Red Bull-sponsored German freestyle motocross rider Luc Ackermann once again proved why he is one of the biggest talents in the FMX scene. He jumped from a moving truck onto another on a highway in his homeland and managed a backflip while flying.flipAnd it was no ordinary trick – Ackermann flew over a nine-meter highway barrier and had only half a second to land.
"If I hadn't taken the speed and rebound at exactly the right moment, I would have either hit the mark or missed the impact," said the 27-year-old rider, who previously made history as the youngest person to land backwards on a motorcycle.flip.
The jump itself was a perfect combination of courage, physics and precise calculations. Ackermann launched himself from the back of a truck travelling at 20 km/h, accelerated to 54 km/h and, combined with the speed of the vehicle, took off at a total speed of 74 km/h. In the air, he added a Tsunami Back trickflip, flew over a 9-meter-high barrier and jumped onto a second truck 23 meters away, a total jump of 40 meters. And all this without any problems.hometru – the decisive signal was given to him by his brother and fellow rider Hannes Ackermann, who was right on the rebound truck.
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The entire project was prepared with maxwith utmost care. Thomas Stöggl, Head of Global Performance Innovation in Athlete Performance Center in Thalgau, Austria, analyzed all the parameters – from the motorcycle's acceleration and the truck's speed to the angle of impact and weather conditions. At first glance, the crazy stunt was actually a meticulously calculated physics experiment. But after landing, emotions took over. "The feeling after the jump was incredible, because I knew it only came out so-so," Ackermann described. "The preparations took several days, the tension was enormous, and when it fell off me, it was an incredible relief. I celebrated, I almost went crazy."
Luc Ackermann herebyonem proved once again that freestyle motocross is not just about crazy courage, but also about scientific precision. In a single second, speed, trajectory and aerodynamics had to be perfectly aligned – and it was this mix that made his backflipbetween two moving trucks, a piece that will not be easily forgotten.
