"The official inventor of auto polo...devised the sport as a publicity stunt in 1911 to sell Model T cars."
Amazing to see how little has changed in 100 years when it comes to competing for attention
Auto Polo
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#12Australian Motorcycle Chariot Race
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#13This photo is incredible
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Auto_pol...
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#14Was? Not with this attitude!
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#15This photo is incredible https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Auto_pol...
incredible indeed!
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#16Australian Motorcycle Chariot Race https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1avID4bJ3pw
These days I have to check the upload date to see if I'm being duped. At 8 years ago this one passes!
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#17Bike Polo is still alive https://youtu.be/CBZgC7u6ji8 and for example https://youtu.be/PxMms5Yh_gI
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#18I guess the modern day equivalent (technology that’s relatively new, unsafe and unregulated) would be electric scooter polo? I found no sign of a sport like this though. I think kick scooter polo exists. And bike polo[1] is well known. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardcourt_Bike_Polo
I for one wish for mobile crane joust.
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#19> though deaths due to auto polo were rare.
Oh well, then...
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#20I’m sure many of us are reminded immediately of the old Top Gear auto football matches: