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May 20 2010 No Comment

Aussie teen completes round-world sailing – solo

Jessica Watson, 16, sailed into the Sydney harbor on last Saturday after completing a seven-month solo circumnavigation of the globe.

The ‘trip’ has made Watson the youngest person to sail solo, non-stop and unassisted around the world.

But is Watson going to make the history books? Hopefully yes, but perhaps not.

Some problems have surfaced about the route she took and also concerning her age.

Watson’s yacht Ella’s Pink Lady has taken her around the southern part of the earth, a distance of around 23,000 nautical miles, past the tips of South America and Africa, before making her way along Australia’s southern coast.

Watson waved to more than 100 boats that turned up to greet her from her pink yacht as she entered the harbor.

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December 19 2008 No Comment

Rhys Millen to Attempt Truck Backflip at Red Bull Event

Seconds before the clock strikes midnight (ET) on New Year’s Eve, motorsports star Rhys Millen will attempt to become the first person to complete and land a backflip in an off-road truck.

The event titled Red Bull: New Year. No Limits. is set to take place at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, and will be televised live on ESPN/ESPN HD (11:00 p.m. ET / 8:00 p.m. PT).

Rhys Millen practices for the first-ever backflip in an off-road truck

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Millen’s flip demands the truck to travel a distance of 80 feet at a height of 50 feet. During his final practice for the event last year, Millen overshot the landing, got injured and damaged his vehicle as well.

However, the 36-year-old New Zealand native is said to be fully recovered now and more determined than ever.

“Having the opportunity and support to attempt the first-ever backflip in a truck is only going to be sweeter knowing that I will be returning back to the Rio, the place I planned to attempt this last year and the birth place of Red Bull: New Year. No Limits,” said Millen.

Fans will recall that the 2005 Formula Drift champion and 2008 Red Bull Drifting World Championship winner was also the lead stunt driver in several commercials and movies, such as Dukes of Hazzard and Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift.