it is a leap of faith that could easily have ended in disaster . but thankfully , stunt performer antti pendikainen had attached a parachute to his snowmobile to safely deposit him on the ground after driving his vehicle off a mountain . captured on camera , these amazing images show the moment the finnish driver took to the skies . by . olivia williams . finnish stunt performer , antti pendikainen soars through the air with a parachute attached to his snowmobile in riksgrnsen , sweden . captured on camera , this adrenalin fuelled footage shows the moment a daredevil driver took to the skies after racing his snowmobile off the edge of a mountain . the group managed to strap materials together to make an incredible but rickety flying machine . instead of plummeting 1500 metres to his death , pendikainen , defied gravity by floating effortlessly above the snowy peaks of riksgränsen in sweden thanks to a parachute attached to the vehicle . published : . 12:32 est , 4 august 2013 . | . updated : . 12:49 est , 4 august 2013 . but what might sound like a nightmare , white-knuckle ride for most people was a walk in the park for antti who is seen casually spinning on his seat mid-flight and even waving at a trailing helicopter . the brain child of finnish extreme sports group , stunt freak team , the barmy bunch spent just three hours conjuring up the plan before beginning test flights . many car enthusiasts dream of owning an aston martin , not many go to the trouble of building one . ivan sentch , 32 , from auckland , new zealand , is printing hundreds of plastic parts that fit together to form a 1961 series ii aston martin db4 . it is an earlier , but very similar model to the one made famous by james bond . labour of love : computer programmer ivan sentch is using 3d technology to print a full-sized aston martin . attention to detail : the distinctive shape of the 1961 series ii aston martin db4 frame is 72 per cent finished so far after work began in december 2012 . this is the shocking moment a pit crew member was hit by a car on sunday during the inaugural indycar grand prix of louisiana . todd phillips , a front-outside tire changer for dayle coyne racing , was injured when he was struck by the car of francesco dracone , who had come in on lap 25 for tyres and fuel . precise work : much of the body 's core structure is already completed , after carefully assembling 2,500 plastic parts . each piece is ` printed ' , then mounted onto a wood frame and glued into . place . with 2,500 sections printed , he is currently 72 per cent of the . way finished . sentch estimates it will take another five years until he can actually take . the car on the road . his blog , replica db4 project , has chronicled the ambitious . project since he started it in his garage and it now has . by using wood from an old truck bed , a tandem parachute and of course , duct tape , the group managed to strap the materials together to make an incredible but rickety flying machine . antti is seen casually spinning on his seat mid-flight and even waving at a trailing helicopter . instead of plummeting 1500 metres to his death , pendikainen , defied gravity by floating effortlessly . dracone spun while exiting his put box , clipping phillips ' leg . todd phillips waits in the pit lane as the car makes a stop during the race in louisiana . the car of francesco dracone spun out of control in the wet conditions as phillips tried to get out the way . the rear end of the car made contact with the pit crew worker sweeping his legs from underneath him . phillips was flipped upside down by the force of the car but escaped only with minor injuries . an international following . phillips was taken to the infield care center for treatment where he has received stitches for a cut on his leg and has been released . many cars struggled with traction during the race after rain had fallen for hours leading up to the green flag . dracone did not finish the race and wound up 23rd . tyre changer todd phillips , a front-outside tire changer for dayle coyne racing , was injuried when he was struck by the car of francesco dracone , who had come in on lap 25 for tyres and fuel . francesco dracone -lrb- 19 -rrb- , of italy , spins out on turn one during the indycar grand prix of louisiana auto race in avondale on sunday . it would be virtually impossible for the married father-of-two to buy an original db4 . taking shape : sentch plans to use the body he is currently printing to create a mould , which will then be used for the body of the db4 replica . plastic print-out : sentch has no previous experience with 3d printing but the results so far have been very impressive . painstaking : sentch has been mounting the individual pieces onto the wooden frame and then gluing each piece into place . humble beginnings : sentch started from scratch , without even knowing how to use the 3d printing software . there are only 1,200 db4 models in existence , and they often fetch around # 220,000 at auction . they were only manufactured between september 1961 and october 1962 , making them a very rare commodity . the brain child of finnish extreme sports group , stunt freak team , the barmy bunch spent just three hours conjuring up the plan before beginning test flights . filmed using a go pro camera attached to antti 's head , as well as shots taken from a helicopter tailing the snowmobile , the video reveals the staggering views of the surrounding snow-white landscape . after a four-minute ride and a bumpy landing , antti is then seen landing the contraption before coming safely to a stop . a spokesperson at stunt freaks team said : ` we were thinking of ways to perform a snowmobile base jump when we began to wonder whether it would be possible to attach a parachute to a snowmobile and make it fly . what might sound like a nightmare , white-knuckle ride for most people was a walk in the park for antti . after a four-minute ride and a bumpy landing , antti is then seen landing the contraption before coming safely to a stop . filmed using a go pro camera attached to antti 's head the video reveals the staggering views of the surrounding snow-white