If there is anything more creative or as distinctive as a "show rig", I sure don't know what it is?
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Falck Family Achille Zavatta Circus--2009
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8 comments:
In fact it's Cirque Achille Zavatta Fils - effectively AZ Junior.
There are 2 Americans working on the show this year (as last), namely juggler Nicolas Souren, and his wife, aerialist Kimberley Smith.
You good folk may care to be aware that Cirque Amar is run by another branch of the Falck family these days, but Roger Falck (whose cage act did very well at Monte Carlo this year) is a member of the Zavatta section.
Lest it's not clear, both shows operate in France.
Especially a show rig that is legally allowed to tow another show rig!!
PS: Does anyone [John, Thomas, Stefan???] know the name of the manufacturer of those living trailers?
John,
He got a bronze. That's not "very well." That's 3rd place, or a Top Ten out of 7 if you are a Arabian trainer.
Wade
Steve,
Aren't you making an assumption with the term "legally allowed?" LOL Those 3 and 4 trailer "land trains" that move up and down Australia with consumer good's are the way to go.
Wade
I am sure that our European colleagues would not be towing "illegally". People who break the law would surely never be invited to MC? LOL
I was lamenting the fact that we can't multiple tow in the more populous areas of Australia. Recently on the British site ATFOTF there was a wonderful series of photos of Chipperfield's Circus on the road with prime movers [tractors to you guys] towing several trailers.
Back in the 70s and 80s our circus in New Zealand used to be able to tow 2 trailers behind a truck or 1 trailer behind a semi-trailer.
Life was a lot easier then.
Those road trains you are referencing are only allowed on certain routes in some States in this country. In Queensland, two trailers can only get to within about 130 kilometres of Brisbane and rigs with 3 trailers are kept about 250 kilometres out.
Steve,
Historically something in the circus done for "economic" reasons, was a "finger crosser" as well. "It should work, I just hope nothing happens," with safety the last consideration.
They are talking about an on board computer system, in tractors that can be programed, which will even eliminate the need for drivers!!!!
Wade
"Finger crosser" bullshit!
We did it because it worked and, yes, it was "economic" which saved us money which enabled us to grow our business and thus our industry. Nowadays governments are so restrictive and laws are so prescriptive that initiatives like these are being stifled. As a result our industry [and it's not the only one] is being strangled.
With reference to tractors with in board computers - the insurance industry in Australia is fond of telling the story of the lady in the States who bought a brand new Winnebago. For her first trip she took it out into the desert, set it on "cruise control" and went back to make herself a coffee. The thing inevitably crashed so she sued Winnebago for not advising her that "cruise control" did not mean that it drove itself! She won!!!!!
Only in America? Not any more - this country is just as bad!
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