Yes, Motorcycle Chariot Racing existed and yes, it needs to make a comeback

An extreme sport you probably didn’t know existed – Motorcycle Chariot Racing. Source: Reddit

If you think that by 2014 we have had discovered every extreme sport there is, think again. One high energy sport that adrenaline junkies would surely enjoy has been lost to the mists of antiquity, until now.

Similar to the old Roman chariot racing but instead of horses, they used motorcycles of course. Source: Reddit

That sport is called Motorcycle Chariot Racing. It’s just like the good old chariot racing that the ancient Romans used to do but instead of horses, one or two motorcycles are attached to the chariot.

Yep, some of them actually dressed like the Romans. Source: Visual News

The sport started around the 1920s and got popular in mid-‘30s. It was, without question, the most awesome sport of those times.

Motorcycle Chariot Racing was the coolest sport of the ’20s and ’30s. Source: Visual News

Many versions of this sport came out as it evolved and some of them were really daring. Source: Visual News

The first setup involved a single motorcycle driven by a rider. In later setups, more motorcycles were used and the drivers were no longer involved.  Instead, the motorcycles were controlled by the chariot rider himself using leather reins attached to the throttles. There are numerous versions of this old sport and unfortunately there is not much information available.

Will Motorcycle Chariot Racing rise to popularity again? Source: Facebook

Today, there are a few people who try to keep this old tradition alive. And we can’t wait for this amazing sport to be popular again.

Watch this video of a demonstration on how Motorcycle Chariot Racing is done:

And this video of motorcycle chariots on an open road: