bruce cook was immediately taken to the hospital of course. he's in pretty bad shape. but you see a couple of recent post, thumbs up, but despite the look of that picture, his future is kind of unsure right now. they know he has some serious injuries. he went through a three hour spinal surgery. up clear wheth unclear whether he'll make a full recovery. we hope for a speedy recovery. he hits that ramp hard. >> and his body is lifeless after that for a while. >>> a smackdown. n anybody who lives in a big knows traffic and commuting can drive you bananas. let me introduce you to the world's most compact vehicle.tr you bananas. let me introduce you to the world's most compact vehicle. the morning is stressful. you're ready to head to work. ready to face the traffic. but mr. gorilla seems to be calm as a cucumber. you see what is in the gorilla's hand? that is actually a vehicle. and mr. stressed out man fills his tank up with $85 worth of gas, mr. gorilla is just scooting along stress free. so basically the gorilla is on a bicycle. >> this is actually a battery powered ve

. >> reporter: on the first stop of jolene's tour, 27-year-old bruce cook was critically injured afterood friend bruce. it was his first nitro circus trick. he was doing a trick bigger than anyone else in the world hfr done. there's a lot of responsibility for myself especially and for everyone around us to say what is too much? would the crowd have noticed that that trick was bigger than everything else? probably. but there's a lot of people that just come for the show, and they wouldn't -- you have to stay within the realms of safety. >> reporter: jolene knows the risks. but for her this is a lifelong passion. >> i started riding when i was 11. i came by motocross and dirt bikes through my father. he has had a love for motorcycles his entire life. one of my favorite photos is with my dad on his street bike on the road and i'm six months just sitting there riding -- >> six months? >> yeah. >> six months riding on your dad's motor bike? >> yeah. and i was just really intrigued. i wanted to also participate. it looked like a lot of fun. it wasn't a lot of girls back then, especially my

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