With all the velodromes in England, not sure why Red Bull would even bother building a “mini-drome,” but they did and here’s some footage from one of the events wherein one participant avoids a spill by riding his fixed gear right over another. His name is Chris Akrigg and he ended up winning.
Back in late May, Red Bull Cola was banned in parts of Germany because it contains about 0.13 micrograms of cocaine per can—enough Bolivian marching powder to… do absolutely nothing to you. Taiwan and Hong Kong also flagged their supplies for containing bits of coca leaves. Red Bull, of course, was hoping for this negative publicity. Unfortunately for them, the hubbub didn’t create the huge market interest they were anticipating. Next step in the effort to make their cola the choice of bad boys and girls? Hire British graffiti artists Agents of Change to laser bomb the MI6 building in London. After ID’ing themselves as from Red Bull, the laser taggers mixed some branding statements with questions such as “is 007 in there?” While it’s a fairly funny stunt, it’s an idea hijacked from the Graffiti Research Lab and it probably won’t sell much of the subversive cola. Jump for the video of the security-breaching attack. Read more »
International cocaine-laced energy drink dealer, Red Bull, which one Russian official called “evil,” has a new product it’s releasing this summer: Energy Shot! Like coke, it can “fit anywhere, from your pocket to your glove box, and can also cause anxiety or potentially, typewriter face. It’s basically concocted from all the ingredients in a regular Red Bull, minus the healthiest one: the water.
After German and Austrian authorities discovered trace elements of cocaine in Red Bull, officials in Taiwan and Hong Kong also claim to have found blow in their supply of the popular energy drink. Initial tests indicate that “between 0.1 and 0.3 micrograms of the illegal drug per litre” were detected, prompting mass seizures of Red Bull cases like they were kilo bricks and forcing doctors to reassure the canned stimulant drinking public, that they’re not crack-addicted zombies, yet!
Six German states have banned Red Bull Cola, classifying the the energy drink as a narcotic, after it tested positive for cocaine: all of .1 microgram in an 8 ounce can. Suggesting the country is overreacting, one researcher points out, “it’s not even cocaine itself. According to the tests we carried out, it’s a non-active degradation product with no effect on the body.” |BBC|
Earlier this month, Auckland City hosted Alltrack, a week of track bike racing, trick competitions, art shows and parties, all topped off by the 8-mile Eye in the Sky race. Scooter-riding filmmaker Mike Martin, trailed fellow San Francisco-dweller Rainier Schaefer on his way to win the race. Meanwhile, Red Bull, sponsored a helicopter to track the cyclists careening around the city, making this one of the most expensively produced alleycat races ever.
Yesterday, sixteen snowboarders who aren’t afraid of extremely steep, manmade slopes competed in Red Bull’s Snowscrapers competition. Here’s what the view looked like from the top. Click here to a see a slide show of the high flying antics.
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BMX biker Kevin Johnson will attempt to clear the height of a six-story building in Central Park on June 12 as part of the Red Bull Experiment: “This feat is experimental in many ways—from the construction of the ramp, to the speed it will take to break the record, the g-forces on his body and ultimately what will happen when Kevin leaves the top of the ramp for the first time.” The potentially bone breaking feat will attempt to beat out Matt Hoffman’s record of “26.5ft above a 24ft ramp, 50.5ft above the ground.” |EXPN|
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