It took as many as 90 e-mails to convince the Jordanian authorities to allow Rok’s stunt motorcycle, a KTM Duke 690, specially adapted for stunt riding, to enter the country. The Kingdom of Jordan was the fifth and final country after Germany, Netherlands, Turkey and Israel to be visited by the KTM’s athlete on his last tour. KTM’s official stunt rider’s stop in Jordan was part of Red Bull’s F1 Showrun, a global campaign designed to present the ultimate race car to F1 fans in countries that don’t have a Grand Prix.
It reaches an audience that otherwise would have no access to these fabulous machines. The Showrun Team had already driven through cobbled city streets in Europe and across baking deserts in the Americas. As part of its World Tour, the car has conquered the highest road in the Himalayas, skated on frozen rivers in Canada and drifted across golden Caribbean beaches.
The drivers who took this beast of a car out into the streets and highways of the Middle East were Pierre Gasly and David Coulthard. Slovenian Rok Bagoroš added his daring tricks and contagious charisma to the show in Amman and on the shores of the Dead Sea while the spectacular Jordanian Royal Falcons dominated the skies.
Jordan’s ethereal beauty and its famous hospitality have long attracted film makers. Recently the desert sands of Wadi Rum hosted Ridley Scott and his team. During the shooting of The Martian, famous actor Matt Damon experienced how it feels to be the only person on the planet. Rok stepped into the Martian’s boots and explored the wadi with his Duke, making his final pit stop in Petra where the spirits of Nabateans and Indiana Jones live on.
