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23rd JULY 08

CRUSTY DEMONS 14

"A BLOODTHIRSTY SAGA"

Crusty 14 takes you on another hair raising adventure!

Travel through the crazy jungles of COLOMBIA, the mountains of ALASKA and

witness our craziest CRUSTY TOUR ever throughout EUROPE & AUSTRALIA.

The CRUSTY crew has been on a BLOODTHIRSTY mission this year to break WORLD RECORDS.

And SMASH them they DID! Witness Man and Motorcycle going higher and farther than ever thought possible!

CRUSTY DEMONS 14 "A BLOODTHIRSTY SAGA"

COMING THIS CHRISTMAS

 

 

13th JUNE 08

CONFUSION SURROUNDING NZ 'DEMON' EVENT IN JULY

Global Action Sports the promoters of the Crusty Demons would like to clarify that another event being conducted at the Vector Arena,

Auckland in July this year, which is using the name ‘Demon’ in its title, has no association with the Crusty Demons and its tours.

Lots of people have called or emailed asking if this was a Crusty Demons event and we can confirm that it is not.

In addition, some of the Crusty Demons riders including Nicky Danielson, Luke Smith, Jim McNeil and Matt Schubring have

been promoted as appearing at this July event. They are in fact exclusively signed to the Crusty Demons and will not be performing.

Anyone thinking of buying a ticket to this or any other event should phone the promoters and be absolutely sure of the riders

confirmed before handing over your hard earned cash on a ticket.

NZ Crusty Demons fans are advised to stay tuned to this site over the coming weeks for an exciting announcement regarding

the biggest ever Crusty Demons tour to visit NZ which is scheduled for February 2009.

13th MAY 08

CRUSTY TOOWOOMBA NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

Why should we write a show wrap this week when this is what was written about us in the local paper in Toowoomba -

TOOWOOMBA was a stopover on the 2008 Crusty Demons Unleash Hell Regional Tour on Saturday.

For the crowd of nearly 10,000 people who ventured out to the Toowoomba Showgrounds, there was a lot more than just hell on offer.

Among the beasts let loose from their shackles were death-defying stunts, some healthy doses of humour, good old-fashioned fireworks and plenty of excitement.

As I kid, I rode my BMX on the streets around my home jumping gutters, popping wheelies and "leaping" off home-made brick and wooden-plank jumps.

I dreamed of casting off my gravity-enforced shackles and soaring through the air, busting out the biggest moves known to man (or at least my mates) and

impressing all who were lucky enough to witness my feats.

Unfortunately, gravity proved too strong a force and I never really progressed beyond the local BMX track and the odd mountain-bike trail.I firmly believe there are at least several thousand other people who shared similar dreams as children, which is why the Crusty Demons spectacular proved so popular.

Perched atop a hill at the showgrounds I like so many people around me was amazed by what I saw. The assembled cast of Aussie and international riders are nothing short of superheroes minus the x-ray vision.

Having watched my fair share of Crusty Demons DVDs, I'll be the first to admit these guys exceeded my expectations and went well beyond

those dreams I held as a gravity-challenged child.

Being close enough to the action to feel the heat from the flame-throwers, which blasted out columns of fire, and the fireworks, but far enough away to appreciate the height and size of the stunts added to the atmosphere.

It was amazing to watch the riders belt along the smallest of tracks, hit the biggest of ramps to perform some of the toughest stunts in the industry and then land safely.

Making it up and over would be mission accomplished for me, but for the Demons it was all about impressing the crowd.And if my feelings are anything to go by, there were close to 10,000 people who left the showgrounds more than impressed.

6th MAY 08

GOSFORD GOES CRAZY FOR CRUSTY'S

A screaming crowd of almost 9,000 witnessed a sensational Crusty Demons show at the Bluetongue Stadium in Gosford on Saturday night.

Perfect conditions and an extremely enthusiastic audience pumped up the riders to perform the

biggest tricks in their repertoire. Adam Jones pulled off the biggest cordova flip of the tour and the final

all-in expression session saw every rider bust out a back flip combo, one after the other. The crowd was

brought to their feet all through the night in appreciation of the insane riding they were seeing.

15th APRIL 08

DEMONS DOMINATE AT MXWC

 

The first ever Navy Moto X World Championships was held in San Diego over the weekend with two of the riders on the 2008 Crusty Demons Unleash Hell Regional Tour claiming gold. World number one Nate Adams claimed two gold medals whilst Scott Murray received one.

Adams beat off some outstanding freestyle and racing talent to finish first in the speed and style event. He then went on to claim gold in the freestyle event where he beat of Jeremy “Twitch” Stenberg in the final with a score of 93.80.

Scott Murray claimed gold in the biggest trick event with an almost perfect double back flip, whilst Bilko finished in a controversial 5th position by pulling off a 360 heel clicker. A trick which many thought should have earned him a medal.

Adam Jones, Mike Mason and Robbie Maddison also competed well in the event.

 

 

2ND APRIL 08

TO THE NIGHT OF WORLD RECORDS FANS FROM THE PROMOTER

 

Firstly let me say how proud I was of Seth, Ryan and Robbie. Seth finally cracking the 300 foot barrier,

Ryan breaking the world record, then Robbie smashing his own record twice in one night.

Those who braved the conditions saw history made right here in Australia.

Cam Sinclair, Jon Guetter and the 50 rider, Brent Brady, also set wonderful new marks.

Bubba showed incredible courage to be the first rider out in the wet, jumping his huge frame over 150 feet

before crashing. Bubba has been released from hospital and is nursing some breaks and bruises(see Bubba news story).

Now I want to explain to fans the reasons for the delays on the night. Unfortunately the downpour at 5:15pm

which went for 30 minutes left us with a very wet and dangerous track. For at least another

two hours the track was still wet and remained very dangerous.

As a result I was forced to change the show plan around completely as most of the planned performers simply cannot run in wet conditions.

In the end the riders showed tremendous courage in jumping huge distances with a wet run up,

making an already dangerous jump, simply death defying.

I hope you all understand that we all did the best we could on the night to bring you the best action possible.

The only other option was to cancel (we are fully insured for this, so we could easily have

taken this option), but we wanted to do everything possible to give fans what they came to see.

In the end we saw some great FMX with 110 feet jumps for the first time in Australia, all the big back

flip combinations, and a world record combination back flip train.

Most importantly we saw the amazing feat of Ryan Capes and Robbie Maddison breaking the world distance record no fewer than three times.

However, I also understand that as a result of the rain, there were long periods where very little

happened and this was very frustrating for fans and a number of show aspects could not be run.

Unfortunately this was entirely unavoidable as the rain either meant a long delay or a cancellation.

I also understand that there were major delays in getting cars out of the venue. I apologise sincerely for this

to all our fans that were delayed getting home. Unfortunately even with a substantial traffic management

plan in place, Calder Park clearly cannot handle a crowd of this size from a traffic point of view.

This was disappointing as the venue assured us that this would not occur when we agreed to hold the show there.

Once again my sincere apologies for the disruption to the show and the traffic problems, however in both cases this was beyond our control.

Michael Porra

Promoter

29TH MARCH 08

NIGHT OF WORLD RECORDS WRAP - MADDO SMASHES 350ft

Australia’s own Evel Knievel, Robbie Maddison, has once again written himself into the Guinness Book of World Records after successfully jumping a death defying distance of 351feet on his Honda CR500 at the Crusty Demons Night of World Records presented by Rockstar Energy Drink at Calder Park in Melbourne, adding an astonishing 29 feet to his own record set in Las Vegas last New Years Eve.

Defying gravity - and logic - Maddison reclaimed his world title after rival Ryan Capes (USA) jumped 324 feet to better Maddison’s previous record of 322 feet and hold the record momentarily before the Australian rose to the occasion and set the new world record on his third attempt.

Maddison hit the ramp for his final attempt at over 100mph (165km) and rose more than 70 feet in the air before making a safe landing back to earth for a record shattering jump.

“I can’t explain how amazing it is to smash my own world record in front of a home crowd,” said an elated Maddison.

“I have been doing huge jumps and breaking personal records in training this week so I knew that I had it tonight, but nothing could of prepared me for how great this feels.

“All my family and friends are here and the crowd was awesome.”

The Australian was congratulated by American Challengers after deafening acclaim from the crowd, and said the opportunity to square off against competitors of equal calibre had been incredible.

“It was always going to be exciting with the jump off situation, Seth is a mate and a legend of the sport and Ryan is renowned as a long distance jumping specialist. The Aussie crowd got me over the line,” he added.

Capes fell short of the 351 mark, hitting the down ramp to complete a 324 foot effort.

While visibly disappointed, he said it was the greatest challenge he had ever faced and to hold the record even just for a moment was satisfying.

“I am looking forward to a rematch in the USA in the next twelve months it was Robbie’s night tonight,” said Capes.

Enslow set a personal best of 301feet and ten inches achieving his long held goal of breaking the 300 foot barrier.

“I am stoked, I may not have claimed the World Record but I am really happy with my result, that is the best I have jumped,” said Enslow.  

History was created when the first ever three man jump off for the world record took centre stage despite the terrible weather conditions endured all week. The show went ahead and after some minor changes to the schedule to compensate for the conditions nine records were attempted with six written into the history books.

The official Guinness record topped off an extraordinary week for Maddison who broke the world record on four separate occasions in training during the week, reaching an incredible 376 feet by the day before the show.

Successful Guinness World Record Attempts

Longest distance jump ramp to ramp on a motorcycle – Robbie Maddison broke his existing record of 322feet and 7 inches. New World Record is 351 feet

Longest backflip ramp to ramp – Cameron Sinclair existing record 125feet new world record 129feet and 7inches

Longest mini bike distance jump - Brent Brady broke the world record with a jump of 104feet and 7 inches

Longest distance jump ramp to ramp by a quad motorcycle - John Guetter existing record was 148.9 feet the new record is 176 feet 11 inches

Most swords swallowed – Chayne Hultgren existing record was 14 new world record is 17

Heaviest weight lifted while swallowing a sword – Cheyne Hultgren existing record was 20.1kg new world record is 22.4kg

 

27TH MARCH 08

MADDO SETS NEW WORLD RECORD

Australia’s own Evel Knievel, Robbie Maddison, this afternoon smashed his own world record that he set on New Year’s in Eve in Las Vegas this year, with an astonishing

leap of 346ft, adding an unbelievable 24ft to his previous mark. Treacherous conditions have prevented him from training all week, but after

few smaller training jumps today Robbie was ready to see exactly what his modified Honda CR500 and ramp could do.

The winds were still in the 30 to 40 km/h range but Robbie could not wait any longer to get out there and jump.

“I have been saying all week how far I know I can jump and it is so good to go out there and prove it today. I have now broken my own record in training and I definitely

have much more in the tank for Saturday.”

Maddison was jumping in front of a host of onlookers who were shocked and amazed at the extreme distances he was going, hitting the take off ramp at

almost 160 km/h and flying over 70 feet in the air.

His challengers Seth Enslow and Ryan Capes were watching on and now know it is going to take a huge feat to take the new world record of 346 feet off the Aussie in front of a massive home crowd of over 25,000 on Saturday night.

26TH MARCH 08

WIND PLAYS HAVOC FOR WORLD RECORD TRAINING AS

RIVALRY INTENSIFIES AMONG CONTENDERS

Crusty Demons legend Seth Enslow proved today why he his known as the craziest of them all when

he geared up and hit an astonishing distance jump of 160 feet despite extremely strong gusty side winds that swept throughout Melbourne today.

With no one else willing to jump, Seth ordered his take off ramp to be adjusted slightly to the left, knowing that the

strong winds would push him to the right, and launched himself 70 feet in the air. After landing the first jump he decided to go for another which almost ended in catastrophe.

A huge gust of wind pushed Seth two whole metres to the right whilst up in the air causing him to draw on all of his years of riding experience to escape what was almost a terrible crash.
 
“I was really keen to get out there and jump today so I just went for it despite the wind,” said Seth. “The first jump was fine

but the wind picked up as I was in the air on the second and it was a very sketchy landing. I hate to think whatwould have happened if I wasn’t able to pull it together.”

With jumping called off, Australia’s Robbie Maddison was practicing his take off speed and was reaching speeds of almost 200 km/h.

“I am scheduled to go second on the night which is going to be a definite disadvantage. Capes is last so he will knowexactly what he has to jump to beat me,” said Maddison.

“This just means I will have to go out and there and jump a distance I know he won’t be able to match. I have prepared my bike to reach speeds of 200 km/h

which can push me to 400 feet so that is the distance I am going to jump.”

Capes was quick to fire back at Maddison. “I know I have the advantage jumping last and I am going to make

the most of it. If Robbie jumps 400 feet than I will go further. The record is going to be mine.”

Robbie Maddison, Seth Enslow and Ryan Capes serious approach and painstaking preparation ahead of this Saturday evening’s jump was clearly evident.
 
“A lot goes into planning for this event and this particular jump, you need to consider everything to get it just right,” said Maddison.
 
“Fitness is definitely a key, as is confidence. You need to be 100 hundred percent committed otherwise you risk falling short and taking a very big fall.”
 
“Having three of us going for the same record is going to be interesting – the mind games have already started,” he claimed.
 
Maddison starred in the celebrity race at the recent Australian Grand Prix and Enslow said it was now his turn to take centre stage.
 
“Robbie’s had his turn, now it’s mine,” quipped Enslow.
 
“I’ve been putting absolutely everything into my training and have been bettering my own jumps consistently in practice.”

“We’ll see who can pull it off on the night, there could be some surprises.”
 
Based in the United States, Capes and Enslow have had the chance to train together prior to the event and are both acutely aware of each other’s strengths.
 
Capes rallied the argument, stating that when it came to crunch time, he knew he would have what it takes to hold off both Enslow and local hopeful Maddison.
 
“I’ve been training with Seth so I can read him pretty well, he’ll talk it up but we’ll see who actually delivers on the night,” said Capes.
 
“Robbie will be tough to top, but I know I can just out jump whatever he dishes out on the night!”
 
This attempt will round out what is set to be an incredible evening of entertainment. As well as 17 other

separate world record attempts, the event will feature an integrated pyrotechnics display and the sounds

of home-grown talents Dead Letter Circus, Mammal and Kill the Capital.

There will also be a full Crusty Demons freestyle show with star riders including world number one Nate Adams

and X Games gold medalist Adam Jones as well as freaks and the gorgeous Crusty Babes.
 
The purpose-built down-ramp which is the biggest ever constructed had its first real test today.  It is 30 feet high, 125

feet long and 60 feet wide, and uses 16,000 tonnes of dirt, costing a total of $300,000 to create.
 
In total, the arena contains 30,000 tonnes of dirt and cost promoters over one million dollars to create.