A while back, Ryan Capes said that Jason Bird's jumps were not legitimate, and should not be world records in any category.
His reasons were that Bird's jumps took place out in the desert (on racetrack land), that the run-out after the landing was lower than the launch, that the jump didn't take place at an event, the landing was super long etc.
There were witnesses and video cameras there to document the jumps, and everyone who was there says they were legit. The last reports I received from the Bird camp stated that he jumped 440 feet successfully before his crash earlier this year at 420 feet, and prior to that, he was somewhere above 390 feet, right in the 390+ ballpark with Capes and Maddison.
As far as I can see, Johnny Greaves' jump was the same kind of setup as Bird's jumps. It took place on a ranch. The run-out after the landing was lower than the level of the launch ramp, and was created by heavy equipment. That jump was put together just to break a world record, and was not an event at a venue with paying spectators.
These facts surrounding the jump don't matter to me. As far as I'm concerned, God knows who the world record holders are, and if somebody flies farther than anybody in history, it doesn't matter to God or me if it's in the desert, or if there are paying spectators at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Distance is distance, and distance is earned. Those who jump the distance should get the credit they deserve.
Monster Energy was there at the jump, and they sponsor Johnny Greaves, as well as Ryan Capes. Capes was involved in the measurement of the jump, as shown by his handling of a tape measure in the video.
I'd like to know if Ryan Capes considers Johnny Greaves' jump to be legitimate, and if so, I'd like to know what the difference is between Jason Bird's jumps and Johnny Greaves' jump, and why Capes feels that Jason's jumps should not count or be called records in any category. If he feels that Greaves' jump is not legitimate, I'd like to know what Capes thinks that Greaves would have to do in order to make it legitimate.
JA
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