Levi LaVallee and Robbie Maddison soared over 300 feet of water and changed they way we view action sports at Red Bull: New Year. No Limits. LaVallee, a 29-year-old native of Longville, Minn., who was slated to jump in the same event last year before a testing accident derailed his New Year’s plans, redeemed himself in a big way – by breaking his existing certified world record of 361 feet with a leap of 412 feet 6 inches. Maddison, a 30-year-old Aussie now living in Temecula, Calif., also achieved history by breaking his existing certified world record of 351 feet 3 inches by more than 30 feet, landing 378 feet 9 inches from his take-off ramp
The Ultimate Guide to the Dakar Rally examines the world’s most dangerous and gruelling motorsport event
Dakar means far more than an African city. It’s a word that fires the imagination of every motorsport fan and competitor alike.
Since 2009 the race has been run in South America after a litany of threats from miscellaneous terrorist organisations and rebels in North Africa, and no longer ends in the Senegal capital at Dakar. But the race retains its name, and its reputation as the world’s most gruelling and dangerous motorsport event   … More