Gissa a go, mate. Downhill luge

[duke63]

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXNE-HFn5hc[/video]

[Kwacky]

Not something to do after a few beers

[D41]

Just the sort of thing we Americans like to do after a few beers.

That was epic! I'd LOVE to try that.....and maybe get some karts together at the bottom for a massive hillclimb race.

[D6]

I wanted to do this when I was there, but it was winter, wet and cold and shut. Gutted.

[kiwikrasher]

I can tell you it is extremely good fun!! I haven't done it in Queenstown, but there has been one in Rotorua (North Island, not far from where i grew up) since my early teens. We used to go there regularly, before helmets were required and before they altered the track so you couldn't get 3 ft of air down the big dipper. I haven't done it after drinks, but I may have been for a few runs stoned . That track owes me a far bit of skin over the years. One of my best memories of taking my son to NZ was doubling up with him on the luge and going for a few runs.

And D, theres a chairlft to get back up. At the Rotorua site, they also have a Downhill MTB run and utilise the chairlft for that too.

[D6]

i dont remeber the MTB being there (2006) But I wasn't into my MTB as much then.

[kiwikrasher]

i dont remeber the MTB being there (2006) But I wasn't into my MTB as much then.

Were you at the Queenstown one or the Rotorua one?

http://www.skyline.co.nz/rotorua/Mountain_Biking/

[D6]

Queenstown. I don't remeber if I went to Rotorua off the top off my head.

[D41]

Hmmmm.....they're in two different countries, and you can't remember??

[kiwikrasher]

Hmmmm.....they're in two different countries, and you can't remember??

They are both in NZ D41, same country.

[D6]

Hmmmm.....they're in two different countries, and you can't remember??

I did a lot of stuff whilst travelling and visited many towns and villages. I certainly don't remember them all, nor every single thing that each town had to offer.

[kiwikrasher]

Hmmmm.....they're in two different countries, and you can't remember??

I did a lot of stuff whilst travelling and visited many towns and villages. I certainly don't remember them all, nor every single thing that each town had to offer.

If you visited Rotorua I reckon you'd remember, it's the town in the North Island that smells like farts (or rotten eggs if you prefer) due to the high level of geo-thermal activity in the area. Has all the mud pools, geysers and thermal springs etc. It's a lovely place once the hydrogensulphide deadens your sense of smell

[D6]

we went to a couple of thermal places. One where you get a boat across a lake to walk round. One where we parked the camper van and it had a nautral spring and pool you could bathe in (did that late at night in the dark, was weird being so hot at night)

Went to view a geyser too. So maybe we did go there. They cheat though and shove baking powder or something down to make it go off. hahhaa.

[edd1e]

That looks amazing

[Rossgo]

Brilliant sign me up!! However those curbs looks like they would hurt if you got in to them!