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Now Mini is getting into the game by attempting to perform a backflip with French stuntman Guerlain Chicherit behind the wheel of a highly modified Countryman, which it claims is the first-ever attempt at doing so with a car.<\/p>\n<p>Another unique element of the jump that Mini is claiming is in regards to the ramp. Past automotive backflips, including Rhys Millen&#8217;s 2009 jump to ring in the New Year, have used special ramps that help rotate the car, but the ramp Chicherit uses is &#8220;unassisted&#8221; and the backflip is attempted using only &#8220;a gas pedal and a prayer&#8221; according to a Mini spokesman for the event.<br \/><br style=\"background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 10px;\" \/>The video posted below is only a teaser showing the car launch up into the air, but while we have to wait until February 10 to see the final result, we assume it was a was a success as Chicherit is alive, well and posting away on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/chicherit#!\/chicherit\">Facebook page<\/a>, practice for the stunt took 18 months of work with &#8220;lots of crashes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><object class codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\" data-thumbnail-src=\"http:\/\/3.gvt0.com\/vi\/EM2GPlwseOc\/0.jpg\" height=\"266\" width=\"320\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/EM2GPlwseOc&#038;fs=1&#038;source=uds\" \/><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#FFFFFF\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed width=\"320\" height=\"266\"  src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/EM2GPlwseOc&#038;fs=1&#038;source=uds\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Backflip In A MINI &#8211; 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