It's hard to tell from some of those videos, but some of the pitches they're going up are nearly vertical. They can only be climbed by taking a run at them.
That would rule out mountain bikes and horses. Dirt bikes, yeah... any good rider could go up any of those pitches in a fraction of the time of those 4wd vehicles.
Still, it's interesting to see what happens when you mix a low center of gravity, lots of power and 4wd with fully locked differentials (if those vehicles even have any).
Another impressive demo at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aJfQpHt9lY .
>some sports I just don't get... Why try 4 wheels in such terrain ?
>Take a mountain bike, moto-cross or a horse if you don't run yourself.
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>>Actually, only some of them are:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4Nuw0dwt30
Regards. Al
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