Volvo Trucks’ film stunt is a big hit on Youtube 30 August 2012

A young woman walks a tightrope between two Volvo trucks driving at full speed – not even in Hollywood has this stunt ever been attempted.

Now the film about the stunt is a massive success on YouTube, and within nine days of its launch, more than 3.8 million people had seen the film.

The woman on the line is American slackliner Faith Dickey. She is the world record-holder in highlining, a young sport that is all about walking on a line as high and far as possible.

"I'm used to heights, long lines and lines that sway in the wind, but those lines are firmly anchored to cliff-faces. Walking a line attached to two moving points is something quite different," comments Dickey.

The film's director is Oscar-nominated Henry Alex Rubin, whose feature film Disconnect, starring Sweden's Alexander Skarsgård, is currently playing in cinemas.

"My favourite kind of shoot is when someone tells me something is impossible to film. When I hear 'no', it makes me want to move mountains," he says.

"Faith Dickey is the same way. Tell her 'no' and it will fuel her. She humbled and amazed myself and the entire crew with her courage. This stunt started off as a way to test the precision of Volvo's massive 16-wheeled trucks and ended up being just as much a testament to guts and courage." adds Rubin.

Ulf Nordqvist, project manager for the new Volvo FH series trucks, says it's all about highlighting the driveability and superior handling of the company's latest truck model - the new Volvo FH.

The stunt was only possible, due to the stability and handling of the new truck, which enabled the pair to maintain a steady gap throughout the stunt.

"It's not enough simply to say that we are good. We wanted to demonstrate just how much progress we've made in the area of both driveability and handling," comments Nordqvist.

See the link below for the film.

Author
Brian Tnham

Related Websites
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zXwOoeGzys

Related Companies
Volvo Group UK Ltd

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