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Courtesy of Red Bull
After weeks of carefully sculpting, polishing, and tweaking his YZ450F to make it sea- and air-worthy, James Stewart finally tried his hand at the Red Bull Flugtag event on Saturday in Miami, Florida in front of more than 85,000 spectators.
James' confidence was soaring pretty high right before his flight: “Since I’m a Red Bull rider and can’t actually be judged in the event, I figure I might as well just go ahead and break the distance record so that everyone remembers me,” James said with a grin.
Unfortunately for James, however, flying a stationary motorcycle off of a 25-foot-high platform (with no motor) wasn’t quite as easy as he thought it might be; though James did put in a solid attempt, his distance was quite a bit shy of the winning team’s flight/descent of 54 feet. Still, it was all in the name of fun for the 2009 Supercross champ, and he definitely accomplished that goal.
“Red Bull Flugtag in Miami was a blast! It took me out of being so serious from what I normally do, which is racing," said Stewart. "Red Bull does so many cool things and being one of their athletes, the opportunities are just unlimited. I want to go for the record again!”
For more information on Red Bull Flugtag, visit www.redbullflugtagusa.com and for James Stewart's official website, visit www.js7.com.
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Courtesy of Red Bull
he rumors have been circulating for quite a while now, and it’s time to announce that the rumors are absolutely true! James will be competing this coming Saturday, July 10th at Red Bull Flugtag Miami aboard the most bizarre YZ450F you’ve ever seen! What in the world is Flugtag, you might ask? Red Bull Flugtag challenges teams of everyday people to build homemade, human-powered flying machines and pilot them off a 30-foot high deck in hopes of achieving flight! Flugtag may mean “flying day” in German, but all these crafts ultimately splash into the waters below. They are judged not only on their flight’s distance, but creativity and showmanship, as well.
"I'm excited to compete at Red Bull Flugtag because my craft is awesome and the guys building it are super-smart and have really gotten into it," said James. "But I'm a bit nervous about pushing it off a 30-foot drop!"
To help challenge the flight record that currently stands at 155 feet, James enlisted the engineering help of Randy Yoho to modify his Yami, and the human rocket power of good friends Anthony Paggio and Eric Sorby to help get him off the ground...and into the water.
See the attached image for a sneak peek of James and his funky flying machine. Check out a quick video posted by Vurb Moto at http://www.vurbmoto.com/theatre/797/james-stewart-miami-flutag/
For more info on the Red Bull Flugtag events, go to http://www.redbullflugtagusa.com.
For the latest James Stewart news, video and photos, visit http://www.js7.com.
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