accident, and it s all caught on camera by stunned spectators. february 5, 2012. the ninth and final show of the shrine circus in saginaw, michigan. what should be a routine ride for 20-year-old josh headford is anything but. a professional motocross rider, josh has plenty of experience with massive jumps and even greater risk. but the final act will end before it has a chance to even take off. we were the last act, and that s because it s the most dangerous. we re jumping metal to metal to tigers and horses on the landing side. and it was one of the sketchier jumps i ve ever jumped here, you know? and that was like i was ready to do it. although he s done the show
in a devastating midair accident, and it s all caught on camera by stunned spectators. february 5, 2012. the ninth and final show of the shrine circus in saginaw, michigan. what should be a routine ride for 20-year-old josh headford is anything but. a professional motocross rider, josh has plenty of experience with massive jumps and even greater risk. but the final act will end before it has a chance to even take off. we were the last act, and that s because it s the most dangerous. we re jumping metal to metal to tigers and horses on the landing side. and it was one of the sketchier jumps i ve ever jumped here, you know? and that was like i was ready to do it. although he s done the show eight times before, this time josh doesn t have the chance to
at a circus in michigan, a freestyle motorcycle rider gets in a devastating midair accident, and it s all caught on camera by stunned spectators. february 5, 2012. the ninth and final show of the shrine circus in saginaw, michigan. what should be a routine ride for 20-year-old josh headford is anything but. a professional motocross rider, josh has plenty of experience with massive jumps and even greater risk. but the final act will end before it has a chance to even take off. we were the last act, and that s because it s the most dangerous. we re jumping metal to metal to tigers and horses on the landing side. and it was one of the sketchier jumps i ve ever jumped here, you know? and that was like i was ready to do it. although he s done the show eight times before, this time josh doesn t have the chance to do a final check of the setup. i didn t no problems with it
happen. in midair, josh has no time to react. so i was just like in shock that there was a cable there looking at me. i didn t know if i was going to hit it or not. and then like i hit it. but i felt like i didn t hit the bike because of just the way i flipped over it, it was just weird. it was crazy. also there for the final performance, al bazner, aka yum yum the clown. he is from mid michigan. i sensed something, caught something out of the corner of my eye. knew that it was not a good thing. in the front row, al immediately knows the jump has gone horribly wrong. i saw him when he hit the wire. that was it. for josh, the terrifies midair moment seems to take much, much longer. when i hit the cable to the point i hit the ground, it felt like it took about 20 seconds,
like just a big line. and i was like i didn t know if it was going to like cut me in half or what was going to happen. in midair, josh has no time to react. so i was just like in shock that there was a cable there looking at me. i didn t know if i was going to hit it or not. and then like i hit it. but i felt like i didn t hit the bike because of just the way i flipped over it, it was just weird. it was crazy. also there for the final performance, al bazner, aka yum yum the clown. he is from mid michigan. i sensed something, caught something out of the corner of my eye. knew that it was not a good thing. in the front row, al immediately knows the jump has gone horribly wrong. i saw him when he hit the wire. that was it.