4,871 Views - Click for Slideshow Oh how I love Trend Hunter Magazine. I got excited following up the NASCAR Pepsi 500 race in Fortana, California and decided to write a cluster about racing. I expected to find NASCAR items, car innovations,… the usual suspects.  Little did I know that I would end up with some of the strangest and most outlandish races I have ever heard of. In addition to innovative NASCAR trends, I found bathtub racing, lawnmower racing, ostrich racing, baby racing and even races where participants wear stilettos!!! Enjoy an assortment of these races courtesy the incredibly rich library of micro trends at Trend Hunter Magazine. Via: trendhunter

Extreme Sports Fusion (VIDEO)

Rally Car Racing Meets Snowboarding

Snowboarding and rally car racing are an unlikely duo. After all, don’t rally cars belong on a racetrack? At the DC Mountain Lab in Park City, Utah, however, there are no rules. The private snowboard park…

Geriatric Train Sets

Racing Grannies

This is definitely a unique concept for even the most avid of train set enthusiasts. The gift idea may be offensive to some though, as it might be construed as making light of wheelchair-bound seniors.…

Incredibly Bizarre Competitions (VIDEO)

Power Tools and Household Item Racing

Power tool racing. Oh yeah, I am so there. Take a look at these cute little baby dolls riding dangerous power tools... smashing into baby strollers. Fire! This has Kentucky written all over it. If…
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Stickers are the New Paint (GALLERY)

NASCAR Teams Change Design Weekly

NASCAR fans might have noticed that Kyle Busch kicked off his season with a remarkable seven wins.  But even non-NASCAR fans might be interested to know that each of those wins featured an entirely different…

Racing in Puffy Suits (GALLERY)

The Aeolian Ride

These bikers are part of a wacky event called the Aeolian Ride. Organized by Jessica Findley, 52 riders are decked out in handmade, white, rip-stop nylon suits in three different shapes. The suits are…

Social Sports Photography (GALLERY)

NASCAR Spring Cup LifeLock 400

Kyle Busch, 23, won the Spring Cup LifeLock 400 in a Toyota Camry this weekend, but NASCAR is just as much about fans kicking back with beers on lounge chairs as it is about cars ripping around to earn…

Racing Batmobiles? (VIDEO)

Toyota F1 Brings Batmobile to British Grand Prix

In an awesome cross-promotion stunt, Panasonic Toyota Racing joined forces with Warner Brothers to bring The Dark Knight to Silverstone for the British Grand Prix weekend. That's right, the iconic Batmobile…

Free Pop (GALLERY)

Coke Zero 400 'Taste of Victory' Celebration

Coca Cola is treating any U.S. resident above the age of 13 years to a free 20-ounce bottle of Coke Zero. The “Taste of Victory” promotion is a celebration of the Coke Zero 400 win by one its 13 sponsored…

Swedish Cell Phone Racing (VIDEO)

Bizarre LG Vibration Games

"Phone Racing", a new mobile phone craze, is sweeping Sweden. It's stupid, yet fascinating. Swedish cell phone owners are putting their mobile devices to the test by participating in cell phone races.…

Outrageous Spectator Hats (GALLERY)

The Royal Ascot Ladies Horse Racing Hats

The Ascot Racecourse is an English race track, located in the village of Ascot, Berkshire used for thoroughbred horse racing. The Royal Ascot is a prestigious horse race following traditions from its first…

Virtual Bicycle Racing Against Real People (VIDEO)

Expresso Fitness

The Expresso Fitness is not, by any means, an ordinary exercise bike. The stationary bicycle has an LCD screen that lets cyclists compete with other Expresso users, whether they're in the same gym, or…

World's First Internet Balloon Race (GALLERY)

Orange Pay As You Go Campaign

You may have been noticing small floating orange coloured creatures at the bottom of websites you are visiting lately. The little raccoon on a string finally peaked my interest to unearth out what he was…

Baby Racing (VIDEO)

International Child Protection Day Event

Cheering moms dangle toys and keys to encourage their babies down the 5 metre track in the annual baby races in Vilnius, Lithuania. This year there were 25 competitors between the ages of 7 and 12 months.…

Race Car Furniture (GALLERY)

ARC NASCAR Desks

Now hard core NASCAR fans don’t have to wait for the weekend to get their fix. The kids have always had race car beds, but it's time for the adults to have some fun too. Portland-based company A.R.C.,…

