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In honour of Australia Day on 26 January - commemorating the founding in 1788 of the colony of New South Wales - today’s Classics video celebrates fearless Aussie stunt driver Matt “Kangaroo Kid” Coulter.
 
Coulter achieved the Guinness World Records title for the Longest ramp jump - quad bike (ATV) with a 40.9 m (134 ft) leap over 14 Honda CRV vehicles at RAF Bentwaters in Suffolk, UK, on 17 April 2000 – soaring past his previous record of 35.06 m.
 
The daredevil started performing on four-wheeled motorcycles to “be a little bit different” – but these vehicles are more dangerous than normal bikes because they are twice as heavy and therefore much harder to control.
 
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Luckily, the experienced stuntman has only seriously injured himself once, and wears a helmet, back brace and kidney protector during his terrifying exploits.
 
The current record for Longest ramp jump - quad bike (ATV) stands at an amazing 53.92 m (176 ft 11 in) and was set by Jon Guetter (USA) at the Calder Park Raceway in Melbourne, Australia, back in March 2008.
 
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