Mega ramp

standing at the top of a mega ramp at X Games Austin 2015 Contemporary structures are generally constructed of metal scaffold with a wood surface topped with Skatelite, and consist of two or three sections. The most common ramp setup, used as well by MegaRamp, is a sequence of three mega ramp sections; a roll-in, a gap jump, and a vert quarter pipe. Vert half-pipe mega ramps have been built, but they are uncommon. The roll-in section consists of a single or multiple roll-ins that drop from 12m (40') or higher up. The roll-in allows athletes to gain the speed needed to tackle the other sections of the ramp. The second section can be a quarter pipe, but is more often a gap jump with a distance of 7.5m (25') to 21m (70') between the launch section and the landing section, which is sloped forward to decrease the impact. The third section is almost invariably a quarter pipe. The quarter pipes can be 5.4m (18') or greater in height and serve as either a speed brake, or as another launch point from which the athlete sails directly vertical into the air off the top lip of the ramp, before falling back down and re-landing on the quarter pipe. Other additions and modifications have been tried on mega ramps, such as the tall flatbox with a rainbow rail that was added to the Point X mega ramp. The total length of these structures varies from about 60m (200') to 108m (360'). ==History==

The first giant ramp structure was conceived and built by BMX freestyler Mathew "Mat" Hoffman in his Oklahoma home backyard between 1991 and 1992. It was a single 6.3m (21') tall vert quarter pipe ramp. Lacking a roll-in ramp, Hoffman would be towed in at speed by a motorcycle. In 1992, Hoffman set the Freestyle BMX air record at about 7.05m (23.5'). Hoffman later built a full vert half-pipe ramp with similar dimensions, including a 12m high roll-in ramp, from the roof of his warehouse. Danny Way thought up the now-common "MegaRamp" setup: roll-in ramp, gap jump, and the final quarter pipe ramp. This setup was first seen at Point X Camp in the OP King Of Skate pay-per-view special in 2002. It was dubbed the MegaRamp in the 2003 DC Shoes video release "The DC Video", where Way set two world records in a single run: longest jump (75 ft) and highest air (23.5 ft). In 2005, Way used a megaramp, the largest ramp structure ever built, to jump the Great Wall of China and became the first person to jump the wall without the help of a motor vehicle and land successfully. After one practice attempt, he landed the jump across the gap over the Wall four times in front of a crowd of Chinese dignitaries and officials, along with his family, friends, and thousands of locals. In 2012, Tom Schaar used a mega ramp to land the first 1080, breaking Tony Hawk’s record 900 (landed on a vert ramp) set in 1999. In August 2019, Mitchie Brusco used a mega ramp to land the first 1260, breaking Schaar’s record. Professional skateboarder Bob Burnquist has a 60-foot tall megaramp. ==MegaRamp at the X Games==

The MegaRamp has been employed in the X Games' "Big Air" event since 2004 for skateboard and 2006 for BMX. In 2007, Jake Brown fell 45 feet to the bottom of the ramp. ==See also==