Rhys Millen Backflip accident video

[Tracy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w69nF1AFnbw

[slow_hatch]

But why :thinking:

[Tracy]

This was supposed to be it.:
http://www.redbullusa.com/experiment

This is what happened:

12/27/2007
Rhys Injured in Backflip Testing

Rhys Millen was involved in an accident while preparing to be the first person to backflip an off-road racing truck at the Red Bull Experiment in Las Vegas on Monday, December 31.

We have been informed by Rhys Millen Racing's management team that Rhys has incurred non-life threatening injuries and is currently being medically treated at a local hospital.

Red Bull has a strong history working with athletes who push the limits and always employs safety as its first and primary concern. However, this is an unfortunate accident, and we wish Rhys a quick and healthy recovery. Additional information will be disclosed when it becomes available.

RHYS MlLLEN QUOTE:
“After successfully landing the 360-degree backflip three times into the cardboard boxes in training, I am disappointed that our last jump ended in an accident. As I lay here in the hospital with three broken vertebrae in my neck and two compressed and broken vertebrae in my back, I am also disappointed that we cannot perform the 360-degree backflip at the Red Bull Experiment on New Year's Eve, but I'm happy that I will be able to walk again. I look forward to watching Robbie Maddison do his 300-plus-foot motorcycle jump in Las Vegas.”

[EmminoDaGreat]

damn, i was looking for that.

[itz a jew]

owned

[Tracy]

Yea, he broke some sh.it. Glad he's ok.

[dazn]

thats gotta suck.
id love to see the truck and see how the cage/chassis handled it.
glad he's alright though.