Video: Loop Of Doom - Matt Macduff

[News bot]

On Saturday March 19th, Matt Macduff sustained a terrible fall attempting to make his way around the Loop Of Doom. After 3 years of research, determination and hard work, Matt managed to find everything he needed to make his project happen.

 

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[Skylark]

Did monster pay for the building of the loop, that's a good R50k or few?

 

Poor dude after all that work gets bone mashed on the first try. I wonder if they did the maths on rider speeds needed, entry/exit angles etc beforehand?

[AdrianDJ]

No they just built a loop and hoped for the best. 

[Nick]

Did monster pay for the building of the loop, that's a good R50k or few?

 

Poor dude after all that work gets bone mashed on the first try. I wonder if they did the maths on rider speeds needed, entry/exit angles etc beforehand?

Monster weren't directly involved in this one.

 

There's a bit more on the fundraising and design here.

[Ghost Rider X]

a lot of people will get hurt with this madness

[Skylark]

No they just built a loop and hoped for the best.

From what I have seen even the guys that have experience with riding loops know they will take a good few tries till they make it, ie the chance of you making it first time is just about zero, normally they make a huge foam pit or blow up landing cushion on the exit side. Matt goes sans everything bar a helmet and zero foam pit, the results sadly speak for themselves, fearless dude though!

[AdrianDJ]

From what I have seen even the guys that have experience with riding loops know they will take a good few tries till they make it, ie the chance of you making it first time is just about zero, normally they make a huge foam pit or blow up landing cushion on the exit side. Matt goes sans everything bar a helmet and zero foam pit, the results sadly speak for themselves, fearless dude though!

haha. i was being serious i promise... (Jokes it was sarcasm) True he should probably have used a foam pit on either side, but i am sure they would have done the math, but math doesn't help when you get the line wrong or disorientated. 

[Headshot]

Can't wait for his second attempt - with a parachute, perhaps...

[Pure Savage]

Did monster pay for the building of the loop, that's a good R50k or few?

 

Poor dude after all that work gets bone mashed on the first try. I wonder if they did the maths on rider speeds needed, entry/exit angles etc beforehand?

Strange nobody else stepped up to do it

 

They should just divert one of the normal trails through there and see if some random can stick it. ER24 paramedics can sponsor it.

[Shebeen]

Did monster pay for the building of the loop, that's a good R50k or few?

 

Poor dude after all that work gets bone mashed on the first try. I wonder if they did the maths on rider speeds needed, entry/exit angles etc beforehand?

more than that!!!

 pretty awesome funding campaign

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/773744110/raise-the-loop

[banna]

Sheesh, he's going to have nightmares about this one for a very long time. Sure he won't try something like this again without the appropriate safety measures.

 

Hope he heals up soon.

[Skylark]

haha. i was being serious i promise... (Jokes it was sarcasm) True he should probably have used a foam pit on either side, but i am sure they would have done the math, but math doesn't help when you get the line wrong or disorientated. 

 

Hehe considering how poorly executed his first and only run was and the consequences thereof I believed you. If you know you will slam from 4 stories up guaranteed and you take no precautions then you either really want to die or perhaps must be thick as 2 bricks. Macduff of all people should know better than to throw caution to the wind on the really massive technical stuff?

[arendoog]

research !!!!!!.There must be a reason nobody else could get it right .Monster only sponsors his XL jock strap 

[Mohs]

What an annoying Idiot.

[NicoBoshoff]

I remember reading somewhere that the loop was too small resulting in insane g-forces, making steering impossible. So he was stuck on his entry line and pretty much spat out without a hope in hell.

[Magnetic]

Ive got a feeling this is a publicity stunt... He will be back and will make it. Doesnt look that injured. And why would you post yourself failing that bad in the first place... But hey, thats my two cents