Robbie Maddison nails his motorcyle jump

**Madness** · 1st January 2009, 20:47

Kiwi fails in truck backflip attempt
NZPA | Thursday, 01 January 2009

A New Zealander making a world-first truck backflip attempt was part of the main attraction at a Las Vegas New Year's Eve event.

Rhys Millen executed the backflip of his 1,300kg off-road truck perfectly – until he rolled upon landing on the Las Vegas Strip.

The 36-year-old rally driver broke his back a year ago attempting to perform the stunt, but walked away last night unscathed.

"Last year we attempted what was before then thought impossible. . . My body can be broken but my mind cannot," Millen said before the event.

He was part of a team entertaining revellers on the Strip, alongside Aussie motorcyclist and fellow Red Bull stunt team member Robbie Maddison who performed a 37 metre jump, landing on a replica of France's Arc de Triomphe.

The stunt was the considered equivalent to jumping on to a 10 storey apartment building.

Millen won the Red Bull Drifting World Championship this year, and has performed as a stunt driver in numerous commercials and movies.

**Reido** · 1st January 2009, 21:20

holy crap... both.. very impressive

**robertydog** · 2nd January 2009, 08:55

http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/...03494&n8pe6c=2

**Wingnut** · 2nd January 2009, 09:04

Holy Shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Balls of steel man. That is some crazy shit. He was about 2 metres from totally over shooting that landing when he came back down - that would have been total disaster!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Legend!

**Madness** · 2nd January 2009, 09:11

Here is Youtube evidence with a different camera angle.

**I'm motarded** · 2nd January 2009, 09:13

Fark!

Thats insane.

**I'm motarded** · 2nd January 2009, 09:19

Bloody shame Millen didn’t land it

**Madness** · 2nd January 2009, 09:27

Originally Posted by I'm motarded

Bloody shame Millen didn’t land it

I didn't realise how well he's doing over there, winning the world Drifting championship etc. (Probably like the World Series in Baseball, only U.S teams enter).

Nice to see the main events at Vegas were a Kiwi & an Aussie.

**Ghost_Bullet** · 2nd January 2009, 09:45

damn crazy man, impressive no out even to try.

**Big Dave** · 2nd January 2009, 09:47

It's that sort of irresponsible behavior that is giving motorcyclists a bad name.

What will the public think. What about the risk. Did he drink enough. What bout the effect on third part premiums. He didn't countersteer and the bike didn't have USD forks.

I'm outa here.

**Kevmo7** · 2nd January 2009, 10:30

Maddo also holds the record for longest jump 351ft

**AlBundy** · 2nd January 2009, 10:47

Yeah, that's INSANE!!!

Thanks for the link...

**TOTO** · 4th January 2009, 21:08

great stuff.

Also love the start of the intervew:

"Robbie, what does this mean for you?"

"Arh Arh Fuck..."

LOL - good effort from the guy.

**piston broke** · 4th January 2009, 21:23

just

mad

**racerhead** · 5th January 2009, 01:32

That man is nuts

The step up was pretty easy compared to riding off the edge for the step down and then very nearly over jumping it, huge respect for the guy and I hope he goes on to break more records