Video: Half-naked teenager luges down the Kaimais

  • 25/01/2017

A Tauranga teen who drove a luge cart half-naked down the Kaimai Range says he reckons the idea was "pretty funny" and is planning another ride. 

Travis Scott, 18, has been videoed riding the luge cart down the section of SH29, which is widely considered to be a busy and dangerous stretch of road.

He told Newshub he did it after his friends dared him to. 

"They said they'd buy me a slab of deisels - so I did it." 

In the video, the half-naked teenager can be seen crossing the centre line and narrowly avoiding oncoming traffic.

He says he's had a mixed reaction after the video was uploaded to YouTube and shared on Facebook. 

"A lot of people reckon I'm a legend and want to buy me a beer and all sorts but a lot of people think I'm dangerous and putting others at risk." 

He says he wasn't scared, and believes he reached speeds of up to 80km/h.

Travis says he hasn't any contact from police and wants to take on the Bombay Hills as his next challenge. 

"It may be a little bit risky but it's pretty funny, its pretty good. It's pretty unique to say I've done the Kaimais on a luge." 

His final words?

"A shoutout to the boys that were following me, yeah, that's all." 

Newshub.