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Onad
Since 04 Mar 2005
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 Wed Jan 02, 08 12:42 pm Red Bull Gives You F*%#'ng Wings!!! |
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Anyone else see this? It aired on New Year’s Eve.
Dat aussie got’s da Big Balls!! F’ing sick!!  
 http://www.redbullusa.com/#page=HomePage.1133306867160-235591353
http://www.redbullusa.com/#page=ArticlePage.1196395109137-515552382
Australian freestyle motocross superstar Robbie Maddison literally leapt into the pages of the Guinness Book of World Records by jumping his motorcycle 322 feet 7½ inches over the length of a regulation football field to shatter the previous record of 277 feet at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The jump was the first-ever Red
Bull Experiment, which involves world-class athletes attempting world-first athletic achievements.
Telecast live on ESPN’s New Year, No Limits program shortly after the ball dropped in Times Square signifying 2008, Maddison hit the take-off ramp at 94 miles per hour on his Honda CR 500, reaching a height of more than 60 feet, and soared into history.
“I came here to jump a football field,” said Maddison. “Conditions weren’t perfect, but I’m happy with the result. Yesterday in rehearsal, I went 350 feet and I knew 360 feet was achievable. We did all we could, but the winds played a bigger factor than we planned. But this is called the Red Bull Experiment, and we didn’t know what the outcome would be. I just want to thank everyone that made this jump possible and a big thanks to all the fans who came out to support me. This is just the beginning.”
A who’s who of action and motorsports superstars cheered Maddo on, including Olympic gold medalist Shaun White, 2006 MotoGP World Champion Nicky Hayden, Olympic gold medalist Amanda Beard and the family of the late Evel Knievel, to whom Maddison dedicated his world record-breaking feat.
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Onad
Since 04 Mar 2005
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| Sat Jan 05, 08 4:46 pm |
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What up?? Guess this kind of airtime is too “Gay” for any you kite--boarders to even comment on??? 
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pkh
Since 27 Feb 2005
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| Sat Jan 05, 08 7:34 pm |
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I saw the video, was waiting for an easier to link to version came out...
here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOtpKQ-dAlg
friggin amazing jump, I got to imagine aerodynamics are a huge factor going 90mph 60 feet up and trying to land must be tough.
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Onad
Since 04 Mar 2005
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| Sun Jan 06, 08 6:36 am |
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Right on pkh!
| pkh wrote: | | friggin amazing jump, I got to imagine aerodynamics are a huge factor going 90mph 60 feet up and trying to land must be tough???? |
I bet Joby would build a giant Waverunner Kicker in the river so you could feel it for yourself... 
I'm thinking it would also be a great Demo event for '08 KB4C!!!!
Dude, and maybe even join the Alliance if you get good enough?? http://www.wfwaalliance.com/
 
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Spike
Since 13 May 2007
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| Sun Jan 06, 08 5:34 pm |
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| Onad Rednaxela wrote: | | Guess this kind of airtime is too “Gay” for any you kite--boarders to even comment on??? |
HA, sorta true. Any other sport has pretty much become obsolete in my opinion.
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Onad
Since 04 Mar 2005
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| Sun Jan 06, 08 10:05 pm |
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Yah, even clubbing for girls, huh?? 
| Spike wrote: | | HA, sorta true. Any other sport has pretty much become obsolete in my opinion. |
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