Forgive us for posting a video that has nothing to do with racing – omnipresent title sponsor aside – but we here in the Motor Sport office think this is exciting enough to feature.
Felix Baumgartner’s record-breaking jump has much about it that is mirrored in motor sport. The daring, risk, skill and speed are all there, as well as the boundary-pushing technology. In the end the Austrian reached 833.9 mph in freefall, breaking the sound barrier exactly 65 years after Chuck Yeager first achieved the feat.
Just watch Baumgartner leave the balloon and ask yourself if you could make that step.
Just when I was seriously impressed with motorsport mag, to the point im pondering a subscription, you post this…
Daring, risk, skill and speed? Im married, dude.
only a few have the skills, training and guts to achieve it. But even more incredible, was the guy that did it in 1960. What an achievement by both of them.
Bill –
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Separately, if you didn’t watch the Stratos event live on the web, I assure you it was high drama indeed.
Are you sure it was Baumgartner? Lotus F1 are saying it was their Flying Finn: http://pinterest.com/pin/211035932510122836/ By ze vei, Baumgartner was Hungarian, right?
I’m confused. Baumgartner achieved mach1 in a free fall, while Yeager did it in an aircraft. Apples and oranges.
A nice stunt…but the point was…?
WHat happens to the pod will it be a hazerd to other aircraft HB