avengerevan18 Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 I agree with the smaller wheel base and the engine in the rear. If Tom does over do it he'll probably try a triple backflip next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Shoe Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 He needs to try and find a way to make all four wheels rotate even while in air. Keep in mind that while in air he's still throttling into it, and there is constant gyration of moving parts that can make the truck cork out or "water bottle". None more so I think than those four wheels spinning. There is probably other factors involved, but that's just what stands out in my mind. With that said, I'm quite tired of this "phenomena" already, imho. Throwing away hundered thousand dollar parts and machines, not to mention a driver being put at risk to do a stunt where the outcome could go completely wrong? All it takes is one bad accident in my mind... It might be different if this was more scientifically planned out. So far any testing seems to be nothing more than hear-say or "what if". Well I guess if Tom wants to continue to risk it and Feld continues to pay the bills, he'll continue at it until he nails it or hurts himself trying. Imho I just wish it would end. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonsterJam2008 Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-7P1Ev_Dwg Shorter Wheelbase works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudtrucks-rule Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 short wheel base and front engen maty work as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Politeness Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 short wheel base and front engen maty work as well Another reason I'm honestly shocked Bill Payne hasn't tried something like this yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdemko Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 That's because bill Payne, a guy known for doing completely ridiculously stupid things in a truck, knows that backflips are stupid. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double.D ッ Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 (edited) *Move along, nothing to see here.* Edited June 13, 2013 by Double.D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acdcfan56 Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5A9sGpM37w short wheelbase would work here, but they thought using a van would be a great idea, this vid makes me laugh everytime haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsessionracing Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-7P1Ev_Dwg Shorter Wheelbase works. Yes they work.... in a VIDEO GAME... This is a little different then real life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metallica530 Posted June 13, 2013 Author Share Posted June 13, 2013 Reminds me of the backflip that Travis Pastrana tried in Nitro Circus a few years back. Extreme height, half a rotation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJFAN Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 (Sorry if there's already a thread for this.) I got into some thinking today about all the things that Meents has tried, in order to land the "Double Backflip". We all know that he's made a special, safer, and completely tricked out truck just for this. I believe the said truck is still a Willman, and correct me if I'm wrong but, don't you think that a shorter truck would help with getting both rotations? From the looks of it, the Willman has a very long wheel base. Granted the truck always seems to do an almost "Barrel Roll" in the air, I think a shorter truck would give him a little more of the rotation he's looking for, would it not? If it serves my memory correctly when I was at the event Neil said they took off 8 inches total off the truck, I belive it was 2 in the front and 6 in the back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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