Dirk Auer Takes on Roller Coaster with Special Blades

Since I was a kid, I’ve always had a fascination with downhill and speed - it’s probably why I like luge. To me it seemed like a no-brainer to invent a sport that brings together ice and speed in a new way - Downhill Ice Skating.

While I’ve yet to see that sport on the docket of the Olympic games, roller blader Dirk Auer has come the closest with his feat of going down a rollercoaster wearing his beloved blades - or should I say, his 110 hours worth of specially modified blades.

Auer also holds the land speed record for bladers going 190 mph as he was pulled behind a Prsche GT.