Trophy Truck
Despite Crash in Test, Bryce Menzies Breaks Record
Watch NBC's documentary this Sunday, Aug. 28 for more on the historic event.
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For decades humans have been pushing limits in motorsport. While many have dreams and visions of completing death-defying feats, few are able to push past the constraints of fear after assessing the risks. Others choose to put fear aside and leap into the unknown; one of those people is Bryce Menzies. For months Menzies and his crew have been preparing to break the world record distance of 332 feet by jumping a Pro2 truck over an entire ghost town.
Prepped and ready to jump a ghost town
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After a series of off-site test jumps and countless hours of truck modifications, the crew converged on the site to begin final preparations for the record-breaking jump. During training, Menzies managed to smash the world record by jumping his truck 379.2 feet, besting the current record by almost 50 feet.
Upon completing the record jump, Bryce and his crew continued to train as they looked to beat their own record live on Red Bull TV. Unfortunately, he experienced a crash during one of the final training jumps. The truck was severely damaged and Menzies suffered a fractured shoulder, preventing him from moving forward with Saturday’s live event. Menzies was taken to a local hospital, assessed and released the same day.