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White Helmets to ride for the last time next month. They are regarded as the Red Arrows of the road, and for 9. Triumph motorbikes to the delight of crowds at fetes, fairs and agricultural shows the length and breadth of Britain. But now the White Helmets are to be silenced for ever. The idea for the team was conceived in 1. Royal Corps of Signals dispatch riders.
Ready for a baptism of fire: All riders must jump through a ring of burning straw bales to earn the right to wear the coveted White Helmet. Our uniform is made from traditional wool,’ says current team captain, Jon Mc. Lelland. ‘We’ve had a few singed eyelashes but nothing serious.’Left: It's great to hang out together: The troupe perform The Tableau at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto in 1. Triumph Tiger bike.
The white helmets are clearly most useful to those on the bottom. Right: Is this what they call the career ladder? Watch The Details Online there. A rider rehearsing The Forward Ladder in 1.
The rider must go up and over the ladder and back down the other side while the bike is moving. However, the breathtaking human pyramids, leaps through flaming hoops and other high- speed stunts are now deemed to be out of date by Army top brass. The White Helmets are set to make their final public appearance on September 1. Preston Military Show – and it seems a reprieve is unlikely. A Ministry of Defence source told The Mail on Sunday the shows' impact on Army's recruitment is no longer effective: 'We're short of soldiers and I'm afraid the people who watch them at events like the Dorset Steam Fair aren't going to sign up.'Understandably, veterans are furious at the decision.
Colonel Chris Blessington, a White Helmet captain in the mid- 1. It's outrageous that it's coming to an end. The team have been going for 9. The White Helmets are as relevant today as they ever were.
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You've only got to see the crowd who turn up to see them at shows. A lot of the British Army ceremonial has nothing to do with the professional army of today. But it does have a lot to do with good old- fashioned character- building and spectacle. That will be sorely missed. A true test of strength: The Six- Bike Fan pyramid, shown here during training in 1. The bikes travel at walking pace for a lap of the arena, held together purely by brute strength.
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- What a flaming outrage! Fans left furious after the Army's famous White Helmets announce they will ride out for the last time next month after 90 years of wowing.
Everyone has a job to do and should one fail it could collapse,' Captain Mc. Lelland said. 'It really demonstrates the courage, trust and strength of the riders.'Going over the top: The 1. These days the White Helmets tend to jump over boards rather than people.
The White Helmets had some of the best soldiers in the British Army.'Spectators at last week's Denbigh and Flintshire Show in North Wales agreed with him. Alex Lloyd- Edwards, 3. Abergele, near Colwyn Bay, said: 'I don't think they're oldfashioned. It's great family entertainment. For the kids to see the military doing something with such control is a great thing.'The Army pays the salaries of the 2. Would- be riders, who still all come from the Royal Corps of Signals, go through a rigorous two- week selection process, followed by six- week training camp. During that time they learn everything about the team's modified 7.
Triumph T1. 40 Tiger bikes, which have bigger rear sprockets than standard bikes, 'sticky' throttles so that riders can take their hands off the handlebars, and extra brackets for attaching ladders. Showtime Full American Drug War: The Last White Hope Online Free. Left: I'm having a smashing time Sarge: A rider performs the wall- smashing Brick Jump during training at Catterick Camp in Yorkshire in the early 1. This trick was abandoned many years ago - organisers decided that it took too long to clean up the bricks afterwards. Right: Spectacle: One of the White Helmets performs a stun in 1. Not wheely difficult: Two riders attempt The Flowerpots in 1.
The trick is not currently part of the modern- day troupe's routine because it is now deemed too easy. Tumbles are part of the job. Lance Corporals Grant Fraser, 2.
Ben Angel, 2. 2, both took one on the Reverse Ladder trick at the Denbigh and Flint show. They must now wear the 'black peak of shame' on their helmets for their next performance. The team are also fearful of another hazard in the arena – cowpats. 'You can always tell when there are lots of them,' said team leader, Captain Jon Mc.
Lelland. 'If the guys are smiling with their teeth it means it's a clean arena – if they're smiling with their mouths closed it's not so clean.'But for fans, there will be precious few smiles when the team switch off their engines for the final time.