History Main / CarSkiing

Known as [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ski_%28driving_stunt%29 skiing]], this maneuver is like a wheelie, except instead of balancing on two front or rear wheels, the motor vehicle balances on all the wheels ''on either the driver's side or passenger's side''. Skiing may be assisted with a ramp or by letting some air out of the ground tires. The driver will often be forced to drive in a straight line due to having to balance the car by steering.

* One of Q's gadgets in ''{{Nightfire}}'', the Q Wedge, allows Bond to tilt the Vanquish on its side and skid past two blockade cars, earning the player a "Bond Moment".

* This is one of the more difficult stunts you can pull on ''{{Stuntman}}''.
* One of the stunts you can pull in ''TrueCrimeStreetsOfLA'' and ''TrueCrimeNewYorkCity''.

* The ''CharliesAngels'' movie shows a flashback in which Natalie pulls one off during her driving exam.

* Done with a train in ''{{Unstoppable}}'' - one of the few Hollywood exaggerations of the film.

* ''{{Super 8}}'' has this happen when the creature slams into a military bus transporting the gang. The raised tires end up breaking when the driver manages to tip the bus back.

** In ''Anime/MysteryOfMamo'', Lupin is car skiing on top of a falling barrier.

*** According to the behind-the-scenes special, SeanConnery and Jill St. John performed the stunt themselves.

** In ''Film/DiamondsAreForever'', while being pursued by Las Vegas police, Bond uses a ramp to put his car up on two wheels to fit through an alley that would normally be too narrow. The police car following him also tries it, but flips over on its roof instead. Unfortunately, the film crew screwed up: Bond's car is shown entering the alley on its right wheels and exiting on its left, forcing them to splice in an [[SpecialEffectsFailure implausible]] interior shot of the car swapping sides as it moves down the alley.\\
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** According to the behind-the-scenes special, SeanConnery and Jill St. John performed the stunt themselves.\\
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** In the second Anime/LupinIIIGreenJacket episode with Goemon, Lupin proceeds to car ski on a single log bridge to run over the samurai. Goemon naturally avoids it, and slices the car in half. At which point, Lupin ''continues to car ski with half a car'' still trying to run Goemon over.

* ''Manga/LupinIII'' pulls this stunt often.

The original shot (reputed to have been performed by SeanConnery and Jill St. John) was ruined by crowds held back by police barricades, so to save time, a team of French stunt drivers were hired to reshoot the stunt, but [[EpicFail did it on the wrong wheels]]. Director Guy Hamilton caught the mistake, but Albert Broccoli refused to reshoot it again, instead filming the interior shot.

* ''LiveFreeOrDieHard'' has [=McClane=] pull one off on the crumbling freeway with the assistance of a misguided pilot and missiles.

[[Film/LicenceToKill http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tankerskiing_6363.jpg]]

It can be used to cruise through tight spots or just show how skilled the driver is. The higher the risk of turning over is, the better. Bonus points for pulling off the maneuver in a cumbersome vehicle like a truck.

Because RealityIsUnrealistic, the average audience may not know that this is an actual maneuver and dismiss it as Hollywood physics. Still, DontTryThisAtHome.

** In ''Film/DiamondsAreForever'', while being pursued by Las Vegas police, Bond uses a ramp to put his car up on two wheels to fit through an alley that would normally be too narrow. The police car following him also tries it, but flips over on its roof instead. Unfortunately, the film crew screwed up: Bond's car is shown entering the alley on its right wheels and exiting on its left, forcing them to splice in an [[SpecialEffectsFailure implausible]] interior shot of the car swapping sides as it moves down the alley.

* In ''Film/DiamondsAreForever'', while being pursued by Las Vegas police, Bond uses a ramp to put his car up on two wheels to fit through an alley that would normally be too narrow. The police car following him also tries it, but flips over on its roof instead. Unfortunately, the film crew screwed up: Bond's car is shown entering the alley on its right wheels and exiting on its left, forcing them to splice in an [[SpecialEffectsFailure implausible]] interior shot of the car swapping sides as it moves down the alley.

