Picture a supercharged, 750-horsepower Mazda RX-7 screaming down a winding track. Picture “Mad” Mike Whiddett and Red Bull teaming up to take on New Zealand’s Crown Range – the highest paved road in the country. Picture 3,500 feet in elevation, 47 gut wrenching turns, the consistency of an engine reving to top speed and fire blasting out from its exhaust. Then watch this video.
?uestlove & Rahzel treated the streets of SoHo, NYC with an impromptu show on a car lift. The show was to promote Red Bull’s new Music Academy. played a 20-minute set against a building-size mural of Questlove, who will be throwing an incredible event during the Academy’s takeover of New York City next month. The RBMA will hit New York from April 28-May31
Red Bull’s Hard Enduro is a mix of Motocross meets hiking meets rock climbing. Racers must treach through a near impossible bike course of snow, rocks, hills, trees… pretty much just tough nature. This year at Hell’s Gate, a course set up through the mountains of Tuscany, Italy’s most extreme enduro event took place this weekend. Watch the highlights and see who triumphed in a race where only the toughest survive…
Gee Atherton, a Red Bull mountain biker in the Rampage series, encountered one of the toughest crashes we’ve seen in years. The Rampage Series has been acclaimed for attracting some of the most bad-ass mountain bike athletes in the world, combining mountainous jumps, treacherous terrain and all the means for having a really bad day. “The crux of the line this year was in the mid-section, a big step-down we built that was definitely one of the biggest gaps I’ve ever hit and was definitely something that was really playing on my mind,” he said.”
The BBC has released the full documentary of the, now infamous, Space Dive. The hour and a half doc shows the anticipation and preparation that went into this record braking feat. Now that the full documentary is out, there’s only one thing left to see. The blockbuster feature film staring Ryan Gosling. We’re waiting.
Red Bull is just showing off now. A mix of great camera angle shots, great athletes and “Mouse-trap” type engineering pave the way for their newest video for The Kluge. The Kluge, which means, a witty, yet inelegant solution that succeeds in performing a particular task, gives the action sports and energy drink brand a chance to show off for us. Why, you ask? Because they can. Check out behind the scenes footage at RedBull
Now the dust has settled on Felix Baumgartner’s historic freefall it’s time to look back at how this fearless Austrian transformed himself from BASE jumper into the world’s most famous daredevil.
Chances are likely that your job doesn’t involve free-falling, setting a world record, wearing a space suit, risking your life or breaking the sound barrier. But in your line of work, Forbes tells us there are many similar traits you can share with Red Bull Stratos jumper Felix Baumgartner. You may just not have realized it yet.
Felix Baumgartner achieved the the longest freefall from 24 miles above the earth yesterday. The video was watched by over 8 million people on the Red Bull Youtube page making it the largest watched live stream to date. The Sonic Baum hit speeds over 833 MPH and broke the sound barrier “It is hard to describe, because I didn’t feel it,” Baumgartner told reporters after the jump. “When you’re in a dead pressure suit [with no reference points] you don’t feel anything.” Because of rapid spinning, he fell 17 seconds short of the free fall record still held by his mentor, Joe Kittinger, who jumped from 19.6 miles up during the Excelsior II mission in 1960 and fell for 4 minutes and 36 seconds. Baumgartner also had some criticism to over come before the jump and post he noted “I’d like to give a special one finger salute to all the folks who said he was going to come apart when he went supersonic,” the former pilot joked to reporters after the jump, according to ABC News.
On Tuesday, 10/9/12, Felix Baumgartner’s supersonic free fall from the edge of space was postponed due to 17 mph winds. Although much to the dismay of our entire office, it puts the small window of opportunity the technicians have to work with into perspective. Those winds aren’t exactly the twister cow flying winds we think of when we think of canceling a multi-million dollar jump, but we understand the severity of the jump. To think of all the trivial things you can accomplish in 17 mph winds, walk your dog, go for a jog, read a book on a bench, read an ipad on a bench, even play a round of golf (make sure you throw a few grass blades in the air to judge the direction of the pesky winds), but you can’t jump from the edge of space. So we’ll wait another day, Red Bull, we hope you get your wings soon.
Red Bull Stratos, a mission to the edge of space, will attempt to transcend human limits that have existed for 50 years. Supported by a team of experts Felix Baumgartner plans to ascend to 120,000 feet in a stratospheric balloon and make a freefall jump rushing toward earth at supersonic speeds of 800 MPH.
Come Tuesday, weather permitting, Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner will attempt to be the first person to break the sound barrier in free fall. The mission will take Felix 23 miles above Earth in a small space capsule. He will then step out of the capsule and plunge to Earth hoping to reach speeds that exceed 690 mph. The vessel is rigged with 15 cameras so that the entire Red-Bull sponsored event can be broadcast live online. It’s an unthinkably dangerous stunt that will test the limits of the human body in one of the most brutal environments: Air pressure is practically nonexistent and temperatures can sink to negative 70 degrees Fahrenheit. Our friends at BusinessInsider put together an interesting compilation to show you how the stunt will happen step by step.
On Tuesday October 9th Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner will ascend more than 120,000 feet into the atmosphere inside a capsule attached to a helium balloon. Then, with nothing but a pressurized suit and a parachute, Baumgartner will jump out of the capsule and plummet toward Earth, breaking the sound barrier on the way down. What could go wrong? Quite a few things, it turns out.
As the sun rises over the New Mexico desert Monday morning, Felix Baumgartner will step into a space capsule suspended beneath an immense helium balloon and slowly ascend to the edge of the stratosphere, where he will step into the void and fall 23 miles to Earth. To do this safely, or, rather, as safely as possible, he will wear a pressurized suit designed to protect him from sub-zero temperatures, decompression sickness and the very real possibility that the liquid within his body could turn to gas, rendering him unconscious within seconds.
