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| HAGER PROVES THAT CARS FLY TOO AT THE
SPRINGFILED AIR RENDEZVOUS Click here for press coverage of the event. (Adobe Acrobat Reader required)
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DEVOTION MEDIA WINS SILVER ADDY AWARD FOR
THE “BROTHERHOOD OF DESTRUCTION” DVD TRAILER
HAGER SETS ANOTHER INDOOR RECORD FOR SPIRALING
HIS CAR THROUGH THE AIR After setting and breaking an indoor car-jumping distance record
three times in 2006, Hager attempted the largest indoor pipe-ramp
jump at a sold-out February 25th St. Louis – Edward Jones
Dome Monster Jam event. Hager faced a number of obstacles
for obtaining the necessary speed, but successfully launched his
car off a fifteen-foot ramp, 30+ feet in the air. Hager's
car spiraled two and a quarter full rotations before landing at
the end of his row of parked cars.
Hager set and then beat his latest record three times this month at the Alamo Dome and Reliant Stadium. The record for distance jumped by a car in an indoor stadium was previously 115 feet, set in 1993 by another stunt car driver. However, on January 14th at the San Antonio Alamo Dome Monster Jam event, Hager broke the record by jumping 122 feet. Hager broke the record again the next day by jumping 124 feet. Click here for photos. The following weekend (January 21st) at the Reliant Stadium Thrill Show event in Houston, Hager flew his car an astonishing 145 feet! Click here for photos of the Alamo Dome event. Click here for photo of the Reliant Stadium event.
BRAD BALDINO JOINS THE ELITE CLUB OF PROFESSIONAL
STUNT CAR CRASHERS Who knew such a club existed? After working with Mark Hager's company, Dangerous Moments for four years, Brad Baldino finally got his chance --- and crashed his first car for a crowd of more than 40,000 fans at the Reliant Stadium in Houston on January 21st. The Brotherhood of Destructionä performed three explosive stunts --- one by Baldino and two by Hager. Baldin's car stormed into the stadium at nearly 60 miles an hour for a high-speed t-bone crash that violently flipped his car into the air. Hager then charged his car up the ramp and through the air, crashing through a wall of stacked cars. Later the same night, fans witnessed Hager break a distance jump record, again, as he flew his car 145 feet to a crash landing! Click here for photos.
Mark Hager interview featured on the "Dukes
of HazZard" Movie DVD In January 2005, Hager jumped the famed General Lee for the "Dukes
of Hazzard" movie, and the DVD was released today. Hager
was the only stunt man to jump the General Lee car for the movie.
All other car jumps were staged with a slingshot system and no driver.
The production company used Hager's car jump ramps for these pilot-less
jumps. Hager was interviewed on set, and was featured in the DVD
extras.
MARK HAGER PERFORMS PIPE RAMP JUMP AT USA SPEEDWAY IN LAKELAND, FL They say most car crashes occur close to home --- and this was true Saturday night at USA Speedway in Lakeland, FL --- The closest speedway to Hager's home in Orlando, FL. Hager's debut appearance at this track was plagued with bad weather and exhaustion from the previous week's show at the UAW-GM 500 NASCAR race at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, NC. However, to spite the challenges, the car spiraled two full rotations, and was one of Hage's most spectacular stunts of the year! Click here for photos.
Mark Hager was invited to perform two explosive car crash stunts
during the pre-race event at this year's UAW-GM 500 NASCAR race,
marking Hager's sixth visit to Lowe''s Motor Speedway. The
speedway holds a special place in Hager's heart --- Hager has set
three world records here, including the impressionable 213-foot
bus jump in 1995. The first
stunt of this year's event was a high-speed t-bone crash in a BMW
323, and the second was a wall crash in a late model Mercedes sedan.
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MARK HAGER SUCCESSFULLY PERFORMS EIGHT STUNTS IN THREE DAYS AT KISSIMMEE GATEWAY AIRPORT Hager planned, coordinated, and produced eight incredible car crash stunts in three days --- a first in car crashing history! It is extremely unusual for a stunt professional to put so much physical stress on themselves --- But these three days were very important to Hager. Most people would ask “"Why do this?" . Especially since Hager was scheduled to perform these stunts on a closed runway at the Kissimmee Gateway Airport --- With no screaming fans in the grandstands. Instead, Hager was surrounded by an intimate group of close friends, family, camera crews, a specialized Track Rescue Team (http://www.trackrescue.com), local Fire Rescue, and members of the Central Florida news media. These stunts were produced to test new equipment and to capture detailed film footage of Hager's stunts from every angle possible for his upcoming “Brotherhood of Destruction” DVD. Click here for photos. Click here for press coverage of the event. (Adobe Acrobat Reader required)
The 2005 “Brotherhood of Destructio” Summer Tour took Mark Hager and his team throughout the Midwest, with events in Joliet (Chicago), IL, Grand Rapids, MI, and Norwalk, OH. Hager performed a Wall Crash stunt with pyrotechnics at the Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, IL on June 28th. Hager then traveled to Grand Rapids, MI for the July 19th Berlin Raceway event, where to spite bad weather, Hager successfully completed a distance jump. While in Grand Rapids, Hager also visited several radio shows, including the syndicated “"Free Beer & Wings"”morning show. From Michigan, Hager and his crew traveled to Norwalk Raceway in Ohio for a July 23rd event. Hager performed three violent and explosive car crash stunts at this event. All of the stunts filmed on the summer tour will be included on the upcoming “Brotherhood of Destruction” DVD. Click here for photos from the 2005 Brotherhood of Destruction Summer Tour.
Mark Hager was featured in a four-page sports story for the December 2004 issue of MAXIM Magazine. The story discussed Hager's stunt career, past accomplishments, and future career objectives --- including the release of the “Brotherhood of Destruction” DVD.
While in Charlotte, NC preparing for a stunt at the Charlotte Arena, Hager visited the John Boy and Billy morning radio show. “"It was a blast to hang out and laugh with this crew --- They were great! I look forward to visiting the show again sometime."” Click here to listen to Hager's radio interview. |
