Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Watch a Man Jump His Big Rig More Than 100 Feet—Yes, Through the Air

Watch this big rig jump 101.9 feet
Semi trucks aren't meant to fly, but that hasn't stopped Australian stuntman/daredevil/lunatic Ash Nichols setting the distance record at 101.9 feet. Nichols used a supercross-style tabletop jump at the Loveday 4×4 Adventure Park in Barmera, Australia, to perform this stunt in his Ford LTL big rig.

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As if flying in a semi isn't hard enough, there's also the landing. In this record-breaking jump, Nichols stuck the landing flawlessly, but another video shot a few months prior to this attempt shows Nichols coming up a few feet short, which results in a violent impact. The older video also gives us a look inside the truck for a better idea of which modifications Nichols made to the truck for safety.

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This story originally appeared on roadandtrack.com



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