If you haven't seen the unbelievable feat of , go watch it right now. Then check out this great behind-the-scenes clip and see how Mike Ryan broke the barrier of what looks possible.
"It is one of my dream stunts actually," said Ryan, who's done in . "It's the one thing I have not done in a big rig... I think it's a genunie first." His advice if you want to try this at home? "I think it's extremely critical that we hit the ramp as straight as possible." (Also, please don't try this at home.)
Freightliner semi-truck racer Mike Ryan had a serious spill at Pikes Peak just a few days ago, with
It's cool to see the speeds and angles be calculated, but the video's worth watching if only to see the insane truck-jump from the perspective of the race car below it.
Images and video via EMC