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" We recently stumbled across a treasure trove of offbeat vintage sporting newsreels. Mixed in with gems like Tennis on Ice! and Babies Boxing Match were several clips documenting some of the strangest automotive feats we&amp;#039;ve ever seen. Check out these four premier cuts. Lion racing      In vaudeville&amp;#039;s last thralls, a daredevil troupe called the Collins Famous Death Riders conceived a new act: lion racing. This 1934 reel shows its star, &amp;quot;Fearless&amp;quot; Egbert, expertly riding a Wall of Death silodrome in some sort of single-seat jalopy with a jungle cat on his side cart. To our knowledge, it&amp;#039;s the finest merger between zoo keeping and motor racing. READ THIS: Tim Damon&amp;#039;s SVT Raptor flexes Baja chops to get the shot Porsche skijoring      Imagine strapping planks to your feet and being dragged around by dogs or a horse. Sound appealing? Well then, skijoring is your bag. Though the sport originated in Scandinavia, the Bavarians got ahold of it at some point during the 20th century and, naturally, added vehicles to the equation. This clip, circa 1955, documents the &amp;quot;World&amp;#039;s Most Dangerous Sport,&amp;quot; claiming its riders reached speeds of up to 100 mph while being towed behind Porsche 356s, 550 Spyders, and motorcycles. WATCH THIS: Motorcycle racing is nuts. And fantastic.   Peugeot steeplechase      By the late 1920s, automobiles had largely proved their superiority over horses and were nearing ubiquity along boulevards and avenues. To claim outright dominance, though, the motorcar had to humiliate the pony in its own arena. During the run-up to a 1927 equestrian event, this Peugeot dukes it out with a horse in a heated steeplechase at La Chapelle racecourse in Paris. Originally posted at roadandtrack.com. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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