X Games medalist Colby Raha completes jumps at Caesars Palace

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Colby Raha, a 12-time X Games medalist and world-record holder, accomplished a number of jumps greater than 100 toes vertically throughout the Caesars Palace Front Fountains Sunday afternoon.

The jumps came about at 2 p.m. on the similar location the place Evel Knievel tried his soar in 1967.

Raha based Record Breakers and tried to beat his personal document for World’s Highest Motorcycle Jump at 100 toes.

“When I was a kid, I dreamed of even being somewhere in the realm of being a professional. Then to get the opportunity 3 weeks ago to pull this off with a ton of work. I wasn’t going to let my younger self down. I wanted to make sure that I went for it,” Raha mentioned.

Raha mentioned he got here near the 100-foot mark.

“All I know is I went higher than the record that I currently own, 90 foot off the floor,” he mentioned.

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Windy circumstances

Raha accomplished the soar regardless of windy circumstances.

“I watched the weather all week. The news said it was going to be windy, and it was. But to just go out there and navigate the bike in the wind, you could see me steering the bike in the air,” Raha mentioned.

Raha based Record Breakers and tried to beat his personal document for World’s Highest Motorcycle Jump at 100 toes. Raha’s jumps had been seen above OMNIA Dayclub & Skybar, giving the opening weekend crowd a view from inside the venue.

The soar coincided with the sixtieth anniversary of Caesars Palace and the upcoming opening of the Evel Knievel Experience.

“It’s so good for the legacy. Knievel started it. He pioneered it. But people like Colby are taking it to a whole new level. It’s so exciting,” mentioned Joe Pennington, who’s concerned with the museum.

“Today’s all about Colby and I’m just so excited to celebrate like his accomplishments and his inspiration at the Evel Knievel Museum,” Pennington mentioned.

Raha acknowledged those that got here earlier than him.

“Thank you to the Knievel family for starting this in 67 and all the legends in the past that have done this,” he mentioned.

Raha mentioned he plans to try one other document.

“I’m going to go for the biggest, furthest distance jump of all time. So we’re just kind of building up to it and that’s what’s next,” he mentioned.

The Evel Knievel Museum is predicted to open June 27. The leisure advanced connects to OMNIA Nightclub through a bridge, making a mixed 121,000 sq. toes of area.