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: Here is my question:
:
: Let's take RK's Kings Island jump. It was a
: good jump, near 200 feet, he came up just a
: bit short but still landed safely. Now,
: what would happen if Ryan Capes got on the
: same motorcycle and did the exact same jump,
: using the exact same setup as Robbie. Would
: he be able to destroy Robbie's distance by
: sailing 250-300 feet? The same question
: could be asked in reverse, if Robbie used
: the same ramps and equipment for one of
: Ryan's ramp to ramp jumps, would he have
: similar success?
:
: That, I think, is how we can answer some of
: these questions. If Ryan Capes could sail
: 300 feet using the same bike and ramps that
: Robbie used and barely made 200 feet, then I
: think we could all agree that Ryan was the
: better jumper that day.
:
: I would love to see a classic, traditional
: "Jump Off" using standard 10'
: ramps between Robbie and someone like Ryan
: with the same bike, just to see what would
: happen.
:
: --Previous Message--
: I'd like to make some points.
:
: First, I'm not trying to start a fight or
: make waves but in Evel's heyday, how long
: did his show last? This is a legit question
: as I was never lucky enough to see him
: perform. Would one of his jumps be the
: whole show or would he perform during
: another type of show like a monster truck
: show or maybe a car race like Nascar or etc.
: If the whole show was just him, how long
: could that last? You can only do so many
: wheelies, talk to the audience, perform the
: jump and if successful talk to the audience
: again. Maybe after a successful jump you
: can have an autograph session. I don't know
: what you mean by thrill show Ken. Would you
: have other daredevils perform other kinds of
: stunts? Or are you maybe talking about a
: stunt show like Joey Chitwood had and
: perform a jump in that show? Once again,
: I'm not trying to start a fight, all legit
: questions.
:
: Second, about Ryan, I know a lot of you have
: ragged on him and the other distance jumpers
: for jumping ramp to huge dirt ramp. Ryan
: has done several, 3 that I know of, ramp to
: ramp jumps. I know he did a ramp to ramp
: that was at least 280' at Knievel Days a few
: years back. He also jumped ramp to ramp
: over 4 helicopters which had to be over
: 200', even though he did throw an FMX trick
: in. He also jumped over 300' ramp to ramp.
: Doesn't he deserve some credit for those
: ramp to ramp jumps? Aren't his distance
: jumps thrilling to watch? You can't fault
: him and other distance jumpers for making
: long and outrageous jumps look easy.
:
: Isn't throwing a trick or 2 or 3 in the
: middle of a 90 - over 100' jump considered
: thrilling to watch? If that's the case,
: wouldn't an FMX event be considered a thrill
: show? The show is a bunch of
: daredevils/stuntmen who perform amazing
: stunts for a big audience. Wouldn't that be
: considered a thrill show? When they do the
: Crusty Demons Night of Records? or something
: to that effect in Australia, they usually
: have 1 - 3 performers jumping for distance,
: even though they use a big dirt landing
: ramp. Aren't they thrilling the audience?
: In some FMX shows they use metal landing
: ramps instead of dirt. My point is what do
: these distance jumpers and FMXers have to do
: to put on a show that's considered a thrill
: show? I have a lot of respect for you Ken
: and the other old school jumpers. I also
: have a lot of respect for all jumpers,
: distance and FMXers. Sorry for my long
: post/rant.
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