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Jorian Ponomoareff is one of the stunt riders who, from time to time, comes with ideas that are truly crazy, spectacular, and breathtaking, and the feat in the video below is yet another one he adds to his name.
Far from being a display of all-round capabilities to master a bike, this stunt involves an element that sets it apart from many other tricks, and that element is the possibility of getting someone hurt badly in case something goes wrong. Someone who's NOT Ponomareff, that is.
If having the rear wheel spinning like crazy drifting a few inches from your face is not downright insane, then we don't know what is. One of Jorian's buddies is convinced to lay flat on the ground on his belly, waiting for the bike to swoop by as close as possible to his baseball cap visor without touching it. Not exactly the most comfortable waiting game, right?
Well, Jorian pulls this one off, and he passes so close to the guy's head that we could almost feel the tension. You can see the guy closing his eyes and slightly pulling his head between his shoulders, so you can try to imagine the adrenaline pumping through his veins.
It's hard to anticipate how the scene would have looked in case Jorian miscalculated his line, the amount of throttle and wheelspin his bike needed to have the anticipated trajectory, and all.
Having the rear wheel of a drifting bike hitting you in the face would definitely leave more than some bruises and a swollen cheek. A broken jaw, ripped face and burns would not surprise anyone in case a mistake was made.
Needless to say, people volunteering to take part in such stunts also have to be a bit crazy. As for the trust that everything will play out well in the end, we believe that dictionaries should include a new comparative for much, and that should be "Ponomareff-much."
If having the rear wheel spinning like crazy drifting a few inches from your face is not downright insane, then we don't know what is. One of Jorian's buddies is convinced to lay flat on the ground on his belly, waiting for the bike to swoop by as close as possible to his baseball cap visor without touching it. Not exactly the most comfortable waiting game, right?
Well, Jorian pulls this one off, and he passes so close to the guy's head that we could almost feel the tension. You can see the guy closing his eyes and slightly pulling his head between his shoulders, so you can try to imagine the adrenaline pumping through his veins.
It's hard to anticipate how the scene would have looked in case Jorian miscalculated his line, the amount of throttle and wheelspin his bike needed to have the anticipated trajectory, and all.
Having the rear wheel of a drifting bike hitting you in the face would definitely leave more than some bruises and a swollen cheek. A broken jaw, ripped face and burns would not surprise anyone in case a mistake was made.
Needless to say, people volunteering to take part in such stunts also have to be a bit crazy. As for the trust that everything will play out well in the end, we believe that dictionaries should include a new comparative for much, and that should be "Ponomareff-much."
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