‘Wall of Death Princess’ defies gravity, stereotypes


Centrifugal force: Karmila and another male rider performing inside the 6m-high ‘wall of death’ at the carnival in Bogor. — AFP

KARMILA Purba revs her motorbike under the lights of a night carnival and rides up horizontally inside a wooden cylinder called Satan’s Barrel.

With a smile on her face, Purba delights onlookers as she fearlessly pings around the bowl in Bogor, West Java, spreading her arms to collect tips waved by those above.

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