A couple of months ago I asked you guys for input on jumping bikes through flaming hoops, I was kind of dissapointed in the responses I got from everybody. This is pretty much all I thought about while I was doing both iron butt runs last month. I have spent everyday since saturday working on sorting out this essay contest stuff, and the 36 stunts kept creeping into my mind. I figured if I drew a blueprint of what I plan on doing it would help me see it in a more clear light. The zombies in the picture will not be real zombies, I plan on having some friends either dress up as zombies, so please dont worry.
Here is the original idea. Jesse came up with adding inflate able crocodiles to the stunt, which I think is a good idea, it will bring a lot to it. I am going to build the ramps after davenport sometime. It is going to be so cool!!!! If any of you guys have any constructive input like /mathematical equations on this subject fill me in
Hmmm. 12 feet long ramps,8 feet high on the acceleration ramp, 8 feet high on the landing ramp per your sketch. What is the distance of the gap? Since the width of a reach, finger tip to finger tip is about equal to the height of a person (or a zombie, I suppose), if you know how tall the zombies are, looking at the sketch, that should tell us how wide the gap is. So, short zombies or tall zombies? And how are we to calculate the impact (forgive the pun) of the crocodiles (you could try alligators, we can send some real ones up from the swamps down here). Inquiring minds must know, you know.
ReplyDeleteYou must paint the ELs fuel tank like the General Lee and Mara must be on the back shooting dynamite loaded arrows from a compound bow. Carl needs to grow a beard, buy a set of cover alls and a ratty old white ford pickup with a cb. He must call you on the cb by repeating "Shepherd to lost sheep, shepherd to lost sheep...come back." while your jumping. Then and only then can you truely appreciate the fact that your nuts.
ReplyDeleteI volunteer to be a zombie....as old age has not been kind to me. As far as your sketches I am reverse engineering your design and will be manufacturing it in class with our new cnc mill 1/4 scale and we will do a test run using my pet mouse and a radio controlled 1936 EL that we created from popsicle sticks and chewing gum. Amy said she would be the naught nusre in case you stub your toe upon landing. Remember to watch old episodes of the jumps TEH FONZ did and study them carefully grasshoppa'
ReplyDeleteIt's not really much of a stunt, unless you're riding side-saddle while blindfolded.
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