# Roller Coaster Inline Skating Daredevil Dirk Auer Rolls Down The Mammoth By Rose Nazarali | Published 2009-07-22 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dirk-auer References: [ohgizmo](http://www.ohgizmo.com/2009/07/22/extreme-inline-skater-thinks-this-is-a-good-idea/) & [dailymail](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1201105/What-scream-Adrenaline-junkie-skates-860-metre-roller-coaster--just-60-seconds.html) Dirk Auer already holds the world speed record for [inline skating](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/roller-skating-rink) 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](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wly-trailer) 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. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.5/10 - Popularity: 22% | Activity: 74% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Sports](https://www.trendhunter.com/sports) ## Key Themes ### 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. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Rugged All-Terrain Rollerblades](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/allterrain-rollerblades.md) - [Motorized Electric Roller Skates](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rollwalk-electric-roller-skates.md) - [App-Controlled Skates](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/appcontrolled-skates.md) - [Opera VR Rollercoasters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eurosat-coastiality-the-phantom-of-the-opera.md) - [Electric Inline Skates](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/atmosgear.md) - [Rollercoaster Mascot Debuts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/legoland-windsor.md) - [Customized Roller Skate Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/roller-skate-kit.md) - [Racing-Ready Electric Skateboards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mach-one-electric-skateboard.md) - [Walking Assistance Roller Skates](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-roller-skates.md)