Oh my... can you say BIG AIR (247 feet!)

[nikki]

Saw this on another site - Ryan Capes jumping 247 feet trying to break the world record of 253 feet - they say he is 65 feet in the air at the peak of his 247 foot jump. 5th gear 3/4 throttle on his CR 250 at 74 mph! Check out http://expn.go.com/mtx/s/capes_follow_up.html for the article and a video I can't figure out how to open.

 

[biglou]

I can do that.

 

[Treejumper]

Originally posted by BigLou
I can do that.

What? Stand and watch or take a picture? :p

That is just insane!

 

[Danman]

Pffffffffft..... No problem! My DR will clear that :silly:

 

[Racer#213]

Sure you can BigaLou. Ive done 347 :debil: That's just crazy! 65 feet up :eek:

 

[Smit-Dog]

The bird's-eye view of the jump is pretty amazing. Serious hang time.

Nikki - try downloading the latest Real One player. Worked OK on my end.

 

[High Lord Gomer]

You might need Real Player to view it.

 

[Racer#213]

yea if you get the newer version you can see it

 

[VintageDirt]

WOW!!!! :thumb:
But they spelled "congratulations" wrong. :confused:

 

[MikeT]

I'm SCARED just thinking about it :eek:

 

[flynhigh40]

Man that is friggin crazy. Geez

 

[Philip]

:eek: :eek:

 

[jeffd]

I saw a video of this nut on "54321" and he was doing superman seat grabs at 185' while working up to the jump in the picture.

Cuckoo! Cuckoo!

-jeffd

 

[Smit-Dog]

The consequences of coming up short are pretty severe. Say for example the bike begins to seize as he approaches the ramp.

I'd layout a 40' wide x 12' high section of hay/foam across the entire gap. Or dig a similar sized trench within the gap and fill it with water. Have you ever even tried jumping into a body of water from 65' up?

Or I'd strap on a parachute!

 

[Racer#213]

I'd just never try it!

 

[GETMETOCA]

Originally posted by Racer#213
I'd just never try it!

I'm with ya brotha:thumb:

 

[Jeff Gilbert]

I did 360 once. Oh wait, that was degrees, nevermind.

 

[motometal]

How did he know how fast to go on the first jump? wholly smit! What if a bird was in the way? That's enough air time to do a top end job, eh?

I remember years ago (before I got old) doing a double with a tall landing ramp (on a much much smaller scale than what he did). It took me months to get up the stones to do it, because if I singled it and landed anywhere close to the second hump, I bottomed very, very hard. Finally some guy showed up that was clearing it and I figured out how fast he was going, and it worked.

 

[mx547]

Originally posted by motometal
How did he know how fast to go on the first jump?

look at the site. he made several jumps in increments to figure out the speed.

big air rules. i love it (but i don't like freestyle). i think it's awesome, deadly but awesome.

 

[MXFastGuy]

Pretty cool video, but they spelled "congratulations" wrong. :)

 

[evenslower]

If you add up all the times I've ever jumped I'd prolly still be a fair bit shy of 247 feet :worship:

 

[bigred455]

Blown away!!!!!!! Eviel Knievel Would be proud!!!!!

 

[Can Can Kev]

Evil Kenivel would have gotten ow3nd!

 

[Treejumper]

They just showed the jump on 54321 tonight, just amazing!