Bike: Yamaha YZ 250
FMX since: 2005
Web: www.robbiemaddison.com

21ST CENTURY DAREDEVIL

Back home in Australia, they reverently call him the King. "King of the Coast", because he won this legendary event in 2003, 2004 and 2005, or simply: “King of FMX”.

Way back in 2005, Maddo developed a taste for setting new world records by claiming two distance records in just one year: 221 feet (67 metres) on a 125cc bike and 246 feet (75 metres) on a 250cc Honda. However, with his focus on FMX and winning as many titles as possible, it wasn’t until New Year’s Eve 2007 that Robbie leapt into the pages of the Guinness Book Of World Records once again by jumping his Honda CR500 322 feet 7.5 inches (99 m) – more than the length of a regular football field – to shatter the previous record of 277 feet at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas. His take-off speed was 96 mph (154 km/h), catapulting him up to 60 feet (19 m) above the ground.

As if that wasn’t enough, Maddison is also a legend of Red Bull X-Fighters. In 2008, he finished second in the overall standings after consistent performances throughout the season, while in 2009 he pushed his good friend and neighbour Nate Adams all the way before finally having to settle for second place at the season finale in London. The 2011 season went well for Maddison with a victory in Madrid till he crashed at X-Games and could reach his shape for the last 2 events of the season due to his hand injury.
Ahead of the 2011 season, Maddison had announced that he is switching from the distractions of world record jumps to distractions of rally-car racing as no plan and even the hardest workout will never ever ensure success in the toughest FMX-Series on the planet.

Career Highlights

2011
• 2nd Red Bull X-Fighters Brasilia, Brazil

2010
• 6th, Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour
• 2nd, X-Games 16 Best Trick
• 1st, Red Bull X-Fighters Madrid, Spain
• 5th, Red Bull X-Fighters Moscow, Russia
• 4th, Red Bull X-Fighters Giza, Egypt
• 3rd, Red Bull X-Fighters Mexico City, Mexico

2009
• 2nd, Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour
• 4th, Red Bull X-Fighters London, UK
• 3rd, Red Bull X-Fighters Madrid, Spain
• 5th, Red Bull X-Fighters Fort Worth, USA
• 1st, Red Bull X-Fighters Calgary, Canada

2008
• World Record Highest Jump onto a Building
• World Record Biggest Step-Down Jump (100ft / 35m)
• 2nd, Red Bull X-Fighters Warsaw, Poland
• 4th, Red Bull X-Fighters Wuppertal, Germany
• 3rd, Red Bull X-Fighters Madrid, Spain
• 4th, Red Bull X-Fighters Fort Worth, USA
• 3rd, Red Bull X-Fighters Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
• 5th, Red Bull X-Fighters Mexico City, Mexico
• 5th, AST Panasonic Open Baltimore, USA
• World record longest ramp jump (Jan. & Mar.)

2007
• 3rd, Red Bull X-Fighters Mexico City, Mexico

2006
• 5th, X-Games 12, USA
• 5th, Red Bull X-Fighters Madrid, Spain
• 6th, Red Bull X-Fighters Mexico City, Mexico

2005
• Winner of Raceline's Rider of the Year Award
• World record Longest 250cc ramp jump with trick
• World record Longest 125cc ramp jump
• Voted Australia's Best Rider
• 1st, "King of the Coast", Australia
• 1st, FMX San Sebastian 2005, Portugal
• 1st, Valencia Nokia N-GAGE FMX, Spain
• 3rd, Pamplona Freestyle 2005, Spain
• 6th, Red Bull X-Fighters Madrid, Spain

2004
• 1st, Australian X Games, Australia
• 1st, King of the Coast, Australia