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01-01-2008, 02:55 AM
How's the new world motorcycle jumping record by Aussie Robbie Maddison.
Robbie Maddison broke the world motorcycle jumping record Monday night, soaring 322 feet, 71/2 inches at the Rio All-Suite Casino and Hotel.
Facing a slight headwind, the freestyle star from Australia made a second jump, but went only 320 feet on that attempt.
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Maddison broke the record of 277-6 set by Trigger Gumm in 2005 in Australia. During practice Sunday night, Maddison jumped 350 feet.
Maddison landed in perfect control on both attempts, sailing over a drawn-in football field and coming down on a large dirt landing area.
And he's comming back to OZ to try and break that record because of the head wind, He thinks he can reach 360 feet.
Robbie Maddison broke the world motorcycle jumping record Monday night, soaring 322 feet, 71/2 inches at the Rio All-Suite Casino and Hotel.
Facing a slight headwind, the freestyle star from Australia made a second jump, but went only 320 feet on that attempt.
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Maddison broke the record of 277-6 set by Trigger Gumm in 2005 in Australia. During practice Sunday night, Maddison jumped 350 feet.
Maddison landed in perfect control on both attempts, sailing over a drawn-in football field and coming down on a large dirt landing area.
And he's comming back to OZ to try and break that record because of the head wind, He thinks he can reach 360 feet.