![]() ![]() "I've got a reputation as the guy who goes pretty ballsy," he says. Enslow checks for traces of his invisible enemy, but there is no wind. The high-pitched crackle of the bike's muffler breaks the crisp, morning air and brings the gathering of 50 or so people to life. Enslow, 25 and a dead ringer for Brett Favre, emerges from the two-car garage outfitted in a black leather jacket, race pants and boots. His workplace is a ramp 20 feet tall, set up in the driveway of his buddy's parent's house, which looks as if it had been airlifted from Beverly Hills and transplanted to these dusty acres. He stayed up late last night, knocking in the 8-ball and knocking back cold ones despite his early call. He was supposed to be up on the bike at 8, but you are in his world now, and his sun rises whenever he gets out of bed. He rides freestyle motocross, but Enslow lives the long jump. ![]() Seth Enslow crawls out of bed at 9:45 a.m., intent on jumping his motorcycle over the desert scrub farther than anyone ever has on two wheels. It's a place called Apple Valley, where tumbleweeds travel endless slabs of faded asphalt, occasionally bouncing off Joshua trees that stand like bumpers in a vast pinball machine. Turns out the middle of nowhere is a real place after all, lying two hours east of L.A., a poker chip's toss from Vegas. ![]() A banner proclaiming SETH LIVES billows ominously below. He's airborne, up there in that special place. He hits the ramp, and his heart pumps adrenaline of an octane rating that most men will never know. Enslow's Honda CR250 is dialed in perfectly and his approach is as clean as any he's ever had. ![]() All Enslow worries about now is the 252 feet of desert sand lying between him and a world record. He can stop for nothing now-not for his own fear, which he has mastered, and not for the wind, enemy of all who sail the skies on machines not meant to fly. Hurtling toward the ramp at 80 mph, topped out in fifth gear, Seth Enslow zips past the point of no return. SETH ENSLOW LIVES TO FLY FARTHER ON TWO WHEELS THAN ANYONE EVER HAS-NO MATTER WHAT You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser ![]()
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