landscape . ` this is the first time we have tried anything like this , it was the stuff of tv as the first sled was ready for test drive in just three hours . ` we built the flying machine using an old truck bed , wood from the loading platform , a tandem parachute and duct tape . ` antti left the side of the mountain at full throttle , his heart rate was little over 195bpm during the flight and even faster when he drove off the cliff . ` it is actually possible to drive the snow mobile whilst in air , you can control the drive by pulling the ropes on either side of the parachute . ` when you are in the air it feels like you are riding a snowmobile without gravity , it 's very relaxing and very exciting . ' the outline he is creating now will be used to make a fibreglass mould which will be used to form a custom-built frame which will be the actual car . sentch has no previous experience with 3d printing but he has learned how to use the software as he goes along . progress : sentch only started in december but reckons it will be roadworthy in the next five years . the goal : an aston martin db4 , which are rarely available to buy even at auction . once the plastic print-out is finished and painted , he thinks it will be as close to an original sleek , stylish classic sports car as you could get . ` it will be seriously cool . i want to use it for my everyday car , ' sentch said . he estimates his plastic cost about # 1,300 so far - not bad for a dream car . in its infancy , the project was originally looking at ways to perform a snowmobile base jump . the finnish daredevil drives the snow mobile while in the air by pulling the ropes on either side of the parachute .
finnish daredevil antti pendikainen races his snowmobile off the edge of a mountain in sweden . pendikainen defied gravity by floating effortlessly thanks to a parachute attached to the vehicle . ideas is brain child of finnish extreme sports group stunt freak team .
it is a leap of faith that could easily have ended in disaster . but thankfully , stunt performer antti pendikainen had attached a parachute to his snowmobile to safely deposit him on the ground after driving his vehicle off a mountain . captured on camera , these amazing images show the moment the finnish driver took to the skies . by . olivia williams . finnish stunt performer , antti pendikainen soars through the air with a parachute attached to his snowmobile in riksgrnsen , sweden . captured on camera , this adrenalin fuelled footage shows the moment a daredevil driver took to the skies after racing his snowmobile off the edge of a mountain . the group managed to strap materials together to make an incredible but rickety flying machine . instead of plummeting 1500 metres to his death , pendikainen , defied gravity by floating effortlessly above the snowy peaks of riksgränsen in sweden thanks to a parachute attached to the vehicle . published : . 12:32 est , 4 august 2013 . | . updated : . 12:49 est , 4 august 2013 . but what might sound like a nightmare , white-knuckle ride for most people was a walk in the park for antti who is seen casually spinning on his seat mid-flight and even waving at a trailing helicopter . the brain child of finnish extreme sports group , stunt freak team , the barmy bunch spent just three hours conjuring up the plan before beginning test flights . many blog , replica db4 project , has chronicled the ambitious . project since he started it in his garage and it now has . by using wood from an old truck bed , a tandem parachute and of course , duct tape , the group managed to strap the materials together to make an incredible but rickety flying machine . antti is seen casually spinning on his seat mid-flight and even waving at a trailing helicopter . instead of plummeting 1500 metres to his death , pendikainen , defied gravity by floating effortlessly . dracone spun while exiting his put box , clipping phillips ' leg . todd phillips waits in the pit lane as the car makes a stop during the race in louisiana . the car of francesco dracone spun out of control in the wet conditions as phillips tried to get out the way . the rear end of the car made contact with the pit crew worker sweeping his legs from underneath him . phillips was flipped upside down by the force of the car but escaped only with minor injuries . an international following . phillips was taken to the infield care center for treatment where he has received stitches for a cut on his leg and has been released . many cars struggled with traction during the race after rain had fallen for hours leading up to the green flag . dracone did not finish the race and wound up 23rd . tyre changer todd phillips , a front-outside tire the video reveals the staggering views of the surrounding snow-white landscape . after a four-minute ride and a bumpy landing , antti is then seen landing the contraption before coming safely to a stop . a spokesperson at stunt freaks team said : ` we were thinking of ways to perform a snowmobile base jump when we began to wonder whether it would be possible to attach a parachute to a snowmobile and make it fly . what might sound like a nightmare , white-knuckle ride for most people was a walk in the park for antti . after a four-minute ride and a bumpy landing , antti is then seen landing the contraption before coming safely to a stop . filmed using a go pro camera attached to antti 's head the video reveals the staggering views of the surrounding snow-white landscape . ` this is the first time we have tried anything like this , it was the stuff of tv as the first sled was ready for test drive in just three hours . ` we built the flying machine using an old truck bed , wood from the loading platform , a tandem parachute and duct tape . ` antti left the side of the mountain at full throttle , his heart rate was little over 195bpm during the flight and even faster when he drove off the cliff . ` it is actually possible to drive the snow mobile whilst in air , you can control the drive by pulling the ropes on either side of the parachute . ` when you are in the air it feels like you are riding a snowmobile without gravity , it 's very relaxing