Daredevil FMX riders take on gravity in stunt show at Rand Show
The Rand Show runs from Friday, April 14 to Sunday, April 23, from 9am to 7pm
In the world of freestyle motocross, the backflip is a trick so difficult it has only been mastered by a handful of riders across the globe … one of whom will be showing off his moves at the Rand Show this year.
Acknowledged as one of the best FMX riders in the world, Nick de Wit will be tackling this legendary trick in his freestyle motocross show Gravity Clash, in the Rand Show’s new Action Zone.
Nick is a Red Bull motocross rider who placed fourth in the Dubai X Games in 2006. He’ll be joined by Jungle Rush and Bounce FMX athletes Dallan Goldman, the first SA rider to flip a 450cc bike over a 23m gap, and Scotty Billett, an up-and-coming Joburg rider with a background in off road and MX racing and the youngest rider in SA to jump freestyle MX.
Nick and his daredevil crew will power their 100kg motorcycles 10 metres into the air in a series of death-defying tricks such as tsunamis, cliff hangers, heart attacks, Superman … and of course, that legendary backflip. They’ll also perform motorcycle trains, where they’ll see how close they can get to each other while airborne.
The Rand Show runs from Friday, April 14 to Sunday, April 23, from 9am to 7pm (last entry at 6pm), at the Johannesburg Expo Centre, Nasrec.
Rand Show tickets at the gate cost R150 adults, R50 pensioners, R50 13-16 years, R20 6-12 years, and under six enter free. Open-air parking is R20 a car. Tickets are available at the gate or through Computicket.
Tickets give access to a wide variety of entertainment attractions, but exclude rides on the helicopter and monorail, drifting, bagjumping, the fun fair and refreshments and food.
