| Ever since I can remember riding a bike, I have always loved to boost and go as high as possible. When I was 16, I took part in the King Of Dirt competition in Cornwall riding against trails legend, Jimmy Pratt, in a high air competition and beating him. Since then, I knew I had something special when it came to going high on any setup. I have gained a reputation for boosting jumps purely for fun and seeing how high I can go! - Daryl Brown |
| In 2013, I went to Switzerland for a Bronze FMB event where alongside the main dirt jumping contest, there was a high air competition, which I entered and smashed 7.5 metres winning the event. That gave me the idea to make the record official. I found out the current record was 6.3m which I was certain I could beat! There are many issues with doing a Guinness World Record: cost, location and having a quality team capable of building a setup worthy of breaking the existing record. I knew ticking all those boxes was going to be super hard. Thankfully having Ryan Maxwell from EXTREME on board was a great help, combined with support from DEWALT, we made it happen! - Daryl Brown |
| When I arrived for the build, I realised how super scared I was! "Does that look right?", "Why is that like that?" "What time are they going to be here?". So many questions I had with a lot of pressure on myself to finally do what I had wanted to do for years! I had worked out all the angles and dimensions of the ramp and jump. In theory, this is one thing, but seeing it in real life made the adrenaline kick in. - Daryl Brown |
| The build crew did a great job of constructing the ramps and overseeing the whole build with me. I don't think I could have gone as high as I did without Ben and his teams' knowledge. Having a huge team around me made it a lot easier to relax and concentrate on the World Record itself. The new DEWALT FLEXVOLT batteries and technology, which allow you to use larger, more powerful tools in a remote location played a big role, too. The fact that we could make major changes on site made the difference between success and failure. Having my girlfriend and family there to help me relax made a big difference. Knowing that Ryan had everything organised to the record attempt and follow Guinness World Records specific rules put me at ease. Documenting the jump were the Perspective Studios film crew and photographer, Simon Nieborak. They were brilliant at making themselves invisible and letting me fully concentrate on the record without having to worry about what angle they were getting. - Daryl Brown |
| The first jump was a massive eye opener. The roll-in was way too small for me to get the speed I would need to break the current record. 22ft was nowhere near enough, but we quickly extended it to 35ft and changed the ramp slightly to give us maximum height, but still making the distance. Having an idea on paper is completely different to real life and you never know until you give it a go. - Daryl Brown |
| The roll-in was the biggest issue, which we solved. Ceiling height would have become a massive issue if we went much higher, but I couldn't create any more speed, which in the end, stopped it at 7.69 meters. I feel I had a lot more to give but the ramp and the speed had limitations. It does leave room for scope, one day I might even beat my own record. - Daryl Brown |
| Having two attempts at each height was a massive factor, there wasn't room for any mistakes. It was my decision what height I started at and how much to increase with every jump. It sounds simple but when you've decided, you can't change your mind and I had to remember that fatigue would be a bigger deciding factor with increasing the height gradually. - Daryl Brown |
| 7m 69cm - Dream come true to be honest with you. I would love to do it again with more knowledge of what to keep or change next. Hitting 10m mark... Now that would be sick! - Daryl Brown |
Rider: Daryl Brown
Family: Hayley Moisley and Clive Brown
Extreme Team: Ryan Maxwell, Lara Goes, AJ Bisset and Harry Davis
Build Crew: Ben Manuel, Dave Stobart, and Matt Charlton
Film Crew: Ross Welch of Perspective Studios in association with Joe Hides and Jack Tompkins
Photography: Simon Nieborak /
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Also you can see a Makita impact hanging off dudes belt in pic #11
2004
After buying the company in 1949, American Machine & Foundry Co., Inc. sold it to Black & Decker in 1960.
I think you need to read it again lol