dubai Articles
Pulling wheelies on the Burj al Arab’s helipad
Just 79 feet wide and dropping 690 feet to the ocean below, the helicopter pad hanging off the side of Dubai’s Burj al Arab is hardly the kind of place you or I would want to pull a wheelie, but that’s just what FMX athlete Danny Torres did yesterday to promote an upcoming round of Red Bull X-Fighters in the emirate. With the Burj Khalifa in the background, these are stunning photos. Photos:... 12 April 2012
Photos: Marc Coma jumps Ronnie Renner
“We are not specialists in jumps,” said Marc Coma, soon after jumping his KTM 450 Rally 50 feet between two dunes, reaching a height of 20 feet. “Usually for it is important to keep the wheels on the ground in pursuit of pure speed.” With Ronnie Renner in Dubai for X-Fighters and Marc Coma in Abu Dhabi for the Desert Challenge (which he won), Red Bull took the opportunity to put two of ... 22 April 2011