* Manga/LupinIII pulls this stunt often.

* Done with a train in {{Unstoppable}} - one of the few Hollywood exaggerations of the film.

* {{Super 8}} has this happen when the creature slams into a military bus transporting the gang. The raised tires end up breaking when the driver manages to tip the bus back.

* In all VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto games of the III era, you can pull this off and get a bonus for doing so. Also, in VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas, there's a side-mission in a stunt driving school where one of the tasks is to do one of these.

Known as [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ski_%28driving_stunt%29 skiing]], this maneuver is like a wheelie except instead of balancing on two front or rear wheels, the motor vehicle balances on all the wheels ''on either the driver's side or passenger's side''. Skiing may be assisted with a ramp or by letting some air out of the ground tires. The driver will often be forced to drive in a straight line due to having to balance the car by steering.

* In ''Film/DiamondsAreForever'', while being pursued by Las Vegas police Bond uses a ramp to put his car up on two wheels to fit through an alley that would normally be too narrow. The police car following him also tries it but flips over on its roof instead. Unfortunately the film crew screwed up: Bond's car is shown entering the alley on its right wheels and exiting on its left, forcing them to splice in an [[SpecialEffectsFailure implausible]] interior shot of the car swapping sides as it moves down the alley.

* In ''Film/{{Speed}}'' this is done with a ''bus'', though the passengers are asked to act as a counterbalance as the bus makes a hard turn.

* Done regularly on ''TheDukesOfHazzard''. One time a film crew was in town and happened to see them doing it, and hired them to [[WhoWouldWantToWatchUs do it on film]].

* The ''Moteurs.......Action!" stunt show at the French Disney park and its American adaptation ''Lights, Motors, Action!" at Disney Hollywood Studios features several of the villain Opal Corsas skiing during the third scene.

* In all VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto games of the III era, you can pull this off, adn get a bonus for doing so. Also, in VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas, there's a side-mission in a stunt driving school where one of the tasks is to do one of these.

* LupinIII pulls this stunt often.

* [[KnightRider KITT]] has a dashboard function called "Ski Mode" that allows him to do this maneuver.

* In all VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto games of the III era, you can pull this off, adn get a bonus for doing so. Also, in GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas, there's a side-mission in a stunt driving school where one of the tasks is to do one of these.

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* The ''[[CharliesAngels Charlie's Angels]]'' movie shows a flashback in which Natalie pulls one off during her driving exam.

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* ''VideoGame/StarFox 64'' introduced the Landmaster, a tank vehicle. The player can pull off this maneuver using either one of the Landmaster's jets.

* In all GrandTheftAuto games of the III era, you can pull this off, adn get a bonus for doing so. Also, in GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas, there's a side-mission in a stunt driving school where one of the tasks is to do one of these.

[[LicenceToKill http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tankerskiing_6363.jpg]]

* In ''DiamondsAreForever'', while being pursued by Las Vegas police Bond uses a ramp to put his car up on two wheels to fit through an alley that would normally be too narrow. The police car following him also tries it but flips over on its roof instead. Unfortunately the film crew screwed up: Bond's car is shown entering the alley on its right wheels and exiting on its left, forcing them to splice in an [[SpecialEffectsFailure implausible]] interior shot of the car swapping sides as it moves down the alley.
** JamesBond does this a lot. Licence To Kill provides the picture.

* The climactic chase in ''LicenceToKill'' has Bond commandeering a tanker truck and somehow managing to dodge a Stinger missile with this maneuver.

* In the movie ''{{Twins}}'', Schwarzenegger's character does one of these ''completely by accident'' his first time driving a car.

Because RealityIsUnrealistic, the average audience may not know that this is an actual maneuver and dismiss it as Hollywood physics.

* In {{Speed}} this is done with a ''bus'', though the passengers are asked to act as a counterbalance as the bus makes a hard turn.