Posted by CM on November 17, 2008, 8:46 am, in reply to "Re: Ryan Capes: Between the Motos at Racer X"
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Wow Rock, that is hard for me to understand. What baffles me is how RK and Bubba seem to reel the fans in. I guess the figure that there is a better chance of an old schooler eating it?
This may sound like blasphemy but what if RK became some kind of producer. Since he has the ability to draw a crowd, he may be able to grow the sport.
Just a thought and do hope 2009 is a good year for jumps. As far as distance goes can it get any farther?
--Previous Message--
: It would be cool Chris.. But, They tried
: something similar (U.S. Crusty Tour 2005)
: and it hit the wall here. Australian MX Fans
: show up in record attendance(Tens of
: Thousands) and the Crusty show we had in the
: U.S. had like 3,000 if that..
: I really dont understand why?
: We have more than enough fans.. Supercross
: is always packed.. IT seems like the Larger
: FMX shows have pretty darn good attendance..
: For some reason.. Distance Jumping isnt
: drawing the record crowds in the states like
: it once was back in the "Cycle Jumper
: Era".
: I would love to see a
: Bird-Capes-Maddo-Seth-Trigger jumpoff here
: in the states!!
: Will it ever happen?
: We can hope, We can Pray.
:
: --Previous Message--
: I heard that the event was a demonstration.
: Considering the conditions, each jumper
: performed incredible. Just to see Seth hit
: his goal of 300 feet was awesome. It would
: be cool if they had that type of event in
: the states soon.
:
: --Previous Message--
: From Maddo's Dad..
:
: Well ....yer.
:
: Maddo went 378 feet in practice the day
: before in front of the Guiness World Records
: scrutineer.
:
: Maddo's problem on the night was trying to
: get the power down on a 60+HP bike into a
: headwind on a wet track.
:
: Ryan was awesome too but he's probably over
: 20lbs heavier than Maddo and his bike is
: 15lbs heavier with four stroke gyro
: stability.
:
: In high wind conditions Ryan's set-up is way
: more stable but in good conditions the
: lighter set-up will go further. Maddo WILL
: go 400 feet with the current bike.
:
: Ryan wasn't going to bust his butt 12000
: miles from home in those conditions, he
: broke the record, picked up his cash and
: came home in one piece. That's just being
: smart.
:
: When you talk to the guy he's a regular nice
: guy, don't rag on him based on his public
: speaking, he's different off the bike.
:
: Great work from Seth to join the four
: member, 300' club. Bird, Capes, Enslow and
: Maddison.
:
: (Maddo's Dad is a Good Guy!)
:
: --Previous Message--
: 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.
: __________________
:
: --Previous Message--
: 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
:
: --Previous Message--
: 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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