SONIC BOOMER

Well the day has come and gone...It was indeed an event of astronomical proportions...Running against a jet fighter plane capable of travelling at over 800 kph.!...Well I made it...It was a truely amazing experience...The Media were there in force...Television Cameras from Channels 7,9 and 10 and the United States..The Press as well...to say nothing of the dozens on friends and onlookers who turned up on the beautiful day to experience the event with me.

There were the usual Press and Media interviews and Radio Interviews before the race at the Air Action base in the beautiful Hunter Valley...it is truely a beautiful and serene treasure...well worth a look and time to explore...and of course should you want the opportunity to fly in a Jet Fighter Plane just like Tom Cruise in Top Gun...then you can very shortly go to the Air Action link on our www.thejohnwall.com site to explore the wonderful experience of flying by the seat of your pants!

I must admit I wasn't totally ready for the unbelievable sound of the jet engines so close to me when I was sitting in the Starting Blocks ready for the gun to go off to signal the start of the race...it was AWSOME!

I had chosen 100 meters as the distance for the race because its the Olympic distance...however I expected the Jet to overtake me before the end ....and it did..but...but...I did beat the Jet over 60 Meters...!! which folks is an astronomical feat...by seventy meters the jet was travelling at 200 kph...and of course it makes my last 30 meters look really slow...actually I'm going really fast....WoW...what an unbelievable experience...It was great...AND...my Son Gabriel was in the Fighter Jet filming for Channel Seven with an On-board camera...He is also a Pilot. You can actually see Gabriels Gun Camera footage on www.thejohnwall.com it will give you a little idea of just what it was like...

Why did I do this...essentially to show that nothing is impossible...don't let things hold you down...give your dreams a go....However it was also as a personal tribute to the life of my Mother Joyce who passed away in August...She was always a great and loving supporter of mine and loved to see the Medals I used to bring back to her after competitions...She would have loved to have watched...maybe she was...

Until my next blog...Be kind to each other...John