Stunt drivers call getting one side of a car off the ground and driving it that way “skiing”—or more precisely, “high skiing,” a term that’s been around since the earliest automotive thrill shows of the mid-1930s. If you plan on trying this, be prepared to roll your car onto its roof. Because you will. Every stunt driver who performs this technique has rolled many cars learning how to do it. Tonny Petersen, a 78-year-old Danish acrobat–turned–stunt driver, who has been high-skiing cars for more than 50 years, says, “Oh, my God, I’ve rolled my share of cars. I have no idea how many. When you are driving high skis, you have flat tires. Tires explode, and the car goes one of two ways depending on the surface, potholes, and soft spots.” Remarkably, Petersen has never been injured in his long stunt-driving career, which has included jumping cars off ramps and through rings of fire. Top speed on two wheels, he says, is no more than 40 mph: “Any faster and it gets kind of hairy.” Speaking of hairy, don’t try this at home.
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