On Monday December 3rd I was
lucky enough to go to the O2 Arena to watch Nitro Circus thanks to Red Bull and
Nokia. As well as seeing some serious high-octane stunts, crashes and enough
fire to last for seven Bonfire Nights I got to test out the camera capabilities
of the Nokia Lumia 920. Yes, the one that is sold out everywhere. I got to test
out how good the photos are in low light and also how well it deals with shaky
hands. Check out some of the photos in this blog and tell me what you think
too!
Here’s what I thought of the event:
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| The Mega Ramp - taken with the Lumia 920 http://www.nokia.com/gb-en/products/phone/lumia920/ |
Sitting outside in the freezing cold
waiting to meet with Nokia’s representatives wasn’t what I thought I’d be doing
when I woke up that morning. I thought I’d be in the warm, doing shorthand or
something boring like that. But no, I somehow found myself about to watch the
craziest and bravest extreme athletes I have ever seen hurl themselves, several
tonnes of machinery and audience members through the air whilst attempting to
do Olympic style gymnastic. Oh, did I mention I also got a Nokia Lumia 920 to
play about with too?
And boy, was I glad I was able to do it!
The seats were absolutely perfect to not
only capture some great pictures and videos with the Lumia, but also to see the
legendary Travis Pastrana and co entertain a sold-out O2 and myself for the
night. Fire, motorbikes and death-defying stunts: what a perfect way to kill
off those Monday blues!
For those of you that don’t know what Nitro
Circus is, it’s basically the world’s top action sport athletes getting
together and trying to top off one another’s stunts, and when I say stunts, I
mean stunts like back-flipping motorcycles off ramps with two audiences members
on the front and back.
I suppose you could say it was like Jackass
on wheels. But rather than perform crazy stunts on one another for pain, they
perform crazy stunts to be the world’s best at what they do. BMX, scooters and
wheelchairs. You name it they threw it down the ramp.
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| Team GB's representatives at Nitro Circus - Lumia 920 http://www.nokia.com/gb-en/products/phone/lumia920/ |
The show was simply amazing. Yes, there
were some moments shown on the big screens that wanted to make you puke up your
food. And yes, some of the jumps weren’t
landed. But my word, the Nitro Circus crew can keep you entertained. I doubt I
will see another event this year where a fully-grown man flies down a mega ramp
in an ice tub or a woman hurls herself off the ramp in a pink Barbie child’s
car. And I doubt I will ever again, unless I saw Nitro Circus again. Which I
will.
My favourite part of the night had to be
seeing Aaron Fotheringham going down the mega ramp. Why? I hear you asking.
Aaron Fotheringham is disabled and in a wheelchair, but that didn’t stop him
from completing the most insane jumps. He attempted a front flip, in his
wheelchair, twice on the mega ramp. He really was an inspiration and the words:
“nothing is impossible” really springs to mind with him.
Check out the video too, its Jolene Van
Vugt showing off what Travis taught her. I think she may be the only woman in
the world that can do it.
All I have to say is thanks so much to Red
Bull and Nokia for giving me the chance to go to Nitro Circus – it definitely
is something I shall always remember. My advice to you is to get your helmet
on, buckle up and get tickets to see Nitro Circus – you wont regret it!!
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