Thanks for showing interest in this peculiar sport!
Im still laughing at Kristofcarton's humor. Imagine a donkey in a box
slidding downhill! Hooves in the air! Lol!
Here are some links I googled out. Please feel free to ask questions and
comment. Do not have time for a writeup myself at the moment.
http://jang.com.pk/thenews/jul2008-weekly/nos-27-07-2008/kol.htm#1
http://www.sports.muar-events.com/Donkey/Donkeycart.html
http://pakistaniat.com/2006/07/27/guest-post-picture-of-the-day-donkey-up/
Best regards to all,
Asad
Karachi
Pakistan.
> From: [email protected]> To: [email protected]> Date: Fri, 26
> Dec 2008 09:18:54 +0100> Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Tell us more about Donkey
> Cart Racing, Asad!> > I'm shocked you don't know what donkey cart racing is.
> But i'll explain> > You make yourself a nice cart (soapbox)> You put your
> donkey in it> Send it down the hill> > Hope this helps> > > ----- Original
> Message ----- > From: "Sharkey's Garage" <[email protected]>> To:
> "'Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List'" <[email protected]>> Sent:
> Thursday, December 18, 2008 10:24 PM> Subject: [vintagvw] Tell us more about
> Donkey Cart Racing, Asad!> > > > Doh! Silly me. It's amazing what we take for
> granted. You're referring > > to> > field hockey. I was referring to ice
> hockey. Not surprising that you> > dropped the "field", just as us Canadians
> don't bother to mention the word> > "ice". Of course, there's also roller
> hockey and street hockey...> >> > But you're correct about soccer/football.
> Besides th!
e field, all one > > needs> > to play is a ball. The fields are HUGE, but the
equipment outlay is next > > to> > nothing. Soccer/football can be played in
any open park. No wonder it's> > the most popular game in the world.> >> > I
think we'd all like to hear more about donkey cart racing. It can't be> > any
more disturbing than www.chessboxing.com. Traffic on the list here is> > very
SLOW and ANYTHING is better than nothing.> >> > -----Original Message-----> >
From: [email protected]> >
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of asad ishaque> > Sent:
December 18, 2008 6:40 AM> > To: vw mailing list> > Subject: Re: [vintagvw]
Super gear box??> >> >> > :)> >> > Ahhh yes!!> >> > They still play hockey.
However it has been largely sidelined by cricket> > as being the number one
sport. Hockey is the official National Sport but> > strangely it has not been
promoted as it should have been. Pakistan used > > to> > be the World champions
years ago.> >> > My!
observation and belief is since Hockey needs a proper ground/!
playing>
> field and comparitively more quipment, hockey sticks, goal posts n nets > >
> and> > what not, its quite difficult to get the ideal circumstances for a
> game.> > Sadly the country largely lacks proper open spaces, stadiums, clubs
> etc to> > provide a favorable atmosphere.> >> > In contrast, cricket is
> easier to play. Anyone with a couple (or even> > one!) of bats and a ball
> can play. Sticks, stones or even chairs can be> > improvised to represent
> the wickets. Thus its a popular street sport, > > played> > in every city
> town and village even in cramped places. Nearing the World > > Cup> > or a
> series, budding cricketers mushroom in almost every street,> > irrespective
> of the social class they are from.> >> > While on this subject, let me
> mention that the country has immense> > potential in football/soccer too.
> Sadly again this sport is not promoted,> > maybe due to political
> reasons......the best football players are from a> > minority ethnic
> background whose forefathers were !
interestingly slaves of> > African origin bought into the country via ships in
the early ports in the> > province of Balochistan, a backward and under
developed area of the > > country.> > These people settled down and took up
fishing initially. They have> > interesting customs and traditions including
wild hula hula dances which > > are> > a must see! Ah! reminds me of another
sport this minority has. Donkey cart> > racing!!> >> > Sorry for the non VW
content but I just could not hold myself from this> > short writeup. Hope it
makes interesting reading for all who are fond of> > travelling and want to
discover the rainbow of life.> >> > Best regards and 'Salam' to all,> >> >
Asad> > Karachi, Pakistan.> >> >> >> From: [email protected]> To:
[email protected]> Date: Wed, 10> > Dec 2008 17:25:33 -0800> Subject: Re:
[vintagvw] Super gear box??> > Which> > brings up the obvious question: do they
play hockey in Pakistan? :-P> >> > -----Original Message-----> From: vin!
[email protected]>> > [mailto:vintagvw-boun...@list!
s.sjsu.e
du] On Behalf Of Bill May> Sent:> > December 10, 2008 7:16 AM> To: Air-Cooled
Volkswagen Discussion List>> > Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Super gear box??> > >
no,> the input is the one> > clutch disc slides onto. the nose cone-front mount
> area is where hockey> > stick is in.> >
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