Not that this is relevant in any way to the video after the jump, but a kickflip was the only trick I could ever manage on a skateboard. Period. I couldn't even ollie, but I could stick a kickflip every time.
In skateboarding, a kickflip is a trick where you ollie and flick the board so that it spins underneath you like a spiraling football. It goes around once (or like three times if you're really good) and you land on it. Easy enough. Too easy for someone like Rob Dyrdek. Having long ago perfected a normal kickflip, he's now taken it to the automotive sector and has attempted a kickflip in a Chevy Sonic
The stunt was done partially as promotion for the Sonic and partially for promotion of season 5 of his show Fantasy Factory. Two 50-foot ramps, a Chevy Sonic and a guy who does dumb, fun stuff for a living. What could go wrong?
And here's a version of the same trick from the James Bond classic The Man with the Golden Gun
alex4515 says:
11:28 AM, 12/19/11
Bond got a cleaner landing.
gregnv says:
11:29 AM, 12/19/11
While a cool stunt, I am not sure GM intended to associate its new subcompact with the old AMC Hornet.
moparbad says:
12:19 PM, 12/19/11
Hornet flies
Sonic goes boom
bankerdanny says:
12:43 PM, 12/19/11
The words you wrote appear to be English, but I have no idea what you just said. LOL
CaptainChaos says:
02:32 PM, 12/19/11
That boy needs glasses. Either that or he was drunk when he did this and needed to close one eye to focus.
Also, any idea what that little caster-like wheel is underneath the car?
csubowtie says:
03:51 PM, 12/19/11
I like the terrified look on his face, and the awkward climb onto the roof, and the awkward dance. Good stuff.
silverstang1 says:
08:44 AM, 12/20/11
ya the bond kickflip looked a lot better lol