{"id":1171,"date":"2009-09-15T20:19:19","date_gmt":"2009-09-16T01:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.projectharuhi.net\/?p=1171"},"modified":"2010-07-06T18:34:22","modified_gmt":"2010-07-06T23:34:22","slug":"extreme-japanese-office-chair-racing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.projectharuhi.net\/?p=1171","title":{"rendered":"Extreme Japanese Office Chair Racing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Imoto and Daisuke Miyagawa were searching for the most intense thrill. They traveled the world, seeking the greatest challenge, a true test of their abilities. They wound up in Germany, where they discovered the ultimate extreme sport&#8230; a dizzying blend of strength, skill and pure adrenaline known as office chair racing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/i35.photobucket.com\/albums\/d199\/Darth_Xor\/Chair-Race.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"658\" height=\"432\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A former champion office chair racer, Patrick, agreed to train them. He put them through a rigorous regimen, teaching them how to control their chairs and dodge obstacles<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"640\" height=\"505\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/lpTpt25t8kA&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x006699&amp;color2=0x54abd6\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"640\" height=\"505\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/lpTpt25t8kA&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x006699&amp;color2=0x54abd6\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>But is their training enough? Will they be able to win the big race?<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"640\" height=\"505\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/9zzy-UgY9Go&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x006699&amp;color2=0x54abd6\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"640\" height=\"505\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/9zzy-UgY9Go&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x006699&amp;color2=0x54abd6\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>If somebody made a shonen manga out of this, I would totally buy it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.japanprobe.com\/?p=12653\" target=\"_blank\">Japan Probe<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imoto and Daisuke Miyagawa were searching for the most intense thrill. 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