For the last few months, John Dingley has been bending tubing on a DIY hydraulic machine, welding metal together and installing parts salvaged from a go-kart, golf cart and an e-bike. The Electro ...

Bob Swartz, 45, World Cup Street Luge Competitor. By The Expert. January 30, 2005 at 12:00 a.m. EST. GOING TO EXTREMES: I was always a big fan of Olympic ice luging but never got an opportunity to ...

Although street luge is no longer shown as part of the X Games, there’s a small but thriving competitive international scene, with the top riders regularly swapping places on the podiums.

There is a popular image of the extreme sports guy: roughly 19 years old, baggy jeans and frequent use of the words “dude” and “stoked” while flipping up and down on big ram… ...

Click to viewJoel King just broke the world speed record on a jet-powered street luge, racing at 112mph (180km/h) —lying horizontally just a couple of ...

In street luge, racers are able to reach astonishing speeds of up to 100 miles per hour. And per competition rules, there are no brakes. Racers use pads and aerodynamics to adjust their speeds in ...