Lawnmower Racing

Grasscar Mower Sports for Rednecks

Grasscar Mower Sports, the rural counterpart of NASCAR Auto Racing, is a non-profit organization based in New York State. Through racing their lawnmowers in various tracks, these “Rednecks Racing…

Racing Watches

F1/Carbon GMT

John Pszeniczny has designed the fastest watch on Earth dubbed the F1/Carbon GMT. The designer sough inspiration from the world of F1 race cars, leading to the construction of carbon fiber, Swarovski…

Engineless Gravity Racing Car (GALLERY)

Mercedes-Benz Silbervogel

The Mercedes-Benz Silbervogel was designed by Jakob Hirzel for the Xtreme Gravity Series in Irvine, California. The automobile is a gravity racing car that has no engine. Its bionic shape and load-bearing…

Racing Shoes (GALLERY)

Porsche 911 GT3 RS Nike Air Max Light

Next time you put the pedal to the metal, why not do it a pair of Porsche branded Nikes? These Nike Air Max Light shoes were inspired by the Porsche 911 GT3 RS. The car will be created in silver, black,…

Ultra Real Racing Simulaotr

VRX Mach 4 has 4 XBOX 360s

Daddy wants... real bad. The VRX (Virtual Racer X) Mach 4 racing environment simulator is a beauty. Three gigantic screens, fans to blow your hair back, sound to blow your ear drums out, feedback steering…

Across USA in 31 Hours (VIDEO)

Alex Roy Breaks Racing Record in BMW

Alex Roy made his historic illegal “Cannonball Run” across 13 states, breaking the old record by more than an hour. Roy, a car enthusiast and rally driver, averaged 145 kilometers (95 miles) an hour…

Dog Racing Unleashed (VIDEO)

America's Fastest Chihuahua

PETCO recently held the 3rd Annual National Chihuahua Race in which 15 regional winners competed. The 4-1/2 pound, 2-year-old pup named Maddy came out victorious. What does Maddy get? She gets bragging…

Racing Seats For Gamers (GALLERY)

Consoles Get Comfy

Playseats has come up with the ultimate driving experience for gaming fanatics, a racing seat that holds your steering wheel and control pedal, providing an experience that is almost as good as the real…

Stiletto Sprinting (VIDEO)

Professional High Heel Racing

You need strong ankles and a smart fashion sense in this sometimes violent and ruthless sport. This week’s 100 meter event was contested in Moscow's Hermitage garden with talented young athletes competing…

Bathtub Racing (VIDEO)

Bathtub Racing may be coming to your town! And I believe that you will love it. "A truly unique driving experience and a down-and-dirty adrenaline rush that won't wash off for days. And with its head-turning…

Bring Your Own Big Wheel Racing (VIDEO)

Retro toys are cool, so it should come as no surprise that adults are racing plastic tricycles down urban streets. Specifically, on April 8, 2007, over 100 fun loving people raced in the Annual Bring…

Car Racing on Water (VIDEO)

800hp Cars Make Hydroplaning More Fun

You know how some people can't help but drive into every single puddle on the road - just to make a splash. Well, those crazy drivers in Iceland have taken this act a little further. They actually drive…

Ostrich Racing (VIDEO)

The “Aventura Extrema” park located in Melgar, Colombia offers a bizarre extreme sports plan inspired in the ostrich races held in South Africa and Australia. Harsh races are settled among two enormous…

$15,000 Racing Chair (VIDEO)

D-BOX GB-100

Revealed at CES, the D-BOX GP-100 is a racecar-style gaming seat that will rock your world as you navigate corners and experience feedback from your game. So if you want to "thrill up" game and you don't…

NASCAR Remote Controlled Vacuum

A while ago we posted a remote controlled lamborghini floor sweeper, but you had to make it yourself. The remote controlled NASCAR Vacuum can be yours for $280. It also comes with a little pit stop station…

Scientology is Newest NASCAR Sponsor

Tom Cruise came to Charlotte in 1989 to film "Days Of Thunder." Little did we know that someday his idealogy would come zooming back to NASCAR as a sponsor. Racin' fans, brace yourselves for some couch-jumping…

Luxury cars get engines with Nascar-like horsepower

As mass-market manufacturers are refocusing on fuel economy, luxury-car makers such as BMW AG, Porsche AG and Toyota Motor Corp.'s Lexus are heading the other way, introducing models with 500-plus horsepower…

TG Clothing: Pleather Racing Playsuit

High end fashion and fetish weat by TG Clothing pushes the boundaries of convention with racing inspired clothing. "Racing Playsuit with check stripe and white zip details. Can be zipped up or worn open…

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