# Racing: any mode of transportation not raced?

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Tags:** racing-auto-boat\
**Created:** [November 4, 2021, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racing-any-mode-of-transportation-not-raced/953806 "2021-11-04T18:52:08Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 8, 2021, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racing-any-mode-of-transportation-not-raced/953806/41 "2021-11-08T02:14:20Z")

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> [@Chronos](#):
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> > [@bordelond](#):
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> > I can’t imagine _sanctioned_ tank racing (e.g. M1 Abrams) has ever been done. But I can’t rule out that a few servicemen somewhere screwed around and raced a pair of them.
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> Knowing my cousin, who was a tank commander in both Iraq and Afghanistan, there’s zero chance that he never raced his vehicle. I don’t think he’s ever in his life used any form of transportation at anything less than its maximum possible speed.

You don’t have to assume any unofficial races. Russia holds an international tank biathlon every year. There are plenty of videos online.

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**Post date:** [November 8, 2021, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racing-any-mode-of-transportation-not-raced/953806/42 "2021-11-08T06:02:30Z")

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> [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](#):
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> There used to be a lot of them going up Mount Washington in Pittsburgh, some for cargo and some for people, prior to the Liberty, Fort Pitt, and Wabash tunnels being bored through to facilitate transportation. I’m sure some of the operators raced each other. And since the Duquesne and Monongahela Inclines still exist, I’m sure if the owners had the inclination they could set something up.

I’m assuming they were distinct funicular lines and not cars connected on the same line (which I think was the joke @Shalmanese was making).

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**Post date:** [November 9, 2021, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racing-any-mode-of-transportation-not-raced/953806/43 "2021-11-09T21:15:52Z")

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We would have buffer rodeos and yes, buffer races, down the hallways in the barracks. If you sat on one like this guy and leaned slightly to the right (I think), you could more or less get it to go in a straight line with practice.

[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/M71IK1Tj-H0/hqdefault.jpg "Army National Guard Wild Buffer Rodeo") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M71IK1Tj-H0)

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