and very exciting . ' the outline he is creating now will be used to make a fibreglass mould which will be used to form a custom-built frame which will be the actual car . sentch has no previous experience with 3d printing but he has learned how to use the software as he goes along . progress : sentch only started in december but reckons it will be roadworthy in the next five years . the goal : an aston martin db4 , which are rarely available to buy even at auction . once the plastic print-out is finished and painted , he thinks it will be as close to an original sleek , stylish classic sports car as you could get . ` it will be seriously cool . i want to use it for my everyday car , ' sentch said . he estimates his plastic cost about # 1,300 so far - not bad for a dream car . in its infancy , the project was originally looking at ways to perform a snowmobile base jump . the finnish daredevil drives the snow mobile while in the air by pulling the ropes on either side of the parachute .
it is a leap of faith that could easily have ended in disaster . but thankfully , stunt performer antti pendikainen had attached a parachute to his snowmobile to safely deposit him on the ground after driving his vehicle off a mountain . captured on camera , these amazing images show the moment the finnish driver took to the skies . by . olivia williams . finnish stunt performer , antti pendikainen soars through the air with a parachute attached to his snowmobile in riksgrnsen , sweden . captured on camera , this adrenalin fuelled footage shows the moment a daredevil driver took to the skies after racing his snowmobile off the edge of a mountain . the group managed to strap materials together to make an incredible but rickety flying machine . instead of plummeting 1500 metres to his death , pendikainen , defied gravity by floating effortlessly above the snowy peaks of riksgränsen in sweden thanks to a parachute attached to the vehicle . published : . 12:32 est , 4 august 2013 . | . updated : . 12:49 est , 4 august 2013 . but what might sound like a nightmare , white-knuckle ride for most people was a walk in the park for antti who is seen casually spinning on his seat mid-flight and even waving at a trailing helicopter . the brain child of finnish extreme sports group , stunt freak team , the barmy bunch spent just three hours conjuring up the plan before beginning test flights . many a car on sunday during the inaugural indycar grand prix of louisiana . todd phillips , a front-outside tire changer for dayle coyne racing , was injured when he was struck by the car of francesco dracone , who had come in on lap 25 for tyres and fuel . precise work : much of the body 's core structure is already completed , after carefully assembling 2,500 plastic parts . each piece is ` printed ' , then mounted onto a wood frame and glued into . place . with 2,500 sections printed , he is currently 72 per cent of the . way finished . sentch estimates it will take another five years until he can actually take . the car on the road . his blog , replica db4 project , has chronicled the ambitious . project since he started it in his garage and it now has . by using wood from an old truck bed , a tandem parachute and of course , duct tape , the group managed to strap the materials together to make an incredible but rickety flying machine . antti is seen casually spinning on his seat mid-flight and even waving at a trailing helicopter . instead of plummeting 1500 metres to his death , pendikainen , defied gravity by floating effortlessly . dracone spun while exiting his put box , clipping phillips ' leg . todd phillips waits in the pit lane as the car makes a stop during the race in louisiana . the car the video reveals the staggering views of the surrounding snow-white landscape . after a four-minute ride and a bumpy landing , antti is then seen landing the contraption before coming safely to a stop . a spokesperson at stunt freaks team said : ` we were thinking of ways to perform a snowmobile base jump when we began to wonder whether it would be possible to attach a parachute to a snowmobile and make it fly . what might sound like a nightmare , white-knuckle ride for most people was a walk in the park for antti . after a four-minute ride and a bumpy landing , antti is then seen landing the contraption before coming safely to a stop . filmed using a go pro camera attached to antti 's head the video reveals the staggering views of the surrounding snow-white landscape . ` this is the first time we have tried anything like this , it was the stuff of tv as the first sled was ready for test drive in just three hours . ` we built the flying machine using an old truck bed , wood from the loading platform , a tandem parachute and duct tape . ` antti left the side of the mountain at full throttle , his heart rate was little over 195bpm during the flight and even faster when he drove off the cliff . ` it is actually possible to drive the snow mobile whilst in air , you can control the drive by pulling the ropes on either side of the parachute . ` when you are in the air it feels like you are riding a snowmobile without gravity , it 's very relaxing and very exciting . ' the outline he is creating now will be used to make a fibreglass mould which will be used to form a custom-built frame which will be the actual car . sentch has no previous experience with 3d printing but he has learned how to use the software as he goes along . progress : sentch only started in december but reckons it will be roadworthy in the next five years . the goal : an aston martin db4 , which are rarely available to buy even at auction . once the plastic print-out is finished and painted , he thinks it will be as close to an original sleek , stylish classic sports car as you could get . ` it will be seriously cool . i want to use it for my everyday car , ' sentch said . he estimates his plastic cost about # 1,300 so far - not bad for a dream car . in its infancy , the project was originally looking at ways to perform a snowmobile base jump . the finnish daredevil drives the snow mobile while in the air by pulling the ropes on either side of the parachute .
