“First time I’ve grabbed 5th (gear) on the 450,” said Capes . “I’m on the hunt and records are gonna fall.”
CORONA, Calif., (Feb. 25, 2008) – Monster Energy’s Ryan Capes, the first motorcyclist to break the magical 300-foot jump barrier, just uncorked a record-mashing 322-footer recently at Toe’s MX Park in Royal City, Wash.
“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.”
Capes said that he and Enslow were pushing each other early, with the crusty Enslow putting up a personal-best 268 footer, which beat his old personal best of 248-feet by some 20 feet.
“I told him I’m going to push the ramp back another 20 feet and Seth said he’d watch – so he watched me tie on a 322 footer,” said Capes . “First time I’d ever grabbed 5th (gear) on the 450.”
Moving the in-run around at Toe’s, Capes says he’s got 2,000 feet of clean approach to his new Monster Energy take-off ramp. He adds that 350-400 footers are well within the realm of his ability.
“322 was a cakewalk,” said Capes . “I’m on the hunt and records are gonna fall.”
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 29th). For more information on that gig link to www.crusty.com
Next up for Capes is a March 2nd practice session at Toe’s MX Park in Royal City . Live nearby? Come check out history. “I plan on going 350-360,” says Capes . And we wouldn’t bet against it. Directions? Link to: www.toesmxp.com
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Monster Energy’s Ryan Capes Mashes New Motorcycle Distance Jumping Record With His Own 322-Footer
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Tuesday, February 26, 2008
TOMMY JOHNSON WINS ROUND ONE OF 2008 ENERGY DRINK WARS; DRIVES TO FINAL FOUR AT PHOENIX.
PHOENIX (Feb. 24) – The Monster Energy Funny Car team took the information and performance gains made in pre-race testing and used it to pay dividends at the Checker Schuck’s Kragen Nationals.
The team qualified fourth with a 4.815/318.99.
After rain washed out Friday’s qualifying, the fields were set following two Saturday runs.
“I was really confident that we would be able to capitalize on the big strides we made in testing before this event,” said Johnson. “All the crew chiefs were a little nervous after losing a whole day to rain and having only two runs to make the field, but Jimmy (Walsh, crew chief) stepped up to the plate with a competitive tune-up on the first qualifying run Saturday to get us solidly in the show.”
The first round of eliminations was slated to be a battle of the energy drinks: Johnson in the Monster Energy car versus Jerry Toliver in the Rockstar Funny Car. Johnson won the round handily, driving the Monster Energy Dodge Charger to an aggressive 4.834/310.63 while Toliver was on and off the throttle trying to gain traction.
“We were tickled pink to get that round win,” said Johnson. “Before that run Kenny (Bernstein, team owner) told me to just think of it as any other round, but I really wanted to get that win for him, for Monster, and the team. I guess you could call that a high energy round,” joked Johnson.
Johnson transferred to the quarterfinals to face Cruz Pedregon. The Monster Energy car stretched the lead and won the round with a 4.908/311.41 while Pedregon struggled to gain traction.
“We’re excited to be going to the semifinals,” said Johnson. “We had a little bit of a problem on that run, but we’re still showing big signs of improvement.
When the green lights flashed on the Christmas tree to signal the start of the semifinal battle, Johnson and Hight were neck and neck, but Hight got the edge at the finish line. Hight: 4.803/318.92; Johnson: 4.837/323.50.
“We gave him a run for the money,” said Johnson. “He just nicked us at the finish line. It’s hard to be disappointed after a performance like that. It looked like his engine was hurt, and I thought we could reel him in, but we ran out of racetrack.
“All in all we made some great progress today and a great rebound after Pomona. This team put in a lot of hard work and the comeback here in Phoenix is a statement for the team. This didn’t happen by accident. It happened because Jimmy and the crew buckled down and got results.
“Our performance here is a big confidence booster for the whole team and I think we’re going to be very competitive for the rest of the year.”
Johnson’s run to the semis contributed to a huge leap for the team to No. 7 in Funny Car point standings
The team qualified fourth with a 4.815/318.99.
After rain washed out Friday’s qualifying, the fields were set following two Saturday runs.
“I was really confident that we would be able to capitalize on the big strides we made in testing before this event,” said Johnson. “All the crew chiefs were a little nervous after losing a whole day to rain and having only two runs to make the field, but Jimmy (Walsh, crew chief) stepped up to the plate with a competitive tune-up on the first qualifying run Saturday to get us solidly in the show.”
The first round of eliminations was slated to be a battle of the energy drinks: Johnson in the Monster Energy car versus Jerry Toliver in the Rockstar Funny Car. Johnson won the round handily, driving the Monster Energy Dodge Charger to an aggressive 4.834/310.63 while Toliver was on and off the throttle trying to gain traction.
“We were tickled pink to get that round win,” said Johnson. “Before that run Kenny (Bernstein, team owner) told me to just think of it as any other round, but I really wanted to get that win for him, for Monster, and the team. I guess you could call that a high energy round,” joked Johnson.
Johnson transferred to the quarterfinals to face Cruz Pedregon. The Monster Energy car stretched the lead and won the round with a 4.908/311.41 while Pedregon struggled to gain traction.
“We’re excited to be going to the semifinals,” said Johnson. “We had a little bit of a problem on that run, but we’re still showing big signs of improvement.
When the green lights flashed on the Christmas tree to signal the start of the semifinal battle, Johnson and Hight were neck and neck, but Hight got the edge at the finish line. Hight: 4.803/318.92; Johnson: 4.837/323.50.
“We gave him a run for the money,” said Johnson. “He just nicked us at the finish line. It’s hard to be disappointed after a performance like that. It looked like his engine was hurt, and I thought we could reel him in, but we ran out of racetrack.
“All in all we made some great progress today and a great rebound after Pomona. This team put in a lot of hard work and the comeback here in Phoenix is a statement for the team. This didn’t happen by accident. It happened because Jimmy and the crew buckled down and got results.
“Our performance here is a big confidence booster for the whole team and I think we’re going to be very competitive for the rest of the year.”
Johnson’s run to the semis contributed to a huge leap for the team to No. 7 in Funny Car point standings
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Monday, February 25, 2008
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