There are stunt jumps and then there’s this. Filmed in Washington State at Evergreen Speedway, it shows a sleeper cab equipped semi truck (an International perhaps?) gaining a full head of steam around the outside of the circle track and launching skyward much to the delight of everyone in attendance. The landing is slightly more violent than a plane crash and we literally cannot imagine the hell the driver experienced when the truck came back to Earth.
We do not know how far it flew but it is kind of amazing how level it stayed. We figured the massive weight of the big diesel engine in the nose would make it auger in, but it didn’t do that at all.
Would you have the guts to do this stunt?
Thanks to John Rasmussen for the tip!
Here are multiple videos of the jump. The first is the best.
that is epic awsumness !
We got a long road ahead and a short time to get there, better make this rig FLY!! =D
It’s a Volvo, or perhaps the White predecessor. My back still hurts from years of driving a Mack on Chicago roads, and I seldom got airborne.
First off the jump was totaly sick. Must hav done wonders for the drivers spine not to mention the track surface. If you look at the video that was shot from the infield its pretty obvious this track is run by idiots. There are people wandering around all over the place not to mention children and not 50 yards away theres a speeding big rig flying through the air. I also like the cars that they have standing on end with 2X4’s holding them up and spectators walking around them like they were garden sculpture. INSANE! I wanna go
my 3 year old daughter just watched this with me – her only comment “I think he needs a tow truck”
haha
Dude, hold my beer and watch this!!
SPECIAL thanks to Josh Beckel for doing the jump in the crusher 122′ long. how many more years can he keep doing this for all of us to see . he is special to see more of him search youtube josh beckel for cool stunts. to see 1 more jump on the same ramp on the same night shot by the same person my brother. youtube World Record Limo jump 123 1/2 feet hd 1080 . its almost as good limo gets bent when it lands