MEXICO CITY Jan 30, 2006 — An Austrian stuntman who claims world records for BASE jumping parachuted off the top of Mexico City's highest building Monday before escaping in a <span class="ev_code_RED">Hummer</span> to avoid police capture.
Felix Baumgartner, 36, launched himself off the 738-foot Torre Mayor on Mexico City's main Reforma Avenue, starting with a free fall and then floating downward under an opened parachute as about 200 curious onlookers gathered below.
Baumgartner spoke briefly with the news media before jumping into a <span class="ev_code_RED">Hummer</span> driven by friends and speeding away. The extreme-sports enthusiast apparently had not obtained a permit for his jump and local authorities tried unsuccessfully to detain him for putting the public and himself in danger.
The fact that it was a Hummer has some bearing on this news item?