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Adrian "Wildman" Cenni is a world record adventurer, professional off-road truck racer, and President/Founder of Atrium Staffing. Cenni is the first person to successfully land a true 360 degree barrel roll in a vehicle.
Adrian "Wildman" Cenni | |
|---|---|
| Born | Adrian Cenni |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Championship Off-Road Racing career | |
| Debut season | 1999 |
| Previous series | |
| 2013 2011–2013 | Stadium Super Trucks TORC: The Off-Road Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2011 | Crandon International Off-Road Raceway World Champion |
| Website | www |
Personal life edit
Childhood and early life edit
He was born in Durban, South Africa. At the age of 14 he moved with his parents and brother to Wisconsin, United States. He was competitive in tennis and named Wisconsin's high school player of the year. He attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison and graduated with degrees in Economics and Psychology.
Business achievements edit
In 1995, Cenni founded Atrium Staffing which today employees over 30 thousand people per year with annual revenues of over 200 million dollars.[1]
Racing edit
After graduating from University of Wisconsin-Madison, Cenni moved to France in pursuit of getting into car racing. Cenni attended a Formula One drivers series program, where he finished sixth overall out of several hundred drivers and was the highest ranked American. In 1999, he started racing professionally in Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing (LOORS). He achieved victory in the Pro 4 category in his first season at Las Vegas, Nevada. Cenni has accumulated 17 victories to date, including winning the title of Crandon World Champion in 2011.[2]
In 2012, he participated in exhibition races for the newly created Stadium Super Trucks at Crandon.[3] The series' inaugural season took place the following year, during which Cenni drove in the series' Super Buggy support class.[4] He also ran the main trucks' Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and Qualcomm Stadium rounds,[5][6] where he finished tenth and seventh.[5][7]
Cenni has also competed in the TORC: The Off-Road Championship.[8]
Wall ride edit
Cenni is known as the Wildman for his unorthodox racing style. Most notable Wildman event was when he drove up and above the catch fencing in the 2008 Championship Off Road Racing Series in Primm, Nevada. He accidentally drove 25 ft up the catch fencing and 100 ft down and across the fencing. He accomplished this re-entering the track, while maintaining the lead of the race.[9]
Stunts edit
360 degree barrel roll edit
Cenni was the first person to complete a true flat take off to flat landing 360 degree barrel roll in a vehicle using a simple takeoff ramp. The stunt took over four years of practice and preparation due to injuries while practicing the stunt. The stunt has been performed multiple times in front of thousands of people.[10][11][12][13][14][15]
Snowboarding in the Clouds edit
Cenni released his second viral stunt via YouTube on September 23, 2016. The video went viral and was top 5 videos on the YouTube trending page. Cenni was strapped to a helicopter only by a long line and ascended 6000 feet into the air. Cenni was accelerated to speeds over 80 mph while trying capture the best possible camera shots of common snowboarding, grabs, and jumps. "The concept of Snowboarding in the Clouds is something everyone has dreamt about when sitting on an airplane or even just laying down on the ground looking up at the clouds. Carving up clouds 6,000 feet in the sky traveling at 80 mph was merely a dream and we took it and turned it into a reality," Cenni said.[16]
Filmography edit
- Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | The Barrel Roll: A Four Year Journey | Himself | [17] |
References edit
- ^ "Atrium Staffing Services, Ltd.: Private Company Information - Businessweek". Investing.businessweek.com. Archived from the original on 24 January 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "Meet Adrian "The Wildman" Cenni, the newest member of Team Maxxis". race-deZert.com. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ Burns, Josh (31 August 2012). "Robby Gordon's Stadium Super Trucks to Debut This Weekend in Crandon". Off-road.com. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ^ "Robby Gordon Wins at Historic Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum". Stadium Super Trucks. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ a b "MacCachren Sweeps Stadium SUPER Trucks Round No. 6". Stadium Super Trucks. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ Chen, Larry (18 May 2013). "Robby Gordon's Stadium Super Trucks". Speed Hunters. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "Round 4 of 14 – Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA – 5/4/13". Stadium Super Trucks. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ "Adrian Cenni". TORC: The Off-Road Championship. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "CORR 2008 Primm, NV Adrian Cenni Wall Ride". DragTimes.com. 17 May 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "WOW! Race Car Driver Pulls Off First 360 Degree Truck Flip". Insider.foxnews.com. 16 November 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ Jeffrey Ross (24 September 2014). "Trophy Truck Crashes During Attempted Barrel Roll Stunt - Video". autoevolution. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "Go behind the scenes with a TORC truck racing team". Roadtrippers. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "'The Wildman' completes first 360 barrel roll in a truck". Grindtv.com. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "Adrian "Wildman" Cenni does first-ever 360 barrel roll in a Baja truck". Network A. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "Adrian 'Wildman' Cenni Completes First Ground-to-Ground 360° Barrel Roll « The World Famous KROQ". Kroq.cbslocal.com. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "Boarding in the Clouds!". snowboarding.transworld.net. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ^ "Watch the Barrel Roll: A Four Year Journey | Prime Video". Amazon.