Growing up in Kiama Downs Robbie Maddison developed his passion for riding by competing in national motocross events. He finished school at Kiama High and took up an electrician apprenticeship, before further following his passion for riding. 31 December 2007, (on the 40th anniversary of Evel Knievel jumping the fountains at Caesars Palace), Robbie broke the world motorcycle jumping record, traveling 322 feet 7.5 inches (98.34 metres) on a motorbike. He repeated the event immediately afterwards, successfully landing the jump. His second attempt, however, did not go as far as the first jump. It (only) took him another three months until it was time. At the end of March 2008, Robbie extended his own world record in his home in Australia to 378 feet. But he hasn’t gotten to the end, because in the future, the modern Evel Knievel wants to jump even further than before.