World Record!

Marc Hauser is planning a record jump from 7000 meters over the sea for 2012. With the help of lower air resistance, a significantly higher speed becomes possible. Additional oxygen has to be used both on the plane and during the freefall.

The breathtakingly rapid variation of skydiving. Marc Hauser’s record-breaking attempt is planned for 2012.

The training has begun.

Definition of Speed Tracking

Speed Tracking is fast forward flight in freefall. It is a new discipline in freefly skydiving.

Until now, recordingand verification of achieved horizontal velocities have been inaccurate. With small GPS data-loggers, speeds reached in flight can now be recorded over the ground.

With outstretched arms and legs, and a diagonally downward-sloped body, the skydiver tries to reach the highest possible speed over the ground. He turns his own body into the aircraft. Unlike wingsuit flying, additional wings are not used. The exact speed values are recorded directly with GPS in flight and then evaluated on the ground. So far, speeds of up to 160km/h have been reached.

Marc Hauser has already reached 300 km/h in training. And this is just the beginning in the pursuit of speed.

How fast can a man fly forward?

Without propulsion, without aircraft, with one’s own body.
In freefall.

Faster than the Formula 1?

Is it possible for level flight to be faster than a Formula 1 race car on the street?
Maybe.

"Speed Tracking"

The breathtakingly rapid variation of skydiving.
Marc Hauser’s record-breaking attempt is planned for 2012.
The training has begun.

Tracking in the dictionary:

"An efficient track can reach horizontal speeds of nearly 100mph." (161 km/h)

According to a Wikipedia article speeds of approximate 160 km/h can be achieved in tracking. But: Much higher speeds have already been reached in speed tracking. The jumps will show where the speed limits really are.

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