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A Record Smashed- In Hot Wheels Cars

I’m going to have a stab in the dark and guess that the majority of people reading this Extreme Activity Insurance blog would have some memory of owning and playing with Hot Wheels cars. The uniquely eccentric, colourful cars were a must have for any kid on the playground and I owned at least a box full of the things.

But imagine if someone had told you back then that you could be driving a real life version of one of these much loved cars when you’re older. For 2 extreme adrenalin junkies this epic fantasy came true last week but not only did they get to drive the Hot Wheels cars, they got to drive them around a 66ft double loop!

That’s right, those plastic loops you used to fling your beloved cars down and watch them (more than inevitably) fly off backwards and crash.

Racing driver, Tanner Faust and stuntman, Greg Tracy pulled off this simultaneous stunt to beat the previously held record of a loop standing 42ft high. See this epic stunt take place:

Ansell’s Extreme Activity insurance offer a number of differerent insurance policies for activities involving vehicles, such as our Off road driving insurance. Get in touch today to sort out your policy:

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Yves ‘Jetman’ Rossy

There wasn’t much competition in the world of extreme sport this week, as the human bird, Yves ‘Jetman’ Rossy, was pictured in this week’s Metro flying next to a plane.

The 53 year old dare devil took to the skies for 7 minutes, flying along side the 1940s the Breitling Douglas DC-3 plane. Yves remains the only man to fly with a jet propelled wing and this latest stunt cements his place in the extreme hall of fame- wherever that is!

Watch this brilliant footage of the feit here:

Now, here at Extreme Activity Insurance, you won’t get insurance to fly your own jet pack, but for you adrenalin junkies that love the thrill of taking to the skies, we offer the perfect cover for skydiving insurance, base jumping insurance and even cliff diving insurance. Get in touch today to make sure you’re adequately covered.

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We Want to try- Football Golf!

This week we’ve stumbled across another cool looking sport that we would love to insure you for. This time it’s Football Golf.

You can probably guess for yourself what the sport entails, it’s pretty much a standard golf game, played with a football. Personally, being awful at golf, I would love to try out this relaxed yet skillful sounding game with a few mates on a sunny weekend. Anyone else? Unfortunately, it seems as if the only proper courses are based outside of the UK, but let us know on twitter (@xtreme_activity) or Facebook (To The Extreme Insurance) if you know of any.

There is even a world championship of football golf which has been running for 5 years now, with the latest championships coming up in July.

Here’s Diego Forlan playing some football golf.

Get in touch if you’re thinking of trying out this new sport, I can imagine there could be slighly more injuries involved than your standard golf game, so get your football gold insurance here!

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