It was close to 2 in the morning. I was sitting on the couch, finishing a beer, and contemplating sleep. I was randomly flipping between stations when I came across Nitro Circus on MTV. (It's, apparently, the new 'Jack Ass'.) Johnny Knoxville is a producer and the cast members do crazy stunts on dirt bikes, motorcycles, cars, etc. Trained professionals... supposedly.
Anyway they were starting a new segment. One of the main guys is from Annapolis and they were visiting his family. The particular segment featured the adrenaline-fueled cast in a downhill Big Wheel Race. As the race commenced and more people ended up skidding off the track or falling from their 'vehicles' I noticed familiar landmarks and remembered a day, several months ago, when the front street of our neighborhood was blocked off for filming. Could it be? Yes, it could. This TV show featuring these grown adults rocketing down a closed downhill road course on Big Wheels just so happens to have been filmed in my neighborhood!
It was a highly entertaining piece of television. Tumbling bodies, skidding Big Wheels, and road rash all in the friendly borders of Epping Forest!
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