Frankly speaking, we’re not sure how to begin this article. Data management company, EMC – partner of the Lotus F1 Team – has collaborated with its motorsport associate to set a new world record for a truck jump with a sinister twist. The result? Get this. Stuntman Mike Ryan jumped the 18-wheeler over a distance of 83 feet and seven inches.
The event itself took place on November 6 at Suffolk, United Kingdom, with Martin Ivanov – himself a notable stuntman and stand-in for actor Matt Damon – piloting the aforementioned twist, a Lotus F1 car. In concept, it sounds simple enough with the truck going airborne after driving over a ramp at high speed.
At that very same moment, the F1 car alongside veers to the other side of the truck as it gains just mere moments of airtime before crashing down onto the track again. Easy, peasy. The entire stunt was conducted as a form of promotional exercise between the two companies.
If all this truck-related chaos seems familiar, perhaps it’s because just earlier this month, a Koenigsegg One:1 was pitched against an eight-tonne Volvo FH truck in a race around the Knutstorp circuit in Sweden.
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Next time please make it Iriz with the truck, we would be proud!!
I think Iriz will koyak…
Nvm.. 5 star ANCAP ma
And I’m pretty sure your china car won’t
Nothing against the Iriz, but doubt it would fit.
Remember the time after the first Fast and Furious movie with those Civics running under the Truck. I drive a low slung Mitsubishi Eclipse and inadvertantly lined up against a truck thinking ” hell, no why I would fit under there”…..
Iriz hit a truck? It will become a black hole……
I see the truck is bouncing up and down after the jump. Ouch..
U should see the ‘Behind The Scenes’ video in EMC websites on how they redesign the truck driver’s seat to cushion the impact. Brilliant.
I think that is one of the craziest stunt ever done. Just perfect timing! :D
Yup that’s one of the real-life application of physics and mathematics.
And guts. Don’t forget guts.
Meaningless
the truck suspension is koyak after the jump.
It needs more than courage to conduct such a deadly stunt – precision, precision, precision.
Yes it needs more than courage to do dat stunt…
its called ‘dum-dum’.
Agree wit zah its really meaningless…Low tus
What we don’t see is the complete jump after the truck has landed, it could have turned sideways after the rebound and crashed…. here’s being realistic
More like being speculative.
For it to qualify as a Guinness world record, there would have to be official witnesses. So if there was a crash, expect to see videos of it.
That’s why I’m feel that I wanted to buy a truck than a car