklugh]

You did a good job with this one! My mind is blown!

[@argontheguardian0621]

Early cars go brrrrr.

[@felixcat9318]

I actually really like your artwork, and I doubt that I'm in a minority on that, so don't beat yourself up, it is really appreciated! Those early motorcycle charioteers looked insane, but you've got to hand it to them, they had guts and style.

[@kavalogue]

5:11 times like this remind me imperatively , that safety is relative. People say "oh look at what we did before that's considered unsafe now." And they can either mean things we do today will be labelled unsafe tomorrow, or that the world has copped on and gained common sense. But reality is, what we've done with safety, is made it an idea instead of a practice. I don't know about you, but as a human designed to hunt, that isn't made of glass, and we'll used to bumps and bruises, I'd personally consider motorbike chariot racing significantly safer than eating vegetable oil or smoking. I do both those things, but they're ok because they're the acceptable unsafe. It's all relative. It means nothing. A dangerous physical activity is nowhere near as damaging as the most legal substances were encouraged to use,. I mean if safety was a real discussion then the one I'm having Right now with myself wouldn't even be happening. Thanks for listening to my teď talk I'm gonna go home and cry now

[@emilyadams3228]

The whole obsession w/safety, to the exclusion of nearly every other consideration, began w/the phony “Tylenol Poisonings” in 1982. We are now in the End Game.

[@Xegethra]

Yeah, we can still have fatal accidents in the racing we do today. Just living your life is a risk. It's all about the risks you are willing to take or not.

[@rodfast8196]

Too much focus on safety now a days to have fun .

[@kathryncarter6143]

You have such very cool flicks. Thanks.

[@wouterschols3345]

For the people wanting to watch a sport where someone is getting murdered by a horse and the bikes just aren't doing it for you let me introduce you to Buzkashi. A rugby like sport played in central Asia where everybody is on horses and the ball is replaced by a decapitated goat for some reason.

[@delfinenteddyson9865]

lmao

[@milesipka]

They showed something like that in Rambo III.

[@stelladoore9137]

this was great 😂👍🏻 love from Australia

[@galactic-hamster7043]

3:04 no, no- as an equestrian I completely agree. They're stupid as hell but we love them in spite of it

[@superbad8008]

Right after I see this headassery on Imgur, you post a video on it. Amazing.

[@waterbird91]

Cruelty to animals that had no say in what they were forced to do. Glad this "sport" isn't popular anymore. Horse racing alone is dangerous for the horse. This is why it should be totally banned or else made simplified to the point that the horses aren't put in danger. Horse racing associations don't care about the horses welfare, all they care about is the money. I don't frequent any so called sport that involves animals.

[@JacksonDunnoKnows]

Love the historical vids! Good work sir🍻

[@magules13]

Anyone that’s ever owned a horse will tell you how incredibly dumb they can be. Hurting themselves or getting stuck in something in the most ridiculous ways imaginable. I never knew this until I read the comments of actual horse owners in a pets group I’m in on Facebook.

[@Ian_Paneque]

This is stupidly badass Love it

[@solgerWhyIsThereAnAtItLooksBad]

That’s a pretty alluring thumbnail, I must say

[@KaoticWhisper]

Love the work you put into your art videos

[@solidacid1337]

EYYYY! new video from my ABSOLUTE favorite KZbinr! :D

[@jessemcgurk2076]

Always enjoy your content keep it up lad

[@katrinka9781]

My jaw literally dropped seeing the archival footage! That's insane!!!

[@rohanabc2361]

You really don't know how smart horses are

[@manicmechanic448]

This is, either, the second or third greatest thing I've ever seen.

[@katherynedarrah4245]

I love your videos. Keep it up.

[@jakehildebrand1824]

Motorcycle chariot racing sounds like one of the most American things I've heard of in a very long time. How the hell did Australia beat us too it?

[@Pro1er]

Very simple, yes, but that drawing of the horse kicking you in the face made me laugh out loud! 🤣🤣🤣🤣