Watch Tanner Foust break the world record for the longest jump in a four-wheeled vehicle. Team Hot Wheels and the famous driver broke the record on May 29th 2011 at the Indianapolis 500. Tanner and his Hot Wheels Baja truck dropped 10 stories (90 feet / 27 meters) to get the required acceleration, before jumping for a total length of 332 feet / 101 meters.
In a hop that unofficially measured 83.5m (274 feet), Travis Pastrana travelled from Long Beach, Calif.'s Pine Street Pier onto a barge in a record breaking rally car jump.
Levi LaVallee (born August 31, 1982) is an American snowmobile racer.On Friday December 17, 2010 Lavallee suffered a broken pelvis, and punctured lung during a practice run forRed Bull New Year No Limits, and was unable to make his record setting attempt during the planned special New Years telecast. However, during a previous practice session leading up to the event Levi managed to land a record setting 110m (361) foot jump shattering the old record of 92m (301 1⁄2 feet). Since the official event for the attempt did not take place the practice run has been submitted for the official world record title.
On December 31, 2011 Lavallee jumped across the San Diego Bay as part of Red Bull New Year No Limits, just over one year after he was injured in a training run preparing for the same event. Lavallee set a world record during his jump of
412 ft.
As a distance jumper for over seven years, Capes Ryan has prepared his entire life for his latest stunt and he insists this new distance 118,99m (390' 4") is just the beginning. After realizing that he had a passion and talent for long-distance jumping, Capes decided to dedicate his life to breaking distance records and leading the charge as the self-proclaimed "new-school pioneer" of distance jumping.
Capes also broke the record for height 23.7m (78') and distance over an open gap 106m (348').
Ash Nichols flew the ford LTL (Semi Truck) 101.9 feet to a safe landing.
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