FMX double backflipper Cam Sinclair back on deck
Posted on April 9, 2010
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Cam Sinclair has successfully made his return to Freestyle Motocross with an impressive performance at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Cam suffered near fatal injuries while competing in the Red Bull X fighters competition in Madrid last July. He was rushed to a hospital in critical condition, suffering severe internal bleeding from a lacerated liver, a bruised brain, broken shoulder and broken cheek. Medical personnel put him into an induced coma and rushed him into surgery to repair his liver.
After making his recovery Cam once again got the chance to perform and as an added bonus it just happened to be in front of his home crowd.
“It was so great to get out there again and ride in front of a crowd. I’ve been training at my setup at home, but there’s nothing like hearing the crowd cheer for you; that’s something I missed the most since my accident in Madrid,” Sinclair said.
Cam is now the first person ever to ride a motorcycle on the hallowed turf of Melbourne’s landmark sporting arena, which is estimated to be worth $1000 per square meter if damaged.
“I’m still amazed they allowed us to ride today,”, “I was so careful not to damage the grass and everything worked out perfectly”
Sinclair will return to competition at Round One of the Red Bull X Fighters, in Mexico City, Mexico on 17 April.
Sinclair’s FMX career has hit new heights in recent years. In 2008 he set a Guinness World Record for the longest distance ever back-flipped on a motorcycle (129 ft) and soon after became the third person ever to land a double back-flip on a motorcycle. Sinclair’s long list of recent achievements include:
World record longest back-flip (129 FT)
World first double back-flip in a competition run (Texas, USA 2009)
4th Red Bull X Fighters FMX World Championships (Mexico City, Mexico 2009)
3rd Red Bull X Fighters FMX World Championships (Texas, USA 2009)
Most double back-flips ever landed to date (25)
Current Australasian Dirt Bike Magazine FMX rider of the year
2009 AFMX Awards ‘biggest slam’ winner
Star of ‘Crusty Demons World Tours’ (2004 – Current)
Star in upcoming ‘Nitro Circus Live Tour’
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