Scooter stuntman extraordinaire Guenter Schachermayr attempted his latest motorised feat by parasailing on his Vespa over a lake in Austria. <br /><br />Filmed on the shores of Lake Wolfgang in central Austria on September 14, Schachermayr allowed himself to be lifted 75 metres in the air while riding his specially-designed Vespa scooter. <br /><br />The flight ended when the Vespa lost speed and its 145kg weight struck the water, leaving a laceration on Schachermayr's right ankle and totalled the Vespa. <br /><br />Reportedly the stunt took two years of preparation with a sail capable of flying in winds over 60 km/h. Similarly, a sports boat with 380 horsepower and hooked with a 95-metre-long fibre rope was used to tow the Vespa. <br /><br />Schachermayr commented: "Suddenly the wind had turned and my (dragon) began to lose altitude until the impact on Lake Wolfgang. <br /><br />"I then broke away from the Vespa and was able to get to safety in time on the 2 boats which hurried as a backup boat. The Vespa did not fare so well that it did not survive and has been flooded and badly damaged. <br /><br />"A boat has then fished me out of the Lake Wolfgang and could bring me back to land."<br /><br />Schachermayr hopes to set a world record for the daredevil flight and hopes to perform more and more amazing stunts in the future.
