Vienna saw capacity crowds filling the stands at Masters of Dirt’s 11th annual showcase event in the Austrian capital.
The nightly three hour spectacle was packed with loads of ‘Next Level’ action.
Some of the highlights included:
• A record setting 41 rider backflip jump ‘train’ sequence featuring 18 FMX riders, 2 snowmobiles and 21 bicycles
• American Jimmy Blaze and the first ever successfully landed buggy backflip in Europe – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBaIWi…
• Sublime BMX and Mountainbike Dirt jumping skills from a star-studded cast of the very best in the sport from around the world – including TJ Ellis, Hucker Clark & Nicholi Rogatkin (USA), Jed Mildon (New Zealand), Patrick Guimez (France), Sam Reynolds (UK) and Pavel Alekhin (Russia), along with 15 other freakishly talented international Dirt Jumping shredders.
• African freestyle rider Alastair Sayer performed a flaming backflip, launching his motorcycle over the massive ramps while completely engulfed in flames
• 13 year old M.O.D. rookie Matej Cesak defeated veteran hero Edgar Torronteras in the New School vs Old School trick battle – previewing the next generation of freestyle talent
• Edgar Torronteras took the ‘Whip’ victory all three nights, putting it upside down
• X-Games Snowmobile gold medallists from the last three years showed off their sport’s insane progression
• Tandem FMX tricks by Spanish rider Antonio Navas and his trusty passenger ‘Rocky’
• Side-by-side Quad FMX action featuring the pioneering Guetter brothers from the USA
• Saturday night’s ‘Ballroom Blitz’ M.O.D after party
• The legendary “Harlem Shake” video of the Masters of Dirt family that reached over 20000 views in 2 days