BFD FMX's Blog – July 2009 Archive (3)

Ronnie Renner was at it again this weekend for Red Bull's High Rise event in Chicago. A few months back he set the Motorcycle Quarterpipe height record out in Venice, California, but Renner wasn't letting anyone else get a jump on topping him.



This weekend Renner set a new Guinness World Record 22-foot-tall quarterpipe, as 41 feet 5 inches from the top of the ramp, or 63 feet 5 inches high, total. Personally, I think the measurement from… Continue

Spanish native Dany Torres kept Madrid's X-Fighters title in Spain earlier today, beating out Nate Adams, the winner of the Fort Worth round. Adams put down a huge run, but the judges favored Torres. While I was merely watching the live web cast, Adams did not appear to agree with the judges.



Cam Sinclair took a nasty fall on a double backflip. No solid report on his condition as of yet, but the word is he's had surgery to repair a lacerated liver and is in a medically induced coma.… Continue

Photo: Michael Regan/Getty Images for Red Bull Photofiles | Location: London, England



In true guerilla fashion, Robbie "Maddo" Maddison backflipped the gap on the London Bridge last night around 2:30am.

Rumors had been circulating that he was up to something, but no one outside Robbie's circle and Red Bull knew what was up. Amongst tight lips, Maddo flipped the 75-foot gap in the middle of the night, with no practice and a small… Continue