Robbie Maddison – Motorbike Superstar – does something a bit special for New Years…
On December 31, 2007, (on the 40th anniversary of Evel Knievel jumping the fountains at Caesars Palace), Maddison broke the world motorcycle jumping record, 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.
He completed a similar feat on December 31st 2008 by jumping 96 feet 0 inches (29.26 meters) up onto the Arc de Triomphe in front of Paris Las Vegas and then descended a 40 foot drop off the monument to return safely to ground level.
Source: [Wikipedia]
