Goodwood announced today that the American TV star Jesse James will bring his Baja desert racing Trophy Truck at this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed. Although Jesse is expected to drive his Baja Trophy Truck a little more "sedate" at Goodwood, he promises to offer unexpected antics behind the wheel.
Jesse James' performance at this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed will offer a show that few people outside the US have witnessed in person.
Follow the jump to see Jesse and his Baja Trophy Truck in action on the streets and in the desert.
Goodwood Press Release:
American TV legend Jesse G. James to wow Goodwood fans in his Baja desert racing ‘Trophy Truck’ at the Festival of Speed (3-5 July).
In just two weeks time larger-than-life television personality Jesse Gregory James will storm the 2009 Goodwood Festival of Speed (3-5 July) behind the wheel of his wild Baja-style ‘Trophy Truck.’
The Jesse James truck will be familiar to millions of You Tube viewers around the world as the presenter of cult TV shows such as Monster Garage and Motorcycle Mania rampages across deserts and through houses. For the season finalé of his latest US hit TV show Jesse James Is A Dead Man, the presenter yesterday (18 June) set a new world land speed record for a hydrogen powered vehicle as he hit 199.7 mph at the El Mirage Dry Lake Bed in California.
Although his driving is expected to be marginally more sedate at Goodwood, James still promises to enthral the Festival of Speed goers with his
exciting and unexpected antics behind the wheel of his sophisticated space-frame chassis truck. It will be a spectacle that few of will have witnessed up close outside of the USA, and one that should stay in the memories of Festival visitors for many years to come.
In addition to hosting his fuel-filled television programmes, California-based Jesse James is the CEO of the cult custom motorcycle shop West Coast Choppers, as well as owner of the Cisco Burger restaurant, publisher of Garage magazine and head of the Chopperdogs fan club. He is also related to the famous 19th-Century outlaw Jesse James.
Jesse James Baja Trophy Truck video:
