Pretty tricky.Never mind that she's only one of two female stunt performers "Stunt man" and "stunt woman" redirect here. For a list of works with a title relating to the word "stuntman," see stuntman. See also similar terms stunt double and stunt coordinator. on the cast. At just 19, Kirsten Banka is the youngest driver featured in Disney-MGM Studios' newest attraction: Lights, Motors, Action! Extreme Stunt Show Knott's Berry Farm's Wild West Stunt show debuted on October 8 1974. The show was written by Gary Salisbury and was only scheduled to run Monday through Friday during the Winter season in the Wagon Camp Theatre. . Spectators "ooh ooh interj. Used to express pleasure, satisfaction, surprise, or great joy. intr.v. oohed, ooh·ing, oohs To exclaim in pleasure, satisfaction, surprise, or great joy: " and "aah" as Kirsten and her fellow (literally!) stunt artists race through a mock movie set, complete with fire explosions, gas spills and burning rubber. "I am the only woman in the show to perform the burning-man stunt," Kirsten tells us (and we're definitely impressed). Starting as a motocross motocross Form of motorcycle racing in which cyclists compete on a closed course marked out over natural or simulated rough terrain. Courses vary widely but must be 1.5–5 km (1–3 mi) in length, with steep inclines, hairpin turns, and mud. competitor at 16, Kirsten is now considered a motorcycle stunt specialist. Can't talk your folks into taking you to Florida's Disney World? Check out a short vid of the show at disneyworld.com (punch "lights motors action" into the search box). That's Kirsten in a gray suit on a blue motorbike, jumping over ramps and through panes of "glass." This girl is going places--she's one precision driver who won't be spinning her wheels. |
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion