May 26, 2016 12:02 PM

Watch Two Heroes Race to Chop a Car in Half With an Ax

We need a professional league.

Take it away, Google Translate: "Basque aizkolaris pass from WOODCHOPPING cars ax to cut in half in record time . Basque rural sports seems to be modernized."

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