Semi jump record - Everyone is talking about the latest video involving a Lotus Formula 1 car and a truck. The video which has already gone viral shows a truck jumping over the F1 race car. So how high was the jump recorded at?
Mike Ryan is renowned for racing diesel-powered semis in the uncanny of places. Well, Ryan's latest stunt involved a truck and a race car that made broke the world record for semi jump record. The stunt was arranged by none other than the data-storage firm and sponsor of Lotus F1 cars, EMC based in Massachusetts. This was reportedly a first for Ryan.
"It is one of my dream stunts, because it is one thing I have not done in a big rig. I've flipped them, crashed them every which way you can, but I have not jumped a truck and trailer, and I've never seen it done before," shares Ryan about the semi jump record to Yahoo! autos.
The semi jump record video shows the truck jumping over the F1 race car. Given the semi was modified left with nothing inside, the stunt was practically easy to perform for the Massachusetts-based team. The semi jump record has already been recorded on the Guinness World Records and no doubt it would stay there for long.
There have been no CGI or photo shop involved in the process. What fans had seen in the video was the real deal. Could Jean-Claude Van Damme and his Volvo trucks pull off the same stunt or make it even better?
For those who have yet to see the action in the semi jump record video, check the action out yourself by clicking on the video below. So how high did the truck manage to jump over the race car? According to Digital Trends' report, the jump record is at an impressive 83 feet and seven inches.
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