Monster Energy’s Ryan Capes Steps ‘Er Up @ The Toe’s MX Park Huckfest – Airs It Out At Or Beyond The 300-Foot Mark Four Times

Monster Energy’s Ryan Capes Steps ‘Er Up @ The Toe’s MX Park Huckfest – Airs It Out At Or Beyond The 300-Foot Mark Four Times

“Seth and Trigger tapped out and I pushed the ramp back to 240 (ft.), pinned it and hit around 300 feet four times. They were trippin’!” said Capes.

CORONA, Calif., (March 4, 2008) – In his final public tune-up for his upcoming Crusty Demon’s “Night of World Records,” Monster Energy’s Ryan Capes stepped ‘er up against two of the top distance jumpers in the world and sent a message to the close-knit long distance motorcycle jumping community that he’s going to crush Robbie Maddison’s 322-foot world record on March 29^th in Melbourne, Australia.

After Seth Enslow and Trigger Gumm had both pulled off personal best distance jumps of 268 feet and 281 feet, respectively, at Washington’s Toe’s MX Park’s annual “Huckfest,” Capes pushed the Monster Energy take-off ramp back to create a eyebrow-raising 240-foot gap, then proceeded to pound out back-to-back-to-back-to-back jumps right at or beyond the 300-foot mark.

“Seth and Trigger tapped out and I pushed the ramp back to 240 feet, pinned it and hit around 300 feet four times,” said Capes. “They (Enslow and Gumm) were trippin’!”

From the dirt in-run at Toe’s both Enslow and Gumm hit personal-best jumps, as each of their previous bests were achieved off pavement in-runs. “We all pushed each other and worked as a team, so it was pretty cool,” said Capes.

The three will re-join in Australia for the Crusty show where Capes says Maddison’s record will for sure fall. In fact, it already has – unofficially – when Capes uncorked a 323-plus footer in practice at Toe’s two weeks ago.

"My dad and I measured it out and we jumped 323-6,” said Capes of a jump that would have been a new world record, eclipsing that of (Rob) Maddison’s recent 322-7 leap. “But Seth (Enslow) measured it at 322-6, so we went with that.”

Maddison’s distance record, if not ‘officially’ topped before then, will no doubt fall at the hand of Capes @ Crusty Demon’s “Night of World Records” in Melbourne, Australia (March 29^th). For more information on that gig link to www.crusty.com

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