Posted by David on November 15, 2008, 8:26 am, in reply to "Re: Ryan Capes: Between the Motos at Racer X"
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So the Whole Austrailia Jump off( Night of records 2) was fake(Mock)?
It sure seemed like Maddo wasnt just putting on a show. He almost died twice going for those records.
Here is an earlier article before the event.
WIND PLAYS HAVOC FOR WORLD RECORD TRAINING AS
RIVALRY INTENSIFIES AMONG CONTENDERS
Crusty Demons legend Seth Enslow proved today why he his known as the craziest of them all when
he geared up and hit an astonishing distance jump of 160 feet despite extremely strong gusty side winds that swept throughout Melbourne today.
With no one else willing to jump, Seth ordered his take off ramp to be adjusted slightly to the left, knowing that the
strong winds would push him to the right, and launched himself 70 feet in the air. After landing the first jump he
decided to go for another which almost ended in catastrophe.
A huge gust of wind pushed Seth two whole metres to the right whilst up in the air causing him to draw on all of
his years of riding experience to escape what was almost a terrible crash.
“I was really keen to get out there and jump today so I just went for it despite the wind,” said Seth. “The first jump was fine
but the wind picked up as I was in the air on the second and it was a very sketchy landing. I hate to think what
would have happened if I wasn’t able to pull it together.”
With jumping called off, Australia’s Robbie Maddison was practicing his take off speed and was reaching speeds of almost 200 km/h.
“I am scheduled to go second on the night which is going to be a definite disadvantage. Capes is last so he will know
exactly what he has to jump to beat me,” said Maddison.
“This just means I will have to go out and there and jump a distance I know he won’t be able to match.
I have prepared my bike to reach speeds of 200 km/h which can push me to 400 feet so that is the distance I am going to jump.”
Capes was quick to fire back at Maddison. “I know I have the advantage jumping last and I am going to make
the most of it. If Robbie jumps 400 feet than I will go further. The record is going to be mine.”
Robbie Maddison, Seth Enslow and Ryan Capes serious approach and painstaking preparation ahead of this Saturday evening’s jump was clearly evident.
“A lot goes into planning for this event and this particular jump, you need to consider everything to get it just right,” said Maddison.
“Fitness is definitely a key, as is confidence. You need to be 100 hundred percent committed otherwise you risk falling short and taking a very big fall.”
“Having three of us going for the same record is going to be interesting – the mind games have already started,” he claimed.
Maddison starred in the celebrity race at the recent Australian Grand Prix and Enslow said it was now his turn to take centre stage.
“Robbie’s had his turn, now it’s mine,” quipped Enslow.
“I’ve been putting absolutely everything into my training and have been bettering my own jumps consistently in practice.”
“We’ll see who can pull it off on the night, there could be some surprises.”
Based in the United States, Capes and Enslow have had the chance to train together prior to the event and are both acutely aware of each other’s strengths.
Capes rallied the argument, stating that when it came to crunch time, he knew he would have what it takes to hold off both Enslow and local hopeful Maddison.
“I’ve been training with Seth so I can read him pretty well, he’ll talk it up but we’ll see who actually delivers on the night,” said Capes.
“Robbie will be tough to top, but I know I can just out jump whatever he dishes out on the night!” Capes Said.
This attempt will round out what is set to be an incredible evening of entertainment. As well as 17 other
separate world record attempts, the event will feature an integrated pyrotechnics display and the sounds
of home-grown talents Dead Letter Circus, Mammal and Kill the Capital.
There will also be a full Crusty Demons freestyle show with star riders including world number one Nate Adams
and X Games gold medalist Adam Jones as well as freaks and the gorgeous Crusty Babes.
The purpose-built down-ramp which is the biggest ever constructed had its first real test today. It is 30 feet high, 125
feet long and 60 feet wide, and uses 16,000 tonnes of dirt, costing a total of $300,000 to create.
In total, the arena contains 30,000 tonnes of dirt and cost promoters over one million dollars to create.
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: Good point. I sometimes think about a bike
: taking a jumper faster than terminal
: velocity, and try to imagine the tremendous
: force trying to rip the rider off the bike.
: S C A R Y! It wouldn't be much fun to be a
: hundred feet off the ground at 130 mph and
: get ripped off the bike like an autumn leaf!
:
: Sometimes we talk about terminal velocity
: and the problems that will occur as Capes
: goes faster and faster and approaches
: terminal velocity. The drag is so strong at
: that speed. I remember doing 135 on a street
: bike, sitting upright and WOW, was the drag
: strong. If I would have tried to put both
: hands above my head, the drag force would
: have ripped me off of the bike!
:
: I do think that if it was possible, it would
: be super aerodynamic for the rider to do a
: Superman at such speed, but one problem
: would be fighting the drag to get back on
: the bike! Another problem would be using the
: rear brake to adjust the pitch.
:
: JA
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: Not to be a grammar Nazi, but terminal
: velocity is when the downward force of
: gravity equals the upward force of drag.
:
: The 'top end' of a dirtbike is not terminal
: velocity. It's a mechanical limit.
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