If you missed the Summer X Games a week or so ago, don’t fret. Of course it was all captured on video, and thanks to the wonder of YouTube we have a few clips to share with you. I can’t claim to know what the individual events really are (though it’s pretty easy to figure out something called “moto x freestyle”) but you don’t really need to know… just watch.
First up, Taka Higashino’s winning run in Moto X Freestyle:
Then from the folks at GoPro the “day 1 highlights” which are mainly cool for the point-of-view shots:
Not everything lands smoothly at the X Games. Here Toomas Heikkinen doesn’t get enough lift during RallyCross racing practice:
But then when tricks work… if you ever had these cars as a kid, like I did… you know it doesn’t always work. But you gotta love a real-world version of the Hot Wheels double-loop dare:
First, the live shot in real time:
Then, the edited version with in-car cams:
And… I know this isn’t from this year’s X Games but… Shaun White is one crazy skilled dude. Whatever that move is at :56 in… I don’t know its technical description, but… DAMN
(clips courtesy of X Games, ESPN and YouTube. Thanks!)