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it is a leap of faith that could easily have ended in disaster . but thankfully , stunt performer antti pendikainen had attached a parachute to his snowmobile to safely deposit him on the ground after driving his vehicle off a mountain . captured on camera , these amazing images show the moment the finnish driver took to the skies . by . olivia williams . finnish stunt performer , antti pendikainen soars through the air with a parachute attached to his snowmobile in riksgrnsen , sweden . captured on camera , this adrenalin fuelled footage shows the moment a daredevil driver took to the skies after racing his snowmobile off the edge of a mountain . the group managed to strap materials together to make an incredible but rickety flying machine . instead of plummeting 1500 metres to his death , pendikainen , defied gravity by floating effortlessly above the snowy peaks of riksgränsen in sweden thanks to a parachute attached to the vehicle . published : . 12:32 est , 4 august 2013 . | . updated : . 12:49 est , 4 august 2013 . but what might sound like a nightmare , white-knuckle ride for most people was a walk in the park for antti who is seen casually spinning on his seat mid-flight and even waving at a trailing helicopter . the brain child of finnish extreme sports group , stunt freak team , the barmy bunch spent just three hours conjuring up the plan before beginning test flights . many blog , replica db4 project , has chronicled the ambitious . project since he started it in his garage and it now has . by using wood from an old truck bed , a tandem parachute and of course , duct tape , the group managed to strap the materials together to make an incredible but rickety flying machine . antti is seen casually spinning on his seat mid-flight and even waving at a trailing helicopter . instead of plummeting 1500 metres to his death , pendikainen , defied gravity by floating effortlessly . dracone spun while exiting his put box , clipping phillips ' leg . todd phillips waits in the pit lane as the car makes a stop during the race in louisiana . the car of francesco dracone spun out of control in the wet conditions as phillips tried to get out the way . the rear end of the car made contact with the pit crew worker sweeping his legs from underneath him . phillips was flipped upside down by the force of the car but escaped only with minor injuries . an international following . phillips was taken to the infield care center for treatment where he has received stitches for a cut on his leg and has been released . many cars struggled with traction during the race after rain had fallen for hours leading up to the green flag . dracone did not finish the race and wound up 23rd . tyre changer todd phillips , a front-outside tire the video reveals the staggering views of the surrounding snow-white landscape . after a four-minute ride and a bumpy landing , antti is then seen landing the contraption before coming safely to a stop . a spokesperson at stunt freaks team said : ` we were thinking of ways to perform a snowmobile base jump when we began to wonder whether it would be possible to attach a parachute to a snowmobile and make it fly . what might sound like a nightmare , white-knuckle ride for most people was a walk in the park for antti . after a four-minute ride and a bumpy landing , antti is then seen landing the contraption before coming safely to a stop . filmed using a go pro camera attached to antti 's head the video reveals the staggering views of the surrounding snow-white landscape . ` this is the first time we have tried anything like this , it was the stuff of tv as the first sled was ready for test drive in just three hours . ` we built the flying machine using an old truck bed , wood from the loading platform , a tandem parachute and duct tape . ` antti left the side of the mountain at full throttle , his heart rate was little over 195bpm during the flight and even faster when he drove off the cliff . ` it is actually possible to drive the snow mobile whilst in air , you can control the drive by pulling the
 The text describes an incredible stunt performed by a daredevil driver, Antti Pendikainen, who attached a parachute to his car and drove off a mountain in Sweden. The stunt was captured on camera and shows the car flying through the air before landing safely back on its wheels. The driver's heart rate was monitored during the stunt and reached 195 beats per minute. The feat is considered one of the most impressive stunts ever performed.