Today in motorcycle history, December 31, 2007 & 2008

  I thought I'd share three New Year's Eve leaps from fabulous, Las Vegas, Nevada. 

  December 31, 2007 at the Rio Hotel - Australian daredevil/stunt rider Robbie Maddison, jumps more than the distance of an American football field, setting a World Record with a mind-boggling 322 feet 7 inches obliterating the previous Guinness World Record of 277 feet by Trigger Gumm.

  December 31, 2008 at the Mirage Hotel and Casino - Robbie Knievel was scheduled to jump the volcano at the Mirage Hotel. At the actual 200-foot jump, lame-ass Knievel gave the appearance of jumping the volcano, but limited the stunt to a ramp-to-ramp jump in front of the volcano with fireworks behind him. Lame.

  On the same evening only a cab ride away at Paris Las Vegas - Robbie Maddison, live on ESPN in front of a World-Wide audience, successfully jumped 96 feet up onto the Arc de Triomphe in front of Paris Las Vegas. Maddison caught his breath, took a lap or two around the roof, checked out the view and then descended an 80-foot drop off the monument to return safely to ground level. 

  Plans for your New Year's Eve? Try to not get arrested like last year, will ya?




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