dominique
11-26-2008, 06:43 PM
Robbie Maddison plans to jump his motorcycle up on top of the Arc de Triomphe in the front of the Paris casino on new year's eve. That will be a 120foot jump.
And then he plans to jump down 50 feet onto a landing ramp.
He gets an annual salary from Red Bull to do stunts like this, no extra bonus.
He says:
"That one is pretty crazy," he says. "The landing ramp is about 60 degrees. That's pretty steep. If I'm too fast, I'll miss the ramp and crash into the ground. If I'm too slow, I go over the handlebars."
Sounds like quite a spectacle! I hope he doesn't hurt himself, I have never understood why people do such dangerous stuff.
He says:
"Aw, nothing ever goes to plan," he says with a chuckle. "I've broken 30 bones, all of my teeth, my hands, my shoulder and punctured both lungs. But I have faith in myself. I'm a spiritually minded guy; I can hold my focus. I work out all the time; I know I'm strong. When I make the attempt, I'll be clear-headed and fit."
I think I would quit after the first broken bone.
And then he plans to jump down 50 feet onto a landing ramp.
He gets an annual salary from Red Bull to do stunts like this, no extra bonus.
He says:
"That one is pretty crazy," he says. "The landing ramp is about 60 degrees. That's pretty steep. If I'm too fast, I'll miss the ramp and crash into the ground. If I'm too slow, I go over the handlebars."
Sounds like quite a spectacle! I hope he doesn't hurt himself, I have never understood why people do such dangerous stuff.
He says:
"Aw, nothing ever goes to plan," he says with a chuckle. "I've broken 30 bones, all of my teeth, my hands, my shoulder and punctured both lungs. But I have faith in myself. I'm a spiritually minded guy; I can hold my focus. I work out all the time; I know I'm strong. When I make the attempt, I'll be clear-headed and fit."
I think I would quit after the first broken bone.