Watch as professional mountain biking legend Darren Berrecloth, attempts an 360 in one of the world’s most remote places – the Upper Mustang Region in Nepal. For most, the pure commitment of this trick is frightening, add on to that the long trek up the uncertain terrain of the backcountry and you get th veteran himself doing what he does best in super slow motion.
We at the RSVLTS are huge fans of Red Bull and the video content they have produced in the recent years. From their full-length films like The Art of Flight to original television series like The Red Bull Signature Series on NBC and the NBC Sports Network, Red Bull has continued to wow us with athletes who push the envelope to what is possible in extreme sports. They have done so again with Red Bull Rampage, a free-ride mountain biking contest that is held annually in Utah. Check out the top five moments from previous Red Bull Rampage events and be sure to tune-in October 7th for the Live webcast of the Red Bull Rampage final. Red Bull Rampage
Former Formula One driver David Coulthard drives the Red Bull Racing Running Show Car through the 1.5 mile Lincoln Tunnel, which connects New York and New Jersey. Coulthard had loads of horsepower (and no gridlock) on his side, so he no doubt set the record for the fastest-ever commute through the tunnel. The Formula One team is in New York City this week with the high-revving demo car around the tristate area. Somewhere Vin Diesels ears are ringing. Next season the Grand Prix of America is expected to race through the streets of Weehawken, NJ, right across the Hudson River with NYC as a backdrop. Red Bull Racing decided to take advantage of some free summer time by taking a joy ride right around the corner of its future venue. Everything you need to know about the 2013 Grand Prix in New Jersey Sebastian Vettel was in New York a couple of months ago for some hot laps of the New Jersey circuit and to make an appearance on “Late Show With David Letterman.” This time, Red Bull Racing ambassador David Coulthard is behind the wheel.
Red Bull is supposed to give you wings bit that would only slow Felix Baumgartner down. This week the daredevil made a test skydive from 18 miles up in preparation for his upcoming jump from 120,000 feet (22 miles) in which he hopes to reach speeds of 690 MPH and be the first person the break the sound barrier. In the latest test jump Felix went 0 to 509 MPH in just 30 seconds and all that is without the aid of a plane fo rocket, just pure gravity baby! Here are photos from his latest jump…
Right in time for the start of the 2012 season, nine-time cliff diving world champion Orlando Duque is back on the diving platform. Orlando traveled to the West Coast of Ireland to inaugurate the forth coming of Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, which is set to take place in the Aran Islands on August 4th. The Helicopter Jump was a mere 23 meters high. 11 outstanding athletes, from around the world, are getting ready for the kick-off competition of the 2012 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in June. Three years after its inception, the World Series is established as the pinnacle of high diving competition.
After a personal challenge from X Games legend Travis Pastrana, eight-time World Rally champion Sébastien Loeb has taken up the gauntlet to go to X Games 2012 in LA. And he’s not taking it lightly – the Citroën Racing team has developed a very special and heavily modified Rally Cross DS3 called the XL (for X Games-Loeb!). Here Sebastien and Citroen Racing boss Yves Matton introduce us to the new car, built by Hansen Motorsports, which will bring a healthy dose of creative technology and Gallic flair to the X Games arena. Let the Games begin!
Red Bull Kite Quest was held in Sain Malo, on the Britanny French coast. The conditions were perfect with plenty of sun and wind and luck y for us the rider strapped GoPro’s to their helmets (and kites) to give is a unique perspective for this one of a kind kite sufing/treasure hunt competition. Learn more about Red Bull’s Kite Quest
Felix Baumgartner has made a living from being one of the most fearless dudes to every walk the face of Earth. He has jumped 2500 times from planes and helicopters, as well as some of the highest landmarks and skyscrapers. In addition to all this madness, this summer Baumgartner will pilot the Red Bill Stratos project and will hurtle toward Earth at supersonic speed from a record 23 miles up, breaking the sound barrier with only his body. So, what have YOU done lately? Today is Felix’s 43 birthday so let’s take a look at some of his finer moments and when you’re done check out this compilation of cool Action Sequence Photos.
All Star third baseman Evan Longoria officially earned his wings as a Red Bull athlete with a flight over Tampa with five-time U.S. National Aerobatic Champion and two-time Red Bull Air Race World Champ Kirby Chambliss. During spring training, Longoria took to the skies to view landmarks — including his home field — before being treated to snap rolls, blind spins and end-over-end cartwheels in Kirby’s plane. Welcome aboard, Evan!
For years the holy grail of all skateboard tricks, the 1080, has eluded the biggest and most talented stars in skateboarding. While many have tried, it was never landed — that is until now. A Master of Physics would say that it make sense a young kid would be more likely to pull off a 1080 because the older you are the heavier you get so the more you have to try and defy gravity. Be that as it may 12-year-old Tom Schaar of Malibu, CA is well on his way to becoming a globetrotting skateboard legend like Tony Hawk.
Its always great to see the preliminary stages of a sport destined for greatness. Red bull has done it again, innovating a new sport combining the speed and grit of hockey with down hill cross ice racing. The sport has been around since 2001, but has grown significantly in popularity the past couple of years. Basically a down hill roller derby. The courses are bumpy, narrow, and steep, which involve downhill skating in an urban environment, on a track which includes steep turns and high vertical drops. So if you’ve ever taken your girlfriend for an ice skate around the rink in the winter you know how easy it is to look like a fool with skates on.
On the eve of the Red Bull Stratos, a project that will send an extreme athlete to free-fall from the edge of space, Red Bull is mourning the death of it’s reclusive creator, Chaleo Yoovidhya. Here are some interesting facts about the man who introduced the world to “energy drinks” and his company Red Bull:
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