18/10/2007

On Friday October 19th at 9.00, world renowned escape artist and 7 times Guinness World Record holder, David Straitjacket, will face his toughest test ever when he attempts to carry out an amazing escape whilst travelling at speeds of up to 80kmph and experiencing +4.5Gs on Pleasure Beach, Blackpool’s brand new rollercoaster – Infusion. David will be handcuffed, chained and locked into the parks newest, most exciting, and most extreme thrill ride, Infusion. Although there are no time stipulations to how long David has to escape the restraints he is confident that he will be able to do this in 3 circuits of the ride. The stunt is being carried out in tribute to the late escape artist, David DeVal, who carried out a similar escape at Pleasure Beach, on the Irn-Bru Revolution, over 20 years ago. The original stunt was filmed for the popular entertainment programme, Hotline. The same locksmith who challenged Mr DeVal, Mick Hanzlik, has now challenged David Straitjacket to what surely is a much tougher stunt, which will blast escape attempts into a totally new dimension. Since it’s launch in May, Infusion has wowed visitors to Pleasure Beach with its stunning water features and 5 incredible loops and rolls. Will the world’s first suspended looping coaster completely over water be able to contain one of the world’s greatest escape artists? Find out this Friday.