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Daredevil Robbie Maddison rang in the
New Year in Las Vegas by launching his
bike 105 feet into the air and then dropping
some 60 feet to a landing ramp below.
Maggie Rodriguez reports.
New Year in Las Vegas by launching his
bike 105 feet into the air and then dropping
some 60 feet to a landing ramp below.
Maggie Rodriguez reports.
Robbie Maddison (born July 14, 1981) is an Australian motorbike rider from the town of Kiama, New South Wales.
Growing up in Kiama Downs he developed his passion for riding by competing in national motocross events. He finished school at Kiama
High and took up an electrician apprenticeship, before further following his passion for riding.
On December 31, 2007, (on the 40th anniversary of Evel Knievel jumping the fountains at Caesars Palace), Maddison broke the world
motorcycle jumping record[1], traveling 322 feet 7.5 inches (98.34 meters) on a motorbike. He repeated the event immediately afterwards,
successfully landing the jump, as his fiancee Amy looked on. His second attempt, however, did not go as far as the first jump. Maddison
was uninjured from both jumps.
On March 29, 2008, he broke his own world record twice during the Crusty Demons Night Of World Records show in Melbourne,
Australia. During his first jump he traveled 316 feet 0 inches (96.32 meters) and landed on the safety zone nearly hitting the front of the
landing ramp. On his second attempt he broke the world record by traveling 342 feet 7 inches (104.42 meters) this time he landed hard on
his back tire and was not satisfied by the jump, so he decided to jump once more. On his third jump he again broke the world record, this
time with an astonishing 351 feet 0 inches (106.98 meters) and a perfect landing.
On December 31, 2008, he successfully jumped 96 feet 0 inches (29.26 meters) up onto the Arc de Triomphe in front of Paris Las Vegas
and then descended a 40 feet drop off the monument to return safely to ground level. Robbie said after the jump that he may have broken
his hand and had a gash to the bone in the webbing of his left hand.
Growing up in Kiama Downs he developed his passion for riding by competing in national motocross events. He finished school at Kiama
High and took up an electrician apprenticeship, before further following his passion for riding.
On December 31, 2007, (on the 40th anniversary of Evel Knievel jumping the fountains at Caesars Palace), Maddison broke the world
motorcycle jumping record[1], traveling 322 feet 7.5 inches (98.34 meters) on a motorbike. He repeated the event immediately afterwards,
successfully landing the jump, as his fiancee Amy looked on. His second attempt, however, did not go as far as the first jump. Maddison
was uninjured from both jumps.
On March 29, 2008, he broke his own world record twice during the Crusty Demons Night Of World Records show in Melbourne,
Australia. During his first jump he traveled 316 feet 0 inches (96.32 meters) and landed on the safety zone nearly hitting the front of the
landing ramp. On his second attempt he broke the world record by traveling 342 feet 7 inches (104.42 meters) this time he landed hard on
his back tire and was not satisfied by the jump, so he decided to jump once more. On his third jump he again broke the world record, this
time with an astonishing 351 feet 0 inches (106.98 meters) and a perfect landing.
On December 31, 2008, he successfully jumped 96 feet 0 inches (29.26 meters) up onto the Arc de Triomphe in front of Paris Las Vegas
and then descended a 40 feet drop off the monument to return safely to ground level. Robbie said after the jump that he may have broken
his hand and had a gash to the bone in the webbing of his left hand.
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