Dirk Auer already holds the world speed record for inline skating but that just wasn’t enough for this dare devil.
Auer specially designed a pair of inline skates that would allow him to safely skate down a roller coaster at tops speeds.
The Mammoth roller coaster at the Trips Drill theme park in Stuttgart is where this extreme stunt took place after total of 2 months planning. Dirk Auer succeeded and reached 56mph in his minute long journey.
Check out the video above to see Dirk Auer skating through a roller coaster.
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Extreme Stunt Performance
- Disruptive innovation opportunity for event planning companies to showcase extreme stunt performances to attract more audiences.
- Advanced Skating Equipment Design
- Disruptive innovation opportunity for the sports equipment industry to develop advanced skating equipment that can cater to extreme skating stunts like skating down a roller coaster.
- Thrill-seeking Sports Tourism
- Disruptive innovation opportunity for the tourism industry to promote thrill-seeking sports tourism through extreme skating stunts like skating down a roller coaster.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Event Planning
- Disruptive innovation opportunity for event planning companies to showcase extreme stunt performances to attract more audiences.
- Sports Equipment
- Disruptive innovation opportunity for the sports equipment industry to develop advanced skating equipment that can cater to extreme skating stunts like skating down a roller coaster.
- Tourism
- Disruptive innovation opportunity for the tourism industry to promote thrill-seeking sports tourism through extreme skating stunts like skating down a roller coaster.
