Just for a recap, for those of you who didn’t follow our coverage–Pastrana had been working on this jump for the last two months now. Announced back in October, Pastrana’s plan was to jump a rally car off a ramp out onto a barge floating in the middle of a harbor.
The video will prove to be spectacular, and the jump itself even more so. Pastrana quite thoroughly shattered the old record, with an unofficial total of two hundred seventy four feet. The previous record was one hundred seventy one feet, so clearly, destroyed.
He then celebrated by doing a backflip off the ramp into the harbor himself. One way or another he knew he was going into that water, I guess.
The video’s patently amazing, of course, and we’ve got it directly below. Enjoy!
New footage has emerged, ladies and gentlemen, of Travis Pastrana’s upcoming New Year’s Eve rally jump, and I’ll tell you this much, it is AMAZING.
You may remember earlier when we brought you footage of the setup process for the jump, but now we have actual footage of the jump being practiced.
The setup details were downright exhaustive, including things like path grading and ramp construction, as well as several initial practices. Today, however, you’ll get to see Pastrana attempt to land on a wood and metal ramp from his jump off another ramp.
From the looks of things, the jump proves to be a success, and you’ll get to follow the whole thing from the front bumper’s point of view as Pastrana’s car goes sailing off a ramp. It’s frankly a thrilling video, and so we have it below for you to enjoy.
Travis Pastrana is most famously known for his work on a dirtbike but if you didn’t know he is also a very well respected rally car racer. However, this New Year’s eve he is looking to take his stunts to an all new level. Just what kind of level you ask?
Well, he’s going to attempt to jump a rally car onto a barge in the harbor of Long Beach, California around 11pm and will air on ESPN. If Pastrana is successful in his attempt, Red Bull says it will surpass the previous record of 171 feet.
So, be sure to tune into ESPN this New Year’s Eve at 11PM Eastern to see Travis Pastrana attempt an amazing feat.
