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Apparently if you're good on a ramp, you're good on a ramp - be it with a skateboard underneath you or a subcompact hatchback. That's the lesson we've gotten from pro-skater and reality television star Rob Dyrdek, who recently set a world record for the longest jump off a ramp in a car... going backwards.

Officially nailing the record for "Farthest Reverse Ramp Jump by a Car," Dyrdek hit a mark of 89 feet, 3¼ inches, while performing a so-called "kick-flip" off a ramp in a Chevrolet Sonic. The skater professes to be "a Chevy guy," saying in a press release that using the Sonic as his preferred ramping tool, "just made sense."

So, what do you have to do to a Sonic to make it ready to fly? Well, aside form adding a ballsy pilot, the Chevrolet you see here did undergo some pretty serious preparation. Chevrolet officials tell us that a roll cage was added, along with racing seats and harnesses, and a five-gallon fuel cell was installed in place of the stock gas tank. Modifications also involved redistributing the weight to achieve a 40/60 front/rear split, removing the exhaust and stock battery, and, of course, uprating the shocks and struts to a beefier system from Jem FX.

The record-breaking jump will punctuate the season finale of Dyrdek's show, Fantasy Factory, airing on March 13 at 10:30PM on MTV. Of course, you can get the gist of the spectacular stunt right now, by checking out the video down below.Continue reading Watch Rob Dyrdek set a world record for longest reverse ramp jump in Chevy Sonic

Watch Rob Dyrdek set a world record for longest reverse ramp jump in Chevy Sonic originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 14 Feb 2014 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.



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