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Dyrdek Chevy Sonic KickFlip Stunt is the Spiral Jump

Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 1:36 pm
by brian
Dec 17, 2011: Got word that folks from Chevy apparently are sponsoring a 'Spiral Jump' of sorts?
They are calling it a kickflip (a skateboarding term) and it's part of their Let's Do This! promotion.
Stunt to be performed today at 11 AM.
The ramps sure look familiar (metal version of the Spiral Jump take off ramps)

Will post up links to video's if this is what i think it is.
also see Spiral Jump links:
Questions on Spiral Jump Stunt
Astro Spiral Jump, Part 2

Re: Dyrdek Chevy Sonic KickFlip Stunt is the Spiral Jump

Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 4:32 pm
by brian
So far found this picture on the web of the stunt.
Looking for more pics and video.
if this is the actual stunt the orientation does not look good.
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here's a sequential of the original
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Re: Dyrdek Chevy Sonic KickFlip Stunt is the Spiral Jump

Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 5:07 pm
by brian
and here's a video

Drydek Chevy Sonic KickFlip Stunt

not very pretty but still able to drive it after!

brian

Re: Dyrdek Chevy Sonic KickFlip Stunt is the Spiral Jump

Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 9:40 am
by brian
And here's another view of the stunt:

Alternate view of messy KickFlip
And to think they did 10 trial runs for this?
Looks like they are on par with the TopGear boys, they call it 'a success' i call it 'luck'

Success? of Luck Top Gear Spiral Jump?

Should have spoken with us and we could have shown them how to do it the right way, like this!

Spiral Jump aka KickFlip done correctly!

Re: Dyrdek Chevy Sonic KickFlip Stunt is the Spiral Jump

Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 9:56 am
by MSI
Here's the 'official' video with a couple of views and interview with Dyrdek.
He mentions the 'Bond Spiral jump' and wanting to do that but 'too expensive'????
They never contacted us, a couple of minor tweaks (checking the design/etc for the different car with our simulation program) and we could have done it right!

Interview and multiple views of KickFlip
(thanks to Doug Milliken for sending some of these video links. He and i hope to do a second generation Spiral Jump someday! (My father and Doug's father were the team that brought the original spiral jump to life!) Too bad Dyrdek/Chevy didn't think to contact us to get it done right!)

Re: Dyrdek Chevy Sonic KickFlip Stunt is the Spiral Jump

Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 9:58 am
by brian
From the boys at TopGear: Video: MTV star Rob Dyrdek goes topsy turvy in Chevrolet’s city car
Watch a Chevy Aveo do a barrel roll
And they mention:
record-breaking? what's that all about?
I looked it up!
from Casino Royale (2006) Trivia
  • "The car barrel-roll stunt by the Aston Martin DBS broke the world record for the most barrel rolls assisted by a cannon. Originally, the racing specifications of the DBS meant that a standard ramp would not be sufficient to get the car to roll, so the special effects team were called in to install a air-powered cannon behind the drivers seat. This allowed the car to complete seven full rolls. The stunt was officially entered into the Guinness Book of World Records on 5th November 2006"
but um....it isn't really a 'stunt' more like a crash/mess!!

Video of Aston DBS barrel-roll in Casino Royale

Re: Dyrdek Chevy Sonic KickFlip Stunt is the Spiral Jump

Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2011 1:41 pm
by brian
Autoweek covers the stunt.
Skateboarder Rob Dyrdek kick-flips a Chevrolet Sonic for ad
which includes
  • "Professional skateboarder and MTV star Rob Dyrdek did something with a Chevrolet Sonic on Saturday that's never been done before: a kick flip. That's what they call it when a skateboard, or a car, corkscrews off a ramp, landing back on four wheels."
um....ok, i guess no one has done it and called it a "kickflip" but it's been done and done much better! (Ok, and sometimes much worse!)

Re: Dyrdek Chevy Sonic KickFlip Stunt is the Spiral Jump

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 1:52 pm
by MSI
Jan 26, 2012: KickFlip going super duper bowl... ahhh....but if they had only done it the right way...maybe next time...