RicH_87 Posted April 7, 2006 Report Share Posted April 7, 2006 Found this on another forum and thought i'd share it. Danny Way Bomb Drops off Hardrock cafe guitarhttp://www.fatbmx.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=1416On April 6, internationally renowned pro skateboarder Danny Way smashed the “Bomb Drop” world record by freefalling 28 feet from the Fender Stratocaster guitar atop the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas onto a ramp below. The event, originally scheduled for April 5, was rescheduled due to inclement weather conditions. Thousands of spectators watched Way execute the drop off the guitar onto a ramp built by John Tyson and his team at VP Industries. “Despite the variables in the ramp design, once again, we managed to make this challenge happen,” said Danny Way. “This event demonstrates the continued progression of skateboarding.”Key Facts of the world record jump:-Freefall World Record – measured and confirmed by Guinness Book of World Records: 28’/8.53m-Height of drop-in spot on guitar: 78’/23.77m;-Height of the landing ramp 56’/17.1m. Width of landing ramp 24’/7.27m; Flat bottom 64’/19.4m;-Height of quarterpipe 27’/8.2m; Width of quarterpipe 48’/14.54m.-Previous record 12’ 3.6” held by Adil Dyani.from fatbmx! Build ramps not bombs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted April 7, 2006 Report Share Posted April 7, 2006 I guess theres no hight limit to falling into ramp as long as the ramps big and mellow enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
011001000110010101110010 Posted April 7, 2006 Report Share Posted April 7, 2006 True, but still pretty mad. This guy is doing things no one else bothers to, wasnt it him that jumped the great wall of china? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-BAD Posted April 7, 2006 Report Share Posted April 7, 2006 (edited) True, but still pretty mad. This guy is doing things no one else bothers to, wasnt it him that jumped the great wall of china?yup, with a broken ankle i think. when he nailed it, he did a 360 over it Edited April 7, 2006 by T-BAD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoyoyo Posted April 7, 2006 Report Share Posted April 7, 2006 I've got a video of him when he does a massive gap and nosegrinds a rail when he's going across. Crazy stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun H Posted April 7, 2006 Report Share Posted April 7, 2006 Mental, he did it twice as well I think.Videos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoyoyo Posted April 7, 2006 Report Share Posted April 7, 2006 [attachmentid=3593]Thats the one i have on my phone.Danny_Way_Nose_Blunt_Slide.3gp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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