Ronnie Renner to attempt the biggest air on a motorcycle
Posted on June 22, 2008
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The latest Red Bull experiment will attempt to send Ronnie Renner closer to the moon than any other freestyle motocross rider before. The event will take place at Santa Monica Pier on Friday, July 11 at 7:00 p.m.
Renner is a respected freestyle motocross veteran, will attempt to establish the Guinness World Record for highest air ever attained on a motorcycle. This kind of attempt is not something Renner is known for as he seemed to be more focused on style, highlighted by huge whips, rather than risk-taking, Renner assures everyone that he’s ready to soar into freestyle fame. “My whole career has been shaping up to do something unique like this,” he said. “I feel like the sport needs it. I don’t want to just be a trick guy. This is where my heart is at.”
Ronnie Renners credentials include a gold medal in Step-Up at the 2007 Summer X Games. He also held the Step-Up world record at 35 feet until recently. Renner will attempt the high jumps onto a massive custom built galvanized steel quarter pipe measuring 64 feet wide and 25 feet tall.
Renner’s jump will be the third chapter of the Red Bull Experiment, following the record-shattering performances of fellow motocross sensation Robbie Maddison and BMX star Kevin Robinson. Maddison jumped the length of a football field in front of thousands on New Year’s Eve, clearing 322 feet at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. On June 12, Robinson soared 27 feet above the lip of a huge quarter pipe (54 feet above the ground) in New York’s Central Park to set the BMX big air world record.
Renner is set to join this elite group amidst a backdrop of the iconic, and newly renovated, Pacific Park Ferris Wheel at the Santa Monica Pier on the Southern California coast. “Los Angeles – Santa Monica specifically – is the perfect location,” he remarked. “It’s the biggest stage for the biggest air.”
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