
Mar 20, 2008
This weekend is your chance to be part of history. 10 World Records will be broken on Saturday 29 March 2008 at Calder Park Raceway.
Rockstar Energy Drink presents the Crusty Demons Night of World Records at Calder Park Raceway on Saturday 29 March 2008.
Witness The greatest event in extreme sports history - One Night: Ten World Records
PLUS The Full Crusty Unleash Hell Tour FMX show.
Seth Enslow Vows to break the world record at the Crusty Night Of World Records.
In 1971 Evel Knievel first attempted the world’s longest distance two-wheeled motorcycle jump of 146 feet. The world watched in awe as he did what seemed impossible and defied the rules of gravity. Now the world will be astonished once more, as three modern day Evel Knievel’s attempt to take his feat to a whole new level and conquer the phenomenal distance of 300 feet.
America’s Seth Enslow, Ryan Capes and Australia’s Robbie Maddison share the fierce obsession and passion to claim this extreme sports accolade as their own. This will now become a reality for one of them, as the trio will battle it out for the world’s most death defying Guinness World Record when Rockstar Energy Drink presents the Crusty Demons Night of World Records at Calder Park Raceway on Saturday 29 March 2008.
At the first Crusty Demons Night of World Records in 2005, Trigger Gum set the official world record for the longest jump on a two-wheeled motorcycle with a staggering jump of 277 feet. In March that record is set to be smashed with Ryan Capes already unofficially eclipsing this figure and Enslow and Maddison stating their intentions to take their place in history.
Six months out from the event the form guide is almost even, but with more than 20 years experience to his credit, America’s wild boy of freestyle motocross, Enslow, has a slight advantage over compatriot Capes and the showman of Australian freestyle motocross, Maddison.
''This is probably my last chance to claim the world record, I’m ready for this. I’m coming to Australia to put my body and life on the line, it’s my time,'' announced Enslow from his US base today.
Industry insiders say this is a big call from the legend of the Crusty Demons whose injury list includes breaking almost every bone imaginable including his skull which now houses three permanent titanium plates. Maddison on the other hand believes that the record can be his and with more than 20 broken bones along the way (including a fractured C2 vertebrae) holds no fear in putting his body on the line.
''I’m ready to step up to the big one,'' said Maddison. ''I already own two world records including the longest 125cc long distance jump so I know I will be close.
''Seth will be a huge challenge, he’s a legend and so is Capes, but I’m up for it. I know the dangers, you just need to put that aside, prepare well and then go and get it done. I will have a huge home crowd behind me and I am going to use the incredible energy of that crowd to help me get home.
The Crusty Demons Night of World Records Promoter Michael Porra said that at
least ten world records will be attempted with the event being dubbed the greatest
event in extreme sports history.
To accommodate the record breaking attempts a new revolutionary one million dollar
arena will be constructed at the Calder Park circuit, which will include the
world’s biggest ever down ramp at 125 foot long and 60 foot high and wide. More
than 30,000 tones of dirt will be used to build the arena, with more than 15,000
tonnes of soil going into the construction of the down ramp.
''In the days when Evel Knievel attempted these types of stunts I bet he wished
that he had the same kind of ramps as today. However the risks are still far
greater when you think that guys will hit the take off ramp in fifth gear, pinned,
at more than 120 KMPH and then launch themselves off a 26 foot long kicker catapulting
them more than 70 feet in the air. I am sure someone will crack the impossible
300 foot barrier. That’s more than the length an entire football field… the thought
of it just freaks me out''.
''We are spending more than one million dollars on the infrastructure to ensure
that riders have the best set-up ever built.''
''Spectators will witness history. In the 60’s Evel Knievel literally stopped
the world jumping just over 100 feet. The guys will be jumping three times that
distance. It’s the three best in the world going head to head, and with two American
legends going against the young, brash Aussie risking all to take the title,
this is going to be something else.''
To complement the record breaking component of the event, a full Crusty Demons
freestyle motocross show will be presented by Rockstar Energy Drink and includes
US freestyle stars world number one Nate Adams, 2007 X Games gold medallist Adam
Jones, Jim McNeil, along with Aussies Blake ‘Bilko’ Williams, Steve Mini, Matt
Schubring, Joel Balchin, Cam Sinclair, Kain Saul and Jackson Strong. Joining
the FMX team will be Jon Guetter’s quad bike madness plus live music at pre-show
and interval.
The full list of records to be attempted is:
1. Motorbike - Longest distance jump ramp to ramp
2. Motorbike - Longest distance jump with a trick ramp to ramp
3. Motorbike - Longest mini bike distance jump ramp to ramp
4. Motorbike - Longest mini bike distance jump with a trick ramp to ramp
5. Motorbike - Highest jump in Step Up
6. Quad Motorcycle - Longest distance jump ramp to ramp
7. Quad Motorcycle - Longest back flip ramp to ramp
8. Road Bike - Longest distance jump
9. Road Bike - Longest burn out
10. Snow Mobile - Longest distance jump