SINGAPORE, Oct. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/—Red
Bull Wingsuit team visits Malaysia the best way they know how –
flying! Red Bull Blue & Silver (Product of Europe) went the
extra mile to reiterate the message “Red Bull Gives You Wings” with
this Red Bull Wingsuit mission.
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Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). Taking inspiration from fellow Red Bull
athlete Felix Baumgartner, 3 elite pilots from Red Bull Air Force
came to Kuala Lumpur earlier this week to fulfil their dreams of
conquering the city’s iconic skyscrapers. This is the first time
that wingsuit pilots have conquered both of Malaysia’s highest and
most iconic buildings.
Team leader Jon DeVore and world BASE jump
record holder Miles Daisher with Othar Lawrence completed 2
WingSuit BASE jump during peak hour amidst
the bustling city flying by KL Tower and then through the world
tallest twin structure, Petronas Twin Towers. The mission is the
team’s effort to promote and educate the sport of “human flight”.
In this dangerous sport, those extreme sports professionals build
the top elite. Blockbuster director Michael Bay engaged parts of
the Red Bull Air Force troop for the shoots of “Transformers 3”,
the first of such in downtown Chicago.
While the weather threaten to halt the mission at times,
meticulous planning and preparation allows the team to execute the
jump within a short time frame before the monsoon rain and wind
took over. The project of flying through the iconic Petronas Twin
Towers of Malaysia was a first for both and is unique and very
different due to the proximity of both towers and the high
buildings surrounding the towers.
Furthermore, flying 120 miles/hr in an urban environment created
more complication for both athletes. “I was kinda freaking out
about this one. I knew it was going to be totally awesome! I’ve
been thinking about this for a long time,” said Miles who had been
to Malaysia for 3 times and base-jump off KL Tower for 60 times.
Both athletic described the experience as “very surreal and dream
like”.
Dietrich Mateschitz founded Red Bull in Austria in 1987. Their
Formula One Team won the 2011 Constructors’ title and Drivers’
World Championship title. Red Bull has sold more than 30 billion
cans, including more than 4.2 billion last year alone.
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